The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-06-27
FARRIS BLIND
TIGER BILL.
FULL TEXT Of THE FAMOUS BILL
PASSED By THE LAST
LEG ISLATURE.
STRENUOUS LAW FOR BoODLERS.
WILL BE FOUND GUILTY II HE
HAS GOVERNMENT LICENSES.
c. o. d. sHIpMENTs rNLAwFUL.

An act for the better enforcement of
an act approved March 10. 1884, en-
Titled IAN act whereby the sense Of
the people any county. city. town,
district or precinct may be taken
as To whether spurious. vinOus or
malt liquors shall be sold, bartered
or loaned therein, and 10 amend
section 1 of said act.
he II enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF the Commonwealth Of h ntucky.
Sec, 10 an indictment for viola
ton of any provision OF the act APP
proved March 10. 1884, entitled IAN
act whereby the sense Of the people Of
any county, city, town, district or pre-
cinct may be taken as 10 whether
splrltuous vinous or malt liquors shall
be sold. bartered or loaned therein. or
for violation of any act amendatOry
thereof, IL shall not be necessary 20
allege That vote was taken or an
election held, or any other step relative
thereto; but il may be simply stated
that the act or acts were committed in
a territory where the said act was .eu
forced and in said indictment it shall
be sufficient 70 designate said act as the
local option law
Sec. ,. liz shall be unlawful for any
person to sell. lend, give, procure for or
furnish to another any spirituous,
yinous or malt liquors for the purpose
of selling them in any territory where
said act l. in force, and any person thus
offending shall be fined not less than
fifty nor more than one hundred dollars
and imprisoned not less than ten nor
more than fifty days.
The possession Of a Unitee States
special tax stamp commonly called
United States hcenes) for carrying on
the business of retail dealer in spiri-
tuous, vinous or malt liquors, OF the
having of such stamp tax or license
stuck up at the place of business in such
territory shall be prima facia evidence
of guilt under this section.
Sec. 3. On the second or any subse-
quent conviction for violation OF said
act, or any of Its amendments the
court shall require the defendant 10
eS~apie band iss abs. slsI... AZ two hundred
dollars TO be of good behavior for the
period of twelve months.
The court may, IN Its discretion, in
crease the amount of the bond, and If
the bond ia not given the defendant
shall be committed 10 the county Jail
10 be fixed by the court.
Sec. 4. All the shipments of spiritu
Gus, vinous or malt liquors to be paid
for on delivery, commonly called &C.
q. u. shipments" into any county, city,
town, district or precinct where said act
is in force shall be unlawful and shall
be considered sales of such liquors at
the place where the money is paid or
the goods delivered; the carrier and his
agents selling or delivering such goods
shall be liable jointly with the vender
therefor.
Sec. ,. Section of said act is
stricken out, and in lieu thereof the
following is inserted:
After the entry of the certificate of
the canvassing board as aboye provided
for. in the order book of the county
court, if the vote was against the sale,
barter or loan of spirituous. vinous or
malt liquors in the said county, city,
town. district or precinct. as the case
may be, to any person, except the here
matter provided ard any person who
shall sell, barter or loan, directly or in
directly, any such liquors in said county,
city. town, district or precinct, shall
upon conviction, be fined not less than
dollars, or to be confined IN the county
Jail not less than ten nor more than
forty DAYS. or both so fined and im-
prisoned ia the discretion of the conrt
or Jury. tor each offense; and any person
who knowingly furnishes or rents
house, room, wagon or any conveyance
or thing in which spiritnous, vinous or
malt liquors are sold. bartered or loaned,
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yictiou therefor, be fined not less t'san
sixty nor more Ihan one hundred
dollars, and the house. wagon, vehicle,
land or other thing in which the spIri-
tuous, vinous or malt liquors was sold.
bariered or loaned shall be liable for all
fines adiudged against the persons sell
ing bartering or loaning same.