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An Act to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors to slaves by boatsmen. 1857 291 (1857)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0504 and id is 1 raw text is: 2-91                        1857-'58
herein provided for, shall be liable to all the penalties now
attached to the violation of the license laws of this State.
APPROVED, February 8, 1858.
[No. 274.]            AN ACT
To prevent the adulteration of liquors, &c.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Anate and House of Rep-
.resentatives of the State oJ Alabama in General Assembly con-
4ened, That frorn and after the passage of this act, any per-
son engaged in the manufacture or distillation of spirituous
or malt liquors in this State, who shall wilfully use tobacco,
strychnine, or any other poisonous, or unwholsome sub-
stance in the manufacture of such liquors as aforesaid, sball
be subject to indictment, and upon conviction thereof be-
fore any of the circuit courts of this State, be fined in a
sum not less than one hundred dollars, and may be impris-
oned for the term of six months, at the discretion of said
courts.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall
knowingly and intentionally, buy or sell any spirituous or
malt liquors, which are adulterated with such poisonous
substances as aforesaid, shall upon trial and conviction there-
for, bo) fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars,
and may be imprisoned for the term of twelve months.
APPROVED, January 20, 1858.
[No. 275.]       .   AN ACT
To prevent the sale of spirituous liquors to slaves by boats.
men.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Rep-
resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly con-
vened, That no.captain or other person in command of any
steamboat, barge, flat boat or other water craft, running or
tralin.g upon any of the waters of this State, shall give or

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