New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-17

pect TO the provisions and terms of the new
Law " hich is doing so much to Danish In
temperance, ldleness, Wee, PauPerism and
Crime from the State of Maine, and which
other States are about to initiate. We
have therefore procured and now publish
the Law. as follows
ANACT TOR THE SUPPRESSION OF DRINK
/ ING HOUSES AND TIPPING SHOPS
Be- 1t enGcfcdby the Senate and House of Representatives.
/ IN LeclsiatiEe assembled follous
/ SEcTIoS l. No person shall be allowed nj any
time, 70 manufacture or sch. by himself, MS clerk
servant or agent, directly indirectly, any spuin
/ Gus or intoxicating liquors. or any mixed liquors
part of which Is spIltuous or intoxicating except as
! hereafter provided.
SEC . The Seiectmen Of any town, and Mayor,
! and Aldermen OF any city, on the first Monday o.
May annually, or As soon thereafter rs NAV ne con-
venisnt, may appoint some suitable person, as the
agent OF sald town or city, TO sell II some central
! and convenient place within said town or CITY,
| spirits wines or other intoxicating liquors. to be
| used for medicinal and mechanical purposes aud no
other and SAID agent shall receive such compenSd-
ton for his services as the board appointing MN
prescribe and shall IN the sale of such liquors, con-
form to such rules and regulations as the Selec'mep
or Mayor and Alderman as Aforesaid, shall proScrioe
/ for that purpose. And such agent appointed as
/ aforesaid shall hold his situation for wear I'M
less sooner removed by the Board from which he re-
I ceiyed his appointment, as he may he ~ any rme
! at the pleasure OF said Board.
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the MAYOR and Alderman or Selec,men by whom he
has been appointed authorizing hum as the agent o
/ such town or city, 10 sell intoxicating liquors for
medicinal and mechanical purposes only but such
certificates shall rot be delivered to the person so
appointed. until he shah have executed and deliver
Ell 10 said Board bond with two good and sufficient
suretles, IN the sum OF SIX hundred dolaTs IN SUD
/ stance as follows
Know all men tha We a. pT9 . s and and and
inhabitants Of the Of - Tor city the case may
helm the sum Of hundred dollars t. he pad them Ito
which payment bind ourselves, our heEs, executors
and admnlstIaoT firmly by these presents Sealed with
our seals. ard dated tins = day 81 - ID. -
above bounccn has Been duly appoint Ell Al agent Tor We
town city within, and for and on account y
sald town Intoxicating liquors tx medicin and
m,chanical purposes aud no other until the = % --
Now II the said - shall IN all respects conform 10 the
I. Amounted and - such rules and regulations as now are
" sha be from time established by the board ma
King the appointment then tins obligation to be ycd on-
/ erSise to remain m flu fofcc
SIC 4 If any person, by himself, clerk. servant
or agent. shah AT any time sell any Spurious or IN
toxlcatng liquors, or any mixed liquors, part Oh
which Is intoxicating. in violation of the pro IsonS
Of this act he shall iorie, and pay on the hrs con,
yctIon ten dollars and the costs Of prosecution and
snail stand committed until the same be paid On
/ the second conN ctIon ne snail pay twenty dollars
/ and the costs OF prosecution and snail stand COM
. mitted until the same be paid on the third and
/ every subsequent conviction he shall pay twenty
dollars and the costs Of prosecution, and shall be
imprisoned in the common Jail, no; less than three
months. nor more than months, and IN default OF
paVment of the fines and costs prescribed Oy tns
section for the first and second convictions, the con-
Wet shall not be entitled TO the bencht OF chapter
rs of the revised statutes until he shall have oeeR
/ imprisoned two months and IN default OF payment
Of fines and costs provided for the third and every
subsequent conviction, ne shall not be entitled 20 the
benefit OF said chapter lis OF the revised statutes
until he shall have been imprisoned four months
And If clerk, servant, agent or otner persons IN
/ the employment on the premises OF another shall
violate the provisions of this section, he shah be
/ held equally guilty with the principal aud on con
viction, shall suffer the same penalty
SEC ). ANY forfeiture or penalty arising under
the above section may be recovered by an action OF
debt, or by. complaint before any justice OF me
peace or nudge of any municipal or police court IN
! the county where the olfense was committed ANA
the forfeiture so recovered shall go TO the town
where the convicted party resides for the use OF the
poor and the prosecutor or complainant may be
! admitted a witness III the trial And AZ any one
! of the Selcctmen or Board OF Mayor and Aldermen
! shall approve OF the commencement of any such
suit, by lndOrslng his name upon the writ, me de-
PENDANT shall in even, recover any COSTS and In
all actions OF debt arising under this section, the
fires and foreitureS suffered by the defendant, snail
be the same AZ il the action had been by compliant
And II shall be the duty OF the Mayor and Aldermen
/ of any city. and Seectmen Of any town. 10 com
/ mence an action in behalf OF SAID town or cts.
