The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-05-27

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May 1st, 1854
1881 AN ACT.
To prevent the adulteration of Alcoholic
Liquors.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly Of the State of Ohio, That if any
person shall adulterate any spirituous or al
coholic liquors, by mixing the same with
any substance of whatever kind, except as
hereinafter provided; or if any person shall
sell or offer to sell any spirituous OR alco-
holic liquors, knowing the same to be thus
adulterated, or shall import into this State,
any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, and
sell or offer for sale such liquors, knowing
the same to be adulterated, or shall sell or
offer to sell any spirituous or intoxicating
liquors, not inspected as hereinafter provided,
he, she, or they shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars, and shall be imprisoned in the Jail
of the county, not more than thirty, nor less
than ten days.
Sec. g The probate judge in each county
in this State shall appoint competent
chemist as inspector, whose duty shall be to
inspect all alcoholic liquors imported into or
manufactured in the county in which he is
inspector, unless the same shall have the in
spector's brand Of some other county in this
State, which brand shall be evidence of the
purity of the article.
Sec 3. Said inspector shall, before en-
tering upon the duties of his office, give an
undertaking which shall be approved by the
Judge of probate, in the penal sum of not
less than one hundred, nor more than one
IL lD1l 10 hn
and shall take and subscribe an oath to
faithfully discharge the duties of his Office.
/ Sec. A. Said inspector shall keep an
accurate account of all liquors by him in
spected, and place his mark on the casks or
barrels, pure, if so found, if not, impure
and when he shall find any adulterated IL
quors, he shall give notice to the prosecu-
ting attorney of the county, of the person
owning and offering for sale, or offering for
sale such adultera ted liquors, who shall forth
with institute proceedings against such per-
son as herein after provided; and if, upon
said trial, he, she, or they shall be found
guilty of violation of any of the provis-
ions of this act, said inspector shall forth
with destroy such adulterated liquor. Said
inspectors shall each be entitled to receive
for their services aforesaid, two dollars per
day, and mileage at the rate of five cents per
mile for each mile he may necessarily be
required to travel in the discharge of his
duties, from the owner of the same or the
person offering to sell.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall put into
barrel, cask, or other vessel, branded or
marked pure, by any inspector in this State,
adulterated liquors, sell or offer for sale such
liquors for the purpose of deceiving any per-
sons by the sale thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of an attempt to practice fraud, and
upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
in the penitentiary not more than twelve
months.
Sec. 6. The provisions of this act shall
not be so construed as to prevent druggists,
physicians, and persons engaged in the me-
chanical arts, from adulterating liquors for
medical and mechanical purposes.
u Sec. 7. Prosecutions for violations of the
first section of this act, shall be commenced
!, by information, filed in the Probate Court of
the proper county, by the prosecuting attor-
!, ney thereof; which information may be filed
without previous examination before
magistrate, and the proceedings, after the
!, filing of the information, shall be the same
!, as in other criminal cases in the probate
, court.
! F. G. LEBLOND,
? Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.