The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

nan have been sent to jail Better thirti
or ninety days IN jail than a life OF
shame and endless perdition mo drunk.
ard shall enter the Kingdom OF God:
Were there no hell to shun there wouif
be few Christians
Fear of pain is most powerful mouVe
| hut even fear OF hell and hope OF HEAVIER
cannot. without Gods help, turn men from
the broad and beaten road to perdition'
srcb IA the power OF flesh and blood tt
! saw nothing OF municipalities and pow
| ers." =. at
The bill, as I have prepared It, foi'
| lows below. ,,rp
AnAct to Suppress drunk, nness.
BE Il enacted by the Genera AS
| sembly that IL shall be lawfm upoa
| the testimony of two reliaoie
10 arrest any man, woman poS
girl over fifteen years OF age Aou' it
drunk in any public street. .;
theatre. church or any other pa - In
public resort, and confine MN Va g. anv
the station house. II IN a ei'y, =" Ri
he can be carried before ponce Jus.ioe
On the CITY. or II in the country oelote a
r,oess,rate who shall in either case nav
exclusive jurisdiction, and there sii""
no appeal from his decision
Section T.
III the Magistrate or Police JUS s'S 80
the case may be, shall be sa'sh.u' Np ~
,be testimony of two VIII 'ts' ."" s,'a1I
wan or woman Is drunk, he or she shon
&C. ,he 6rst offence be fined five collars
end n unable TO pay. he shall DC sent "
tan for five days This confinement may
he c,,rtaiIed at the rate Of hve dohaIs q
cav II the offender is Under fifteen years
~ ace his fatber or other guardian shai
raw his fine. otherwise he shall 90 10 JAN
Section 3.
All orphan boys or girls under hi.een
wears OF age convicted OF violating tlis
~ sas aforesaid shall be sent to the
Reformatory at Laurel Tor not iess lnan
six months. or to some work mousse UT
put to some hard labor
Section !.
All persons convicted Of second Oh
fensa shall be confined in jail thirty udys'
for the third offence three months anu IoI
the fourth offence six months. IL con-
yicted after the fourth offence FOR uIlhh-
ing he may be confined twelve months ana
mt TO hard labor ia some work mousse
or other place Of confinement
Section r.
In no case will bail be allowed.
Section T..
IL the offender shall be taken III Whlle IN
Jail he may be, by order OF the Guy JUS
tice or County Magistrate, upon the Ger IN
cate of two doctors, one of whom snail be
an officer of the law, removed 10
a hospital for treatment. If able to pay,
to some private hospital, II not, 10 lhe
Public Hospital. While in the hospital
the two doctors shall make reports every
five days TO the committing magistrate
as to the condition Of the patient, ana so
soon as practicable, he shall be returned
to jail.
Section Z.
Drunkenness in the sense or meaning Of
this act shall be such conduct on the part
of the accused as. shall satisfy any two
men or women that by reason or the
improper use of liquor he or she mas
lost in part or whole the natural use of
limbs or tongue, or the partial use OF
reasoning power. 1t shall not be neces-
sary to prove that the accused is unable
to stand or walk without assistance.
Section s.
In no case shall the drunkard be arrest
ed in his own residence except upon the
application of a member of his family
over fifteen years Of age. If the applic-
ant to the officer in this case be the
mother or father as the case may be,
the offender shall be committed and tried
as In Section 4. without other witness than
the officer making the arrest and the
Section Q.
a printed copy of this act shall be posted
for thirty days at the City Hall of all
cities, and on the door OF all county
court houses in this Commonwealth.
Section 10.
This act shall be in force thirty days
after its passage.
Section H.
All acts or parts Of acts in conflict with
the above act are hereby repeated.