The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
FULL TEXT OF
THE DEAN Law
WHICH is TO GOVERN CONDUCT
OF SALOONS IN OHIO IN THE
FUTURE
QUESTIONS A SKE ED
BY Assessors and Penalty on Failure
to Furnish nformation-ProVisio
for Appointment Of Secret Service
officer in Dry Counties.

Dill TO regulate Jne SALOON
conduct of the saloon business in
Ohio, recently passed by the general
assembly, is a most important meas
ure, ard it's provision should be inter
esting to every Canton citizen, whe-
ther be is for or against the saloon.
1t is the first law made to restrict the
saloon in the direction of eliminating
the traffic. The provisions of the Dean
law follow in full:
To amend and supplement section
of an act entitled. AN act pro-
vidlng against the evils resulting
from the traffic in intoxicating
liquors." passed May IA, 1886, as
amended March 2S, 1906. and to
further provide against the evils
resulting from the traffic in in
tOxicating liquors.
Re it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Ohio:
Section l. That section of the act
entitled, AN act providing against
the evils resulting from the traffic in
intoxicating liquors" passed May IA,
1885, as amended March 2S, 1906, be
so amended as to read as follows:
Sec. 3. That every assessor shall
return to the county auditor, with his
other returns a statement upon a
blank to be furnished by such auditor
for that purpose, as to every place
within this jurisdiction where such
business is conducted. showing the
name of the person, corporation or
Co-partnership engaged therein, a
brief and accurate description of the
premises where the same is conducted,
and b. whom owned; said statement
shall be signed and verified before
such assessor by such person, corpora
tiOn, or CO-partnership. And if such
person, corporation or CO-partnership
shall, on demand refuse or fail to fur
nish the requisite information by
such statement, or to sin or verify the
same. such fact shall be returned
by the assessor and thereupOn such
assessment on said business shall be
fifteen hundred dollars. And if any
assessment aforesaid shall not be paid
when due, there shall be added pen
atty thereto of twenty per Centum
which shall be collected Herewith.
Such statement after June list. 1909,
shall also contain the following ques-
tions and answers thereto.
l. Are YOU or if a firm is any
member Of your firm an alien or an
unnaturalized resident of the United
States?
2 Have you, or any member of
your firm or any officer of your cor
poration, ever been convicted of a
felony?
3. Have you, within the past
twelve months knowingly permitted
gambling to be carried on in, upon
or in connection with your place Of
business?
4. Have intoxicating liquors been
sold at your place Of business to mi
nors, except on the written order Of
their parents, guardians or family
physicians, or to persons intoxicated
or in the habit of getting intoxicated,
within the past twelve months, with
your knowledge?
5. Have you knowingly permitted
improper females to visit your place
of business within the past twelve
months?
And if, after one year from the pas
sage of this act any of the questions,
numbered one to FIVE aforesaid, be
person, corporation or Co-partnership
shall fail or refuse to answer the
same. and sign and verify them before
such assessor, then, if thereafter said
person, partnership or corporation
shall engage in the sale, furnishing
or giving away of intoxicating liquor
as a beverage he Cor If firm the mem
bers of the firm, or If a corporation
the officers of said cOrporation) shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upor
indictment and conviction, shall bC
fined not less than two hundred dol
lars nor more than one thousand dol
lars or imprisoned not less than siJ
months nor more than two years, o,
both
Sec. 5a. That whoever, makes falls,
answer to any of the questions provid
ed for in the preceding section, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanoT
and upon indictment and conviction
shall be fined in any sum not less thar
one hundred dollars nor more thai
five hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not less than three months nor NOR
than two years, or both. And who
ever, having been convicted under thi
ner agent, or employe, engages in o
carries on the business of selling an,
vinous, malt, spirituous or any intox
icating liquors as a beverage, shal
upon in Ictmenr and conviction b,
tined not less than two hundred no
Inore thar one thousand dollars o
imprisoned not less than six E.CIth
or both.
Sec 5b. Upon the written com
plant of five taxpayers a place wher
the sale OF intoxicating liquors Il
carried on is conducted in a disoI
derby or disreputable manner, tn
prosecuting attorney of any count,
where saD place is situated outsid
q municipal corporation and the SC
lieitor or chief law officer of an
municipal corporation where the plac
is situated within a municipal COZ
poration, shall or without the salt
complaint may institute a proceeding
in the court of common pleas by pc
tition properly verified, alleging tina
any such place is conducted in a dis
orderly or disreputable manner, max
ing defendant or defendants in sal
action the person, co-partnersbip, 0
corporation conducting the said plac
of business. and setting forth in sal
petition the facts complained o
Pleadings may be filed as In othe
cases and issue joined, as upon a
issue for the abatement OF publ
nuisance. Upon the motion of tn
s,Iafnfiff fbe calaa shall he advance