The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14

separately, and Furnishing persons hold
ing such separate license for unlawful
sales and gifts
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the people
of the State of Illinois represented in
General Assembly: That hereafter it shall
not be lawful for the corporate authori
tiles of any city. town, village in this State
to grant license for the keeping of
dram. shop, except upon the payment in
advance into the treasury of the city,
town, or village granting the license such
sum as may be determined by the respec-
tive authorities of such city, town, or vi
lage, not less than at the rate of $500 per
annum; provided that in all cases where
license for the sale of malt liquors is
granted the city, town, or village grant
! ing such license may grant the same on
the payment in advance of the sum of
not less than at the rate of $3.50 per an
| mum; and provided, further, that the city
council in cities, the board of trustees in
towns, and the president and board of
trustees in villages may grant permits to
pharmacists for the sale liquors for med
zeal, mechanical, sacramtntal, and chem
ical purposes only, under such restrictions
and regulations as may be provided by
ordinance.
SEC 3 The county boards of each
county may grant license to keep as many
dram shops IN their county as they may
think the public good requires upon the
application by petition of majority of
the legal voters of the town. if the coun-
ty is under township organization, and if
not under township organization, then of
a majority of legal voters of the election
precinct or district where the same is pro
posed to be located, and upon 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 An act to provide for licensing
of and against the evils arising from the
sale of intoxicating liquors" approved
March 80, 1874, in 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 up
on payment into the county treasury of a
sum of not less than $3.50 per annum fol
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shall not have power to issue any license
to keep dram shop in any incorporated
city, town, or village, or within two miles
of the same, in which the corporate au-
lhority 10 license. regulate, restrain, OF
prohibit the sale or liquors, or in any
place where the sale of liquors is prohib
tied by law
Sec. 3. Any person having license t.
sell malt liquors only who shall, by him
self or another, either as principal, clerk
or servant, directly or indirectly sell o
| give any intoxicating liquors other than
malt liquors in a less quantity than on,
gallon, OF in any quantity, to be dranl
upon the premises, or in or upon am
adjacent room, building. yard, or p'ac,
of public resort, shall for each offence b,
fined not less than $50, nor more thar
800, or confined IN the county Jail no
less than ten nor more than thirty days
or both, in the discretion of the court
: The penalties provided for in this sector
may be recovered in any court or compe
tent jurisdiction. or the fines only may b.
sued for and recovered before any justic
of the peace of the proper county, and il
r case of conviction the offender shall stan,
committed to the county Jail until the fin
and costs are fully paid. A conviction
under this section shall forfeit the licens
held by the defendant, and the court rem
dering judgement upon such conviction
shall in judgement declare a forfeiture o
such license