Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-23
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TS CIsCH LGQUeR SELLERS

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men, as pal liative of the blues, which is best ad- ministered in homeopathic doses not such, however, ss IS contained in bill recently ihtroddced by Mr Moore for members of the Territorial legislature to swallow, although sugarcoated, and purporting to regulate the license of and ssle of spirituous malt and vinous liquor. House Bill No 55 is the huge joke. The proposed bill is as long as the moral law. It provides that the Board of Supervisors may grant license for She sale of hquots, if deemed e1pe- disnt upon the application of fifty cleo tors, heads of families, who have not signed any other petition, and upon payment of rot less than 5000 into the county treasury, for each license. The time for which a license is granted shall not exceed one year A bond of five thousand dollars is required of the person licensed to sell liquor, condi- toned that lie will E0t violate any pro vision of the act, and thSt he will pay all damages, fines and penalties which may be Adiudged against him under the provisions of this act. All persona wAo shall sell or give away liquor or intoxicating dIink, without having frst complied with the law, shall be deemed guilty of felony and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding one thous- and dollars, or imprisoned in the peni- tentisry not less than one nor moro than five years.
 The crowning absurdity is contained in the succeeding sections, making the liquor sellsr liable for all damages that the community or individual shall gus. tain in consequence of such traffic; he shall support all paupersi widows and orphans whose condition is due to the liquor traffic, and he shall pay the ex pense of all civil and criminal proseou tions growing out of or justly attribu- ted to his traffic in intoxicating drinks Druggists may be permitted to sell liquors for medicinal ard chemical pur- poses alone, without paying license, but he shall keep register showing date, to whom soldi quastity, for what purpose sold etc, which book shall be kept open for inspection of any person. Places for the sale of liquor shall be kept clear of chairs, tables etc and windows and doors unobstructed by screens, blinds or paint.
 Treating is prohibited under a pen alty of ten dollars fine and in addition thereto, twenty. five dollars to be paid to the person filing the complaint.
 This bill, if enacted, would prevent the juice of corn being publicly on tap, rendering the fluid a rarity, which should not De in q country like Arizona which abounds in poisonous reptiles, and if in the absence of the antidote, n case of snake bite, death should, Paul Pry like, intrude, those voting for the bill will learn something of acoustics, by applying their ear to the ground, and hssr from every point of the com pass the heavy step of men who catty g corpse to it's burial place. To the members who would vote for the bill and still hope to avoid the anguish of despair, take heed, and place yourself up6h the record as opposing the meas ure even though you incur the dis pleasure of Mir. Moore its author. .-uz~uu.-u.-.--~u--,-ruu---u-.-s~