Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-15
An Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale
of Intoxicating Liquors.

In view OF the fact that there are some OF Our
citizens, professed friends of temperance, who
have doubts about the constitutiOnality of an or.
dinauce to abolish tpPling shops, we give the
following Act to provide for the organization
and government of municipal corporations, pas
sed May 7, 1859
SECTION 1893. Az amended April 18th, 1850. J
All cities and incorporated villages shall hare
the general power hereinafter mentioned, and
may provide by ordinance for the exercise OF
the sams.
Paragraph 5. To regulate, restrain and pro-
hibit, ae, beer and porter houses :and places, OF
notorious or habitual resort for tipplng or intem-
Perance: .
Under the authority given in the above act
the incorporated village of fMcConnelsvills, Ohio
passed the following prOhibitory ordinance
which has been declared constitutional by the
Supreme Court of Ohio, and all parties interest
ed may make use of it to the advantage of their
own localities
AN ORDINANCE, To Restrain and Pro.
hibit Ale, Beer and Porter Houses and Shops,
and places al Habitual Resort for Tipping and
lntemperance
L.
Incorporated Village of McConnelsville, Ohio,
that il shall be unlawful for any person or per.
sons to keep within the said Incorporated Vii
lage of McCunnelsville, any house, room, shop,
booth, ai Dor, cellar or place Of habitual resort
for tipping or intenperance.
SKo2. BE it further ordained, that II shall
be unlawful for any person Or persons 10 keep
within the said Incorporated Villageof McCon-
nel5ville, house. shop, room, booth. arbor, eel
lar or place where ale, porter or beer is habitu-
ally sold or furnished 10 be drank in, upon or
about the house, shop, room. booth, arbor, eel,
lar or place where so sold or furnished.
SEQ. 3. And be il further ordained. that for
any violation Of the first section OF this 0rdi-
nance the person or persons so offending, shall
upon conviction, forfeit and pay fine mo. less
than ten dollars, or more than fifty dollars, and
shall also be imprisoned in the county iail for
a period not exceeding thirty days. That for ey.
cry violation of the second section of this ordi.
nance, the person or persons 81 offending shall,
upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, and be imprisoned in the
county Jail not exceeding twenty davs.
SEc. a. BE II further ordain ID that all pros
ecuiOns under this Ordinance shall be in the
name Of the ncor2nrated Village OF McCOnnels
vile, and shall be commenced under a written
complaint, under oath or affirmation, before the
Mayor of said Village and, upon the filing of
such complaint, the Mayor shall issue a warrant
directed to the Marshal Of said Village for the
arrest Of the accused. The Marshal shall forth
with arrest the person thus charged, and bring
the accused before the Mayor, who shall proceed
as provided by Law and the Mayor, upon the
conviction of any person for the violation Of any
OF the provisions Of this Ordinance, NAV max il
part Of the sentence that the accused shall
stand committed to the Jail Of the county until
the fine and cssts assessed against such Lerson
shall be paid or otherwise discharged, accord
ing to law.
SIC. 5. II shall be'the duty of the Marshal
complaint against all persons found violating
any Of the provisions Of this Ordinance.
SEo. @. This Ordinance shall take effect on
aud after its second publication in the C0nserra
tire, newspaper printed In said Village Of Nc.
Connelsvile, 0hio.
JAMES WATKINS, V'yO,.
J0rN II, AUIlAT, Chrk.