Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-05-18
AFAcT
Fo prevent the adulterstion Of alcoholic Ii
ouors, passed May !, 1854.

An ACL
fo prevent the adulterstion Of alcoholic Ii
quors, passed May !, 1854
SEC. 1. Be Il enacted By the Genera
Assembly Of tie State Of Ohio, That ]
any person shall adulterate any sPiritu
ous or alcoholic liquors. by mixing the
same with any substance of whatevel
kind, except as hereinafter provided
or if any person shall sell or otter te
sell any spirituous or alcoholic liquors,
knowing the same to- be thus adultera-
ted, or shall import into this State any
spirituous or Intoxicating liquors, and
sell or offer for sale such liquors, know
ing the same to be thus sdulterated,
or shalfsell or offer to sell any spIritu.
ous or intoxicating liquors not Inspected
as hereinafter provided, he, she, or they,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean-
or, 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
thirty, nor less than ten days.
Sec. 2. The Probate Judge in each
county in this State shall appoint COM
petent chemist as inspector, whose duty
it 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 of the article.
Sec. 8. Said inspector shall, before
entering upon the duties of his Office
give an undertaking, which shall be ap-
proved by the Judge of the Probatelin
the penal sum of not less than one hun
dred, nor more than one thousand dol
lars running to the county; and shall
take and subscribe an oath to faithfully
discharge the duties of his Office.
Sec. a. Said inspector shall keep an
accurate account of all liquors by him
inspected, and place his mark on the
cask or barrels, pure. if SO found; i
not, impure, and when be shall find any
sdulterated liquors, he shall give notice
to the prosecuting attorney of the coun'
ty, of the person owning and Offering
for sale, such adulterated liquors, who
shall forthwith institute proceeding:
against such person, as hereinafter pro,
vided; and if upon said trial, he, she,
or they shall be found guilty of vio
lation of any of the provisions Of this
acts said inspector shall forthwith de
stroy such adtlterated liquors. Sait
inspectors shall each be entitled to re
ceive for their services aforesaid, two
dollars per day, and mileage at the ratt
of five cents per mile, for each mile b,
may necessarily be required to travel il
the discharge of his duties, from tht
owner Of the same, or the person offer
ing to sell.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall pu
into any barrel, cask, or other vessel
branded or marked pure, by any inspec
tor in this State, adulterated liquors, Oh
sell or offer for sale, such liquors for the
purpose of deceiving any person by the
sale thereof, shall be deemed guilty o.
an attempt 70 practice fraud, and upon
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
in the penitentiary, not moIe than
twelve months.
Sec. 6. The provisions of this act
d1uggIsCs, physicians, and persons en-
gagged in the mechanical arts from adul-
terating liquors for medical and mechani-
cal purposes.
Sec. 7. Prosecutions for violations Of
the first section of this act, shall be
commenced by information filed in the
probate court of the proper county, by
the prosecuting attorney thereof; which
information may be filed without a pre-
vious examination before a magistrate,
and the proceedings, after the filing of
the information, 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 pro tenn.
1 hereby certify that the above law is
correctly copied from certified copy
furnished this Office by the Secretary Of
State.