Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-15
AN, ACT.
An All.
Fer ~ uppresslen Of lntemperanee.


Srcr1oS |. Be II enacted blythe General ]
AsseSsbly ofths State 81 IotcG: Mcpherson i
shall manufacture OF sell BY himself his ceIN Stew
liquors except hereinafter provided And the Keep
ing Of intoxicating 4ncr. withthc inset or n part
Of the owner thereof any person acting under hls
hority. by his permits ion to sell the same WITHIN
this State contrary tine provisions Of this Act H.
hereby prohibtsd and the Intoxicating liquors so
kept together with the vessels in which ]. contain
ed, is deciared nuisance and shall % forfeited
and dealt with as is hereinafter provided, |
ale, porter, lager beer. cider, and all wines
are ncuied amun: intoxicating liquors Within the
meann Of this act: Provided however, that nothing
III this section, in this act, shall be construed to
forbid the making Of cider from apples, wine fruits
grown or gathered by the manufactn err the selling
Of such cider vino III made in the Statel BY the
maker thereof, provided only that the quantity sold
any tine be not not less than i've 5allups ard
be II and BE- all taken away ut nn- .....a
SEc. 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed 10
forbid Tue sale by th importer ar,eof of foregn in
toxcaelns +aor ted under the authority Of the
.ss u tn. omitted States regarding the importation
81 su1, liquors and in acc,riancee with such laws;
provided that the said liquor, at the time Of said
sale by said importer; remains in the original CASKS
u packages in which it was by him imported and N
quantities not Iess than the quantities IN when the
laws u the United States require such liquor TO DC mn
ported, and il SOLD by him in said original casks "
packages and in said quantities only: provided that
nothing contained in this law shall prevent any per
SON Of persons from manufacturing N TINS state nq
provisions Il this act, to b. used fof mechanics OF
| medicinal purposes. ,
/ SEC. 3. The county Judge of any county, on the
first Monday Of May annually, shall apPont SOME
suitable person persons, not more than two in mum
br, residents Of said county, but not both residents
If the tow nshp, to act as agent Or agents u
said county for the purchase of intoxicating liquor
md for the sale thereof within such county fer med
icinal, mechanical and sacremcntal purposes only
And the said county ldgo may remove such agent
st his pleasure AMI appoint another in MS stead, ~
such after sue, removal as shall be convenient
Every such agent shall hold his Office year unless
sooner removed He shah sell such liquor only in one
place. to be ,signaed in the written certificate to De
given him BY the county Judge, ami no two as.nts
shall lie allowed to sell such liquor in the same town
ship. lie shall in the purchase and in the sale OF
such liquor conform such rules and regulations rs
shall be described by said county Judge, not ino-
sis.ent with the provisions of this act lie shall keep
an accurate account Of all his purchases and all his
sales wing in such account the kind ami guam
y and price of the liquor bought o. him, the date
of each purchase made by him, and the name Of tho
person If whom such puicha SO was made, the kind.
quantity and piicc Of liquor sold by him. the date 1t
each sale mad, by him, the name Of the purchaser at
every su SALE and the use for which the liquor on
every such sale sold stated by the purchaser which
account shall he at all times open to the examination
Of said County Judge.and the grand jurors, and the
pr cutting attorney Of such county. lie shall, when
required b, said county Judge account with hun re-
galrling ali his dca ings such agent. and exhibit
him all receipts, bills, books and paper OF every
kind relating 10 such dealings to his accounts lie
shall sell such liquors at such prices shall be
p cribel by the County Judge, not however to ex-
coed Per cent. upon the cst thereof and Stall when
required By the county JUICE, pay ovor the proceeds
Of hrs SAILS to the county Urea ,uer and he shall ct
the termination of his agency the first Monday in
May; in case he should be sooner removed by the
county Judge he shall as soon after such removal as
may e. make written report to tn, county Judse,
he shall soon after such removal rs may be- mako
written report to the connty Judge verified by his
oath affirmation OF all his purchases and the cost
thereof aud FALL his safes ami tie proceeds thereof
specifying the numbef of his sales and the kinds
sold for each Of the purposes OF medicinal, mechani
cal, and sacrcmental uses, and the quantity and kind
ana the of all liquor naming hand at the
time of making such report and said report shall b.
filed in the oiicc Of tie county Judge. Saca agent
shall receive for his services fixed and stipulated
compensa ton, TO be prescribed by tie county Judge;
but the amount Of such compensation shall not be ia
creased by of any increase dminuon Of the
sales Of such liquors by such agent, aud he shall not
in any way except one Of the inhabitants If the
county. bc interested in said liquor, ia TIE pslr-
chase or sale thereof or in the profits thereon. And
if any person pun chasing any intoxicating liquors Of
such agent shall Intentionally make to such agent
any false statement regarding the to which such
liquor Is Intended by the purchaser to be ap. led,
such person so offending, shall be deemed guilty of
misiemeanor. and shall upon conviction thereof,
f~.fet nd pay fine Of ten dollars, together with
the costs Of psssecution, and shall stand Committed
un il tn, same pc paid. =.
SEC. l. Every such ag,Et shall receive FROM said
county Judgc, certificate authorizing him agent
such county, to sell at the place mentioned in such
certificate, intoxicating liquor for medicinal. mechan
ca and sacramenta purposes only; but he shall net
rec,iy, such certificate Or exercise his Office until he
shall have executed into said county for the Of
said county, bond, with two sufficient sursties, and
by the county Judge, in not less than than
thousand dollars, conditional that if such agent,
h. shall sell intoxicating liquor, for medicinal. me-
hanca and sacremental purposes only, and shall in
lon .en,, ttn nf ~, v,~u
in relation to his agency and to the law Of this
State relating to the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, the
said bond to be void.
SEC. S. Every person who shall manufacture any
intoxicating liquor as in this act prohibited, shall be
deemed guilty IF a misdeLleanor, and shall pay, on
his first conviction for said fence, fine Of one hun
dred dollars and the cost OF prosecution. and shall
stand committed thirty days unless tho fine I've soon
er paid his second conviction he shall pay fine
Of two hundred dollars ami the costs of prosecution.
and shall stand committed sixty days unless the fine
be sooner paid. And on the third and every subse-
quent conviction for said offence, he shall pay fine
Of two hundred dollars and tho costs of prosecution
and shall be imprisoned in the county jai ninety
days. r& @l* A ~
SEC 6. any person by himself his clerk, servant
agent shall for himself, or any person ese, direct
y or indirectly, any pretense, or by any Device
SELL or in consideration Of the purchase of any other
property, give tc any o:her person. any intoxicating
liquor, he shall b. deemed guilty Of u misdemeanor,
and shall ay on his first con lotion FOR said offence
fire Of twenty dollars and the cost of prosecution
and shall stand committed ten days unless the
he paid; the second conviction for said Of
fence he shall pay fine of fifty dollars and the costs
VI prosecution and shall stand committed thirty days.
unless the be paid and on the third and
every subsequent conviction for said offence, he shall
pay fire Of hundred dollars and the cost of pros
ecuon, and shall be imprisoned in the county Jail not
, less than three more than six months. And in
Of the payment of the fines and costs provided
the first and second conviction under this section,
the person convicted shall not be entitled to the te
inGt e <hoC Cad ho hall boya