Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-03-12

4 a conspicuous place in the room wher,
e the liquor is sold.
$ Under the terms of this act no per
4 son who has served IL term of imprison
] ment i'll any pcnitentiary, or who shall
{ be. after the taking effect of this act
e convicted of keeping disorderly
t house by any court in this state, is i'm
: eligite to secure Il license
J. Each person before entering into
g the business of selling liquc:s is re
1 quired to file IL bond i'm the sum OF
: =. 0Do with two or more s,reties. with
( tine county treasurer. Sure.ies must
, he frcehoiders i'm the city. town OF
9 county in which such business is pro.
: posed to be carried on. neither of whom
= SHALL hold amy elective or appointive
4 office except notary public.
III is made the duty of every county
; treasurer. sheriff or police officer to
notify the states attorney of any vio-
laiion of this act. In case amy county
treasurer. states attorney or other ofli-
| GER willfully neglects or fails to per
form his duty he shall be liable to a
, fine of .lGD.
Section II of the law provides as fol-
lows: ut shall bc the dnty of all ven
doris of malt. spirtuous or vinous
liquors under the provisions OF this
act to keep the windows or doors of
their respective places of business, UNI
obstructed by screens, blinds, paint or
other articles. and not to have the win
dows located i'm .such q manner as to
prevent the free and unol,structed
view from the main street into the en-
tire room or place where any of the
Intoxicating liquors mentioned in sec
tion are sold. There shall be no par
titions of any kind in place where
Il liquor business is conducted, and no
person conducting the business of re.
taller shall allow any game of cards
or dice. or billiards or pool. or any 9TH
e. game of chance or skill whereby
money or any other valuable thing is
usually wagercd to be played in the
room or place wherein Intoxicating
liquors are sold, or in any other room
or place adjacent thereto. or in the
same building. or in any manner what
soever connected with said liquor sell
ing business. or any tables. chairs or
any kind of seats allowed in the room
or apartments in which such business
is conducted, and any person offend
ing against the provisions of this sec
tion shall tie deemed guilty of ii mis-
demeanor and upon conviction Shall
be fined no. IL. than $50 or 10y impris-
onment in thecounty Jail not less than
ten days. or both. at the discretion of
the court. To establish prima facia
case 1t shall only be necessary to
prove the front windows and doors of
the building in which the license was
granted to be used, have been OBJ
structed contrary to law"
Saloons must he kept closed on Sun
days. On all election days from 6
O'Clock in the morning until o'clock
at night. On all week days from IL
O'Clock at night until ) o'clock next
morning.
The police. constable or marshal are
compelled to visit all saloons under
their jurisdiction at least once Il week.
No security for costs is necessary
when complaint is made to justice of
the peace or police judge of any of the
violations of this act. but witnesses
shall be examined as in other cases
and if the otfense appears to have been
committed a warrant shall he issued.
Section l9provides that all persons
engaged i'll the selling of any of the
liquors mentioned in this act, as OWL
er. agent, or employe. shall be equally
liable as principals for any violation of
the provisions OF this act, and any per
son or principol shall be liable for the
acts of his clerk. servant, agent or em
ploye for any violations of the pro-
visions of this act
In addition to the 500 retail license
any township, precinct. .town or city
may levy au additional license of not
less than 5000 nor more than 5000.
The law does not specify how This sum
shallbe paid, whether annually or semi
annually.
The local option clause of the bill is
as follows:
Section ::,,3. At the annual municipal
election held in any township. town or
city i'll this state. for general munich
pal purposes, the question of grant
ing permits to sell Intoxicating liquors
at letail within the corporate limits of
such township, town or city, shall be
, submitted to the legal voters thereof,
upon petition of twenty-five legal vot-
ers thereof, to be filed with the clerk
or auditor of such township, town or
city, thirty days before such election,
r which petition shall state that vote
is desired upon that question. .The