Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-06
The Maine Liquor Law.
An act for the Suppression Of drinking
houses and tiPpling shops. ,t

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Sec. /. No person shall be allowed, a,
any time, 10 manufacture or sell, by himself,
his clerk, servant or ageni, directly or in.
directly, any spirlluous or intoxicating
liquors, or mixed liquors, q part OF which is
spirituous or intoxicating, except as hereafter
provided
Provisions for sale for Medicinal and NE.
chanical purposes. agents appointed.
Sec. 2. The select men Of any Town, and
-mnyor and aldermen of any city, on The frs,
Monday Of May annually, or as soon there.
aGler as may be convenient, may appo;n.
some suitable person, as agent OF said town
or ci,y, TO sell III some central and conven.
len, place within said town or city. spirits,
wines, or o,her' intoxicating liquors, TO be
used for medical and mechanical purposes,
AMI no Other; and said agent shall receive
such compensation for his services as the
board appointing him shall prescribe; and
shall, in The sale Of such liquors, conform TO
such rules and. reguls lions as the seleclmen
or gmayor aud aldermen, as aforesaid. shall
prescribe for that purpose. And such agent
appointed as aforesaid, shall hol1 MS sltua'
lion for one wear, unless sooner removed by
the hoard from which he received bis np-
poinunenl, as he may be as any Time, at 'he
pleasure Of snld board. ,s,,, v X .5y fgfp,,,.
Sec. 8. Such ager, shall receive acer.ifl-
co,e from the mayor and aldermen, or select
men, bv whom he has been appointed, au-
lhoriznp him us the ngeni Of such town or
civ, 10 sell intoxicating liquors for medical
and mechanical purposes only; but snch GER
,i6ca,e shall not be delivered 10 the person
go appoin,ed, until he shall have executed
and delivered to said board, a bond With TWO
good and suf1icenllsureiies, in the SUN ol
six hundred doars,in substance as follows;
(FoRM OF AGENTS BoND.)
Know all men that we,--- as princi
nal, and - and - as sureties, are
holden and stand firmly bound 10 The inhab'
ilun,s Of The Town Of -, Tor city; as the
case may be,) in .he sum OF six hundred
dollars, 10 be paid Them. 10 which payment
we bind ourselves, our heirs, or executors
and administrators, firmly by these presents.
Sealed with our seals, and dated this -
dny of -, A. d. -, -iy
The condition Of this obligation is such,
hha, whereas the above bonnden -, has
been duly appointed an agent for the town,
Tor chy,) Of -, 10 sell within, and for and
on accoun, of saidto or city, intoxicating
liquors for medical and mechanical pur-
poses, and no other, until the, ------ day oi
"a. D., unless sooner removed hon
such ugency.
Now if the said-- shall in oil respects
conform 10 the provisions Of Ihelaw relating
to the business for which he is appointed
= and such rules and regulations as now are
or shall be from lime to lime established by
the board makisg The appointment, 'henthl'
obligation 70 be void; otherwise 10 remain IL
full force. .DfeF - u 'za5a
lPenalies for selling contrary to laD. Clerk
and 4gents held as gully as prineipcl'.)
o.; Sec. A. If any person, by himself, clerk
,scryan, or agent, shall q, any lime sell an.
spiri,uous or intoxicating liquors or an!
mixed liquors, part of which is intoxicating
in violation Of The provisions OF this act, n
shall forfeit and pay on the first conviction
ten dollars and the costs Of prosecution, an
Shall stand 'commhledunGlJ the same be paid
on the second conviction he shullpay tweL
aIy dollars and costs Of prosecution, and sha
sIand.commiued until, the same is paid o
The third aud every Subsequent conviction
he shall pay twenty dollars and the costs
prosecution, and shall be imprisoned IN IN
common Jail, not less Than three months
nor mole ihan'six months, and Ia default {
the payment ofihe hefGesund costs prescribe
by This section, FOR the FIRST and second col
Viclions, me convict shaltnot be entitled
Ihe benefit or chapter 175 Of the revise
statutes, until he shall have been imPFisont
two 'snonlhs, and In dsfault Of payment
fines and eoss provided foEnthe third az
every subsequent copyic,iop, hershall n
be entitled 10 The benefit oI said chapter y
of the revised statutes, unil he shall ha'
been imprisoned months. And II al
clerk, servant, agent or oiher person in u
e,nbloyneni, or on the premises Of ano,he
shall violate tlie provisions olsihis sec,io
lhss.shall be held equally guilty with Il
y apriDcipal. and, on conviction, shall suti
-ihr same penahy, ~ 1. =, (.
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