Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-28


nizance, arising under This act seire facas shall
be issued, returpable Of the next term, and the
tame shall not be committed, unless for good
cause satisfactory 10 the court.
4 8. No person engaged in the unlawful
traffic in intoxicating liquors shall be competent
Ito sit upon any jury in any case arising under
This act; and when information shall be commu-l
nicated TO the court, that any member OF any
4panel is engaged in such traffic, or that he isl
believed to be engaged, the court shall enquire
of the iuryman Of whom such belief is enter
tanned, and no answer that he shall make shall
be used against linn in any case arising under
this act; buFSf ne shail answer falsely, he shall
be incapable of serving on any jury in this state;
but he may decline TO answer, in which case he
shall be discharged by the court froh all fur
lther attendance as ajuryman. et
10. All cases arising under this act,
whether by action, Indictment or complaint,
which shall come before the superiof court,
either by appeal or original entry shah take
precedence in said court Of all other business,
except those criminal cases in which the par-i
ties are under arrest, awaiting trial; and the
court and prosecuting officer shall not have au-
thoriy to enter nolle pr5sequi, or 10 arant a
coninuance in any case arising under this act !;
either before or after the verdict except where
the purposes of justice shall require 1t, q.
|. H.. II three citizens, voters in the town OF
city where the complaint shall be made, shall
before any justice Of the peace or justice CT any
municipal or police court, make complaint un-
der oaih or affirmation, that they have reason
to believe and do believe that spriiuous or in
ItoXicating liquors are kept or deposited, and in
tended FOR sale by any person not authorized
to sell the same in said city or town, under the
provisions Of this act, in any store, shop, or
i warehouse, or place in said city or town, said
Judge shall issue bis warrant of search TO any
sheriff. city marshal or deputy, or 10 any con-
stable, Hho shalt proceed TO search the premis-
es described in said warrant, and if any spiriiu-
Gus or intoxicating liquors are fouhd therein,
, he shall seizet the same and convey them to some
proper place OF security, where he shall keep
? them until final action is had thereon. But no
, dwelling house in which or in part of which a
shop is not kept, shall be searched, unless at
| least one Of said complainans shall testify TO
some act of sale of Intoxicating liquors therein,
, by the occupant thereof, or by his consent or
i, permission within at least one month of the
time Of making said complaint, And the own
er or keeper of said liquors, seized afore-
said if he shall be known TO the officers seiZing
, the same, shall be summoned forthwith before
, the Justice or Judge by whose warrant the IL
quor was seized, and ii he fails TO appear, or un-
less he can show by positive proof tiIai ihey aIo
, of foreign production, that they have been i'm
ported under the laws of the United States, and
{ in accordance therewith-that they are contain
ed in The original packages in which they were
imported, and in quantities not less than the
laws of the United States prescribe they shall
be declared forfeited, and shall be DESTROYED by
authority Of the written order to that effect of
said justice or Judge and in his presence, or in
nF S1 hy
TO witness the destruction thereof, and who
shall join with the officer by whom they shall
have been destroyed, in attesting that fact
on the back of the order by authority Of
+ which it was done, and the owner or keeper
shall pay fine Of twenty dollars and costs, or
, stand committed for thirty days, in default of
payment, if in the opinion of the court said Ii
quors shall have been kept or deposited for the
purpose of sale. And If the owner or possess
or of any liquors seized in pursuance Of this sec
tion shall set up the claim that they have bsen
fegularly imported under the laws of the Unit
ed States, and they are contained i'll the origin
al packages, the custom house certificates Of
importation and proofs Of marks on the casks or
I packages corresponding thereto, shall not be
received as evidence that the liquors contained
IN such packages are those actually imported
, therein.
I'll L. II tlo oNueIi hVChVit VI PosecSsoA va
liquors seized under the proyisioii5 of this act,
, shall be unknown to the officers seizing the
same they shall not be condemned or 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 actually the pro-
perty Of any city or town in the state, and were
so at the time of the seizure, purchased for sale
! by the agent of said city or town, for medlcin-
al and mechanical purposes only, in pursuance
of the provisions of this act, they may not be
destroyed 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, where
upon said officer shah deliver them TO said agent
taking the receipt therefor upon the back of
! said order which shall be returned TO said JUS
f uce or Judge. .-5...
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TowS ELEorloS. election on Monday
Hast resulted in the choice of the following nain-