The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05


Of said section after the words this section"
In the second line thereof, and by substituting
therefor the words, shall be punished by q
fne OF not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars and COSTS and in
addition thereto be imprisoned not less than
two nor more than six months, and in default
Of payment Of said fine and costs he shall be
imprisoned six months additional, SO that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section %. No person shall be q common
seller OF intoxicating liquors. Whoever vio-
lates this section shall be punished by fine
OF not less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars and COSTS and in addi
ton thereto be imprisoned not less than two
nor more than six months, and in default of
payment Of said fine and costs he shall be
imprisoned six months additional
Section S. Section twenty-four Of chapter
one hundred and twentyseven, Revised Stat
utes, is hereby amended by striking out all
OF said section after the words conviction
thereof in the fifth line thereof and subst-
tuting therefor the following, shall be fined
not less than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars and costs and in addition
thereto be imprisoned not less than two nor
more than six months, and in default Of pay
ment Of said fine and costs he shall be i'm
prisoned six months additional, so that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section "a. No person shall keep a drink
ing house and tipping shop. Whoever sells
intoxicating liquors in any building, vessel or
boat, contrary to law, and the same are there
drank, is guilty of keeping a drinking house
and tipping shop, and upon conviction there
of shall be fined not less than one hundred
nor more than five hundred dollars and costs
and in addition thereto be imprisoned not less
than two more than six months, and in
default of payment of said fine and costs he
shall be imprisoned six months additional
Section 6. Section twenty seven of chap
ter one hundred and twcnty-seven of the Re-
vsed Statutes is hereby amended by striking
out all of said section and inserting therefor
the following:
Section 81. No person shall deposit, or
have in his possession, or order, transport or
cause to be transported into the State of
Maine any intoxicating liquors with intent to
sell the same in the State of Maine in viola
ton of law, with intent that the same shall
be sold by any person or TO aid or assist any
person in such sale Whoever violates this
section shall he fined not less than one hun
dred dollars nor more than five hundred dol
lars and costs, and in addition thereto be
imprisoned for not less than two months nor
more than six months, and in default of pay
ment Of said fines and costs. he shall be i'm
prisoned six months additional
Section 7. Section twenty-nine of chapter
one hundred and twenty-seven of the Revised
Statutes is hereby amended by striking out
all of said section after the word thereof
in the thirty first line thereof and substituting
therefor the following: and sentenced to a
fine not less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars and costs aad in addi-
ton thereto be imprisoned not less than two
nor more than six months and in default of
payment of said fine and costs he shall be
imprisoned six months additional The pay
ment Of the United Sta-es 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 prima facie
evidence that the person or persons paying
said tax and the party or parties displaying
said notices, are common sellers of lntoN!cat-
ing liquors, and the premises so kept by then,
common nuisances,' that said section as
amended shall read as follows;
111atly tn
be witness in civil suits, makes sworn com
plant before any judge of municipal or
police court or trial Justice, that he belleyes
that intoxicating liquors are nnlawfully kept
or deposited in any place in the state by any
person, and that the same ara intended for
sale within the State in violation of law, such
magistrate shall issue his warrant directed to
any officer having power to serve criminal
process commanding him to search the prem
ises described and specially designated in such
complaint and warrant, and if said liquors
are there found. to seize the same, with the
vessels In which they are contained, and them
safely keep until final action thereon, and
make immediate return of said warrant. The
name of the person so keeping said liquors
as aforesaid. if known to the complainant
shall be stated i'll such comPialna, and the
officer shall be commanded by said warrant
If he find said liquors to arrest said person
and hold him to answer as keeping said hq-
YOURS intended for unlawful sale Any. per-
son who may be suspected of selling from
toxicating liquors, may be searched III the
same rnanne4. and by the same process as is
provided for the search of places, and Ii ha,
uors are found upon his person may ne hed
to answer as though such liquors were kept
and deposited by him in any place, If fluids
sre noured out or otherwise destroyed by the
tenant assistant or other person when
nrer,ises are about to b. searched mani
festlv for the purpose of preventing then
seizure by officers authorized 10 make such
search and seizure, such fluids NAV pe
held to have been tntoxfoatng ana IN
tended for unlawful sale and the pen
sIties shall be the same as IL said Ii,
nrrors had been seized. II the name OF
fine person keeping such LIQUORS is un'
known to the complainant he shall sc
allege in his complaint and the masis,
trate shall thereupon issue his warrant
as nroyided in the first sentence OF TINS
section. If upon trial, the court is OF
the opinion that the LIQUOR was sc
aforesaid kept and intended Tor unlaW.
full sale by the person ramed IN SalC
conplaint or by any other person witt
his knowledge or consent, he shall be
found guilty thereof, and sentenced tt
a fine of not less than one hundred noi
more than five hundred dollars an6
costs and in addition thereto be i'm
prisoned not less than two nor more
than six months and In default OF
payment of said fine and costs ne shall
The payment of the United States spe
cial tax as a liquor seller. or notice OF
any kind in any place OF resort, lndl
eating that intoxicating liquors are
there sold. kept or given away unlaw-
fully shall be held to be prlma facie
evidence that the person or persons
paying said tax, and the party or parties
displaying said notices are common
feliers of intoxicating liquors, and the
premises so kept by them common null
sances'
Section s. Section forty-fve Of
Chapter one hundred twenty-seven OF
the Revised Statutes is hereby amend
ed by striking out all the words after
the word costs" in the twelfth line
thereof and substituting therefor the
following: The mayor, aldermen, Sc
leetmen, assessors and constables. II
every city. town and plantation, shall
make complaint and prosecute all VIC
lations and promptly enforce the laws
. of this chapter; and the wilful or cor
rupt neglect or refusal of any of the
said officials to enforce the said laws
shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing one thousand dollars or by impris
onment not exceeding one year II 6
municipal, officer. after being furnished
with a written notice of violation Of
this chapter. signed by two persons
and containing the names and resi-
dences of the witnesses to prove such
offense, wilfully neglects or refuses
to institute proceedings therefor. he
shall be fined not less than twenty, mol
more than fifty dollars. to be recov
cred by indictment. The oath REQUIRED
of any such officer to the complaint
may be, in substance, that from a writ
ten notice signed nv two persons com