Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-02-14

that they have reason 10 believe, and do be-
lieve that spiriiuous or intoxicating liquors
are kept or deposited, and intended for sale
by any person not authorized to sell the
same in said city or town under the provis-
ions Of this act, in any store, shop, ware
house OF other building or place said city or
town, said Justice or Judge shall issue his
warrant of search to any sheriff. city mar
shal or deputy, or TO any constable who shall
proceed to search the premises described in
said warrant, and if any spiriuous or ntox-
icatng liquors are found therein, he shall
seize the same, and convey them 10 some
proper place of security, where he shall
keep them until final action is had thereon.
But no dwelling house in which, or in any
part of which, a shop is not kept, shall be
searched unless at least one Of said COM
plants shall testify TO some act of intoxica-
ting liquors therein, by the occupant thereof,
or by his consent or permission, within at
least one month of the time of making said
complaint. And the owner or keeper OF
said liquors, seized as aforesaid, If he shall
be known 10 the officer seizing the same,
shall be summoned forthwith before the jus.
tice or Judge by whose warrant the liquors
were seized and if he fails TO appear, O,
unless he can show by positive proof, tha
said liquors are Of foreign production, tina
they have been imported under the laws o
the United States, and in accordance there
wi,h--ihat they are contained in the origi
nal packages in which they were imported
and in quantities not less than the laws o
, the United States prescribe, they shall h'
declared forfeited, and shall be destroyed b,
the written order 10 that effect, of said jus
iice or Judge, and in his presence, or in tn
presence of some person appointed by hin
TO witness the destruction thereof, and VIII
shall Join with the officer by whom the
shall have been destroyed, in atiesiing tina
: fact upon the back of the order, by au,hort
S of which it was done and the owner q
r keeper Of such liquors shall pay fine {
o twenty dollars and cost or stand commtte
=, for thirty days, in default of payment, if
the opinion OF the court said liquors sha
have been KEEP, or deposited for the purpos
a Of sale.
The 18th section provides that when IL
owners of liquors seized are unknown, the
shall be advertised, &c.
o The 18Th section provides for an appP
n of claimants of seized liquors, and in II
n case of any such appeal, where the quanti
of liquors so seized shall exceed five gallon
il the final decision shall be against the a
q pellani, that such liquors were intended
r him for sale, he shall be adjudged by II
4 couIt common seller of intoxicating
quors, and shall be subject TO the penalii
provided for in section eight of this act.
The 14th section auihorses certain Office
to seize liquor found in shanty's, tents al
"A at public places,
The 18th section, relates to fees, appe;
- aud former convictions.
III The 10Th section enacts that all con,ra'
sh on all or in part for liquors shall be deem
s. null and void, without consideration and
10 violation of law, and the purchaser of the
y. quor may be a witness for either party.
l.. The 17,h section applies the provisions
-, the act 10 all cities, towns, &c
The 18th and last section repeals all a
10 inconsistent with This act which was app
u we'd June ID, 1851