The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-05-16
A Plain Exposition by Ex-Mayor
]. R. Cassidy.

For the benefit Of those of our readers
who are not learned in the law, We here
furnish few notes OF the main points
of difference between the old Dow Law
ordinance and the new Besl law, as the
latter would be In force In our city in
the event that an election were 70 be
held and majority vote Of our citizens
were against the saloon.
The only thing prohibited by the
Dow Law ordinance WAS the keeping of
q place within the city where liquor
was sold at retail for beverage pur-
poses. Under this ordinance IL was
possible:
l. For bo0tieggers 70 sell their
liquors with impunity just 30 long rs
they did not keep any place wherein 70
sell.
2. For persons TO rent rooms and
organize clubs where liquor could be
taken and their frlends invited In for
the purpose of being treated.
g. For persOns " order beer and
other liquors to be shipped in from
outside towns, which liquors could be
delivered to them on vacant lots, barns,
&C., where they could he drunk.
4 For mushroom drug stores to be
started where Refill" prescriptions
could be placed on file, ON which liquor
could frequently be purchased for al.
legged Medicinal (?) purposes.
The Besl law prohibits not only the
keeping Of places where liquors is cold
but goes further and prohibits tho keep
ing of places where it is furnished OF
given away and further Seill prohibits
the very act Of selling, furnishing OF
giving away liquor.
| l. Under this law hnotleggers could
not exist. It would make NO differences
that they did not keep = place, the very
act OF selling would DO enough to en-
sure their OnvictiOn.
2. ClubrOoms could not exist. Ir
the frst place the person who would
furnish" or 'sdeEver" the liquor q
the clubronm could be convicted. II
the second place any member of ths
club who would give . glass of beer Of
other intoxicating liquor to another
member could ba fined.
8. Drugssores Of the sort mentioned
above could not be run ~ the law, af
ter Regulating the kind of prescription
which must he issued, goes ON TO sa!
that prescription can only be uset
once, and makes II unlawful to fill ,
q prescription for liquor more thai
once.
4. IL WOuiQ Do q Violation OF tn,
Besl Law 70 keep . Deer house In th,
city from which % deliver or furnisl
beer TO consumers, no matter how th,
order WAS given o. where the sale va
made.
5. It would be Q violation of the Bes
Law for An expressraan or drayman o
railroad agent to deliver ut any plsc,
within the city, a lceg of beer or Oths
liquor to any person or persons for tn
purpose of being drunk by them.
6. Finally under the Dow the onl,
person before whom = prosecution coul,
be instituted was the Mayor, Will,
under the Beal Law prosecutions Cal
be instituted before any Justice of tn,
Peace In the county. before any Mayo
In the county, before the Probat,
Court or before the Grand Jury OF th,
Court of CommOn Pleas.
Z. Under the Dow Law Ordinance 1
was the duty of the Marshal and Cit
Police only to endeavor to enforce tn
same. Under the Beal Law In addition
tc the Msrshal and police IL Is the dut,
OF the Sheriff and his deputies and tina
OF every constable and other officer /,
see that all violations are punished.