Litchfield enquirer., 1874-09-24

Sec. ,. rh. niailzpt IT, trustees directors of any ifbriate ass h established by the lsws ot this stat. Blay receive inehriate di1soinanac who slal Soiaiarik or by tine persGasion of others, make iiicatiun to s rceiyrd into asyiun and may tain such inebriate dpsOinani for period O no
 less than four months, than twelve mOnth< at they shall have such nabriate dipsJmanac tEe same legal power "f rsrint is given by this a. t. i tiIe of persos committed directly by court Ur Utht r authority.
 See. f. Wi, any information shall te received by judge of the supreme superior courts of tis state, t1t person It unjustly deprived of hiss her liberty, by being cOniintz resrains ill any inebriate a-y jam Ot tis state sch judge, hs erection, shall appoint commission three persous l wLo shall hear such evidence shall le offered touching the case, and without suMmonng the party before them shall have private interviews with such pers"n and shall also nake due enquiries of the physician and superintendent having charge of said asylum Sad commission shsli within ruas- onale time, make report to said and if their opinion the party is not legally dtt ained or is fully cured or recovered. said judge sai issue order for his or her discharge.
 Sec. 5 The eOmmsSon provided foY in the fourth section Of this act, shall not be repeated in Respect to the same party, otener than once in six months ! Sec 6 Persons placed ill any inebriate asylum. der any of the provisions of this act may be ischarg I ed by the managers in wh Om the goyernmsnr of The institution is vested pursuant to such rules and regulations as they may from time to time adopt in relation 10 patients and the management of the inst | tutiUn,
 Sec z. The estate Of any inebrate or dipsomaniae received by or committed to any Inebriste asylum, shall be liable for his her support therein, and the costs and expenses of any Of the proceedings herein small De the manner and by the peI son or party that the court judge before whom the case shalt be had shall order direct and such court or jtge is hereby authorized to his cution for such costs accordingly,
 1 Approved July A, lS.4
 Senate Bill No. 5S l. CHAPTER cxry
 An Act relating to the First District Court of the County of itchhld.
 te 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repr senta l tives in General Assembly convened:
 That the judge or the district court the first dis ia auth to exchange with any judge of the court of common pleas this stste the judge of the city court of the of the courts above named, and of the iudses | Of said courts may hold said district court Approved July 24, lSi4.
 [House Bill No. 97.l-cHApTER cxv.
 An Act in alteration of and addition to
 tied "An act i'll addition act concerning crimes and punlslments.''
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives ill General Assembly convened:
 SECTION l. No person sha J sell exchange, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, own keep with intent to sell exchange, any spirituous or in toxicatng liquo ale lager beer unless he shall have previously obtained license therefor, in the nlanner hereinafter provided. :. Sec 2. Any county commissioner or other officer who shall neglect refuse to perform any of the u ueS imposed upon him by this aet, the ac to which this is ill addition shall pay fine of one hundred Io lars one ha to the treasurer the state of Cnnet cut and the other half to the person who shall cute for the same to effect.
 Sec. 3 The board of county commissioners of each county i'll this state shall any regular meeting bv an instrument ill writing under their hands lice, ss as authorize any suitable person or persons to sell o- change spirituOus and Intoxicating auoss or peer, Ill tne several towns Ill said county PrOrided that said license licenses shall only be given to suc person or persons as shal3 be recommend by A ma jority of the seectmen of the town where such bus ness Is to be carried suitable and fit therefor Ind, prOrided furtker tlat such person or persons before reeei ing license shall file with the said board bond to the treasurer of said county in the bum of one thousand dollars. with good and sufficient sure iy sureties for the due observance of all laws that shall be made respecting tave. IS ant, spirnous
 quors ale and lager beer and all licenses So granted shall expire on the thirty day October in each year such license shall specify the town within which and the particular building place within such town where such liquor may be sold and shall not be deemed to authorize such sale in any other town building or place; and every person licensed who shall make any such sale in any other town building place than the specified in such license sha be sui iect to al tho penalties provided by law for unlicensed persons and may be proceeded against prosecuted and punjse as such; and any town may it's annual town meatinq in each year, determine by ballot, by n tjOr vote OT the electors present and voting at said me eting whether tie seectmen Of the town shall make any re commentators for. the granting of liceuses under this and the polls for this vote shall be open du ring the same hours for the vote of said meet
 ing and shall he lawful any town vote in man herein otherWise provided either to ssne Iicen generally for the sale of all kinds of sprituous M quors aie lager heer etc. or to issue licenses where by only those liquors enumerated in section four of this amendment shall be permitted to be sold an if any town slal instruct the seec[menl therefore not 10 make sach recommendations, then the seectnen snail De prohibited rom making any reeommenCa.
