The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-08

bend such person 80 sintoxicatcd, and
take and retain him in custody, at the
expense Of the town in which be is so
found, in any place within the county,
in the discretion Of the officer 80 ar
resting. until. in the opinion of such
officer, the person 50 detained shall be
capable Of ttstiiying properly in Il
court of justice, and as soon as may
be thereafter, bring him before some
justice Of the county, and such person,
so found intoxicated, shall, on oath
before such justice, disclose the place
where and the person of whom the
liquor so producing intoxication was
and all tic circumstances at
tending it; and, on the refusal or neg
lcct Of such lcrson SO to disclose, he
may, by sucn justice, he committed to
the common Jail Of the county, at the
expense Of the town III which he was
so found, until he shall so disclose, or
by said Justice be discharged. And
in case said justice shall adjudgc from
the evidence that the sale, furnishing
or giving away of said liquor was an
offence against this act, he shall forth.
with issue his warrant. and cause the
person so selling, furnishing or giving
away said liquor, to be brought forth
with before him, and such proceedings
shall be had in the case. in all respects,
as would have been had if the person
so offending lad been regularly prose.
cutcd before such justice, for such Of
fence, in the manner. prescribed in
this act. And any person resisting
the arrest or detention Of such person
so found intoxicated, by any of the of.
fccrs aforesaid, shall be liable to the
same penalties as are provided by law
for resisting a sheriff in the execution
of legal process.
Src % Whenever any justice of
the peace. grand juror, constable, select
man, county commissioner, sheriff. sheriff 5
deputy. states attorney. or other officer,
whose duties dre to enforce any Of the
provisions of this act, shall, on the pro-
per application being made to them, or
either of them refuse Or neglect to do
and pei form faithfully their respective
duties. as provided in this act, every such
officer. so refusing or ncglccting, shall
be subject to indictment or information
by the grand jury, or states attorney,
for the county in which such officer or
officers aforesaid refused or neglected to
pcrIor.n his or THEW respective duties ;
and on conviction Of either Of them. the
person or officer SO convicted shall be
fined a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars nor less than three hundred dol
lars, in the discretion Of the court.
SEC. 2l 1t shall be the duty of the
grand JURORS, cmpannellcd before the
several county courts, to inquire into.
and present all violations of this act, not
otherwise prosecuted, as is herein before
provided and in all cases so commenced
before the county court, the fines impo-
scd and the costs incurred shall be re-
ccivcd and paid by the treasury of the
state
oEc 20 IL any s'a'c attorney
having charge oi any case iVr VIOLATIONS
Of this act. shall settle with. or in any
manner release any such offender whose
case Is IN process oi a'lhuiea''oh' before
tue court S''a.i near 1'1 mn Ie'ci'l,'l INC
same. such attorney shull DC SUBJECT 'o
,huic''nent anu me- not GAeccu'''g liN'
,ouHreu uoi'"rS. nor 'oss '''''i ''rcc nun
area dollars, III inc u'scfc''oh VI INC
court 49,
DEC. ~ al ac's' c'i' p"r's Vi "c '.
."co''9's'TH' WIZ" '"c i't'so'n9 P'oN's
l'olis OF tiIlS "ct are il'rco! rcPe"leo'
HEc' Z nc foregoing provisions o.
r''' act Sha,i TAKE chcc' on 'hc SECOND
.uesday OF MarcI next ro',ueu' tha'
II 4 in'l"r'y oi .nc Da im - oc cast "'
hereinafter p'o,iucu s"''i po V' ,nei
inns act siall take cnoct "i 'Llc nrS' MON
day oil D,cemDer' a. y io1o
Ttc' y licc'''s ''"'i IT, De ""r"cu
1,u n"luc" q" '"c sIoo''u u's"'y u,
rehruary next AT 'hc usual pace ol
hoiq'ns inc annual -!a'en Town. meeting
N lhe several towns IN thls state aSrcc
any TO the provisions o' cnap'er l''eel
OF the computed statutes III winch INC
ireemeh OF TINS STATE may express 'heli
judgment ana choice III regard 10 ,hi'
act, BY deposltIng their paiio's' Ill Il poN
10 be provided Tor that purpose py INC
presiding oihccrs OF such meetings re-
spcctNely, with me word yes or mo
written or printed thereon And the
returns OF the votes on TINS question
Shall be made by the town clerks OF the
several towns respectively, to the coun'
ty clerks OF Their respective coun-