Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-05-24
Special Meeting in June.

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AN ACT additional to aud AmendatOry 0
chapter thirty three OF the laws of eigh
teen hundred ana fifty eight, for tn.
suppression Of drinking houses and tip
ping shops.
BE It enacted BY the Senate and House
o. Representatives. IN Legislative assem-
bted. as follows:
SECTION Any person convicted OF
selling intoxicating liquors IN violation Of
section seven OF the act approved March
twenty fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty
eight, forthe Suppression OF drinking. houses
ami tipping shops, shall not only be pnn-
lshed as provided in said section. but III ad-
dition thereto. he shall on the first convlc-
tion DO imprisoned in The county jail thirty
days: aud on the second conviction he shall
be Imprisoned IN the county jail sixty days
SECT. z. ANY person convicted of being
common seier Oh intoAicatIhS liquors IN
Hoiatioh ca sec.ioh s'Sat 81 tue ACT aiofe-
"id, 10 woieh thlsis adult onal, shall not
only be punished az provided in said sec
ton, but in addition thereto he shall on the
first conviction be imprisoned in HE com
ty jail three months; aud ON the second
conviction he shall he imprisoned in the
county jail four months, as now provided
~ SAID section On the third andevery SUB
seqnent conviction.
SECT. . -dny person convicted OF keep
ing drinking house aud tipping shop III
yiplattnu nT tai nf the ~ stDrpSnII
TO which tins 10 additional, shall not only
he punished as provided IN @id section
hat IN addition thereto" on the first eonvlc-
tlou he shall he Imprisoned IN the county
jail three months, and on the second and
every subsequent conviction he shall be
Imprisoned III the county jail six months
SECT. l. Any person convicted under
tue fourteenth section OF the aforesaid act
or undei the nineteenth or the twentieth
sections OF SAID act, shall not only be pun,
isned as provided therein ont he snail, III
aduitio,i tnere'o' De imprisoned III the
county JAN three months.
SECT D. Inc second section OF the act
aiofesaid' 10 Wnich this Is aeditlonal' shall
not authorize the manufacture, for sale, OF
any intoxicating liquors except pure rum
and alcohol. The manufacture, for sale,
OF all other kinds OF Intoxicating liquors.
except cider Is hereby prohibited; aad any
person convicted OF violating this section
shall be punished the same as ls provided
IN section three OF the act aforesaid, to
which this is additional, for violation
thereof.
SECT. 6. All prosecutions against per-
CONS for manufacturing liquors in violation
OF law, for keeping drinking houses and
tipping shops, aud for being common sell
ers OF intoxicating liquors. shall be by in
dictment and in all other prosecutions
uuder this act, and the act aforesaid to
which this is additional, judges OF munich
pal anu police courts. justice Of the peace.
and trial justices. in their several counties,
shall have jurisdiction. by complaint, orig
inal and concurrent with the supreme ju-
dlcia court. All prosecutions in the su-
preme judicial court shall be by indictment.
The magistrate aforesaid, in cases not
within their Jurisdiction, may examine a ID
hold to bail, as in case of other offences
punishable by indictment And in all ap-
peals from any judgment or sentence of
any such magistrate, in any proceedings
under this act, and the act to which this is
additional, the penal sum in every recog
nizance shall be tive hundred dollars. No
recognizancc, in proceedings under said
acts, before any such magistrate. shall be
in less sum than two hundred dollars
aud no reeognizance in the supreme judicial
court, in proceedings under said acts, shall
be in PENAL sum less than five hundred
dollars.
SECT. 7. 1t shall be the duty of every
Justice of the peace. trial Justice, recorder
and Judge OF municipal and police court,