Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-05-22
The New Cigarette Law.

cigarette or cigarette paper to any one
under 2l years of age, and il will likewise
be unlawful for person under the age OF
16 to smoke pipe or cigar or have in
his possession pipe or tobacco.
Following is the text of the new cigar
cite law:
An act TO amend and re-enact chapter
ten OF the Acts of the Legislature OF West
Virginia OF one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-one, preventing the manufac-
ture of cigarettes and cigarette papers,
and relating to the sale, giving away or
furnishing cigarettes, cigarette paper, the
use thereof and TO prohibit the selling,
offering, giving or furnishing, or causing
TO be furnished any pipe or tobacco in
any form to person under the age OF
sixteen years, and regulating the sale OF
opium and providing penalties for the
violation thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
West Virginia:
Sec. /. That il shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to manu-
facture, or TO sell, offer or expose for sale,
or give away, or furnish, or cause TO be
given away or furnished to any person
under the age of twenty-one years, any
cigarette, or cigarette paper, or any other
paper prepared TO be filled with smoking
tobacco for cigarette use; and it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or corpora
ton to sell, offer, give away or furnish,
or cause to be given away, or furnished,
to any person under the age Of sixteen
years any cigar, pipe or tobacco in any
form:
Sec. /. That il shall be unlawful for
any person under the age OF twenty-one
years to smoke, or to have about his per-
son, or premises, any cigarette or cigar
cite paper, or any other form prepared to
be filled with smoking tobacco for cigar
cite use. Any person violating the pro-
visions OF this section shall be punished
by fine of not exceeding five dollars; /;
provided, that the court or justice trying
the case may remit the penalty for viola
ton of this section, upon the disclosure
by the person charged with the offense OF
the name Of the person, firm or corpora
ton from whom he obtained any such
cigarette or cigarette paper.
Sec. 3. That il shall be the duty of
every constable. policeman, town ser
geant, sheriff or his deputy when he finds
any person under the age Of twentY-one
years smoking cigarette, or with Gig
arctic or cigarette paper in his posses
sion, TO Immediately inquire OF such per-
son where and of whom he obtained such
cigarette or cigarette paper, and upon
failure Of any person to give such infor-
nation when requested by such officer,
the officer shall arrest such person and
take him before justice or other officer
having jurisdiction, TO be dealt with as
provided in section two ofthis act. Upon
information OF such person TO said officer
OF the violation OF any OF the provisions
Of sections one and two of this chapter,
he shall Immediately report such infor-
nation TO the prosecuting attorney OF the
county, who shall have the person Civ
ing such information, along with any
other witnesses having any knowledge
of the transaction, summoned before the
grand jury at its next session for investi-
CATION.
Any officer falling TO perform the duties
required of him by this section shall be
fined not exceeding five dollars for each
oifense. Justices Of the peace and police
judges are hereby given concurrent iu-
riSdiction with the circuit and criminal
courts of this State OF offenses under this
chapter.
Sec. 4. Every person who shall smoke
or use cigarette or cigarettes in any
school building or any buildings or such
parts thereof as may be used for school
purposes, or any lands used for school
purposes, shall be guilty OF misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be punished
for each by fine OF not less than one
nor more than five dollars.
Sec. 5. Ii shall be unlawful for any |
person, firm or corporation to sell, or
give away, or in any other manner TO
supply or furnish any person in this State |
opium in any form; but the provisions Of
this section shall not apply TO any sale OF
opium by registered pharmacist upon
the written prescription Of a practicing
physician in good standing in his profes-
sion, nor TO any reputable physician dis
pensing opium in the regular course of
his practice.
Sec. E. Any person, firm or corporation
violating any Of the provisions OF this act.
where punishment is not otherwise pro-
vided, shall be liable 10 fine Of not less
than ten dollars, nor more than twenty
five dollars for the first offense, and for
each subsequent offense shall be liable
for a fine of not less than twenty-five nor
more than three hundred dollars. and on
failure TO pay the fine and costs OF pros
ecution, shall be required TO work the
same out on the public roads.
Sec. 7. All acts and parts OF acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Tommy came home from school very
morose.