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Commonwealth of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said Count y:

the
The juro rs of the Commonwealth of Virg inia, in and for
ingha m, and now atten ding the Circ uit
body of the Coun ty ofa.tRock
i t s ;Janu ary te rm 1917
A. A. Lynn in
Cour t of sai eoun-ty,;ll;JPON ~HEIR OATHS PRESEN1, that
of No vembe r,
the s aid Coun ty, did here tofo r e s ince t he 1s t , day
wful l y r eceiv e
unle
1916
,
ber
1916 , t o- wi t , on the 1st day of Decem
he r n Expr e ss
t
Sou
the
om
r
f
s
t
and acce pt deliv ery of arde nt spir i
, that on the
this
n
i
r,
arrie
c
on
Compa ny , a corp orati on and a comm
, s.ga.i ns t the
Lynn
A.
A.
said
the
,
sa id 1st day of December,1 916 , he
one quar t
of
ery
deliv
pted
form of the s tatu te , rece i ved and acce
offic e
ts
i
t
a
,
any
comp
ess
of whisk e~ from the said Sout e rn Expr
g
havin
,
esaid
afor
ty
Coun
i n t he Ci ty of Harr isonb urg, in . the
mber
Nove
on
,
wit
to
,
to
there
wi thin a perio d of thirt y days prio r
t
quar
r
othe
in
certa
a
of
25 , 1916 , re oe ived and accep ted deliv ery
n,
Elkto
of
Town
the
in
e
offic
of whis key from the same c arr i er at its
the
to
igned
cons
key
whis
of
g
Va ., both of the said deliv eries bein
ess company ,
sai d A. A. Lynn and trans porte d by the said south ern Expr
Virg inia.
agai nst the peace and dign ity of the Commonwealth of
, DO
AND THE JURORS AFORESAID, UPON THEIR OATHS AFORESAID
ty , did here tofor e
FURTHER PRESENT, that A.A . Lynn . in the sa i d Coun
27 t h day of
the
on
wit,
to
sin ce the 1s t da.y of Nov eme r ,1916 ,
r y of arden t
e
deliv
pt
acce
De cembe r , 1916 , unlE.wful ly rece ive and
on and a
orati
corp
a
,
any
sp irits from the Sout hern Expr ess Comp
December .
of
day
27th
common carr ier , in this , that on the said
te , restatu
the
of
form
191 6 , he , the said A. A. Lynn , e.gai nst the
the
rom
f
ey
whisk
of
t
ce i ved and acce pted deliv ery of one quar
e in Linv ille . va . , in the
said Sout hern ....xpre ss Company a.t its of:ficof
thirt y days prio r
Coun ty afor esaid , havin g with in a pe riod
1916 , rece ived and
,
t here to , to-wit, on the 1st day of Dece mberof
whisk ey from the same
t
acc epted deliv ery of a certa in othe r quar
of the said deliv both
,
carr ier at its offic e in Han- i sonb urg, Va.
Lynn and tran s .
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erie s being of whis key c on signe d to· the said.
any
porte d by the sai d Sout hern Expr ess Comp

Virg inia.
agai nst the peace and dign ity of the Commonwealth of
_ _ _ __
This indic tmen t is found on the testim ony of _ _ _ _

,
to give
witn esses sworn in Cour t and sent befo re the Grand Jury
evide nce.

�Janua ry term , 1917 .

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Harry M. Strickle r ,

commonwe alth ' s Attorney .

�Commonwealth of Virginiat
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in and for the
body of the County of Rockingham, and now attending the Circuit
at i ta -an t e
1 ° 17
Court of said county,J UPO~ ~H~IR rm
UATHS PRESENT, that
. A. Lynl
since :rov . 1 , 1 91 6 , in said County , di d unl av-.1fully r e c e ive 1i thin
a p er i od of thirty days arde ~ t s u i its i n exc ess of that all0 7ed
by l aw , namely ; one quar t o::f ] hiskey , on- 1J9v . 25 , 1 91 6 , and one
q_uar t of ', Tniske y on De c . 1 , 1 916 , in vi ol a t i on of the pro h i bi t ion
Ac t of Virg i n i a ,

