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90_HB1863

      235 ILCS 5/6-19           from Ch. 43, par. 134
          Amends the  Liquor  Control  Act  of  1934.  Deletes  the
      provision forbidding sales of liquor at retail on credit.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Liquor  Control  Act  of 1934 by
 2    changing Section 6-19.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
 6    changing Section 6-19 as follows:
 7        (235 ILCS 5/6-19) (from Ch. 43, par. 134)
 8        Sec. 6-19. No person  shall  sell  or  furnish  alcoholic
 9    liquor  at  retail to any person on credit or on a pass book,
10    or order on a store, or in exchange for any goods,  wares  or
11    merchandise,  or in payment for any services rendered; and if
12    any person shall extend credit  for  such  purpose  the  debt
13    thereby  attempted  to be created shall not be recoverable at
14    law;  provided  that  Nothing  herein  contained   shall   be
15    construed  to  prevent  any  club  from  permitting checks or
16    statements for alcoholic liquor to be signed  by  members  or
17    bona  fide  guests  of  members and charged to the account of
18    such members or guests in accordance with the by-laws of said
19    club.; and provided further  that  Nothing  herein  contained
20    shall  be  construed  to  prevent  any  hotel from permitting
21    checks or statements for  liquor  to  be  signed  by  regular
22    guests  residing at said hotel and charged to the accounts of
23    said guests.; and provided further that Nothing herein  shall
24    be  construed  to  prevent  payment  by  credit card or other
25    credit device for the purchase  of  liquor  in  the  original
26    package or container for consumption off the premises.
27    (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

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