Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-10-06
VOL. NO. !

twenty dollars and COSTS l6f each offence. -
And II he knowingly makes snleol any such
liquors. Tor purposes not allowed BY this and
said act ne shall beliabe 10 "a penalty of
twenty dollars and COSTS for each oUnence.
and be removed from Office and hiss bond
forfeited. lfdny such agen. shall know.
inely .and wholly, with ih.ehilo preventive
same being seizsd. on any such warrant, or
10 cause the same TO besr lensed, having
been seized on any such warrant, make
claim 10 any such liquors as being lhe prop
erty Of the city, town or plantation, f6f
which he is such agent. when inblacl such
liquors were no. The property Of such city
town or plantation. he shall On conviction,
be sen,enced TO pay one hundred dollars and
costs. and shall be removed from his Office,
with forfeiture of bis bond. Whenever any
such liquors shall be seized, bearing such
marks as are BY this ac, required 10 be pu,
on liquors owned by cities, towns or panla.
lions, or by chemists, artists or manuiaclur.
ers, when sucblquors are in fact no, owned
by onysuch citys toyn Or rllnln,ion, or by
any such chemist. artist or manufacturers,
such false and fraudulent marking shall be
conclusive evidence,haI the same are kepl or
deposited for unlawful sals, and render .iIem
li8ble lG forfeiture unier the provisions Of
this acl,--lae liquors kept for sale by such
agent shall be pure and good uf their kinds.
and not adul.,era,ed or fuclilious, they shall
no. be protected from seizure and forfeiture
BY reason Of being kept for sale by such
agents. .. .s......
(Snndry provisions respecting the trial
tchat shall and tclat shall not be neces
sary TO be done.
Sec. 5. Whenever an unlawful sal, is al.
legged, and delivery proved i. shall no, be
necessary 10 prove payment. bu, such de-
livery shall be sufficient evidence of sale--
Whenever an unlawful sale is nude by any
one person, a delivery by ano,her. and u
payment received bv a third each shall b,
liable 10 the penalties of this and said ac.
for The offence. A partner ih business
shall be liable for the unlawful keeping or
selling ol his copaitner, done in the copar,.
nefshlP business. or by any Other person in
any shop, store, or other plocs Of business,
Of such coparnershp with his knowledge
and assent. A principal and his agent,
clerk. and servant. may oil be included in
the same complaint and process. The
name OF The owner and kind and quantity
Iot liquors 10 be seized heed no, be sci forth in
! the complaint and warrant, provided the de.
scriplion is sufficiently certain 10 show whal
is intended TO be seized; The process may be
amended in any matter of substance or form
at any time before final judgment Any
mayor or alderman. selectnan or assessor,
mny cause suit TO be commenced on any
bond Of recogniLance given under this OF
said ac. in which his city, uwn or plan,a.
Fuon, may be Interested, and the sumo shall
be prosecuted 10 final judgement unless paid
in full with COSTS. No such bond shall b.
chancered, but the judgment shall be for
the penal sum and costs. II any execution
Oh other final process, issued in any civil OF
criminal sui. instituted under this or said
act, shall be placed in The hands of any
proper officer 10 be by him executed, and he
shall unreasonably neglec. or seluse so 10 do
an acIlon may be commenced against him
by any voter in the county for such neglpc
and prosecuted TO final judgement, which
shall be for The full amoun, of The deb,
costs, and interest of such execution; and i
II be process lha, requires him 10 TAX,
and commit an offender to prison, the dam
ages shall notbe less than fifty dollars moi
more Than FIVE hundred dollars. Such sui
shall pc an action on the cass, in th,
name ol lhe cily, Town or place, in which
the original offence on account of whicl
said process was issued, was committed, o.
which might be entitled 10 be proceeds o
such original final process. ..t r
No sui. shall be maintained agains, an,
ofhcer, on account Of any dafecl or want o
suthclency in any warrant, order or o,he
; process executed bv him, under The provi
sions Of this or said act. No writ of error
or other process. shall lie to quash or max,
,, void The dongs Of any such magistrate, un
der this or said act, which might beior
final judgment have been amended on mo
lion. In addition 10 The fees allowed BY law
there shall be paid to such Judge or justice
! Tor taking any bond, fifty cents; for makin
> the order for the destruction of liquors an,
, vessels, fifty cents; TO the officer lor seizin
The liquors and vessels, one dollar; for re
: moving and keeping The same, fifty cent
and reasonable expenses; Tor executing an
J making re,urn OF an order TO destroy tn
. liquors and vessels. one dollar; all of whicI
fees shall be taxed In the cos,s 70 be paid b
> the defendant. All fines, 2forleilures an
. penalties, underihs or said ACT, shall 70
the several cities, towns or plantations, i
. which the ofenses were commIted. or tn
I trial had for the use and benefit Of The pool
Search of Private Houses and arrest o
!, drunken men TO be detained until 80
I. berry sttasg Has ga talmA -a viE
II Sec. g. No, warrant shall issue for III
Q search of any dwelling house in which {
n part of which any shop is moi kept. for lh
d sale Of such liquors, unless il shall first b
shown 10 The magistrate, before warrant
issued for such search, by ihe testimony
Witnesses upon oath, thai there is reason
y able ground for believing that suc6 liouol
! are kept or deposited in such dwelling hous
Is or lis appurtenances, intended for unlawfl
i. sale in sllch dwelling house or elsewher,
/. which testimony The magistrate shall reduc
e 70 writing, and cause TO be signed and ve
is itied BY oath or affirmation OF such wines
p. aud upon such testimony so produced an
ii verified ne may upon complaint Of ,hre
y persons competent to be Witnesses in civ
,e suits resident in Jhe, county, issue his wa
is rant in like manner and form as is provide
$. in The first section OF this act, commandin