Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-20
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW


NlcssrS Edi!6rs:Thcre prevalent misanfrchsnsoA
about this aw, which ought he right. Two gentle
oil considerable inelIg nee, and who ought to knn"
better this day said in my nearing, that the MAN. Ia" lrT
babe keep liquor for his Now, Ita 1s
section which tho prohibOTy only orbds the MANI
acfarc sole of intoxicating liquor except unier certain
restrictions and with certain exceptions.
As you and your readers love truth hope IN" i"'ownG
brict abstract of the laws chief sections may lni admit
s only desire that the precise fact may DC known u
widely as possible in Virginia. Torn, in the Nor'he'r
States district OF country, commonly about hve OF
SUBSTANCE OF TIE MAINE LAW.
Sec. l. No person shall directly or Indirectly manufacture
Sell spunus intoxicating liquors. or mixture OF
!hem except as hccnitcr provided.
Sec 2 The sclcctHen OF the mayor and alder
men of city, may annually appoint suitable person a.
the agent of said town city, 10 sell Il; some central OF
convenient place therein spirits, wines &C. 10 be used for
medicinal and mechanical purposes, and 30 ohef who shall
receive for his services such compensation Tie board
pointing him shall pcscDce conforming 10 such rules
the board may prescribe aud being removable al their plea
Sec g. He 10 give bond in the penalty Of $500
form in oil respects 10 the law.
Sec L. IT any person by himself clerk servant o! aseh
sell any spiriuous intoxicating liquors in violation OF
this act he shall pay The first conviction ten dollars On
the second twenty dollars; and on me hlf or
any subsequent conviction twenty dollars and be mprson
I'd rot less than three than six months And The
clerk, agent violating the law, shall be punished US the
principal
SEES TO- provide The modes of recovering penalties
give the defendants right of appeal and regulate the pro-
cecdngs in prosecutions.
Sec IL. II any three in town city make COM
plant oath before justice ut re that they have
believe, and do believe that spurious or intoxicating H.
quors kept deposited and intended for sale BY any
person authorized. in any STORE shop warehouse,
other place in that city, the justice Judge shall
issue his search officer who shall search the
premises described in the warran and II any such liquors
are found there he shall seize hsm and keep them till final
action is had But Westinghouse shall be searched
less least Of the compliments testify acts OF
eae Of intoxicating liquors therein by the occupant by
plant The keeper OF the liquors seized sha be
summoned before the justice Judge and If he fail 10
pea 10 prove that the liquors OF foreign production
have been imported under the United States laws and
are in the original packages in which they were imported,
and quantities. less than the United States laws pre-
scre they shall be declared forfeited and be destroyed by
the Justices judges written order and 10 his presence
in presence of person appointed BY him 10 witness
the destruction. And The keeper shall pay fine
of twenty dollars stand committed for thirty days in de-
fault OF payment if in the Court. opinion The liquors
ken deposited for sale.
Tee several other sections auxiliary 10 the foregoing
One them making liquor debts irrccoverabl, and pay
for liquor recoverable back By the payers gaming
d=br, and payments in Virginia Virginia Code 5I5
'9) VOTER.
IoursA, Aug 1852