Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07
ing for sale, or distributing any kind OF
liquor without license shall be fined
from $500 to 81 900 and be imprisoned
from three IN 10 inonthp

aAoht tDDuu W ttOuU anu D6 lmpflbC0Eu
from three 10 ~ months.
Section 16. All fines mentioned by this |
act shall bs paid one. third to the informer,
one-third to the county treasurer and |
one-third to the State. II there be no
informer, two.thirds OF the fine shall 90
to the county. Provided, that hnes i'm
posed by the municipal court of Viii.
minston shall be distributed as follows
One-third TO the informer, one.third TO
the use of the city and one.third to the
mayor as fund TO be used by him for
the suppression of all crime and lawless.
ness. II there be no infokmer two.thirds
Of such fines shall be for the use of the
city.
Section II. Provide5 for Subpoena of
witnesses and that each side shall pay It's
owu witnesses tho legal fees.
Sention ~ No license shall be granted
for any place within 800 feet OF public
school or church.
Section 10. The foregoing provisions
shall apply alike to retail and wholesale
licenses, except as to selling in less guam
titles than quart to be carried from the
place where sold. No person shall hold
both retail aud Wholesale license. No
person holding wholesale license shall
sell in less quantities THAI quart, or to
be drank on the premises.
Section 20. Permits the oompounding
or sale OF liquor, by regular licensed
druggists, up9n the written bona hde
prescription OF regular praoticing ply.
sioian Of the county; bat no prescription
4 shall seyve for more than one purchase,
and all such prescriptions shall be pre-.
served by the druggist for free public
inspection. No physician shall make or
4 sign such a prescription unless the per-
son for whom 1t is made is actually siok,
or suoh liquor is absolutely required rs q
medicine, under penalty OF $50 to 5000
fine. The sala OF liquor is not prohibited
TO drrggst in case of extreme illness
where deloy would be dangerous, or Of
wine to be used for saoranentsl purposes
anlelv; but In such excepted cases the
drug Ist shall msks memoranda of the
person supplied, the kind and quantity
OF liquor, the date, and for what purpose.
bsrtion 2i. Applies the penalties Of
section 10 to druggists violating the pro
visions Of section 40.
Seouon %. The Wilmington municipal
court shall have jurisdiction over all VIC
lasions OF this and othsf liquor laws oc
curing within the city limits.
Section 23. Repeats all inconsistent
provisions Of previous laws.
THE local OPTION APPENDIX.
The remaining sections are devoted Il
local option.
Section az. Provides that, upon petition
OF ons-tenth of the legal voters of an.
county, 10 be aseertained by reference Il
! the last preceding congressional election
the resident judge shalt give notice b.
publication for two weeks in two news
> papers OF the time and place for hearini
! such application, and II II shall appea
: that one.tenth Of the legal votera OF tn
, county have joined in the petition, tn
iudRo shall within 40 days after its pres
} entation, order An election to be held q
the usual voting places, TO deterInin
, whether or not any liquor shall be sold ii
the county; provided that such election
sbail not be held within 60 days Of an,
general election, and provided also tina
such election shall be held not less thai
three months nor more than hve month
from the date of such order. For tn
parpose of this section, New Oastl
county abali be divided into districts
one the city Of Wilmington; the other tn
,, rest OF the county.
Section 25. Notics of such election
shall be uublshed for three weeks In tw
neyspapsrs; the levy court to pay TO
guch publication. In rural New CASTLE
/ and In Kent and Sussex, the elecsio
!, nholI be in accordance with the Renera
= election Law; in Wilmington, under th
' provisions Of the municipal eleotion law
Y section 26. Specifies that tickets Lhe
! contain the words for" or "against th
!, sale OF Intoxicating liquors"
. Section 81. II o majority OF the leg'
y roles cagt in district or county ai
y AGAINST tue sale Of intoxicating liquor, n
Q license shan thereafter be granted With
y such equity or district; hut unexpire
u licenses phail be valid uutil they run ou
SECTION 2s. After any county OF dlstri
! rad ,otsd against license, it saall be III
! lawfrI for any person, corporation, go
10 Manufacture, traffic in, barter, sell, @
y nosa for sale, directly or indirectly, giS
d nwav or dispense tsTcep! at private hou
=. styintly and bona tids as private ente
% t,inmsntl or softer the same to be dom
" anv kind OF iiq1or whatever, or an
s. beverage into which any kind Of iqu'
is ssctiou %. Preaoribes penalties for viz
,ot;or ~ section %. For q hrst of ans
D. : Fne of from $500 to $500, or three
10 a;y aonths' in prisonmsnt, or bothi on
rs tkird NJ the nue TO tbs intosmer, on
~ tSird 10 the county and one-third 10 y
to Sia,a I. there be no informer, w
lg th;r1a 10 the county Provided, tn
Cd enas imoossd by the Wilmington mui
a. o;,al n,nyt shall be distributed as ado
yaa pfescribed (seotion l6),
% SecEion 81. MakeS the same eGoepH'
Nc 10 druggists aa given above, (se
~ tion 20.) ,,,. :. ~, ,arr,o n
,g,t;,, any provisions of ssction
od KIN he liable TO the penalties OF 81
- tion % .;o. ia. 10
" held under the PROVISIONS Oh ,nie NOV
u o,her such election shall oa hela in
IA anne district or counEy Tor ,htee "
and t!lan only on tho presentation o.
MI nrg PETITION and going through 'ne sa'
y routine as bstoTe, -, .,,;.;,
conrt snail have Jurisdiction Of ai oil y,o
re- tions OF sections ~ ID, 81 anu o. oe0'
inc ring within the city limits.
nv 4 Compliment TO senator taigsi'
II Tbs reception rendered sena.c'.el
IS Higgins by y T.iaus lat nj night Z, INV ",
ON ON w1s Nh, higgins Higgins with ths host received I
his nsiiars al Tho included the prominent
me s,ms az wilmington and several Y
nd l'1s hars figured in public matters Of late
Of tbe u|, state. roth political parties "
'5o ,.ss,essnted vs. by prominent members
III ,s@ ts9 ,es5p.ion tha al ir being entirely
DO q s5s!ai nature. 1he .Sa;n, la.ed,S zsos ii
Of oratslv orog, decorated with flowers, and
iet , evs,Y1 ovsni9g was enliyensd BY Hasalef's
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