Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-06
THE LLcEMSR LAW.

THE LICENSE Law
Al the Tsqusss ola vausd friend q good orasr and
the right understandable Of every law, We EepubliSh
pean not to be well understood in al parts Of the
state, and The OcOssEs trying hard tOmake something
political out Of Il.
An Act relating to the sale Of Spurious Liquors.
Section I. Be 4 enacted By The Senate and HeHse Of
Representatives IN General Assembly conueaed That
no person shall hereafter SELL directly OF indirectly,
any wine, any distilled spurious liquors. foreign, or
domestic, in less quantity than five gallons, to be ia
ken and carried away, at one e1d the same nme, nnf
the Town in which such sale may be made, bond
with surety, the satisfaction Of major part Of the
Seleetmen Of such town, m the penal sum OF three
hundred dollars payable to said town, for the due OBJ
servance Of this, and all acts relating to the sale Of
wine and spurious liquors.
Sec. q No person shall sen. directly or indirectly.
nor authorize Or permit to be sold any wine spirit
Ous liquors. mixed or unmxed, to be drunk in his or
her house, shop dstiery, or any other place or de-
so TO be drunk as Aforesaid nor keep the same for
sale to be drunk as aforesaid.
Sec. g. If any person or persons shall violate the
st and paw the S sum Of y dollars, 70 the Treasury
Of the town in which said offence was committed, for
the use Of such town. And where q bond shalt be
an acton of debt on said bond, IN any court proper to
try the same, and the penalty recovered in such suit
shall be endorsed said bond, and the tendency OF
suit such bond shall not prevent other suits be-
ing brought on the same bond for subsequent breach
Sec. l. On complaint being made to the selectmen
Of any town, BY respectable individual OF any vo-
laiiol OF this act shall be their duty to investigate
the same and IL il shall appear that said complaint 10
true, they shall notify the Attorney for the State in
the county where such town 10 situate, or grand ju-
rOg of said town, who shall prosecute the same or in
eases where bonds are given rs aforesaid, they shall
cause suit 70 be instituted thereon, and the Ator.
neys Of the State in their several counties and grand
violation OF this act on satisfactory evidence being
furnished Of such offence by any other peEscn or per-
sons than said selectmen.
Sec. 5. ANY person keeping store or shop gener-
ally reputed to be dram ogehop. who shall not
have given bond with surety az aforesaid, and shall
have or keep on hand any wine OF spurious liquors,
s be liable Ss e. ,s Of the
may be permitted TO- testify in such prosecutions when
eaid reputation shall be given in evidence, and shall
be liable to the same penalties a: other witnesses,
of violation Of this act. And in case Of the denial
Of his guils by the person 90 prosecuted when exam
ined on oath as witness, the evidence Of such re-
putation shall thereupon be excluded and the dcfen.
dant eha be entitled aequittal unless proved by
other evidence to he guilty.
Sec 6. The civil authority and selectmen in each
town are authorized 10 meet on the first Monday Of
January, annually and when met, the senior jus.
tice present shall be chairman Of sad meeting, unless
some other person be by them appointed, and shall
be their duty TO appoint clerk OF said board, and said
civil authority and selecmen collectively by vote of
twOhrds of those who are present at such meeting,
may prohibit any person or persons from retailing any
wine or spurious liquors within such town for the
year ensuing in quantity iess than five gallons, and
If any person, having notice Of such prohibition, shall
sell any wine or spurious liquors in such town, con.
trary 10 the determination Of said board. such person
shall forfeit and pay 10 the Treasury Of said town the
sum Of fifty dollars.
Sec Z Nor shall any thing in this act be construed
to prevent the keeper d any tavern house, or houses
Of public entertainment duly licensed for that purpose,
agreeably the laws Of this State, from vending to be
drunk within such taverns, houses Of public enter.
mentioned; nor to prevent Apothecares from vend-
ing spirits for medicinal purposes. Nor shall this act
affect the rights of any retailer who has paid for and
See. g. That the act entitIed AN &C. to regulate
the selling of Spurious Liquors. passed 1882 and the
&C, in addition thereto. passed 1888, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
be agents of said towns. TO prosecute any bond or
bonds given "a aforesaid. And said bonds shall be in
the form following, to wit -
Know ell men BY these presents That we
firmly bound unto the town Of i'm the pc.
nal sum Of three hundred dollars to be paid to said
town Of or their certain attorney. for
by bind ourselves. our heirs. executors, and admins
at this day q rs
The condition Of which h obligation is IT, where's.
ness ofseling and retailing wines Snd 'P!ri,ou: liquors
shall, during the whole time he may
as Aforesaid, keep and fulfil ali The provision, Of The
act, entitled. An Act relating 10 the sale Of Spirit.
GUS Liquors., passed 1888. then the above Obligations
to he void. otherwise TO continue in force.
Approved, May 81. 1888.