The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-10


township organization, at any regular meet
| ing of the court for the transaction OF coun-
| ty business may, H their discretion, upon
the petition of a majority of the legal voters
of any precinct, not being an incorporated
town or city of the State, or in the limits
I thoreoi, appoint one such agent for said pre-
cinct. No inn-keeper, or keepers Of a pub
lie ealing house, or Of house nf public en-
tertainmcnt shall be appointed such agent
Every such agent shall hold his office for one
year unless sooner removed he shall sell
such liquor only in the one place designated
in writing 10y the body appointing him; lac
shall, in the purchase and sale OF such liquor,
conform to such rules and regulations a. the
said body appointing him shall prescribe,
not inconsistent with the provisions
pf this act; he shall keep an accurate.
account Of all his purch scs and all
his sales, specifying in sucl. account thckind.
quantity and price Of the liquor bought by
him, the date Of each purchase made by him,
and the name ofthe person Of whom such
! purchase was made, the kind, quantity and
| price Of liquor sold by him, the date OF each
sale made by him, the name Of the purchaser
at every such sale, and the use for which the
| liquor on every such sale was sold, as stated
! by the purchaser, and Of all forfeited liquor
| b. him received aud sold or destroyed, !,
which account shall be at all tunes open to
the inspection Of the body appointing such
/ agent, or any member thereof; and Wh.n
required by s;i body, or a majority Of them,
| he shall account with them regarding all his
| dealings a such agent, and exhibit to them
all receipts, bills, books, papers Of every
/ kind relating to such dealings, or to his ac-
| counts he shall sell said liquor at no more
/ than twenty-five per cent. advance upon tine
cost thereof; and shall, when required by
! the body appointing him, pay over the pro-
cccds of his sal s to the treasurer Of the body
so appointing him, and he shall scmi.aunul-
/ ly, or oltcner if required by the body so
appointing him, make report, verified bv
his oath or affirmation, Of all his purchases,
and the costs thereof, and of his sales, and
/ the proceeds thereof, specifying the number
Of sales, the respective quantities and kinds
sold for each Of the purposes Of Sacramcntal
medicinal, chemical aud mechanical uses,
and the quantity and kind and cost Of all
liquors remaining on hand at the time Of such
meeting, and Of all forfeited liquors by him
received and sold or destroyed which re-
port, however. shall not specify the names
Of the persons to whom his sales have been
made. He shall receive for his services such
fixed and stipulated compensation as said
body appointing said agent shall prescribe,
but the amount of said compensation shall
not he increased by reason Of any increase
or dminution Of the sales Of such liquor by
such agent, and he shall not be in any way,
except rs one Of the inhabitants Of the city,
town, county, or precinct, interested in said
liquor or in the purchase or sale thereof, or
in the profits thereon; and no such agent
shall be authorized to sell or give away any
spirituOus or Intoxicating liquors.. or anr
such liquors mixed with sola-watcr or any
other compound, liquid, or otherwise, to DC
drank, taken or used as . medicine or other
wise, n their shop, store or place Of bust
ness or in any Of the nppurtenances or de-
pcnaencies thereof; but any such sale or
giving away shall subject the said agent TO
the same penalties provided for the sale or
giving away OF liquors contrary t. the pro-
visions Of this act. II any pcrs rurchas-
ing any sprituous or Intoxicating liquor Of
such agent, shall intentionally make to such
agent any false statement regarding the use
to which such liquor il intended by the pur.
chaser, to Ice applied, surn person 50 offend.
ing shall, upon conviction thereof forfci,
and pay fine oftifty dollars, together with
costs OF his prosecution, to be recovered by
an action OF debt before any Justice Of tic
peace, or, il the offence is committed within
a city, police magistrate Of such city, or by
indictment in the circlit court ofthc proper
county. Every such aren't shall receive,
from the body appointing him, certificate
authorizing him aSageut Of said town, city,
or county, as the case may BE-, TO sell at the
place mentioned in such ccrtiiicat', spiriu.
Gus or intoxicating liquors for sgcramcutal,
, medicinal, chemical, and mechanical uses on,
", which said certificate, when granted by
any common council Of a city, or president
and trustees Of a town, or county court, OF
board Of supervisors shall be issued BY the
clerks of said bodies, respectively, attcStcd
by their common or corporate seal or in case
there is no such seal, then by the
private seal Of said clerk. Said agen,
shall not receive any such certificate or cx.
crcisc his Office until he shall have executed
and delivered to the body appointing him, for
the use Of the city, town or county appoint.
ing him, bond, Wit at least two good and
sufficient surctics, approved by said body al
pointing him, in SUN not less than six hun.
drcd dollars, in substance, as follows
"Know all men that We, -, as principal
and -, as Suretics, are held and firmly
bound to -, in thc sum Of - dollars
to be paid 10 said; 10 which payment
we bind ourselves, our heirs and executors
and administrators, firmly by these presents
Scaled with our seals, and dated at -, this
- day of -, A. d.
"lhe condition of this obligation is such,
that whereas the above bounlen - has
been appointed an agent for sad -, TO sell
within said - and on account Of said
sprinous aud intoxicating liquors, 10 be
used for sacramcntal, medicinal chemical,
and mechanical purp scS only, until the
day of ~. D., unless he be sooner
removed from his agency. Now, ii the said
- shall in all respects conform TO the
provisions of the law in relation to his agcn.
ty, and the laws Of this State relating to the
sale of sprituous ard intoxicating liquors,
then this obligation to be void"
&. 'fany such agent shall break the
condition of such bond, such bond shall be
forthwith put in suit, and his said certificate
and appointment shall Immediately become
void, and he shall no, thereafter he permit.
ted to act as agent for the sale of liquors any.
where in this State; and moreover, for any
such violation shall be liable TO the same
penalties herein by tl,is act provided for the
illegal sale or giving away Of liquors contra
ry to the provisions OF this act'
T. Every person who shall, in violation
Of this act, manufacture spirtuous or intoyi'
eating liquor, shall pay on his first convic.
ton for said fence, a fine Of one hundred
dollars and the costs Of prosecution, and in
default of payment thereof, shall be impris
oned sixty days in the common Jail on his
second onviction for said oiltnsc he shall
pay fine of two hundred dollars and tn,
costs of prosecution, and in default of pay.
ment thereof, he shall be imprisoned iou,
months in the common Jail; and on every
subsequent conviction for said offence, he
shall pay fine Of two hundred dollars, and
,. be imprisoned four months in the common
Jail. Every prosecution under this section
,fthc offence is committed within the limits o
any city, shall be heard and determined be-
fore the police magistrates court, and upon
every conviction, order that the person sc
convicted, shall stand committed until th,
Eno and coste oro G,lly pn;l ir unnn ,h,