Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-09-29
Of intoxicating or spiriluous
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possession OF Intoxicating or spirliuouS M
uors, or the value thereof -.
It's APPLICATION TO TowSs, CrTIEs, DC.
Sec. II. All the provisions Of this act re-
la,ing TO towns shall be applicable 70 el'les
and plnnta,ions. and those relating TO select.
men shull also be applied 10 the mayor and
aldermen o( cities and assessor Of rlanio-
tions. .u.
Sec. I8. The acl entitled "and 10 rrslricl
the sale Of inloxcaling drinks,' approved
August sixth, one thousand eight hundred
and fony-six, is hereby repealed except the
thirteen sections from section ten to twenty,
Two, inclusive, saving and reserving oil uc-
lions or other proceedings, which are already
commenced by authority Of the same, and
all other acts, and paris Of acls inconsistenl
with this act, are hereby repealed. This
ACT 10 lake effect from and after its approval
by The goyernor.-APprOved June Q, 1851.
AMENDATORY ACT.
An Act in addition to chapter t,Oo hundred
and eleven ofthe statutes efeighteen hundred
andJyfy one.
(SElzURE OF LIQUORS.
Sec /. II three persons who are compe-
tent 10 be Witnesses in civil suits, resident
within the county within which The com.
plant shall be made. shall make complaint
upon oath or affirmation before any judge
Of municipal or police court or justice Of
the peace, that they have reason 10 believe
and do believe, that spirluous and lnloxlca-
Ting liquors are kept or deposited in any
building or place. other than dwelling house
no parl Of which is used as shnp. or iol
purposes OF traffic or for sale OF such liquors
by person or persons named in said com
plant, or by person or persons unknown
not authorized by law 10 sell The same, with
in The cly, town or plantation where they
are alledged TO be kept or deposited, and ina
said liquors are intended for sale within lhi;
sla,e in violation OF law, such magistrate
shall issue his warrant, directed to any sher
iff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal
constable or police officer, having power lc
serve such process, commanding such office
10 search the premises described in the saic
complaint, which premises shall also be de
scrbed in said warrant; also TO search any
yard or building, other Than such dwelIin!
house, adjoining the premises described il
said warrant if occupied by the same per
son occupying the premises described in SAT-
warrant; and if any spirimous or inoxica
ting loiuors are there found, 10 seize the sam
with The vessels in which they may be con
tained, and 10 convey them 10 some prope
place of security TO be there kept until fina
action upon such complaint. And the off
Ger having such warrant shall be authorized
by virtue thereof 10 make The search directed
by such warrant 10 be made, and 10 seiz,
aud dispose Of any such liquors as hereir
before is provided. And such officer shall
in his return on such warrant, designate ant
describe the liquors by him so seized, ant
The vessels in which they are contained. will
reasonable certainty, and his return shall b
the evidence Of the facts therein set forth
And if The name o! the person or persons b,
whom such liquors are alleged 10 be so KEEP
or deposled, shall be stated in said com
plant, the officer shall be commanded il
and by said warrant, 10 arrest such perSo
or persons, and have them forthwith beior
the Judge or justice by whom such warran
was issued, 10 answer TO said complaint an
show cause why said liquors should not b,
. forfeited. And such person SO arrested an
brough, before such justice or ju dge ma
plead no, gully 10 such complaint, and ma
show in defense thereto that said liquor
were not intended Tor sale connnry 10 law
or tha, they were imported under the law
of the United States, and in accordanc
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.