Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-09

committee to the common jail of the county, as
the expense of the town III which he was so
found. until be shall so disclose OF by said JUS
tice be discharged And in case said justice
shall adiudye from the evidence that the sale,
furnishing or giving away OF SAID llQnnr was an
offence against This act, he shall forthwith issue
his warrant, and cause the pcrson so selling,
furnishing or giving away sah hqnor, I" De
brought forthwith before HIN, and such proceed
iDUs shall be had in the case IN all Respects, us
would have been had If the person SO offending
had been regularly prosecuted before sHch US
tce. for such offence, in the manner presc ioeu
in this act. And any person resisting the arrest
or detention Of such person so found lht"%C'leu'
by any of the officers aforesaid, shall DC Iao'e
TO the same penalties as are provided oy Ia"
for resisting a sheriff in the execution Oh 'eT
gal process. c.Looo
SEC. o. Whenever any justice oil the peace'
grand Juror, constable, sclectmn, county CON
missioner, sheriff, sherf's deputy, states at'or
new. or other officer, whose duties are 10 enforce
any of the provisions OF THIS pct shail, on VIZ
nroner application being made to them, or
p;,hpr of Them. refuse or neglect 10 do and per-
form faithfully their respective duties, as Prov
ded in this act. every such oficGy, so refusing
or neglrcting, shall be subject to Indictment or
information by The grand jury, or states at'or'
new. for the county in which such. officer or
officers aforesaid refused or neglected to per
form his or their respective duties; andon con-
victon OF either OF them, the person or olhcer
so convicted shall be fined a sum not exceeding
FIVE hundred dollars, nor less than three hundred
dollars, in tho discretion OF the court.
SEC. "a. 1t shall be the duty OF the gran(
iurors. empannelled before the several county
courts, to INQUIRE into, and present all violation
of this act, not Otherwise prosecuted, o. ssoni
herein before ~ cS,,1Iv lyiff the fifies i'm
posed and the costs incurred Shall DO recelVeS
and paid by the treasury OF the state. ~
SIC. o.. If any states attorney, ,ffavln!
cbarge of any case for violations OF tpDs act
shall settle with, or in any manner release any
such offender, whose case is in process OF ad
indication, before the court shall hear and de
terDine the same, such attorney shall be subJec
To Indictment and fine, not exceeding i've nun
dred dollars, nor less than three hundred dollars
in the discretion Of the court
SEC. 26. Al acts and parts of acts, neon
sisteut with the foregoing provisions OF TINS ac
ale hereby repealed
SEC. u, The foregoing provisions OF this
act shall take effect on the second Tuesday Of
March next: Provided, that II majorlty OF the
ballots to be cast as hereinafter provided shall
be /" no." then this act shall take effect on the
first Monday OF December a. ID. 1888,
SEC. %. meeting shall be warned and
holden on the second Tuesday ct February next
at the usual place of holding the annual March
town meetluuu in the several towns IN this state
agreeabIv to the provisions OF chapter fifteen OF
the COMPLIED Statutes, at which the treCmen OF
this state may express their Judgment and
choice in regard to this act, by deposltnI then
ballots, IN box to be provided for that purpose
by the presiding officers OF such meetings res
pectiveIy. with the word Eyes or no" 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
county clerks of their respective counties, with
in one week from said second Tuesday IN Feb
ruarg. And the several county erks shall
within two DAYS next after the third Tuesday
in February next at their respective offices
canvass the votes 81 returned, ami as soon as
said vUtes are so cauva ~scd. they sha ! cetlt1
and return to The secretary OF state staten II
OF such CANVASS OF the votes returned t
them
SEC. %. On the fourth Thursday in Febru
airy next the secretary ui state shall canvass th'
returlIs 81 made to him by the county clerks
and Within five DAYS thereafter shall issue hi
proclamation certifying the result of such vote
and declaring the iitue when the hrst twenty
six sections of this to take effect ACCORD
ing tha proVIaions OF tho twenty seven
section thereof.
Sec. 81. No prosecution or other leg
proceeding, which has been. or shall hereaft
be, comm need for any violation of the pr
visions OF chapter eighty seven Of the compile
statues shall be prejudlced or affected by tn
act; and all licenses granted under sand chapte
while In" same continues in force. shall hav
effect until they expire ny their own limitation
SEC 81. In Case the first twenty SIX sec
tons Of this act shall take effect or the secont
Tuesday OF Mach next by the provisions O
this act, the first election of a county com
missioner for each county, as provided by th(
second sectnn. shall be made on the seconC
Tuesday Of March next, at meetings TO be heIl
on that day in tie several towns, whlcl
election shall be made and conducted as Is pro
Vlded IN SAID second secrlon aud the return,
therein provided to be made by the town clerks
shall be returned to the county clerks him
one week after such election and the county
clerks shall on the third Tuesday Of Mmcl
next make the canvass aud proceed IN all things
as provided in said second section: and the
county commissioners thus elected shall holt
their Office until others arc elected in thei
stead.
Approved, November 49, 1852.