The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-05-04
AN ORDINANCE.


Enacted by The Trustees Of Nelson township al
special meeting held April 26. 1853, 10
pro,ide for the general welfare we'll being
and good order of The Inhabitants. of Ire town
ship e Nelson, by prohibiting AID suppresslng
all houses shops or siures vi hin said town.
ship known as places of habitual resort for lip
pling and iniemperance.
SEC l. BE ii ordained By The township Trus-
fees of Nelson. That TO provide for the general
welfare well being and good order of The inhabi-
persons The owner or owners occupant or occu-
pants of any house or houses shop or shpos store
or stores within said township. shall by him or
herself or by lbs. her or their agent clerk EN-
ployee. or otherwise vend, sell give al way or in
any ohther way dispose of any intoxicating Liq-
uors, Ale, Porter or strong Beer, 10 any person
or persons whatsoever to be used or drank by
the person or persons receiving or obiaining the
same or By any other psrson or persons bev-
erage.
SEC. 2. Any person or persons violating
either directly or Indirectly any either Of the
provisions of the foregoing section, shall be
deemed guilty Of msdemeanor, and for the
first offence shall upon conviction thereof be fin
ed in sum not less than twenty nor more Than
thitfy dollars and costs of prosecution and be
imprisoned in the County Jail for the period OF
twenty days. unless such fine and cosrs or 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 OF ptosecuti, n
or be committed to the Jail Of the County for
The period of len days or b, th Mt the discretion
Of the court; and should the fine and costs or
either as the case may be, remain unpaid by the
person or persons committed as aforesaid at the
exl iralion Of the period efore said then The said
person or persons shall stand committed for the
period ofiwenty days from the date Of such COM
mittment. And (or The third and each subse-
quent offencs said person or persons shall upon
conviction thereof be fined IN any sum not less
than forty dollars and costs of prosecution and
be imprisoned in the Jail OF The County for The
period of twenty days, provided however no
person or persons shall be deemed guilty Of a
violation Of this Ordinance who shall vend sell
or give away any intoxicating or fermeDted Liq-
uors 10 oe be used Tor medicinal or mechanical
purposes only.
SEC. B. All prosecu,ions under this Ordi.
nance shall proceed aud be conducted in all re-
spects in conformity with the ac, Omitted mn
act further defining the du'ies Of Trustees oi
Townships passed March 12h 1858" sa, ing
the person or persons accused all the be neft oil
irls by Jury cerliorari error or appeal confe r
red or granted by said act: provided howe, er
that in no prosecu ton for vi .lation of Il Is
Ordinance shall it be necessary 10 alledge or
prove the kind of intoxicating or fermented Ii
quors sold or disposed of aforesaid.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after the first day OF June
A. D. 1858.
ISAAC SrowELL
ELlsAA TAYLOR : Trustees.
OREN SMITH
Attest: l.. c. SrocKELL, Township Clerk
1918