Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-13
A VERMONT SYSTEM,
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SO 90 IF any person shah make any
! fafsa Dr. Hr tlJus s!gua ture, or sign any
name other than his or her own 70 any
! paper required 10 De 90 by this ACT,
without being aut4.ar.zed 70 DO So or
make any false statement ia ans paper
| request or application signed 20 procure
/ liquor under this Act. The person 80 Of
/ Tending sha4l be- guilty Of a misdemeah-
/ Or. and upon conviction thereof shalI
! b. punished hv 4 due Of not less thah
/ Twenty-Five dollars or more man o-ls
/ hundred dollars or be impEisenea not
| less than thir.y days.
Sec. 83 III any Sta-e Store keeper or
/ his clerk shall make false oath touch-
| Ing amy matter required TO be sworn 20
| under tho provisions q TINS Act lhe
/ person 50 offending shall, upon eonNlG-
] ton he punished as provided by law TOT
/ perjury. " any Sta-e Store Keeper shaI
! procure any intoxicating liquors from
/ any o.her person than the state Liquor
j Superintendent or make any raise re-
/ turn 70 the State Liquor Commissioners
! or use any reques for liquors for more
| than one sale. ID any such case he shall
| be deemed guilty Of misdemeanori ana
upon conviction, be punished by a nue
/ Of two hundred dollars or six months
| Imprisonment.
Sec a. Every person who shall, d.
| rectly or indirectly, keep or maintain by
/ himself, or by assoCiat3ug or combining
with others, or who shall in any man
neT aid, assist or abet IN Keeping OF
maintaining any club room or othef
place in which any Intoxicating liquors
are received or kept for use, barter or
/ sale as beverage, or for distribution or
\ division amouy the members Of any club
! or association by any means Whatever,
I and every person who shall receive, bar
I ter, sell assist or abet another IN re-
] ceiviuR, barterinE or selling any alco-
/ holic liquors so received or kept, shall be
| deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished as provided In Sec. q Of This Act
Sec g. All places where alcoholic
liquors are manufactured, kept, sold,
/ bartered or given away in violation OF
I this Act, or where persons are permitted
I TO resort for the purpose OF drinking al
coholic liquors as a beverage or where
alcoholic liquors are kept FOR sale bar
ter, or delivery In violation Of this Act,
are hereby declared 20 be common nuis-
Ances, and any person may go before
any magistrate in the county and swear
cut an arrest warrant on personal
/ knowledge or on Information and belief,
charging said nuisance, giving the
names OF witnesses against tho keeper
or manager OF such place and his aids
and his assistants, II any, and such mag
istrate shall direct such arrest warrant
either 20 the Sheriff Of the county or to
any special constable. commanding said
defendant to be arrested and brought be-
fore h4m to be dealt with according TO
law and shall Issue search warrant In
which the nraLsses In question shall be
particularly described. commanding such
Sheriff or constable 10 thoroughly search
che premises an question and to seize all
alcoholic liquors found thereon, and to
seize all vessels, bar Hxturas, screens,
bottles, glasses and appureenances APP
parently used, or suitable for use, in re-
failing HQuors TO make q complete IN
with the Sheriff Under the arrest war
rant the defendant s4lall be arrested and
brought before such magistrate, and the
case shall be disposed OF a. in other
criminal cases Upon conviction Of said
defendants OF maintaining said nuisance
al the trial, they, OF any of them, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
punishable by Imprisonment in the
county jan for term of not less than
three months or fine of not less than
two hundred dollars, or both, in the dis
erection Of the court. The articles COW
cred by the inventory, which were re-
tanned by the Sheriff, shall be forfeited
to the State and sold. and the net pro-
ceeds sent to the state Treasurer, and
the Sheriff shall forthwith proceed to
dispose Of the alcoholic liquors covered
by said inventory, as provided for ir.
this Act. as when other liquors are
seized No suit shall lie for damages al
legged 10 arise by seizure and detention
of liquors under this Act.
Sec. SO. The possession Of said Illicit
liquors Is hereby prohibited and declared
unlawful. and any obligation, or note
Of indebtedness, contracted IN their sale
is declared to be absolutely null and
void, nor shall any action or suit for the
recovery of the same be entertained in
any court in this State.
Sec. 81. Any interference by any per-
son with, obstruction or resistance OF,
or abusive language to. any officer or
In fNs. "a ahaa s4F
herein enjoincd, or the use Of abusive
language by any such officer or person
to any other person or persons, shall be
deemed a misdemeanor. and the person
or persons so offending shall, upon con-
viction, be punished by fine Of not less
than ten dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars, or imprisonment for a term Of
not more than three months.
Sec, IS In case Of conviction Of viola
lions Of any OF the sections OF this Act
where punishment IL not especially pro-
vided for. the person or persons or cor
poratons so convicted shall be punished
in the discretion Of The court trying the
same. And Justices Of the Peace shall
have concurrent jurisdiction with the
County Court In all offences under this
Act And IN all cases prosecuted before
a Justice OF the Peace both the State
and the respondent shall have a right
&c appeal the same to the County Court
All alcoholic liquors, other than domes-
ages in which they are contained the
label and certificates going 70 show that
they have been tested by the chemist
and purchased from State officer
authorized 10 sell them. are hereby de-
clsred contraband, and on seizure will be
forfeited 70 the State: Provided That
his section shall not apply to persons
having liquor which they wish 10 keer
for their own use. ANY persons affiXing
or causing 70 be affixed 10 any package
containing alcoholic liquor. any imIta-
ton stamp or other printed or engraved
label or device than those furnished Nv
the State Liquor Comm fssiongrs ehaU
for each offence, be liable 10 a PENALTY
Of six months imprisonment or two hum
dred dollars fine.
Sec. 80. ANY person handling contra
band liquor In the night time or deliver
/ Ing the same. shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor. and on conviction shall be
| punished by Imprisonment for not less
than three months nor more than twelve
months. or by a fine OF not less than
| twenty-five dollars nor more than one
| hundred dollars
Sec. 40. ]. shall be the duty Of sherifs
| deputy sherins and constables. having
notice OF the violation OF any Of the pro-
I visions Of this Act, 20 notify the safes
/ Attorney Of the fact Of such violation
and to furnish him the name OF any wit
I ness within their knowledge by whom
| such violation can be proven II any
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