The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-05-20
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dollars.
Sec. Is. In all cases Of appeal un-
der this act, in which the appellant shall
fail to enter and prosecute his appeal in
the appellate Court, according to law,
said Court, in addition to defaulting his
recognizance, shall order all liquors seized
upon the original complaint, or complaint
and warrant, and in the custody of the
officer, to be destroyed forthwith, in such
manner as said court shall direct and
whenever a default shall be had Of any
recognizance arising under this act,
process shall be issued against the per-
sons bound, returnablc at the next term
of said court.
SEC. l6. It shall be the duty of the
Justice or court before whom complaint
and war; ant is issued under the provis-
ions of this act shall be tried, at the re-
quest of either party, to reduce to writ
ing as the same is given, the testimony
of any witness in examination and cross
examination, examined in behalf of the
State, or of the defendants, and upon
appeal to append the same signed by
the witness aud duly certified as evil
dence so given to the copy of the case
as part thereof, and the justice or court
shall be allowed for reducing such testi-
mony to writing, the sum of thirty cents
for the testimony Of each witness thus
reduced to writing, and upon appeal for
returning the same to the appellate
courts, the sum of ten cents upon each
warrant, to be included and taxed in
the bill of costs. In case of the death,
absence from the State, or avoidance of
any witness or witnesses whose testimony
has been thus reduced to writing, the
said minutes of his or their said tcstimo-
nv shall be received as evidence for or
against the appellant on the trial or the
appeal, with like effect as depositions in
civil causes.
Sec. IL. The voters of any town or
city in this State qualified to vote for
general officers, shall, at their annual
town or ward meetings held for the cleo
ton of town or city officers, appoint one
or moro pei in each of their respec-
tive towns, and one in each ward of such
city, whose duty it shall be to complain
of and prosecute all persons guilty, OF
suspected of being guilty, Of any viola
ton of any of the provisions of this act
, and it shall be the duty of the tow
! council of every town and the CITY coun
, Gil of the city of Providence, on tn
Monday next following the annual elec
ton of town or city officers, to designat
5 some officer or officers of the town {
/, city, whose duty it shall be diligently
4 inquire into all breaches of this act, an
q forthwith prosecute for the same.
SEC. Is. No person or persons, VIII
shall make any complaint for the viola
ton of any of the provisions of this act
except the provisions of the fourtl
section thereof, shall be required, at tn
time of making such complaint, to ente
into recognizance, or in any way to be
come liable for the costs that may accru
: thereon. Complainants appointed b
y the town Or city, where the offence
r committed, and the complaint made, til
r, city marshal, city sergeant, and cit
l. watchman, of the city of Providence, IL
s sheriffs and deputy shcriffs of the sever
=, counties, and the town scrgeants ar
! constables of any town or city, and sue
ar persons as shall waive in writing, on ii
r. complaint, at the time of making Il
&c same in favor of the State, the complain
III ants portion of the penalty shall not
ii required, upon making any complain
g for the violation of any of the provision
) of the fourth section of this act, to ent'
h into recognizance or give surety. A
70 other persons upon making any con
"a plant for violation of any of tho provi
lc ions of the fourth section of this a
lg shall enter into recognizance with sur
e, ty in manner and with like condition
nd as is required by the l35,h section
a the act entitled "an act concerni
b. crimes and pnnishments."
It, SEC. 10. In any action, complai
re and variant, indictment, or other pr
nc ccedings, against any person for viol
1t, ton of any of the provisions of this az
or it shall not be necessary to set forth t
mt kind or quantity of spirituous, intoxic'
ty ing or mixed liquors, Or the time of t
ed sale or manufacture thereof; but, pre-
Nd of the violation of any of the provisio
" of this act, the substance Of which
II, briefly set forth therein, within the tim
nd mentioned therein, by the persons col
an planned of, shall be sufficient to conv
las such person nor shall it be requi,
ny !p any such action, complaint and WI