The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-06-15
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCES passed and established by the

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCES passed and established by the
. Trustees of the township of Franklin in the
county OF Monroe and State of Ohio, by virtue of
the power in them vested by '.An Act further de-
tining the powers of Trustees of Townships"
passed by the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, March 18th, A d. 1853, on the 18th day
of May, A. ID 1858.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained Jy the Trustees of
the tot0nshsp Of Frankli,,, in the county Of Monroe
and State Of Ohio, That no person persons
shall keep any house. shop, store, or other build
ing structure in the township Of Franklin, in
Monroe comfy, Ohio, as place of resort for the
purpose of selling or giving away intoxicating Ii
quors, and if any pesson or persons shall be found
keeping any house. shop, store, or other building
in said township, as place of resort for tipplng
aud intemperance. or shall be found selling or Civ
ing away any intoxicating liquors TO be used or
drank a beverage at the place where sold or Civ
ell 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 in
cluding costs of prosecution and the fees of the
Sheriff Jaor, and shall be imprisoned the
Jail Of said county and fed bread and water not
less than lve days. nor more than twenty days.
Sec. 3 That it any person or persons shall by
his, her, OF their servant or servants, any per.
son or persons in their employ, keep or cause to
be kept in said township, any house, store,
SnOp. OF US pidCe Ol TcSOIt lot
purposeof selling or giving away any intoxicating
liquors, or shall by such servant servants. per-
son or persons in their employ, sell or give away
any intoxicating liquors to be used drank
beverage such principal person persons shall be
deemed guilty of offence against this ordinance,
and on covcton thereof shall be fined in any sum
not less than FIVE dollars more than fifty dollars.
including costs of prosecution and the fees of the
Sheriff or Jailor, and shall be imprisoned in the
Jail of this county not less than five days more
than twenty days, and fed on bread and water du-
ring said Imprisonment
Sec 8. That no person or persons shall, under
any pretence of sale or gift within said township,
give, sell, or in any way dispose uf any ardent
spirits or intoxicating liquors to any person or
persons to be by him, her, or them used bev-
erage, and if any person or persons shall give,
sell, or in any manner dispose of any intoxicating
liquors to be used a beverage, such person or
persons shall be deemed guilty of an offence against
this ordinance, and conviction theI eof shall be
fined in any sum not less than five dollars nor
more than fifty dollars including costs, and be i'm
prisoned in the Jail of said county and fed on
bread and water not less than five days nor more
twenty days. and in all cases of the selling or CIV
ing away of intoxicating liquors, the same shall be
regarded as intended to be used as beverage un-
less the contrary be clearly shown.
JOHN w. WHEELER
THOMAS WILSON. Trustees.
RICHARD GIBSON,
l certify that the foregoing ordinance is correct
y copied from the book of records OF said Franklin
township. DAVID MARTIN,