The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-08
be substantially in the following form

---comcs I. d., grand juror OF the
town DIN said county, and com
plains that +. f., oG---on tho
day of----A. D.---at------did
at divers times sell, furnish, or give
away, Gas the case may be- intoxico-
ting liquor. without. authority, contra
ry to the form of the statute in such
case made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity Of the the state.
c. d., grand .jaror" And the jas
ticc to whom such complaint is made,
shall certify thereon, Substantially al
follows =" This complaint, exhibited
to ne this--day of-A. d -
A. b., justice Of the yeace.' And
for all offences against ninth section Of
this act, the complaint shall be in sub
stantially the sam form, inserting the
words -" became manufacturer of y
or common seller of" Gas the case
my be) in lieu of the words -" did at
divers times sell, furnish, or give a
way" And in cases arising under
the twelfth section of this act, the
complaint shall commence, substanti-
ally, in the same manner, and proceed
in substance as follows =" Come c.
d., Il. t., ami G.. H., legal voters i'll
the town of--in said county, and
complain that they have reason to be-
licvc and do believe that Intoxicating
liquor is kept or deposited in (descri-
bing the place where and intended
for sale, contrary to the form, &c,
following the form above mentioned
and the justice to whom the same is
made, shall certify thereon. i'll sub
stance, as follows, viz =" The above
named c. D., f. f., and G. II. ex-
hibitcl this complaint to me, and made
oath to the truth thereof, this--day
of-A. D.-before nc. \. b.,
justice Of tie peace.' And in cases
arising under the fifteenth section Of
this act, the complaint shall follow the
same form. substantially, as far as the
worl :" com! lains," and then proceed,
in substance, as follows THAT E.
f., of---on tlc--tlay Of
A. D.--kcpt or sold Gas the case
may bed in describing the llace)
near Describing the public occasion)
in said county, the Intoxicating liquor
seized Ly me, and here produced.
namely, (ltscriJiug the same brichy)
contrary to the FORM" &C., following
the said form first mentioned land all
informations, indictments and declara-
tons in actions of debt founded OH this
statute may be substantially in the
same form, 50 far as the case will adj
nit: nor shall it be necessary to set
forth more particularly the kind Or
quantity Of intoxicating liquor, nor
the nature, date or place of the offence;
nor to make any a'crment Of former
conviction for like offence, but upon
proof Of one or more former convic-
tons of the same offence, the respond
ent shall be sentenced to forfeit, pay
and suffer the several fines, fnrfeitures
and penalties herein provided in such
cases. And any defects in such com
plant, information, indictment or dec
laration, either Of form or substance,
may be amended by the court before
which the same is pending, whether
by original entry, appeal or otherwise.
And, under the first Of the foregoing
complaints, every distinct act Of sell
linz, furnishing or giving away may
be proved, and the court shall im9ose
fine for each offence, or ii the mum
Der exceed five, the respondent may
be adjudged a common seller, and be
subjected to the penalties provided in
section nine Of this act
SEC. ~. In addition to the fees
nov allowed h. law, thirty.lour cents
shall be allowed TO the justice for taking
any bond required BIZ this act, thirty
four cents for an order for the destruc-
ton of liquor, fifty cents for attending
snch destruction to any officer serv-
ing any warrant or process for Selling
intoxicating liquor, or seizing the same
under the fifteenth section Of this act,
and apprchending the keeper, one dol
lar; for removing such liquor and
keeping the same, his actual cypcn-
ses for destroying liquor under the
order Of any court, and making his re-
turn of such order, one dollar for
posting up the notices required in the
thirteenth section Of this act, one dol
lar and to every prosecuting officer
in case Of conviction before a justice
Of the peace, two dollars all Of which
are to be taxed as so allowed in the
bill of costs against the respondent.
SEC. 20. The mayor and alder
men of tho city of Vcrgenncs, Or of
any other city hereafter incorporated,
shall have the same authority aud
power, ard be subject to the same gu.
ty and liability in case Of any offence,
committed within said city or cities
against this act, as the sclectmeu or
grand jlror Of any town, in case Of
like offences committed in such town,
and may require like securities Of their
agent or agents, and determine the
amount Of their compensation ; and
the said city or cities shall have the
same right to all fines and forfeitures
imposed in case Of such offence in said
city or cities, and the same remedy to
recover them, as any town would have
if such offence were committed there
in