 Ons for the granting of licenses and any solectmen who shall racomnend the licensing of any person after vote Of the town instructing them to the con- trary, shall be guilty of msdemeanor. and on com victlOn thereof shall be punished by fine not cx,eeJ ing one hundred dollars, he imprisoned ia conl- moR Jai hot exceeding sixty days, by such fine and imprisonment both.
 Sec. 4. The board of county commissioners of each county in this state may grant licenses under the provisions this act and the act to which this ia i addition for the sale of ale lager beer and ihina wine upon the payment of the sum of fifty dollars.
 h Eoon &< and Rhine wine only, shall keep, sell give away in the saloon, store room, where such person is SD G any spirituous intoxicating hauors such persons shall for such Oense be sub ject to all the provided by law for unlicensed persons and may be proceeded against, prosecuted and punishs as such Sec: 6. Licenses granted under this act shah be transferable by consent of the county Commissioners upon the fulment by the transfer of similar condi- tons to those required Of the original licenses
 Sec. !. Whenever any Icensee shall desire to re- move his place of business from one building in the mssioners, upon the recommendation fof the selecf men of such town, shall have power to orant him permission so to do if they deem 1t czpedient; and m an such cases shall endorse such 'perfissi0n in writing cn his said icense which said license shaIl be effective thereafter to protect said lcensee in the premises to which he shall so have rensyel Sec. 8. The county commissioners at each county shall appoint one or rpose persons residing in such county as they may deem expedient, to be designa- ted prosecuting agents, whose duty it shah be diff. gently to inquire into all violations of the laws relating to the sale of splrtueus intoxicating liquors ale or
 
 any town In said county the powers of grand jurors of said town or prosecuting officers of any civ in for such violations, and shall prosecute tneFefor and n such prosecution tried in the supt rior cour such agents shall render such aid and give such information as the state attorney may require an ana a sha also render monthly reports of their dongs non-perfofmance of duty, other cause shall be forthwith removed by said com,nissioners and otc-s appointed in their stead.
 Sec g. Every prosecuting agent appointed under the provisions of the preceding secticn shall be paid ten dollars for each case commenced and prosecIltei Inv him. before justice of the peace city Or noce conr or before any superior court in any county in this state proUded, that such prosecuting officer shall not receive said fee unless the that taxes inc costs of opinion that the prosecution was brourht In good faith and upon probable csuse. which ssid sum sna DC m heu or all other fees and allowance to sald agent and the selectmen of the town in which the offense is committed for which the prosecution shall be brought, shall draw thei. order on the treas I s" lssoT q sn agent apoa tue court stating the name title of the case and of the person wh1 acted as agent in the prosecution hereof
 Sec, To- The payments authorized to be made under the next preceding section shall be taxed by such justice of the peace or city, police cour fin the bill of costs against the accused if they be found uiltv and. when collected, shall be psid by said justice Or cefk af sacA city or police court into the treasury of the town wtfh shall have been required to nay the same 10 ssacn prosecuting agent, sec. H: Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the taking of license at any time during tns G anasr nne proysions hereof with proportion Tee, aecofdng to time nor shall it affect any license already lssaed which does not expire until after the th1ry-iirst day of October, 4. D. 1874 Sec IF. No person so aforesaid licensed to sell any spltuous and intoxicating Lquors ale or laaer beer shall sell exeIan se, ye to any minor or to any intoxicated person. or to any tabitua drunkard or to any father, mother, husband. wife, or cnld whose child, wife, husband, Paret respectively
 aye in ile manner hereafter proFided. notIed him not to do sa any spirupus Intoxicating quor ale CT lager peer nor shall such person sell exchange or give to my one, impure, spurious, aduneraied, liquors, ale, or lager beer.
 Sec. l3. Whenever any person shall complain to any or the se!ectmen of any town that his her father mOther husband, wife, child, addicted to the use of splfituous and intoxicating hquors aic or la- ger beer and shall request said selecten. in writing to notify the licensed dealers in said not to self exchange or give, to such father, mother husband wife, or spirituOus and intoxicating liquors ale or lager beer, such seectmen shall forthwith mo- tfy n wrlting every licensed dealer said town that such request has been made, and that the sale ex change or gift of spsrituOus and intoxicating iiGuors ale, or lager beeF to such father, mother husband l wife, or child, is absolutely prohibited by law l Sec. IA. Any person or parsons who shall procure or furnish any spirtuOus intoxicating liquors ale or lager beer to any person persons who have beei refused the same in accordance with section thirteen of this act, shall be deemed guilty ot misdeneanOr and on conviction thereof shall he punished by fine Of not less than twenty dollars, more thank fifty dollars, CT by imprisonment in the county ia n,t ex- II bx-u R,,a.