Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-30

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.Bs it enacted by the Gs6krsa7Assembly Of
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Pf the geyised. aatutes Of the stats OF Missouri,
entitled "of dgamshops." be and the same, Is
-hetehy attended by adding the word. "spe-
| eificaliy" between the words s'state'' aud
.'Where in the third line oGssid, ,secti0n,land
l,bS isddlnH thereto, at the end 81 said section,
tthe wofdss ,.provided, lhsvttseri that If the
-: e !Bs n sss s spa &
lpetiuueP keatired insection 'fivethousand
ioqr hundred and f9rty;twaL Of this chapter
Ifc1ataihs tAe' proper haiI2es sdbscfibed thereto
q ftWo-tbirds Of the hssesssd tax paying citi-
l zens, as shown by the last previous annual
assessment of the city, Incorporated town or
municipal township, where such dramshop is
to be kept, then the court shall grant such
license" }" 80 that said section, as amended win
read as follows: Section, 54a8. Applications
be made in writing to Che codnfy court, ahd
shall state specifically where rthe dram
shop is to be kept, spd if the court shal!
| De of opinion that the applicnnt- is person Of
fof Six months: provided However, that. if
the court shallbe of the opinion tiIAe the ap-
Plieant A 1aa3erSolofg q geod ehara1ter, aud ttaG
petn1on reQutred1n In section five thousand four
kindred and f0rty-two Of this chapter con-
fho NlrNrn Al
thirds OF tie assessed tsx-payihg citizens
asfshown by the last previous ANNUAL assess-
ment o I the city, incorporated town or mu-
nipal township where such dramshop is to be
kept, then the court shall grant such license.
SEC. 2; That section $40 Of said chapter
De amended by striking out the word some y
IN the third line Of said section, and inserting
! in lieu thereof the word "two," and further
| amend by adding the following words at the
END OF said section, tO-wit: And conditioned
that he will not violate any of the provisions
OF THIS chapter and that he will pay all fines,
penalties and forfeitures which may be ad-
Judged against him under the provisions of
| this chapter." SO that said section. when
| amended shall as follows: Section $40.
Before such license shall be granted the court
bond, to be given to the county, in the sum Of
| TWO thousand dollars, with two or more
securities, to be appIOved.by the court, con-
dltlon that the person obtaining such license
shall keep at all times an orderly house, and
that he will not sell. give away or otherwise
dispose of or suffer the same to be done
about his premises any intoxicating Ii
quor, in any quantity, toany minor, without
| the consent of the parent, master or guardian
| OF such minor, and conditioned that he will
| not violate any of the provisions Of this chap
| ter, and that he will pay all fines, penalties
him under the provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 3. That section 5441 of said chapter
pc ana the same Is hereby amended by adding
between the words "purposes" and "for,"
IN the third line of said section, the words,
mot less than two hundred and fifty nor
more than four hundred dollars for county
purposes;' also amended by striking out the
words, "or clerk" in the fourth line of said
section, SO that said section, as amended will
read as follows: Section SAL. Upon every
such license there shall be levied tax not
less than twenty-five nor more than two hum
dred dollars for state purposes, not less than
two hundred and fifty nor more than four
hundred dollars for county, purposes, for every
period OF every six months; the amount Of
tax in every instance to be determined by the
court granting the license.
SEC: 4: That section 5442 of said chapter
be and the same is hereby amended by strik-
ing out in the first and second lines of said
section, the words, 'safter the fourth day of
July, eighteen hundred and sixty !" and
by inserting between the words 'city" and
"or." in the fourth line of said section, the
words containing five Thousand Inhabitants
or more" and by inserting between. the
the word incorporated" in the fourth and
nth lines Of the same, the words, 'nor in any
city containing less than fite thousand inhabi-
tants nor in any," so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows: Section
5442. 1t shall not be lawful for any county
court in this state, or clerk thereof in vaca-
ton, to grant any license to keep dramshop
in any town or city containing two thousand,
hve hundred inhabitants or more until ma
lority of the assessed tax-paying citizens in
the block or square in which the dramshop
is to be kept, shall sign q petition asking for
| such license to keep a dramshop in such block
or square in such town or city, nor in any
city containing less than two thousand, five
hundred inhabitants, nor in any incorporated
town or municipal township, until a majority.
