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VOL.'~*SUMTERVILLE, So.Ci MRAY
he Malne Liquor Law.
AN ACT FOR, Ti SUPPIRESSION OF
D1ININo-IUOUSE8 AND TIPPLINU-eiHops.
#e i4 enacted by the Senate and
Houseof Representatives in Le
gislature- assembled, as follows:
.8OTor 1. No person shall be
aloged it any time to manufacture
osylQ by himself, his clerk, servant
o agent, directly or indirectly, any
spirituous or intoxicating liquors, or
any mixed liquors, a part of which
Is spirituous or intoxicating, except
:ha heafter - ovided.
c. . "The selectmen of any
town, and mayor and aldermen of
any; city, on the first'Monday of May
annually, or as soon thereafter as
mqy ::be convenient, may appoint
5Rie suitable person as the agent of
said-town or city, to sell at some
central or convenient place within
aid town.r' city, spirits, wines, or
o604i-irtoxcating liquors, to be used
f&r medical and mechanical purposes
aIn,1o other ; and said agent shall
receiv such compensation for his ser
vices as' the. board appointing him
shall prescribe; and shall in the sale
of such liquors, conform to .3uch rules
aTd regulations as the selectmen or
Tahyor and aldermen as aforesaid,sball
ptescribe for that purpose. And such
agent, appointed as aforesaid, shall
laold his situation for one year, unless
s Door ..removed by the board from
which received his appointment, as he
way be at any. time, at the pleasure
-of the..board.
SEc. 8. -Such agent shall receive
a certificate from the mayor and al
dermonn,or slectmen, by whom he
has been appointed, authorising him
as, the agent of such town or city-,
to sell intoxicating liquors for medi
al and mechanical purposes only;
but -6ch certificate shall not be de.
lirered t the per i11nted,
until he-shall have , 1elr2
livered to -said board a bond, with
tevo good and Pulficient sureties, in
the'sum of six hundred dollars, in
:sub'tance as Tollows
know all men, that.we, as
piincipal, and as sureties, are
holden and stand firmly bound to the
Jihabitants of the town of - (or
aityas the case may be), in the
sum of-six hundred dollars, to be
paid them, to which payment we
bind ourselves, our heirs, executors,
and ldininistrators, firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals, and
dated this - day of A. D.
'The condition of this obligation is
such, that whereas the above bound
en'- has been duly appointed an
agent for the town (or city) of
to'sell, within and for and on account
of, saia-town (or city), intoxicating
liquors for medical and mechanical
purposes and no other, until the -
of A. 1). --, unless sooner re
nioved from said agency.
Now-if the said - shall in all
respects conform to the provisions of
t law relating to the business for
wadch he' is appointed, and to such
fulda and regulations as now are or
eh#Hl'be from time to time established
6y tle board making the appointment
tjghis obligation to be void; oth
'erwise to remain in full force.
SEC. d4, If an~y person, by himself,
clerk, servant or agent, shall at any
time sell ,any spirituous or 'intoxica
(hug liqueore, or any mixed' liquors,
part.of which is intoxicating, in vio.
. Jation of the provisions of this act,
lishall forfeit and pay on the first
.cgnvsetion, ten dollars and the costs
.f6pposedution, and shall stand con
uuittedruntil the samebe paid; on the
sdcond conviction he shall pay tweni
tydollars and the costs of prosceu
tIOns,sandl shall stand committed un
til the samo 'be paid; on the third
utdtcely sabsequent conviction, lhe
.sh alipay 'twenty, dollars and the costs
-of b-osecution, 'and shall be impris
odin thei common jail, not less
tliant three& months, nor more than
ik'~nths,' and in default of the
ti~rerit 'df the fines and costs pre
.sornbd by this section for the first
nd .sgohid convictions, the convict
shlantl entitled to the benefit of
.chapter 175 of th~e revised statutes
aaiitirhe :shall. have 'been imprisoned
twoanonths;:and in default of pay
hen'ot fines anid costs provided for
thfr third and 'every subsegnent con
'MidtI6tig his-shall 'rot bo entitled to
flidbitifit 'f said chapter 175 of
tfyef60btotues, "unitil lbe shall
ye en unppriagneod four- months.
AndI if agny clerk, servant, agent, or
pthen porfus uZpth enipilpymnt or op
the ,premises of ainother, ehpill yiolate
.tuiroiin of this s~etim, im
shall be held equally with the princi
pal, and on conviction shall suffer the
same penalty.
