Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-29
LAWS OF VERMONT.
SESSION OF 1855.

NO. IAN act liking the time OF holding the
Supreme Court in the county of Washington.
II IS hereby enacted by the General Assembly
Of The State Of Vermont, as follOws:
Sec l The supreme court, for the county Of
Washington, shall hereafter bo holden on the
fourth Tuesday of November, annually
See. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this act, arc hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 7th, 1856.
No. An act in amendment of an act enti-
tied ian act to prevent traffic in intoxicating
liquors Tor toe purpose of drinking" APPROX
ed November 3d. A. D. 1852, as amended
by an act approved December 9th, A. d. 1853
entitled 6 an act to amend an act to prevent
traffic in intoxicating liquors for the purpose
Of drinking, approved November 23d, 1852. I"
HS hereby enacted by the General Assembly
Of The STATE Of Vermont, as follops:
Sec. |. The word " furnish" wherever it
occurs in the I to which this is an amendment,
shall be construed to apply to all cases where
any person shall knowingly bring into, or trans
port within this State, for any other person,
Intoxicating liquors, intended to be sold or dis.
posed OF, contrary to the provisions of said act
or u DC divided among or distributed to others
and all such liquors shall be subject to seizure
and destruction as is provided in the twelfth
section of said act.
Soc. 2. If any person shall become intoxi
Gated he shall, on conviction thereof pav a fine
OF hive dollars to the treasury of the town il
which the ofense is committed together with tn,
costs OF bis prosecution. and stand committed
until the judgement be complied with, PROVIDED
the prosecu tion shall be commenced within
thirty days after the offense is committed.
Sec. 3. II any person shall procure, or at
tempt to procure, of any authorized agent il
the State, any intoxicating liquor, by falsel,
representing the purpose for which it is intende,
by him to be used, such person 80 procuring it
or attempting to procure it, shall forfeit and pa
into the treasury of the town in which the of
fense is committed the sum of ten dollars fo
each ofense, together with cost of prosecution
Sec. a If any person, by himself, clerk
servant, or agent, or any authorized agent TO
any town, shall knowingly sell, furnish, Civ
away, or distribute to others, any intoxc catin
liquors, which shall be impure or adultera ted
he Or she shall forfeit and pay into the treasur
OF the town where the offense is committed. ft
each distinct act of 80 selling, or distributing
or giving away, fine not less than ten dollar
or more than three hundred dollars.
Sec. 5. The complaint and warrant for Ii
search and seizure of liquor, as required by tn
: act and the act to which this is an amendmen
shall be in substance in the form following.
wit -
STATE OF VERMONT, +, ToA. B., iusti
- County, IS. of the peace, wit
Q in and for the County of -, aforesaid com
Q G. D., Z. F., and G. H., legal voters in h
. town of -, in said county, and complain tn
they have reason to believe and do believe tb
3 intoxicating liquors is by - kept or deposit
in, (here describe the place to be searched \ a,
by -, then and there in the town of -
intended for sale, furnishing, gift OR distrib
ton, contrary to the form of the statu te in su
n case made and provided, and against the pea
n and dignity Of the State; and we therefore or
= that warrant of search may Issue in the pre-
y ises.
L Dated at -, this - day of ---, A.
ID The above named @. D., y, F., and G. I
i exhibited this complaint to me, and made oa
10 to the truth thereof this - day of -.
Dr. ID. - Before me,
il A. b., Justice of the peace.