The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 10 Mar 1927, p. 11

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"'0 tslam/Ina r " may»; gait for Inrst"tWentrt. Any one guilty of keeping for sale or selling liquor contrary to the. act. for a ttrat offense to be given a jail term of two to six months, and" for in subsequent offense imprisoned for l six months. Similar penalties are provided tor any one selling adulterated liquor. Violations of certain authorized sales under permits will result in fines of from $100 to $1,000. Gen.. eral penalties for cases whore there is no specific penalty are provided. as follows: First offense, $10 to $100 fine, or up to thirty days' imprismi ment; second offense, one to two months' imprisonment, or fine of $200 to $500 or two to four months' imprisonment: third offense, three to six months' imprisonment with- out option ot tine. Arrests Without Warrants. Subsequent sections provide the legal details for the collection of fines. enforcing judgments. issuing of warrants, search with warrants. Arrests without warrants are provid- ed for. Liquor and vehicles or other conveyances illegally carrying liquor may be seized and forfeited to thc Government. Liquor illegally kept may be seized. Duties of Crown of- ficers as to the receiving of informa- tion is detailed. Inspectors are to have access to freight t':it'go0.~t and documents regarding them and rc- tusal of such inspection is an ut- tense. Councils of municipalities are em- powered to appoint officers to or.- force. the act. Several sections tlcnl with the legal laying or amondnnnt of infor- mation, the rights of the court of- ficials. In court cases the burden of proof is on the accused. especially in the cases of physicians issuing pre scriptious. Several other sectiom give details of particular intrrest of lawyers as to procedure in cases, appeals and moves to quash convic- tions. Sin-h topics .1; costs of appeal. procedure in payment and collection of costs, transfer of court documents are fully dealt with. In Section IC..' tho general intcut of the. bill is outlined, much as the Premier outlined it in his remarks when introducing the measure. Sec- tion 141 empowers the, board to PX- lend the duration of a pormjt or license Issued under the (AT.A., and dealwith business under the O.T.A. 2:313:11 143 repeals the OKLA, and i ng acts, and parts of the Liquor 'rrav,spotiltion Act, 1931), and the Carriage of Liquor Act, 1932. And Section 144 concludes: "This ct shall come into force on a day _ be named by the Lieutenant-Got;- lot" lr his 1oroclarnntir)tr"

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