The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-17

IMPORTANT To BEERDEALERs AND Brew
| EGS.--Thc Senate on yesterday passed n
bill for the protection of brewers in the use
and preservation Of their casks, which is of
great Importance to dealers in malt LIQUORS
| as well NJ those who usc them TO any great
| extent.
The bill provides that persons engaged
in the manufacture Of malt liquors NAV file
n description of the marks, name or names,
on the casks in the Office of the clerk of
the city or county court, md shall publish
the same i'll a newspaper published in such
county once week for six weeks, and for
| the same time III two daily newspapers
in Richmond. Any person other than the
lawful owners who shall fill with malt
liquor, or use, traffic in, dispose Of, convert.
mutilate or destroy, or wilfully or unrea-
sonahly refuse to deliver to the owner OF
| owners of the casks branded or stamped by
| them, or shall remove or deface or obliterate
said brands or stamps, or stamp other
| brands or stamps on the same, without the
| permission of the lawful owner OF owners
| thereof. shall. upon conviction, be deemed
guilty Of n misdemeanor, and he punished
for the first offence by fine of ten dollars
for every such vessel SO filed, trafficked in,
disposed Of, detained, mutilated, or de-
stroyeI, and bya fine of ftwenty dollars and
| Imprisonment i'll the county or city Jail for
Toi less than one nor more than three
months for each and every subsequent
offence, to be recovered III the same manner
az fines ore no4S,recoverablc, onc-half for
the use of tho poor Of the city or county
where the offence shall have been commit
ted, and nchalf for the use OF the officer
who shall arrest such offender.
| Any such owner or owners, or the
| agent of such owner or owncrs, who shall
make oati or affirmation before any Justice
% the peace or Judge having jurisdiction
| in criminal matters that he has reason to
believe (settng forth the fact upon which
such belief is foundcd), and docs believe,
| thHt any Of the abovc-namci articles, be-
| longing 10 him or ti3cIn: so branded or
stam ped as afoi icsail, Or from which the
| brands or stamps have neen cut of. re-
moved. dcfaccd. or oblito"atcd, or which
| have been mutlatc1. or wilfullY detained
| after demand has leen made by any per-
eon authorized to make such demand. o.
that any junk or skdealer. or any other
person or persons wiiomso"vcr, shall
uuiawlnlle in his. hcr, or Ihcir possession.
or sccrcie'! on his. her, ~ their. premises:
| or in any place under his, her. or their,
cartIol the sail Justice Of the peace or
judge shall tiiclcstrou, on proof OF such
demand having hcCn lnldr. issue search
warrant, directed to amy constable or other
proper officer, to search the premises
or ,.!acc where nny such articles 'lc alleged
10 ic. particularly describing sucl, p!c',Scs
o. place; and if, upon search, any such
articles shall lie found. to take possession
oi The same, ani bring Ike bo1y Of the
person in whose possession OF conirrl my
sucli article may be found before such ins-
;ic" of tho peace or judge, to '':' tric1 u iof
Il nislctnalrnr, under The regulations HOW
provided hv Law FOR the trial Of rni.'lc-
nc4ror. >il,! t. lie punished in the lnanncr
set ;u,i!, III rhc second section al this act .