The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-06-20
LOCAL OPTION.
The Beal Municipal Law, Which
Went Into Effect April 8, 'O2.

the revised Statutes be amended so as I
by the enactment Of the following sup G
Elementary sections, to-wit, sections !
436i-20a. 43G4-2Ob, 4364 20c, 43Gi 20d,
4364-20e, 4364-20f, 4364.2Og, 1864 2Oh,
and 1854 -20i.
SEC. 436I20. That the sale of intOx-
eating liquors, whether distilled, malt
or vinous, on the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday, except by q
regular druggist on a written prescrip-
tiOu OF a regular practicing physician
for medical purposes only, is hereby
declared to be unlawful, and all places
where such intoxicating liquors are on
other days, sold or exposed for sale, ex-
cept regular drug stores, shall on that
day be closed, and whoever makes such |
sales, or allows any such place TO be |
open or remain open on that day shall |
be fined in any sum not exceeding one |
hundred dollars and not less than twen- |
ty-five dollars for the first otfense, and
for each subsequent offense shall
be fined not more than two hun
dred dollars or be Imprisoned in the
county Jail or city prison not less than
ten ysand not exceeding thirty days, or
both. In regular hotels and eating
houses the word 'place" herein used
shall be held to mean the room or part
of room where such liquors are usually
sold or exposed for sale and the keep
ing of such a room or part of room Sc
curely closed shall be held, as to such
hotels and eating houses rs closing
of the place, within the meaning of this
section. And any municipal corpora
tion shall have full power to regulate
the selling, furnishing or giving away
of intoxicating liquors as beverage
and places where intoxicating liquors
are sold, furnished or given away as q
beverage, except as provided for in Sec
tion 4364 zoe OF this act.
Sec 4364-2Oa. That whenever forty
per cent. of the qualified electors Of any
municipal corporation shall petition the
council thereof for the privilege to de-
termiue by ballot whether the sale of
Intoxicating liquors as beverage shall
be prohibited within the limits of such
y municipal corporation, such council
y shall order a special election to be held
y in not less than twenty nor more than
thirty days from the filing Of such peti
y tion with the mayor of the municipal
corporatiOn or from the presentation ot
i Isuch petition to said council, which
said petition shall be filed as q public
u document with the clerk Of the muni
20 cipslity, and preserved for referenc,
- and inspection, and which election shall
~ be held at the usual place or places TO
IL holding municipal elections, and notic
'e shall be given and the election
'e conducted in all respects q
70 provided by law for the electio
o. ofmembers of the Council of thecorpora
* tion, so far as said law may be applica
AA BILE. The result of such election shal
re forthwith be entered upon the recor
II of the proceedings of the Council of tn
NJ corporation by the clerk thereof, an
ne in all trials for violation of this act, tn
au original entry of the record, or cop
Oh thereof certified by the clerk of th
" corporation. provided that said record
Oh show that majority of the votes cas-
NC at said election Vas against the sal
u" of intoxicating liquors as beverag
Sd shall be prima facia evidence that u
oe selling furnishing or giving away of il
toxicating liquors rs a beverage or th
lor keeping of q place where such liquor
en- are sold, kept for sale, given away
ui- furnished, il such selling, furnishin
IL or giving away, or keeping such plat
DUO occurred after thirty days from II
'ur day of holding the election, was the
iio and there prohibited and unlawful.
use SEC. 4364-20b. The ballots at al
no special election held under the prov
'at sions of this act, shall be printed viii
oe- an affirmative and negative stateme
zen to-wit: The sale of intoxicatir
liquors as beverage shall be pr
pr hibited," "The sale of intOxicaLir
liquors as beverage shall not be pr
hibited," witha blank space on Il
left side of each statement in which
give each electOr an opportunity
clearly designate his choice by Gro
ire mark as follows:
[...l The sale of intOxicatir
liquors as beverage shall be prohi
tied.
l....l The sale of Intoxicating liquo
as beverage shall not be prOhibite
ON And if majority of the votes cast
me such election shall be in favor of pr
Ter hibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquO
ur- as q beverage, then from and aft.
thirty days from the date of holdir
ch- said election it shall be unlawful II
en- any person, personally or by agen
md within the limits of such municlp
aal corporation TO sell, furnish or give aws
ow any Intoxicating liquors to be used
len beverage, or to keep q place whel
ZEN such liquors are kept for sale, give
my away or furnished, for beverage pu
les poses, and whoever from and after Il
thirty days aforesaid in any mann,
not directly or indirectly, sells, furnishe
or gives away, OrOtherwise deals in ar
led Intoxicating liquors as beverage,
he keeps or uses place, structure or veh
for Gle, either permanent or transient II
l." such selling, furnishing or giving aws
or in which or from which intOxicatir
liquors are sold, given away or furnis
ed or otherwise dealt in as afOresai