Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-08
A Bill For the Protection OF
Emory and Henry College
During its Commerce.
meMt Exercises, and TO
Provide a Temporary
Police for saId Col

ROIice Tor Sald Col
Iege.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly, That if any person shall
erect, place or have any booth, stall,
tent, carriage, or other vehicle or 9TH
or cOntrivance whatever. for the pur-
pose or use OF selling, giving or other
erwisc dIsposiHg Of any kind of spirit
UOus liquors, or any other articles of
traffic, or shall sell. give, barter or 9th =.
eTwise dispose OF any spirituous or fer
mented liquors, or any other articles
of traffic, within two miles of Emory
and Henry College, in the county of
Washington, during tue time of hold
ing the annual commencement eXer-
eises of said College, such person on
conviction before a justice of the
peace, for the first offence shall be
fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than twenty dollars. and stand
committed to jail until the fine and
costs are paid; and for the second Of
fence shall be fined as aforesaid and be
imprisoned not lees than ten nor
more than thirty days.
, If any person shall cammit any
offence against the provisions Of the
preceding section, he shall, in addi-
ton to the penalties therein mention
ed, forfeit all such spiTituOGs or fer
menled liquors ana other articles OF
traffic; and all the chests and other
things containing the same, belonging
to and in the possession Of the person
so offending, together with such booth
stall, tent, carriage, vehicle OR other
Continuance, or thing prepared and
used in violation Of said section A.; and
! it shall be the duty OF any sheriff
! deputy sheriff or constable, if ne sees
any person violating the preceding
| section. to arrest the offender and car.
nv him before justice Of the peace.
| The sheriff, deputy sheriff, or Consta-
! BILE. when he arrests the offender, snail
seize the property hereby declared tC
be forfeited, or shall seize the same OF
! a warrant against the offender, if such
! offender cannot be found and the
| Justice of the peace before whom such
! offender is convicted, Or before whom
! the warrant is returned that the often
/ der cannot be found, shall enter Judge
! ment of condemnation against suel
! property, and isSUe q tieTi faciaS fol
! the sale thereof. provided, the person
who has beeH returned not found, and
whose property has been Condemned
! in his absence; may appear, at any
/ time before The sale Of the property
and have the case tried as If lie hat
! appeared at tile return OF the warrant
3. The provisions Of the two pre-
! ceding sections shall not apply TO any
! licensed tavern Keeper, merchant
Shop keeper, farmer or other person
ia the usual and lawful transaction o
/ his ordinary business, in the usual
! blaze Of tramsacting such business, O.
! r. any person having permission, il
writ ny from the Faculty of said Col
! !ege, to sell such articles IS may ht
/ named in such permission: provided
/ this permission shall not extend TO tn
sale of amy spirituOus or icrmen;e'
liquors.
/ Ali fines imposed or collectc,
under this act snail be paid TO Tia
county; and nothing i'll this act, shall
prevent the courts of record from eX
crcisIng their common law or statute
~ Jurisdiction in all cases for viola
ton of the revenue laws; provided
that the party convicted under any .
the preceding sections shall have tn
right TO appeal to the next count.
court for the county We're the cOaViG
ton is had, upon giving bail for hi
appearance at court and, on such ap
neal. shall be entitled to a trial by ia
nv land provided further, that whel
any person or persons are prOceede'
against under this act, he or they 5haI
not be held to answer for the same oil
fence before any grand jury or couI
. ,.~,.,rl aNva . f. hAPGIn ElFnEl HR1.
5. The supervisor or any justice
the magisterial district in which tn
said College is situated, shall hav
power to appoint temporary police
enforce the provisions of this act.
6. This act shall be IA force iron
its passage.