The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-09
Two Full Sections from the Van Ars-
del Bill Inserted and the Chair
and Table Feature Dropped.
WILL BE A MINORITY REPORT
SIX MEMBERS ARE IN FAVOR OF
THE BILL AND TWO AGAINST 1T.
Ezra MattineIy SarcasticalIy Re-
plies to Otto Stechhan's Recent
Communication.

committee, six members of the committee
having agreed to the bill, with certain
amendments. Messrs Wilson and Gibson
will probably make the minority report
against it. The amended bill leaves out
the provision prohibiting chairs or tables
In a saloon, and allows saloons to be MAIN
tanned in Easements in addition to ground
floors. 1t was argued that the basement
saloons are less Objectionable even than
those on ground floors. Two sections from
the Van Arsdel bill have been inserted, one
forbidding the delivery of liquor to children
and the other requiring all peace officers
to enforce the provisions of the act. The
reports will be made to-day. The bill, as
amended, is as follows, with only the titles
OF Sections s and 8, which are the ones
taken from the Van Arsdel bill:
Section 1-Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Indiana that
befare an all persons per applying for license
sioners under the existing law of the State
OF Indiana to sell intoxicating, spirituous,
piication or s maiI liquors sss snail IN IN such ap ?,
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 said liquors are intended to be sold
Sald applicant shall specifically describe and
locate the room in which he desires to sell
such liquors In such building.
oection AL persons holding license is
sued under the law of the State of Indiana.
authorizing the sale of intoxicating, spir-
ituous. vinous or malt liquors in less GUAM
Lities than a quart at a time, shall provide
TOT the sale OF such liquors in a room
Whouy separate and apart from any other
business of any kind, and no devices for
amusement, or music of any kind or char
aeser; or partitions of any kind, shall be
Permitted In such room.
section A room where intoxicating,
splrltuous, yinous or malt liquors are sold
by virtue of a license under the law of the
state or Indiana. shall no SO arro pOoA tbo<
the same may be securely closed and locked,
ana admission thereto prevented, and the
sons excluded therefrom upon all days and
hours upon which the sale of such LIQUORS
are pfoni3lted by law; It is hereby made
ana the business herein contemplated of
selling Intoxicating liquors, to permit any
person or persons other than himself to 80
into such room and place where intoxicating
liquors are sold upon such days and hours
when the sales of such liquors are prohibit
ed by law. The fact that persons are per-
mitted to be in or go in or out of such room
upon any day or hour when the sales of
prima facie evidence of guilt, upon the trial
D room n c with v enalglng the the l RropTI RI tbs Of aai such d9
SUCH liquors upon such days or hours.
Section At shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons, other than the proprietor,
are sold under a license issued by virtue or
the law Of the State of Indiana, for the sale
OF Intoxicating, spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors upon any day or hour when the
sales OF such liquors are prohibited by the
law Of the State of Indiana. The fact that
coming out Of such place upon such days
or hours when the sales of such liquors are
prohibited by law, shall be prima facie evil
dence Tor conviction, upon trial of a cause,
charging such person with violating this
section by being in such place in violation
of law.
Section 5-Any room where, Intoxicating
liquors are sold by virtue of a license is
sued under the law of the State of Indiana
for the sale nf nfnxioafipn cn;r;+,,o.r
vinous or malt liquors in less quantities
than a quart at a time with permission to
situated upon the ground floor or basement
OF the building, where the same are sold,
and In q room DON fronting the street or high
and said room shall be SO arranged, either
with window or glass door, as that the
street or highway, and no blinds, screens
or Instructions to the view shall be ar
ranged. erected or placed so as to prevent
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
conviction for the violation Of this or either
of the foregoing sections of this act, the de-
PENDANT shall be fined in any sum not less
dred dollars, to which may be added i'm
prisonment in the county Jail not exceeding
for the first offense, either upon a plea of
guilty or conviction upon trial thereof, in
p png ''e court Of 5fp indiana efi as a pa 1ast Of tS Se
Judgment, the court shall make an order
revoking the license of the person convicted,
which said Judgment shall have the effect
to completely annul and set aside such IL
cense, and all privileges and rights under
Section 6-Any person not over the age
of twenty-one years who shall be found
lettering in any saloon, OF other place
where spirituous, vinous, malt or other in
toxicating liquors are kept for sale as a
beverage, shall, upon conviction Thereof, be
fined in any sum not less than s. nor more
than $50, to which may be added imprison-
ment in the county Jail not exceeding ten
days.
Section Amy person engaged in the sale
OF spirituous, vino6s, malt or any other
Intoxicating liquors, to be drunk as a bever-
age, who shall allow, suffer or permit any
person under the age of twenty-one years
ness where said person is engaged in the
sale of spirituous, vinous, malt or other in
toxicating liquors as aforesaid, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not
less than $40 nor more than 500. to which
may be added Imprisonment in the county
jail not exceeding ninety, days.
Section S-Forbidding delivery of liquor
to children.
Section All peace officers must enforce
this act.
Section 10-No more than one license shall
be granted or issued to any one person, and
in no case to any person other than the
actual owner and proprietor of said bust
ness, who must apply in his own name, and
TO be a continuous resident of the township
in which the application for license is made,
at ieuSI SIX lnOutuS tlfie pIIOf TO the time
of application. And no license shall be
granted or issued to any person, who, in
his application for the same, is acting as
the agent for another, or who proposes to
conduct said business as the agent or
partner of another person.
Section 1-If, during any regular session
of the board of commissioners of any coun-
ty, q remonstrance in writing, signed by a
majority of the legal voters of any town
ship or ward in any city situated in said
county shall be filed with said board OF
commissioners against the granting of a
license to any person for the sale of in
toxicating, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
under the law of the State of Indiana, with
the privilege of allowing the same to be
drunk on the premises where sod within
the limits OF said township or city ward, ii
shall be unlawful thereafter for such board
OF commissioners to grant such license to
any applicant therefor during the period
OF two years from the date of the filing of
such remonstrance. If any such license
should be granted by said board during said
period, the same shall be null and void,
and the holder thereof shall be liable fol-
any sale OF liquor made by him, the same
as IL such sale were made without license.
The number TO constitute a majority oil
voters herein referred TO shall be de-
termined by the aggregate vote cast in said
township or city ward for candidates for
the highest office at the last election pre-
ceeding the filing OF such remonstrance.
Section 12-An the provisions of this act
shall apply to persons, places and sales OF
spirituous. vinous, malt and other intoxi-
eating liquors. whether conducted under the
law OF the State of Indiana licensing, reg
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