The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-03-14
THE NEW LIQUOR Bull.

THE NEW LIQUOR BILL.
We crowd out much other matter in ord
cr to make room for the following bill re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee. We
trust II will DO carefully read:
STATE OF MAINE.
IN TIE YEAR OF ouR LORD ONE THOUSAND
EIGIIr HUNDRED AND rnTY-sn.
Az Acr to restrain and regulate the sale Of
intoxicating Liquors, and to prohibit and
suppress Drinking Houses and Tipping
Shops.
BE IL enaeted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. in Legislature assembled, as
follows:
Seer. /. No.pcrson shall be allowed, at
any time, to sell, by himself, his clerk, ser
mnt, or agent directly or indirectly, any
intoxicating liquors, except as hereinafter
provided.
SECT. 9. No person shall bc allowed to
manufacture distilled spirits within this
state, unless he shall first give a bond in the
sum Of one thousand dollars, with good and
sufficient suretics, payable to, and to bc fled
with the treasurer of the city or town, with
in which such manufnctory shall 10 cstab-
lished, and to be to the satisfaction and ap-
proval of the aldermen of such city, or the
sclectmen of such town, conditioned that he
will, in oil things, conform to the require
ments Of tho thirty-sevcnth chapter of the
revised statutes that he will not sell any
spirits or spirituous liquorercept ofhis own
manufacture that he will not, by himself
or another, in any mode adultente such
spirits, either by colorins matter, or any
other drug or ingredient that he will not
sell any spirits or spirituous liquors in quan.
titles less than gallons, delivered in q
single vessel, and carried away at one time,
and that he will not sell any spirits or spir-
ituous liquors to any person to whom the
sale Of intoxicating liquors Is forbidden by
tho laws of this state.
SECT. S. Any person, who shall manu-
facturc within this state, any distilled spir-
its, without first giving the bond provided
in the foregoing section, shall forfeit the
sum Of one thousand dollars, to bc recovered
by indictment, to the use Of the state. And
if any person, who has given such bond,
shall commit any breach Of the conditions
thereof, It shall be the duty Of the aldermen
and sclcctmen, respectively, Of tho city or
town within which such manuf,ctory shall
be established, to cause the same to bc put
to suit, and prosecuted to final judgment and
satisfaction.
SECT. 4. Tho provisions Of this act re-
spccting the sale Of intoxicating liquors shall
not extend to wine or spirituous liquors,
which shall have been imported into the
United States from any foreign port or place,
when sold in quantities not less than arc
scribcd by the revenue laws ofthc United
ties for Importation, and delivered and
Fried away at one time, in the packages
which the samo were imported nor to
manufacture or sale Of cider, or Of wine
de from fruit grown within this state.
SECT. s. Physicians, apotbccarics and
iggists, chemists, artists and manufac-
lcrs, may sell alcoholic liquors when CON-
cd with other ingredients in tho ncccssa.
proportions to form such compounds n
sold in tho proper exercise Of their art,
DO or profession, and nll perons may sell
The ordinary course Of trade such articles
npoundcd in part Of alcohol, rs cannot b,
d for drink.
SECT. 6. The aldermen and city clerk In
city, the sclcctmcn, treasurer and clerk
pny town, and tho assessors, treasurer and
X in any plantation may authorize per
, to sell intoxicating liquors within Their
pcctive cities, towns and plantations, no,
pcding tho numbers Of such persons here
ter prescribed. IL application shall bC
e by suitable persons, in writing, there
In every city, town and plantation, al
one person and not moro than two
! DO authorized; in every city and
q having more than three thousand and
than eight thousand inhabitants, such
authority may be given to two additional
persons and in every city and town having
moro than eight thousand inhabitants, one
person additional may be 50 authorized for
every additional three thousand inhabitants; ;
tho cnumentions Aforesaid, being ascer.
tained. in oil such cascs, by the last proceed.
ing census. Allsuch authority shall be lin
tied to, and shall expire on tho 6st day Of
May next after the granting Of the same
But no person authorized under this section,
shall sell any such Intoxicating liquors to be
drank in the place whero sold, or in any
place in the vicinity thereof, which Is under
the control Of tho person 20 selling.
Spcr.7. Innholden. duly licensed as such,
may also DO authorized, in like manner,
within their respective cities, towns and
plantations, TO sell Intoxicating liquors to
their guests and dodgers, who arc not inhsb-
itants Of tho city, town or plantation, In
which such innholden may respectively bc
established. But 20 such innholder shall be
allowed to keep bar for selling such H.
quors, or to sell tho ams In any other man
ner than d in this section provided. The