The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-05-20

trOyeu until tney suah h"'o ooSn "u'oA-
tised, with the number and description
of the packages, as near as may be, for
twoweeks, by posting up awritten descrip-
ton of the same in some public place, in
order that, if such liquors are actually
the property Of any city or town, in the
State, and were so at the time of the
seizure, purchased for sale by the agent
of said city or town, for medicinal and
mechanical purposes only, in pursuance
of the provisions of this act, they may
not be destroyed but upon satisfactory
proof of such ownership. within said
two weeks, before the justice or court
by whose authority said liquors were
seized, said justice or court shall deliver
to the agent of said city or town, an or
der to the officer having said liquors in
custody, whereupon said officer shall de-
liver them to said agent, taking his re-
ceipt therefor, on the back of said Or
der, which shall lie returned to said JUS
ticc or court.
SEC. 13. Ifany person claiming any Ii
ouors seized as aforesaid, shall appeal
from the Judgment or order of any justice
or court, by whose authority the seizure
was made, to the Court of Common
Pleas next to be holden in the same
county, after ten days, before his appeal
shall be allowed, he shall be required to
give recognizance in sum not less than
two hundred dollars, with good and suf-
ficient sureties, conditioned that he will
file his reasons of appeal, together with
a copy of the whole case in the court
appealed to, on or before the second day
Of the next term thereof, that he will
appear before said court, and there
prosecute his appeal with effect, and
abide and perform the order or sentence
of said court in said case, and pay all
fines and costs, that may be awarded
against him : which recognizance such
justice or court shall forthwith certify
to said Court of Common Pleas /; and
he shall also, at the time of taking such
appeal, pay to said justice or court all
costs that may have accrued upon such
complaint and warrant, to be taxed
against him by such justice or court /;
and in case of any such appeal, where
the quantity of liquors so seized shall
exceed five gallons, if the final decision
shall be against the appellant, that sucl
liquors were intended by him for sale
contrary to the provisions of this act
he shall be adjudged by the court,
common seller of intoxicating liquors
and shall be subject to the penaltie
provided in section eight of this act
and said liquors shall be destroyed a
provided in section eleven of this act
upon the order of the court, in whicI
the case shall be finally disposed of, j
such manner as said court shall direct
but, nothing in this Act contained, shal
be construed to prevent any chemist
artist or manufacturer, in whose art O.
trade they may be necessary, from
keeping at his place of business, sucl
reasonable and proper quantity of dis
titled liquors, as he may have occasion t
use in his art or trade, but not for sale
Sec. ID. 1t shall be the duty of an
mayor, aldermen, city marshal, city G
town sergeant, constable or police office
in any city or town, if he shall have il
formation that any Intoxicating liquor
are kept or sold in any tent, shant
hut, or place of any kind for selling RI
freshments in any public place, on or ne
the ground of any cattle show, agricultu
al exhibition, military muster or publ
occasion of any kind, to search SUI
suspected place, and if such officer sha
find upon the premises any intoxicatir
liquors, he shall seize them and appr'
hend the keeper or keepers of sue
place, and take them with the liquors
found and seized forthwith, or as sol
as may be convenient, before son
justice of the peace, or court cxercisil
the jurisdiction of a justice of the peac
of the town or city where found; al
thereupon such officer shall make
written complaint under oath, and su
,scribed by him, to such justice or cou
and upon proof that said liquors a
Intoxicating, shat they were found in t
possession of the accused, in q tel
shanty or other place as aforesaid, he
they shall be sentenced to imprisonme
an the county Jail of the same coun
for thirty days, and the liquor so seiz
shall be destroyed, by order of S;
justice or court as provided in the elt
enth section of this act; and if any p,
son apprehended under this section, a
sentenced as aforesaid, shall claim
appeal to the Court of Common Pl
next to be holden in the same coul
after ten DAYS. before his annnal sl