The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-01-02
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have been imposed in, the mis-
demcanor cases. during the last
three terms of orr court .zaggre-
eating the sum Of about ST 900 Or
more.
) 4 great many who are not per-
soaally acqsssin led sss 6 !. sssessss
pic, might be led 10 believe fioIn
thescstigures. in connection with
the reputation we have abroad,
shat sire enough about every 9th.
or man in the county had been
indicted, during the last year, but
such is by no means the case.
Three f,nftlfs, or nearly 50. Of
the 1000 indictments made dnrinrlg
the last Year, were Tor offenses
committed during tire rpccnt car4l-
paign, and the fall and winter fol-
lowing; about one third OF which
were unlawful retailing: one
fourth Of which for cas.ryiIig dead
" weapons. and the remainder for
various other ohenses. OF course
the unlawful retailing was con
fined to a comparative few OF our
people. some Of whom were in
sdicted in as many as 30 or - diff
ferent cases, and the carrying Of
weapons was confined almost cx-
clusively to boys and young men.
EYou may want to know what
has been. and what will be the
result Of Indictment and, filming 50
many yio,aters. The4resnit has
been that5 hundreds Of dollars
have already been collected on
fines imposed, and those who have
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seeking a more congenial cline
elsewhere, or have taken up their
abode for go days each, in the
county jail, where quitea number
Of them are now enjoying the
fruits Of their labor, whore the
rest must come, pay or go. 50
that the offenders see by the firm
and decided stand taken by our
Circuit Court that they can no
longer commit these ofenses and
stay in this county, and the law
abiding citizens, see that the law
canhc enforced, offenders brought
to justice, and order preserved.
Tt il gratifying to say that since
the last April term Of our Court
there has not been a homicide
committed in-tAe eeunt,Erthe-
whiskey shops are almost annihil-.
ated, pistol carrying greatly sup
pressed and other minor offenses
reduced to limited number.
The prevailing oGenses of the
county are now well in hand, and
can be kept under by thetoneert-
I'd action of He people and the
officers.
| now desire to- call special at
tention to one ot1er offense in
particular in WHICH, some of our
best and leading citizens engage;
an ofi'enac which is as positively
foFtbfaate ettr-ll9esys, s-aa4Ial '
Other, therein mentioned, and
that is the violation Of Sec. Is Of
Chap. 40 of the Code, which
provides that,
sHlf a person on@a Sabbath day,
be found laboring at any trade Or
calling, or employ his mihofehild-
rem, apprentices, or servants iii
labor or other business, except in.
household or Qtherwork of neces-
yiitty or charity--*--- $50 and
any person found hunting. shoot
ing -eisiarrAzingg fire arms zon-tAe-
Sabbath day shall be guilty of a
misdcmcanor, and aned not less
than Eve dollars
Now how common it is to see
so many of our people engaged in
their daily pursuits, on the Sab
bath, the same as on other days,
and especially IS this the case
Wit It'll 50 ati,+-ef etif lea ieas Il ling
will sell you as
many goods on Sunday as any
other day, and how common, also,
to hear the report of guns on the
in all directions.
This statute applies alike to all
and absolutely forbids alt from
any trade or calling or.
from hu@ting, shootiag or carrying
fire arms on the Sabbath.
The immoral effect of these
habits can be easily seen by every
person whodcsires to view it in a
moral LIGHT .-.........s.s......s---..s...-..-
The class of men who most fire.
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