SEC. 6. Any forfeiture or penalty
arising under the above section, may
be recovered by an action of debt,
or by complaint before any justice of
the peace, or judge of any municipal
or police court, in the county where
the offence was committed. And
the forfeituro so recovered sballigo
to the town where the convicted par
ty resides, for the use of the poor;
and the prosecutor or complainant
may be admitted as a witness in the
trial. And if any one of the select
men or boaid of mayor and aldermen
shall approve of the commencement
f any such suit, by endorsing his
name upon the writ, the defendant
?hall in no event recover anuy costs ;
and In all actions of debt arising un
der this section, the fines and forfeit.
ures suffered by the defendant, shall
be the defendalt, shall be the same
as if the action had been by com
plaint. And it shall be the duty of
the mayor and aldermen of any city,
and selectmen of any town, to com
mence an action in behalf of said
town or city, against any person
guilty of a violation of any of the
provisions of this act, on being in
formed of tho same, and being fur
nished with proof of the fact.
SEo. 6. If any person shall claim
an appeal from o.judgment reidered
against him by any judge or justice,
on the trial of such action or com
plaint, lie shall, before the appeal
shall be allowed, recognise in the
sum of one hundred dotlar, with two
good and suffieient sureties, in every
mae so appealed, to prosecute his
ippeal, and to pay all costs, fines and
penalties thtat may be awarded
against him Wnn a final disposition
As u complainit.' And be
fore J 1'peal shall bre allowed, 'he
shall also, in every case, give a bond
with two other good and sufficient
sureties, rumning to the town or city
twtiere the offence was committed, in
the sum of two hundred dollars., that
bo will not, during the pendency of
3uch appeal, violato any of the pro
visioins of this act. And no recog
nizance or bond shall be taken in
Mases arising under this act, except
by justice or judge before whom the
rial was had; and the defendant shall
be held to advance the jury fees in
.very case of appeal in action of
lebt; and in the event of a final
Wonviction before a jury, the defen
lait shall pay and sufflr double the
imnount of fines, penalties and im- I
prisunment awarded against him by
.he justice or judge from whosejudg
ment the appeal was made. The
Lorfeituro for all bonds and recogni
uaices, given in pursuance of this
ict, shall go to the town or city
where the offence was committed, fur
the use of the poor; and if the re
.ogizances and bonds mentioned in
this section shall not be given vithin
twenty-four hours after the judgment,
tho appeal shall not be aluowed ; the
lefeudant in the meantime to stand
committed.
Suc. 7. The mayor and aldermen
of any city, and the selectmen of
any town, when~ever complaint shall
be madte to them that a breach of the
conditions of the bond ginien by any
person appointed under this act, has
beeii committed. shall notify the per
son complained, and if upon a hear
ing of the parties it shall appear that
aniy breach has been committed, they
shall revoke and make void his ap
poinitmenit. And whenever a breach
of any bond giv'en to the inhabitants
of aniy city or town in pursuance of
euy of the provisions of this act,
shall be made known to the mayor
andl aldermen, or selectmen, or shall
mn any manner come to their knowi
edlge, they or some of them shall, at
the expense andt f'or the usc of such
city or town, cause the bond to be
put in suit in any court proper to try
the same.
SEe. 8. No por-son shall be allow
ed to be a manufaicturer of any spir
ituous oi- intoxicating liquor, or com
mon seller thereof withiout being duly
appointed as aforesaid, on piain of
forfeiting on the first conviction, the
sum of one hundred dollars and costs
of prosecution, and in default of the
paymnent thereof, the person so con
victed shall be imprisoned sixty days
in the commopo~ jail; and on the se
cond conviction, the person so con
vjctcd shall pay the sum of two hun
dre-d dollar anid costs of prosecution,
anid in default of payment, shall be
imprisone four monh i io on
mon jail ; and on the third and eve
ry subsequent conviction, shall pay
the sum of two hundred dollars, and
shall be imprisoned four months ii
the common jail of the county where
the offence was committed ; said pe
nalties to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction, by
indictment, or any action of debt in
the name of thp city or town wher
the offence shall be'cormmitted. And
whenever a default shall be had ol
any recognizances arising under thi
act, seire facias shall be issued, re
turnable at the next tern, and th<
same shall not be continued, unles,
for good cause, satisfactory to th<
court.
