The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-04-26
THE ELECTION IN JUNE.

Below We give the proposed law upon which
the people are to pass on the first Monday In
June. We are then to vote yes or no upon IT.
adoption.
SEcr. 1. Any person convicted OF selling In
toxicating liquors In violation OF section sever
Of the act approved March twenty-hith
eighteen hundred and fhy-eight. for the sup
preston of drinking house and tippling-shops
shall not only be punished ~ provided in said
section, but 10 addition thereto, he shall on thu
first conviction be imprisoned In the county
jail thirty days; and on the second conviction
he shall be imprisoned In the county Jail sixty
DAYS.
Seer. Q Any person convicted OF being a
common seller OF Intoxicating liquors In VIC
lation Of section eight Of the aforesaid, to which
this Is additional, shall not only be punished
as provided In said section. but In addition
thereto he shall on tho first conviction be I'm,
prisoned In the county jail three months; and
on the second COW ictiOn he shall be imprison-
ell in the county Jail four months. rs now pro-
yided by said section on the third and every
subsequent conviction.
SacT. 2. Any person convicted OF keeping n
drinking house and tippling-shop In violation
Of section ten Of the act aforesaid to which this
Is additional, shall not only he punished as
prov ded In said section, but In addition there
to, on the first conviction he shall be imprison-
ell In the county Jail three months, ard on the
second and every subsequent conviction he
shall be imprisoned In the county Jail six
months.
Sect. 4. Any person convicted under the fonr-
teenth section of the aforesaid act, or under
nineteenth or the twentieth sections OF sail act,
shall not only he punished rs provided therein,
but he shall, in addition thereto, be imprisoned
In the county Jail three months.
SECT. s. The second section of the Aforesaid,
10 which this Il additional. 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 In
toxicaiing liquors, except cider. Is hereby pro-
hibiied: and any person convicted of violating
this sect ion shall be punished the same ~ j.
provided In section three Of the act Aforesaid,
to which this Is additional, for q violation
thereof
Seer. O. All prosecutions against persons
for manufacturing liquors In violation OF law
for clearinghouse and tippling-shops, and
for being common kellers Of intoxicating liz
uors, shall be by indictment; and In NIL othe'
prosecutions under this act, and the act afore-
said to which this Is additional, judges OF mu
nicipal and police courts, justices OF the peace
and trial justices, in their several COUNTIES
shall have Jurisdiction, by complaint, origina
and concurrent with the supreme Judicial court
All prosecutions In the supreme judicial court
shall be by Indictment. The magistrates
aforesaid, IN CASES not Within their jurisdiction
may examine and hold to hail, as In case OF
other offences punishable by indictment. And
In all other appeals from any Judgment or SEN
tence Of any such magistrate, In any proceed
ings under this act, and the act IA which this Is
additional, the penal sum In every recoenirance
shall be two hundred dollars. No recognizsnce
In proceedings under said acts, before any such
magistrates, shall be in n less sum than two
hundred dollars; and no recognIanoe In the
supreme Judicial court, In proceedings under
said acts. shall be In . penal sum less than hre
hundred dollars,
SEcr. 7. II shall be the duty Of every justice
OF the peace. trial justice, recorder and judge
Of . municipal or police court, and every
county attorney. having knowledge OF any
previous conviction Of any person accused OF
violating this act, or the sct aforesaid to
which this 10 additional, In preparing com-
plants, warrants or indictments, to alece
such previous convictions therein; and after
an Indictment In any such case Is entered In
court, no county attorney shall dismiss or fail
TO prosecute the same. except by special order
Of said court.
sEcr. g. Section twcnty-three Of this nc,
aforesaid, TO which this Is additional, 10 here
by repealed; and section twenty-nine OF chap.
ter one hundred and twenty -four OF the reyis.
ell statutes Of this state Is repealed. . differ
emit penalty for the offence therein nsmri be-
Ing provided by section twenty-six Of the ae'
Aforesaid.
sEcr. 0. This act shall take effect on the 6rsi
day OF July, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven; but none OF Its provisions shall apply
to cases pending under the act sioresa to
which thisis additional, nor to any violation,
thereof before this act shall take effect; and al