M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-08


ting any offence against the laws thereof anC
may, upon reasonable information, supported by
affidavit procure process for the arrest Of any
person or persons who may be charged with
breach Of the peace, and forthwith bring such per
son or persons before tho competent authority
and enforce all the laws for the preservation o
good order.
SECTION 8. Noperson shall be allowed to keeI
any shop, booth, tent, wagon, OF other carriage
vessel or boat, or any stand or table for the sal,
Of any spirituous or other liquors, or sell or ex-
pose to SELL give, barter, or otherwise dispose of
in or near such shop, booth, tent wagon or othel
carriage, vessel, boat, stand OF table, or in any
other way or place, any spirituous or other IL
quors, at OF within the distance Of two miles from
the place where any such agricultural fairs are
SEoTIoS4. That any person or persons who
shall be guilty Of breach Of this act, and shall
be notified by any one of the officers authorized
TO make an arrest or seizure or by any other per-
son thathe, she or they violating the law; and
II, after such notice. such person shall continue
in such violation, he, she they shall forfeit and
pay for such offence fine OF not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars to be paid over 10 the
treasurer of such agricultural society where The
offence was committed; and any judge Of the court,
sheriff, coroner, justice of the peace Of the prop
or county, or any constable of the proper town
ship or the constables especially appointed shall
upon view or information, without warrant ap-
prehend any person so offending and seize such
booth tent or wagon, or other carriage stand ves-
sci or boat selling spriuous or other liquors, and
convey the same to 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 shall be bro't,
shall proceed forthwith to inquire into the truth
Of the accusaton and if true shall enfore the pc
naltes of this act.
SECTION 5. If the accused shall fail to pay such
fines Us shall be assessed together with all Of the
costs Of proceedings including the necessary ex-
penscs ofsuch seizure, the said officer before whom
such offender was tried, shall forthwith issue a
venditoni exponas, commanding anyconstable 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
property as shall be necessary therefor, and make
return thereof within ten days thereafter.
SECTION 0. That in the execution Of the vendi-
toni exponas the said constable at least ten DAYS
before the SALE shall advertise the property to bo
sold, at two Of the most public places of the
township, where the same is to be sold at one Of
which places, to be designated in the notice, be-
tween the hours Of ten o'clock A. NJ. and four o.
clock P. NJ, said sale shall be held, said consta-
bic first selling or 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 Yendi-
toni exponas, shall be delivered to the defendant
on demand; but if he shall fail 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 insult
feient to satisfy said venditon exponas and costs
Of execution, said justice Of the peace shall, at
any time thereafter, request Of the treasurer Of
said society, issue her facias to collect the bal