The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-17
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FAMI LAW.
REL1e1GErINes.

HAMl AAV
RELIGIGETINes. ,
If any person erect, place or have
any booth, stall, carriage, boat YES
sci, or other veht contrivance what
ever, for the purIr use of selling, CIV
ing, or otherwise ,sing of any kind OF
spirituous or feIed liquors, or any
other articles of c, Or shall SELL glve'
barter or otherwbpose of any splrltu-
GUS or fermented,rs, or any other artl-
cles of traffic u two miles Of any
camp-meeting, DER place of religious
worship, durinSime OF holding any
meeting for relic worship at such place,
such person, on Iction before Justice
of the Peace, 70 first offence snail NC
fined not less five nor more than
twenty dollars, tand committed 10 jail
until the fine ants are paid; and for the
second offence be fined as aforesaid,
and be imprisonot less than ten nor |
more than thirgs.
If any persoall commit an offence
against tho prom of the preceding sec
ton, he shall edition to the penalties
therein mentioforfeit all such spiritu-
Gus or fermentquors and other articles
of traffic. AMI the chests and other
THINGS contain the same, belonging to
and in the 1ssion of the person so
offending, togr with such booth, stall,
tent. carriage.t, vessel, vehicle or other
continuance ong prepared and used in
violation of section. And it shall be
the duty of :Sherif., Deputy Sheriff, or
| Constable, ifsees any person violating
the precedinstion, to arrest the offender
and carry before Justice OF the
Peace. Thheriff, Deputy Sheriff or
Constable, u he arrests the offender,
shall seize troperty hereby declared to
be forfeited, shall seize the same on
warrant aga the offender, if such offend
der cannot found; and the Justice OF
the Peace re whom such offender is
convicted, efore whom the warrant is
returned tlhe offender cannot be found,
shall entendgment of condemnation
against suproperty, and issue "iierl
facias" FOB sale thereof; Procided, the
person whts been returned not found,
and whoseoperty has been condemned
in his abs, may appear at any time
before thee Of the property and have
the case d, as if he had appeared at
the return the warrant.
The prdon of the two preceding sec
lions shalt apply to any licensed tavern
keeper, infant, shop-keeper, farmer, or
otlier per: in the usual and lawful trans
action offs ordinary business, in the
usual plpf transacting such business
or to anwson having permission in writ
ing frome supervisor Of such meeting,
to sell s, articles as may be named IL
such persion.
If anuson shall disturb any congre
CATION, iety or meeting assembled 1ol
the purp of religious worship, by blow
ing horn trumpets, firing guns, or b!
riotous disorderly conversation, or b!
any othmeans, with inteut to Interrupt
or distutho worship, devotion, or exer
cises ch congregation, society or meet
ing. or any of the persons attendin.
such meng, he, on conviction before an.
Justice the Peace in the county wherein
such ofre shall be committed, shall b
fined n less than five nor more tina
twenty liars, and committed to Jail unit
the fined costs are paid.
All is imposed and collected unde
this artn for disturbing religious NEE
ings, sl be paid to the county; and notf
ing in article shall prevent the court
of recofrom exercising their commo
law iudiction in all cases, for disturbln
public rship. And tho party convicte
under y of the preceding sections rela
ing to ligious meetings, shall have tt
right tappeal to the next Circuit Cou
for thounty where the conviction is ha
upon wing bail for his appearance
CourtInd upon such an appeal shall
entitlto trial by jury
FENCES.
VIII any persons shall join fences f
their ltual advantage, each shall keep
and irood repair his proper proportl'
theret and if either upon the request
the oer shall fail to make or repair l
propoion within twenty days, the par
suiferg by such failure may apply to sol
Justi,of the Pea ce Of the county, wi
upon roof that the fence is down or
of reir, may authorize the person app
ing tmake or repair the same.
Thpersen making or repairing fer
undethe provisions of the last aforegoi
sectit may recover his costs and expens
in Insane manner as other debts.
Thfente law, or great part of it bel
repead M 1867, leaves the above o.
relat.g to line divisions or whose fen
are ined for the mutual advantage of
parts, sc.
Az one letting stock run loose doe
at h owl peril, the party injured hav
the CHIT 20 seize the trespassers, impot
Their and take the niece ssary steps
recoer damages; but not to kill, main
in ay manner injure OF hurt them.
J. E. WILSON
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