The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-26

the county of Webster from Pocahontas
and attaching it to Nicholas, for dele
gate purposes.
An amendment was offered by Col.
Ben. Wilson, attaching Harrison to the
Delegate District composed of Taylor
and Barbour, for the election OF one
extra delegate. As the report stands,
Taylor is entitled to one delegate and
Barbour one, and then the two counties
combined one. Thesurplus ofpopulation
ofthe two counties over the ratio Tor one
delegate each is not equal to the ratio
adopted as the basis, while Harrison
has a surplus OF over four thousand
after awarding her two delegates. II
Mr.. Wilson's motion had prevailed,
Harrison would have had an additional
DELEGATE each third year, and a voice
in the selection Of one every year. =,
Mr.. Basel, of Harrison, opposed the
motion. He did not want to 60 into a
fight with bis peighbors OF Taylor and
Barbour every year or two as TO who
should be nominated to this Office. He
preferred Harrison should no without
the small additional legislative power
this would give her.
Mr.. Wilson was greatly surprised 10
hear the opposition of Mr.. Basel, and
thought that Mr.. B, of all the people
OF Harrison county, stood alone in his
view of the case. The Convention re-
fused to sustain Mr.. Wilson's motion.
herewith attach an act OF interest
to many of your readers, as the REGIS
TER circulates largely in Hancock
county. The act is not devoid OF inter-
est to many people in other counties.
AN ACT to regulate the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors, and granting relief 10 those in
iured by the effect OF the giving OF selling
of the same within the county OF Han
cock.
BE ii enacted by lie Legislature Of West
Virginia: -,
|. No State license shall be issued
to any person, authorizing them to sell,
offer or expose for sale, sPirltuous
liquors, wine, porter, ale or beer, or
any drink OF like nature, except for
manufacturing or medicinal purposes;
and all mixtures or preparations known
as "bitters" or otherwise, which shall
produce intoxication, whether they be
patented or not, shall be deemed splr-
i,ous liquors within the meaning Of
this act.
=. The words good faith" in the 9TH
line of section 4, chapter 81 of the Code.
shall be construed to mean that before
any druggist shall sell spirituons
Liquors, for medical purposes, he shall
have the written prescription OF some
regular physician therefor, or he shall,
il a regular physician himself, have
made an examination OF the person for
whom said liquors are designed, and be
satisfied that the same are necessary as
medicine.
3. Any person or persons obtaining
intoxicating liquors upon false repre-,
senlation, or any person being found
intoxicated within the bounds OF this
county, shall be fined five dollars for
each otfense, and may be confined not
exceeding ten days in the county jail.
4. Every wife. child, parent, guardian,
husband, or other person, who
shall be injured in person, prop
er,v, means OF support, or otherwise, 10y
any intoxicated person, or by reason OF
the intoxication OF any person, shall
have a right OF satisfaction in his or
her own name against any person or
persons, who shall by selling or giving
away any intoxicating liquors or other
wise have caused or contributed TO the
intoxication OF such person or persons,
and in any such action the plaintiff
shall have right 10 recover actual and
exemplary damages. And tue owner
or lessee, or person or persons renting
or leasing any building or premises,
having knowledge that intoxicating
LIQUORS are to be sold therein, shall be
liable severally or jointly with the
person selling or giving intoxicating
liquors aforesaid. And the amount
recovered by any guardian shall be dis
trbuted to his or her wards in the pro-
portion provided by law for the dlstrl-
button Of person estates lett by any
person dying lntestate.
5 If any person by himself, his clerk
or agent, shall directly or indirectly,
sell or keep for sale, or shall give away
without license, any such liquors he
shall forfeit and pay on the
first conviction twenty dollars,
add shall be committed 10 the county
Jail not exceeding twenty days, or until
the same is paid On the second con
viction he shall forfeit ana pay fifty dol
lars, and be imprisoned not exceeding
thirty days in the county jail, or until
the same be paid. On the third and
eve,v subsequent conviction he shall
forfeit and pay one hundred dollars and
he imprisoned in the county jail for
three months.
6. All laws which may be inconsis.
tent with this act are hereby repealed
as applicable to Hancock county. And
the provisions OF this act shall apply
only 10 the county OF Hancock.
Woods, Of Barbour.
Editors Of The Register: