Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-03-07

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purchaser 10 be applied, such person so
obtaining such liquor shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall upon
conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a fine
Of ten dollars, together with costs of pros
ecution, and shall stand committed until
the same is paid. For the second offense
he shall pay fine Of twenty dollars and
costs OF prosecution, and be imprisoned
in the County Jail, not less than ten nor
more than City days.
Sec s. 1t shall be the duty of all peace
officers to see that this act and the act to
which this is amendatory are faithfully
executed, and when informed that the
law has been violated, or when they have
reason to believe that the law has been
violated, and that proof Of that fact can
be had, it shall be the duty of such Off
GERS and it is hereby made their special
duty to go before a magistrate and make
information of the same and of the per-
son violating the law. Upon the filing
of such information before magistrate
it shall be his duty to institute suit and
proceed to the arrest and trial thereof ac-
cording to law. Upon trials before a
Magistrate, it shall be the duty of the
Prosecuting Attorney, to appear for tho
State, unless the person filing such infor-
nation shall select some other Attorney.
The Prosecuting Attorney or any other
Attorney selected and appearing and
prosecuting such trial before a Magistrate
shall be allowed the sum of SIS, to be
paid out of the County Treasury by or
der from the County Judge of such coun-
ty; any peace officer failing to comply
with the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and pay y
fine of not less than ten nor mora than
fifty dollars, and conviction shall work
Il forfeiture of his office.
Sec. &. The principle and securities
in the bond mentioned in the preceding
section shall be jointly and seyerally liza
BILE for all fines and costs that may be ad
Justed against the principle for any vio-
lation OF any of the provisions Of this
act or the act to which this is amendatory,
and shall also jointly and severally be liza
BILE for all civil damages and costs that
may be adjusted against such principal
in any civil action authorized to be
brought against him by the provisions of
this act or the act to which this is amen
datory.
SEC. IF any Railroad conductor,
freight agent, expressman, depot master
or other person in the employment or
in any manner connected with any Rail-
road corporation, or any teamster, stage
driver, or common carrier of any kind,
or any person protesting to act as agent
for any other person or persons whether
within or without this State, or any other
individual of whatever calling, shall bring
within this State for any other person or
persons any intoxicating liquor without
first having been furnished with copy
of the certificate authorizing such person
or persons to sell such intoxicating liquors
certified by some Justice of the Peace to
be correct, such person or persons so Of
Tending, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and shall, upon conviction
thereof, forfeit and pay fine for the first
offence of twenty dollars, and be impris-
oned in the County Jail thirty days; for
the second and each subsequent ofiense
shall forfeit and pay fine Of fifty dollars
and be imprisoned iii the County Jail 80
days.
Sec. Courts and Jurors are requested
to construe this act and the act to which
this IS amendatory so as to prevent eva
sion, and so as to cover the act of giving
as well as selling by persons not author
lied.
SEC. o. Wherever the words intoxi-
eating liquors" occur in this act or the
act to which this is amendatory, the same
shall be construed to mean all spirituous,
malt and vinous liquors Provided, that
nothing in this section shall be so con-
strued as to forbid the manufacture of
Cider from apples, or Wine from grapes,
currants, or other fruits grown or gathered
by the manufacturer.
SEC. 10. This act to take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the Iowa City Republican and Iowa Cap
ital Reporter Provided that the agents
appointed under the act to which this is
amendatory, who may have any intoxica-
ting liquor on hand at the time of the
taking effect Of this act, may sell the
same according to the provisions of this
act or the act to which this is amenda-
tory: Provided further, that all suits in
stituted under the act to which this is
amendatory, and pending upon the ia
king effect of this act, shall be prosecu-
ted the same as if this had not passed.
SAMUEL MCFARLAND,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
w. w. HAMILTON,
President of the Senate.
Approved January go, 1857.
JAMES w. GRIMES.
certify the foregoing to be true copy
from the original roll on file in my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,