The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-03-10
faws of Rbuoc 1sIan0
State Of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations.

In General assembly, Jan. Session, 1858
An Act for the more efectual sup.
preston Of Drinking Houses and Tip.
p!iug Shops.
ks enacted BY the General .fs,embly a.
.foiiotrs::
Section l. No person shall be allow
ed, at any time, to manufacture or sell
or suffer 10 be manufactured or sold by
any person, or keep or suffer to be kept
on bis premises or possessions, or under
his charge, for the purposes of sale, any
ale, wine, rum or other strong or malt
Liquors, or any mixed liquors, part Of
which is ale, wine, rum or other strong
or malt liquors except as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. 2. The town council Of any
town may, and the mayor and aldermen
of any city shall, annually on the Mon
day next following the annual election
Of town officers in any town, or as soon
thereafter as may be convenient, appoint
some suitable person or persons, as the
agent or agents Of said town, to sell AT
some central or convenient place within
said town, ale, wine, rum or other strong
or malt liquors, 80 be used for medicinal
and mechanical purposes only and said
agent shall receive such compensation
for his services, and shall in the sale Of
such liquors, conform to such rules and
regulations, as the town council as afore-
said shall prescribe. Any such agen,
appointed as aforesaid, shall hold his
situation for Que year unless sooner re-
moved BY the board from which he re-
ceived his appointment, as he may be at
any time, at the pleasure Of said board ;
and in case ola vacancy in said appoint
ment, by such removal or otherwise, said
board may appoint some other person
to such agency for the remainder of the
year.
Sec. 8. Every such agent shall re-
ceive q certificate from the board BY
whom he has been appointed, authorizing
him, as the agent OF such town, to sell
ale, wine, rum or other strong or malt
liquors, for medicinal and mechanical
purposes only; but such certificate
shall not be delivered to the person so
appointed, until he shall have executed
and delivered to said board, bond with
good and sufficient sureties, in the sun,
Of six hundred dollars, in substance as
follows:
Know all men, that we as prin.
cipal, and as sureties, are holden
and stand firmly bound to the town Of
. Tor city of (as the case
may be, in the sum of six hundred dol.
lars, to be paid said town to which pay
.ment we bind ourselves, our heirs, cx.
eeutors and administrators, firmly BY
these presents. Sealed with our seals
and dated this day Of A. d
The condition Of this obligation j:
such, that whereas the above boundeu
has been duly appointed an agen,
for the town (or city, Of to sell
within and for and on account Of said
town (or city, ale, wine, rum or other
strong or malt liquors for medicinal and
mechanical purposes, only until the
day of A ID. unless sooner re-
moved from said agency. Now, if the
said shall in all respects, con.
form TO the provisions Of The law, relat-
ing TO the business for which he is ap.
pointed, and to such rules and regula-
tions, as now are, or shall be from time
70 time estsblhhed BY the board making
the appointment, then this obligation