Worcester daily spy., 1851-12-26
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Copy of the Maine Liquor Law.

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:. oECIloN L. NO persoh Snaii oe ahoWed at any
uihe 10 mahuIactule or SELL Oy iiinseli, MS clerk,
servant OF agent orectiy OF lhofecty. any sPrtu-
gus or intoxicating liquors, OF miAeu liquors part
Oh whlch are spirtuous or intoxicating, except as
hereailer proNueu'
Agents to sell for certain purposes
SECT. 2. The selectmen of any town, and
Monday of May annually, or as soon after as NAV
be convenient, may appoint some suitable person,
as the agent of said town or city, to sell at some
central and convenient place within said town or
city, spirits, wines or other Intoxicating liquors, to
be used for medicinal and mechanical purposes
and no other and said agent shall receive such
compensation for his services as the Board ap-
pointing him shall prescribe and shall in the sale
of such liquors, conform to such rules and regula-
tons the selectmen or mayor and aldermen
as aforesaid shall prescribe for that purpose And
such agent, appointed as aforeaaid shall hold his
sliouatln for one year, unless sooner removed BY
the board from which he received his appointment
as ne may De at.any time, az tne pleasure OF sad
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9 il1 'ie in"yul anu " ssleelipen "
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o eulo.ila vi tnseAa''.osi a. PuiPoses
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of ii ''e oaso .iay A Ie N ene SUN
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,ph nd;t;on or th; oho..;on 4. .,oh f.t.
ybare.s ,ha ahove bonnden e he 49,, d,I' inas
annointed an aaent fnr The tovv for ctv ! of
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To- ;ntoxin lo1nr g. sG,u
nol 81; ~ ross 81 ~, oti,. s;I 80 1-NA
IF 1k n ' nness soona, MAJ san,onad
from s.;d on.ncv %
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,: y, 'no P,r - :. no 5eiai " 'c
business lol wn,on ne 70 aPPoih'eo ahu ana 70 sucn
.u,es anu as nov % OF sall pc rom
'lihe 70 lihe eslae'lsneu " Ine poafu making tDe
appolhtmeht,t tnen tnls nolgauon 10 De VOID; 9TH
er"lse tO remain IN iuii lorce.
| Penalties for riolations, &c.
SECT. 4. IL any person, by himself, clerk, SER
want or agent shall at any time sell any spirtu-
/ Gus or intoxicating liquors. or auv mixed LIQUORS
| part of which is Intoxicating in violation of the
provisions of this act he shall forfeit and pay on
the first conviction ten dollars and the costs Of
| prosecution and shall stand committed unt;f the
| same be paid; on the second conviction he shall
paw twenty dollars and the costs Of prosec,,tion
| and shalt stand committed until the same is Maid
on the third and every subsequent conviction he
shall nav twenty dollars and the costs of nros
ton. and shall be Imprisoned IN The common
iail not less than three months nor more than civ
months and in default of payment of the fines and
costs prescribed by this section for The FIRST and
J second convictions the convict Shall nor he en,;
] tied TO the benefit of chnater 175 Of the Revised
| Statutes. until he shall have been imnrisoned
/ two months. and in def,nlt of navmant or 6nos
and costs provided for the third and every snhsa
ouent conviction. he shall not be entitled TO the
benefit of said ctapter III Of the Revised Statntes
until he shall have been imnrisoned fnnr rontbs
| And if any clerk servant agent or otbar nersons
| in the employment or on the premises Of another
shall violate the provisions of this section he shall
be eld equally guilty with the nrincinaI ana m
conviction shall suffer the same penalty.
Penalties hotc recovered &c.
SECT. 5. ANY forfeiture or penalty arising under
the above section, may be recovered by an action
OF debt, or by complaint before any Justice of the
peace, or judge of any municipal or police court,
in the county where the offence was committed
And the forfeiture so recovered shall go to the
town where the convicted party resides, for the
use OF the poor; and the prosecutor or complain
ana ant may De admlted rs witness IN the trial
anu ana u any one OF the seiectmen or board OF may.
Or ano aldermen snail approve of the commence
mem u any sucn suit, Dy endorsing his name up
Gu @ 'ne VIII, .ne aeendanl sha IN no event recov-
au{ oos.s anu 70 an ac'ons oI debt arising un-
b .h s,iS she nileS anu ioHeures suffered
Dy tne defendant, shall be the same as if the ac-
Az, ae y eoipian. ana II snail De the
" suo i'yci anu aiueineh OF any city, and
t;or i; hahaIr az, .o"n 70 commence an ac-
son ontv of v;oa,;o ~ - oiy aga,nss any per-
TINS act on peing informed OF the same, and being