The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-05-25
TowNsHIP ORDINANCES

SENECA TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCES passed and established by the
" Trustees of the township Of Seneca, in the
County of Monroe and State Of Ohio, By virtue
Of the power in them vested by ssAn act further
defining the powers of Trustees OF Townships
passed by the General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio. March 18th, A. D 1853, on the 7th day Of
May A. D., 1859,
SEcrIoN 1. Be it ordained 5y the Trustees
Of the township of Seneca, ia the County of
Monroe and State Of Ohio. That no person or
persons shall keep any house, shop, store. or other
building or structure in the township of Seneca,
in Monroe County, Ohio, as a place OF resort for
the purpose of selling or giving away Intoxicating
liquors. and ii any person or persons shall be found
keeping any house, shop, store, or other building
in said township, as a place Of resort for tippiing
aud intemperance, or shall be found selling or CIV
ing away any Intoxicating liquors to be used or
frank as a beverage at the place, or on the prem
ises where sold or given away, such person or
persons shall be deemed guilty of an offence
against this ordinance, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than five dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, including costs of pros.
%ecution aud the fees OF the Sheriff or Tailor, and
shall be imp isoned in the Jail of said County and
fed OH bread and water not less than five days nor
more than twenty days. @thH
Sec. 2 That ii any person OF persons shall by
his, her, or their servant or servants, or any per.
son or persons in their employ. keep or cause to
Ue kept Ill Sdiu tCWISu1p,t any HOUSE, STORE, OF
shop, or other building as a place OF resort for the
purpose of selling or giving away any intoxicat-
ing liquors, or shall by such servant or servants,
person or persons in their employ. sell or give
away any intoxicating liquors to be used or drank
as a beverage, such principal person or persons
shall be deemed guilty OF an offence against this
ordinance, and On conviction thereof shall be fined
in any sum not less than FIVE nor more than fifty
dollars, including costs of prosecution and the
fees of the Sheriff or Jaiioi, and shall be imprls-
oned in the Jall-of this County not less than five
days nor more than twenty days aud be fed on
bread and water during SAID Imprisonment
SEC. 3. That no person or persons shall, under
any %pretence OF sale or gift within said township,
give. sell, or in any way dispose of any ardent
spirits or intoxicating liquors to any person or
persons 10 be by him, her, or them used as a bev-
erage, and if any person or persons shall give, sell,
or in any manner dispose of any intoxicating
liquors to be used as a beverage, such person or
persons shall be deemed guilty of an offence
against this ordinance, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than fl nor
more than fifty dollars including costs, and berlin
prisoned in the Jail OF said county and be fed
on bread and water not less than five days nor
more than twenty days, and III all cases of the
selling or giving away OF intoxicating liquors, the
same shall be regarded as intended to be used as
a beverage unless the CONT airy be clearly shown.
SEC. 4. That any person or persons who shall
be found drunk within the bounds of said Seneca
township, 10 the annoyance Oh any person OF per
sons, shall upon conviction thereof before any
Justice of the Peace be fined in any sum not lees
than three dollars mol more than ten dollars fol
every such offence, and in default of payment OF
adequate security therefor, shall be imprisoned in
the Jail of said County not less than ten nor more
than twenty days.
g2s JOHN KENT,
i l. & : .s sSna1s. 5 Trustees
l certify that the foregoing ordinances are cor
rectly copied from the book of records of said
Seneca township.
May Z, 1858.