Daily Republican., 1881-04-07
RSDAY. ApRbL !. 1851.
The New License Law.

>ub>t. utc for the local option bllI lhal
n,>>ed tr.. ~tvarc we or three days ago,
has ua~,,A the House also and brcom'
a law. A. 4 license law il is stringent,
hutit is >,.rv doubtful il it viii be salts
factory Il aav class Of citizens; how
ever tn>f should not be taken Is "Ni-
denct. Of the iurifciency OF the law, ohl
As it i nov law it should be gwen Il
fair trial While il i very evident that
il will. it enforced, lop Of a Larg" num-
ber of drinking saloons, which have Ut
o-her object anyhow than TO make
money from the sale OF liquor, whether
leoitinla.r or iliegitimate, there are still
other, who can and no doubt will weld
cheerful compliance with the Ia" and
keep VI hat the law intends, hoie( in
eycyv sense Of the word for the accom-
mediation Of the public.
Hereafter as the house is to be IL
ceused instead of the man who keeps
the hoU~t, as a saloon OF hotel, and all
nneS FOR selling without license, or vio-
lations of thel law in any respect, ARE 10 BE-
liens on the property untiIpaid. no mat
ter who owns it, the owners Of such
property will be careful how the lca~'
their property for such business. In
deed we doubt whether any owner will
be- willing to lease property for thar
business unless the person to whom IT i>
leased j. willing to give bond> ut jndcuI-
niiication ~ the landlord.
There j. a possibility that the Third
Section NAV be taken adv autag" ot. bat
a> all cur druggists ar" gentlemen W
character and the highest respectful Iity,
il is upr nkcls they Woutd run any dan
grro'l- ri~llS. and even if there we're NJ
DANCE Of punishment, there arc none
Of them wEo would wiliullE HiOl&'" III" |
law rfeD il there was no punishment |
claus" attached tuit. All druggi~ i~tS can |
sill 50 worth of liquors annually |
hut oniy lor medicinal purposes without |
rakiu. onr a license, they themselves t. !
make oath a. 10 the quantity sold. but /
Il false oath is to constitute perjury and /
prosecuted.
Section tAar oI the bill pro' id"~ thai
q tenant convicted OF selling illegally !
1ortcits not his license. ior ne has mono.
but his .ca~r Of the properly and h.
can b. ,'!ctcd by ia, owner Of thr
property.
En.i5t y" government tax already
paid. and W.th which the StHtr has
moth'9H 80 90. a tax Of tea cents q gal-
Ion j. - ec paid to the State h} mauu-
facturCr> III NqHor and they ar, pro
hihitcd from selling i'll less quantities
than one gallon, They must not sell
any tc>, quantities than one gallon. it
must npt bedranh ON the premises, ,and If.
u manufacturer sells to any person 4
hotcI hc~rr is forbidden to sell to. he
j. subject u fire OF 800 and jhr for
tritur" Of hi> apparatus. They are also ,
iorb;dd"n t. sell amy liquor under an, ,
circumstance, NOT thcis own mnnurn-
Illrr.
Section seven >"t~ aJ rest all disputes
in regard 10 irtovtc:ting qualities Of +
beer and The smaller wines as they are y
all to I've counted in the category ui' in +
), icatinG liquors cNccpt cider, All y
,,Ur- ii liquors are presumed to h" +
pa,,o ,.,. -" authority Of th" owner Of =,
he p~op,-tv lntiI thccontrary is proven Il
and =, r.ryic,, VI and sentence for sell h
ng illegally will n. axe it unlawful to =
oil any more liquor ~ der that license, a
nut it is to be declared a hulN''hc" and h
ii" Sh.riiT is to close up TIA" ''"c"' Il
Whether III" law is 60 hr RI. '"'E on $
orred or nat. will drpnd mrch upon Il
he disposition e the Jaiiif /" " az n
nfnt"d Nv tho Govrrno=. and w;m%c, n
pccjaI business is to cnlorr" fs i
tw and to bring to punishment al who ..
. not comply with its provisions. or in T..
ny ~ay violate il. His salary l. NArd
I 81 900 a YEAR, hut unless he I've a man
4 stern. moral mould of character, NJ
no cannot b" briVco. the picking> Of SIr
* office will he worth thrc" times his tc
IlarN II" IS given power t" arrest ~o
,ithUut warrant, and resistance ~ him i"'
to ~ deemed n contempt "I court be ~
dcS being . miSdrmran"r Tine faith. p"
II enforcement Of the law vii, ,i,rrnd W
ntirely upon the hailti. ID
Licenses are to be framc,l and hung D'
y in places where liquors are sold thai pc
Il may So" them, and The penalty for sEl
rglrct 20 hang them up IS so. The Ge
enaity for tn" Illegal sal Of liquor, if b.
,uyict,.l, l. 500 and imprisonment vi
'om one ~ >iN months. This is the IN
r>t tie1c in MI the many changes Of the {"
Nv within many years. that imprison- IN
lcnt was n4dr 20 follow cou}irlio" p
" the illegal sale "f Iiuuor Il
Aside from. al thi., the yru1or is to RE
e held liable for any prr4or'N damage ioI
hat may result from the sale Of HQuor dis
\ an action On the ca.r. rh.. how e.
yer, will not amount t" much uulcS+ q,
he wonders were bonded, ~ il is the II
olicy Of irresponsible iiQuor Iicrs 10 frc
wn MS little property aS possible Re hi
ponSible liquor seller, will br very w
aretul to avoid rendering themselves th
able 20 damages. Taking thy hill all w.
hrough it is an exceedingly stringent
censc law, more srugCut tIEn any