Sec. 9. No persoti engaged in th<
unlawful traffic in intoxicating liquor
shall be competent to sit upon an3
jury in any case arising from thii
act, and when information shall b(
communicated to the court, that an3
member of any panel is engaged it
such traffic, or that lie is believed t<
be so engaged, the court shall in
quire of the juryman of whom suck
belief is entertained; and no answei
*hich he shall make shall be usec
against him in any case arising undei
this act; but if ho shall answer falsely
he shall be incapable of serving or
any jury in this State; but be ma3
decline to 'answer, in which case h<
shall be discharged by the court frou
all futher attendatice as a juryman.
Sec. 10. All cases arising undei
this act, whether by action, indict
ment or complaint, ihich shall come
before a superior court, either bi
appeal or original entry, shall take
precedence in said court of all othei
business, except those criminal caseE
in which the parties are actually un
der arrest awaiting a trial; and the
prosecuting officer shall not have au
thority to enter a tiolle prose'qui, . oi
to grant a eontinuance in any case
arising under this act, either before
or after the verdict, except where the
purposes of justice shall require it.
Sec. 11. If any three persons, vo.
ters in the town or city where the
complaint shall be made,'shall, befort
any justice of the peace or judge o
municipal or police court, make coin
plaint under oath or affirmation, tha
they have reason to believe, and do
believe, that spirituous or iitoxica
ting liquors are kept-or deposited
and intended for sale, by any perso?
not authorized to sell the same in said
city or town, said justice or judge
shall issue his warrant of search to
any sheriff, city marshal or deputy,
or to any constable, who shall pro.
eed to search the premises described
in said warrant, avid if any spirituous
or intoxicating liquors are found
therein, lie shall seize the same, and
convey them to some proper place of
security, where lie shall keep then
until final action is had thereon. But
no dwelling-house, in which or in par(
of which, a shop is nut kept, shall
be searched, unless at least one of
said complainants shall testify to
some acts of sale of intoxicating li.
quors therein, by the occupant there
, or by his counsel or permission.
within at least onie month of the time
making said com).laint. And the
owner or keeper of said liquors,
seized as aforesaid, if he shall be
known to the officer seizing the same,
shall be summoned forthwith before
the justice or judge by whose war
rant the liquors were seized, andi
lie fails to appear, or unless lie ca:
show by positive proof, that said Ii
quors are of foreign production, tha
they have been imported under th<
haws of the United States, and in ac
cordance therewith-that they ar<
contained in the original packages ii
which they wer~e imported, and ir
quantities not less than the laws o:
the United States prescribe, they
shall be declared forfeited, and shal
be, destroyed by authority ~of th<
written order to that effect. of Bait
justice or judge, and in his presence
or in the presence of some person ar
pointed by him, to witness the des
truction thereof, and who shall joir
with the officer by whom they shial
have been destroyd, in attesting tha
fact upon the back of the order b,
authority of which it was done; ani
the owner or keeper of such liquori
shall pay a fine of twenty dollars am
costs, or stand committed for thirts
days, in default of payment, if in th
opinion of the court, said liquors shal
hiavo been kept or deposited for the
purposes of sale. And if the owne
or possessor of any liquors seized 11
pursuance of this secdion, ehall se
tip the claim that they have bee
regularly.imiorted under the laws of
the United States, and that they' are
contained in the original packages,
the custom-house certificates of im
portation and proofs of 'marka on. the
casks or packages, corresponding
thereto, shall not be reneived as ei,
dence that the liquors. contained in
said packages are those actually im
ported therein.
Sec. 12. If the owner, keeper or
possessor of liquors seized under the
provisions of this act, shall be un
known to the officer seizing the same,
they shall not be cortdeukned and do.
stroyed until they shall.. have been
advertised, with the number and de.
scription of the packages as near as
may be, for two weeks, by posting up
a written description of the same in
some public place; that if such liquors
are actually the property of any city
or town in the State, and were so at
the time of the seizure,, purchased for
sale by the agent of said city or town,
for medicinal or mechanical purposes
only, in pursuance of the provisions
of this act, they may not be destroy.
ed; but upon satisfactory proof of
such ownership, w.thin said two
weeks, before the justice or judge by
whose authority said liquors were
seized, said justice or judge shall de
liver to tho agent of. said city or
town, an order to the officer having
said liquors i% cnstodyi whereupon
said olicer shall deliver them to said
agent-, taking his receipt therefor on
the back of said order, which shall be
returned to said justice or.judge,.
