Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-03

suppressing the unlawful traffic in intox-
icating drinks.
9th. 1t is made the duty of the police
to take into custody any persons disturb.
ing the public peace, or in any direct or
willful violation of the criminal laws OF
the State, and shall take into custody any
intoxicating liquors which they have good
reason to believe are being unlawfully
sold or furnished in any public street or
place of public resort, and detain such ar
ticle until proper warrants can be obtained
for their seizure.
9th. 1t shall be deemed sufficient cause
for proceeding if the officer making the
seizure shall make complaint on oath
before a magistrate that the articles seized
according to his best knowledge and be.
lief, were intended for sale, gift, distribu'
ton or use, in violation of law, and he
shall notify the owner or person having
the same in possession to appear forth
with in court. 49, .."< ar
7th. All intoxicating liquor which shall
be seized by State police shall be forfeited
on proof that it was intended for unlaw
full sale, and be delivered to any towr
agent who will buy the same, to be sold
for mechanical, medicinal and chemiCa
purposes, if found fit for such use, and i
unfit, to be destroyed. The proceeds o.
the sale to bepaid into the State Treasury
9Th. The police officer shall see thai
proceedings are promptly instituted
against violations of the liquor law and
make complaint thereof, affixing bis name
and the title of his Office to such com
plant. and all fines and costs shall be re
ceived by the police officer and paid into
tho State Treasury. ..
9th. All moneys received by the police
are to be paid to the State Treasurer
within 80 days, giving detailed state
ment of the several amounts for fines, for
FIXTURES and costs. ....
10th. The State Treasurer is to keep 8
record of all moneys reported to him will
the names of the police officers reporting
and quarterly each of the police officer
may present his claim to the State Audi
tor for 0ne.haf the amount paid by hin
during the preceding three months, TO
fines, etc., not including the money re
ceived for costs. No one of the polio
officers shall receive more than one thou
sand dollars in any one year.
18th. Any person who falsely assume
to be a State policeman shall, on convic
ton, pay a fine of not less than one hun
dred nor more than five hundred dollars
If any person shall resist or impede an.
police officer while in the performance O
any of his duties, shall be subject to tn
same penalties as are provided for the re
sistance of county sheriffs and their de
puties. ...
18th Each police officer shall be sworl
and give bonds, and verify all his account
by his oath The fees allowed for service
in criminal process, aside from liquor seiz
ures, the same as is now allowed sheriff
and constables for like services.
18th In the month of October in eacl
year the State Chief of Police is required
to make to the Governor a full report o
the proceedings of himself and his de
puties, covering all receipts by them, ant
the Governor shall present the report t
the Legislature, at each session.
18th. The State Chief of Police, in ad
dition to such other compensation as b
may have received for special services
shall be allowed, as a salary, one THOUSAND
dollars, provided that the money paid int
the State Treasury by him and his de
puties amounts to at least four thousan
dollars in excess of the whole amount al
lowed from said treasury on the amount
of such officers for such year, and if sue
excess shall be less than four thousan
dollars, the chief of police shall be above
one-fourth part of such excess 50 left /
the State Treasury for such year.
Senator Grandey has presented bi
that provides whenever the owner, keep
or possessor of Intoxicating liquor, seizs
under the present law, shall claim sue
liquor, he shall put his claim in writin
setting forth his interest in it and caus
why it should not be forfeited, and in ca
the court adjudges such liquor forfeite
the costs and expenses of the proceeding
shall be taxed against such claimant.
the claimant ia not resident of this Sta
: he shall file bond of fifty dollars that !
y paw all costs and expenses award'
z against him No appeal to be allow
u the claimant until bond is filed for pa
Il ment of cost and expenses. 80 -a
q Senator Benedict has presented an
g to prevent the sale of impure liquors II
'r medicinal purposes, which provides tn
2, the Govern or shall appoint State ASA
=, err of spirituous liquors. This officer is
y analyze all samples of liquor sent to hi
D, He is to mark on the samples, eith'
Or "Pure and of the standard required
30 law" or impure and not of the standa
lie required by law" The liquor mark
pure NAV thereafter be sold by ager
,e duly authorized by law. The condel
ye nation of liquor as impure by theAssay
r shall be bar to all claims of payment
ut such liquor. All town officers whose du
K it is to purchase liquor to be sold, sh
f. forward to the State Assayer, at the {
ID pense of the town, sample of each a
ID every cask or package proposed to be p1
g, chased. If the town authorities negl'
D. or refuse to forward samples, or shall E
IN any liquor before its examination as pl
II vided shall be fined one hundred DOLL
ID for every offense. This also applies to
" Town Agent. Druggists who sell m
ii keep liquors for medicinal purposes if a
ID alyzed in the same manner, under
be same penalty if they use unanalyzed liqr
rs No liquor anal yzed by the State Assay
s. shall be certified TO be pure which are
O. a. compounded ; ~ have in them a
ny poisonous drugs or compounds; 81 viii
contain less than fifty per cent of alcol
to for rum, whisky gin or twenty per cent
ID wines, or which are less than fourth pr
at for brandy, or than ninety-five per oe
nao fourfb of all the fir