The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-01
MAINE LIQUOR LAW OF 1851.

for the suppression of drinking houses and png
shops
BE enacted BY The Senate and House Of Representatives
legislature assembled, as follows:
SEC l. No person shall be allowed any time
facture SELL by himself his clerk servant agent di
recty indirectly any spirituous intoxicating liquors.
any mixed liquors part of which is spirtuous or in
toxicating except ms hereafter provided.
SEC 2. The seectmen of any town, and mayor and
aldermen of any city, the first Monday of May annually
thereafter may be convenient may appoint
suitable person. the agent of said town or city to
sell at central and convenient place within said town
city, spirits Wines other intoxicating liquors. to be
used for medicinal and mechanical purposes and other
and said agent shall receive such compensation for his
services the board appointing him shall prcscrbe and
SHALL in the sale of such liquors. conform to such rules and
regulations the seectmen mayor and aldermen as
aforesaid shall prescribe for that purpose And such agent
appointed aforesaid shall hold his situation for year.
unless sooner removed by the board from which he
ceved his appointment as he may be at any time at the
Sec g. Such agent shall receive certificate from the
mayor and aldermen seectmen by whom he has been
appointed, authorizing him. the agent of such town
city, to sell intoxicating liquors for medicinal and mecban
ica purposes only but such certificate shall not be dev
cred to the person so appointed until nc shall have execu
ted and delivered to said board bond with two good and
sufficient surees, in the of six hundred dollars in
substance rs follows:
Know all men that we, -- principal, and
and - as sureties are holden and stand firmly bound
to the inhabitants of the town Of Tor city, as the
may BEL in the of six hundred dollars to be paid
them which payment bind ourselves heirs
with our seals, and dated this ---- day of ---, A.
ID. --.
The condition of this obligation SUCH that whereas the
above bounden -- has been duly appointed an agent
for the town Tor city, of to sell within, and for and
of said town Tor city, intoxicating liquors for
medicinal and mechanical purposes, and other, until
from said agency
Now, if the said -- shall in oil respects conform
the provisions of the law relating the business for which
he is appointed and to such rules and regulations
are shall be from time to time established by the board
making the appointment then this obligation to be void
otherwise to remain in full force.
Sec a. If any person. by himself clerk servant agent
shall at any time any sprituous intoxicating liquors.
any mixed liquors part which intoxicating in viola
ton Of the provisions of this act he shall forfeit and pay
the first conviction ten dollars and the of prosecu
ton, and shall stand committed until the I've paid
the second conviction he hapay twenty dollars and
the costs of prosecution and shall stand committed until
the same he paid the third and every subsequent
ycton he shall pay twenty dollars and the costs Of prose-
cution and shall he imprisoned in the Jail
than three months than six months and in de-
fault OF the payment of the fines and costs prescribed by
this section for the first and second convictions the convict
shall not be entitled to the benefit of chapter hundred
and sevenve of the revised statutes until he shall have
been imprisoned two months and in default of payment
of fines and costs provided for the third and subse
quen conviction he shall not be entitled to the benefit OF
said chapter hundred and seventyiye of the revised
statutes until he shall have been imprisoned four months
And if any clerk servant agent other person the
poyment the premises of another shall violate the
provisions of this section he shall be held equally guilty
with the principal and conviction, shall suffer the
penalty
SEC g. Any forfeiture penalty arising under the above
section may be recovered by action OF debt by
plant before any justice of the peace judge of any
ncpal police court in the county where the offence was
committed And the forfeiture recovered shall go to the
where the convicted party resides for the of the
poor and the prosecutor complainant may be admitted
MS witness in the trial And if any of the selectmen
board of mayor and aldermen shall approve OF the
of any such suit BY endorsing his upon
the writ the defendant shall in event any costs
and in all actions of debt arising under this section the
fines and oreures suffered by the defendant shall be the
same as if the actions had been by complaint And it
shall be the duty of the and aldermen Of any CITY,
and seectmen of any town, to commence action 10 be-
half of said town city against any person guilty of vi
oation of any of the provisions OF this act being in
formed of the same and being furnished with proof Of the
fact
SEC g. If any person shall claim appeal from juig-
ment rendered against him By any Judge justice the
trial Of such action complaint he SHALL before the appeal
shall be allowed recognise in the of hundred dol
lars with two good and sufficient suretes in every
appealed TO prosecute his appeal and to pay oil costs fines
and penalties that may be awarded against him upon
final disposition of such suit complaint And before his
appeal shall be allowed he shall also in every case give
bond with two other good and sufficient surctics running
TO the town city where the offence committed in the
of two hundred dollars that he will not during thu
tendency Of such appeal violate any of the provisions Of
this act And no recognizance bond shall be taken IN
arising under this act except by the justice or Judge
before whom the trial had and the defendant shall
held to advance the jury fees in every of appeal
action Of debt and in the event Of final conviction be
fore jury the defendant shall pay and suffer double the
amount Of fines, penalties, and Imprisonment awafled
against him by the justice judge from whose judgment
the appeal made. The forfeiture for all bonds alia
cognizances given in pursuance Of this shall 20 the
town or city where the offence committed for M