West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-04-12

the traffic in intoxicating liquors
within the meaning of this act.
SEC, 7. Every Assessor of per-
sonal property in this State shall,
when he lists said property for tax
alton, carefully inquire and ascer-
tain what persons, if any are at
the time of his SO listing said prop
erty, or for the year preceding
that time, have been engaged in
the selling of such intox-
icating liquors in his district,
and report the same to the Auditor
of his county, indicating clearly
the locality where such traffic is or
has been so carried on, and the Au-
d:.tor of State in preparing his
forms for such Assessors, shall in
clude such forms as will enable
such Assessor to make such return
with accuracy.
SEC. s. The auditor ofeach coun
ty shall, as soon as the report of his
several Assessors mentioned in the
preceding section) in his county
in each year shall have been re-
turned to him, make an accurate
list of all the persons in his coun-
ty engaged in the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors within his knowl-
edge thereof, derived from the
report of said Assessor, or from in
formation from any other source
satisfactory to him, record said
list in a book, to be by the Commiss-
ioner of his county provided for
that purpose, and deliver a certified
copy of the list to the Treasurer
and one to the Pros. Attorney of his
county. And the County Auditor
shall receive for his services, under
this section, twenty five cents for
each name contained in said list.
Sec. 9. All prosecutions for off
enses under this act, in all coun-
ties in this State wherein the pro-
bate Court has by law jurisdiction
of misdemeanors concurrent with
the Court of Common Please. shall
be conducted in all respects in said
Probate Court, as provided in chap
ter 9 of title 2 of part 3 of the re-
vised statutes Of Ohio.
Sec 10. In no prosecution for
crimes, and offenses under this act
I'm the Court of Common Pleas in
any county in this State, shall an
Indictment by the Grand Jury be
required, but in all such cases
brought before the court the Prose
cutting Attorney shall immedi-
ately file with said Court of Com
mon Please an information setting
forth briefly and distinctly, in
plain ordinary language, the char
ges against the accused person and
on such charges such persons shall
| be tried in the same manner as pro-
vided by law for the trial Of per-
sons charged with other crimes
and offenses, on Indictment in said
Court of Common Pleas; but such
informations may be amended at
any time before or during trial, on
such terms as to continuance or
otherwise, as said court may direct.
Sec. II. The Prosecuting Attor-
ney, of any county, shall file his
information originally in said
Court of Common Pleas, without a
preliminary hearing before an ex-
amining court, upon the proper
affidavits being filed therein, and
in like manner shall file his infor-
nation upon the transcript of a
criminal cause brought for any Of
Tense under the provisions Of this
act, of any Justice of the Peace, or
mayor of any village or city, which
shall be filed in said Court of Com
mon Pleas, within ten days after
the filing thereof, by such Justice
or Mayor,
Sec. II. The Prosecuting Attor-
ney shall institute civil actions on
all such bonds, given under this
act as shall have become forfeited
for which as well as for all fines
and costs, he shall be entitled to
receive as fees 10 per cent, of all
sums by him collected thereon af-
ter process commenced.
Sec. IS. All funds paid into the
County Treasury under the pro-
visions of this act shall be credited
two-thirds thereof to the townships.
villages, and cities from which said
r.