Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-03-19
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
scnIng liquor DO msnors.

Selling HEFuVF 10 MINORS.
The following bill has been intro
duced into the legislature, and is
likely to become a law:
An Act to prevent h sale Of liquor to min
OrS.
Sec. L. Be ii enacted by the geier-
al assembly of the state of TenIies-
seq, that it shall be unlawful for any
person to give, sell, procure for, or
furnish to any person, under the age
of 81 years, any spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors, or any mixture
thereof with other liquors or ingre-
dents, without the written consent
of the father and mother of such
minors if living; if the father be
dead then such consent OF the legal
guardian or other person having Ie-
gal control of such minor and enti-
tied 10 his services Z; or If the minor
be away from home at school then
the written consent Of the principal
in charge of the institution or school,
and any person violating this act
shall be deemed guilty or 4 INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction shall pay
a fine of $25 aud all costs of prusecu-
ton.
Sec. .. Be it further enacted, that
any person having a license TO sell
spirituous, vinOus or malt liquors
who shall violate the first section of
this act shall, in addition to the
penalty imposed therein, forfeit his
license and be disqualified from pro-
curing d license in this state for the
period of twelve months after con-
VictiOn, and for a second violation
on conviction, shall be perpetually
disqualified from obtaining a license
to sell liquors in this state any Ii
cense given to any person who has
been disqualified from obtaining
such under this act shall be void and
such person shall be liable to all the
penalties imposed by law for selling
liquors without bond, but he and
his securities on his bond shall be Ii
able thereon the same as if the Ii
cense had been valid.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that
in prosecutions under this act where
the proof shows that the servant or
bar-keeper of any proprietor or 9TH
Ell person habitually staying or be-
ing with such proprietor or at or
about the bar-room or premises, has
sold, given, or furnished such spirit
uous, vinOus or malt liquors to mi
nOrs, in violation of section | of this
act, in the bar-rOOm Or any adjacent
room, or on the premises of such
proprietor, the same shall be DTiTn0
fdcie evidence that such selling, Civ
ing or furnishing was done with the
consent and knowledge of the pro-
prietor, and on conviction the said
proprietor, shall be deemed as a
principal offender.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that
in addition to the penalties herein
before set forth the person or per-
sons violating the first section OF
this act, and the security on his
bond for license shall be liable TO
the father, legal guardian or other
person entitled to the services of the
minor in a civil action for damages
in the penalty of 500 and all costs,
including an attorneys fee of $25 for
prosecuting the same, and each sale,
gift or procurement of such liquors
shall be a separate cause of action.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that
all prosecutions or actions brought
under this act shall be commenced
within One year after the of
prosecution, or action for the same
shall be thereafter forever barred.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, that
this act take effect from and after its
passage, the public welfare requir-
ing it.