The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-03-26
THE NEW TEMPERANCE LAW.

We have published brief summary Of
this law, which takes effect April 9Th,
and now give it more i'll extenso. 1t
consists of nine Sc ctiOns, as follows:
/. The first amends chap y, section
30 relating to 'drummers7 for LIQUOR
dealers, who travel to solicit orders to
take orders for intoxicating or fermented
| liquors. 1t increases the penalty from
"not less than twenty nor more than one
hundred dollars to ''not less than twenty
nor more than five hundred dollars and
costs; :" and adds, lin default Of payment
thereof shall be imprisoned for term of
not less than two nor more than six
months
The second changes the penalty
for single sale, on first conviction, from
"thIrty dollars or imprisonment thirty
days. to mot less than thirty nor more
Jhan one hundred dollars or imprison-
ment not less than thirty nor more than
ninety days." For every subsequent
, conviction, mot more than two hundred
dollars ana imprisonment from not less
than two nor more than six mOnths.n
3 Changes the punishment for being
"a common seller from cone hundred
dollars fine, on imprisonment three
months, to both said line and imprison-
ment. On each subsequent conviction.
the penalty remains as before, two hun
dred dollars and four months imprison
ment, and in default of payment Of fines
and costs, four months more
T. Fer keeping a tippling shop, in
stead OF tine OF one hundred dollars and
costs, o. imprisonment three months.
b0H tine and imprisonment at discretion
of court.
>. On the point of destroy ing liquors
to prevent seizure, the following is add
ed:
"All dumps or appliances for conceal
ing, Disgusting, or destroy ing liquors, 50
that the same cannot be seized or ident-
iled, found in the possession Of under the
control OF any person or persons, shall be
| taken 10y the officers making said search
or seizure. SO far as the same is practical
BILE, together with all bottles and drink
ing glasses or vessels found in the pos
session or under the control of any such
person or persons, and carried before the
y
where said seizure and search is made.
and the same, together with all evidences
OF such dumps or appliances for conceal
ing, Disgusting, or destroying liquors.
shall be presented to said grand Jury tor
their consideration, and the same shall
thereafter be subject to the order Of the
court issuing the warrant for said search
and seizure"
&. For drunkenness; instead of man
be arrested and fined not over ten dollars,
OF imprisoned not exceeding thirty DAYS
read shall be arrested, and sh0U be i'm
prlsOned not less than five nor over thirty
days. For second offence, instead of a
fine, shall be imprisoned not less than
ten nor more than ninety days.
Z. Requires state cOnstahles to give
bonds of five hundred dollars that they
Will faithfully perform their duties, and
makes them removable for cause by the
governor and council.
:. This is a new section, as follows:
Section s. Whoever advertises or gives
notice of the sale or keeping for sale in-
toXlcating liquors, or knowingly publishes
any newspaper III which such notices are
given shall he fined for such otfense the
SUN vi twenty uOlldIS ana COSlS, TO De
recovered by complaint, one-half of said
fine to complainant and the other half to
the town in which said notice is publish
ed.
9. Requires the clerk of the courts
within thirty days after adjournment, to
publish the disposition of all appealed
cases and indictments for violating the
liquor laws.
The New York Sun quotes Macbeth's
soiloquy to justify the removal of Post
master Pearson:
If it were done, when It is done, then It were
1t were done quickly.
The Sun should have read Macbeth's
sober second thought concerning the
''removaP of King Duncan:
He hath been
50 clear IN his great office, that his virtues
Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against
The deep damnatOn of his taking off
Portland Advertiser.