But statutes exist generally in the different states regulating the liquor business in one form or another, forbidding any person to engage in the sale thereof without a license.

A reference to the statutes of one of the states will serve to illustrate the nature of the legislation on the subject of intoxicating liquors.

The statutes of Illinois among other things provide:

55 Com. vs. Hopkins, 133 Mass., 381;

Price vs. State, 96 Ala., 5;

State vs. Robertson, 86 N. C, 628. " State vs. Garing, 75 Me., 591;

Berry vs. People, 77 N. Y., 588;

State vs. Toombs, 79 Iowa, 741. 57 Derby vs. State, 60 N. J. L., 258. 58 State vs. Haines (Or.), 58 Pac, 39.

That a dramshop is a place where spirituous or vinous or malt liquors are retailed in less quantity than one gallon, and intoxicating liquors shall be deemed to include all such liquors within the meaning of this act.59

Whoever not having a license to keep a dramshop, shall by himself or another, either as principal, clerk or servant, directly or indirectly, sell any intoxicating liquor in any less quantity than one gallon, or in any quantity to be drank upon the premises, or in or upon any adjacent room, building, yard, premises or place of public resort, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court.60

Whoever by himself, his agent or servant, shall sell or give intoxicating liquor to any minor without the written order of his parent, guardian or family physician, or to any person intoxicated, or who is in the habit of getting intoxicated, shall for each offense, be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned in the county jail, not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or both according to the nature of the offense.61

The giving away of intoxicating liquors, or other shift or device to evade the provisions of this act, shall be held to be an unlawful selling.62