The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-05-25
LAWSOF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
1881 AN ACT
To prevent the adultcration of Alcoholic Ii
OuOrS,

To prevent the adulteraton of Alcoholic Iii
quors.
Sec BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
if any person shall adullerate any spirit
uous or alcoholic liquors, by mixing the
same with any substance of whatyer kind,
except as hereinafter provided; or if any
person shall sell or offer to sell any spir-
tuous or alcoholic liquors, knowing the
same to be thus adulterated, or shall i'm.
port into this State, any spirituous or in.
toxicating liquors. and sell or offer for
sale such liquors, knowing the some to be
adulterateG, or shall sell or offer 10 sell
any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, not
inspected as hereinafter provided, he, she,
OF they shall be deemed guilty OF misde.
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, nor less than one hun.
dred dollars, and shall be imprisoned in
the Jail OF the county, not more than tblr'
ty. nor less than ten days.
Sec. 9. The probate judge in each
county in this State shall appoint COM
pptent 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 inspectors brand
of some other county in this State, which
brand shall be evidence of the purity oi
the article.
8. Said inspector shall, before enter.
ing upon the duties of his office, give an
undertaking which shall be approved by
the Judge of probate, in the penal sum OF
no! less than one hundred, nor more than
one thousand dollars, running to the coun-
ty and shall take and subscribe an oath
to faithfully discharge the duties of his
office
SEC. 4. Said inspector shall keep an
accurate account of all liquors by him
inspected, and place his mark on the
casks or barrels, pure, If so found, if not,
impure; and when he shall find any adul'
terated liquors, he shall give notice TO the
prosecuting attorney of the county, Of
the person owning and off-ring for sale,
or Offering for sale such adulterated Ii
uuors, who shall forthwith institute pro
ceedings against such person as herein.
} after provided; and if, upon said trial, he,
she. or they shall be found guilty Of a
: violation of any of the provisions OF this
act, said inspector shall forthwith destroy
such adullera,ed liquor Said inspectors
shall each be entitled to receive for their
services aforesaid, two dollars per day
l. 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 10 sell.
SEC. 5. Any person who shall put in
; to barrel, cask. or other vessl, branded or
marked pure, by any inspector in this
State, adulerated liquors, sell or offer
for sale such liquors for the purpose Of
deceiving any person by the sale thereof,
: shall be deemed guilty of an attempt to
practice fraud, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned in the peniten.
tiary not more than twelve months.
Sec 6. The provisions of this aci
shall not be so construed as 10 prevent
druggists, physicians. and persons en-.
gagged IN the mechanical arts, from adul.
lerating liquors for medical aud mechan,
ical purposes.
SEC. 7. Prosecutions for violations of the
first section of this act, shall be commen.
ced by information, filed in the Probate
court of the proper county, by the prose.
cutting attorney thereof; which informa.
ton may be filed without pervious ex.
animation before magistrate, and the
! proceedings, after the filing of the intor.
nation, shall be the same as in other
} criminal cases in the probate court.
F. G. LEBLOND,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT LEE,
President of the Senate.
May list, 1854.