The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-06
LIQUOR LEAGUES BILL
CHAIRMAN KRAFT DISOWNS THE
MEASURE PRINTED AS HIS.
1t Greatly Modifes the Nicholson
Law and Repeats a Number
of Its Features.

In yesterday mornings Cincinnati En-
quirer was printed copy of liquor bill al
legged to have been prepared by Represen-
tative Kratz, chairman of the House tenn
perance committee. as a substitute for the
various quart-shop and wineroom bills
pending before the committee. The story
was taken up and reprinted as fact by
the News yesterday afternoon. Represent
alive Kratz yesterday denied his intention
to introduce any such bill. He said he had
prepared none like ii and knew nothing
to the source of the story.
The source of the story, like the source
of the BILL was the Indiana Liquor League.
The bill was prepared by its attorneys and
thus given to the public ''feeler." 1t
abolishes quart shops and winerooms and
prevents the sale of whisky by drug stores
without a license. 1t also repeats some sec
tons of the Nicholson law and modifies
others, particularly the section relating to
remonstrances, making remonstrance
more difficult to obtain. According TO the
| description given the bill proposes to repeal
Sections l. 2, 3, 4, 3, 9ia and 10 of the Nichol-
son law, and amend Section 2O9S of the Re
vised Statutes of 1881 so as to prohibit the
selling of any liquor on Sunday, or on the
day of any national, state or municipal
election, or between the hours of IL o'clock
p m. of one day and o'clock a. m of the
next day, except in cities of 900 or more
| inhabitants, where 1t shall be unlawful for
any one to sell, barter or give away such
| liquors between the hours of II m. and 5
a. m of the ensuing day. The penalty for
violating this provision is made not less
| than $40 nor more that $780,, 10 which may
| be added Imprisonment for thirty days, and
| not more than six months.
The substitute amendments for the sec
tons of the Nicholson law repealed are
| substantially as follows:
| The first section makes it unlawful for
| any person, directly or indirectly, to sell.
| barter or give away for any purpose of
| gain liquor of any kind ''in less quantities
| than five gallons at a time" without hav-
| ing first procured a license from the county
| without having first procured such license
sell. barter or give away for any purpose of
| gain, any intoxicating liquor to be drunk.
| or suffered to be drunk, in his house. out
! house. yard. garden or appurtenances there
| unto belonging.
Section reads that any male inhabitant
license, shall give notice by publishing in
| a weekly newspaper of his county, stating
the precise location of the premises and the
| kinds of liquor to be som at least twenty
| days before the meeting of the license
| board: or, in case there is no such paper
published in the county, then by posting up
| written or printed notices in three of the
| most public places, at least two days before
| the meeting of such board.
A majority of the legal voters are given
| the privilege to demonstrate In writing
| against the granting of a license on account
| of immortality or specific violations of the
| provisions Of the act: provided, such re-
monstrance shall be filed in the auditors
| office of such county at least five days be-
| fore the meeting of the board.
Section provides that the commissioners
! shall grant a license upon the applicant CIV
| ing S: 600 bond. But in no case shall a
| license be granted to a person who has
| been convicted two or more times within
| two years next preceding the time of MAX
| ing such application of keeping winerooms
other immoral resorts in connection
with the sale of liquors, directly or indi-
rectly, or Of selling intoxicating liquors
| to a minor or an habitual drunkard, of
| selling liquor without license as herein
| provided"
Section gives the majority of the legal
| voters the right to show by petition to
| the County Commissioners that any Ii
| censee has been convicted the second time.
! The Board of Commissioners after giving
| the licensee five days notice to appear
before said board at its regular session to
| answer such petition and charges shall
after proof of the facts set forth i'm said
| petition, revoke the license of said licensee,
and he shall not thereafter be granted a
! license.
| Section 3 reads: Upon the execution of
the bond required in Section of this act.
the presentation of the order of the Board
/ of Commissioners granting him license and
! the county treaSurerS receipt for $50 Qf
the application DO for vinous and malt liq-
| ours only or receipt for 500 Gf the ap-
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| Gus and malt liquors as aforesaid) the
| county auditor shall issue a license to the
applicant for the sale of such liquors. as
he applied for, in less quantities than five
| gallons at a time, with the privilege OF
| permitting the same to be drunk on the
J premises stated in the aforesaid no.
| tice which license shall specify the name
| of the applicant, the place of the sale and
the period Of time for which such license
| is granted
1t is provided in Section that no Ii.
cense shall be granted for longer period
| than one year.
In Section 1T is provided that any per-
| son not licensed. and who violates the
| sum not less than $40 or more than $780, tC
| which may be- added Imprisonment i'm tn,
county Jail not less than thirty days mol
| more than six months.
Section requires that every one obtain
| ing Il license TO sell liquor shall provid.
| room Or rooms therefor" on the GROUND
floor or basement Of the building where tn,
| LIQUOR is to be- sold. These must be ar
| ranged with glass windows or glass doors
that tho entire room rooms and tn,
| furniture thereof may be in view from
| the exterior thereof, and mo blinds
screens or distractions to the view shall
| be- arranged, erected or placed so as I,
| prevent such views during prohibited day.
| and hours for selling liquor. A fine O
| not less than $40 nor more than 800 I,
| which may be added from thirty days t.
six months Imprisonment, is the penalty