The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-05-18
The Maine Liquor Law.

BE Il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives IN Le-
gistature assembled, as .tolloaus ::
; SEcTIoN 1. No person shall be
allowed at any time to manufacture
or sell, by himself, his clerk, servant
or agent, directly or indirectly, any
splrltuous or Intoxicating liquors, or
any mixed liquors, q part Of which
1s spirituous or intoxicating, except
as hereafter provided.
SEC. 2. The selectmen of any
town. and mayor and aldermen of
any city, on the first Monday of May
annually, or as soon thereafter as
may be convenient, may appoint
some suitable person as tho agent Of
said town or city, to sell OF some
central Or convenient place within
said town Or city, spirits, wines, or
other Intoxicating liquors, to be used
for medical and mechanical purposes
and no other; and said agent shall
receive such compensation for his SER
vices as the board appointing him
shall prescribe; and shall in the sale
of such liquors, conform to such rules
and regulations as the select1nen or
mayor and aldermen as aforesaid shall
prescribe for that purpose. And such
agent, appointed as aforesaid, shall
hold his situation for one year, unless
sooner removed by the board from
which received his appointment, as he
may be at any time, at the pleasure
,ot the board.
SEC. 3. Such agent shall receive
a certificate from the mayor and al
dernen, or selectmen, by whom he
has been appointed, authorising him
as the agent of such town or city,
to sell Intoxicating liquors for medi-
cal and mechanical purposes only :;
but such certificate shall not be de.
livercd to the pcr$ ,ssapointed, !,
until he shall have sss :S8is,ias, /. ]
livered to said board bond, with
two good and sufficient suretiea, in
the sum Of six hundred dollars, in
substance as follows
Know all men, that We, as
principal, and as sureties, are
holden and stand firmly bound to the
Inhabitants of the town Of - Cor
city,'as the case may be), in the
sum of six hundred dollars, to he
paid them, to which payment we
bind ourselves, our heirs, executors,
AMI administrators, firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals, and
dated this -- day OLA. D. -.
The condition of this obligation is
such, that whereas the above bound
en- - has been duly appointed an
agent for the town Cor city) Of
to sell, within and for and on account
of said town Cor city), intoxicating
liquors for medical and mechanical
purposes and no other, until the -
OF Of III A. d. -, unless sooner re-
moved from said agency.
Nov it the said -- shall in all
respects conform to the provisions Of
Il law relating to the business for
Witch he is appoint ted, and to such
rules and regulations as now are or
shall be from time to time established
by the board making the appointment
then this obligation to be void; 9th
er;wise to remain in full force.
SEC. 4. II any person. by himself.
clerk, servant or agent, shall at any
time sell any spirituous orintoxica-
ting liquors, or any mixed liquors,
part Of which is Intoxicating, in vic.
+. lation of the provisions of this act,
he shall forfeit and pay on the first
conviction, ten dollars and the costs
of, prosecution, and shalt stand com.
mitted until the same be paid; on the
second conviction he shall pay TWEEN.
tyidollars and the costs Of prosccu-
tions, and shall stand committed I'M.
til the same be paid; on the third
and every subsequent conviction, he
shall pay twenty, dollars and the costs
of prosecution, and shall be impris.
oncdsin the common Jail, not less
than three months, nor more than
Blk months, and in default of the
payment Of the fines and costs pre-
(scar!bed 'a"'1.. by this section for the first
and SECOND convictions, the convict
shall not be entitled to the benefit of
chapter IT'S of the revised statutes
nntikhe' shall have been imprisoned
two months; and in default of nav.
lnent OF. fines aud costs provided for
tile third and every subsequent con.
'Siction,' he shall not be entitled to
tiio BENEFIT Of said chapter 175 of
tho revised statutes, until he shall
have have beon imprisoned four months.
And it any clerk, servant, agent, or
etherperson in the employment or on
the premises Of another, shall violate
tho provisions Of this section, he