The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-05-18
AN ORDINANCE,


Enacted by The Trustees of Nelson township nj
a special meeting held April &c, 1858, 10
pro,iie FOR the general welfare well beiag
and good order Of the inhabilants. of tie town
9shiptf Nelson, BY prohibiting and suPpressIng
all houses shops or siures within said town
ship known as places Of haLituaI resort fort Tip
Yplingf and intemperance. I,salsesf af' % St1
SECT. Be IL ordained By the fosonshp 1sfsts.
fees Of Vetson.o That 10 provide for the gene raj
weifareswelI being and good order of the nhabi'
taulsof said townshp of Nelson.l no person st'r
persons lhe owner or 7ownerssoccupante or occu-i
pahis ofany house or houses shopor shpas store
or stores within said township shall by him OF
herself or by bis, her or their agent clerk EN-
Ployees or Otherwise vend, sell gire way or in
uors,s Ale. Porter or strong Beer, to any person
Or persons whatsoever to be used or drank by
the person or persons receiving or ob aiming the
same or by any other person or persons as abev-
erage. ss #sa ~ SO il5a ss-f 9ee ~
SEc. 2. Any person or persons violating
eIiher directly or indirectly any or either ofthe
provisions Of the foregoing section, shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and for the
first offence shall upon conviction thereof be fin
ed in sum not less than twenty nor more than
Unity anu COSlS OF pIOSeCuApu uilu Ue
imprisone1 in the County JUL for the period Of
twenty dnvs, unless such fine and costs either
as the case may be, shall be sooner pail. For
the second offence shall upon conviction thereof
be fined in sum not less than thirty dollars nor
more than forty dollars and costs oil prosecution
or be committed to the Jail OF the County for
The period Of ten days or b. tn at The discretion
,of the coutt; and should the fine and costs or
,,Io ~, bo n hx,t thn
person or persons committed as aforesaid at the
exl iiraiion OF the period aforesaid then the sa d
person or persons shall sand committed for The
period eftwenty days from the date OF such com
u,i,tmeni. And Cor The third and each subse-
quent offence said person or persons shall upon
conviction thereof be fined in any sum not less
than for dollars and costs of prosecution and
be imp isoned in the Jailof the County for. The
period Of twenty days, provided however no
person or persons shall be deemed guilty of q
7 violation OF this Ordinance who shall yend sell
or give away any intoxicating or fermented Liq-
uors 10 oe be used Tor medicinal or mechanical
! purposes only.
SEC. 81 All prosecutions under this Ordi
| nance shall proceed and be conducted in all re
spects in conformity with the nc, "Eni led ar
net further defining The duties Of Trustees o.
Towrshi passed March 18th 1852: suvins
| the person or persons accused oil The be neht o
l'pial by Jury cerliorari error or appeal confer
red OF granted by isuid act: provided howeve
thai in no prosecu ton Tor Vi .laton of thi
Ordinance shall it be necessary TO nlledge o
prove the Kind Of intoxicating or fermehted Ii
quors sold or disposed of as aforesaid.
/ SEc. A. Tbisordnance shall take effect an
be IN force from and after the first day OF Jun
1 A. D. 1853.
I s4 7s4a Isaac SrowELL
4 90. G.ss Ha..sAs sa,4s r4zl0h Trustees
Il Attest: l.. c. SrooKELL, Township Clerk
\ 1918