Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-11-27

paper required to be signed by this Act.
| without being authorized to do so, or
make any false statement in any paper.
| request or application signed to procure
| liquor under this Act. the person so Of
| Tending shall be guilty of a misdemean-
| or. and upon conviction thereof, shaii
be punished by fine of not less than
| twenty-five dollars or more than one
hundred dollars or be imprisoned not
| less than thirty days.
Sec. 80. IL any State Store keeper or
his clerk shall make false oath touch
| Ing any matter required to be sworn to
under the provisions of this Act, the
person so offending shall, upon convic-
ton, be punished as provided by law for
perjury II any State Store keeper shall
procure any intoxicating liquors from
any other person than the State Liquor
| Superintendent or make any false re-
| turn to the State Liquor Commissioners,
| or use any request for liquors for more
| than one sale, in any such case he shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
| upon conviction, be punished by fine
81 two hundred dollars or six months
| Imprisonment.
Sec. "a. Every person who shall, di-
| rectly or indirectly, keep or maintain by
| himself, or by associating or combining
with others, or who shall in any man
ner aid, assist or abet in keeping or
maintaining any club room or other
place in which any intoxicating liquors
are received or kept for USE barter or
sale as beverage, or for distribution or
division among the members of any club
Or association by any means whatever,
and every person who shall receive, bar
ter sell, assist or abet another in re-
ceiving, bartering or selling any alco-
hollc liquors so received or kept, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished as provided in Sec. 2S of this Act
Sec. 80. All places where alcoholic
liquors are manufactured kept, sold,
bartered or given away in violation of
w q. Il
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,
ances, and any person may go before
any magistrate in the county and swear
out an arrest warrant on personal
knowledge or on information and belief,
charging said nuisance, giving the
names OF witnesses against the keeper
or manager of such place and his aids
and his assistants, if any, and such mag
istrate shall direct such arrest warrant
either TO the Sheriff of the county or to
any special constable commanding said
defendant to be arrested and brought be-
fore him to be dealt with according to
law, and shall issue a search warrant in
which the premises in question shall be
particularly described, commanding such
Sheriff or constable to thoroughly search
the premises in question and to seize all
alcoholic liquors found thereon, and to
seize all vessels, bar fixtures, screens.
bottles glasses, and appurtenances APP
parently used, or suitable for use, in re-
failing liquors, TO make a complete in
ventory thereof, and deposit the same
with the Sheriff. Under the arrest war
rant the defendant shall be arrested and
brought before such magistrate, and the
case shall be disposed of as in other
criminal cases. Upon. conviction of said
defendants of maintaining said nuisance
at the trial, they, or any of them, shall
punishable by Imprisonment i'm the
county Jail for a term of not less than
three months, or fine of not less than
two hundred dollars, or both, in the dis
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
dispose of the alcoholic liquors covered
by said inventory, as provided for in
this Act. as when other liquors are
seized. No suit shall lie for damages al
legged to arise by seizure and detention
of liquors under this Act.
Sec sc. The possession of said Illicit
liquors is hereby prohibited and declared
unlawful and any obligation, note
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.
son with, obstruction or resistance of,
or abusive language to, any officer or
person in the discharge of the duties
herein enjoined, or the use of abusive
language by any such officer 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 a 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
tons of any of the sections of this Act
where punishment is not especially pro-
vided for, the person or persons or cor
porations 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
Justice of the Peace both the State
and the respondent shall have a right
to appeal the same to the County Court.
All alcoholic liquors, other than domes-
tic wine, which do not have ON the pack
ages in which they are contained the
label and certificates going to show that
they have been tested by the chemist
and purchased from a State officer
authorized to sell them, are hereby de-
clared contraband, and on seizure will be
forfeited to the State: Provided That
This section shall not apply to persons
having liquor which they wish to keep
for their own use Any persons affixing,
or causing to be affixed, to any package
containing alcoholic liquor amy imita-
tion stamp or other printed or engraved
label or device than those furnished by
the State Liquor Commissioners shall,
for each offence, be liable to a penalty
of six months Imprisonment or two hun
| dred dollars fine.
Sec. 80. Any person handling contra
band liquor in the night time or deliver
| Ing the same, shall be guilty of 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. It shall be the duty of sheriffs
| deputy sheriffs. and constables, having
| notice of the violation of amy of the pro-
| visions of this Act, to notify the States
| Attorney of the fact of such violauo
| and to furnish him the name of any wit
ness within their knowledge by whom
| such violation can be proven. If any.
such officer shall wilfully fail to comply
| with the provisions of this section, he
| shall, upon conviction, be fined in sum
| not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars and such
conviction shall work forfeiture of the
office held by such person; and the court
| before whom such conviction is had
| shall, in addition to the imposition of the
fine aforesaid, order and adjudge the for
| fixture of his said office.
| Sec. Al. In any Indictment for the sale
| of Intoxicating liouOrS ii shall ba COM