against any peTsOn guilty OF a violation OF any oil
the Of this act, on being informed OF the
! same and being furnished with proof OF the Tact.
SIC &. If any person shall clam an appeal from
! a Judgment rendered against him by any Judge or
Justice the trial of such action or complaint he
shall before tie appeal shall lie allowed, recognize
! IN The sum of one hundred dollars, with two goOa
and sufficient suTetles, N every case SO Appealed 10
prosecute his appeal, and To pay all costs INES ana
/ PENALTIES that may De awarded against him. upon
final disposition OF such SUIT or compliant Ana be
/ fore his appeal shalt be allowed, he shh Also IN
! every case. give "a bond With tnO Othe: gOOd ana
sufficient suretes, running 70 the town or CITY where
| the offensc was committed, m the sum Of two hum
diod dollars, that BE- viii mol, during toe pendency
of such appeal. volcte any Of the provisions OF TINS
act And no Tecognlzance or BOND shali De taken IN
cases arising under tn, act except BY The justice or
/ Judge before whom The trial was had and the de-
! tendaIt shall bs held TO advance the Jury fees ia
/ every case Of appeal IN an action Of debt aud IA
the event OF final conviction before jury, The de-
! fendanf shall pay and suffer double the amount OF
/ fines penalties aud imprisonment awarded against
HIM bv the Justice OF Judge from whose judgment
! the appeal made The forfeiture for All bonds
! and TecOgnZances gwen IN pursuance 81 ths acl
shall 60 to the town or city where me ohense was
! committed, for the use OF the poor ana ~ me re-
cognjzances and bonds mentioned IN this section
/ shall not he gwen, within tveny-iour hours ater
/ the Judgment. the appeal shall not De allowed inc
defendant in the mean time TO stand committed.
SIC The Mayor and Aldermen OF any city, and
and the selcctmen Of any town, whenever com
plant shall! be made 10 them mat Oreach o. me
conditions of the bond gwen Oy any person appOihleu
under this act, has been committed, shall notify th-
person complained OF. and If upon hearing OF the
parties II shalt appear THAI any breach has been COM
mitted they shall revoke and make VOID ms appoint
menf And whenever breach OF any bona gwen
10 the inhabitants OF any city or town ia pursuance
OF any Of the provisions Oh M act snAI ne NUT
known 10 The MayOE and Aldermen. or >slectmen. or
shall IN any manner come 10 their knowledge. they
or some one OF them shah, at the expense AMI for
the use OF said city OF town cause me BOND 10 oe
put IN sult IN any court proper 70 Try the same.
SEC 5 No person shall be allowed to De manu-
facturer Of any spiruous intoxicating liquor, or
common seller thereof, without being duly appointed
as aforesaid. pam OF fOTeltng on tue BIs cOhFlc-
ton. tie sum OF one hundred dollars and costs OF |
prosecution and default OF the payment thereof,
he persons 30 convicted she'll be imprisoned Sky
DAYS m the common laIl and on the second con- /
yictiop the person convicted shall pay the sum |
OF TWO hundred dollars and costs OF prosecution,
and In default Of payment, shall be Imprisoned Tour
months II the common jail and on the thlrc anu /
eyeyy subsequent conviction. shall pay the sum OF
two hundred dollars and shall be Imprisoned four /
months Ia the common all IN the county where the /
ur...ff I'LL IL LIZ e.