The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-17
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.


The laws enacted by the last Legislature
are now being distributed and when the
Governor shall have received notification
that they have been delivered in all the
counties, he will issue proclamation de-
claring them effective. None of these
new laws has been more discussed than
that which is known as the Nicholson bill
for the regulation of the liquor traffic.
There Is in some quarters, particularly
among newspapers printed in other States.
some misunderstanding as to some of the
provisions of the new law especially the
feature concerning screens, etc., these
papers, without exception, informing their
readers that the law requires their re-
moval. This is not the case AS will be
seen by reading the law. screens and blinds
may be used at all times except during
the hours when the sale of liquors is for
hidden. The law is given in full below:
An act to better regulate and restrict the
sale of intoxicating, spirituous, vinous
and malt liquors, providing penalties for
enforcement thereof. and providing for
remonstrance against the granting of
license for the sale Of the same and con-
ferring jurisdiction upon police courts and
justices of the peace in cases of violating
of the provisions of this act and other
laws Of the State on the subject of selling
intoxicating liquors.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Indiana, that
hereafter all persons applying for license
before any board of county commissioners
under the existing laws of the State of In
diana, TO sell sprituous, vnous, malt or
other intoxicating liquors, shall, in such
in which he desires to sell such liquors. and
the exact location of the same, and if there
is more than one room in the building In
which liquors are intended to be Sold said
applicant shall specifically describe and To-
cate the room in which he desires to sell
such liquors in such building. Provided,
that no license shall be granted TO any
other than a male person over the. age of
twenty-one years, and one who shall at the
time be of good moral character, and, pro-
vided, further, that no sucn person shall be
deemed to be of good moral character if
within two years of the time when such
application is made he shall have been ad-
any of the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. All persons holding license issued
under the law of the State Of Indiana
malt or other intoxicating liquors in less
quantities than quart at time shall pro-
vide for the sale of such liquors in a room
kind, and no devices for amusement or
music Of any kind or character, or parti-
tons of any kind shall be permitted in such
room; provided, that nothing in the pro-
visions of this act shall be construed to for
bid the sale Of cigars and tobacco In such
places of business. and provided, further,
that if such applicant for license desires to
carry on any other or different business, he
shall state the same in his application for
license and the same may be granted or
refused by the board of commissioners
hearing such application, and such permits
sion shall be stated IN the license. if
granted.
ous malt or other intoxicating liquors are
sold by virtue OF license under the law
of the State Of Indiana shall be so ar
ranged that the same may be securely
closed and locked and admission thereto
prevented, and the same shall be securely
locked, and all persons excluded therefrom
on all days and hours upon which the sale
of such liquors is prohibited by law. 1t is
hereby made unlawful for the proprietor of
templated Of selling Intoxicating liquors to
permit any person or persons other than
himself and family to go into such room
and place where intoxieating LIQUORS are
sale of such liquors is prohibited by law
The fact that any person or persons are
room upon any day or hour when the
sales OF such liquors are, prohibited by law
shall be prima facie evidence of guilt upon
the trial of cause charging the proprie-
the sale OF such liquors upon such days
or hours.
Sec. A. Any room where intoxicating
liquors are sold by virtue of a license is
sued under the laws of the State of Indiana
for the sale of spurious, vinous, malt or
other Intoxicating liquors in less quantities
than quart at time. with permission
to drink the same upon the premises, shall
be situated upon the ground floor or base
ment of the building where the same are
sold and in room fronting the street or
highway upon which such building is situ-
ated, and said room shall be so arranged,
either with window or glass door. as that
from the street or highway, and no blinds,
screens or Instructions to the view shall be
vent the entire view of said room from the
street or highway upon which the same Is
situated during such days and hours when
the sales of such liquors are prohibited
by law. Upon conviclion for the violation
OF this or either of the foregoing sections
of this act the defendant o snaii De nned
500, to which may be added Imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding ninety
days, and, in case of conviction for the
second offense. either upon plea of guilty
or conviction upon trial thereof, i'm any
Circuit, Superior. Criminal. Justice or Po-
r ment to the court nav make an order revok-
ing the license Of the person convicted.
which said judgment shall have the effect
license and all privileges and rights under
the same. And upon the third conviction or
plea of guilty entered the court rendering
the judgment thereon shall annul and set
aside such license and all privileges and
rights under the same.
Sec. g. Any person engaged in the sale
of spirituouS vinOus, malt liquors or any
intoxicating liquors TO be drunk as bev-
erage, who shall allow, suffer or permit
any person under the age or tWenty-one
years TO loter in the saloon or place of
business where said person is engaged in
the sale of spirituous. vinous. malt or
other intoxicating liquors, as aforesaid,
shall upon conviction thereof be fined in
any sum not less than $40 nor more than
$780, TO which Imprisonment i'm the county
jail may be added not exceeding ninety
days.
Sec. 6. Whoever, directly or indirectly.
sells or delivers any spirituous. vinous,
malt or other Intoxicating liquors to any
person under the age OF tewnty-one years.
either for his own use or for the of
any other person whomsoever shall be fined
I'm any sum not more than 500 nor less than
$50, 10 which may be added Imprisonment
days.
Sec Z. II is hereby made the duty of all
peace officers. TO wit. town and city mar
shals policemen. sheriffs and constables re-
siding In the township, town or city In
which any saloon may be hereafter located.
to enforce the provision OF this act.