The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-05-21
an AcT,

AN act,
To protect Agricultural Fairs, and Fair Grounds.
Srcr,os j. Be It enacted By the General as
sembiy of the State of Ohio, That it shall be
lawful for any justice of the peace, on the ap-
plication of any of the officers of any state,
county, township, or any independent agricul-
tural societies, or industrial associations to APP
point = suitable number of special constables,
to assist in keeping the peace during the time
when such society shall be holding their an
nual fairs, and make an entry in his docket OF
the number and names of all such as he shall
appoint.
SECTION 2. All such constables SO appoint
ed shall have all the power of constables to
suppress riots, disturbances and breaches of
the peace; they may, upon view, arrest any
person or persons who may be guilty of viola
ting any of the laws of the state, may pursue
and arrest any person fleeing from justice in
any part of the state; to apprehend any and
ali persons in the act of committing any offence
against the laws thereof, and may, upon rea-
sonable information, supported by affidavit,
procure process for the arrest of any person or
persons who may be charged with a breach of
the peace, and forthwith bring such person or
persons before the competent authority, and
enforce all the laws for the preservation of
good order.
SECTION 8. No person shall be allowed to
keen any shop, booth, tent, wagon, or other
carriage, vessel or boat, or any stand or table
for the sale of any spirituous or other liquors,
or sell or expose to sell, give, barter or other
wise dispose of, in or near such shop, booth,
tent, wagon or other carriage, vessel, boat,
stand or table, or in any other way or place,
any spirauous, or other liquors, at or within
the distance of two miles from the place where
any such agricultural fairs are held.
~ - F. U1 n = any parSnn or parSanS rho
shall be guilty of a breach of this act, and
shall be notified by any one of the officers au-
thorized to make an arrest or seizure, or by any
other person that he, she or they are violating
the law; and if, after such notice, such person
shall continue in such violation, he, she, or
thew shall forfeit and pay for such offence, a
fne of not less than five, nor more than fifty
dollars, to be paid over to the treasury of such
agricultural society where the offence was COM
mittsd; and any judge of the court, sheriff,
coroner. Justice of the peace of the proper coun-
~. or any constable of the proper township, or
the constables especially appointed, shall, upon
view or information, without warrant, appre-
hend any person so offending, and seize such
booth. tent or wagon, or other carriage, stand,
vessel or beat selling spirituous brother liquors,
and convey the same to a place of safe keeping,
and take the person SO offending before some
officer having competent jurisdiction, together
with an inventory of the things so seized, and
the officer before whom such alleged offender
hal be brought, shall proceed forthwith to
inouirs into the truth of the accusation, and
n trpe. shall enforce the penalties of this act.
SECTION 5. If the accused shall fail to pay
sucb 6nes as shall be assessed, together with
All of the costs of proceedings, including the
necessary expenses Of such seizure, the said
officer before whom such offender was tried,
sbau forthwith issue a yenditioni exponas,
.omrnanainr a..y constable of the township in
wb;ch such injury shall be held, to make the
fne and costs, necessary expenses, and costs of
execution by sale of so much of the property
as shall be necessary therefor, and make return
thereof within ten days thereafter.
Sgcr1os 6. That in the execution of the
xenditioni exponas, the said constable, at least
tensdavs before the sale, shall advertise the
pronerty to be sold, at two of the most public
places Of the township, where the same is to
he sold. at one of which places, to be designa-
TAD In the notice, between the hours of ten
o,clock A. NJ. and four O'Clock P. NJ, said sale
shall be held, said constable first selling OF
offering for sale, the articles which the offender
brought on to the ground for traffic, and the
oyerplus of the property SO seized as aforesaid
after the satisfaction of said yenditioni expo
mas shall be delivered to the defendant on de
mand. but if he shall fail to demand the same
for ten days; after such sale, the same shall be
come forfeited to the said agricultural society
and il the properly SO seized shall be fount
insufficient to satisfy said venditioni exponas
and costs Of execution, said justice of the peace
shall, at any time thereafter, on request of tn,
treasurer of said society, issue a ieri facias t
collect the balance thereof.
Nh. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
LESTER TAYLOR,
President Of the Senate, pro tenn.
April llth, 1856