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cause why his license should not be revoked. At the day appointed, and on such other days as the court shall appoint, it shall proceed to inquire into the circumstances, and shall revoke the licenses of persons violating the provisions of this chapter. A person whose license is revoked shall be incapable of receiving any license for the space of three years from the time of such revocation.

for unlaw. ful sale.

§ 809. Any person who sells any strong or Damages spirituous liquors or wines to any of the individuals to whom it is declared by this chapter to be unlawful to make such sale, shall be liable for all damages which may be sustained in consequence of such sale, and may be sued in any of the courts of this state by any individual sustaining such injuries, or by the overseers of poor of the town where the injured party may reside, and the sum recovered shall be for the benefit of the party injured.

ated liquors

§ 810. Any person who adulterates intoxicating Adulterliquors or wines with poisonous or deleterious drugs or mixtures, or knowingly imports or sells intoxicating liquors or wines so adulterated, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

When any person may

§ 811. In case any person, whose duty it is to prosecute, neglects to prosecute for any penalty prosecute. provided by this chapter, for the period of ten

Employees of incorporated companies.

Judgments rendered.

days after complaint to them, accompanied with reasonable proof of the violation, any other person

may prosecute therefor in the name of the board of commissioners of excise.

§ 812. All persons in this state engaged in conveying passengers, and all railroad, steamboat and ferry companies, and all corporations conveying, for hire, persons or property, shall refuse employment to all persons who, on good and sufficient proof, are shown to indulge in the intemperate use of intoxicating drinks; and any such person or company who retains in employ any person who, on competent proof, is shown to be intoxicated at any period whilst in active service of the company or person, either as engineer, conductor, fireman, switch-tender, commander, pilot, mate or foreman, or in any way connected with the moving power or management, or whose duty, if neglected, would diminish the safety and security of life, limb or property entrusted thereto, is liable to pay not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars to the county treasurer, in the county where the offense is committed, and proved before any court of competent jurisdiction.

§ 813. A person against whom a judgment is rendered on any bond given or for any penalty imposed under this chapter shall not be entitled, under any execution issued on such judgment, to the liberties of the jail.

§ 814. The words "inn" and "inn-keeper," in Meaning of this chapter, include any tavern or hotel and the

inn-keeper.

keeper of any tavern or hotel.

CHAPTER XII.

INNS.

SECTION 815. Inn-keeper's accommodations.

816. Sign.

817. Giving credit for intoxicating drinks.
818. Penalties, how recovered.

819. Inn-keeper's liability.

820. Meaning of inn and inn-keeper.

accommo

dations.

§ 815. Every inn-keeper shall keep at least three Innkeeper's spare beds for his guests, with good and sufficient bedding, and every inn-keeper in any town or village shall also keep, for four horses more than his own stock, good and sufficient stabling and grain, and in the winter provender of hay, and in the summer hay or pasturage, for the same, under penalty of ten dollars for every neglect to have either of such articles, to be recovered by the overseers of the poor, for the use of the poor.

Laws of 1857, vol. 2, ch. 628, p. 409, § 8.

§ 816. Every inn-keeper licensed under the provi- Sign. sions of chapter XI of this title, entitled "Licenses," shall maintain, so long as he keeps an inn, a proper sign, on or adjacent to the front of his house, with his name, and indicating that he keeps an inn, tavern or hotel, under penalty of ten dollars for

Giving credit for intoxicat

every month's neglect so to do after thirty days after obtaining his license.

Laws of 1857, ch. 628, § 9.

§ 817. No debts incurred to any inn-keeper by ing drinks. other than his lodgers for any sort of strong or

Penalties,

how re

covered.

Inn-keeper's liability

Meaning of

inn and innkeeper.

spirituous liquors or wines can be recovered in

any action. All securities for such debts are void, and any inn-keeper taking such with intent to evade this section shall forfeit double the sum intended to be secured.

Laws of 1857, vol. 2, ch. 628, p. 409, § 10.

§ 818. Penalties under the two preceding sections shall be recovered by the board of commissioners of excise and paid to the county treasurer for the use of the poor.

Laws of 1857, vol. 2, ch. 628, p. 414, § 22.

819. Whenever an inn-keeper provides in his inn a convenient place for the safe keeping of the money, jewels and ornaments of his guests, and notifies them by posting, conspicuously, a notice thereof in the room or rooms occupied by such guest, he shall not be liable for any loss of loss of money, jewels or ornaments which such guest neglected to deposit in such place.

Laws of 1855, ch. 421.

§ 820. The words "inn" and "inn-keeper," in this chapter, include a tavern or hotel and the keeper thereof.

CHAPTER XIII.

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.

SECTION 821. Registry of unclaimed property, and notice to owner. 822. Express companies may sell on notice.

823. Appropriation of proceeds.

824. Persons other than railway and express companies.

825. Examination of articles.

826. Sale.

827. Proceeds.

828. Lien for advertising.

829. Penalty.

§ 821. Any person engaged in the transportation

unclaimed

to owner.

Registry of of persons or property, and any inn-keeper, who and notice has any unclaimed property in his custody, shall immediately enter in a book, to be kept by him for the purpose, a description of each article or packand the time when it was left. He is entitled to be paid, by the owner, thirteen cents for each package so entered. If the name of the owner is ascertained, he shall immediately send to him, by mail, notice to claim the same.

age,

2 R. S., 105, § 9; thirteen cents substituted for twelve
and a half.

§ 822. Every person or company engaged in the express business, and every railway company, in whose possession any such property, not perishable, has remained for a year, may sell it by public auction, after giving notice, containing a description of the articles or packages, the place and time when left, and, if the same be known, the name of

Express

and railway companies

may sell on

notice.

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