The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-05-28

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and sentence of the following which
we copy from an exchange:
Most contemplate Of all cheats and
sneaks, and far meaner than any or
binary thief, is the manikin who gets
his postmaster to notify the publish
er of apaper he has been receiving and
for which he is several years in ar
reaFs, that he has refused" to take it
out of the Office. He is too coWardly
to write himself to the publisher and
telllthe tFuth--that he is so mean and
dishonest he refuses" to pay the
amennt of subscription he owes, ...,-.l
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zodsFc Selling Adu1teFatetl. Liquors Ia q
= Ii has passed out of the memory of
nearlyseverybody that we have in full
force upon the statute book, a law
sYisitiAg with severe pains and penal
ties those who shall sell adulterated
andimpnreli liquors. The following is
the law apon the subject, aud is the
duty Of the proper officers to see that
1t is enforced ~ l-.se Eiai
.bsI66,9 SEC. I. Be at enacted By the
saeBeTuE assembly of the State Of Ohio,
That Iif.anY person shall adulterate
any spirituous or alcoholic liquors, by
mixing the same with any substance
slof whatever kind, except as herein
after provided ) or If any, person shall
sell Ior offer to sell any spirituous or
Jsaleoholie liquors, knowing the same to
: be thus adulterated, or shall import
s into this State, any spirituous or IN
fOxicating liquors, and sell or offer
for sale such liquors. knowing the
same to be adulterated, or shall sell or
offer to sell any spifituous or intoxi-
eating liquors, not inspected as here
matter provided, he, she, or they shall
i be deemed guilty of q misdemeanor,
and aponlconviction thereof shall be
j fined in any. sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, hor less than one
hundred ollars, and shall be imprison-
-aed5iu the Jail of the county, not more
j than thirty, HeF less than ten days.
SIS (69.1 SIC. ". Said inspector shall
8 keep an. accurate account OF all IqEors
byihim inspected, and place his mark
& on the cask or barrels, pure, If so found,
If not, impure; aud when he shall
fndiany sduIterated liquors, he shall
q give notice to the prosecuting attorney
of the county, of the person owning
and offering for sale, or Offering for
sale such adulterated liquors, who
shall forthwith institute proceedings
against such persons as hereinafter
provided and if. upon trial, he, she,
. or they shall be found guilty of vio-
latioH of any of the provisions of this
act, said inspector shall forthwith de-
stroy such adulterated liquor.-Said
INSPECTORS shall each be entitled to re-
ceiYe for their services aforesaid, two
6 dollars per day, and mileage at the
rate of five cents per mile, for each
mile he may necessarily be required
to travel in the discharge of his duties,
from the owner of the same, or the
person offering to sell,
4si {70.9 SEC. ". Any person who
shall put in any barrel, eask, or other
vessel, branded or marked pure, by
any inspector of this Statet, adultera-
ted liquors, or sell or ofeFfor sale such
liquors for the purpose of deceiving
any person by the sale thereof, shall
be deemed guilty of attempt to prac-
tfce a fraud, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned in the PEN
z ftentfary notm ore than wei vemonths,
(72.) SEC. VII. Prosecutions for
the violations of the first section o.
this act, shall be commenced by infor-3
NATION. filed in the probate court of
the proper. county, by the prosecuting
attorney thereof, which Information
may be fled without q previous ex-
animation before a magistrate, aiG
the proceeding, after the fling of the
Information, shall be the same as iHl
other criminal cases ia the probatei
court "a