The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-03-27
AN ACT
AN ACT
For the Restriction of the sale of Intoxicating Ii
quors within the Territory of Mime sofa.

AN ACT
For the Restriction Of the sale of Intoxicating Ii
quors within the Territory Of Mime sofa.
Sec. l. No person shall be allowed at
any time to manufacture or sell, by him
self, his clerk, servant or agent, directly
or indirectly. any spirituous or intoxica-
ting liquors, or any mixed liquors, part
of which is spirituous, or intoxicating, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. The county commissioners
of any county, on the first Monday of May,
annually, or as soon thereafter as may be
convenient, may appoint two or more suit
able persons, who shall reside in different
precincts, as the agents of said county, or
within the limits of any unorganized coun-
ty, which may be attached to such county
for judicial purposes, to sell in their re-
spective precincts within said county,
spirits, wines, or other intoxicating IL
quors, to be used for medicinal or mechan-
ical purposes and no other; and said
agents shall receive such compensation
for their services as the board appointing
them shall prescribe, and shall in the sale
of such liquors, conform to such rules and
regulations as said commissioners shall
prescribe for that purpose. And such
agents appointed as aforesaid, shall hold
their situations for one year, unless SOON
er removed by the board from which they
received their appointments, as they may
be at any time, at the pleasure of said
board.
Sec. 8. Such agents shall receive a
certificate from such county commission
ers, by whom they have been appointed,
authorizing them as the agents of such
county, to sell intoxicating liquors for
medicinal and mechanical purposes only,
but such certificate shall not be delivered
to the persons SO appointed, until they
each shall have executed and delivered to
said board bond, with two good and suf-
ficient sureties, in the sum Of six hundred
dollars, in substance, as follows: Know
all men that --, as principal, and
--,a as sureties, are holden and stand
firmly bound unto the county of --,
in the sum of six hundred dollars, to be
paid to the treasurer of said county, to
which payment we bind ourselves, our
heirs, executors and administrators, firm
ly by these presents, sealed with our seals,
and dated this - day of --, AID
The conditions Of this obligation are such,
that whereas the above bounden
has been duly appointed all agent for the
county of -, to sell within, and for and
on account of said county, intoxicating Ii
quors for medicinal and mechanical pur-
poses, and no other, until the - day
of -, A. D. -, unless sooner re-
moved from said agency.
Now, If the said - shall in any re-
spects conform to the provisions of the
law relating to the business for which he
is appointed, and to such rules and regu-
lations as now are, or shall be from time
to time established by the board, making
the appointment, then this obligation to
be void, otherwise 10 remain in full force.
SEED. Ifany person by himself, clerk,
servant or agent, shall at any time sell any
intoxicating liquors, or any mixed liquors,
part Of which is intoxicating, in violation
of the provisions of this act, he shall for
felt and pay, on-the first conviction, ten
dollars and costs of prosecution, and shall
stand committed until the same be paid !;
on the second conviction, he shall pay
twenty dollars and the cost of prosecution,
and shall stand committed until the same
be paid; on the third and every subsequent
conviction, he shall pay twenty dollars
and the cost of prosecution, and shall be
imprisoned in the common Jail not less than
three months, nor more than six months.
And if any clerk, servant, agent or other
person in the employment, or on the prem
ises of another, shall violate the provisions
of this section, he shall be held equally
guilty with the principal, and on convic-
tion shall suffer the same penalty.
Sec. 5. Any forfeiture or penalty ari-
sing under the above section, may be pros
ecuted for, and recovered in a civil action,
or by complaint by any individual in the
name of the county commissioners, before
any justice Of the peace or district court,
in the county where the offence was COM
mitted. And the forfeiture so recovered
shall 60 to the county treasurer, for the
support of schools in the precinct where
the convicted party resides; and if any of
the county commissioners shall approve
of the commencement Of such suit by en-
dorsing his name upon the summons, the
defendant shall in no event recover any
costs, and in all civil actions arising under
this section, the fines and forfeitures suf-
fered by the defendant, shall be the same
as if the actions had been by complaint.
And it shall be the special duty of the
county commissioners, or any of them, to
commence an action in behalf of said coun-
ty, against any person guilty of violation
Of any Of the provisions of this act, on be-
ing informed Of the same, and being fur
nished with the proof of this fact.
SEC. 6. If any person shall claim an
appeal from judgment rendered against
him by any judge or justice on trial of
such action or complaint, he shall, before
the appeal shall be allowed, recognize in