in, and in the block or square in which the
dramshop is to be kept, shall sign petition
asking for such license to keep dramshop
therein, which said petition shall be filed in
the office Of the clerk Of the county court, and
by said clerk laid before the court at the first
term thereafter, and be renewed ON the fourth
day OF July every year thereafter; and in
default Of renewing said petition, said court
Or o! clerk shall have no power to issue such
Every person violating the provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of misde.
lneanOr, and, upon conviction on Indictment,
be punished by tine not less than tifty, nor
more than five hundred dollars, for the use of
the county school fund; and all dramshop
licences issued contrary to the provisions OF
this section shall be void.
SEC. 8. That section 5456 Of said chapter
be amended by adding after the word
'.Sunday," in the fifth line of said section, the
following: s.Or upon the day of any general
election in this state" and by adding after the
word thereof" in the fifth line Of said sec
tion, 'be punished by fine of not less than fifty
nor more than two hundred dollars" and by
striking out in the fifth and sixth lines of
said sectlon, the words, "in addition to the
penalties now pro ,ided by law," and substi-
tuting in lieu thereof the word 'sshall," SO
that said section, rs amended will read as
follows: Section 5456. Any person having
!; license as dramshop-keeper. who shall
keep open such dramshop, or shall sell, give
away or otherwise dispose Of or suffer the
same to be done upon or about his premi-
ses, any intoxicating liquors, in any quantity,
ON the first day of the week, commonly called
Sunday, or upon the day Of any general elec-
lion IN TINS state, shall, upon convection there-
OF, be punished by fine not less than fifty nor
more than two hundred dollars, shall forfeit
such license, land shall not again be allowed
to obtain license to keep dramshob for the
term 0ftwo years next thereafter.
SEC. o.. Section 5462 of chapter SO of the
Revised Statutes Of Missouri, in words and
hgures as follows, to-wit: Section 5462.
ANY dramshop-keeper, druggist or merchant
selling, giving away or otherwise disposing
OF any intoxicating liquors to any habitual
drunkard, after such dramshop-keeper, drug
gist or merchant shall have been notified by
| the wife, father, mother. brother, sister or
guardian of such person not to sell give away
or fnrnish 10 such person any intoxicating
liquors, shall be deemed guilty Ola. misde-
meanOr, and, upon conviction thereof, shall
| be lined in any sum not less than fifty nor
| more than two hundred dollars, and upon
conviction under the provisions of this section
VI any dfamsnop-keeper, 1t shall work for
ielture ofhiJ license to keep dramshop, and
also debar him from again obtaining u license
| ior that purpose. "A notice, given under this
section shall be deemed continuing notice
| as to the person notified" and the same is
| hereby repealed, and the following new sec
| tion enacted in lieu thereof: Section 5482.
ANY dramshop-keeper, druggist or merchant
seiilng, giving away or otherwise disposny of
or suffering the same to be done about his
premises. any intoxicating liquors to any
habltual drunkard, after such dramshop-
Keeper, druggist or merchant shall ha e been
notihed by the wife, father, mother, brother,
sister, child or guardian of such person not to
sell, give away or furnish to such person, any
| into Aicating liquors, shall forfeit and paw to
such wife. father, mother, brother, sister,
child or guardian, for every such offense, q
sum not less than fifty nor more than five
| hundred dollars, to be recovered by the party
| entitled to sue, by civil action, in any court
having competent jurisdiction against such
dramshop- keeper. or by suit in such court in
the name OF the county to the use of the per-
son entltled to sue on such bond. or duly
authenticated copy thereof against such dram