Sec. 18. If any person claiming
any liquors seized as aforesaid, shall
appeal from the judgment of any jus.
tice or judge, by whose authority the
seizure was imade, to the district
court, before his appeal shall be al
lowed, he shall givo * bond in the
sumn of twohril eA rItig.o
good and sufficient sureties, to prose.
cute his appeal, and to pay all fines
and costs which may be awarded
against him; and in the case of any
such appeal, where the quantity of
liquors so seized shall exceed five
galloras, if the final decision shall be
against the appellant, that such Ii
quors were intended by him for sale,
be shall be adjudged by the court a
common seller of intoxicating liquors,
and shall be subject to the penalties
provided for in section eight of this
act; and said liquors shall be destroy
ed as provided for in section eleven.
But nothing contained in this act
shall be construed to prevent any
chemist, artist or manufacturer, in
whose art or trude they may be ne
cessary, from keeping at his place of
business such reasonable and proper
quantity of distilled liquors as he
way have occasion to use in his art
or trade, but not for sale.
Sec. 14. It shall be the duty of
any mayor, alderman, selectman, as
sessor, city marshal or deputy or
constable; if lie shall have informa
tion that any intoxicating liquors are
kept or sold in any tent, shancy, but
or place of any kind for selling re
freshmenits ini any public place, on or
near the ground of any cattle show,
agricL tural exhibition, military muns
ter, or public occasion of' any kind, to
search such suspected place, and if
such officer shall find uipona the premni
sea any intoxicating drinks, be shall
seize them, and arrest the keeper or
keepers of such place, anid take them
forthwith, or as soon as may he, be
lbire sowne justice or judge of a muni
cipal or police court, with the liquors
so found and seized, arid upon proof
that said liquors iare intoxicating,
that they were found in possession of
the accused, in a tent, shanty or
other place as aforesaid, he or thiey
shall be sentenced to imprisonment in
r the county jail for thirty days, and
the liquor so seized shall be destroy
I ed by order of said justice or judge.
Sec. 15. If any person arrested
I under the preceding section ,and
,sentenced as aforesaid, shall claim an
- appeal, before his appeal shall be al
-lowed, he shall give a bond in .the
sum of one hundred dollars, with two
I good and sufficient sureties, that he
twill prosecute his appeal, and pay all
fines, costs and penalties which may
I be awarded against him. And if on
such appeal, the verdict of the jury
I be agamnst him, lie shall, in addition
to the penalty awarded by the lower
a court, pay a fine of twenty dollars.
I In all cases of appeal under this act
a from the judgment of a justice or
r judge of any municipal or police
a court, to the district court,.excepi
t where thme proceeding is by action ol
ri debt. ther shall be endulnend in Sari
district dourt by the - prosecuting
officer of he government-and said
officer shav be entitled to receive all
costs taxable to the State, in all crimi.
nal proceedings under their act, in
addition to th esalary allowed to such
officerby law 4but no costs in such
cases shall be remitted or reduced by
the prosecuting oficer or the court.
In any sit; complaint, indictment or
other proceeding'gainst any person,
for a violation of any of the provis
ions of this-act, other than for- the
flist offence; it shall tipt be requisite
to set foith particularl the record of
a former conviction, buf it shall be
sufficient toalledge.riefy that such
person has been convicteOI of a viola.
Lion of the fourth section of this act,
or.as a common seller, as the case
may be, and such allegatiorr in any
civil o01 triminal piocess in a1y stage
of the'proceedings, before final judg.
ment, may be amenoed without'terms
and as a matter of right.
See. 16. All payments or conpen
sations for liquor sold in violations of
law, whether in money, labor or oth
er property, either real or -personal;
shall be held and considered to have
been received in violation of law,
equity and a good conscience, and
all sales, transfers and conveyan.
ces, mortgages, lions, attachments,
pledges and securities of every kind,
whieh either in whole or in part shall
have been for or on account of spirit.
trous or intoicating liquors, shall be
utterly null and voi4 against all per.
sons and in all casqand no rights of
any kind shaHl be icrquired thereby;
and in any action either at law or
equity, touching such real or person.
al estate, the purchaeer of such li
quora .may be a witnens for either
pattj. And no action of any kind
shall be maintained in any court in
thi$t4A either in whole or in part,
for intoxicating or spiritious liquors
sold in any other State or county
whatever, nor shall any action of any
kind be bad or maintained in any
court in this State, for the recovery
or possession of intoxicating or spir
ituous liquors or the value thereof.
SEc. 17. All the provisions of
this act relating to towns shall be
applicable to cities and plautations;
and those relating to selectmen shall
also be applied to the mayor and
aldermen of cities and assessors
of plantations.
