Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-23


Of this act and allow ng he drank in the place
where sold in any place IN the vicinity thereof which
Is under the control Of the per-"n 81 seihnf
seer II. Any person inverted "i keeping drinking
tipping shop shall be punished By hnc no. eh
ceeding 'w" hundred dollars OF by impns"nmcn' mol more
srcr Is No acusn ,hall be maintained upon any
clam demand, prmissy nute, OF other security gwen
for intoxicating liquors, s'd IN violation ut The provisions
Of this but the provision, Of thus section shall NJ" cn
tend 10 negotiable IN the hands "i any hol.ef h
valuable and without notice of the Illegal
Ity ui the contract
Seer. 49, 1t shall The duty Of the aldermen, select
assessors, respectively in every CITY, town and
plantation, prosecute Tor all VIOLATIONS al TINS act
sEcr. -. ii person authorized under IN. act as
aforesaid Ia sell intoxicating qor- Fha sell ihe same
drunkar any one while intoxicated, kn"wng
them I" he such shall sell any such liquors 1"
whom 10y eighth ser',, al ih- act he Is forbidden
sell the same lie hall be liable lot all the iuJ"re-, which
such dmnkarL intoxicated pcr-un, OF pet"n :" "lhn
qitlTs are forbidden he sold aforesaid, sha commit
uhie ia stale inrScatoD arising from drink nf tho
liquors sold aforesaid IN an action on The case IN i""
ri The person Injured.
Scr. u. 1t any person, authorized as aforesaid
shalt sci" liquors I" person, he shall
b. lsbl, for sIl the M, ,,ies Inch such person may
white state of ntuNIcati.n ar,ne t"ih drinking
the liquors aforesaid, in an action ON the case IN iHof OF
the person ihInrod.
nt,lcatine liquors winch impure adulteatcd II
per-n shall violate The provisions oi tbs section, he
shall be punished by ine tot exceeding one hundred
dollars
srcr - If any person shall appeal from judgment
Of justice Of HE judge o municipal or police
court upon compliant Tor any "n''Wi1l >a'e ~ ".N
liquors. shah be- convicted at the same term OF the
appellate three such Complaints, lie shhii ne
deemed common seller Z" intoxicating liquors, ana shali
be punished by tns imprisonment as provided IN The
iourteenIh sectrin Of ihis act.
Seer n Any person who shall lease or let any huh-
ing another make Tor the and oc'u
patton OF any building by another knowing mat t"Nca-
ing liquors he sold therein, by such tenant OF "ecu
pant contrary law, shalt be punished by tine ihefe"r
not eAceeling dollars for day that such liquors
be sold therein 10 he recovered by complain" OF M
document.
Sr,r % II the tenant occupant of any building,
under any lease. contract Tor aud occupation M Il
sell intoxicating liquors herein contrary l" law ~,
estate IN premises shall thereby he Determined anl
the owner building possession thereof
according Ia law, without any notice 10 HIlt.
% Justices oi the peace, and judges oi mihlei
pal police courts, shall have jurisdiction 10y complaint,
ut all urosec under where the penalty
yied tr The ul,use cannot exceed twenty dollars and
The and pass sentence thereon. Bni where
the punishment may he by fine exceeding twenty dollars,
imprisonment, the prosecution shall he by ndiet
ment and the aforesaid, shall have power upon
complaint. such examine and bind over, IN
oitenscs which subject tu Indictment
u. ANY intoxicating liquors belonging Ia cities,
and plantations, The time TINS act shall take eff
feet then remaining the hands Of their agents may
be disposed Of under the direction t" the aldermen, select
and respectively tor such purposes as were
before thar time authorized by law the same may he
sold per>n who shall he authorized under thus act 10
sell intoxicating liquors. But all such agencies shall be
closed and the said liquors remaining IN the hands OF
disposed o within SIXTY days after this act shall
take effect Al such agents shall be held To adjust and
settle their account. with their respective Cities towns
AMI plantations.
Scr. as. The approved March Is, 1855, entitled
for the suppression Of drinking houses and tip
ping hnIs and all the sections hitherto unrepealed, OF
approved August 7th 1876. entitled
strict the sale Of intoxicating drinks and all other acts
and parts OF inconsistent with this act, hercb.
peae1 And this repeal shall 1t he held ~ revive any
acts, or parts Of acts which before repealed.
Srcr - This shall take effect from aud after the
fifteenth day OF April. eighteen hundred and nifty
Approved April 9Th, 1851
An additional chapter hundred and yeight
Of the Revised Statutes.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tfuts in Legislature assembled. fDHoWs;
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