The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-14

ond and subsequent offenses the fine
| is placed at from $25 to $500 and upon
failure to pay the fine and cost OF
prosecution the offender may be re
CURED to do service on the public
roads until the fine is paid or his SET
vices, II he should have received a
consideration, reach the sum OF the
fine imposed.
S:enator Gray's bill follows:
A BILL amending and re-enacting
chapter 10 OF the Acts OF the Leg,
islaturo of West Virginia of 1891,
preventing the manufacture of
cigarettes and cigarette paper. anu
relating to the sale, giving away or
furnishing cigarettes, cigarette to-
bacco, cigarette paper, the usa
thereof and the sale or giving away
of opium, and providing the punish
ment for violation thereof.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature Of
West Virginia:
Sec. /. That it snail be unlawful for
any person, firm, or corporation to
manufacture, or to sell, offer, or ex'
pese for sale, or give away, or fur.
nish, or cause to be given away or
furnished, to any person under the age
of twenty.one years, any cigarettes,
cigarette tobacco, cigarette paper, or
any other paper prepared to be filled
with smoking tobacco for cigarette
Asc.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for
any person under. the age Of twenty
one years to smoke, or to have about
his person or premises, any cigarette,
cigarette tobacco, cigarette paper, or
any other paper prepared to be filled
With smoking tobacco for cigarette
isc.
Sec. 3. That II shan De The duty OF
every constable. policeman, town ser
geant, sheriff, or his deputy. to I'M
medlately arrest any person under
the age OF twenty.one years when
found smoking a cigarette or with
cigarette, cigarette tobacco or cigar
cite paper in his possession, aud te
take such person before justice oil
the peace, or other officer having tur
addiction, for trial or committal t.
await the action of the grand jury
The person so arrested shall, wher
required by such justice OF the peac'
or other officer having jurisdiction
give the name OF the person, firm o.
corporation from whom he obtained
the cigarette, cigarette tobacco. o
cigarette paper. and on failure to d
so he shall be liable to the punish
ment provided in section five OF thi
act, and any such officer failing t.
make the arrest herein provided 10
shall be liable to the same punish
ment.
Sec. 4. That 1t shall be unlawfu
for any person, firm or corporation
sell, or give away, or in any othe
manner to- supply or furnish to an
person in this State, opium in an
form; but the provision Of this set
ton shall not apply to any sale {
opium by registered pharmacist upo
tie written prescription OF d pra'
tlcing physician in good standing !
hlr profession.
Sec. 5. Any person, firm or corpor'
lion violating any OF the provisions
this act shall be liable to a fine
not less than ten dollars nor NOR
than twenty-five dollars for the tirt
offense, and for each subsequent o
-Fense shall be liable to a fine of nc
LESS than twenty-five CELLARS. nor NOR
than three hundred dollars, and Q
failure to pay the fine and costs
prosecution may be required to wor
the same out on the public roads.
Sec. 6. All acts or parts OF acts =
consistent. with this act are hereb
repealed. ThigSact shall take Ell (.
Itps-,, =. w. Y,t 1n10 .ia.