The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-16
ChaDtcr E15.

Chapter EH5.
AN ACT additional to chapter thirty-three of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and tifty-eight
relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors
SECT. l. only one person shall be required to
make sign and swear to a complaint for a warrant
of search and seizure instead Of three as now pro-
vided in section fourteen of chapter thirty three of
the public laws of eighteen hundred and fty.eight
SECT. 2 In all cases, where now by any of the
provisions of said chapter, any acts additional
thereto amendatory thereof, officer is author
lied to seize intoxicating liquors the vessels con-
tanning them by virtue Of warrant therefor he may
seize the without warrant, and keep them in
some safe place for reasonable time until he can pro-
cure such warrant. y.
SECT. 8. The court or magistrate trying any case
of intoxicating liquors seized under said chapter or
acts additional thereto or amendatory thereof SHALL
when such liquors are decreed to be forfeited order
them to be destroyed in all by any officer compe-
tent to the which they were so for
felted and ne shall make return accordingly to such
court or magistrate.
SECT. 4. lfany municipal officer of any city, town
or plantation, after being furnished with written
ter acts additional thereto amendatory thereof
signed by two persons competent to be witnesses in
civil suits. and containing the names and residences
OF the witnesses to prove such offence, wilfuy neg
lects Or refuses to institute proceedings therefor he
shall be liable to fine of not less than twenty nor
more than fifty dollars, to be recovered by indict-
ment The oath required of any such officer to the
complaint may be in substance, that from written
notice signed by two persons competent to be wit
signed to be true. f .+n
SECT. s. When person has been found guilty, in
the supreme judicial court for violation Of any Of
the provisions of said chapter and acts additional
thereto or amendatory thereof the county attorney
shall have him sentenced at the term unless for
reasons satisfactory to the court the case may be
continued for sentence one term but no longer
SECT. g.. Section three of chapter one hundred and
thirty of the public laws of eighteen hundred and
sixty-two is amended, so as to read as follows:
SECT. 3. If any municipal officer or officers shall
purchase any Intoxicating liquors to be sold accord
ing to the provision of the laws of this State of any
other person or persons except those specified in the
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person or persons in his or their employ or by his
or their direction shall sell offer for sale any such
liquors that have been decreed to be forfeited under
chapter thirty three of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ffty-eight, any acts addtionathere
to, or amendatory thereof, or shall adulterate or
cause to be adulterated any Intoxicating spirtuous
or malt liquors which he or they may keep for sale
under this act by mixing with the any cooring
matter, or any drug or Ingredient whatever shall
mix the same with other liquors of different kind
or quality or with water shall sell expose for
sale such liquors so adulterated knowing it to be
SUCH ne or they shall forfeit for such offence to the
town, city or plantation to which he they may
belong and for the use of said city townlor panta-