The Republican journal., 1903-04-09

or otherwise destroyed by the tenant, as
sistant or other person, when premises
are about to be searched, manifestly Tor
the purpose of preventing their seizure
by officers authorized to make such
search and seizure, such fluids may be
held to have been Intoxicating and IN
/ tended Tor unlawful sale, and the penal
| ties shall be the same as if said liquors
person keeping such liquors is unknown
i to the complainant, he shall so ailege 111
his complaint, and the magistrate shal,
thereupon issue his warrant as prov1ded
in the first sentence of this section. II
{, upon trial, the court Is of the opinion
+! that the liquor was so aforesaid kept and
| named in said complaint, or by any other
| person viii his knowledge or consent he
shall be found guilty thereof and SEN
| fenced to a fine of one hundred dollars
| and costs and in addition thereto be i'm
i prisoncd sixty days. In default Of pay
nent of fine and costs the party shall be
! payment of the United States special tax
as a liquor seller, or notice of any kind
| in any place of resort, Indicating that
| Intoxicating liquors are there sold, kept
| or given away unlaWfully, SHALL be held
| TO be priina facie evidence that the per-
! son or persons paying said tax. and the
| .,arty or parties displaying said notices,
are common sellers of Intoxicating nq-
| orS, and the premises so kept by them
common nuiSanceS.
[Approved March 26.1
Chapter M.
| An Act to amend Section fifteen of Chap
ter one hundred and thirty-two of the
Revised Statutes, relating to appeals
from magistrates in criminal cases.
| Section fifteen of chapter one hundred
and thirty-two of the revised statutes is
| hereby amended so as to read as follows:
| Section Is. Any person aggrieved at
| the decision or sentence of such magis-
| trate, may within twenty-four hours at
| ter such sentence is imposed, Sunday not
lncIndpd
| supreme judicial or superior court in the
| same county, and the magistrate Shall
thereupon order such appellant to re2og-
nlze III a reasonable sum, not less than
twenty dollars with sufficient sureties, tn
appear ana prosecute his appeal and to
be committed until The order is complied
before the adjournment OF the session of
court at which said sentence is imposed,
mittimus shall issue and the respondent
shall be committed thereon, under such
sentence bat ii after Adjournment and
commitment aforesaid and within said
tWcnty-tour hours, application in writing
, is made to such ma gis rate to enter SIGn
appeal, he shall supertede such commit
nent by his written order to the jatlgr Or
other officer, and the respondent shall be
brought before him ami such appeal al
lowed and entered as if Claimed before
adjournment.
[Approved March 26.l
Chapter 172.
An Act to amend Section forty-four of
Chapter two OF the Revised Statutes,
relating to the publica zion Of the Pub
lie Laws.
Section /. Section forty-four of chapter
two OF the revised statItes, as amended,
Is hereby further amended by striking
out the words ''one dollar in the httn
| line Ind inserting III place thereof the
words, two dollars so tnat said section
| as amended, shall read as follows:
Section "A. He shall cause the public
laws passed at each session 10 be printed
within thirty days after the close thereof
| on extra sheets, on good paper, in good
| clear nonparei type, by the publishers OF
each newspaper; and each printer who 50
| publishes and distributes the laws to his
, subscribers within the state, shall receive
| ten dollars, besides two dollars for every
hundred copies 50 distributed within the
state.
Section >. This act shall take effect
when approved
LApprovcd March Isl
Chapter 17a.
| An Act relating to defense of actions
| brought against Administrators and
| Section l. When suit has been brought
against executor or administration, any
| of the heirs, deViSeeS or leSateeS OF the
deceased may personally or by attorney
| petition the court for leave to defend tne
| suit, setting forth the facts us he believes
! them to be and his reasons for 50 deS-r-
| ing to defend and the court may grant
| or refuse such leave.
| Section .. If leave is granted, the Pc
| titioner shall give to the administrator
| OF executor bond in such sum as the cuHft
i orders, to hold the administrator or eH'
| ecutor harmless, for amy damages "
| costs occastoned by the suit or by :iali
| defense: and an entry of record shall be-
made that he is admitted to defend SUCH
| Su1t.
section 3. This act shall take effect
| Approved March III
Chapter 174.
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