Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-05-08
Mayors Proclamation.
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
Section I. That 40 person shall, with
in the corporate limits Of ShcpherdStown
or within half mileoi said limits, with
out Il corporation license, therefor, keep
a hotel or tavern, or sell, offer, or expose
for sale, spirituous liquors, wines, porter,
ale or beer, or any drink of like nature.
CHAPTER III.
SECTION /. If any druggist shall, with
IL the corporate limits of this town, sell
alcohol, spirituouS liquors or wines, un-
less for medicinal! purposes, he shall, for
each aud every offence, be fined not less
I han five nor more than fifty dollars; and
in any prosecution against II druggist for
. selling alcohol. spirituouS liquors or
wines, without license therefor, IL the
sale be proved. il shall be presumed that
the sale was unlawful, in the absence Of
satisfactory proof 10 the contrary. No
sale Of alcohol, spirituous liquors or wine
shall be made by any druggist. within
the corporate limits Of this town, except
upon the written prescription of praC-
tiCiugphySi in good standing in his
profession and nCtuI Incorporate habits,
specifying the name OF the person and
the kind and quality of such liquors TO be
furnished him, and stating that such
liquors. so prescribed, are absolutely
necessary AZ a medicine. and not rs bey-
cragc, for such person, and the pIoduc-
ton of such prescription by the defendant
al the trial Of any prosecution against
him for the sale Of alcohol, spirituouS
liquors or wines, mentioned therein shall
b" sufficient 10 rCbut the presumption
arising from the proof of such sale as
hereinbcforC prescribed for, If the Mayor
believes from all the evidence in the case
that the sale was made in good faith, under
the beliefthat such prescription and state.
mcut were true.
SECTION }. II any physician shall, for
the purpose Of aiding druggist or other
person in the violation of any Of the pro-
visions of this chapter or otherwise, give
such prescription and make such state
meut falsely, he shall be fined not less
than five nor more than fifty dollars;
every such prescription and statement
shall be fled and preserved by the drug
gist selling such liquors thereon, and the
same shall be open and subject 10 the in
speCtiOu of the Mayor, or any relative Of
the person to whom such liquors were
sold ;and any druggist or person In charge
of such prescriptions and statements, who
shall wilfully fail or refuse 10 produce the
same when demanded tor inspection by
any the persons aforesaid, shall be fined
not less than five uOrmor than fifty dol
lars, and that oue-half Of any fine i'm
posed under the provisions Of this chapter
shall be paid to tEc informer.
CHAPTER V.
THE SABBATH DAY.
That al dTUg-SiOres, bar-rOOms, restau-
rants, saloons, b3rber-shOps. and all other
places of business, within the corporate
limits Of this town, or within half mile
of said limits, shall be closed, and kept
closed during the entire Sabbath day {;
and any person violating this chapter
shall lie fined not less than five nor more
than twenty dollars, one half of the fine
imposed to be paid the iuformcr, and in
addition to said fine. any such offender
may. at the discretion of the Mayor, be
imprisoned for from one 10 thirty days.
CHAPTER ".
SECTION :. That no person shall battle
in the Potomac River within one hun
dred yards either above or below the
bridge crossing said stream from this
town, from sunrise until one hour after
sunset and every person offending here
in shall he fined not less than one nor
more than three dollars.
That If any person shall wantonly mo-
lest or insult any person whatsoever, when
going to or returning from religious
meeting, and within one hundred yards
of holding the same, or if any one shall
be found idly lettering at or near the door
ofanT church or meeting house or other
place Of religious meeting, and when re-
qucsted so to do, shall not peaccably and
quietly depart from thence; or If any per-
son shall behave rudely, disorderly or
insultingly in any church, mee.ing-house
or other place for public worship, every
such person, upon conviction thereof,
shall forfeit and pay . fine Of not less than
three nor more than fifteen dollars; and
the Mayor may, fine deemsit necessary or
proper, require such person so convicted
70 enter INFO n recognizancc in any penal
" not exceeding two hundred dollars
payable to the said corporation, with Oae
or more sufficient sureties, conditioned
for his or her good behavior for any term
not exceeding one year.
II any person shall pernitin his or her
cellar, clubhouse, yard or garden within
the corporate limits Of this town. any
manure, dirt or filth Of any kind that pro-
duccs an unpleasant odOr, or taints the
air, the person offending herein. upon
the complaint of any citizen or Ihe infor-
NATION OF the town Sergeant, shall uDOn
conviction DC fined not less than one nor
more than Ave dollars; and the Mayor or
town Sergeant may cabse the said manure.
dirt or filih 70 be removed at the cost and
expense OF the offender in addition to the
said iue.
That any person permitting mis- or her
hog-pen or pig-stye to become foul at any
time from the first day Of April 10 tho
first day Of November in any year, so as
TO be nuisance, shall be fined not less
than one nor more than FIVE dollars; and I
any person on being notified By the May I
or or Sergeant to clean such hog-pen or /
pig-stye, and refusing or falling % DO so, I
shall be liable 10 an additional fine OF not /
less than one nor more than ten dollars
for every twenty-four hours tho same
shall remain uncleaned.
JOSEPH BYERS, Mayor.
April "a, 1880. 3w