Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-09-01

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for thirty days, in default of payment. If
IN the opinion of the court said liquors
shall have been kept or deposited for the
purposes of sale. And if the owner or
possessor of any liquors in pursuance of
this section, shall set up the claim that
they have been regularly imported under
the laws of the United States. and that
they are contained in the original packa-
ges. tue custom house certificates of i'm
portion and proofs of marks on the casks
or packages corresponding thereto. shall
not bereceiyed as evidence that the liquors
contained in said packages are actually
imported therein
SEC. ID If the owner, keeper or nos.
SCISSOR OF liquors seized under the provis.
ions of this act shall be unknown to the
officer seizing the same, they shall not be
condemned and destroyed until they shall
have been advertised, with the number
and description of the packages as near as
may be for two weeks by posting up a
written description Of the same in some
public place that if such liquors are actu-
ally the property of any city or town in
the State, and were so at the time of seiz
ure, purchased for sale by the agent of said
city or town, for medicinal and mechani-
cal purposes only, in pursuance of the pro-
visions of this act, they may not be des-
troyed; but upon satisfactory proof of such
ownership. within said two weeks. before
the justice or judge by whose authority
said liquors were seized. said Justice or
judge shall deliver to the agent of said
city or town an order TO the officer having
said liquors in custody, whereupon said of
fcer shall deliver them to said agent, tax
ing his receipt therefor upon the back of
said order. which shall be returned to said
justice or Judge.
SEC. l3- Ii any person claiming any
liquors seized as aforesaid, shall appeal
FROM the judgment of any justice, or Judge,
by whose authority the seizure was made
to the district court. before his appeal
sdall be allowed, he shall give a bond in
the sum of two hundred dollars with two
good and sufficient sureties to prosecute
his appeal and to pay all fines and costs
which may be awarded against him and
in the case of any such appeal where the
quantity Of liquors so seized shall exceed
five gallons, if the final decision shall be
against the appellant. that such liquors
were intended by him for sale, be shall be
adjudged by the court common seller of
Intoxicating liquors, shall be subject to
the penalties provided for in section eight
of this act, and said liquor shall be des-
troyed as provided for in section eleven.
But nothing contained In this act shall be
construed to prevent any chemist, artist
or manufacturer III whose art or trade
they may be necessary, from keeping at
his place of business such reasonable and
proper quautlIIco us orlTo1 IrtesOle -,
may have occasion to use in his art or
trade, but not for sale
SEC If 1t shall be the duty of any
Mayor, Aldermen. Selectmen, Assessor,
City Marshal or Deputy, or Constable, if
be shall have information that any intox-
icating liquors are kept or sold in any tent,
shanty, hut or place of any kind for sell
ing refreshments in any public place on or
near the ground of any cattle show, agri-
cultural exhibition, military muster, or
public occasion of any kind. to search such
suspected place and if such officer shall
find upon the premises any Intoxicating
drinks he shall seize them and arrest the
keeper or keepers of such place, and take
them forthwith. or as soon as may be. be-
fore some justice or judge of a municipal
or police court, with the liquors so found
and seized, and upon proof that said IL
quors are Intoxicating, that they were
found in possession of the accused, in a
tent, shauty or other place as aforesaid,
he or they shall be sentenced to imprison-
ment in the county Jail for thirty days,
and the liquors so seized shall be destroy.
ed by order Of said justice or judge.
SEC. 10. If any person arrested under
the preceding section and sentenced as
aforesaid. shall claim an appeal, before his
appeal shall be allowed, he shall give a
bond in the sum Of one hundred dollars,
with two good and sufficient sureties, that
he will prosecute his appeal and pay all
fines, costs and penalties which may be
awarded against him Aud if on such ap-
peal the verdict Of the jury shall be against
him, he shallin addition to penalty award
ed by the lower court, pay fine of TWEEN
ty dollars In all cases Of appeal under
this act from the judgment of justice or
judge of any municipal or police court, to
the district court, except where the pro
ceeding is By action of debt, they shall be
conducted in said district court by the
prosecuting OA4CSI tA bilC EDN q LAGhe---
and said officer shall be entitled to receive
all costs taxable to the state in all crimi-
nal proceedings under this act, in addition
to the salary allowed to such officer by law
but no costs in such cases shall be re
mitted or reduced By the prosecuting off
Ger or the court In any suit, complaint
indictment or other proceeding against
any person for violation of any of the
provisions of this act. other than for the
first offence, it shall not be requisite to set
forth particularly the record of former
conviction but it shall be sufficient to al
lege briefly that such person has been
convicted of a violation of the fourth SEQ
tion of this act. "a a common seller, as the
case nav be. and such allegation in any
civil or criminal process in any stage of
the proceedings, before final judgment,
may be amended without terms and as
matter of right
SEC. 10 All payments or compensa-
tions for liquors sold in violation Of law
whether IN money, labor or other proper