Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-06-12

Oy-Tha following Is the original act relative.tO
the sale ofardent spirits, as il was printed for the
House; and passed with amendments. 1t ought
to have been published in our last paper; but was
mislaid t.sA M
In addition to and alteration Of An Act in rela-
tion 70 the sale of spirituous liquors--And al
90 of An Act for licensing and regulating tav-
erns and suppressng unlicensed houses.
Sect. 1. Be It enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives tn General assembly convened,
That person or persons shall sell, directly or in
directly, any wine or any distilled sprituous Ii
quors, foreign domestic, in less quantity than
I-gallons, to be taken and carried away at one
and the same time ,.. ..... ~,
SECT. 2. No person or persons, excepting tav-
erners shall SELL directly indirectly, by an Agent
or otherwise, to any person or persons, nor author
ize or permit to be sold, any wine spiritnous Ii
quors mixed or unmixed to pc drunk in the house.
shop distillery Of such vendor, or in any other
place, or dependency where sold, nor suffer or
permit the same where solo, to be drunk as afore-
said, nor keep the same for sale to be drunk afore
said. IN p. a.. E.as r ,....t+.. +,
SECT. g. Any person keeping store or shop,
generally reputed to be dram or grog shop, or a
shop where liquors are sold contrary to the second
section of this act and shall have or keep on hand
prosecuted for breach of the second section Of
this act. +fi .ft s#. .'.f ~
PROVIDED, hatsuch person may be permitted to
testify in such prosecutions where said reputation
shall be given in evidence, and shall be liable to the
same penalties as other witnesses and such reputa-
ton shall be only prima facia evidence ola viola
ton of this act and in case of the denial OF his or
her guilt by the person so prosecuted when exam
ined on oath Witness the evidence of such rep
utation shall thereupon be excluded, and the de-
PENDANT shall be entitled to acquttal unless prov
ed by other evidence to be guilty. & "a
SECT. A. No tavern keeper shall sell by an A. gent
or otherwise, or suffer or permit to be sold to- any
inhabitant or resident of the town in which his
tavern is situated, any ale wine or spurious liquors
mixed or unmixed. .s-t .t...
SECT. S. Il any person or persons shall violate
either section of this act, he they shall for each
and every several and distinct offence, forfeit and
pay sum of not less than twenty nor exceeding
one hundred dollars, which iorfeitures shall be
paid into the Treasury ofthis State. And any JUS
tice of the peace shall have final jurisdiction to the
extent of one fine of twenty dollars in each several
prosecution for a breach of said act And if any
person shall fail to pay the fine awarded against
him, he may be imprisoned in the common gaol
for time not exceeding ninety days at the dscre-
ton of the Court, before whom the trial may be
had. And no person who has been convicted Of a
breach of this Act, shall be licensed as tavern
Keeper lot TIE ensuing year DuC morning IN TINS
act shall prevent apothecaries from vending spirits
for medicinal purposes. And it shall be the duty
of Constabes and all informing officers to make pre-
sentiment of all breaches of this act .@A
Srcr. g. The Act entitled 'tAn Act in relation
to the sale of spurious liquors. passed in 1872
and the Act entitled An Act relating TO the sale Of
spurious liquors. passed in 1S3S-and the second,
third fourth and seventh sections of the Act enti
tied An Act for licensing and regulating tayerns
and suppressing unlicensed houscs-and the third
sections of the Act in alteration of said last mem
toned Act. passed in 1898. are hereby repealed
aG- Since the above was in type, we have ascer-
tanned that the first and last sections of the bill
were stricken out, passed the House-and, on Mon
day last rejected in the Senate, by small MAORI
ty. Thus the matter is at rest for the present.
II devolves upon US to report our sentiments on
important subjects, in many instances we consider
it measure of duty, and perform it with pleasure.
In no instance, however, does this take place more
satisfactorily, than when we speak of the Health
Restorative of Mr.. C. Brinckerhof. On the adj
vancement of the knowledge of its existence, and
the practical use made OF it. rests the welfare of
multitude of our fellow beings. All should assist
IN snreadng it. ...a.