The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-12

thorizc the said police officer TO carry
any deadly weapon for which license
is required, until licensed SO to do by
the circuit court, as provided by law.
And the governor may limit the right
to carry any deadly weapon by such
special police officer TO such places,
or to such places and such parts OF
the property of the person, firm, COM
pany or corporation, on whose appH-
cation he was appointed as to him
may seem best. Amy appointment
made by the governor under the pro-
visions of this act may be summar-
lily revoked by him whenever in his
opinion good cause has been shown
therefor. And such police officer may
be removed from office for official
misconduct, incompetence, habitual
drunkenness, neglect of duty, gross
Immortality, or abuse of power in the
same manner in which regularly
elected or appointed constablcs may
be removed from office. Notice of
such revocation or removal shall be
filed in the Office of the secretary OF
state and in the office of, the clerk Of
tie county court or other tribunal
established in lieu thereof of the
county in which such special police
officer is employed, and after such re-
vocation or removal and notice there
of is filed, as aforesaid the powers
of such police officer Nc such shall
cease. And whenever any such per-
pers, firm, company or corporation
shall desire to dispense with the SER
vices Of any such police officer, notice
to that effect shall be filed in the Office
of the secretary of state and in the
several Offices in which the oath or
certified copy thereof is filed, and
thereupon the appointment and pow
ers Of such police officer shall cease.
The person, firm, company or corpor-
alton at whose instance the appoint
ment is made, shall pay the compen-
sation for the Services of such special
police officer. Any person, firm, com
pany or corporation employing a
special police officer under the pro-
visions Of this act shall be liable for
all damages to any person who has
oeen injured in his person, property,
character, business, trade or calling.
Or whose liberty has been illegally
restrained, by reason, of the unlawful
act of such police officer, and in adj
dttion thereto shall be liable for such
punitive damages as the jury may
assess, not to exceed five thousand
dollars.
Sec. 2. Amy person, firm, company
u corporation, whether employer or
employee, who shall violate any Of
he provisions Of the foregoing sec
ion shall. be guilty of misedemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof, other
than corporation, shall be punished
by fine of not less than $4,000 nor
more than $250,0O, and Imprisonment
n the county Jail not les than six nor
more than twelve months. Any cor
poration guilty Of violating this act
shall be punished by a fine of not less
han $4,000 nor more than 100000,
and the individual officer or agent OF
such corporation acting for it in the
collation. of the foregoing section
hall be punished as herein provided
or the punishment Of a person other
hama corporation violating this act.
The jurisdiction to try all offenses
herein provided for is hereby vested in
he criminal or circuit court (having
criminal jurlsdiction) Of the county
n which the ofrense shall have been
committed.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful, in
he absence of statutory authority,
OF any company, or assembly of per-
sons, not officers, whether "
without license, to carry firearms or
ieadly weapons of any kind upon
The lands of another without the
lwner's consent or upon. any OF the
public roads or highways of the state
'r upon the streets of any municipal
ity. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section shall be
5uilty Of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof be confined in the
county Jail not less than six nor more
than twelve months and be fined not
less than fifty nor more than one hun.
lred dollars, A company or assembly
If persons, within the meaning of this
section shall consist of five or more
acting and concerning together.
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