Year: 1875

ness Made MiSdeaneanOr. and


AduIferafaon Of Lie uors Forbidden.


The following is the full text of the
new liquor law as it passed both


Houses of the General Assembly:


An Act to regulate and license the


sale of spirito0s. vinous, and malt,


and other Intoxicating liquors, to


limit the license fee to be charged


by cities and towns, and to repeal


all former laws regulating the sale


of Intoxicating liquors and all laws


and parts Of laws coming in conflict


with the provisions of this act, pre-


scribing penalties for the violation


thereof, and declaring an emergen


cy.


Section L. Be it enacted by the
diana, That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to directly or
indirectly sell, barter, or give away
Tor any purpose of gain, any spurious,
vinous, or malt liquors in less ,quan-
titles than quart at time, without
first procuring from the board of com
such liquor or liquors are to he sold
lItcESC, dS ACISlud1CCI Iu0fI0S0, hui
shall any person, without having first
procured such license, sell or barter
any intoxicating liquor to be drank or
suffered to be drank in his house, out
house, yard, garden, or the appurten-
ances thereto belonging


Sec g The words Intoxicating
liquors" shall apply to any spiritous,
vinous, or malt liquors, or to any
intoxicating liquors whatever. which
is used or may be used as a beverage


Sec. 3. Any male inhabitant over
the age of twenty one years desiring
to obtain license to sell Intoxicating
liquors. shall give notice to the citi-
zens of the township, town, city, or
ward in which he desires to sell, by
publishing in weekly newspaper in
the county notice, stating IN the no.
tice the precise location of the prem
ises in which he desires to sell, and
the kind of liquors. whether only
vinous and malt liquors, or malt
liquors only, or spiritous, vinous, and
malt liquors, or vinous liquors only,
at least twenty days before the meet
ing of The board at which the appli-
cant intends TO apply for license; or
in case there is no such paper pub
lished In the county. then by posting
up written or printed notices in three
Of the most public places of the town
ship, in which he desires to sell, at
least twenty (20) days before the meet
ing of such board. And it shall be
the privilege Of any voter of said
township to demonstrate i'll writing
against the granting of such license to
any applicant on account OF immoral
ity or other unfitness Gas is specified
in this act


Sec. 4. The Board of County Com
missioners, at such term, shall grant a
license to such applicant upon his
giving bond to the State of Indiana
with at least two freehold sureties,
resident within said county, to be ap-
proved by the County Auditor. in the
sum OF $1,000, conditioned that he
will keep an orderly and peaceable
house. and that he will pay all fines
and costs that may be assessed against
him for any violations of this act, and
for the payment of all judgments for
civil damages growing out Of unlawful
sales, as provided for in this act,
which bond shall be filed with the
Auditor of said county; provided said
applicant be fit person to be entrust-
ed with the sale of intoxicating
liquors, and if he be not in the habit
of becoming intoxicated But in no
case shall license be granted to
person In the habit Of becoming in
toxicated. Provided. That no appeal
taken by any person from the order of
the board granting such license shall
operate to estop the person receiving
such license from selling Intoxicating
liquors Hereunder until the cluse Of
the next term of the court in which
such appeal is pending at which such
cause might be lawfully tried, and he
shall not be liable as seller without
license for sales made during the pend
ency of such appeal. But he shall be
liable for the violation of any of the
provisions of this act during such time
the same as if regularly licensed.


Sec. 5. IF said applicant desire to
Sell spurious, vinous and malt liquors
in quantities of less than a quart at a
time, he shall pay to the treasurer of
said county one hundred dollars as
license fee for one year before license
shall issue to him, and il he desire
to sell only vlnous or malt liquors, or
both, in quantities less than quart at
a time, he shall pay to the treasurer
OF said county fifty dollars as a license
fee for one year before license shall
issue to him, such fee to be paid into
the school fund Of the county in which
said license is obtained, and applied
and expended for common school pur-
poses in the same manner in which
the revenue of the common school
funds are now expended.


Sec. 6. No city or incorporated
town shall charge any person who
may obtain license under the pro-
visions of this act more than the fol-
lowing sums for license to sell within