Ec. 18. The act entitled "An
Act tu restrict the sale of intoxicating
drinks," approved August sixth, one
thousand eight hundred and forty
six, is hereby repealed, except the
thirteen sections, from section ten to
section twenty-two inclusive, saving
or reserving all actions or other
proceedings, which are already com
mcniced by authority of the same;
and all other acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.-'This act to take effect
from after its approval by the
governor.
Unrepealed Sections of the Old Law.
Tihe following are the unrepealed
sections of the .Law of 1846, re
ferred to in the last section ot the
new law.
SEc. 10. No action shall be
maintained upon any claim or
demand, whether it be note, account,
bond, erder, draft, acceptance, or
other security or evidence whatever,
made, had, or given in whole or in
part, for any wine, brandy, rum or
other strong or spirituous liquors, or
mixed liquors, a part of whiCh is
spirituous, sold in violation of the
provisions of this act; provided, how
ever, that this section shall not
extend to negotiable paper in the
hands of holders bonaa fide, anad for
a valuable consideration, without
notice expressed or implied, of the
consideration.
SEC. 11. If any payment or
compensation for any such liquor
hereafter sold, in violation of law,
shall be received by the seller, his
clerk, servant, agent or attorney,
whether in money, labor, or other
property, real, or personal, the
amount so received shall be hold
and considered to have been received
in violation of law and without
consideration, and held against law
and equity and good conscience, and
may be recovered back, any time
within six year6 from the receiving
thereof, by the purchaser, his guar
dian, executors, or administrators,
or by any of his creditors, snch
monecy in an action for money had
any received, and such-labor, goods
or other nronnrty in an actinn
of trover, or in a special act'iowton
the case, for.the vait'4. tlerebf,' in
any court proper t6 fry".the'-aM
and the plaintiff in sich Mi pi shl,
within three !days after Ib .
mencement of such suit,. give nutcq
thereof, by filling. in abstract of .ti
declaratipn with the .date of, -his
writ, in the office- of the ; clerk of
the: town where . the- defendant
resides. And when such- suit-hill
be commenced ;by' a' reditr,. the
purchaser may be a-: witness-f16
the plaintiff, at the - trial 'of the
action, and such actions and 'cau-s
of action shall survive.
Sc. 12. All payment eceived
within the six years, may be em.
braced in one general. count, -and
shall allege that the imoney, or other
thing, was received by the defendanV,
for liquor sold in violation of law, and
amendments may be made to 'the
writ and declaration; as matter 'of
right, and without terms, in any
stage of the proceedings. Ad
when the defendant shall lely..upon
having the legal license, or upon the
liquor sold having been imported, the
burden of proof shall be and continue
upon him. The custom-house certifi.
Zates of importation and proofs -of
marks on the cask corresponding
thereto, may be received as evidendb
that the liquor specified in said'ce'
tificate was once imported in 4
cask,' but shall not be evidence
the liquor sold in or from such oas'
was the same liquor once imported
therein. And it shall be no objection.
to. the suit, that the payment was re.
ceived for tie joint use of the defend
ant and any other person. or persons,
or that the defendant was under. the
age of tweuty-one years, or a married
woman.
SEc. 13. n the mont or oth
4r tiing shall ht~g bpiqd ,
any clerk, serva4, agent or.attorney,
the action may be maintained against
him, if he had knowledge or previ
ous notice that it was for liquor sold
in violation-of law. Aad if any, he
tion which is authorikd by this act,
be brought in the district court, arid
the plaintiff prevail therein, full costs
shall be allowed, though ttho ateunt
of damages recovered b less than
twenty dollars.
Sic. 14. The defendant shall not
be allowed, on the trial of aiy action
against him, under any of theiprovis.
ions of this act, any claims 6r de.
mands he may have againsi the
plaintiff or person to whom the liquor
was sold or furnished, either in set
off, payment or otherwise; nor shall
the action of any creditor be defeat
ed by any assignment of the claim,
by the purchaser.
SEC. 15. No discharge, release,
receipt, settlement or admission made
by a purchaser, shall defeat or hin
der the suit, if it appear that "the
claim allowed' to the purchaser by
this act has not been actually paid in
good faith, to its full value and
amount; and the giving a negotiable
note or other obligation, shall not
be deemed a payment.
SEC. 16. Any plaintiff suing un
der the eleventh section of this act,
may, at the trial, tender his oath in
writing, which shall be received as
evidence, unless the defendant shall
in writing make oath that ho uid not,
within six years before the commence
ment of the suit, receive any pay.
ment or compensation, for any such
wine or strong liquor -sold to the
plaintiff, or to any person whom the
plaintiff represents, contrary to the
provisions of the law, as alleged in
the declaration.
