Telegram-herald., 1891-09-09
down ON DRUNKENISS
How Germans Propose TO Regulate
the Liquor kvl
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law against The abuse Of spirituous
liquors was published in the Rsichsan-
xeiger hcnday. II contains twenty
three paragraphs While paragraph So
Of the trade law formerly lsft It 70 the
Different federal governments 10 grant
licenses. the law Is now changed
as 10 allow OF the granting
OF license only in cases
where there appears % be . need
for retail liquor shop or for . saloon
The need OF sach a retail place or
saloon must be shown. A license will
be refused TO anyone of immoral char
aeter or 20 people who may be sus-
pected as using the liquor business -
cloak for debauehery. gambling.
prostitution. etc. Ii the location-as
for Instance. near church-appears
undesirable tho hcsnss can also be re-
fused.
Retailers are all dealers who sell In
Quantities Of less than Atty hters, and
this may be extended to cover those
selling below 100 literx The retailers
cannot sell in quantities of less than
half liter. In cities of over 5000 In
habisants the retail trade in liquors
must not be- connected with any other
kind of trade. Spirits must not be
stored in salesrooms which serve any
other purpose than that Of selling
hquor Excepted from this are only
the drug stores. which may sell liquors
IN sealed and labeled bottlea All inn
and saloon keepers must supply tho
guests with non-spirituous liquors il
required. and also with eataoles as far
as possible. They must keep strict or
der in their places and prevent any.
thing which may lead to tho abuse OF
alcoholic drinkA The different gov
ernments arc permitted TO regulate the
employment Of female walters The
police can forbid the sale Of liquors
before o'clock q m. The sale Of
drinks to minors below the age OF 10 Is
forbidden. except in eases where they
are accompanied by grown persons or
while travelling.
Inn and saloon keepers, as well as
retail dealers, are forbidden to furnish
liquor TO people who have been con-
victed of common drunkenness within
three years. also TO all intoxi-
Gated persona They cannot AK
pei . drunken man from their
premises except by sending
him to his home or 10 . police station
Inn and saloon keepers are not allowed
to furnish liquor on credit except in
cases where the guest II taking them
with his meals No claims for liquor
furnished in contrsvention Of this
order can be legally collected
Common drunkards and people who
by their addiction TO liquor cndanger
the public welfare or neglect their
families can be placed under legal
guardianship Such . person Is legal
" equal 70 . minor. The guar
dian, or. In his default. the court
can order tho detention of such
q person in IN osylum for in
ebristex Fines of thirty to sixty marks
and imprisonment up TO fourteen days
may be imposed upon such persons as
violate the provisions Of the above law.
A dns mp TO 100 marks or imprisonment
mp 70 four weeks can be imposed upon
anyone who becomes intoxicated
while engaged in work connected
with the saving Of life or the preven-
tion of fire, ETC.; also who attempts
such work while drunk. except in cases
of urgent need. The Same applies to
persons engaged in taking care of the
health Of others, such ~ physicians,
nurses. etc
The danger arising from the sale of
liquor in general stores. the danger to
morality by female attendance. and tho
other reasons for the different par
agraphs Of the law arc exhaustiveiy
treated Tho law is carefully drawn,
and in the event Of its passage (which
II thought to be almost foregone con-
clusion) viii, 1t is believed, do much
TO stop the spread of alcoholism.
The emperor has taken . strong in
teress in the matter and has heard fre-
quens reports on the progress OF the
law. Most Berlin papers publish the
law without comments Only tho
Freisinnigc Zcitung. Rschter's organ.
says that the best way to combat
drunkenness is to furnish the masses
with sufficient and cheap food, to sbol-
ish the corn duty and similar impostA