The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-19

Thousand i've hundred dollars, with
good security, signed BY responsible
person or persons, or by some surety
company, authorized to do business In
this State. Conditioned that sucn az
plicant will not carry such weapon ey:
icept in accordance with his said appti-
Ecation and as authorized by the court
and that he wifi pay all costsand dam
ages accruing to any one by the acct
dental or improper, negligent or iIla.
gal discharge or use Of said pistol. Any
such license shall be good for one
year. unless sooner revoked, and be %.
extensive with the State, AID all II
censes collected hereunder shall be ac-
counted for to the auditor and paid
over by the sheriff as other licensa
taxes are collected and paid. and the
State tex commissioner shall prepare
all suitable forms for licenses and
bonds and certificate showing that
such licenses have been granted, and
do anything else in the premises tc
protect the State and to see to the en-
forcement Of this act.
Provided, that nothing herein shall
prevent any person from carrying any
such weapon, in good faith and not for
felonious purpose. upon his owl
promises, nor snail anything herein
prevent a person from carrying any
such weapon land If 1t be revolver
Or other pistol unloaded) from the
place Of purchase to mis- nome or place
of residence or a place OF repair ann
back to his home or residence; and,
provided, further, thst in case Of riot,
public danger and emergency, a JUS.
ttce OF the peace or other person IS.
suing a warrant may authorize SIP,
etal constable and his posse TO carry
weapons for the purpose Of executing
a process. and sheriff in such eases
may authorize deputy or posse to
carry weapons, but the justice shall
write on his docket the causes and rea-
sons for sHca authority and the ber-
son so authorized, and index the same
and the sheriff or other officer shall
write out and file with the clerk of the
county court the reasons and causes
Tor such authority and the person all.
tnor!zed, and the same shall always
be open to public. inspection, and such
authority SHALL authorize such special
constable, deputies and posses to car
ry weapons in good faith only for the
special purposes and times named in
such authority, and upon the trial of
every indictment the jury shall inquire
into the good faith OF the person at
tempting to defend any such indtct.
ment under the authority granted by
any sucn Justice, sheriff or other OFF.
Ger. and any such person so Authorized
snail be personally liable for the in.
jury caused any one by the NEGLIGENT
or unlawful use OF any weapon. 1t
Shall be the duty Of all ministerial3 f.
ttcers, consisting of the justices of the
peace, notaHes public and other cor.
SENATORS of the peace of this State,
to report to the prosecuting attorney
or +lfe county the name of all persons
guilty OF violating this section, and
any person wllfully failing so to do
Shall be guilty Of a misdemennor and
shall be fined not exceeding two nm
dred dollars, and shall, moreover, be
llF'hle to removal from office for such
wtlful failure: aud it shall likewise
be tae dnty Of every person having
knowledge of the violation OF this act
To rNnort the same to the pr7secut;ng
attorney. and to freely and fnlly give
evidence concerning the same, and any
one failing so to do. shall be guilty of
a disdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not exceeding
one hundred dollars: provided, further
that nothing herein contained shall he
so construed as to prohibit regularly
elected sheriffs. their regularly ~.
pointed deputies. who collect taxes in i
eacn county, and all regularly elected
constables in their respective conn. |
Ties and districts, and all regularly on. |
pointed police officers of their respec. !!
1--WE cities. towns or villages, from c,r.
rying such weapons as they are now
authorized BY law to carry, who shall
nave given bond in the penalty Of no,
less than thtrty-five hundred dollars
conditioned for the faithful perform.
"7e9 Of taetr respective duties. which
said Officers shall be liable upon their
sa'd Official bond, for the damages
"one by the unlawful or careless use
OF any such weapon. whether such
pond is so conditioned or not.
All other acts or parts Of acts Incon.
sistent with this art are hereby ra.
pealed.
Wanted Money, Not Justice.
A prisoner in Judge Mason's court