Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-02-15
STATE OF NLW.JERsEY.

worship.
i. BE II ENACTED by the Council and
Gmerai assembly 81 thts state and 1t IS
Aertby enacted ty The authority q tho
su,ue, That Iron and alter The passing
| d this act ii shall uot be lawful lor any
lperson or persoDs 10 erect, place or have
spy booth, stall, tent, carriage, boat or yes
|sei, or oiiIer place, Tor The purpose or use
Of selling, giving, or otherwise d,sposiDg 81
any kind OF articles Of traffic, fpirtuous
jI,quors, wiue, porter, beer, cidsr or any
1o,her termented, mixed or strong drink
RS hereinafter excepttd) with
10 three miles OF any place Of religious
worship, 10 this state, during the time OF
holding any meeting for religious worship
at such place.
| 2. And be ii enacted, That if any per-
son or persons shall or do violate this aet
| by erecting, fixing or having any booth
stall, tent. carriage, boat or ytssel,or other
lplsce, fer the purpose or use arioesaid,orby
selling, bsrtering, giving or otherwise dis
posing OF any kind of articles Of traffic
spirituous liquors, wine, porter. beer, CT
| der, or other iermented, mixed, or strong
drink, iD, at or about any such booth, stall,
Iteut, carriage, boat or vessel, or other
lplace, prepared or used for the purposes
aforesaid, within three miles OF any place
Of religious worship, during the time OF
holding any meeting for religious worship
| at such place, the person or persons SO Oh
TENDING, shall first be informed OF his, her
or their violation OF this act, and shall be
warned by any justice Of the peace, con-
stsble, or two freeholders OF the county
where the offence is or shall have been
tcommiiietj. 10 iesisi from such offence, and
Ito remove such booth, stall, teut, carriage,
lboat or vessel, together with all such ar
lticles of traffic, spirituous liquors, wine,
lporter, beer, cider, or other strong drink.
belonging too in the possession OF the per-
Ison or persons so offending: and If such
lperson or persons, on receiving such IN
formation ard warning, shall forthwith
tcease 10 offend against this ACT, and snail
remove, as aforesaid. at least three miles
from such place Of religious worship, then
iflo further proceeding under this ACT, shall
Ihs bad against such person or persons but
tif such person or persons shall refuse or
neglect Immediately TO remove, as afoTe-
lsaid, when Informed and warned. as afore-
Isaid, then all the said articles of traffic,
lspirituous liquors, wine, porter, beer ci-
Ider, and other fermented, mixed and strong
Idrink, and all the vessels, chests and other
Things containing the same, together with
lsuch booth, stall, tent, carriage, boat. or
vessel or other place, prepared and used
flor the purpose aforesaid, shall be. and are
thereby declared TO be forfeited; and il
shall be lawful for any justice Of the peace,
laud constable, with two freeholders of the
county, to seize and take possession of all
Tor any part of the said forfeited articles
and liquors, together with such booth, stall,
tent and carriage. boat or vessel, and al
ANY time, within ten days after, 10 adver-
tise and sell the same---and after deduct
ling aud paying The necessary and lawful
expenses of such seizure and sale. the re-
lsidue of The proceeds of such sale or sales,
lshali De paid to the overseers Of the poor
of the township, for the use Of the poor OF
the county where the support of the poor
is county charge, and where it is town
Iship charge to the poor Of the township
where such offence shall have been com
United
| 8. And be 1t enacted, That nothing in
this act contained shall be taken or con.
Istrued SO as TO affect any licensed tavern
keeper 10 his or her ordinary and lawful
business, at his or her usual place Of resi-
deuce, specified 10 his or her license; nor
Ishall 1t be so taken and construed, as to
affect any merchant, shopkeeper, farmer,
mecbaDic, or other person, 10 the usual and
lawful transaction of his, her or their ordi-
mary concerns and business, in their usual
Iplaces of doing such business neither shall
il be 80 taken or construed as to affect auy
|person or persons attending any religious
Injecting, or their property; nor shall Il be
SO taken, construed, or understood, as TO
affect any person, or persons, who shalt
have permit in writing, from the person
or persons, having the oversight, charge
and management. of any such meeting, TO
sell bread, and other necessary articles of
food for man and beast; Provided, the con-
duct Of persons attending such meeting
sball accord with the lawful rules and re-
gulations Of such meeting, and the proper.
lty of such persons attending such religious
meeting, be not Of the description forbid.
den by this act.
| a. And be it eaacied. That il any snii
or action shall be brought against any per.
son or persons, for doing, or causing 10 be
done, any thing Ia pursuance Of this act
according to the provisions thereof, the
defendant or defendants may plead the &c
neral issue. and give the special matter,