The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-01-16

lless Than the laws of the United States
prescribe, they shall be declared for
telted, and shall be destroyed by au-
thorlty Of the written order to that Ell
feet o said justice or Judge and in his
presence, Or id the presence of some
person appointed by him to witness
the destruction thereof, and who shall
join with the officer by whom they
shall have been destroyed, in attesting
that fact upon the back of the order
by authority Of which it was done :;
and the owner or keeper shall pay a
fine Of twenty dollars and costs, or
stand committed for thirty days, in
default Of payment, if in the opinion
of the court said liquors shall have
been kept or deposited for the pur.
pose Of sale. And if the owner or
Possessors of any liquors seized in pur-
suance of this section, shall set up the
claim that they have been regularly
imported under the laws of the United
States, and they are contained in the
original packages, the custom-h house
certificate Of importation and proof of
marks on the casks or packages COR
responding thereto, shall not be re-
celyed as evidence that the liquors
contained in said packages are those
actually imported therein.
SEC. IL, If the owner, keeper, or
possessor Of liquor seized under the
provisions Of this act, shall be un-
known to the officers seizing the same,
they shall not be condemned and de-
sIroyed until they shall have been ad-
vertised, with the number and descrip.
tion of the packages as near as may
be, for two weeks, by posting up {
v,ri-s'7n Ge=Hr.:,tioE of tho same II
some public place, that if such liquors
are actuaIly the pr operty of any city
or town in the state, and were so u
the time Of the seizure, purchased fol
} sale by the agent Of said CITY or town
lor medical and mechanical purposes
only, in pursuance of the provisions o.
), tbs act, they may not be destroyed
but upon satisfactory proof of such
ownership, within said two weeks, be-
fore the justice or Judge by whose au-
) Ihority said liquors were seized, said
r justice or Judge shall deliver to the
; agent oSsaid city or town al order to
! the officer having said liquors in GUS
: todyI whereupon said officer shall de-
: liverthem. to said agent, taking the re-
A ceipt therefor upon the back of said
r ordet, which shall be returned to said
I justice or Judge.
e S4c. l3. If any person claiming any
r liquas, seized as aforesaid, shall ap'
e peal from any Judgment of any justice
r or Judge by whose authority the seiz'
c ure Vas made to the district court, be,
fore bis appeal shall be allowed, he
n shallGiye bond in the sum of two
II hunted dollars, with two good anC
e sufficient surelies to prosecute his ap
i peal, Ind TO pay all fines and cost
1t which may be awarded against him
y and il case OF any such appeal, wher'
) the Quantity of liquors so seized shal
g exceed five gallons, if the final deci
d sion shall be against the appellant
n that such liquors were intended b.
n him for sale, he shall be adiudged b,
= the court common seller Of intoxl
D, eating liquors, and shall be subject t
q the penaltes provided for in sectio
IL eight, of this act and said liquor
" shall be destroyed as provided in sec
10 tion eleven. But nothing containe
to in this act shall be construed to pre-
id vent any chemist, artist, or manulac
4. turer in whose art or trade they ma
n, be necessary, from keeping at hi
" nlace of business such reasonable an
', proper quantities of distilled liquors a
al he NAV have occasion to use in his al
l. or trade, but not for sale.
h Sec. IA. 1t shall be the duty of an
d. mayor, alderman, or selectman, asses
n. sor, city marshal or deputy, or consta
of ble if he shall have information tha
G. any intoxicating liquors are kept Q
Or sold in any teRt, shanty, hut or place
III Of apy kind for selling refreshments /
i. any public place on or near the groun
l. OF any cattle show, agricultural exhl
III bilion, military muster, or public occs
he sion of any kind, TO search such su'
III pected place, and if such officer sha
Sc find upon the premises any intoxlcatin
ID drinks, he shall seize them, and ARE
an the keeper or keepers of such plac'
re and lake them forthwith, or as soon ;
ye may be, before some justice or judg
he of q municipal or police court, vii
ce the liquors SO found and seized, an
in upon proof that said liquors are into,
ey icating, that they were found in po
OF session of the accused, in tent, shanr