Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-04-05
THE DOWNING HIGH.LICENSE BILL,
As Passed by Both Houses of the General
Assembly.

| Assembly.
AN ACT to amend sections 543S, 3 49, 5i1,
chapter Is and adding three new sections
thereto, entitled "Of Dramshops."
| Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the
| State OF Missouri, as follows:
| SECTION ]. That section 5,45S of chapter 9S
of the revised Statutes OF the state of Mis-
| souri,, entitled "Of DramShops." be and the
same is hereby amended by adding the word
| "specifcally'' between the words estate" and
''where,'' in the third line of said section and
tie words prevded '' hn .n o S that it the
court shall be OF the opinion tina tie aDpi-
cant is person of good character, and the
petition reduredin section live thousand four
hundred and forty-two of this chapter con-
| tains the proper names subscribed thereto Of
| two thirds of the assessed tax paying citi-
| zens, shown by the last previous annual
assessment of the city, Incorporated town Or
municipal township. where such dranshop is
| to be kept, then the court shat grant such
| license so that said section, as amended,
| Will read as follows:
SEC. 5,43s. Applications for license as a
| dramshop keeper shall be made in writing to
the County Court, and shall state, specifically,
| where the dramshop is to be kept and if the
| court shall be of opinion that the appi-
| cant is person of good character, the court
| may grant a license for six months provided,
| however, that the court shall be of opin.
| ion that the applicant is person of good
| character, and the petition required in sec
| ton 5,442 Of this chapter contains the proper
! names subscribed thereto of two thirds of the
assessed tax paying citizens, as shown by the
last previous annual assessment of the city,
incorporated town or municipal township
! where such dramshop is t. be kept, then the
! court shall grant such license.
SEC. 2. That section ), 4i0 of said chapter be
amended by striking out the word "one'' 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, o-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 adj
! judged against him under the provisions of
| this chantpr' that said section when
amended, shall read as follows:
SEC. $40. Before such license shall be
| granted the court shall require of the person
| applying for it bond, to be given to the
county. in the sum of s., 900. with two or more
| securities, to be approved by the court, con
| diriOned that the person obtaining such Ii
| cense shall keep at all times al orderly house,
| and that he will not sell, give away or other
wise dispose of, or suffer the same to be done
| about his premises any into Xicating liz or in
| any quantity, to any minor, without the con
sent of the parent, master or guardian of such
! late any of the provisions of this chapter, and
that he will pay all fines, penalties and tor
FIXTURES which may be adludged against him
under the provisions of this chapter.
SEC. 3. That section SAL of said chapter be
and the same is hereby amended by adding
between the words 'purnoses and for" in
less than two hundred and fifty nor more
than four hundred dollars for county pnr
poses; also amended by striking out the
words, cor clerk in the fourth Iine OF said
section, so that said section, as amended. will
read as follows:
SEC. 5,44I. Upon every such license there
shall be levied a tax not less than twenty five
nor more than two hundred dollars tor state
purposes, ror less than two hundred and fifty
nor more than four hundred dollars for cOun-
ty purposes. for every period of six months :;
the amount of tax in every instance to be de-
! termined by the court granting the license.
SEC. 4. That section 442 of said chapter be
and the same is hereby amended by striking
out in the first and second lines OF said sec
ton the words, "after the fourth OF july,
aJtrlf 90 In, M ~ ii nd hJrI
serting 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 words
'such city, in the fourth line. and the word
"incorporated' III the fourth and fifth lines of
the same, the words nor in any city contain
ing less than five thousand inhabitants nor
in any, that said section, amedded
shall read asf follows
SEC. 5442. 1t shall not be lawful for any
County Court in this State, or clerk thereof in
vacation, to grant any license to keep Il dram
thousand 1iv. hundred inhabitants or more,
until a majority of the assessed tax paying citi-
zens in the block Or square in which the dram
shop is to be kept shah sign petition ask
ing for such license to keep dramShop i'll
such block Or square in such town or City, nor
in any city containing less than 1900 inhaDi-
tants NORM any incorporated town or NUM-
cipal township, until a majority, both of the
the block or square in which the dramshop is
to be kept, snail sign a petition asking for
such license to keep q dramshop therein.
of the Clerk of the County Court and by said
clerk laid before the court at the frst term
thereafter, and beErenewed on the fourth
day of July every year thereafter, and in de-
fault of renewing of said petition, said court
Or clerk shall have no power to issue such
license thereafter. until the same is renewed.
Every person violating the provisions OF this
section shall be deemed guilty OF INSIDE
mcanor and upon convi ction or indictment.
be punished by fine not less than fifty nor
more tnan five hundred dollars Tor the use of
the county school fund; and all dramshop
licenses issued contrary to the provisions OF
this section shall be void.
SEC. s. That section 1856 of said chapter be
amended by adding after the words Sun
ing: cor upon the dayof any general election
in this State" and by addin-; after the word
thereof" in the fifth line of said section,
" be punish 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
ties now provided by law and substituting
in lieu thereof the word "shall,' 50 that said
section, as amended, will read as follows:
SEC 5,i56 Any person having license as a
dramshop keeper, who shall keep oDen such
dramshop, or shall sell, give away or other
wise dispose OF, or suffer the same to be done
upon about his premises, any into xicatinr
liquors. i'll any quantity, the first day of
the week, commonly called Sunday, or nj pom
shall, upon conviction thereof. be punished
by fine not less than fifty nor more than
two hundred dollars, shall forfeitsuch license
and shall not again be allowed to obtain a
license to keep n dramshop for the term of
two years next there after.
SEC. e. Section 1852 of chapter aS of the Re-
vised Statutes of Missouri, in words and FIG
ures us fOllows,5 o-wit
SEC. 5, 1862. Selling to habtual drunkards-
Any dramshop keeper. druggist or merchant
selling, giving away or otherwise dispoSins of
any Intoxicating liquors to any habtual
drunka d. after such dramshop keeper drug
gist or merchant shall have been notified
by the wife, father or mother, brother sister
or guardian of such person not to sell. give
away or furnish to such person any intoXica-
ting liquors. shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
demeanor. and upon convictionthe reof shall
be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor
more than two hundred dollars and. upon
conviction under the provisions of this sec
ton. of any dramshop keeper. it shall work
forfeiture of his license to keep dramshop,
and also debar him from again obtaining a
license for that purpose. A notice, given I'M
der this section, shall be deemed continuing
notice as to the person notified claws of 1871,
p. 40, 500, and the same is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted in lieu
thereof:
SEC. 1924 ANY dramshop keeper, druggist
or merchant selling, giving away or otherwise
disposing of. or suffering the same to be done
about his premises. any into xicating liquors
to any habitual drunkard. after such dram
shop keeper. druggist or merchant shall have
been notified by the wife. father, mother
brother, sister, child or guardian of such per-