The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-04-09

and proceed to inquire into the trutl
OF said accusation, and IL found true
snail proceed TO bind said offender il
such amount not exceeding five hun
! dreo dollars, as he shall deem proper
/ to answer at the next regular term o
I the Common Pleas in said county, K
De proceeded with by an indictment
Tue nne and costs to be collected as ii
otner criminal csses; provided, tina
II such defendant or defendants shsl
plead guilty, said Justice shall affi1
the penalty and proceed to judgment
ana In such case he shall immediate
~ issue an execution against th'
property and body Of the defendantol
defendants, for tue fine and costs, un
less paid and secured, and said de
fenoant or defendants shall not bC
discharged until said judgment and
costs shall be fully paid or secured to
be paid.
An Act to suppress the sale of spiritu.
ous liquors within the State upon
the days of election.
i Passed and took effect March 10, lS5l.J
Untolrfll to sell Liquors on days o.
Election, and duties Of Officers, pen.
dtttes, etc.
SEc.l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State of Ohio
That 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son within this State to sell, barter, OF
give away any spirituous, vinous OF
malt liquors on the day of any elee-
ton beld within this State, under the
constitution or laws thereof, and it Is
hereby made the duty of each and all
persons who are authorized, under or
10y the laws of this State, or the mu-
hicipal regulations Of any city, town,
on village of this State, to sell or bar
iLer>any spirituous, Vinous or malt
| LIQUORS, to close their respective es-
tablishments on those days. Any
person offending against the prOYis-
ions of this act shall be fined in any
sum not less than five or more than
one hundred dollars, and be impris-
oned in the county jail for q period
not exceeding ten days for each Of
fense so committed; and it shall be
the duty Of all mayors OF cities and
incorporated villages within this
State, on the days Of election as afore-
said, TO issue q proclamation, warn
ing the inhabitants of such city or viii
lage of the provisions of this act, and
that all violations of the same will
subject the offender to prompt and
speedy punishment, and requiring
marshals and police officers, under
their respective jurisdictions, to close
all houses found violating the prOvis-
ions of this act, and to report forth
with all violations thereof to such
mayors.
Disposition Of Fines.
SEC. 2. ALI fines accruing under
the provisions of this act shall be col
lected in the name ef the State of
Ohio, as in other cases Of breach of
the peace, and be paid into the coun-
ty treasury, for the use of common
schools, in the township In which the
offense shall have been committed,
within ten days after collection; and
if any officer fails to pay over such
fine or fines, by him collected, such
officer shall for any such neglect, for
felt and pay into the township treas
ury double the amount of such fine or
fines by him so collected, to be reeov-
cred before any justice of the peace,
at the suit OF the township treasurer.
All prosecutions under the provisions
of this act shall be commenced with
in twenty days after the offense is
committed, except actions against
justices of the peace for not paying
over any fine or fines as aforesaid.
An Act to provide for the appoint
ment Of Guardian of Habitual
Drunkards, and prescribing the du-
ties OF such Guardians.
Passed and took effect January 5. lsIl)
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eraI Assembly of the State OF Ohio:
That the Court of Common Pleas, or
any judge thereof, in vacation, upon
satisfactory proof that any person, res.
ident of the county wherein the ap-
plication may be made, is incapable Of
taking care OF and preserving his or
her property, by reason of intemper-
ance or habitual drunkenness, shall
forthwith appoint guardian Of the
property Of such person, which guar
dian shall, by virtue of such appoint
ment, be guardian also Of the minor
child or children of his ward, In case
no other be appointed; and all laws
rolatlag 10 guardians for minors and
their wards, and all laws pointing out
the qualifications, duties, rights, and
liabilities Of such guardians, and their
sureties, in force for the time being,
shall be applicable to the guardians
contemplated by this act: Provided,
however, that in case there shall be
no Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in the county where such in
temperate person or habitual drunk
ard may reside, the probate judge of
the county may make such appoint
ment.
Sec. 2. At least five, but not more
than ten days prior to the time when
the application for the appointment
of the guardian authorized by the
foregoing section shall be made, q no.
tice in writing, setting forth the time
and place of the hearing of the appli-
cation, shall be served upon the per-
son for whose property such appoint
ment may be sought and from the
time of the service OF such notice un-
til the hearing or the day thereof, as
to all persons having notice Of such
no sale, gift, conveyance,
or incumbrance Of the property of
such intemperate person or habitual
drunkard shall be valid.
Sec. 3. The Court of Common
Pleas may, at any regular or adjourn
ed term thereof for the county where
the person for whose property such
guardian shall have been appointed,
upon reasonable notice to such guar
dian, and satisfactory proof that the
necessity for such guardian no longer
exists, order that the relation of guar
dian and ward terminate, and that
the ward be restored to full control
Of his property, as before the appoint
ment authorized By the first section Of