Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-03-23
THE ANTI-LIQUOR LAW.
mo. 66.
AN ACT prohibiting the manufacture of intox-
icating beverage and the traffic therein.


icating beverage and the traffic therein.
Sec /. The People of The Stale Of Michigan
enact, That no person shall be allowed to manu-
facture or sell at any time, by himself, his clerk,
servant, or agent directly or indirectly, any spr-
ituous or intoxicating liquors, or any mixed IL
quors, part of which is spirituous or intoxicat-
ing except as hereinafter provided.
Sec. g The township board of every organ
lied township or a majority of them and the vii
lage, board or common council of every incorpo-
rated city or village, on the first Monday of Oc-
tobcr annually, or as soon thereafter as may be
convenient, may appoint some suitable person
as the agent of said township, city, or village, to
sell at some central or convenient place within
said township, city or village, spirits, wines or,
other intoxicating liquors, to be used for me-
chanical and medicinal purposes, and no other
And said agent shall receive such compensation
for his services, as the said board or legal au-
thority appointing him shall prescribe, and shall,
in the sale of such liquors, conform to such
rules and regulations as the said township board
or majority of them, or said village board or
common council stall prescribe for that purpose.
And such agent, appointed as aforesaid, shall
hold his situation for one year, or until his sue
cessor be appointed, unless sooner removed by
the authority from which he may have received
his appointment: as he may be, at anytime at
the pleasure of said board or legal authority ap-
pointing him, as the case may be.
Sec. 3. Such agent shall, before entering up
on the duties of said agency deliver to said town.
ship or village board, or common council, n bond
with two good and sufficient sureties, in SUBJ
stance, as follows: "Know all men, that we,
as principal, and and MS sure
ties, are holden and stand firmly bound to the
Inhabitants of the township Of Cor to
the president and trustees of the village of 4,
or to the mayor and alderman of the city of
,as the case may be.) in the penal sum of
dollars, to which payment we bind our
selves, our heirs executors, and administrators,
jointly and severaly, firmly by these presents.
Sealed with our seals, and dated this day
of A.D. The condition of this
obligation is such, that whereas the above bound
en- has been duly appointed an agent for
the township, city or village of to sell
within, and for, and on account of said township,
Getty or village,) intoxicating liquor for medcin-
al and mechanical purposes, and no others, un-
til the day of "A. ID. ,uDless
sooner removed from such agency; Now if the
said shall in all respects conform to the
provisions Of the law relating to the business
for which he is appointed and to such rules and
to time established by the board Cor counciD
making the appointment, then this obligation to
be void, otherwise to remain in full force
The boards of supervisors Of the several conn
ties, on the next Wednesday after the second
Monday of October, annually, may authorize
suitable persons in writing, TO manufacture al
cohol for medicinal and manufacturing purpos-
es, ut suitable places within their counties, TO
be exported out of the State, and such authori-
ty given as aforesaid, shall continue for the
space of one year from the date thereof, unless
sooner revoked and annuled as hereinafter pro-
vided. Every person, so authorized, shall re-
ceive certificate from the supervisors, giving
him authority to manufacture alcohol, as afore-
said, for medicinal and mechanical purposes, at
such place as shall be precisely designated but
no such authority shall be granted or renewed
in any subsequent year, unless the electors of
the town, city, or village, in which the propos-
ed location is situated, by vote of two-thirds
of those present at their next preceding annual
election, shall request the board of supervisors
to locate such mandatory within their bounds,
and said certificate shall pot be delivered by
said board, until he shall have executed and de-
livered to said board bond, With three good
and sufficient sureties, in the sum of two thou
sand dollars, to be approved by said board, in
substance as follows: "Know all men that we
as principal, and ,as sureties, are
held and firmly bound to the board of supervi-
sors of the county of :, in the State of
Michigan, and to their successors in office, in
the penal sum Of two thousand dollars, and as
signs, to which payment we bind ourselves, our
heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and
severally by these presents. Sealed with our
seals, aud dated this day of in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty The condition of this obligation
is such, that whereas, the above bounden
has been by the said board of supervisors duly
authorized to manufacture alcohol in the of
in said county, for medicinal and man.
ufacturing purposes, for expectation out of the
State of Michigan, as provided in law entitled an
act prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicating
beverages, and the traffic therein Now, there
fore, if the above bounden shall, in all
respects, conform to the provisions of said act,
and shall, in good faith, export out of the State
the whole of the alcohol which he shall manu-
facture, as aforesaid, and shall not, under any
pretext whatever, sell any of the same within
the State then this obligation to be null aud
void, otherwise to remain in full force and vir-
tue"
All penalties received for violations of the au-
thority given by the board of supervisors, as
aforesaid, on said bonds, shall be apportioned by
said board In tho seyeral TOWN lihraria