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

SECTION /. No person shall be al
lowed at any time, TO manufacture or
sell, by himself, his clerk, servant or
agent, directly or indirectly, any spir-
ituous liquors, or intoxicating liquors,
or any mixed liquors, part of which
is spirituous or intoxicating, except
as herein after provided
SEC. 2. The selectmen Of any town,
and mayor and aldermen Of any ci4y,
on the first Monday of May annually,
or as soon thereafter as may be con-
venient, may appoint some suitable
person, as the agent of said town or
city, to sell at some central and con-
venient place within said town or city,
spirits, wines, or other intoxicating IL
ouors, to be used for medical and
mechanical purposes and no other ;
and said agent shall receive such COM
pensation for his services as the board
appointing him shall prescribe and
shall In the aale of such liquors, con
form to such rules and regulations, as
the sclectmen or mayor and alder
men as aforesaid, shall prescribe fol
that purpose. And such agent, ap'
pointed as aforesaid, shall hold his sit
uation for one year, unless sooner re-
moved by the board from which he
received his appointment, as he may be
at any time, at the pleasure OF sale
board.
SEC. 3. Such agent shall receive
certificate from the mayor and alder
men or selectmen by whom he has
been appointed, authorizing him a
the agent of such town or city, to sci
intoxicating liquors for medical ant
mechanical purposes only; but sucf
certificate SAUL be delivered to the
person so appointed, until he shal
have executed and delivered to SAT-
board, bond with two good and sui
ficient surities, in the sum OF SIX hun
dred dollars, in substance as follows
Know all men that we, - aspirin
cipal, and - and - as suretieS
are holden and stand firmly bound Il
the inhabitants of the town of -
Tor city, as the case may be,) in tn
sum of six hundred dollars, to be pal
them, to which payment we bind ouI
selves, our heirs, executors and ad
ministrators, firmly by these presents
Sealed with our seals, and dated thl
/ - day of -, A. D. -.
The condition of this obligation
such, that whereas the above bounde
has been duly appointed ager
for the tow a Tor city, of
sell within, aud for and on accour
of said town Tor city, intoxicatin
liquors for medical and mechanics
purposes and no other, until the -
of A. d. -, unless sooner rt
mqaed nom said agency.
Nov if the said -- shall in all n
spects conform to the provisions of tn
law relating to the business for whic
he is appointed, and to such rules an
regulations as now are or shall /
from time to time established by tt
board making the appointment, the
this obligation TO be void; otherwls
to remain in full force.
SEQ. 4. If any person, by himsel
clerk, servant or agent, shall at an
time sell any spurious liquors, part
which is intoxicating, in violation
the provisions of this act, he shall 70
felt and pay on the first conviction, te
dollars and the COSTS of prosecutio
and shall stand committed until IL
same be paid; on the second convictic
he shall pay twenty dollars and cos
of prosecution, and shall stand con
mitted until the same be paid on Il
third and every subsequent convictio
he shall pay twenty dollars and Il
costs Of prosecution, and shall be in
prisoned in the common jail, not le
than three months, nor more than s
months, and in default Of the payne
of the fines and costs prescribed |
this section, for the first and sscor