The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-16

AS prescribed by chapter one hundred o
the revised statutes" so that said section
| As amended, shall read as follows:
I Sec. 1884. No such license shall author
| ize any merchant TO sell wines, iermentet
or spurious liquors. in any quantities. To
| be drunk at his store, stand or warehouse
or other place of business, nor IN an,
| quantity less than FIVE gallons, for any
purpose whatever, but dealer IN drug:
and medicines may sell such liquors il
any quantities TO be used for medicinal
purposes as prescribed in chapter 100 o
the revised statutes.
DRAM SHOP LAW.
Be it enacted by the general assembly OF
| the state of Missouri as follows:
Sec. L. Tina, section 5436 Of the re-
vised statutes be and is hereby amended by
| striking out the words zone gallon" where
the same occurs between the words shan
and "withcut" in the second and third
| lines of said section, and inserting 10 lieu
thereof the words live gallons" SO that
| said section, as amended, shall read a
! follows:
Sec. 5436. No person shall, directly
or indirectly, sell intoxicating liquors in
any quantity less than five gallons without
| taking out a license as dram shop keeper
Sec. 2 That section 5437 of the revised
statutes be, and is hereby, amended by add
ing thereto the following: "Nor shall any
such dram shop keeper Obstruct the public
view to his place of business by screens
blinds, painted windows or by any means
whatsoever; nor shall he permit &c bt
PLAYED within his place of business, or in
connection therewi b, ANY game OF billiards,
pool, cards, or any other game whatsoever
either for profit or pleasure" so that said
section, as amended, shall read as follows
Sec. 5437 No dram shop keeper shall
keep such shop at more than one place al
| the same time, nor shall the license Of q
dram shop keeper be assignable or trans
ferable, and ali sales made by him On
crt dit are declared void and oil no effect
aied shall not be recoverable at Law; MOI
shall any such dram shop keeper obstrucl
the public view OF his place Of business by
screens, blinds, painted windows, or by
any means whatever, nor shall he permit
to be played within his place Of business
or in connection Herewith. any games OF
billiards, pool, cards or any ether game
whatever, either for profit or pleasure.
Sec. 5.-That section SAL of the revised
statutes be and is hereby repealed. and the
following enacted in lieu thereof, to-wit:
Sec. SAL. Upon every such license there
shall be levied tax not less than one hun
dred nor more than two hundred dollars
for state purposes, and . tax of not less
than four hundred nor more than one thou.
sand dollars for county purposes for every
period of six months, the amount of such
tax, in every instance, to be determined
by the court or clerk, or other officer grant.
ing the license, provided no such license
shall be issued for any period less than six
months
Sec. 6 That section SAP of the revised
statutes be and is hereby repealed, and the
following enacted in lieu thereof:
Sec. 5442 After the fourth day Of July
eighteen hundred and eighty-three, it shall
not be lawful Tor any county court in this
state or my clerk thereof in vacation, or
any other officer whose duty it is or may
De, to issue license, To grant any license, 70
keep dram shop in any city having less
than seven thousand inhabitants, ipcorfor-
at.d town or municipal township, or in
Any block or square In any city having
over seven thousand inhabitants until a
majority OF the tax-paying citizens of such
city, incorporated town, municipal town
ship, block or square, whose names are ON
the last assessors book, returned by the as
SCISSOR for such city, incorporated town
municipal township, shall sign petition
| asking that the person therein named b.
granted license to keep q dram shop in
such city, incorporated town, municip.
al township. block or square,
which said petition shall be filed in the
Office of the clerk of such county, or Oi
such officer. by the applicant, for such Ii
cen So, who shall also cause the came to be
published in some newspaper published in
The English language, i'm such county or
city having bon fide circulation in such
city, town or municipal township and post
up ten written or printed copies of such
petition in at least ten public places
IN such city, incorporated town, municipal
township, block or square, at least twenty
days before the application Of such license
shall be heard. Said petition shall be BY
said clerk laid before the court, at the first
i term thereafter, and be renewed in the same
manner as the FIRST application, on the
fourth day of July of each snd every year
thereafter, and in default of renewing said
petition, as herein specified, such county
clerk or other officer shall have no power
to issue any such license, until the same is
renewed, provided. that if the majority of
the tsx-psying citizens of any such city,
incoi porated town. municipal township.
block or square shall present to the said
county clerk, or other officer q remonstrance
against granting license to any person to
keep dram shop in such city, incorporated
town, municipal township, block or square,
having brst advertised The same and posted
up copies thereof in the same manner and
for the same time as herein required of ap-
plicants for license, it shall be unlawful
for any such court, clerk or other officer.
to grant to any person or persons q license
to keep dram shop in such city. incor.
porated town, municipal township, block
or square, for the term of twelve months
thereafter. Every person violating the
provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and, upon CEN
viction thereof, shall be punished by fine