The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-02-19
Rigid Requirements
Of Bondsmen.
There's Going To BE Some Difficulty
In Securing Sureties Under Warner
Cramton Law.

Blank copies Of the new liquor dealers
bonds and the affidavit which the deal
er must file with his bond before con-
Quoting business on or after May 1,
next, have been received at the county
treasurer's Office. The bonds are far
more rigid under the Warner -Cramton
law then heretofore, and it will likely
not be an easy task for some Of the
saloon men to obtain sureties fulfil
ling all the requirements. One of
the most drastic changes is that no
person can act as surety for more than
one saloon keeper, regardless Of what
the value of his real estate may be.
The dealer must admit with the bond
an affidavit setting forth that he is
citizen of the United States and of the
state of Michigan: his place of residence;
the location of his place Of business. and
whether or not he has been convicted
of any violation of the liquor laws of
this or any other state since Aug. 81.
1909. He must also agree that if he
shall be twice convicted of violation
of the liquor laws, that he shall here
by forfeit entirely the rights and privi-
leges conferred upon him by the license
issued, and that he will not after such
conviction carry on the business speci-
fled in the license.
In the bond itself, the dealer agrees
not to sell liquor to any minor, to any
person in the habit of getting intoxi-
Gated, to any Indian or person of Indian
descent, to any person when forbidden
to do so by the husband, wife, parent,
child, guardian and employer Of such
or by the supervisor of the Township,
mayor of the city, director of the poor.
president or trustee of any village in
which said person shall reside, and that
he (the dealer) will be responsible for
any damages that may be adjudged by
reason of having violated any part Of
this agreement.
Each bondsmen must make affidavit
that he is male resident and freeholder
of --township, village or city in
county; that he is not in any way en-
gagged in the liquor business; that he is
not surety on any other bond; that he
does not hold any elective or appointive
Office in the county, city, village or
township other than notary public. He
must further describe the real estate
he owns, giving its actual value and
the book and page in the register of
deeds Office where its description may
be found, and swear that said real es-
tate has an assessed valuation equal
to the amount of the bond, over and
above all exemptions.
The act relating to the application
for license and revocation agreement is
as follows:
Every person intending to engage
in any liquor business, shall on or before
May of each year make and file with
the clerk of the township, village or
city in which it is proposed to carry on
such business, an application for IL
cense in writing and on oath showing
the name and residence of such person.
the ward, village or township in which
it is proposed to carry on such sale or
manufacture and the nature of the bus
mess in which the person is intending
to engage in, and stating whether or
not such person is citizen of the
United States and state of Michigan
and whether such person has since the
taking effect Of this act been convicted
of any violation of the liquor laws of
this state, and the time, place and num-
ber of such convictions. Any person
making false affidavit in any particu-
lar as required by this section shall oe
deemed guilty of the crime Of perjury.
1t shall be the duty of each township
board or village or city council to pass
upon applications for licenses and to de-
termine the sufficiency of bonds. The
board or council shall meet on the sec
ond Monday in April to consider all ap-
plications for licenses then on file and
shall meet at such other times as may
be necessary"
The provision of the act is that no
application shall be approved by said
board prior to the second Monday. Of
April preceding the term specified in
said application. &.