Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-26
THE Law ON SALE OF LIQUORS.
Copies of the Act to Be Posted by Dealer
on Sale at the New Mexican Office.

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Under new law passed by the thir
ty-fourth legislative assembly, and ap'
proved by the governor, it is made un'
lawful for any person in New Mexico
to sell or give to any minor under Il
years Of age, or any pupil of any school
or educational institution in this terri
tory, amy intoxicating liquor or any ci'
gars, cigarettes or tobacco in any form
except upon the written consent Of par.
ent or guardian.
1T Is unlawful for any merchant
apothecary, saloon-keeper, or the pro.
prietor or manager of amy other estab'
lishment i'm which intoxicating liquors
or tobacco in any form are kept, or Of
fered for sale, to permit any minor un-
der the age of Is years, or pupil in any
school or educational institution, to en-
gage in amy play or game of chance
with cards, dice, wheels. or the ma
nipulation of amy device by means OF
which money or any commodity or
property may be hazarded, won or lost;
Vi W PCIHllt dAy uil0NA eAS "a . =
OF 21 years or any pupil in any school or
educational institution, to loiter upon
or frequent the premises belonging to
such saloon, or to engage in games or
amusements of any kind thereon.
The penalty for violation of these pro.
visions is fine of not less than $25 nor
more than 800, or by Imprisonment fol-
thirty days or three months. or both
such fine and imprisonment.
The new law received executive ap-
prevail February IS, 1901 and is there
fore now in full force and effect.
One of it's most important pro-
visions Is section 4, which reads as fol-
lows:
Every person maintaining any. es-
tablishment where intpxica ting liquor
or tobacco in any form are kept or Of
fered for sale is required to keep posted
in conspicuous place within his place
of business printed copy of this law,
and 1t shall be unlawful for any such
person to carry on his business without
having such copy at all times posted as
aforesaid"
Amy person convicted of violating the
foregoing provision shall, in addition to
other penalties, forfeit his license and
right to carry on such business in the
county where the offense is committed
for the period of one year.
Under another newly enacted law
sheriffs are directed to officially inspect
all saloons and gambling places quar-
terly and ascertain if any infractions Of
the laws are being committed, and 1t
will be part of their duty to see that
section of this law as above printed
is complied with.
Copies of the act bearing date of ex-
ecutive approval have been prepared
by the New Mexican Printing Company
and neatly printed on enduring card
board, ready for pasting, as the law re-
quires. These may be had on app1ica-
ton at the New Mexican office; price,
so cents each, or will be forwarded by
mail to any address in the territory.
BY examination OF law it will be eeen
that a printed copy of the same must
be posted in conspicuous place, by
all persons, mercantile firms, apotfe-
carries or corporations trading In intox-
icant liquors, cisars, cigarettes or to-
bacco in any form, or any such persons,
etc., carrying on games Of chance.