Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-17
HIGHER LICENSE.


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The Downing high license bill has passed
the house, having previously passed the senate.
As it will probablybe the law in a few weeks
we give IT below in full, With the vote upon ii:
Sec. 5,43s. Application tor a license rs q
dramshop-keeper shall be made in writing to the
county cnurt, and shall state, specifically, where
the dramshCp Is 10 be Kept and If the court shalt
be OF the opinion that the applicant 10 a nersoL
OF good character. the court may grant a license
for six months: Propided, GoWeyer. That II
the court shall be Of Inc opinion that the appII-
cant 10 a person of good character, and the petit
ton required in section 5,42 Of this chapter
contains the proper names subscribed thereto of
two.thirds ofthe assessed tax-paytng citizens,
as shown by the last annual assessment OF the
city, Incorporated town or municipal township
where such dramshop is 10 kept, then tine curt
shall grant such license.
Sse. S .4AU. Before such license shall be grant
Ell, the court Shall require OF the person apply
Ing ior 1t u bond, to be given to the county, la
The sum of 81 900. with two or more securities,
10 De approved Ivy the court. conditioned that
Inc person obtaining such license shall keep ut
all tunes AN orderly house. and that be will not
sell, give away: or otherwise dispose or srher
the same to be done about ms premises. any IN
toxicating liquor, in any quantity to sny minsr,
without the Consent oil the parent or GUARDIAN oil
such minor, and SO conditioned that he Will not
Violate any OF the urovisions OF this chapter, and
that he will pay all lines. penalties and fort cit
ures which may be adjudged against him under
the provisions OF this chapter.
Sec; s,4il. Upon every such license; there
shall be levied u tax not less than SIS nor more
than $500 tor sta'e purposes, not less than $3.50
nor more than 500 tor county purposes, Tor
every period oil ak months, the amount OF tax
IN every instance to he determined by tho court
granting the license.
Sec. 5,44s. IL snail not be lawful for any
county court In this state. or clerk thereof In "a.
cation. to grant any license to keep u dramshop
dred inhabitants or more, IN q block or square In
such city, nur In uny city containing les5 tnan
two thousand five hundred innabitanis. nor In
any Incorporated town or municipal township,
until u majority, both Of tie assessed tax-payiIg
citizens therein, and In the block or square in
which the dramshop 10 10 be Kept. shail sign u
petition asking Tor such license 10 keep u DRAM
shop therein, which said petition shall be dled
IN the Office OF the clerk OF the county court. and
by said clerk LAID before the court at tile first
term Thereafter, and be renewed on the fourth
day o fJuly every year thereafter; and In default
oi renewing said petition, said Court or clerk
shall have no power to Issue such license there
violndng the provisions OF this section shall be
deemed guilty of p misdomesnor, and. upon CON-
vicuon. 9s INDIGNANT, he punished by hne not
less than dity nor more than i've hundred dot
'ars; for the use OF the county school fund; and
all shall be void.
zee o,.s1. ANY person having q license As q
shop, or shall sell. or give away. or othsrwi=o
dispose o. or suf, r The same to he done upon or
about his premises. any intoxicating liquors. In
any quantity, on The urst day Of the week. COIN
moniy called Sunday, or Upon the day ofany
general election in THE state, shall upJn con-
vlctlon thereof, he punished by fine not less
than $50 nor more Than $500, Shall forfeit such
license, and shall not AGAIN be allowed 10 obtain
Il license to keep u dramshop Tor u term of two
years next thereafter.
sec. 6.462 Any dramshop-keeper, druggist
or merchant selling, giving sway or other wise
dlsposing OF or suffering the same to lie dons
about his premises, any intoxica ing liquors TO
any hablaal irunkard, alter such dramsnop.
keeper, druggist OF merchant shall have been
notified by the wife, father. mother. brolber.
sister, child or guardian of such person not to
sell, give away or furnish to such person. any
intoxicating liquors. shall forfeit and pay to
such wife, father, mother. brother, sister, child
Or guardian, ror every such sfense, IL sum not
less than $50 nor more than $500, to be recovered
by the Larty entitled TO sue, by civil action, In
any court having competent Jurisdiction against
in the naue OF the county, 10 the use OF the
person entitled TO sue on such bond, or q duly
authenticated copy thereof against such dram
shop keeper and his sur. ties, Jointly OF several
iy, and in addition to the penGlies herein pro-
vid, d. shall forfeit his license as Y dramshOp-
keeper, and be debarred from a. ain obtaining
That any married woman Tor the purpose OF re-
covering the pen alties and forleitures provided
for in this chapter. may sue as u femme sole.
A notice given under this section. shall DO
deemed q continuing notice as to the person
sec 5. .sl. No p,rson not having a license "a
q dram ehOp-Eeeper shall directly or indirectly
sell beer. cider and native WINE, the latter the
growth aud manufacture of this state, in less
quantity than one gallon, without taking out q
license As a wine and beer house keeper: Pre-.
vided. however, That this ssotion shalt not be
construed rs authorizing license to be levied
upon and collected from any wine grower for
selling wine OF his own production la any guam
tity on his own premises, nor shall 1t be con-
strued MS authorizing Z license to 10 levied upon
and collected from any person selling or manu-
featuring cider IN any quantity.
Sec. 8. All acts anG parts of acts Inconsistent
with this act, are as far as Inconsistent, hereby
repealed, -
Ths following is the vote:
Ayes. 72-Adkins. Alexander. Anthony. Bat
ley. Bashaw, Baskin. BAtterton, Berry, blxck-
burn, Bonhah. bradford (Pettls), Bradford
Crexas), Braswell. Brooks. Brown, Burrts,
Carleton, Carter (LafayeitO .Catron. Clark, Col
ller, Cranmer, CIume. Dxnforth, Ford, Carver,
Gideon. Gray. Hamilton, Harrington. Hunter,
isbell, Jaqua Jenkins, Kent, Lander, Lay, &c,
Linsee. McGinnls, MartIndala. Moulder, MUIR.
ehy. Norris. Pidcock, Porter, Proctor Ruwilns
Robinson, Rogers, Schooler. Sears. shank.and,
Sl;ton. skldmore. Smith, Stapleton, Strickland,
Swetnam, TAYLOR lDunklInl TAYLOR tGrundy).
Tubb. Van Note. Worries, Wad-, Wallace, " hit
mer. Wilmington. WIlliamstNora AM. Williams
tWebsterl. Wilson. Wood, Wyckor.
Noes, 5I-Ailen, Bently, Bradley, Brady,
Cate tst. Frsncoisl; CockerilI. Cook. Dawson
Dennis. Doing. Eilerbe, Foley. Gaze, Grauen.
horst. Gum, Hackney, Hall, Harm n, Hurneby,
Huxhlstt. lnglish. Jones lClIntonl, Jones ISt.
Louis clty1. Judge. Lakenan, Langenbcrg
Longan,. Live. Moran. Murrhouse, O'Faiion,
Parker, Raglan. kaney kenirow. Fighter Ryan,
SelvIdge. SIorts tPhelpsl, Slorts [Shsnmonl,
Tucker. Walton. Wells, Williams W ashingtonl
Wlngo, Wray, Wright. Whitelaw. SIR. speaker.