Sx~c. 1.7. When a plaintiff uaidg'
under any of the provisions of-thbis
act, in order to prove th~e :'facts
which he has alleged, shallywish to
avail himself of the defendant's
knowledge, relating to the subsequent
matter of the suit, he may, in his
declaration, ask for a disclosure of
the same upon the oath of the de
fendant, in writing, and the discios
nre, if inade, at the firas term of ,the
court, or day appointed for the trial,
may be eumnatted to the court or
jury with the other evidence in the
case; but if the defendant neglects
or refuse. to make such disclosures,
or if, when made, it does not , ab
solutely and without qualification do
ny that he did sell the liquor and
receive the money or other property
therefor, as alleged in the. declai-a
tion, and prevails in the action ,'le
shall not receive any costs.
Sac. 18. No. answers or disoloswed
made by a defendant under :the pr
visin of thie not, ,hl1l enr be uid
criinal proseeutioh.
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tod4y. heni4n tthe ame'habneril
money'ideioveted idader :thb .1d0:
themir* Ai'd if" any gdardtie e *xns
Or' adminibtrator, I neglebutn ap 4
said'inofey, he ,ndi his urtlegalih
he likble for~ th'esamueon dansfl~Idd
bon'd.! - . . ''i: . omyd 2
- B8tc. 20.vWheneveicifndguC
shall bc-reddvsed jjgai .
son, on "acdointf d vi!
uetyie'redn, ahplly
body of the ex Nim
er theamount recovei
of, costsp.$e-ore o - or, .ess
ten dollars;' and the justice-or A lea
issuing said execution,!ebtlh9bl pau
its- maigln.i that,iWasvisuedWo A
judgmbnt obtained oril'domt
itokiestini fl tioWre.Ndl i1%
of ikk*."" ' -
SB~2l f su~h" e o~
shall'b - di"n' .ti
ha ehlll c6 mniiyted ,to~S&dI
6hall 6dt e ittsd'to
the bids' itie
etse 'eh~Aed~a~'
e si a1
1d'.i Gr,' . .t
shall9i l risoiied onulor
one -afrant iiidnupos anul' ,
recovere~d On account of hd4t
ebII a rin.v
:SiO.22, Th A liepr i ' f
oshdcdball ! ov alloWed b tdBF
the suppdit ipor drht~ikin)'*
for the sapport of persona committ'~
un existOorinarecovered under 6th
provibions of this act, to be rlid
and paid 6it of'the "tr io
couinty where such eion
omLitted under the ill tiofi f
counAty comnissioners.
'The Woring' of the LW"
From tLe Qurtye Inor
Mayor of, otiaint
MaXo's OFFiC, Sept,, hv, r
To :the Citizte -f f ortlad:
The 'Act for the 'Suppressionof
~rinking-Houses and Tippling-Shop
at the last session ofttb Lejg
islature; ha' been in operation~ in'thbi
city for about three 'mnths, nd"I
thp it ioper to J'e, the. . ....
Portlan4 send 4e niginfortugt o
iLs reslts..
At tlhe oe it SuaaOe
were supposed to be 11 thiagStop'
200 to 800 shops and other piaces
where int -icating liquors were id
to all coiis. At the presenit time
there are not places whero su6h 1i
quors are sold openly, and otg a fet
whego they are sold at alh aiudi'has
with rea caujon and secresy in
oy to those yho .ro pro
known to the kecger's an4 d.,b
be relied upon not to. erf p
to the authorities 1'heae ,
with one (possibly .ith two); ,xcep.
tions, are of the lo tst ohaseter;
and so far as they selt these.icq.otw
at all, ministel- to the deprave appe,
tites of the basest part of~ our 'popula.
tion; but the keepeVd of thebeelat
will soon be brought to ust
that the traffic in untotioatin' 11 tor,
to be used as a drink, will 'e -jie
ly extinguishe, i this ~y h
shops .which L alludq to args .t
most exclusively by, forrignqre ' sa
the few perons who are-now
to the Iock-uap in thewatch-houame.a
the customers of thes plaed
are themselves foreignr r k
without exception. TIeS*4~
quors whW t'lWu ke of'
ces h~,on hndN
into operation willS0~
and some di~cejft i
them i repo a 3 Ajbei~ .~~
the law willsiale . e:i
ly the supplied of th~aIe qs|8gw
have hith4rt6betied tiipia