The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-05-17
AN ACT s IN
To prev ent the adulteration Of Alcoholic Lii

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SEC. /, Be it enacted BY the Geacral
Assembly OF the State Of Ohio, Thai If any
person shall adulteraie any spurious 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 10 sell any spirituous OF alcoholic
liquors, knowing the same to be thus adul-
serated, or shall import into this State, any
/ spurious or intoxicating liquors, and sell or
otferfo sale such liquors. knowing the same
7 10 be aduterated, or shall sell or oher to sell
auy spurious or intoxicating liquors, not in
( specjed as hereinafter provided, he, she, or
they shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined in any sum not ex eeeding FIVE hun,
dred dollars, nor less than ore hundred dol
lars, and shall be imprisoned IN the Jail of
county, not more than thirty, nor less than
ten days.
Sec. 2. The probate Judge in each coun.
ty in this State shall appoint a competent
chemist as inspector, whose Guty shall be to
inspect all alcoholic liquors imported into Or
manufatured in the county in which he is in
spector, unless the same shall have the in
spector' sbrand 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-
tenng upon the duties of his Office, give an
undertaking that shall be approved by the
Judge of probate, in the penal sum of not
less than one hundred, nor more than one
thousand dollars, running to the county, and
shall take and subscribe an oath to faithful
ly discharge the duties of bis Office
Sec. 4. Said inspector shall keep an &C.
curate account of all liquors by him inspec-
ted, and place his mark on the casks or
barrels, pure. if So found, if not. impure;
and when he shall fna any aluterattd L.
quors, he shall give notes To the prosccu
ting attorney of the county. OF the person
owning and Offering for sale. sn.h adnllcpa,
ted liquors, who shall forthwith institute
proceedings against such person as herein
after provided; and if, upon said trial, he,
she, orthey shall be found guilty Of q viola
ton of any of the provisions Of this act said
inspector shall forthwith destroy such aduI-
terated liquor. Said inspectors shall each I
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said, two dollars per day, per mile and llilc-
aye at the rate of five cents, 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. 4
SEC. 5. Any person who shall put mo /
barrel, cask, or other vessel, branded or
marked pure, by any inspector in this State, /
aIulterated liquors sell or offer for sale
such liquors for the purpose of decciyng
any persons by the sale thereof, shall be .
deemed guilty of an attempt to practice a
fraui, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
Imprisoned in the peniteniary not more than
.weye months.
SEC 6. The provisions of this act Shall I
1ot be so construed as to prevent the drug
yist, physicians, and persons engaged in the .
arts, from adulteratng liquors
or elica and mechanical purposes
SEC T. Prosecutions for violations off
he first section ofthi5 act, shall be commen-
'ed by Information, filed in the Probate
'ourt Of the proper county, by the prosecu-
ING attorney thereof; which intormotion may
'e filed wjthon. previous examination be-
ore magistrate, and the proceedings, af-
er the fling ofthe intormat ON, shall be the .
anne as IN other criminal cases in the pro
,ate court.
f. c. LEBLOND,
speaker OF the House Of Representatives. /