The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-03-24
Laws OF OHIO.
By AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

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Of the State Of Ohio, That II any person shall
sell or vend or give away with intent to evade
the provisions Of this act, any spirituousli.
quors, Of any kind whatever, to be drank in
the place where sold ;or ifany person shall yend
or sell or give away with intent to evade the
provision Of this act, any spirituous iqnors, of
any kind whatever, by less quantity than one
quart; or if any person shall sell or vend or
give away with intent to evade the provisions
Of this act, any spirituous liquors, Of any kind
whatever, to any person under sixteen years Of
age; each and every person, so offending, shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor; and upon
conviction thereof, shall, for the first offence
above specified, be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars, nor less than five
dollars; for the second offence above specified,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be lined In any
ihan five dollars: and for the third offence above
specified, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding fifteen dollars, nor
less than five dollars; Provided, That nothing
contained in this section shall be 30 construed
as to make it unlawful to sell any spirituous
LIQUORS for medical and pharmaceutical purpo-
ses. ts
SEC. 2. All prosecutions under the provis-
ions of this act, shall be by indictment in the
Court of Common Pleas, in the county where
such offence is committed or before some JUS
tice of the Peace, according to the second Sec
tion of the act entitled "An Act granting Lii
censes and regulating Taverns," passed Feb.
ruary II, 1885. Provided, That prosecutions
under this act may be brought before the May
or or other officer having Judicial powers in
any incorporated city or town in this State.
SEC. 8. In all prosecutions under the provis-
ions Of this act, It shall not be necessary to al
lege or prove the kind Of spirituous liquorsold:
but it shall be sufficient to prove that the arti-
Gle sold was spirituous liquor.
SEC. 4. All laws or parts Of laws licensing
the sale OF spirituous liquors, which are inconss
tent with the provisions of this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
| SEC. S. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day Of May, 1851.
JOHN +. MORSE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
CHAS. @. C0NVERS.
Speaker cfths Senate.
March 70, 1851. ~
| @ ~ AN ACT tli,45 .f..a
To facilitate the administration Of justice in the
county Of Hamilton.
SEC. l. Be il enactfd by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That the court Of common
1 pleas andthe Superior Court Of Cincinnati, in
the county of Hamilton, for the transactions of
civil business solely, may continue in session
SO long as the business thereof respectively
may require, and may adjourn from time to
tmeas may be necessary for the convenient
dispatch Of business; and it shall and may be
lawful for said courts respectively, to order
and direct that any civil case or cases pending
lin either of said courts, shall be especially set
IL or trial or hearing on any day or days during
the term, SO as to avoid the unnecessary attend
ance Of parties witnesses, or to facilitate the
business Of said courts respectively, aud TO &C.
Icommodate the same to that Of other courts.
SEc 2. That the said courts may, if they
deem necessary, at their next and succeeding
terms continue the trial Of cases from the point
, reached at the present term, up to the number
of allthe cases now at issue in said courts, be-
fore recommending the trials according to exist.
! ing laws. ..1
Sneaker of the House Of Representatives.,
Il CHARLES O. C0NVERS,
; ' ep'aq i9 Speaker Of the Senate.
February 90. 1851. ~ as ,,3
u., AN ACT.
To create the twentieth Judicial circuit.
SIC. l. Be Il enacted by the General Assembly
{ Of the State Of Ohio, That from and after the
fifteenth day of February, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty lone, ecounty Of Montgofn-
cry shall be judicial circuit, known and des-
ignated as the twentieth judicial circuit, in the
5 State of Ohio; wherein the courts of common
5 pleas shall be held and conducted as in other
judicial circuits in the State Of Ohio. ts.
2 JOHN +. MORSE,
4 Speaker Of tie House Of Representatives..
4 CHAS. y C0NVERS,
.t Speaker Of the Senate.