Rhode Island General Laws 3-4-6. Penalty for carrying beverages for unlawful sale
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Every express carrier, common carrier, or other person who, for the purpose of carrying to any other person, receives any beverage which has been sold or is intended for sale in violation of this title, having reasonable cause to believe that the beverage has been, or is intended to be sold, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and may be prosecuted for this violation in the city or town where the beverage has been received, or in any city or town through or into which it has been carried.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 47; G.L. 1938, ch. 170, § 7; P.L. 1976, ch. 180, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 3-4-6
- Beverage: means any liquid that either by itself or by mixture with any other liquid or liquids, is, or may become, fit for human consumption as a drink and that contains five-tenths of one per cent (. See Rhode Island General Laws 3-1-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9