The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-04-09
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seen sousicteA Of {. violation any pas'icnl.r
provtion Of tn act, or ass common sepeN
q The esDe may BE- and sneh Allegation IN
any criminal poeea, legally anendsD'S ~
sny stage Of ths proceedings, betoH nnai
iudgsmsnt, may be amended, without seIm:;;
and as matter Of rfght. Any process, cNn
or criminal, legally ansndabls under this scs
may, in ,any stage Of the proceedings, oe
amended in any matter OF form, ~iihous eSr
on motion at any time before tnal judgment
seer. So. No person engagedm the I'M
lawful traffic in intoxicating liquors shsh os
competent to sit upon any jury IN any
arising under this act and when iniotrnaaon
shall be communicated to the court that any
member of any panel Is engaged IN suen
traffic. or that he is believed to be 80 engaged,
the court shall inquire OF the Jurymsn o'
whom such belief is entertained ana no
answer which he shall make shall 90 usea
against him in any case arising under TINS
act; but IL he shall answer falsely, he snai'
be incapable of serving on any jury IN 'n
state; but he may decline to answer IN wn,en
case he shall DO discharged by the court "on'
all further attendance as juryman.
Srcr. "a. An act entitled an act to restrain
and regulate the sale Of intoxicating liquors
and to prohibit and suppress drinking houses
and ,ippIing shops, approved the TN aay o'
April. one thousand eight hundred and MY
.ix and all other acts and parts OF acts incoh:s'
ten, with this act, are hereby repealed. saving
ali actions. indictments and other processes
na,d;ny. and that said act shall be continued IN
torce for the punishment Of all ofienses com
mitted under said act up to the time wheh
this net shall take effect, whether prosecu'
ton, therefor shall then have been eommenc-
ed or not but this repeal shall not revive
any acts or parts Of acts which were repeaieu
srcr. 35. This act shall take effect ON the
fifteenth day of July A. ID. 1905
...... state OF Maine.
AN ACT n ascertain the will of the people
concerning the sale OF intoxicating hquo'''
BE IL enacted By tie Senate and Ho'ae 81 rep
re,entatiees IL Legislature assembled, ~ ioi'
lows:
Spcr,oy I. The Aldermen OF Cities Be-
lectmen of towns, and Assessors oil pish'a'
tions shall, on or before the twenty ionrth aay
of Nav in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eipb, hundred and ffty eight, issue their war
rants notifying the inhabitants OF 'heir re-
spectiye cities, towns and plantations quar-
iaod TO vote for the choice OF Stale ohcets'
TO assemble in ward. town and plantation
meeting on the first Monday OF june III the
wear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and flty-eiyht, to give their votes IN reiauon
IN AN act entitled "in act to resTd" az"
reonIote the sale of Intoxicating liquors. ana 20
prohibh and suppress drinking houses ana up
pling shops" approved April seventh. eighteen
hundred and tifty.six, and in relation 10 al
act entitled "An act for the ssppre'''on o.
lriaki,q houses aud nppiiny shops, approved
March twenty -blIh, eigt wen huhu's" "AN
iity. eight. .. :,
voter, shall give in their ballots as follows !;
those in favor of the act approved April
seventh. eighteen hundred and htty-six, shall
yive in their ballots with the words "Lieen'e
| Ia,, of 1856" written or printed thereon /;
and those in favor of the act approved Mareh
twenty. fifth, in the year Of our LORD one
thousand eight hundred and hity-elsht snail
Give In their ballots with the words "Fr'.
l6i5itory. Lac Of 1885," written or printed
thereon; said ballots shall be received, sor'ed'
counted. declared, and lists thereof maze OUT
and returned to the office oil the SECRETARY VI
State, by the clerk OF said ci'es' towns anu
plantations, IN the same ihah'hN' y.
Senators, on or before the last Monday oi
June, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fity-eght, and The gov
ernor and council shall Immediately theie.
after sort and count the same, and forthwtn
cause the state OF the vote to be puo'ished
by the printer OF the State, and the governor
shall issue his proclamation declaring the
majority vote so returned.
SECT. 3. 1t it shall appear upon the proo'a,
nation and return OF the vote as aforesaid
that upon majority of the ballots so returned
the words "Lieease Lao Of 1896 are written
or printed thereon, then the act emitted An
act Tor the suppression OF drinking houses
and tipping shops" approved March twenty.
fifth, eighteen hundred and hity'eish., Us
hereby repealed, and the act entitled IAN
ac, to restrain and regulate the sale OF IN
toxicating liquors, anu TO prohibit and sup,
press drinking houses and iippling shops,
approved April seventh, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred ard MY
six, shall thereby be revived. -,
Seer. 4. The proceedings at the special
election ordered by this act shall DC IN ae-
corJance with the provisions OF chapter iGur
of the Revised Statutes, 80 Tar rs appheaoie
thereto.
[Approved March 20, iSos.l