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COMMOFWEAfilH OP VEWIH JA ,
COUNTY O" ROCKI ';GH " ,~, t o-wit:
In t he Ciro Lti t Court of &. id Co unt y:
'i'h e gra nd juror s i n and for th e b ody of s ai d Co unty of Rock ing
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ham and now a t tend i 1:ig said Court at its F ebr ua ry ter m, 1 92 4 , upon
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oaths do _presen t t hat C. U . Cla tterb uc k , wi th in one yea r ne.xt prior
m, did
t he fi nding of this in6.ict rr: ent, in the sai d_ Cou.n ty of Rocki ng hEsale,
unlaw ful l y man ufa c tur e , s el l , oif er, ke ep , store and expose for
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giv e away, tra nsp ort , d.ispe ns e , sol ici t, adver tise a nd receiv e
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for arden t s piri ts. age.in st t t e p oo.ce and aign i ty of th e Co mmonwe
of Virgin ia .
'l'h e j urors a f or e said upon t heir oat h s afore said do furthe r
presen t th a t C. 1.1 . Clatt erbuck , within one year n ext prior to the
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unls.,w ful l y ha v e in h.i. s pos s ession arden t spirit s, again st the
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a nd d ignity of t he Commonweal th of Virgi nia.
And t h e jur or s afores aid upon t heir oa. tb s afor esai d do f urther
p r e s e nt t ha t C. M. Clat t erb uck , within one year next p r i or t o the
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find ing of t hi s ind j_c t .te n t, i n t he s aid County of .. ockin gham, d
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un l ~wfull J r e c ei v e ard ent s pir i ts, a gainst t he pEac e and uignit
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�AFF IDA VIT FOR A WAR RAN T
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BE IT REMEMBERED that on the
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be inand resp ectiv e;Jy a~knowledged themselves to
of the said coun ty of Rockingham, and seve rally
the said
man ner and form following, that is to say :
debt ed to the Commonwealth of Virg inia, in
in th e sum of
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and the said ____________________________________
good and lawf ul money of the Unit ed State s,
to be
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in the sum .of_ __ ____ __________________ ___ _____
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good s and chatt els, land s and tenem ents, and
resp ectively made and levie d of their sever al
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seve rally waiv ed the beneI fit of their Hom estea
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Com mon weal th arisi ng unde r this r ecognizance
claim or right to disch arge any liabi lity to the
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the use of the Commonw ealth of Virg inia if the
coupons detac hed from the bond s of this State , to
shall make defa ult in the perfo rman ce of the
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��Commonwealth of Vir gini a-C ity, County of,
To the Prohib ition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergea nts, and all Police
Officers and Constable~ of the State of
Virgin ia-Gre eting:
WHER EAS
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has this day mUde complaint and ·n ormatlion on oath before
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that he verily believes, that in the said ettyc· t
and State:
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(a) That Arden t Spirits are being unlawfully manuf actured1 sold,
kept, stored, possessed, held, used and
concealed in a certain - ~ ~ /i) I} -~
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(b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs; fermen ters and other applial).ces
connected with such still and used, and
~ash and oth~r substances, capabl e of being :sed, in the manuf acture
of Arde~ Spirits, a,re unlawfu~ly , ;
m the possession of, and unlawfully used by o
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(Her e describe place as in (a) a bove )
(c) Arden t Spirits are being unl
fully kept, held, stored , concealed,
sed, 'Sold, and unlawfully trans-
ported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit· a certain ____
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(H ere descri be vehicle , auto, wagon, c a rriage, buggy, boa
t , baggag e or what not)
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And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
THES E ARE, THER EFOR E, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWE
ALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you, with all necessary and proper speed and a ssistance, to
seanch the house, place, baggage, boat or
vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such
ardent spirits and, their contai ners and
other things appare ntly possessed or used in violation of law, and
bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possessidn they are found, and also any person resistin
g, impeding, obstJJU.cting, or fo any
manne r hinder ing or delaying you in the execution of this warra
nt before me, or some other officer having
jurisdiction of the case. to be disposed of and dealt with according
to law; and make return of this warra nt
showing all acts and things done thereu nder, with ~ partic ular statem
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ent and sufficient description
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things seized and the name of the pe~n in whose possession found,
if any, and if not found in t4e possession of any one, so state in your return , and post a true copy of this
warra nt and the return thereo f, as required by law.
