The Placer herald., 1864-04-23
AN ACT
AN ACT
Supplementary to the Act entitled An Az.
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supplementary 10 the Act entitled An Act co,
cernlng Crimes and Punishment 'oa'
Sec. l. In every criminal action boro.u
tried. the jury, in the cause be tried hu ;'
and II not, the Court before whom the couso Stt.y
be tried, shall inquire whether the offensa cha Sna
ed or OF which the defendant shall be conv;ots,
was committed by him while in state of ntos;
cation, from the use of distilled spirituons oAi M
or fermented liquors or wines and if i, ha ,al'
found, the same shall he set forth in the rooos' 1
of the verdict or finding and if such verdi. ~
finding be had before Court which is not Cow.
of record, or before Police Court, or inSor;as
municipal Court the said verdict or finding, to
| gether with the amount of costs faxed thnr,oo ~,
shall be Immediately certified to the COUNTY 1Ho,,
of the county within which said Court ia bc,d VIA
Sec. 2. The County Clerk of each conr,,
shall during the first week in July each voo.
make out and certify to the Board of Super viso.,
statement showing the legal costs and all other
expenses incurred by the county or State dnr;na
the fiscal year ending on the 30th day of Jnnss
then next preceding, in the arrest, trial, conv;o
| tion, Imprisonment, subsistence and Punishment,
| of each and every person arrested and Convicted
in said county of any offense committed wbila in
a state of ntoccation as aforesaid.
Sec. g. The aggregate amount of said co.,.
and expenses shall be apportioned and added nro
rata to the amounts now required by law to bs
| paid for license by the vendors of distillad
spriuous, malt or fermented liquors or wines. in
| less quantities than one quart in said COUNTY in
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each year shall be collected from the licensed
venders aforesaid, in addition to the present
| legal rate of license.
Sec. 4. The Boards of Supervisors in their
respective counties shall have full power and
authority, and it is hereby made their duty to
fix the rates Of licenses in conformity with tho
provisions Of this Act, and thereafter the officers
whose duty it is by law to issue licenses and col
| lect the amounts required to be paid tberefor
shall proceed to issue and collect the same at the
rates so fixed by the Board of Supervisors: the
said Boards of Supervisors shall also have novor
to regulate the time and manner of applyno for
| and granting such licenses, and NAV establish
such other regulations as they may deem neces
sary, in order to carry the provisions of this act
into complete effect.
Approved April |, 1864
The oldest house in New Engang if not
in the United States, is in Medford Mass.
having formerly belonged to Matthew Grad.
dock the first Governor of the Massachusetts
Bay Company. His farm, on which this
house was erected about lG40, contained g.
600 acres Of land.
There is bill before the United States
Senate fixing a fine of $500 upon all persons
selling liquor to Indians, and confscang
their stock. Indians may be used as witnes,
eS III Tue prosecution.
Charles A. Webb, of Stanford, Conn. has
purchased the estate of Secretary Judah ?.
Benjamin, of the rebel Confederacy. on
the Mississippi river, near Baton Rouge
for $40, 900.
The ST. Louis Republican records the dis
covery of marvellous cave on the southeast
branch of the Pacific Railroad. 1t is caed
Fishers Cave and is said to surpass in beau
ty the celebrated Mammoth Cave in Ken,
tucky.
The wool crop of Tuare county las. year
was 100000 pounds.