ART. 19. ] SOMERSET COUNTY.

officer making the arrest of the party convicted shall
be deemed the informer.

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142. Upon complaint or information of any credible
person, on oath, that he knows or has reason to believe
and does believe that any person is violating the pro-
visions of section one hundred and thirty-nine of this
article, and that some person named has knowledge of
such offence, any justice of the peace of the district or
of Dames Quarter district, may summon such person
before him, together with the party accused, and re-
quire him to give testimony in the premises, and upon
his refusal he shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, as
provided in the preceding section.

Upon com-
plaint, &c, on
oath, justice
may summon.

143. The sheriff, his deputies or any constable of the
county, shall serve any process directed to him under
the preceding section, and shall arrest any person whom
he may find violating the provisions of section one
hundred and thirty-nine of this article, and shall seize
all liquors he shall find kept in violation of the provi-
sions of section one hundred and thirty-nine of this
article, and shall seize all liquors he shall find kept in
violation of the provisions thereof, and shall bring the
parties offending before some justice of the peace of
said, district, who shall fine the party if convicted as
hereinbefore directed, and the liquor seized shall be
destroyed.

Duty of sheriff.

144. If any officer shall refuse or neglect to perform
the duties required in the preceding section, he shall
be adjudged to have violated the provisions of the one
hundred and thirty-ninth section of this act, and shall
be subject to the penalties imposed for such violation.

Officer neglect-
ing duly deem-
ed guilty of the
offence.

145. Any person may appeal from the judgment of
the justice of the peace imposing any fine or imprison-
ment under the one hundred and forty-first section of
this article to the circuit court for the county then next
ensuing, unless there shall not be ten days intervening
between the rendition of the judgment and the sitting
of the said court, in which case the appeal shall stand

Right of appeal.

for trial at the succeeding session of the court; pro-
vided, the party appealing shall enter into good and

Proviso.