The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-03-08
mand is for watchfulness in carry
ing out the well-defned and under
stood pledges of the great Republican
party to the people of Ohio.
On The March !
The Temperance Sentiment Max
ing Good Headway!

ing Good Headway!
No matter what may be the differences
of opinion among the Temperance people
of Ohio as to matters of detail, it is GER
tain that the good cause is going forward
in manner that need be in no wise dis
couraging to them. When the present
session of the Ohio Legislature assembled,
there were advocates of the liquor interest
who solemnly warned the Members that
they must ignore any suggestions or
claims coming from Temperance people,
and particularly that they "must keep
Law ever enacted on the subject of Tenn
perance." Yet the people seemed to
think that feature of Law that made
it possible for Council of corporation
to abolish all respect for, or observance
of, the Sabbath day, was not the grandest
thing to be hoped for in great State like
Ohio. So the Republican majority, re-
presenting the wishes of vast majority
of their constituents, promptly kicked out
of the Dow Law the provision for Sab
bath breaking in the name of the State
of Ohio, by the passage of the following
bill:
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Ohio. That
Section II of an act entitled ian act pro-
viding against the evils resulting from
the traffic in intoxicating liquors" passed
May IA, 1886, be so amended as to read as
follows:
SEC. II That the sale of Intoxicating
hot of oo1 vii
on the first day of the week, commonly
called Sunday, except by a regular drug
gist, on the written prescription of a reg
ular practicing physician, for medical
purposes only is hereby declared to be
unlawful, and all places where such in
toxicating liquors are on other days sold
or exposed for sale, except regular drug
stores, shall on that day be closed, and
whoever makes any such sale, or allows
any such place to be open or remain open
on that day, shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding 800 and moi less than $25. and
be imprisoned in the county Jail or city
prison not less than ten days and not eX-
ceeding thirty days. In regular hotels
and eating-hOuses the word place herein
used shall be held to mean the room or
part of room where such liquors are u.s.
ually sold or exposed for sale. and the
keeping of such room securely closed
shall be held, as to such hotels and eat
ing-houses, as closing of the place with
in the meaning of this act. And
any municipal corporation shall have
full power to regulate, restrain and pro.
hibit ale, beer and porter-hOuses and
other places where Intoxicating liquors
are sold at retail for any purpose or in
any quantity other than as provided fol
in Section of this act, as amended March
21, 1887. But if any municipal corpora
tion shall prohibit ale, beer and porter
houses, or other places where Intoxicating
liquors are sold within the limits of such
corporation, ratable proportion of the
tax paid by the prnprietors thereof fol
the unexpired portion of the year shall bt
returned to such proprietors.
SEC. That the said original Section Il
of said act be and the same is hereby re
pealed."
Folty-eight Republicans and twenty
two Democrats voted for the measure
eight Republicans and thirteen Demo
Gratis voted against. Kitchen, of jackson
County, voted for.
The following is the Township Loca
Option Law:
A bill to furthur provide against tn,
evils resulting from the traffic in intoxi
eating liquors by local option in any
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gener
al Assembly of the State of Ohio, Tha
whenever one-fourth of the qualified
electors of any township, residing out
side of any municipal Incorporation, shall
petition the Trustees thereof for tn,
privilege to determine by ballot whethe
the sale of intoxicating liquors as bev
erage shall be prohibited within the lin
| its of such township, and without tht
re nf
| tion, such Trustees shall order a specia
election for the purpose, to be held at tn,
| usual place or places for holding town
| ship elections, and notice shall be givel
and the election conducted in all respect
as provided by law for the election o
| Township Trustees, and only those elec
| tors shall be entitled to vote at such elec
tiOn who reside within the township ant
without the limits of any such municipa
| incorporation. A record of the result O
such election shall be kept by the Town
| ship Clerk in the record of the proceed
| ings of Township Trustees, and in al
| trials for violation of this act, the origin
al entry of said record, or copy thereo
| certified by the Township Clerk, provid
ed that it shows or states that majorit,
was against the sale, shall be prinsG faci
| ing away or keeping a place, if it tool
| place from and after thirty days from tn
day of the holding of said election wa
| then and there prohibited and unlawful
SEQ 2. Persons voting at any election
| held under the provisions of this act, VIII
are opposed to the sale of intoxicatin,
| liquors as a beverage, shall have writer
| or printed on their ballots, against tn
| sale;" and those who favor the sale o
such liquors shall have written or printed
| on their ballots, "for the sale;" and if
| mo ifu Of r ho of ola
shall be against the sale,' from and afte
thirty days from the day of the holding
| OF said election, it shall be unlawful TO
| any person within the limits of sucl
township and without the limits of sucl
| municipal corporation to sell, furnish O.
! give away any Intoxicating liquors to b.
| used as a beverage. or to keep a Eiac
| where such liquors are kept for sale, givel
| away or furnished; and whoever sells
furnishes or gives away any Intoxicating
| liquors as beverage, or keeps place
| where such liquors are kept for sale
given away or furnished, shall be- finet
| not more than $500 nor less than $50, anl
| imprisoned in the County Jail not exceed
ing six months; but nothing in thi.
! section shall be construed so as to prevent
the manufacture and sale of cider, or sale
of wine manufactured from the pure juice
of the grape, cultivated in this State, mol
from settling or furnishing pure wines OF
liquors for exclusively known medical
art. scientific, mechanical or sacramento
purposes, but this provision shall not bt
construed to authorize the keeping of &
place where wine, cider or other intoxicat
| ing liquors are sold, kept for sale, furnish
ed or given away as beverage
SEC. 8. In indictments for violations
OF this act, it shall not be necessary to sci
forth the facts showing that the town
ship has avai1ed itself of the provisions
of this act, but it shall be sufficient tt
plead simply that said selling, furnishing
giving away or keeping place was theI
and there prohibited and unlawful.
Sec. 4. In any township where the
majority of the votes cast at such election
shall be against the SALE" and dealer
in Intoxicating liquors who has paid the
special tax shall, by reason of said vote
discontinue his business, ratable pro
portion of said tax paid by such dealer in
Intoxicating liquors for the unexpired
of no ho1 hn rofT ff