New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
CONNECTICUT.
LOCAL OPTION AND HIGH LICENSE.
NUMBER or INHABITANrs TO THE SQUARE MILE,
124-LAReEsT CITY. NEw-HAYES 6Z'ooZ-
TOTAL POPULATION. 622, 700-AREA,
Afhs
Chicago, Ill.

NuMRER OF INHABIrANTs TO THE SQUARE MHE,
I24-LAReEsr CITY. SEw-H,vES 62.So2-
TOTAL POPULATION, 622, ,700-AREA,
1890 SQUARE MILES,
| Connecticut believes In local option. Its laws of
1880 as amended In 1883 and now In force provide
that upon petition Of twenty-five voters ballot Shall
he taken at tho next town meeting to determine
whether any person shall be licensed to sell spirit
uous and intoxicating liquors In said town. his
vote remains operative for year. Violations OF tho
LIQUOR law arc tried before the county commission
ers who may 10 their discretion revoke the licenses
They also grant licenses In towns that have 90 voted
Apple atons for licenses are indorsed by hve
electors and taxpayers Of the town." and are pub
ushed IN local newspapers once week for two sue
cessive weeks at the expense OF the applicant %
ectons may also be filed by other citizens, and then
there Is bearing before the commissioners after
which they decide whether 9 license shall issue
Licensees flo $500 bonds
Tho license foe In places Of less than 1900 inhab-
tants Is 500 for liquors and $50 Cor ale beer cider
and Rhino wine. From this amount the license fee
varies up to $500, as said county commissioners
shall determine In each particular case.' Druggists
licenses sell upon physicians prescriptions cost
sl2 in largo and $40 In small towns to sell liquors
In quantities not exceeding one gallon, not to be
drunk on the premises, the druggists fee Is SSo But
where the town has voted against license the drug
glst can only obtain the smaller license and sell upon
physicians prescriptions.
conviction of license for unlawful selling rcvokes
bis yearly license and prevents It's renewal during that
year The employ ment OF minor 10 any nquor-shop
works the revoc alton OF the license search warrant
VIII Issue for the searching Of premises suspected OF
illegal liquor song, upon sworn complaint OF TWO iee
voters The liquor found under such circumstances
IL seized; II the charge Is SUSTAINED the liquor Is uo-
cared q nuisance and destroyed Penalties for vio-
latlon OF the liquor law vary hon fine OF 700 to
apo Of s1oO and Imprisonment for sixty days. II
soaler soils TO drunkard after notice from an enrtsted
member OF his family he may be fined 800, Imprisoned
not exceeding months and deprived OF his license.
He "a also subject the fine and Imprisonment
II he sells liquor any person upon the list OF persons
furnished by the selectnen Of those who have within
six months received town aid for support"
PRoHBITIoNIsTs
p. M. Angur, of tho State Board Of Asricuifure
writes:
a. No statistics from the report Of prison, and jss
aled m oIce OF secretary OF State, show an alarming
Increase OF drunkenness and crime
81 tet all provisions for License be abrogaIod TAsn
FOR State coustabulary force to aid In epioclng the
Mdalctowu. Conn.
The Rev Mr. Forbes sends the following answers
o. ogclal records show large increase OF drunken
ness and crime under IL; i.4Io commitments for
% is r 81 is DShS9 s
The frs, year under license law. 33s. commitments
for drunkenness In the year enrine june ~, 1887
Total commitments for crime In 1872, .,ee5 In 1879
4.4sl; In 1887, 6e4o.
~ No.
l3I Abandon the license policy. Reenact pro
hlbtcn With such special statutory provisions as win
render It's enforcement possible. This opinion "a
justified by the early history Of our prohibition law.
Rockville. Conn D j. FORBES
DEMOCRATS
General Bradley sends the following:
(l) In my opinion u does
(o) ! consider IL a good law and abreast with the
sentimen, OF the people of the state al this time.
This Is shown. especially, In the enforcement OF H.
Prosecutions for violations of tho law are usually
successful when backsd by fair legal proof Tho mum
Der % lquor licenses here 70 somewhat less DOW than