The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-12
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law, profanity should be as sell
dom heard of as larceny, or any of
the crimesor or misdemeanors. The
strong arm Of the law can be in
voked by any one who hears pro-
family, aud the Act of 1894 makes
it the duty of certain officers
The 4th. Sec. of the Act, is as
follows:
"The Justices of the supreme
court severally throughout this
state, every president of the
courts of common pleas within
hls district, every associate Judge
of the courts of common pleas,
and every justice of the peace
within his county and each bur-
CESS of a town corporate, within
hs borough, are hereby eupow-
cred, authorized and required to
proceed against and punish all
persons offending against this
act, and every person who shall
profaue the Lords day or who
shall profanely curse or swear, or
who shall intoxicate him or her.
self. as mentioned in the next
proceeding section of this act:
and for that purpose each of the
said justices or magistrates sew
erly may and shall convict such
offenders, upon his own view and
hearing, or shall issue if need be
a warrant, summons or capias
according to the circumstances
of the case) to bring the body of
the person accused as aforesaid
before him; and the same justices
and magistrates respectively
shall in a summary way, inquire
into the truth of the accusation,
and upon the testimony Of one or
more credible Witnesses or the
confession Of the party, shall con-
vict the person who shall be guilty
as azores id, and thereupon shall
proceed TO pronounce the for
feiture incurred by the person so
convicted as hereinbefore direct
ed; and if the person so convicted
refuse or neglect to satisfy such
forfeiture Immediately, with costs
produce goods and chattels where
on to levey the said forfeiture to-
gether with the costs, then the
sad justice or magistrate shall
commit the offender, without bail
mainprise, to the house of cor
rection Of the county wherein the
offence shall oe committed, dur
ing such time as is hereintofore
directed, there TO be fed on bread
and water only, and to be kept at
hard labor; and if such commit.
ment shall be in any county
wherein no distinct house of cor
rection hath been erected, then
the offender shall be committed
to the county Jail, to be therein
fed and kept at hard labor as
aforesaid" "
"Provided always, That every
such prosecution shall be com.
meuced within 70, hours after the
offence shall have been com.
mitted. "
One moiety of the forfeitures in
money accruing and becoming
due from any offence against this
act, shall be paid to the overseers
of the poor of the city, borough
or township wherein the offence
shall have been committed, for the
use Of the poor thereof, and the
other moiety TO the person or per
sons who shall prosecute and sue
for the same; and the inhabitants
of such city or other place shall
Notwithstanding, be admitted wit
nesses to testify against any per.
son who shall be prosecuted for
any offence by virture of this act.
With such powers within the
reach of every law abiding citi
zen, there is no reason why this
evil should not be crushed out
There is new song going the
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