Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-06
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 JCB PRINTING, ATLz AND PROMPTLY EXECUTED AT THIS OFF,
An Act for the Suppression of Intempcr-

4lt V t se PASSED MAY SESSION, ls54-PUBLIsHED BY ' ORDER or THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
 Beft shacted by the Senate aud House of Repre- ( sentatites il General Assembly convened: SSEC. Il. No person shall manufacture or Bell by himself, his servan. or agent, directly 'or indHecely, any spirisaous or intoxicating {, liquor,Df any mixed liquor Of which part sis spirith1ts or intoxicating, except ss is here matter provided. And Ale, Porter, Lager < Beer, Clder and all wines are included among intoxicating liquors within the meaning of this Act
 SEC. 2. Nothing in this Act ined shall be construed to forbid the making of cider from. apples, orwine from grapes, entrants or -ofher fruit grown or gathered by the manu- facturer, or the selling of such cider or wine (Imade in this s:ate,) hy the maker thereof, provided only that the quantity ssld a, one time. be not less than five gallons, and be sold to be and be all taken away Ut one time. But any other sale of such cider dr wine shall ing. deemed an unlawful sale within the mean be of this Act.
 < SEC. 3: Nothing in this Act shall be con strued to forbid the sale by the importer there. of of foreiga spiriiuous or inioxncaiing lqouf imported under the au.horityof the jaws of the United States regarding the importation of such liqonr, and in accordance with said laws, provided that the said liquor ut the time of said sale by said importer, remains im the origina casks or packages, In whIchii was by him i'm. ported, and in quantities not less than the quantities in which the laws of the United States require such iiql r to be imported. and @is suld by him in said casks or packages, and m saidquanifies only.
 SEc. 4 Tho County Commissioners of any County may, by certificates signed by all said Commissioners, giye all persons who shall in writing apply tothem therefor, authority to manufacture, at such places only, within said County, as said Commissioners shall in said certificates designate, spiriious and in- ' ioxicating liquors, and to sell the same in those places only. IT any quantity. to duly an- ihorizcd Agents of the several Towns in this State but such authority shall not continue in any case longer than one year from the date of the certificate in that case given. and may be at any lime revoked by said ComHis. sioners and no person shall receive snch 3 certificate or exeFc.se such authority h..til ne shall have executed and delivered to the Treasurer of said County . bond with tSo good and suficient sureties, approved by sad Commissioners, iB q sum not less tban { oha thousand nor more than six thousand doiIafs. as said Commissioners shall require, conditioned that he will not at any time dh ring the year next following the date Of his ,said certificate, infringe iB any manner or de- gree any provision of this Act or any law of ihis State, touching the manufacture or sale os spigituous or intoxicating liquors. lf any person 70 authorized and bound shall break the condition Of such bond, said bond shall bs forthwith put in sSii, his said certificate and authority shall instantly become voId land he shals not thereafter be permitted to msnu. lecture or io sell any spiritnons or intoxicating liquor.
 SEc. $. The Selccimen of any town may, sat any meeting of their board, duly convened upon reasonable notice to every member thsrsof, appoint some suitable person or per. so6s as Agentor Agents of such Town, for ihe purchase of spiTiluous or intoxicating iil- uors, and for the sale thereof within such Town. for Sacramenial, medicinal, chemical and mechanicsl uses only ;; and such Select i,.en or majority of them, may remove any Shch Agent at pleasure and appoint anothe, N. his siead bns net more ihanahree such Agents shall be in office in any town at the same time, except in the Towus of New Ha- ven and HaHiofd and moi more than eigit such Agepts ohail be in office .. the same tiInes in either Of the said lAst mentioned
 AUWMNs " HUI AkEEct uk keeper Ot O pUD- lie eating. house or of house of public enter- iainment shaIl De appainted such Agent Every such Agenf shall buId bis office for one year, unless sooner removed he shall sell liquor only in the one place designated in writing hy said S.lecimen he sI.all in the purchase and in ihe sale 0f snch iiqnor con iormio such rules and regulations as said Selectmen shsIl prescribe, not incongisie ni with the provisions of this Act he shall keep an accurate account of all his purchases ard of all his sales. specifying in such sc- count the kiud. and quantity, and pIice of lhs liquor bought by him. The date of each purchase made by kim, and the name of ths person of whom such purchase was mods. . the kind, quantity and price eF liquor sold hy him, ,ths dafe of each sale made by him, the name ofths purchaser at ever such sale. ard the use for which the liquor e spesy such ssIs wAssold, as slatca y lhs purchaser, and of