Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-04-20
AN ACT

To amend the act entitled can act for
the prevention Of certain immoral
Practices," passed Feb. IT, 1881.
SEC. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio. That no
person shall keep any shop, booth, tent,
wagon or other carriages, vessel or boat,
for the sale Of sprituous, or other liquors,
or any provisions, or other articles of
traffic, whatever, or sell, or expose TO
sale, give barter or otherwise dispose Of
in or near such shop, booth, tent, wagon
or other carriage vessel or boat, or in any
other way or place, any SPirituOus or 9th
or liquors or any provisions or other ar
ticles oftrafie, whatever, at or within the
distance Of two miles from the place
where any religious society or people are
collected OF collecting together, for reli-
giOus worship, in any field or woodland; E;
Provided, that nothing in this act, shall
effect tavern keepers, exercising their
calling, at the places named in their licen-
Ses, nor distillers or manufacturers or
others in the prosecution Of their ordina-
ry calling or business, from vending OF
exposing 10 sale the articles above forbid
den, at their usual places Of vending the
same, or at their residences; nor any
person who shall have written permit
from the person or persons having the
oversight, charge, or management of such
religious society, TO sell bread or other
provisions, for the supply Of persons at.
tending such religions worship, their
horses or cattle, such persons conforming
to the legal regulations of said reli.
GiOus assembly and tC the laws Of the
State. ..-. ....
SEC.2, That any person who shall he
notified by any one Of the officers hereby
authorized TO make an arrest, or seizure
or by any other person, that he, she
or they are violating the law, and if after
such notice, SUCH person shall continue
in such violation, he she or they shall for
felt and pay for every such offence, fine
Of not less than FIVE nor more than fifty
dOllals, to the township where such off.
ence shall have been committed, for the
use oC common schools in such township;
and any Judge Ofthe court of commc pleas
sheriff, coroner or justice of the peace, OF
the proper county, or any constable Of the
proper township, shall, upon view or in
formation, and without, warrant, appre.
head any person SO offending. and seize
such booth, leut, wagon, or other csrriage
vessel or bat, sprituous or other liquors
and other articles oflratfic, and convey The
same 70 place Of safe kesping, and
take the said person SO offending before
the next justice Of the peace; together
with an inventOs, of the things so seized;
and the said justice Of the peace, upon
oompl sint on oath or affirmation Of the
eficer, OF Ons Of the ireehOldrrs appre.
bending such offender shall issue his war
Vaat, which the said officer, or one OF The
freebOlIers aforesaid, or any constable, Of
the proper township sail have authority
tOserVe and seize the said dotfender 10 be
arrested and proceed forthwith, to in.
quire into the true, shall enforce the pen
alty Of this act. ,S.t' H&6 hata 81"
SIC. 3. If the accused shall fail to pay
such fine ,aS said Justice Of the peace shall
inRict, Ogether with all costs Of the pro.
Csedings, ihclading the necessary expense
Ol such seiEure, the said juctiCe Of the
peace shall forthwith issue a veadhioni
SxpOnaS commanding any constable Of
the township in which such inquiry shall
be had, to make the said fines and costs,
necessary expenses and costs OF execu-
tiOn BY sale Of 90 many Ofthe things SO
seized, a. shall be necessary therefor,
and make return thereofin tendays there
after. =.
Sac. 4. Taatin the execution ofsaid
venditioni exponas, said constable, at
least ten days before the sale, shall
advertise the things to be sold al iwn nf
the most Plili'c pl4ces in the Township
where the sSnIe IL ID be sold.'at "ne of
which places TO be desighafhd IN the no
tice, between the hours or ~ ,;'cldck A,
NJ, and 4 P NJ. said sale shalt he held;
said cOnstahla first selling UT uiering for
sails, ,heeFt1cles which theofar8d bralght
OAthe ground for traffic; aud the over
plds Of the things 60 Sc zed, as aforesaid.
after the satistaUtiOn OF ssid peaditi
e4pOHdSy shall be delivered 10 the delen-
dantOn damand; but if he shall fail to
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