Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-10-05

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Legislature Of this State, for the county
of Hancock. There is growing inter
est in the cause OF Temperance, not on
" in this country, but over the whole
Christian world. The English House
of Commons took action or the subject
at their last session.
1t is 10 longer a question that intern
perance is an evil. "a great, almost in
comparable evil. This position Is now
conceded by all thinking persons. The
question that is now warmly agltated is
to procure aremedy for this evil. A
question worthy the attention, media
! ton and prayers of all good citizens.
! We are clad TO learn that some OF our
most influential citizens are industrious
! ly working in this good cause, in this
| County. For this purpose meeting
will be held at Dutiields, Thursday Oct.
10. at - p. VI. Similar meetings
will be held at CharleStown, Middle
way, Shepherdstown and perhaps other
! places in the County.
! The following is the law passed for
Hancock County
lst. No State license shall be issued
to any person authorizing them to sell,
: offer or expose for sale, spirituous Ii
! quorS, wine, porter, ale, or beer, or any
drinks Of like nature except, for manu-
featuring or medicinal purposes, and all
mixtures and preparations known as
bitters or otherwise, which will produce
intoxication. whether they are patented
OF not, shall be deemed spirituous liquors
within the meaning of this Act.
2nd. The words good faith in the eth
line of section I, chapter 81, of the
Code shall be construed to mean that
before any druggist shall sell spirituous
liquors for medicinal purposes, he shall
have the written prescription of some
regular physician therefor, or he shall, if
q regular physician himself, have made
examination Of the person for whom
said liquors are designed, aud be salts
fed that the same are necessary as a
medicine
Bird. Any person or persons obtaining
: any intoxicating liquors, upon false rep
resentation, or any person being found
intoxicated within the bounds Of this
County. shall be fined five dollars for
each otfcnte, and may be confined not
exceeding ten days in the County Jail.
4th. Every wife, child, parent, guar
dian, husband or other person, who
shall be injured in person, property,
means of support, or otherwise by any
intoxicated person or by reason of the
intoxication Of any person, shall have
right of action in his or her own name
against any person o. persons who ShaiI
! by selling or giving away any intoNlca-
| ting liquor or otherwise have caused or
contributed 10 the ntoxication of such
person or persons, and in any such ac-
ton the plaintiff shall have a right to
recover actual and exemplary damages,
and the owner, or lessee, or person, or
persons, renting or leaseing any build
ing or premises, having knowledge that
intoxicating liquors are to be sold there
in, shall be liable severally or jointly
with the person selling or giving into1-
ica,ing liquors aforesaid, and the amount
recovered by any guardian shall be dis
I 1 l. L., n,lp
proportion provided by law for the dis
tribution of persons estates left by any
person dying intestatc.
5th. If any person by himself, his
clerk or agent shall directly or indirect
! " sell or keep for sale, or shall G i've
sway, (without license,) any such liq-
uors, he shall forfeit and pay on the
first conviction, twenty dollars and shall
! be committed to the County Jail not eI-
/ ceeding twenty days, or until the same
be paid ON the second conviction he
shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars and be
| imprisoned not exceeding thirty days in
the County Jail, or until the same be
/ paid, on the third and every subsequent
conviction he shall forfeit and pay one
hundred dollars and be imprisoned in
the County Jail for three months.
9th. All laws which may DE incon-
sistcnt with this act are hereby repealed,
as applied to Hancock County, and the
provisions of this act shall apply only to
the County of Hancock.
H8- LADIES RIDING AsrRlDE-This
subject is agitating some Of the ladies in
different sections of the United States.
and it would not be surprising, at an ear
" DAY, to see all the ladies riding a In
man, especially those who are in favor
of womens rights. a lady who has
been irving the "new way" writes to the
| BaiimOrean as follows -
The question, SHOULD ladies' ride
sstride p is exciting much discussion
Just now. | see it stated i'll newspaper
that Tcnnic Clafin declares she is not
rooster, and therefore will not wear
spurs; aud that she is not man, and
( therefore will not ride the regimental
horse astride. Wei, | wish to give my
experience. Residing rs | do in the
country, have been enabled to test the
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