The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-03-19

4 ceucy and reverance for due performance o
the same
SECT. 2. BE At further enacted, That il anS
person shall on the Lords day, within the walls
Of any house of public worship, behave rudely q
indecently, he or she shall pay fine not more
than seven dollars nor less than one dollar.
SECT. 8. re al further enacted, That if any
person or persons, either on the Lords day, or a.
any other time, shall wilfuly interrupt Or disturb
any assembly OF people met for the public wor-
| ship of God within the place Of their assembly
jor out OF 1t, he they shall severaliy pay me
not exceeding thirty three dollars nor less than
| three dollars.
SECT. 9. BE ii further enacted, That no person
| shall serve or execute any civil process, from
midnight preceding to midnisht following the
| Lords day Bat tha service thereof shall be
void, and the person serving tine same snail DC
as liable to answer damages TO the party az
grieved, as if be had done the same, without any
such civil process.
SEC. 10. Be IL further enacted, That the Ty-
thingDen chosen, or which shall be chosen IN the
several towns within the State, shall be held and
obliged to inquire into and inform Of all offences
against this act and ali such Fythngmen as snail
hereafter be chosen, shall take the following
oaths You, being chosen Tythingman for the
town of -, for the year ensuing, and unit! an
other shall be chosen in your room, do solennly
swear, that you will diligently attend 10, and
faithfully execute the duties Of the said office,
without Partially, and according to your best
discretion and judgment. So help you GOD.
And every such rythingman is hereby authorized
and empowered, to enter into any of the rooms
and other part OF an inn public house of en-
tertainment, on The Lords day, and the evening
preceding and succeeding and if such entrance
shall be refused to any ything man, the landlord
or licensed person, shall forfeit the sum of seven
dollars for each and every offence And the said
rythingmen are hereby further authorized and
empowered, within their respective towns, to ex-
anime all persons whom they shall have good
cause, from the circumstances thereof, to suspect
OF unnecessarily travelling as aforesaid, on the
Lords day and to demand OF all such persons the
cause thereof, together with their names aud
places Of abode, and il any person shall refuse
to give answer, or shall give a false answer to
such demand, he shall pay foe not exceeding
thirteen dollars, less than three dollars, and At
the reason given for such travelling shall not be
satisfactory to such Tythingman, he shall enter
complaint against the person travelling, before
4 Justice Of the Peace IA the county where the
offence is committed, ii such person lives Ia such
county, otherwise shall give information thereof
to some Grani Juryman, to be by him laid before
the Grand Jury, for their consideration AID pre-
sentiment.
SEC. u BE IL further sn0efsd, mat the oath OF
aay 1'ythngmao sha be deemed full and ruff
Gent evidence IN any trial Tor any offsuee ssAass
thi, sct, unless in the judgment of the Court OF
Justice, the same shall invzidated by other ev-
idence that may be produced.
SEC. y. Be IL further fH1efsd, That the special
authority gwen by tins act TO Iylhingmen, for
preventing the breaches thereof, shall not be con-
s,rued or understood TO EXEMPT any Sheriff, Grand
Jurors, Constaoles or other officers or persons
whatsoever, FROM any obligation OF suy, 70 Cause
This act to be put 10 execution, but they shai be
held 10 take due notice and prosecute all brezche.
thereof such special authority notwithstanding,
SEC. Is. Be further snasfs5, That all the pen.
altes add fines, locurred aud paid TOR any Of the
offences aforesaid, mentioned in thesevesth, egh
and tenth sections of this shall be for the u.e of
the State. And chat ali ,sid offences, the penal
ties againW which exceed seven dollars shall DC
prosecuted by pre.entment of the Grand Jury, be-
fore the Circuit Court Of Common Pleas, In the
couniy wherein the offence may be committed.
But al offences penalty whereof does not exceed
seven dollars, except the offender lives out of the
county IN which the offence may be committed,
shall be prosecu ed by complaint before Justice
Of the Peace in such county. But when the often
der lives out of such county, he may be Prosecut-
ed by presertment As Aforesaid, although the pen
alty does not excee! seven dollars.
February s, ls2i-Approved
WILLIAM KING.