Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-02
The Law Prohibiting Sale of IntoKica-
ting Liquors.

The Law Prohibiting Sale of Intoxica-
ting Liquors.
A number of newspapers have fell in
to an error concerning a law prohibiting
liquors within certain distance of in
stitutions or "within two miles of the
place where any agricultural fair is be-
ing held.n These same papers exhibit
remarkable ignorance when they state
that the law forbiding the sale of liq-
uors within two miles of where any ag-
ricultural fair is being held, is new
law passed last winter by the legisla-
ture. The fact is this law is an old one,
occupying place on the statute books
of Ohio and in full force for % years-a
longer period than some of the sapient
editors have lived.
On April II, 1856, the Ohio Legislature
enacted law for the protection of agri-
cultural fairs-a law which provides
that
"No person shall be allowed to keep
any shop, booth, tent, wagon or other
carriage, vessel or boat, or any stand or
table for the sale of any spirituous or
other liquors, or sell or expose to sale,
give, barter OK otherwise dispose of, in
or near such shop, booth, tent, wagon,
or other carriage, vessel, boat stand or
table, or in amy other way or place, any
spirituous or other liquors, at or within
the distance of two miles from the place
where any such agricultural fairs are
held. d.n-[ 70. L., vol, SO, PIP. Ill.
This law has been in existence during
the 26 years, last passed, although a
dead letter so far as executing the same,
yetm live, existing law.
Later the State legislature, on April
Is, 1874, enacted law relative to cer-
tain institutions, which provides
"That it shall be unlawful for any
person, by agent or otherwise, to sell
Intoxicating liquors at or within twelve
hundred yards of the administrative OF
main central building of the Ohio Sold
iers' and Sailors Orphans Home OF
within two miles of the boundry lines
of the Ohio Reform Farm, located south
of Lancaster, Fairfield county; and ev.
cry person so offending shall be deemed
guilty Of q .nAisdemeanOr, and on convic'
ton thereof be fined in any sum not
less than ten nor more than one hun
dred dollars, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not exceeding thirty days
or both at the discretion of the court
and the place wherein said intoxicating
LIQUORS are or may be sold in violation
of this act, may, on conviction of the
owner or keeper thereof, as 2Oresaid, bt
shut up and abated as a nuisance by or
der of the court. 10. L., vol. II, PIP
50.
Subsequently when the laws of the
State were cotiified a few years ago, th'
two above recited enactments were EN-
braced in the following section:
SEC. 6946. Whoever sells intoXicat
ing liquors at, or within twelve hundred
yards Of the administrative or main cen
trail building of the Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors Drphans' Home o
within two miles of the boundr,
lines of the Ohio Reform Farm
located south Of Lancaster Fair
field county, or within two miles of tn
place where any agricultural fair is be
ing held, shall be fined not more thai
one hundred nor less than ten dollars
or imprisoned not more than tthirt,
days, or both; and on convictt3n o
the owner or keeper thereof the ,plac
within such Intoxicating liquors aeie-sol'
may, by order of theeourt, be shat VI
and abolished as a nuisance ReC1iset
Statutes p. 1853.
The legislature last winter si,Gpl,
added the words, "Columbus asyahn
for the insane, or Of the institution f0
feeble minded YOUTH" to existing Jaw
and passed no new law, as other paper
] are stating.
i The point we are making is that th
] statement made that the Legislature o
Hast winter enacted new law prohibit
| ing the sale or liquors withinttwo mike
of the place where any agricultural fai
is being held, are erroneous, that such 4
iaw was enacted q years ago.