Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-04-20
Maine Law i'm New York.


House some six weeks ago, was amended
in a number Of particulars, and on the Sd
inst, passed the Senate by vote of 81
yeas 10 IL nays. Thus amended, il was
returned to the House for concurrence, and
passed that body on Friday she 9th, BY a
vote Of so yeas 10 As nays, A motion to
reconsider was lost-yeas 81, nays 81
The bill was then sent to the Governor for
his approval, which Of, course It received =
The law takes effect on and after the 4th OF
July next The liquor interests have made
most strenuous efforts TO defeat the bill,
since its introduction into the Assembly,
Thousands upon thousands Of dollars have
been spent 20 prevent its passage. Albany
has been full Of lobbies, and every art, per-
suasion and power have been exhausted in
vain. The law is entitled "An Act for the
Prevention of Iniemperance, Pauperism and
Crime" A few Of the most important pro-
visions of the law are as follows:
/. No rum. brandy, gin, whisky, wine,
beer or other intoxicating liquors, can le-
gally be sold or given away in this State
after the 4th day Of July next except by
persons specially appointed and licensed to
sell the above articles for mechanical, med
icinal or sacramental purposes. And no
license to sell as beverage shall be gran
ted from and after the date of the passage
of this act. Neither shall it be lawful to
keep the liquors aforesaid in any store, tav-
ern, grocery, shop, boarding or yictualling
house, nor any room used for dancing, gam
bling, or other amusement
2. Any citizen of good, moral character,
being an eector of the town or city in which
he proposes TO sell, and not being ped
dler, nor interested in any tavern, grocery,
fruit-store, confectionery. or other place of
entertainment, nor employed therein, nor
captain, agent clerk, or other person en-
ployed on a vessel or steamboat may, from
and after the first of May nexl, keep and
sell the liquors aforesaid, for mechanical,
chemical and medicinal purposes, or pure
wine for sacramental purposes; provided he
shall enter into bonds with good sureties
not to violate or sell contrary to the provis-
ions of the law, under penalty of 800 fine
and 80 days in jail. - @ slei 81
8. Sales BY persons unauthorized as
aforesaid TO be punished by fine of $50
for the first offence, $I0o and thirty days
Imprisonment for the second, and for every
subsequent offence fine of 800 TO $500
and imprisonment for not more than six nor
less than three months. b5
4. All Judges and Justices Of the Peace
10 have power 20 hear and determine cases
arising under this act, and to hold special
sessions for the purpose. Costs as in other
cases. Any citizens on trial in behalf Of
the people, By counsel if he chooses.
6. On the complaint of credible person
that he has reason to believe that intoxicat-
ing liquor is kept or deposited in some spec
fled place or places, any magistrate may is
sue 8 search warrant and have said place
searched, aud if any such liquor is found on
such search, It may be seized and stored
for future disposal. No dwelling house can
be searched unless the occupant shall have
previously been convicted of selling liquor
unlawfully within the year preceding
10. Liquor seized as aforesaid, shall be
destroy ed. The vessels in which ii was
contained shall then be sold, and the pro-
ceeds applied to the satisfaction Of the pen
allies and costs incurred. CtaC
H. Every sheriff, deputy, constable, mar
shal or policeman, must serve all processes
con6ded to him under this act, and must
arrest every person whom he shall see en-
gagged in violating il; also seize all liquors
which he may find kept in violation there
Of. If he sees any person intoxicated in
any public place, he must apprehend and
keep him in jail until sober, when be shall
be examined and if it shall appear on his
examination that bis intoxication resulted
from a violation of this act, then process
shall Immediately issue against the violater,
and he be dealt Bith as Aforesaid. If the
sobered tippler won't swear or went testi-
fy, be is to be sent back TO jail till be will
To get publicly drunk is also an ofense
against this law, to be punished BY hne
of $40.
IL. Proof OF sale of liquor under this act
shall be yrima fdcia evidence of unlawful
sale, and proof of delivery shall be proof Of
sale.
90. Every public officer neglecting or
refusing to perform any duty required of
him by this act, thereby commits mis-
demeanor. for which he shall be punished
by 6ne not exceeding $500, and impris
onment no; more than six months. Resist
ing process under this act is also miSde-
meanor to be punished By fine Of not
over 500 and Imprisonment for not more
than six months We
Fines collected under the act TO be paid
over for the benefit of the poor. The law
also provides aginst The importation ofliquor
into the State for drinking purposes.
Fourteen Free and one Slave State have
now enacted liquor laws. The mildest Of all
is the Ohio law. There is no doubt that in
a few years every State in the Urion will
have a prohibitory law enacted, as move
menti are making in all the Slave State to
follow the North in the temperance move
ment.a rE
The Irish in New York.
John O'Conner, late Of Parsonstown,