Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1853-08-18

led oy steam % Winds when lying az aneh0i
or aground in any df the navigable rivers OF
marlboro Of Ibis SsSte. during IlIe aiehi season,
and not InooTed 70 any dock or WHAT, shall
keep at least enc light buFniHg in some con.
sPicuOus position Al least Gfieen feet above the
deck Of Each vessel.
Sec. g. No master or owner Of any vessel
shall recover any damage in Consequence Of
any collision which may Occur, while such ves-
sci is lying at anchor OF aground in SAID rivers
or haFbOrs without light burning, according
TO the requirements Of the first section Of this
act.
Sec. 8. This act shall lake effect from end
after the fourth day Of July next.
4 Approved, June cad, 1858.
The following Bill for Puh9ic Act, enii-
tied " An Act for the suppression OF Tipping
Shops" was continued 10 the next sessiOa Of
the General Assembly, and ordered TO be print.
ed with the Lave Of the State.
JOHN p. C. MATHER
Secretary Of State.
An Act Tor the suppression Of Tipping Shops.
Be u enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatSUes IN General assembly cO,srened
Sec l. No person shall manufacture OF sell
by HIMSELF his clerk, servant or agent, direct,
~ or indirectly, any spirituous OF intoxicating
sPiritnous or Intoxicating, except rs is here
matter provided.
Sec.2. Nothing in this act shall be con
strued 10 forbid the making Of cider from APP
pies, or wine from grapes, currants, or other
fruit grown or gathered by the ranufactuser,
or the sale thereof by the maker thereof in any
quantity not less than eve gallons but the
sale thereof BY any person other than the ma.
ker thereof or in any quantity less than five
gallons, shall be deemed an unlawful sale OF
Intoxicating liquor within the mcaniag cf this
act.
Sec. 3. The sslecimen 81 any Town may,
on the second Monday Of June annually, or
as soon alter as may be convenient, appoint
some suitable person or persons as the agent
OF agents OF such town, to sell within such
town, wines or other intoxicating liquors, to
be used for sacramental. medicinal, chemical
and mechanical purposes only. Such select.
men snail NOT appoint or suffer to be in office
at any time moro than three such agents, but
may remove any such agent At pleasure and
appoint another in HE stead. Every such
agent shalt hold his Office for one year, unless
before the end thereof he shall be removed ne
aforesaid;; be sllJll sell such liquors in one
place only, tosbe Designated by said selectmen
The shall, in the'saie Of such liquors, con-
form to such rules as said selectmen shall es.
iablish, and shall receive such pay for his SER
vices as such selectmen shall prescribe.
Seed Everyesuch . gent shall receive from
said selectmen certificate authorizing him, |
as gent OF suth town, 10 cell wine and 9th er
liquors TO be used for sacrament.
al, medicinal, chemical and mechanical purpO-I
scs only but he shall not receive such Ger.
t6cate, or exercise his Office, until he shall |
have executed and delivered TO euch town q |
bond, with two good and sufficient eureties,
in the sum OF six HUNDRED dollars, in subsvance |
as follows: \
Know ail men ina, We,
as principal, and and
as sure:ies, are holden and firm1, boanJ 10
the town Of in the as4in Of six |
hundred dollars 20 be paid TO said town; to
which payment we bind ourselves, our heirs
and executors, firmly by these presents.
Sealed with our seals and dated at
this day Of A.. D.
The condition Of this obligation is such,
that whereas the above bounden
has been appointed an agent for said town Of
to sell within and On account Of said
town, wines and other intoxicating liquors TO
be used FOR sacramental, medicinal, chemical
and mechanical purposes only, until the
day Of AID. unless he be
sooner removed from his agency. Now If the
suij shall in all respects
conform to The provisions Of the law in rela-
li''n TO bis agency, thea this obligation shall
be void.
Sec. 5. TAe county commissioners Of each |
county may, on The fret Monday OF June an.
hually, or rs soon thereafter 90 may be con. |
venient, by certificates signed by all said |
commissioners, give aTl persons who shalt in |
willing apply 10 them for il, authority 10 man. |
ufacturc, al such places only within said coun.
~ as said commissioners shall in said certi6 |
Gates designate, spifi:uous and intoxicating |
liquors and TO soil tina same there, in any |
quantity, 10 duly authorized agents Of the |
several towns in this State, but such auihori.
~ shall not continue in AIRY case longer than
one year from the date OF the certificate in |
that case given, and may be at any time re.
voked by said commissioners for cause and
no person shall receive such certificate or
exercise any such authority until he shall have
executed and delivered to the treasurer Of SAID
county, a bond with two good and sufficient
sureiies, approved by said commissioners, in
sum not less than six hundred nor more than
six thousand dollars, conditioned that he will
not al any time durir. z the year n.xt following
the date Of HE said certificate, infringe or Vi
olate, IN any manner or degree whatever, any
law OF this State touching the manufacture or
sale Of spiritucus or intoxicating liquors there.
| IN. IL airy person 90 authorized and bound
shall break the condition Of such bond. said
bond shall be forthwith put IN suit, his said
cersttcaie and authority shall instantly become
void. and he shall not ihareaflsr be permitted
70 manufacture or sell any sprituous or intox.
1 icating liquor under such authority.
Sec.-6. any persaE by himself. his clerk,
sefva nj or agent. shan for himself Of h9Sbody
else, or on any account or pretext whatsoev.
or. sell any spiriMous ortintGx;cating liquor
cider and wine excepted as aforesaid "a sec-
ton second--or any mixed liquor. 6f which q
part 10 spirituons or intoxicating, lin violation
Of this act. he shall pay, On the lirst convic.
. ton. fine Of ten dollars and the cost Of pros.
, ecutlon, and stand committed until the sam,
q be paid; ON the second conviction he shalt pay
| tine d twenty dollars and the cost Of pros
!. ecusion. and stand committed until the sam,
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