The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-09

the State of $3.50 for beer saloons, and $500
for the sale of distilled spirits. Its adoption
by the Senate is deemed positive. The fol-
lowing is the text of the bill;
Section /. Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Illinois. represented in the General as
sembly, that hereafter 1t shall not be lawful Tor
the corporate authorities of any CITY. town or or
village in this State to grant u license Tor the
keeping of d dram-shop, except upon the pay
ment in advance into tie treasury OF the city,
town or village granting the Incense, such sum
as may be determined by the respective authori-
ties of such city, town or village, not less imam az
the rate OF $500 per ennum, provided thaI III All
cases when a isense for The sale Of malt liquors
emily is granted, the city, town or village grant
ing such license may grant the same on the pay
ment, in advance, of the sum OF not less than at
the ratc of $3.50 per annum: And. provided Iur.
thef that the City council in cities, tue board OF
trustees in towns, and the president and hoard
OF trustees in villages may grant PERMITS 10
pharmacists Tor the sale OF liquors for meielnal,
mechanical, sacramental and chemical purposes
only, under such restrictions and regulations as
may be provided by ordinance.
Sec. 2. The county board of each county may
grant licenses to keep so many dram-shops IN
their county as they may think the public good
require, upon application by petition OF a ma
jority of the legal voters of the town, II the
county is under township organization, and II
not under township organization then ma
jority of the legal voters OF the election precinct
or district where the same is proposed to he To-
cated ana upon the payment into the county
treasury of such sum as the board may REQUIRE
not less than $500 per annum for each license,
and upon compliance with the provisions of an
act entitled, IAN act to provide for the licensing
OF and against the evils arising from the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors." approved March 30, 1874,
force July /, 1874 provided that in all cases
where a license is granted for the sale of malt
liquors only, such board may grant the same
upon payment into the county treasury OF a
sum not less than $50 for each license Pro
vided. further, such hoard shall not have power
to issue any license to keep dram-shop in any
incorporate city, town village, or within two
"a
thorities have authority to license, regulate. re-
strain or prohibit the sale of liquors, or in any
place where the sale OF liquor is prohibited by
law
Sec. 3. Any person having a license to sell
malt liquors only who shall By himself or
another, either as principal. clerk or servant. di-
rectly Indirectly, sell or give any Intoxicating
liquors, otner than malt liquors, in less guam
tity than one gallon, OF in any quantity TO De
drank upOp the premises or in or upon any
adjacent rOon building, yard or place of public
resort, shall for each Offense be fined not less
than $50 nor more than 800, or confined in the
county jail not Less than ten nor more than
thirty days, or both, in the discretion OF the
court, The penalties provided for in this section
may be enforced by indictment or information
IN any court of competent Jurisdiction or the
hne only may De SUED Tor ana recovered oeIofH
any Justice of the peace of the proper coun-
ty. and in case of conviction the offender shall
stand committed TO the county Jail until the fine
aud costs are fully paid. conviction under this
section shall forfeit the license held by the de-
tendant, and the court rendering Judgment upon
such conviction shall in such Judgment declare a
forfeiture of such license.
A Chicago telegram says: 1.-THE fact that
the high-license bill is almost certain to be-
come law in this State is the general topic
of conversation tonight. There are about
1000 saloons in this city, paying $52 each
per year. or about $4,000 1t is estimated
that the number will be decreased to 1900
under the new law, yielding revenue to
the city of 81, 100000. From a series of inter
views among parties interested the following
is found to be the prevailing opinion: The
Citizens Temperance League rejoices, and
will celebrate by a mass-meeting. The
Womans Christian Temperance Union views
the bill with dislike and suspicion, as a
scheme of the rumsellers to prolong the life
of their traffic. The leading liquor-dealers
will accept the situation and will not contest
the constitutionalty of the law if passed by
the Senate, admitting that it cannot be sue
cessfully attacked"