Given under my hand and seal
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DIREC TIONS
WARR ANT TO SEARC H FOR ARDE NT
SPIRIT S, ETC.
The followin g named officers and persons assisted
me in ,the executio n of this warrant :
If only Ardent Spirits and containe rs be seized,
1.
the Magistra te shall fix a time not less than 10
. nor more than 30 days from the date of return, for
the hearing o-f said return. If no claiman t appear,
the Ardent Spirits and articles are to be forfeited
to Common weal,th. Any person claiming any of
same must file a written claim stating particul arly
the characte r and extent of his interest therein,
whereup on the Magistr ate shall certify ,t he warrant, written claim and articles claimed, to the
Circuit or Corpora tion Court, as the case may be,
for determi nation, and declare the unclaim ed ar·ticles forfeited .
2.
If still, still cap, worm, tubs, heater, fermente rs,
or any applianc e connecte d with a stillJ. and used,
or mash or other substanc e capable of being us ed,
in the manu-faot urel of Ardent Spirits, be' seized,
the mash (after taking a sample) shall be destroyed, and the facts and artic~ll\5 seized reported
to the Prohibit ion Commis sioner and Common wealth's Attorney . (A copy of this warrant and
proper return will be a sufficie,n:tl notice and r eport.) Ardent Spirits and containe rs disposed of
as in No. I above.
3, If Ardent Spirits are being transpor ted in an au-
tomobile , boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle, the
Ardent Spirits and containe rs shall be preserve d
and the vehicle shall be delivere d ,t o the Sergean t
of the City, the facts reported to the Proh'ibit ion
Commts sioner and Common wealth's Attorne y and
Ardent Spirits and containe rs disposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of this. warrant and
proper return will be a sufficen. t report.)
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Other than above stated the followin ~ are witnesses :
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and by seizing the followin g describe d Ardent Spirits
and other things therein found (and arrestin g the
above named person found in possessio n thereof) and
by posting a true copy of this warrant and the return
hereon on the
(Here say place, house, room, boat.
auto or baggage, or as case may be)
as front dllbr of house, door of room or premises)
This matter set for hearing on the ........ .. day
of ........ ........ ... 192 ..•.
No claim of ownersh ip or interest in any of the
said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, ,t he same are hereby adjudge d
and declared confisca ted and 'forfeite d to the Commonwea lth.
Given under my hand this ........ ..... . .... day
of. ........ ........ ... , 192 ••••
Title of Magistrat e.
Written claim of owner;;h ip or interest having been
filed to certain of the said things herein seized, this
warrant , the said claim and the things in the claim
particul arly describe d, are hereby certified to the
........ ........ .. Court of this. ·------- -----for determina tion' and the said things unclaim ed are hereby
adjudge d and declared co,nfi,sca ted and forfeited to
the Common wealth.
Given under my hand this ..... ·--··--- -· ... day of
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Title of Magistrat e.
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A cop;; of this w a rrant and the return thereon
mus t be posted at the front door of the house, or
on the door of the room, or on the premi,se s at
the place ,t he Ardent Spirits may be found.
See Sec tio ns 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-2,
Ac ts of Ass.e mbly, 1918, Page 578.
NOTE.- Unles,s warrant issued for Ardent Spirits
being transpor ted in vehicle, boat or baggage . it is to
be returned to the jurisdict ion from which issued. If
issued for Ardent Spirits so transpor ted, it can be
executed in anyt parij; of the State, and returned to
any ju,stice in any county or city through which
th ey were carried.
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In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia :
To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting:
You nre h ereby com,m a nded to summon
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who sta nds charged with aruJ,,_.indictedr fora;- f elony
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. C.M. Clatterbuck
Description
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Misdemeanor; Guilty
Subject
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Misdemeanor
guilty
Search Warrant
posession of ardent spirits
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1924
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RcPr-box3-061
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Clatterback