The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-12-31

DIAIE Of EhMONT, ~ n. d., JUS
- county, IS. tice of the peace,
within and for the county of = comes
G. D., grand Juror of the town Cor ci-
ty) of :, in said county, and complains
that e. f. of = in said county, hereto
fore, to wit, on the : day Of, A. ID.
- in said county, did unlawfully keep
and maintain q certain place or room
used us place of resort, called
and known as here give the name of
the place or room, whether saloon, bill
lard room, bar room Or otherwise sit.
uated There give the location with rea-
sonable certainty In the town Tor city,
of -, in said county, in which, then
and there, intoxicating liquor was kept
for unlawful sale, furnishing or giving
away, Tor was unlawfully sold, furn-
ished or given away, as the case may
be, or which was resortcd to or used
for gambling, as the case may bel, to
the common nuisance of all the good
people of this state, contrary to the sta
tute in such case made and provided,
aid against the peace and dignity of
the state.
G.. D., Grand Juror.
And the justice TO whom the COM
plant is made shall certify thereon
substantially as follows:
"This complaint, exhibited to mo this
- day of =, A. d. =.
A. B., Justice of the Peace.
SECTION IL. The order mentioned
in section three shall be substantially
in the form following.
STATE OF VERMONT To any sheriff
=. county IS. or constable in
the state, greeting; Whereas, E. f. of
=, in said county, was on the -
day of - A. d. - before the un-
dersigned, justice in said county. con-
victed of keeping and maintaining ii
place of resort, called and known as O
(here describe the place, giving its
name and location, as in the complaint)
which has been adjudged a common
nuisance and ordered to DO abated
Now, Therefore, by the authority of the
State of Vermont, you are hereby CON-
manded forthwith to abate such nuts.
ance, by shutting up the place aforesaid
upon giving the said E. f. reasonable
notice to remove whatever goods and
effects he may lawfully possess therein
and upon shutting up such place, you
will post upon the door or main Ell
trance to the same, notice in words al
follows: "Closed against E. f. of
by order of A. b., justice of the peace"
and sign such notice in your official Gu
pacity. Hereof fail not, but of your
doings hereon make due return accord,
ing to law. Dated at -, in sale
county, this - day of -, of -
A. b., Justice of the Peace"
SECTION IL. The phrase "intoxicat
ing liquor" where used in this act
shall be held to include all spirituoui
Intoxicating liquors, or mixed liquor OF
which part is spirituous or intoxicat
ing, all malt liquors and lager beer
The word gambling when used in thil
act shall be held to include all playing
at cards. dice tables, billiards or any
other game, for money or any other val
liable thing.
SECTION IS. Number thirty-thre,
(33) of the acts of 1876 is hereby re
pealed, but nothing herein shall affec
past offenses or prosecutions therefor
under said act, and this act shall take
effect from its passage.
Approved December 81, 1880.
Before, the close of the session, al
addition was made to this law, maxim,
the landlord of the house, saloon, etc.
liable to pay the family of the intoxica
ted person one dollar and half a da,
for every day he is in prison tor sucl
o fense.