The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-04-27
OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS.
Stringent Law Against Them.

The following very stringent law
was passed at the late session of the
Ohio Legislature.
ANACT for the suppression of the
trade an, and circulation of, obscene
literature, Illustrations, advertise
nlents, and articles Of obscene and
immoral use, and articles for pro-
ducing abortion, and to repeal an
act entitled "AIl act to suppress OBJ
scene publications." passed April q,
1872.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, that If any person shall sell, or
offer to sell, or shall give away, or
have in his or her possession, with or
without intent to sell or give away
any obscene, lewd or indecent or
lascivious book. pamphlet, paper,
drawing, lithograph, engraving, pic
ture, daguerreotype, photograph, ,stere-
oscopic picture, model, cast, instru-
ment or article of indecent or i'm
moral use, or instrument, article or
medicine for procuring abortion, for
the prevention of conception, or for
self-pollution, or shall advertise the
same for sale, or write, or cause to be
written, or print or cause TO be printed,
any letter, ciicular, hand bill, card,
book pamphlet, advertisement, or no.
tice Of any bind, or shall give infor-
nation orally stating when, how or
where, or by what means any of the
said obscene, lewd, indecent or lasci-
vious articles or things hereinbefore
mentioned can Ee purchased or other
wise obtained, or shall manufacture,
draw or expose, or draw with inte at
to sell or to have sold, or print y
such articles, every such person shall,
on conviction thereof, be fined for such
offense not less than $50 nor more than
81 900, or be imprisoned in the county
jail not more than one year provid-
ed that nothing in this act shall be
so construed as to affect teaching in
regular chartered medical colleges, or
the publication of standard medical
books; that nothing in this act shall
be construed to affect the practice of
regular practitioners of medicine or
druggists in their legitimate business.
SEC. 2. If any person shall deposit
or cause to be deposited in any post
Office within this State, or place in
charge of any express company, or
person connected Herewith, or of any
common carrier, or person, any OBJ
scene, lewd, indecent or laseivious
articles, or things mentioned in the
first section OF this act, or any circu-
lar, handbill, card, advertisement,
book, pamphlet, or notice of any
kind, or shall give oral information
stating where, how or of whom such
obscene, lewd, indecent or lascivious
articles or things can be purchased, or
otherwise obtained, in any manner.
with the intent of having the same
conveyed by mail or express, or in
any other manner, or il any person
shall knowingly or willfully receive
the same, with intent to carry or
convey the same, by express or in
any other manner Except by the
United States maiI), every person so
offending shall, on conviction there
of, be subject for each offense to the
same fines and penalties as are pre-
scribed in the first section of this act,
for the offenses therein set forth.
SEC. 3. Prosecution may be COM
menced under the provisions Of this
act, before any justice of the peace,
police judge Of any city, or the mayor
of any city or village, upon affidavit
and warrant as in other cases in which
they have jurisdiction T; and it shall
be lawful for, and is hereby made the
duty Of, such justice Of the peace,
police Judge, or mayor, upon affidavit
being made by any person that he has
good reason 20 believe that any per-
son or persons within his county is in
possession Of any lewd, indecent or
lacivious book, pamphlet, paper,
drawing, lithograph, engraving, pic
ture, daguerreotype, stereoscopic pic
ture, mould, model, cast, instrument,
or article of indecent immoral use, or
instrument, article, or medicine for
procuring abortion, for the prevention
Of conception, or for self-pOllution, or
any other writing, printing, picture,
or article hereinbefore prohibited, to
issue search warrant authorizing the
search for and seizure OF the same,
and the arrest Of any and all persons
having said property in their posses
sion, and upon its appearing, on
inspection or satisfactory proof, that
the same are within the prohibitions
Aof this act such Police Judge, May