Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-04-07

siructiye toheellh. property. morals, peaes, hap.
pincss, and ills, as the Siquor fs6fEseis.
An smiIbse and excellent 4 iwyey IA hus-
band and father lin 1909, was killed in duel.
Our Legislature inmcdia,ely pissed tbs strin-
gent law, not only declaring It murder 10 kill in
s'dust BWmlkihg whoever shonil sen I, accept, ,
or e2rrY ehallenges iacapablenf holding office;
and reqnirihg frSm evety man elecie 70 any
Office, an oath that he had not violaieI that laG,
and you'd not riOlois il uA)is he should hold fs
Office
ufirm without hazard Of Just contradiction,
that for every Virginian as much loved and res.
pectable as that Lawyer, who has fallen in a
duel, more Than thousand such have died OF
sIrong-drink, made and sold for lucre!
Again-iu 1898. voting man having killed
another with pocket pistol, in \ cOn0ict shich
the slayer had sought and was prepared for
though jury acquitted him; your excited Leg
isll,ure forbade any person, under severe PEN
allies, 10 keep or carry about him pistol, dirk.
or other such weapon, hidden from common OBJ :
srfvation. Because he might, perhaps, in a
passion, shoot or stab somebody. II may be
doubted il the practice Of carrying concealed
weapons has caused, in this Commonwealth,
since its foundation, five, or eyeR three deaths
pey dLntfp, Die gnii9at eGt lchl a-I.tt- ~
To import, print. sell, publish, or Distribute
any beck or other thing containing obscene Ian
guage, any print figure, description, manifest
ly tending 10 corrupt the morals Of youth or TO
Introduce info any family or place Of education
j. e. a school, or 10 buy, or haus IN possession
any such thing for sale, exhibition, or circulation
or sCih intent 10 Introduce info any family or
place Of education; is punishable by q years
Imprisonment, and fine Of $500. iva. Code.
p. 74o, Ill
4 To establish or conduct any Lottery, or sell
any Lottery tickst, is totally prohibited Ivy the
New Constitution Of Virginia and is made Sc
verely punishable BY an act Of 1882. lSessiOn
Acts p. "a, So
/ IL any of You set up or promote lottery or
TalIie, or knowingly permit !, in any house under
his control. or permit The sale there Of any lot
for there or v Ivy dice or other game OF Chance;
he is punishable by fine of $1,000. tCode,
Up. 744. SILL ".,sa.t4 ,nJu sal Jsi
I All money and things Of value, drawn or pro-
posed 10 be drawn BY an inhabitan, Of this State
OF received by him as owner Of lOttery-ticket
are forfeited to the Commonwealth. p. 745,
us. ........
Other FORMS Of gaming are moi less stringent
" prohibited: ao- <-nf7a lH -a''s'a
II any of ) on keep or exhibit certain sorts of
.gaming-taGes (lhougb il be in his own private
dwelling or paricr, or dining r0urn, for the mere
amusement Of his family or guests or permit
them To he kept or exhibited on any premises
that ytnl occupy--or act as door-kceper, or
wa;ch, for such faro. bank or table--or hinder
or delay the lawful arrest of the keeper or ex-
hibitor, the seizure OF the table. bank or mon
| ey the penalty may be Imprisonment Tor year
and d fine Of ST. 600. Up. TAB, Sl,2,3
The table or bank, and all money siaked
or exhibited 10 allure persons 10 bet, may be
seized by order OF cotrt, or warrant Of Justice
money shall be forfeited, and thetable and faro.
toank burnt. tp.I4z, 5 L.. ,.J ssr
| If one OF you play al SUCH table or faro bank
/ or play, in Il iavern or other public place, al
any game, whatever, except four privileged
games, licensed one, though he bets no;h
ing u he my be fined $50, and held TO give
surely for his good 6ehavi fer year or els,
be imprisoned three months. 1743, s 4.
i You are forbidden by your laws to do mum
beress other things that il would seem YOU
clear, natural right 10 do-because yonr dom.
them would or might interfere, or lead TO in
reference, with the right or cnioyinents of 9th
srs, or with good morals, good policy, or the de
cencies Of life. ,- ,a
You are forbidden
To lend your money. or other thing, at NOR
than six per cent. interest; on pain of lorretin
! double tile value lent. [577, s ~ ssae'H
4 To beat cruelty, or torture any horse or othe
beastS--even your own. 74O. ID. 10 eng
II To. labor OH the Sabbath, or employ your ser
. wants, &c., except in household or o, her work Q
. necessity or churi'y. [74l, is a.r, it"
Iu curse or swear prnianely. TAO, 10.
: knowingly 10 sell diseased or uhwholes0m
provisions whether meat or drink. without ma
king il know TO the buyer. G74l, Sl.l
To ieni money, or sell or hire any thing else
!, on credit, TO college stu lent, without his mar
i eni's OF guardians written permission, SIS
= s l. and 74S. s 34.1
To kill deer any where east Of the Blu
Ridge, during seven m1n lis OF the year; ep:n o
your orn idni; unless it be your own deer, tanned
AMI enclosed in park. 1850, IL
To haul seine below The mouth Of any river
between The first Of June and 6rs, of Septe mbel
lC45l. $4,1 ns .tr
To take oysters with any instrument but com
: mon oyster tongs, with bW OF head no longe
than "a inches. ASP, s l3.] Fine 800.
:. Totake Oystersai all for The purpose of ma
I king lms, Ibid. s III art9 le'y
To, export OySieEs, MT picked 90 planted
I from he waters of the State. bslwcsn the Il
of NJ y and September [452 SIAl
u To shoot at or kill wild fowl during the night
. 1resa from tie land, or to do % from skiif, i
slrres pSiasd sOantiss. C453, s 201
To- do many ether things sbOut FISH, few
and her game, 10 nilmerouS to specify. Sc
the Csle, $50, I,'2, .. High psnAltiss, ran
einR from 80 10 800 dollars attend these pTohibi
lions. P1Fs Of the proceeding are an asVes, q
1.-THE offender, and a ssiEuse and saIs Of HE bS,,
skiTo vessel, wiIIiis tackle and appurtensncss
: to pay the Gne and onsis. .t -'". w
One Is yon cannot IN Ike nill-dam upon 4,
otrn iani, though the stream rise in that Fan
y Without leave II cnllri nfler a rdicL Of iun,