Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-22

arrest seizure, or by any other person he she
or they are violating the law; and il, after such
notice, such person shall continue in such viola
ton, he She or they shall forfeit and pay for such
offence fine of not less than FIVE, nor more than
fifty dollars TO be paid to the treasury Of such
agricultural society where the offence was com.
mitted and any Judge of the conrt, sheriff, coroner
Justice of the peace Of the proper county. or any
constable of the proper township. the conStabtes
especially appointed shall upon view or infor
| ton, without warrant. apprehend any person 60
offending. and seize such booth, tent wagon. OF
other carriage, stand vessel or boat selling sprtu
GUS or other liquors, and convey the same to a
place of safe keeping, and take the person so Of
tending before some officer having compenien,
| jurisdiction, together with an inventory Ot the
things so seized, and the officer before whom such
alleged offender shall be brought, shall proceed
forthwith TO inquire into the truth OF the accusation
and if true, shall enforce the penalties o this act
Sec 5. If the accused shall fail to pay such fines
as shall be assessed, together with all of ihe costs
of proceedings including the ne cessary expenses
of such seizure, the said officer before whom such
offender was tried shall forthwith issue a vendi-
tioni exponas commanding amy constable of the
| township in which such inquiry shall be held, to
make the fine and costs. necessary expenses, and
costs of execution BY sale of so much Of the pro-
perty shall be necessary therefore. ana make
return thereof within ten days thereafter.
Sec 6. That in the execution OF the venditioni
exponas, the said constable, at least ten days be-
fore the sale shall advertise the properly TO be sold
at two of the most public places of the township
where the is to be sold, of which places
to be designated in the notice, between the hours
of ten o'clock A. M. and four O'Clock P NJ said
sale shall be held, said constable first selling or of
fering for sale, the articles which the offender
brought on the ground for traffic. and the overpus
of the property so seized as aforesa d; after the
satisfaction of said venditioni exponas shall be de-
ivered to the defendant OF demand; but if he shall
tail TO demand the same for ten days after such
sale, the same shall become forfeited to the said
agricultural society," and if the property so seized
shall be found insufficient to satisfy said venditioni
exponas and costs OF execution, said Justice of the
peace shall; at any time thereafter, on the request
OF the treasurer OF SAID society, issue ieri facins
to collect the balance thereof
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
LESTER TAYLOR,
President pro TEN. of the Senate.
April 1s. 1856.
AN ACT
Supplementary to the act providing for the punish
ment of crimes, passed March 7, 1885,
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State Of Ohio, That if any person or persons
shall wilfully and maliciously. by administering
poison or causing the same to be administered
kill any horse, mare foal y ia OK, muel, or ass,
sheep, goat cow OK steer bull heller, swine the
property Of an other, OF the value of thirty FIVE
dollar. upwards. the person persons so Offend
ing, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
penitentiary and kept at hard labor, not more than
seven years nor less than one year.
Sec. 2. That if any person or persons shall will |
fully or malciously, by administering poison, or
causing the same 10 be administered, kill any horse,
mare, toal, filly, jack, mule or ass, sheep, goat
COW, OK, steer, bull heller, swine. the property
of another, of less value than 25 dollars such per.
son or persons shall, uoon conviction thereof, be
fined in any sum not more than two hundred nor
less than twenty dollars, and imprisoned in the cell
or dungeon of the Jail of the county not exceeding
three months, at the discretion Of the court
Sec 8. That it any person or persons shall |
willfnlly and maiiciously administer or cause TO
be administered poison of any sort whatever, to
any horse, mare foa fly, jack mule or ass, ,sheep,
goat, COW, OK, steer bull, heller, or swine the
property of another, with intent to injure or de-
siroy such horse, mare foal, filly, jack. mule or
ass sheep goat, cow, OK. steer, BULL heifer, or
swine. the person or persons offending shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanOr, and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined in the sum of one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the Jail of the
proper county, and fe1 trend and water Outy
for period not exceeding thirty days. at the dis
cretion of the court.
Sec. A. Nothing in this act shall be construed
to any person who shall kill, or attempt to kill in
nner herein provided, any of the before mention.
ed animals trespassng upon his or her enclosure
Sec. s. All offences under this act shall be pro
secuted and conducted before the court in the
same manner rs is may be provided by law for
the prosecution of offences of the same grade in |
The different counties of this State
N. H. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS Fl. FORD,
President of the Senate
April sth, 1856.