Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-06
HENRY ". HY ATT, Editor and Proprietor.

men, Civil Authority, and Grand JHrors of such Town he shall, when Frquired by saiI' Selectmen or majority oi them, account with them regarding all his dealings as such Agent -and exhibit 10 them all receipts, bills, books and papers of every kind relating to such dealings or to his accounts ;she shall sell said liquor at not more than twenty five per cent. advance npo. the cost thereof, and shall when required by said Selecimen, pay over the pro- ceeds Of all his sales to the Treasurer of the Town; and he shall at every annual Town Meeting make report, verified by his oath or affirmation of all his purchases and the cost therof, and of all sales and the proceeds thereof, specifying the number of sales, the respectite qaanilties and kinds sold for each of the purposes Of sacramental, medicinal, chemical and mechanical uses, and the quan> iity, and kind, and cos, of all liquors remain ing on hand al the time of such meeting, and of all forfeited liquors hy him received and sold or destroyed. which report.however. shall not specify tue names of the persons 10 whom his sales may have been made. He shall re-. ceiye for his services such fixed and stipula- ted compensation, as sad Selectmen shall prescribe but ths amount of such compensa- ton shall not be increased by reason of any increase or diminuation of the sales of such
 
 m any way, except as one of the inhabitants fthe Town, interested in said liquor, or in the purchase or sale thereof, or in the profits thereon. And if any person purchasing any spiritucus or intoxicating liquor of such Agent shall intentionally make to such Agent any false statement regarding the use b whici, said liquor is intended by the psrchaser to De applied, such person so offending shaii upon conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace, forfeit and pay fine of Seven Dollars to the Treasury cf the town, together with costs of his prosecution, and stand commit ted until judgment be complied with.
 SEC. 6. Every such Agent shall receive from said Selectmen certificate under the hands of said Selectmen, or of a majority of them, authorizing him as Agent of such town, to sell at the place mentioned tn such ceriifi- cate, spiritn0us or intoxicating liquors, for sacramental, medicinal, chemical and me. chanical uses only but he shall .ot receive such certificate or exeicise his office, until he shall have executed and delivered te such Selectmcn, for the use of the Town, bond, with two good and sufficient sufeties, approv- ed by said Selecimen, in a sun not less than six hundred dollars, in substance as follows:
 Know all men, that we, as principal and and as surities, are holden and firmly bound 10 the Town of ,,n the snm of dolla,s, to be paid to said Town to which payment we hind ourselves, our heirs and executors, firmly by these presents.
 Sealed with our seals, and dated at this day of A. D.
 The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the above b0unden has beea appointed an Agent for4saia town of
 to sell within and on account of said Town, spiritucus or intoxicating liquors to be- used for sacrameDtal, medicinal, chemical and mechanical purposes only, until the day of A. D. unless he be sooner removed from his agency; now, if the said
 shall, in all respects, conform to the provisions ot the law in relation to his agency, and the laws of thIs State relating to ,he use oe spiriiuous or intoxicating liquors. this obligation shall be void.
 Sec. 2. Every person wbo shall in violation of ,his Act, manufacture spirituous or intoxi. eating liquor, or mixed liquor, of which part
 is spirituous or intoxicating, shall pay on his first conviction for said offcnse, fine of one hundred dollars and the cost of prosecution, and in default af ymenf thereof, shall be i'm. prisonsd sixty days in the common jail ; on his second conviction for said oiense, he shall pay a fine of two hundred dollars and the cost of prosecution, and in default of payment there or shall be imprisoned four months in the com. mon jail !; and on every snbseqnest conviction for said ofiense, he shall pay fine of two bun. dred dollars and be imprisoned four monthe in ihe common jail.
 Sec g. If any person in violation of this Act by himself, his servant, or agent, shall for hihselfor anybody else, directly or indirectly, or Oh any pretepce or by any device, sell, or in consideration of the purchase of any other property, give to any ether person any spiril- tlous or intoxicating liquor, or any liquor of which part is spirituoUs or intoxicating, lie shah pay on his first conviction for said offence . fine of,wenty dollars and the costs of pros- eChiion, and shall siond committed until the same be paid on :he second conviction, for said ofiense, he shall pay fine of thirty dol. lars and ths costs of prosecution, and stanf committed until ihe same be paid and on ev- cry snhsequen. conviction for said offense, he shall pay . fine of one hundred dollars and cost of prosecution, and shall be imprisoned in lhe common lail nsi less than three months nor more than six months. Every prosect1. ton under this section for first or second of. Gense, shall be heard and dkiermihad by Justice of the Peace, and every prosecution for subsequent ofieEse ehall be first brought before Justice of the Peace, who shall there upon proceed according to Section l4S of the Act estitled aAn Aei concefpine Crimes and Punishments." page 2s4 If ihe Revised Sta totes. All clerks, agents and servants of ev. cry kind employed in the selling or keeping for sale in violation of this Act of any spirifu- ous or intoxicating liquor. oi any mixed l,quo, part of which IS spiriiuous or intoxicating ,shall incur inc same penalties and be proceeded against in the same manner as principals, and may, in ihe information or complaint be chare- ed. in ihe same manner and be convicted, hether their principal be convicted or not. Whenever upon the nonpayment of the fines and costs provided to be paid upon conyIciion for the first and second ofi.Dses. under the s.b or 9ih Sections of this Act, the offender shall De committed to she common jail he shall not be released fheTefrom until be shall have paid such fines and costs, oF.shall have been detain- ed in said jail thiriy days afleast. g Sec. 2. No re,s0n shall own og keep any e.L .