The Portland daily press., 1884-04-19
THE POLICE.
Marshal Andrews Orders the Force 60
Make Seizures When Possible ana
Thoroughly Enforce the Liquor Law.

Marshal Andrews inspected the police force
yesterday afternoon and gave them the follow
ing Instructions:
"Deputy Marshals'' and Pdtrolmen" of the Gin OF
Portland:
The statutes of Maine provide that
"All places used houses of ill-fame, or for the
Illegal sale or keeping of intoxicating liquors, or
resorted to for lewdness or gambling all houses,
shops places where Intoxicating liquors are sold
tor tipping purposes, and all places OF resort where
intoxicating liquors are kept sold, given away
drank, dispensed in any way not provided for By
law, are common nuisances"
Whoever keeps maintains such nuisance
shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars
or imprisonment in jail not mora than one year.
NO person shall make single sale Of intoxicating
liquors First offsnse $50 line or 80 Gays in jail;
second otfense, $40 tins and 90 days ia JAIL third
offense, $50 fine and months in jail.
No person shall be a common seller of intoxica-
ting liquors. First otfense, Slu0 fine so DAYS In
jail; second offense, $500 fine and months in Jail
No person shall keep drinking house and tip
ping shop. f1rs6 Oifonse, S1Uo hIIe, or months
in jail; second otfense 500 fine and months in
jail.
All intoxicating liquors kept and deposited In
the State intended for unlawful sale, contraband
and in all cases where an officer may seize such
liquors upon warrant he may seize the same with
out warrant aud keep them safely till he pro-
ANY person convicted of such keeping of such
liquors. SO seized. First otfense, 500 nne, or 80
days in JAIL second otfense, 500 hne and months
In the four offenses last named all subsequent
convictions are the same as the last named respec-
lively.
Section 81 of chapter 81, revised statutes, pro
vides that:
"1he mayor and aldermen, selectmen, assessors
and constables in every city, town and plantation
shall make complaint and prosecute all violations
of this chapter, and promptly enforce the law
against drinking houses"
1t is made my duty by the ordinances of the city
''notice all ofenses against the laws" and to
prosecute all offenders against the laws of the
State.
There is complaint made to me) of open viola
lions of the laws against the illegal sale of intox-
eating liquors. call your attention to such viola
tons if they exist, and direct that you institute
inquiry into all such violations of the laws.
specially direct that you enter all places which
you have good reason to believe are common nui-
sances frequently to the end that you may be able
to give conclusive testimony as to the keepers of
said nuisances upon trial.
That you make application for warrants to visit
all such places that you may not enter without
warrants, and do all that you can to make convic-
ton certain for the keepers of drinking houses and
tipping shops
Seize at all times, when it is in your power, all
intoxicating liquors which you have reason to be-
heye intended for unlawful sale in this State,
and to procure the best information you to
convict the keepers thereof.
The object and intention of these orders is to
close up the places which are declared by the stat
utes OF the State tc be common nuisances.