Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-05-20
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10 PREVENT fnHE SALE oE ALCOHOLIC
LIQUORS:
Sac. l. Be asaoeted BY tie Geasral A.,suBl,
.f tlS State Of Ohio;
That II any person shall adulterats any spir.
iisoas or alcoholic liquors by mixing the sans
with any substance Of whatever kind, except
q, hereinafter provided; or il any person shall
seh aay sPirifnous or alcoholic liquors, knowing
ths same 10 be thus adulterate5, or shall import
into this state, say spirituous or Intoxicating
liquors, and sell or offer Tor sale such liquors,
knoWing the same TO be adulterated, or sha u
eel or offer 10 sell any spiritnous or intoxicating
liquors; not inspected as hereinafter provided,
he, she, or they shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereo {,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hun
dred dllars or less than one HUNDRED dollars,
aud shall be impIis med in the Jail Of the coun-
" not more than thirty or less than ten days.
SEc. 2. The proba'e Judge in each county
in this state shall appoint a competent che emist
as inspector, whose duty shall be TO inspect all
alooholc 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 the State which brand
shall be evidence Of the purity Of the article
Sec. 3. Said inspector shall, before entering
upon the duties of his office, give an undertak.
ing that shall be approved by the Judge of pro.
bate in the penal sum Of not less than ono hun.
dred, nor more than one thousand dollars, run
ming 10 the countv, and shall take and subscribe
an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his
Office.
See. 1. Said Inspector shall keep an accurate
account of all liquors by him inspected, and
place his mark on the casks or barrels, pure, il
tfnaf .nan a ,ba.. l.. en- a
any sduhersted liquors, he shall give notice 10
the prosecuting attorney of the county, of the
person owning and offering for sale, or offering
for sale, such adulteraled liquors, who shall
forthwith institute proceedings against such per.
son as hereinafter provided; and If, upon said
trial, he, she, or they shall be found guilty OF q
violation Of any OF the proyisiods OF this act
faid inspector shall forthwith destroy such adul
terated liquor. Said inspectors shall each be
entitled to receive for their services aforesaid
two dollars per day, per mile and mileage at the
rate Of five cents, for each mile he may nee es-
sar " be required to travel in the discharge o
his duties, from the owner of the same or the
person offering to SELL
Sec S ANY person who shall put into barrels,
casks, or other vessel bra, ded or marked pure,
by any inspector in this State, adulterated Ii.
quors. sell or offer for sac such liquors for the
purpose OF deceivns any persons by the sale
thereof, shall be deemed guilty of an attempt ia
practice fraud, and upon conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned in the penlentiary not more
than l2 months.
Sec 8. The provs ons of th is act shall moi
he so constructed as 10 prevent druggists, ply.
sicians, and persons engaged in the mechanica
arts. from aduIIerating liquors for medical and
mechanical purposes
sec. 7. Prosecutions for violations Of The first
section of this act, shall be commenced by in.
formation filed in the Probate court of the
proper county, by the prosecuting attorney
thereof; which information may be filed with
out previous examination before magistrate
nnd the proceeding, after the filing of the in
formation, shall be the same as in other crimi
nal cases in the probate court
F. c. LIE BLOND,
Speakero the house of Representatives
JAMES MYERS,
President of the Senate, Protein.
Mo,