Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-09-03
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THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW.
AN ACT for The suppression Of drinking hou
ses and dping shops.
BE IL enacted 6y the Senate and House oil
REPRESENTATIVES IN Legislature assembled, as
follows:
SEC l. No person shall be allowed at any
time, to manufacture or sell, by himself his
clerk, servant or agent ditclly or indirectly, 4
any spirtuous or intoxicating liquors, or any
mixed liquors, part Of which is spirtuous or
intoxicating except as hereafter provided,
SEC q The seleclmen Of any town, and
mayor and alderman Of any city, on the FIRST
Monday of May, annually, or as soon thercaf
ter as may be convenient, may appoint some
suitable person as the agent Of sad town or
ctv to sell at some GENITAL or convenient place
within said town or city, spirits, vines, or 9TH
or intoxicating liquors, to be used for mcdic
nal and mechanical purposes and no other;
aud said agent shall receive such compcnsn
ton for his services as the board appointing
him shall prescibe; and shall in the sale of
such liquors, conform TO such rules and regu-
lations as the sclectmcn or mayor and alder
men as aforesaid, shall prescribe for that pur-
pose. And such agent appointed as aforesaid
shall hold his situation for one year, unless
sooner removed by the board from which be
received his appointment, as he may be at "a
nv time, at the pleasure Of said board
SEC. 8. Such agent shall receive a GER
F tfcate from the mayor and alderman or Sc
lcctmcn by whom he has been appointed, au-
thorizing him as the agent of such town or
city, to sell ntoxicnring liquors for medicinal
[ I,.E
ti6icate shall not be delivered 10 the porson
, so appointed, until he shall have executed and
f delivered 10 said board, bond with two good
and sufficient securities, in the sum of six hun
dred dollars, in substance as follows;
= Know all men, that we,----a prnci
pal, and---and- d-----a as sureties, are
e holden and stand firmly bound 10 the inhabi-
tants of the town o(-----Ior city, as the
case may be, in the sum Of six hundred dol
lars, 10 be paid to them to which payment we
c bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and ad
i ministrators firmly by these present Sealed
/. with our seals, and dated lhis-----day oil
u The condition of this obligation is such, that
n whereas the above bounden -- has been
t duly appointed an agent for the town or city,
). of------to sell, within and for and on ac-
, count Of said town, Intoxicating liquors for
medicinal and mechanical purposes and nc
other, until hc----of----A. D.--,un-
6 less sooner removed from said agency.
e Now if the said---shall in all respects
i conform to the provisions Of the law relating
!. to the business for which he is appointed
Il and to such rules and regulations, as now are
or shall be from time TO time established by
o the board marking he appointment, then thi.
J.. obligation to be void; otherwise to remain il
= full force.
Sec 4. fany person, by himself, clerk
y servant or agent, shall at any time sell any
e sprituous or Intoxicating liquors or any mix
If ed liquors part Of which is intoxicating, in vi
d olation of the provisions Of this act, he shal
forfeit and pay on the fyst conviction, ten dol
y lars and the costs Of prosecution, and shal
u stand committed till the same be paid on tht
le second conviction he shall pay twenty dollar
,r and the costs Of prosecution, and shall stant
n committed until the same be paid; on thirc
and every subsequent conviction, he shall PAY
twenty dollars and the costs Of prosecution
II and shall be imprisoned in the common jail
ID not less than three months, nor more than six
,e months, and ia default OF tie payment Of III,
- fines and costs prescribed by this section fot
the first and second convictions, the cjnvic
l. shall not be entitled to the benefit Of chapter
Ill 70 OF the revised stltules, until he shal
ID have been Imprisoned two months and in de
=. fault Of payment Of fines and costs provided
for the third and every subsaqunt conviction
~ he shall not be entitled TO the benefit o, sale
o. chapter rs Of the revised statutes, until h
IS shall have been imprisoned four months
o. And if any clerk, servant agent or other per
=. son in the employment or on the premises c
- another, shall violate the provisions Of thi.
ie section, he shall be held equally guilty with
d, the principal, and on conviction, shall suffe
)? the same panaIty.
os SEC, s. Any forfeiture or penalty arising
= under the above section, may be recovered BY
!. an action of debt, or by complaint before am
i, justice of the peace, or judge of any municipa
lk or police court, in the county whore the OF
st fence was committed. And the forfeiture ST
id recovered shall go 10 the town where the cor
:, yicted party resides, for The use of the pool
" and the prosecutor or complainant may be ad
sc mitted as witness in the trial. And if any on
is of the seectmcm or board Of mayor and al
tn derman shall approve Of the commencement
of any such suit, by endorsing bis name upo
the writ, the defendant shall III no event rt
- cover any costs; and in all actions of debt a
ne rising under this section, the fines and Corfei
de ures suffered by the defendant, shall be th
is same as if the action had been by complail
- And it shall be the duty of the mayor an
~ aldermen of any city, and the selectmen.
" any town, to commence an action in behalf
ne said town cr city, against any person guilty
I'LL violation of any ofthe proyis ons of this ac
ed on being informed of the same, and beu
cw furnished with proof Of the fact
n Sec 6. If any person shall claim an appe
~. from a judgment rendered against him by
Up ny judge or justice on the trial ofsuch actio
in or complaint, he shall before the appeal sha
on be allowed, recognize in the sum of one hu
not dred dollars, with two good and suffieie