Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-05
From the revised Statutes of the State Of


New Jersey.
An Act to preuent the disturbance Of MEETINGS
held for the purpose Of religious a0orship
Passed February 2, 1920.
/. Be it enacted, &C., That from and af-
ter the passing Of this act, it shall not be law
full for any person or persons to erect, place,
or have any booth, stall, tent, carriage, boat
or vessel, or other place, for he purpose or
use of selling, giving or otherwise disposing Of
any kind of articles of traffic, spirituous liz
uors, wine, porter, beer, cider, or any other
fermented, mixed, or strong drink, excepting
as hereinafter excepted) within three miles OF
any place of religious worship, in this state,
during the time Of holding any meeting for re-
ligious worship at such place.
9. And be it enacted, That if any person
or persons shall or do violate this act, by
erecting, fixing, or having any booth, stall
tent, or carriage, boat or vessel, or other place
for the purpose or use aforesaid, or by selling
bartering, giving, or otherwise disposing of
any kind CT articles of traffic, spurious liquors,
wine, porter, beer, cider, or other fermented
mixed, or strong drink, in, at, or about any
such booth, stall, tent, carriage, boat or yes
sci, or other place prepared or used for the
purpose aforesaid, within three mixes of relig-
ious worship, during the time of holding any
meeting for religious worship at such place, the
or persons so offending shall first be in
1IGRed of his her, or their violation Of this
act, and shall be warned by any justice of the
peace, constable, or two freeholders of the
county where the offence is, or shall have been
committed, to desist from such offence, and to
remove such booth, stall, tent carriage, boat
or vessel, together with all such articles of
traffic, spirituous liquore, wine, porter, beer,
or cider, or other strong drink, belonging to,
Tor in the possession Of the person or persons SO
offending and if such person or persons, on
receiving such information and warning, shall
forthwith cease sto offend against this act,
and shall remove as aforesaid, at least three
miles from such place of religious worship,
then nc further proceeding under this act shall
be had against such person-or persons; but
if such person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect immediately to remove, as aforesaid, when
Informed and warmed as aforesaid, then all
the said articles of traffic, spurious liquors
wine, porter, beer, cider, and other fermented
mixed and strong drink, and all the vessels,
chests and other things containing the same,
together with such booth, stall, tent, carriage
boat or vessel, or other place prepared OF
4sseA&r the purpose aforesaid, shall be, and are
thereby declared to be fofeited; and it shall
be lawful for any justice of the peace and con
stable, with two freeholders of the county, tc
seize and take possession of all or any part o.
| the said forfeited articles and liquors, together
with such booth, stall, tent, carriage boat OF
vessel, and at any time within ten days after
to advertise the same; and after deducting
and paying the lawful and necessary expen
ses of such seizure and sale, the residue of the
proceeds of such sale o~r.sales shall be paid tc
The overseers of the poor of the township fol
the use Of the poor of the county, where the
support of the poor is a county charge, ano
where it is a township charge, to the poor o.
the township where such offence shall have
been committed.
3. And be it enacted, That nothing in this
act contained shall be taken or constred so as
to effect any licensed tavern keeper, in his OIL
her ordinary and lawful business, at his or her
usual place of residence, specified in his or her
l~licen$e, nor shall it be so taken and congtru-
ed, As to affect any merchant, shop keeper,
5, gnechanic, or other persdA in the
usuaw and lawful transactions of his, her, OF
theiF ordinary concerns and business, in their
usual places of transacting such business;
neither shall it be so taken or construed as to
affect any person or persons attending any
religious meeting or their property; nor shall
affect any person or persons who shall have a
it be 50 taken, construed, or understood, as
permit in writing from the person or persons
having the oversight, charge and management
of any such meeting, to sell bread and other
necessary articles of food for mar and beast;
provided the conduct of persons attending
such meeting shall accord with the lawful
rules and regulations Of such meeting, and the
property of such persons attending such re-
ligious meeting be not of the description for
hidden by this act.