The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-06-30
Law S OF OHIO,
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TO prevent The adnl,esaliOn Of Alcoholic
A J. LinuoEs.

To prevent The adnl,esaliOn Of Alcoholic
Liquoss
GncrIoM !. Be Il enacted by the Gen
SraI Asssmbly Of ths State Of Ohio, That
3 lf any person shall sdulisrass any spirit.
uous o. alcoholic liquors, by mixing the
SANS with any substance OF whatever
Kind, except aa hereinafter provided, or
II any person shall aell or offer 10 sell
dng tplriiuong OF alcoholic Iiauora, know
taR the saaie 10 be thus adullera,sd, OF
shall impcIs into this State, any spirituous
o. in,oxicaiing liqaors, aud sell or offer
for sale such liquors, knowing the same
to be adulteraied, or shall sell or offer TO
{, soil any spirituous OF intoxicating liquors,
not inspected as hereinafter provided, he,
she, or they shall be deemed guilty Of o
miBdemeanor, and upon conviction there.
Of, shall be fned in any sum not exceed.
ing fve hundred dollars, nor less than
one hundred dollars, and shall be im~
priscned in the Jail Of the county, moi
moro than ihiriy, nor less Than ten days.
SEQ. 2. The probate judge in each
county 10 this State shall appoint . cons
potent chemist as inspector, whose duty
il shall be TO inspect ell alcoholic liquors
imported into OF manufactured in The
county in which he il inspector, unless
the same shall have the inspectors brand
Of some other county in this State, which
brand shall be evidence of the purity Of
the article.
'SHc. 3. Said inspector shall, before
entering upon the duties OF mis- office,
give an undertaking which shall be sp|
proved BY the Judge of probate, in the
penal sum Of moi less thao one hundred,
nor more than one thousand dollars, runs
ming TO the county, and shall take and
subscribe an oath faithfully to to,discharge
the duties Of bis cffice.
SEC. 4. Said inspector shall keep an
accurate account Of all liquo:a BY him
inspected, and place his mark on the
casks OF barrels, pure, ifpo found, if not
impure, and when he shall find any adul-
'erated liquors, he shall give notice TO
the prosecuting attorney Of the county.
Of The psrIpn owaing and bfeiing for
sale, OF offering for sale such adulteTs,ed |
liquors, who shail forthwith institute pro-
ceedings against such person as herein
after provided, and il, upon said trial, he,
she, or they shall be found guilty Of a
: violation of any Of the provisions Of this
act, said inspector shsll forthwith des,rny
huch'ddultersled liquor. Said inspectors
sllall each be entitled IL receive for their
nsffices Aforesaid, two dollsrs per day,
shd.miieage sf the rate OF fye cents per
nils, fof each mile he may necessarily
be required to travel in the discharge OIL
his dpties, from the owner Of the sane
or The peIson offering TO sell.
Sar. 5. Any person who shall pu,
into barrel, cssk, or other vessel, branded
OF marked pure, BY any inspector in this
Stale, aduiteraied liquors, sell or offer
Tor sale such liquors for the purpose ol
deceiving any persons blythe sale thereof,
shall be deemed guilty OF an attempt 10
Practice fraud, and upon conviction
thereof. shall be Imprisoned in The pcni-
leniiary not more than twelve months
Ssc. 8. The provisions Of this act
shall not be construed 80 as 10 prevent {
druggsis, physicians, and persons en-
gagged ip The mechanical arts, from adul>
lsIalins liqaOrs for medical and mechan-
eel purposes. sr 5sa
SKc. Z. Prosecutions for violations
of the, FIRST section Of this act, shall be
sommenced by information, filed in the
Probate court Of the proper county, byl
he prosecuting attorney thereof, which
Information may be fled without pre-
'ious examination before magistrates,
md the proceedings, after Inc filing Of
be information. shall be the same as in g
,thsr ctimiaal cases in the probate court. il
~ rs F. g. LIE BLOND, 0
speakeF Of the House Of Representatives 4
ROBERT LEE, a
pfesiden,of the Senate, pro TEN, !,
May l, 1854. c
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