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The New Liquor Law

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
September
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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The following are the provisions of the new liquor law, whicli goes into effect, Sept. 28. They must not keep soreens or curtains near the front door to obstruct the view of the bar froni the street. Penalty, $200 fine or leas, or 90 days in jail. They must not sell liquor to students of any public or private institution of learning in the state, nor allow students to play cards, dice orany game of chance in saloons, under the same penalty. They must not adultérate liquors nor offer for sale liquor known to be adulterated, under a penalty of not less than $50 nor exceeding $500, or imprisonment of not less than 10 days, They must not sell in quantities of more than three gallons or odo dozen quart bottles, under a retail lieense, or less than that amount at one time under a Wholesale Tícense. They must not sell wine or liquors of any kind from any cask or vessel unless the sume shall have been labeled, "Pure and without drugs or poison." Finding empty casks or vessels in a saloon not so labeled, will be considered prima facie evidence of a violation of the law. A license of $300 must bo paid for selling malt liquors only; for malt and spirituous liquors at retail, $500; for spirituous liquors at wholesale the same, and for spirituous liquors at wholesale aud retail, $800. Druggists can sell liquor on physicians' prescriptions only. They must ronrrl fliA nnme of everv DUrchaser in a blank book kept for the purpose, and the aforesaid book must be open to all persons for examinatlon during all business hours. The penalty for the first violation is not less thaa 8100 fine; for n second offense, in addition to penalty the offender shall be debarred f rom selllng liquor anywhere in the state for flve yeare. Saloonkeepers violating tlie law will flnd trouble without looking for it, as pólice offlcers are empowered to close all places where liquor is sold upou wlnch the tax has not been paid. Rrewers or brewers' agenls will not be accepted as sureties as saloonkeepers' bonds, The law on that point is explicit. All plaoes wbere liquor is sold, except drug stores, must be closed at 9 o'clock p. m., and not opened beforo 7 a. m. The word closed applies to back doois, side doors aud all other doors opening into bar-rooms. Pólice oflicers are charged with the duty of closing all pla-jes found open after hours. Commou councils have the option of allowing saloons to remain open until 11 p.m. and to open at G a. m. Arrest fo violation of this section can be made without a warrant. Saloon keepers can look for frequen visits from the pólice, as the law requirei the offlcers to visit all saloons am bar rooms at least once a week to learn if any provisions of the ast are violated. The saloonkeepers of Springwells, (reenfield, Hamtramck and Grosse Pointe will have no better opportunity than city saloon men to viólate the law, as the Detroit pólice are given full jurisdiction in those townships to arrest offenders against the law.

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Ann Arbor Democrat