Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-10

State. The report is accompanied with an
act that defines the term spirituous and in
toxlcatlng liquors in substance to include all
intoxicating and mixed liquors, distilled
liquors, ale, porter beer from hops and bar
ley beer in the receptacles requiring the
United States stamp, and all beverages, ex-
cept cider, containing three per cent of alco-
hol.
The local option feature is substantially
unchanged. Upon the petition of not less
than fifty legal voters of any town the Select
men shall notify the legal voters of the town
that on the first Monday in April succeeding
ballot will be taken to determine whether
Intoxicating drinks shall be sold in the
town The ballots may be either for the
granting of general or restricted licenses.
Every application for license must be recon-
| mended by five jurors, who are legal voters
and taxpayers. But the whole matter is left
with the county commissioners No person
can sign more than one application, appli-
cants to be heard by the commissioners as to
suitability. No license be surety on
more than one bond. The uniform license
| fee is fixed at 500; lager beer ale and rhine
wine license fee, $780, lager beer only, $25
| druggists licensed as pharmacists are al
| lowed to compound prescriptions and to sell
| for medical or mechanical purposes and are
| to take oath to keep the law. The druggists
| license fee is fixed at $40. Many features of
the present law are retained. Where build
| ings are used as dwelling houses, except tav-
| ems and places of entertainment, access to
| saloon from dwelling house must be closed.
No place shall be licensed which is located
/ within two hundred feet of any public
school or church. For selling without a IL
cense the punishment is $50 fine for the first
1 offense, 300 fine for the second, and impris-
onment for thirty days; 5000 for the third
offense and imprisonment for sixty days
These are the maximum penalties. Punish
ment by fine or Imprisonment is not the al
tentative as before. Druggists violating the
law shall be fined $50 for the first offense
| and 800 for the second. For selling adul-
terated liquors a fine of $3.50 may be i'm
posed, one-half to go to the complainant.
On motion of Senator Hammond the re-
port and accompanying bill was referred to
the committee on temperance and 9, 500 cop
| les ordered printed. So ordered. Under a
| suspension of the rules the matter was at
once transmitted to the House.
| A communication was received from the
Governor recalling the nominations recently
submitted to fill vacancies in the Supreme
and Superior Courts A resolution return
ing the nominations was passed. -
| A communication was received from the
Governor appointing John D. Park chief
justice of the Supreme Court and Dwight
W. Pardee, of Hartford, and Elisha Carpen-
ter, of Hartford, associate Justices of the
4 OOoAV, olSO appointing byuuOy ID.
Beardsiey, OF Bridgeport, Charles B. An
drews, of Litchfeld, and Henry Stoddard, of
New Haven, judges of the Superior Court.
On motion of Senator Bradstreet the COM
munication and the nominations were re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary, and
under suspension of the rules at once trans
mitted to the House.
| After short recess the Committee on the
Judiciary reported favorably on the nomina-
| tions of John D. Park to be chief justice and
Elisha Carpenter and Dwight W. Pardee to
be associate justices Justice Park and
Judge Pardee's terms expired to-day and
Judge Carpenters will expire on Saturday.
A ballot was taken for the election of
chief justice, resulting in sixteen votes for
| John.D Park.
The ballots for associate justices resulted
in seventeen votes for Elisha Carpenter
The ballot for second associate Justice re-
suited in seventeen votes for Dwight W.
Pardee.
Under suspension of the rules the resolu-
tlons were at once transmitted to the House.
Business on the calendar was disposed OF
as follows:
Resolution appropriating $3.50 for por
trait of Governor Peters, to be placed in the
State library, unfavorably reported upon by
the Committee on Finance; rejected.
| AT 1 O'Clock the Senate adjourned unit
Friday at 10 o'clock