Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-11-28
No BAN ACT TO INSURE THE DUE OBSER
VANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS OF
THIS STATE AGAINST THE IMPROPER USE OF
AMI TR AEEIC In INTOXICATING lIOI1ORS

AND TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
hereby Jy the General assembly Of tie Nate
Of Vermont foiiovs:
SIC. Whenever any justice Of the peace grand juror,
constable seectmen, county commissioner sheriff. sheriff
deputy states attorney other officer whose duty 1t IS to
enforce any of the provisions of auy of the statutes of this
State against the and traffic intoxicating liquors. shall on
the proper application being made TO them either of them,
neglect refuse to do and perform faithfully their respective
duties required by any of said every such officer
negecng refusing, shall be subject indictment nfor-
NATION by the grand Jury or states attorney for the county
which such officer officers aforesaid neglected refused To
perform his their respective duty and conviction of either
of them, the person officer convicted shall be fined sum
exceeding hundred dollars less than twenty dollars
in the discretion of the
SEC. q If any attorney, having charge Of any
for violation of any of the aforesaid shall settle
offer to settle with in any release any such offender
whose process of adjudication before the shall
hear and determine the such attorney shall be subject to
indictment (and if convicted) fine of than FIVE
hundred dollars less than three hundred dollars the dis
erection of the
SEC 3. If any railroad conductor freight agent express
depot MASTER other person in the employment Of IN
any connected with, any railroad corporation any
teamster stage driver common carrier OF any kind any
person protesting agent for any other person per
sons whether within without this state other nd
vdua of whatever calling shall knowingly bring within this
state for any other person persons excepting authorized
agents. any intoxicating liquor be used disposed of
for any other purposes than those recognized lawful by the
laws of this state or shall knowingly transport for
any other person PERSONS shall knowingly assist
abe any manner whatever any other person persons
procuring or transporting intoxicating liquor except for the
purposes recognized aforesaid such of
tending shall forfeit and pay the treasury the
OF twenty dollars and of prosecution, the first convc
ton and the second and every subsequent conviction fifty
dollars and COSTS and be imprisoned in the county JAIL not less
than three, than ten months.
SEC. A. If any county commissioners shall either directly
indirectly receive any gift fee reward money other
valuable thing, for consideration of the appointment Of
any person agent for the sale of intoxicating liquors, from
through the hands of any person persons whatever such
commissioner offending shall forfeit and pay into the treasury
of the for each oIense committed, fine of less
than hundred dollars than thousand dollars
the discretion of the court together with of prosecu
ton, and be imprisoned in the county jail for the term OF SIX
months and each and person who shall offer To
pay such commissioner any money other valuable
thing consideration of any appointment aforesaid shall be
liable to the penalty.
Approved November IL 1856.