SESSION OF 1884-'85. all persons trading or carrying on any business, and, where such persons so trading or carrying on business are not licensed retailers of liquors, to seize all spirits, malt liquors or wines which they may find therein with a view to ascertaining whether any of the offences mentioned in the 16th section of "The Liquor License Act, of 1876," have been committed. X. No licensed retailer of liquors shall mix or permit another to mix rum with any ingredient or material so as to render the rum injurious to health, with intent that the same may be sold in that state; And no licensed retailer of liquors shall sell any rum so mixed under a penalty not exceeding twenty five pounds, to be recovered in a summary manner before a police magistrate on the complaint of any person, and to be paid into the public treasury for the benefit of the general revenue. XI. The following words when used in this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, shall have the meanings hereafter assigned to them, that is to say; "Rum" shall mean distilled spirits of "Proof" shall mean by the strength of XII. This Act shall not affect, (1.) any right, privilege, obligation or (2.) any penalty, forfeiture or punish- No licensed retail er of liquors to adul terate or permit the adulteration of rum intended for sale so as to render it injurious to health, or to sell rum so adulterated. Definitions. Savings and ex. ceptions. (3.) Every person who shall directly or election. (4.) Every person who shall upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement, procure or engage, promise or endeavour to procure, the return of any person to serve in the General Assembly, or in any of the vestries of this Island, or the vote of any voter at any election. (5.) Every person who shall advance or pay or cause to be paid any money to or for the use of any other person with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery at or who shall knowingly to be paid any money t in discharge or repay money wholly or in p in bribery at any electi And any person so offending to forfeit the sum of one hund any person who shall sue for gether with full costs of suit. SESSION OF 1884-'85. IV. The following persons shall also be deemed guilty of bribery, and shall be punishable accordingly; (1.) Every voter who shall, before or during any election directly, or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf receive, agree, or contract for any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place or employment for himself, or for any other person for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any election. (2.) Every person who shall, after any election, directly or indirectly by himself or by any other person on his behalf receive any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote, or to refrain from voting at any election. And any person so offending shall be liable to forfeit the sum of ten pounds to any person who shall sue for the same together with full costs of suit. V. Any person, either directly or indirectly, corruptly paying any rates or taxes on behalf of any rate payer for the purpose of enabling him to be registered as a voter thereby to influence his vote at any future election, and any candidate or other person, either directly or indirectly, paying any rate or tax on behalf of any voter for the purpose of inducing him to vote or refrain from voting, and also any person on whose behalf and with whose privity any such payment, as in this section is mentioned, is (3.) Every person who shall directly or indirectly by himself or by any other person on his behalf make any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement as aforesaid to or for any person in order to induce such person to procure or endeavour to procure the return of any person to serve in the General Assembly or in any of the vestries of this Island or the vote of any voter at any election. (4.) Every person who shall upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement, or agreement, procure or engage, promise or endeavour to procure, the return of any person to serve in the General Assembly, or in any of the vestries of this Island, or the vote of any voter at any election. (5.) Every person who shall advance or pay or cause to be paid any money to or for the use of any other person with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery at any election, or who shall knowingly pay or cause to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expendedin bribery at any election. And any person so offending shall be liable to forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds to any person who shall sue for the same, together with full costs of suit. SESSION OF 1884-'85. IV. The following persons shall also be What persons to deemed guilty of bribery, and shall be pun- receiving bribes or be deemed guilty of ishable accordingly ; (1.) Every voter who shall, before or during any election directly, or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf receive, agree, or contract for any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place or employment for himself, or for any other person for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any election. (2.) Every person who shall, after any election, directly or indirectly by himself or by any other person on his behalf receive any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote, or to refrain from voting at any election. And any person so offending shall be liable to forfeit the sum of ten pounds to any person who shall sue for the same together with full costs of suit. V. Any person, either directly or indirectly, corruptly paying any rates or taxes on behalf of any rate payer for the purpose of enabling him to be registered as a voter thereby to influence his vote at any future election, and any candidate or other person, either directly or indirectly, paying any rate or tax on behalf of any voter for the purpose of inducing him to vote or refrain from voting, and also any person on whose bebalf and with whose privity any such payment, as in this section is mentioned, is bribery. Corrupt payment of rates or taxes punishable as bribery. |