Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-20
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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any way which this committee can sug-
gest to us to correct the evils that they
know and we know exist that will ac-
complish the purpose and scope of the
order and all that is asked for. Is it
not fair to ourselves who pretend at
least to be temperate men and anxious
to uphold the laws Of this State?-Is it
not fair to our constituents who sent
US here? If it is fair, let us stand up
like men and push the order through.
/ ask that when the vote upon this
matter be taken it be by a Yea and
Nay vote.
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President. if it
is true that, in the course of human
events, I have become more enlight-
ened, / am very glad of 1t. / hope that
us I go down the declivity of life that
light will be given me so that If have
ever been wrong l may rectify 1t as far
forth as I can. do have a brotherly
feeling for all mankind; and l do wish
that some light would shed its rays up
on the senator from kennebec as well
as upon myself.
He can go further than I upon the
question Of temperance. I will agree
with him II he will put in bill here
this morning to abolish the State
agency. and following. each in its turn.
every town agency would be abolished.
[ am aware however that we have
law upon the statute books and would
like to refer it to the minister at Wa
teryille. the gentlemen whom l have
seen in the last week in the temper
ance hearings and the man who spent
a month Of his time from his congre-
IN OF DhOtO-
graphs Of the saloons in the city Of
Bangor He is the same gentleman that
told in a little pamphlet that I received
from him during the session of the
LEGISLATURE when he made a temper
ance speech-I think it was in New
Rampshire-that one resubmis5:oniSt
said that there We're saloons in the
State OF Maine; and he said il w3s a
lie. think that when he went to Ban
gor and took those photographs which
he exhibited before the temperance
committee the other day, he found that
he was woefulIy mistaken.
believe in people practicing just
what they preach and | would say that
Mr.. Pringle is so anxious about the city
Of Waterville and thinks it is such a
bad place, | would refer him to this
section Of the statutes for the remedy
for that wrong.
Section 81. Upon petition and repre-
sontation. in writing, to any single JUS
tIcc of the supreme judicial court. ir
term time or vacation, of ten or more
we'll known taxpayers Of any city or
town in which a liquor agency Is cS-
tablisncd that said agency is being
conducted IL violation or evasion of the
law creating the same. specifying in
said petition the violation complained
Of, such justice, after reasonable no
tice to said city or town. If, upon hear
ing, il is shown that said agency is not
being conducted in accordance with the
law authorizing the establishment OF
the same, may order said agency closed.
and the liquors found therein forfeited
to the state.
Section 80. Any person, authorized as
aforesaid. who violates Section forty
shall be punished as provided in Sec
ton forty-one. and shall also be liable,
Notwithstanding sucn punishment, to q
suit upon his bond; and tn" aldermen
or sclt ctmen of the city or town to
which such bond was given. shall cause
the same to be sued and prosecuted 10
Judgment and satisfaction in behalf of
the city or town. The court by which
" Judgment is rendered upon any bond
required by this chapter. has such
chancery powers therein, as the Su-
preme judicial court has i'll cases OF
forfeiture of penalties of the State.
Whenever such conviction is obtained
or Judgment recovered as aforesaid. the
authority of such person to sell intoxi-
eating liquors is vacated; and such al
dermen or selectmen shall revoke such
authority whenever they are satisfied OF
the violation Of any of its conditions.
Section 80. If a municipal officer buys
any intoxicating liquors. to be sold ac-
Cording to law, Of any other person than
the commissioner. or knowingly OBJ
tains them from any other person than
commissioners stock at his place of
business, or if any duly authorized
town or city agent, or any person in
his employment or by his direction.
sells or furnishes for sale. any such
liquors as have been decrced to BE-
forfeited. or found to be impure "a
aforesaid or causes any Intoxicating
or malt liquor which he or they keep
for sale to be adulterated, by mixing
the same with any coloring matter.
drug or ingredient, or with water. or
sells or exposes for sale such liquors
as are adulterated. he shall be pun
ished as provided in Section AZ. Such
prosecution shall be by indictment.
II Their Is a word of truth in The
accusation against Waterville he has
all the opportunity in the world t.
remedy 1t. He left it with the people
OF Waterville. just where it would he
left / believe in local option: and If
the people of Waterville want to have
local option. let them have IL. If they
do not, let them vote it down.
Az TO my action of two years ago to
which the senator from Kennebec re-
fers. I did put I'm an order to ascertain
the facts and then I put in bill {"
abolish the State liquor agency OF
Maine But | have no charges. and
the committee voted against me. be-
cause l had no charges but simply ru-
mors.
will vote to abolish il, but l will
never, upon the floor of this Senate
vote to investigate any man upon
charges based on mere rumors. If the