The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-05-13
April II, 1883.
" ACT

No l1i1 AN ACT
TO amend the Hot entitled An act to amend the act
entitled An act for the prevention OF certain I'M
moral prRctices,'n passed February lith lS3l-sad
last act being passed March 2Gth ISL.
SEC |. Be Il enacted by The General 1Ssembiy Of the
STATE Of ONO, That no person shall sell. or expose
for sale give barter or otherwise dispose OF In any
way at any place any sprituous or othsr liquors or
any article OF trAlc whatever ut or WITHIN the AIS
tanon OF miles from the place where ANY religious
society, nssomblago Of people ure collected or col
lecting together tor religious worship IN any held or
woodland; provided, that nothing IN this act shall nj
feet tavern keepers exercising their calling, nor dis
tillers manufacturers others IN prosecuting their
regular trades at their places oil buNnes or any per-
disposng of any ordinary articles OF PROVISION
excepting spiruous liquors, ut their residences nor
any person having writea permit from the trustees
managers of an, Such religious society or assem-
blago, to sell provisions for the supply OF persons at
tending such religious worship, their horses or cattle
such persons acting in conformity TO the regulations
OF said religious assembly and to the laws OF the state
Size 2. That any person found guilty of committing
breach of the provisions OF this act shall foreitand
pay for every such onee, line OF not less than ten
more than one hundred dolisrs, into the township
treasury tor tho use of tho common schools in said
township where snd ol6nc0 was committcd and any
judge OF the common pleas, sheriff coroner or Justice
of the peace of the county or any constable thereoi
ahal, upon view or information and with or without
warrant approhend any person 40 Offending and sieLo
all such liquors other articles of traic, and the
utensils or furniture cOnaiajng thoma convey them
before Justice of the peace, aud the said Justice up
on the complaint under oath or nlrmation OF said OF
HCer Sucn oNGnusr,Or aUy leTSuHSlNliB
information, shall issue his warrant OF arrest, which
shall DO formally served by the proper officer and pro,
Good TO inquire into tho truth OF said accusation and
If found true shall proceed to bind said offender IN
such amount not exceeding $500, as he shall deem
proper to answer ut the next regular term OF the com
mon pleas In said county, to he proceeded with by in
dotmen the fine and costs to be collected "a in other
criminal cases; provided that II such defendant or
defendants shall plead guilty, said justice shall otN
the ponuly and proceed to jugnent aud in such case
he shall immediately issue an execution against the
property aud body of tho defendant defendants for
the lno and costs unless pad or secured, and said
defendant defendants shall not be discharged uu
I'll said ud cement and shall be pait secured to
be paid.
SEc. 3. That in any prosecution against any person
or persona Tor violation of tho provisions of this act
ii tue defendant defendants shall be acquitted he
th0y shall recover OF the person or persons filing
the complaint double the amount OF his or their costs
which said justice shalt award.
SEc, L. That tho act to which this is amendatory b,
aud the same is hereby iepsaod This act to take Of
feet from and after its passage
! WILLIAM b. WOODS.
| Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELkER
President OF tho Senate,