Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-22

and the defendant In the mean time to stand
committed.
S7. The mayor and aldermen Of any city,
aud the selsCtmsn Of any town, whenever com.
plant shall be made to them thatN breach Of the
conditions OF the bond given by any person APP
pointed under this act, has been committed,
shall notify the person complained Of, and,if up.
on hearing of the parties il shall appear that any
breach has been committed, they shall revoke
and make void his appointment, And when.
ever breach Of any bond given to the inhabit.
ants Of any city or town in pursuance Of any Of
tho provisions Of this act shall Be made known
to tho mayor aud aldermen, OF seleormen, or
shall in any manner come 10 their knowledge,
they or some one Of them shall, at the expense
and for the use Of such city or town, cause tho
bond to be put in suit in any court proper to try
the same.
IS, No person shalt be allowed 10 be
manufacturer Of any spirituous or intoxicating
liquor, or common seller thereof, without be.
ing duly appointed as aforesaid, on pain Of for.
feiting on the first conviction, the sum Of one
hundred dollars, and tho costs Of prosecution,
and in default Of the payment thereof, the per.
son so convicted shall DO imprisoned sixty DAYS
in the common Jail; and on tho second oonvio.
ton, the person so convicted shall pay the sum
Of two hundred dollars and the costs Of prose.
eution, and in default Of payment, shall be i'm.
priEoned Four months in the common Jail Of tho
county, where the offence was committed; said
penalties TO DO recovered before any court or
competent jurisdiction, by indictment, or by 40
ton Of debt in the name OF the city or town
where the offence shall DO committed. And
whenever default shall DO had OF any rscoq-
ni2anoe arising under this act, seire faccs shall
be issued, returnObl0 at the next tern and the
sumo shall not be committed, unless FOR good
cause satisfactory TO the court.
50, No person Engaged in the unlawful
traffic in intoxicating liquors shall be competent
to sit upon any jury in any case arising under
this aoti and when information shall I've eOmmu.
nieated 10 the court, tina, any member Of any
panel is engaged in such traffic, or that he Is
believed TO be engaged, the court shall enquire
OF the juryman Of whom such belief is enter.
tanned, and no answer that he shall make shall
be used against him in any case arising under
this act; but if he shall answer falsely, he shall
be incapable Observing on any jury in this state;
but he may decline to Nnswer, in which case he
shall be discharged by the court from all fur.
Their attendance us a luryman,
10. AL cases arising Under this act,
whether by action, indictment, or complaint,
which shall come before the superior court,
either by appeal or original entry, shall take
precedence in said court Of all other business,
except those criminal cases in which the par.
ties are under arrest, awaiting q trial; aud the
court and prosecuting officer shall not have au.
'hority to enter nOlle prNsUqui, or to grant a
continuance in any case arising under this act ;
either before or after the verdict, except where
the purposes Of justice shall require it,
ITO be Continued