Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-12
The New Liquor Bill.


Sect. l. No person shall he allowed to
manufacture or sell by himself, his clerk, his
child. servant or agent, any spirituous Liquors
or any mixed liquors n part o: which is spir.
ituous or Intoxicating, except rs hereafter
provided. .t I13D @ lA
The selectmen Of any town, and may.
or and aldermen of any city, on the frs
Monday of May annually, or as soon lhereaf-
ter as may be convenient, may appoint some
person, as the agent oil said town or city, to
sell spirits, wines or other in,ux icatino liO-
ors, to be used for medicinal and M mechanical
purposes, and no other he shall receive
such compensation for his services ms the
board appointing him shall prescribe And
such agent shall hold his situation for one
year. --. q
3 provides that the agent shall give bonds,
with the form Of the bond.
provides rhnt any person violating The
provisions OF this act shall pay ON the first
conviction, ten dollars and llIe costs of pros
ecurioD, and stand committed until paid on
the second conviction twenty dollars and the
costs Of prosecution, and sinnd committed
until paid on the uilrd and everv suisse
quent conviction, he shall pay twenty dul-
lars and the costs of prosecution, aud shall
than rhrre months. nor more ,Ian SIX months
and in dat.ulr ,t ,ba uay,.,, of ,,,s Co..
and costs prescribed by this section, for the
first and second convictions, the convict
shall not be entitled 10 !be benefit of chapter
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.ietaulI Of pn,n,rnI ot t;,es AMI rns,s nn,,;L.
ed Tor the IhIrd and every subsequent COZ
yict,on II, shall not be .n,,I.d +, lie bs,.6,
of ,uii cbap,pr. npt,l n. sI,,u have h.en i'm.
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1t shall he the duty of the mayor and alder.
men, and seIecrnen 10 commence an aciion
in behalf OF the Town or city against any per-
son guilty of violation of any of the proyi
sions of this act, on being informed of The
same, and being furnished with proof of tbe
fact,
6. Ifnny person shall claim an appeal
from n Judgment rendered against him, he
shall recognize in the sum of one hundred
dollars, with two good and sufficient sure
ties, to prosecute his appeal aud 10 pay all
COSTS, fines uad penalties that may be finally
awarded aoaiusi him And Le sl,,ll also
give bond thai he will NOT. during rhe nen.
,lency OF such appeal. y,olare any Of IN. pro
visions OF thus act Aud the defendant shall
be held to advance the Jury fees in every
case OF appeal in an action for debt; aud in
the event of tinal conviction, the defendant
shall ray double the amount of fines, penal,
ties aud Imprisonment awarded against him
by the justice or Judge from whose Judgment
the appeal was made. ......
T. PROVIDES Tor the proper legal measures
on tiie boiln OF the licensed agent OF me town
or city, when there shall be oreach of con-
d'tIon.
8. No person shall bea manufacturer ol
any spurious or intoxicating liqIor, or com
mon se'er 'hereoi, without hrst Deing auiy
appointed, on pam OF tOrfeiIing on Ihe first
convection, one hundred dollars aud costs Of
prosecution, and in default of paymen,, he
shall he irnprisoned sixty days in the com-
mon iail; ON the second convection he shall
nav Two hundred dollars and COSTS of ptose.
cullon, aud IN default of p.yn,en,, he irnpris-
oued four months in the common iail ;-and
on the third aud everv Subsequent conviction
shall pay the SUN OF two hundred dollars,
aud be imprisoned iour months in the com
mon Jail OF the county where the offence was
committed.
9. No person engaged in the unlawful
lrafnc III intoxicating liquors, shall he com
peIent 10 sI ~ on any Jury ~ any case arIs-
ing under This act; aud when information
shall lie communicated to the court, that any
i"e."'er OF any panel is SO engaged; or that
ne IS oe"e'e" ~ oe 30 e"e"eeu' "'e eo','
s''a'' "'iu"e " "',' '"' ~ a"'"o' ""'o"
NC s''"' 'i''he s'''''' NC ">e' dsa'ns' h'ni VI
any case arising under llIls act but u he
shall answer falsely, he shall he incapable OF
serving on any jury in this state; bur he
mny dcrllue 10 answer, in which case he
shall lie discharged by the court from all fur
iher attendance as a jurymnu.
10. All cases arising under this act.
which shall come before a superior court,
shall take precedence of all other business,
except those criminal cases in Which the
parties are actually under arrest. awai'ing
t!iAl and the court and prosecuting "fneer
shall not hive authority 10 enter ""''e
prosequ, or to grant continuance ~ any
case arising under 'hIs ac', except where the
purposes al justice shall require II.
III. Ii any three per.ons, voters in the
town or CITY where the complaint shall he
made, shall make complaint Under oath or
"fflr mation, that ihey nave reaso" 10 believe,