THE "LICK-ALL" LAW.

Inangahua Times, Volume v, Issue 37, 3 May 1878, Page 2

THE "LICK-ALL" LAW.

1 Tho. Mflgipti'ftto's casos reported in thp, local nowspappra furnish oxcollopt mntorin) for a cojump of. log«) jpkeg, nnd wo fcavo, iporo than oqpo boon templod tojntrjwlnpp thoso joko? to our ro&dcrs, E(othing cpuldi bo bottor, for,jpsj;ancq, tban thp report of a qns.o recently, • board •• boforo, Wi L. Simpson, Ksq,, BE," at Olydo, Onp IteboconHnyward wnschargod with having, soldi nloohojip, liquor, . oommpply known as whiskey, sbp not- being, a, liqwisedi person. Bobecpa fortupatojy, hnd o, solicitor, Mr,, Ft J» Wilson, apd, ho. objooted— • i t "Thatj H %m noqossnry in.tho.infor* tn/ntlon tpallogo and provo that thp par*; tioular alophqlio liquor stated to hav,p boon sold oamp within tho definition of alcohol jo liqpor in t^o interpretation olauso of tho, Lfoopsing, Aqt, and' thnt there was no, oyidqnoq. of. whiakoj boing a distillod' ißpirit.'? This objootion w,aa too rap oh forth© J]onch. "His. Worship said it was dooidodly it]p;oniouß, nnd ho. did not know, but w.hnt ifc.wns.Rood 4 .' It boinj? 1-30 p.m., bo w.onjd ndionrn tho Court, for on'o hour, and* gi^o judcraont aftorwnrds."' His Worship accordingly rptirod with, tho whisfcoy.nud tho reßult was that, "On resuming, at 2.30 p.tn.^his Worship dismissed tho information, The selling had boon proved, but what was sold wwuiot proved to bo diatillod spirit; ho could upUssmno that whiskoy is a distjlod. spirit, Tho fl iw was in tho information, nnd ho would auk that raoro on roth 'uluro bn oxooroifiod in tho futuro in drawing up informations updor tho Licensing Aots.*' Tf his Worship could not assumo thit whiskey was a distillod spirit, why did ho not Rend the polinpnum for. a die* Uonnry P Tho flaw wan not in tho inn formiifion, but in quits another plaoo.— N,o\v «2ouland J.urUt.

Tho fjood'time comity for Hoofton will 1 a»suro(Uy lend to a nonsiloriiblo ii«rotwo in poptilntion, tho wonthor tlmt has nflliotod tho district ao \ohr having brokon up and dis» uppoarod, and tho roada again \n Rood work' ing ordor, will throw life aud choorfiijlnoiifl around ond upon fti» P orUon of No^ Z««lßnd J no wyourod nnd so bloqaod, with all tha rondora " U.fo ogrooablo, but wbioh may ( und fro^onUj do load to, tho«o h^nta ongondor disoa«o tiirough oxposuro to Bioknos f and ohilld, tho honltluoot may bo »trikon down by Rukbmatibm;, Bi^nu4XKo. Ooptt f LusmAao, Intrhmittknt. FiiVKoa. Brxtou««< NRB9, Ace, and it in well that all should, kno,* tho «no«k reliable cures for thon.o aro tho f ainoun Indian MKDiojttrßs known as «Ghollah'« Groat Indian Curoa, — . thoy. oan bo had of M. R. GisMngc, Ohomis^ appointed wjo a^nt for Rcofton and du'triot. Soo V)«.tu» ou » a . la i V> *^T«rtlH ing ooluojiM.-^A^