Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-22

hrmation being made by any person or person,
competent to give testimony in ths case before
any justice Ut the peace having jurisdiction of
the same, that he, she, or they have good and
sufficient reason to baiieye, and does believe
that any person or persons have in their house
or upon their premises any of the before
named liquors, which he or they intend to offer
tor sale or barter contrary to the provisions of
this act, the said justice shall issue his warrant
directing the police ofncer of the ward in " hich
the party lives, who is thus charged to search
the premises suspected. and to take into custo
dy all liquors, prohibited by this act, found on
said premises, and make return on said war
rant TO accord with the facts in the case: and
If 1t shall appear from said return that there
has been a seizure made of any LIQUOR by said
officer, then the said Justice shall name a day
and hour for the hearing of the case, and shall
proceed In the same way In the trial of the
case az /, pursued on the trial Of the violation
OF any other ordinance of this corporation :;
and If after such trial he shall believe til at
the liquor seized was intended for sale or bar.
ter contrary to the provisions Of this act, he
shall render Judgment against such person
or persons for costs to be collected as are other
fines by this cOrpor alton: and for the second
and every succeeding offence, he, she, or thew
shall be fined, on cOns lotion Of the same, the
sum of not less than twenty nor more than
hfty dollars, md confinement in the work
house not less than thirty days; ard all LIQUORS
thus seized and cOnfsoated shall be placed. by
direction Of the Mayor in the hands of the
several agents Of this city, to be disposed Of as
is provided for in section second Of this act.
Section four says if any person who shall be
resident Of this city, or whose business or
engagements shall require him or her to be in
the city for any portion or part Of three suo-
cessive days, shall be found in state Of in.
toxication in the streets, lanes, or alleys, or
any OF the public places he or she shall, upon
conviction, forfeit and pay 6ne Of five dollars.
and the cost Of prosecution; upon q second,
and each succeeding conviction, he or she shall
forfeit and pay a fine of ten dollars and cost of
prosecution, and shall be confied in the work
house for period of time of not less than thirty
days. If any person who is not a resident Of
this city, or whose business shall not require
bis or her presence in the city, shall be found
in state OF intoxication in the streets, lane.
alleys, public squares, or other public places,
and shall be notified by any police officer or
other person to leave the city, and who shall
be found one hour thereafter W thin the cor
poration limits in state Of intoxication, shall
DO punished the same as residents who NAV be
conv icted for violation Of the third section
OF this act, Any police officer who shall re-
fuse to carry out the provisions of this cot,
when requested to do so by the proper author.
tiles shall forfeit his office upon conviction be.
fore magistrate, and pay to the corpor alton
fine of twenty dollars, to be collected as such
fines ere usually collected. =
Section five repeats all acts, or parts of acts
heretofore passed inconsistent with the pro.
visions Of this act. H.. o. IL -