The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-10-07

court, upon evidence produced, said
liquors were kept or deposited BY such
person o. persons lor purposes Of sale
contrary lo lav, such person or persons
being found gully shah each be punish
ca oy tine Of twenty dollais and coais,
ana shall be imprisoned thirty days n
aeiault OF payment thereof. And the
\ liquors 30 seized with the vessels IN
winch they are contained, shah be de-
ciaIed forfeited ana such adjudication
snall be bar to any claim for the re-
covery OF the same, or the value thereof
ana tney shali, on the written order Of
saio Jndge or justice be destroyed. And
me ofhcer to whom such order is direct.
ca, shall make return thereon of his
aolngs N the premises If, howeves.
upon trial the Judge or Justice shall ff1d
tne person OF persons 50 charged in the
complaint not guilty, he shall, # satisfied
Ilat me liquors 90 seized were 80 as
aforesaid kept or deposited for unlawB1l
SAFE oy some person or persons not
named IN the complaint, decline "a
order them to be restored, and shan
proceed Herewith as is hereinafter pyo-
vided. ( ~
SEC. 2. i the name Of the person SO
keeping or depositing the liquors des-
cribed IN any such complaint is not
known or stated therein, and any such
liquors shall be seized upon the warrant
issued upon such complaint, or if the per-
son named in such complaint shall not be
found and arrested, orsif any liquor shah
not be restored in the case specified n
the preceding section, the Judge or justice
shall cause notice of such sezuIe,
describing such liquors with reasonable
certainty, and'the place where the same
were seized, and Of the time and place
appointed for hearing thereon, TO be
posted up in some public and conspicu-
ous place intAe town or place where the
seizures were made for two weeks sue
cessively before the day Of said hearing,
for all persons interested to appear and
show cause why said liquors and the
vessels in which they are contained
should not be forfeited. And if no claim
ant shall then appear, such Judge or
justice shall on proof Of notice as ateye-
said, adiudicate on the same, and tie
like proceedings shall be had as is pre-
vided in the preceding section in cases
or forfeiture, and such adjudication shah
be a bar, and is therein provided. And
If any person shall then appear and claim
such liquors, or any part thereof, as his
own property or as having right to the,
possession or keeping thereof, he shan
file such claim, in writing signed by him,
with such judge Or justice, stating specif.
eally the items SO claimed and the time
and place Of the seizure, andthe name Of u
the officer By whom the same were seized,
and in it declare that they were not so Rent
or deposited for unlawful sale, and falso
state his place of residence or business
IN such town OF place, and shall sign he
same, and if the quantity 30 claimed
shall not be more than FIVE gallons, and
the judge or justice shall be satisfied that
the same was not SO kept or deposited for
unlawful sale, he shall give such owner
or keeper an order in writing directed a
the officer having the same IN custody,
for the delivery of the same; and if IL
Judge or Justice shall not be satisfied that
the same was not kept or deposited iCr
sale, or if the quantity SO
claimed shall exceed five gallons, he
shall forthwith notify one or mere Of che
said complainants of the said claim, and
if within twenty-four hours, after such
notice is given, a complaint shall be
made in manner aforesaid by three per-
sons who are competent to be Witnesses
IN civil suits, who are resident in the
county, against such owner or keeper,
hat the spEituous or intoxicating liquors
,laimed as aforesaid were, prior to and
IN the day when the same were seized,
lept or deposited BY said owner or keep
,r, OF by some person with his conseut,
or sale as set forth in the preceding see #
len, the Judge or justice shall issue his
upon which such owner er
Ieeper shall be arrested and brought
,efore him, and such proceedings shah
,e had on such arrest as on arrest On a
warrant issned as Is before provided; =
md if such owner or keeper shall avoid
% that he can not be arrested, the
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