The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-25
LAW
IS IN EFFECT
Full Text Of the New Law
About Saloons is
Published.

The saloon Sunday closing law, en-
acted at the recent session of the Leg
fled with the showing made by the
after tomorrow, but of course will NOS
be in practical operation until next
Sunday. The full text OF the law is
as follows:
Sec. /. All rooms. except drug
store, where any of the liquors men
toned in section 1, paragraph C,
chapter &c, acts of 1906, are sold or
kept for sale, either at wholesale or
retail, shall be kept closed and Sc
curely locked on the first day OF the
week, commonly called Sunday, from
after the hour of 10 o'clock Sunday
night until O'clock on the morning
of the succeeding Monday. and no
person shall be permitted in such
room for any purpose during the
days and hours when 1t is by law or
ordinance required to be closed. All
openings of every sort from such
room to any other room, hall, vestI-
bule. entrance or stairway situated in
the building, or from such room 20
room in which said business is carried
on, or from such room to attic, base
ment chamber or cellar, shall be
kept securely closed and locked on
said first day of the week. The bar
and all parts of the room where such
liquors are on week days sold or Of
fered or exposed for sale shall be in
plain view from the street during the
said day and night, unobstructed by
screens, blinds, painted or partially
opaque windows or any other de-
vice, and light, IL gas or electricity
is used for lighting purposes. shall be
kept burning In said room during the
night of said day.
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of sher-
iffs, deputy sherlffs. marshals. con-
stables and policemen to Immediately
close and securely lock all places that
latlon of any of the provisions of the
preceding section: they shall at once
arrest the person or persons in charge
of the same; shall take the names of
all persons found therein and imme-
diately report said names and such vi
olatIons to the prosecuting attorney
fLhe county. whose duty 1t shall be
to promptly and vigorously prosecute
for the same.
Any sheriff. deputy sheriff, marshal,
constable or policeman who shall will
fully or corrupely refuse or
neglect t6perfOrm any of the duties
required of him by this section shall
on conviction be punished by fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than two hundred dollars,
and be imprisoned in the county jail
not less than three months nor more
than six months: and in addition
such convicted officer shall forfeit his
office and be ineligible to hold or per-
form the duties of the same or any
similar Office for the period OF four
years from and after such conviction.
Sec. ;. Any person. his agent or
employe, who shall violate any of the
provisions of the first section of this
act shall on conviction be fined not
less than fifty dollars nor more than
two hundred and fifty dollars. and
be imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than six months nor more than
twelve months. and such violation by
an agent or employe shall be deemed
an oHense as we'll as by the principal
or employer, and they may be indict-
ed for the same either Jointly or in
separately. TIL court before such
conviction is had shall as a part of
Its judgment revoke the license grant
ed for the sale of spirituous liquors
on said premises, and shall order that
said room and premises shall not be
used for the sale. storage or manufac-
ture OF such liquors for one year
from and after such conviction.