Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-05-07
The sIckIes TriHI sntIrI1rd.

IAN ACr TO Regulate and Define the Right cf
dissemination:
SECTION /. Any man having reason to believe
that any other man has seduced, or sought to
seduce, or in any way insulted or injured his
wife, sister, daughter or female relative of the
tenth degree of conSanguinity, may apply, by
petition duly verified, to any justice OF the
peace, for summons, directed to such other
man, requiring him personally to appear before
such Justice, at time and place therein sPeci-
fled. and show cause why he should not DC cx-
Terminated; such summons shall he personally
served at least one hour before 1t is rcturnaOle.
SEC. 2. At the time and place specified in
said summons both parties shall appear person
ally or by counsel. The petitioner Shall produce
proof of the alleged injury. The respondent
shall be at liberty to cross examine and to pro
duce witnesses on his part Either party, and
also the wife or female relative. shall be com
petent witness. The justice shall not have the
power to adjourn the inquiry, but, after hear
ing the proofs and allegations OF the parties IN
summary manner, shall render n decision
thereon in writing, within two hours alter The
commencement Of the inquiry.
SEC. 8. II he decide that the allegations OF the
petitioner are disaproven, n judgement shall be
entered by the Justice against the petitioner in
favor of the respondent for his costs OF the pro-
creding, which shall he adjusted at five dollars.
besides necessary disbursements.
SEC. i. Any person entitled to apply Tor Such
summons, who shall shoot, asSaSslnaie, or III
any way extinguish or destroy any person by
reason of such alleged injury, without first APP
plying for such summons, or alter Judgment
that his allegations diSprOven, shall be gull
tv of manSlaughttr in the twcnty-lourth degree
SEC. 8. II such justice decide that the ailrSa-
tons of the petitioner not diSpToven, or II
the respondent make default and fail TO appear
and answer, such justice shall issue his warrant
authorizing the petitioner To shoot the respond
ent on sight.
SEC 6. Ifthe petitioner have conscientious
scrupeS against capital punishment, or II he
apprchcnd that the respondent may shoot back,
he may, by an instrument in writing, under his
seal and duly acknowledged, so as to enable 1t to
be recorded, constitute any male person OF suit.
able age and discretion, not being minister Of
the Gospel, his attorney and agent to execute
such warrant, or to aid him in the execution
thereof.
SEC {. Instead of the warrant mentioned in
the fifth section, such justice may, in his diScre-
ton, issue II warrant addressed to the Sheriff of
the county, directing him 10 take tue reSpon-
dent into custody, and cottine him in suitable
apartment in the county Jail, and having secure
" tied the respondent hand and foot, To admit
the petitioner into said apartment, lock the door,
and leave the parties alone therein for the space
of one hour. The petitioner may take with him
into such apartment not more than twelve re-
vovng pistols, or six repeating hreech- loading
rifles or ION fling with the Sheriff affidavit
TINT he is inexperienced in the use of firearms,
and aDprehensive Of bodily injury, in case he
attempt to use them,} he may, instead thereof,
take with him one or more swords, raznrE, saws,
medicine chests, surgical instrument casFS, gal
vanc batteries cr0wbars, pickaxes, geological
hammers, quarto Bibles, bIudgcons, scytheS,
pitchforks, tuilors' shears, harpoons, meat axes,
Shoemakers' Knives, slunS shot, other tools,
apparatus OF implements, with the use Of which
his trade, profession or habits of life may have
rendered him familiar. If, on the expiration Of
the time aforesaid, the respondent shail be found
to have departed this life. Coroncr's jury shall
be forthwith summoned to inquire intp the
cause of his death, and shall, on the prediction
Of the warrant aforesaid, render a verdict of
found drowned.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect Immediately,
if not sooner.