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tion or Indictment. as may be prOFidsd By Law
Tor The prosecution Of ohenses, the punishment
el which Is not capital. or imp, isonnent in the
spsniisaiiarys and upoa The cling Of such com
plant with such justice Of The peace or mayor
a. Aforesaid. such Justice ofthe Peace or Mayor
shall f0rthWith issue a warrant directed 20
the proper oliicer for the arrest OF the persea
20 persons charged with 3 violation Of tbs
provisions Of this act and such officer shall fortk-
With arrest ths person or persons naned in said
warrant and bring him or them befSre the JUS
.dce Of the Peace or Mayor issuiags said warrant,
and upon the return Of said warrant served,
such Justice Of the Peace or Mayor shall pro-
.eesd 10 enquire into the truth Of such CON-
plant. unless for good cssse shown a eontinu-
anee is granted at the Instance of eithOi party,
and in case the eontianance of said action as
aforesaid. the defendant OF defendants, shall
eater into q recogniEanee t0 the State Of Ohio
il such sum as the Justice of the Peace or
Mayor nay deem reasonable. with security to
'tbe acceptance Of such Justice or Mayor con-
ditloned for the appearance Of said defendant
or defendants at the time fixed for the hearing
OF said complaint, and in default Of such de-
fendant or defendants giving such recognizauce
IS aforesaid the defendant or defendants shall
be committed TO the Jail Of the county to be
safely kept until the time fixed for the hearing
sof said complaint and il the parties so recog-
nized shall not appear at the time set for said
trial the reeognizanee so given by him or them
shall be forfeited By su,h Justice Of the Peace
or Mayor. and such officer shall enter such for
feiture upon said recognizanee and also upon
his docket and thereupon such Justice or Mayor
shall forthwith proceed 70 collect the penalty O
said reeognizance By insituting an action there
on and proceeding with the same to fnal iudg
msnI, and when the same is collected after pay
ING the costs Of such collection such Justice O
Mayor shall pay over the balance 10 the town
ship, city. or incorporated village Treasurer 70
the support ct Common Schools, and in all ca
ses Of prosecution before Justices Of the Peace
or Mayors, II such officer finds the complain
'to'ee true, he shall recognize such defendan
or defendants to answer such said charge as il
ether criminal prosecutions Of like grades; Pro
Nided, that il such defendant, or defendaut
shall plead guilty such officer may aHix the pei
atty and proceed to judgment:'and in such cast
said officer shall Immediately issue an execu
ton against the property and body Of the 6e
fendant. fer the6ne and costs, unless paid o.
secured, and said defendant shall Lot be dis
charged until said judgement and costs shal
be fully paid, or secured 10 be paid.
SEC. lG The following form Of complain
shall be sufficient in criminal proceedings, be
fore justices of the peace or mayors under thi
act. when applicable but may be varied t
suit the nature of the case namely,
Stale Of Ohio, .--- County, ss. Befor
me, A. B., IA justice Of the peace for said coun
ty. or mayorof, DC, as the case may be- per
sonally came G. D., who being duly sworn aC
'cording to Law, deposeth aud saith, that on, o
about the - day of ---.-, in the yea
----atth county Of -----. aforesaid, Z
F.. did sell intoxicating liquors, to one G. II:
to be drank in thelplace where sold Tor to G
H.. aminor &c, or a person intoxicated. or /
the habit of getting intoxicated, as the case ma
be. or is the keeper Of room or tavern, a
the case may be, where Intoxicating liquors ar
sold in violation Of law and further salt
not.
Signed, CD.
Sworn to, and subscribed before me, this
day Of ----. A. ID. -.
NJ