aga inst the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
AND THE JURORS AFORESAID, UPON THEIR OATHS AFORESAID, DO
FURTHER PRESENT, that A . A. Lynn since I:Tov . 1 , 1 916 , i n sai" ....,ouLty ,
did unl awfully r ece i v e ':7 it hin a. pe r i od o f thirty days ardent
spir i ts i n exc ess of t hat allo 7e d by law , name l y ; one quart o f
whiskey on Dec . 1 , 1 91 6 , and one quart of whiskey on .ec . 27 , 1 916 ,
i n viol~tion of the p r ohibition ct of Virg i nia ,

against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

witnesses sworn in Court and sent before the Grand Jury to give
evidence.

'

�Jan . term , 1 91 7

ryo

day violat ion .

COMM ONWE ALTH
vs.

Indictm ent

A. A. Lynn

XY~::1&amp; 1mons:x

For Misdem eanor

A TRUE BILL

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�FOR PERSONAL USE

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I, ~-- - - -- - - - ~ - -- - - - -- - - -, being duly s:wJrn, depose and y tlrnt I am
the consignee o[ a ccrtui11 8hipment of arde11t ~pirits, as specified
her side f this form , this day

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deliv~red to me by the Southern Express Company,
,!'
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ot :t
8tudent or minor, and, i a femal e , I am th e bead of a family; that the ardent spirits so r eceived by me
were brought into the State on my written order, and that I have not, within t he thirty days previous
hereto , received any ardent spirits of any kind what soever, from any person or from any pla-ce whatsoever, in
excess of the quantity allowed by the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved
.\larch 10 , 1916, or contrary to law, and that th e ardent spirits so received by me arc for my own use, at

my

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SOUT HER N EXPR ESS COM PANY
(Incorp
orated)

SPEC IAL LIQU OR RECO RD

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AFFID AVIT FOR ARDE NT SPIRI TS
FOR PERS ONAL USE.

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PERSO NAL USE

STA'.I'E OF VIRGINI A ,

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, being duly sworn, depose and say that I am
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on other side of t his form, t his day
the consign ee of a certain shipmen t of ardent spirits, as. specified
__ __ - - - - - - ~ i that I am not a
delivere d to me by the Southern Express Compan y, from _ _ _
that the ard ent spirits so r eceived by me
family;
a
of
student or minor, and, if a femal e, I am the h ead
not , within th e thirty days previous
have
I
that
and
order,
written
my
on
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the
were brought into
or from ::my place whatsoever, in
person
any
from
ver,
hereto, received any ardent spirit s of any kind whatsoe
ly of Virginia , approve d
Assemb
General
the
of
Act
the
of
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provisio
the
by
allowed
excess of the quanUty
are for my own use , at
me
by
eceived
r
so
spiri1.s
ardent
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t
March 10, 1916, or contrary t o law, and t hat
of l~w.
violation
in
used
be
not
will
its
spir
ardent
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and
my own home,

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Sworn to and subscrib ed before me,
this,L Lday o{

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�FORM 370•VA .

SOUTHE RN EXPRESS COMPAN Y
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SPECIAL LIQUOR

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AFFIDAVIT FOR ARDENT SPIRITS FOR PERSONA L USE.

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AFFIDAVIT FOR ARDENT SPIRITS FOR PERSONAL USE

STA~, OF VIRGINIA,

COUNTY OF·_ _ _ _ ___:c____:_:___,___

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the consignee of a certain shipment of ardent spirits,

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,_,being duly sworn, depose aBd say that I am
specified on other side of this form, this day

delivered to me by the Southern Express Company, from~- ~ ~ - - - - - -- - - - - ; that I am not a
student or minor, and, if a femal e, I am the head of a family; th at the ardent spirits so p:eceived by me
were brought into the State on my written order, and that I have not, within th e thirty days previous
hereto, r eceived any ardent spirits of any kind whatsoever, from any person or from any place whatsoever, in
excess of the quantity allowed by the provisions of th e Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved
March 10, 1916, or contrary to law, and that the ardent spirits so received by me are for my own nse, at
my own home, and that the said ardent spirits will n ot be used in violation of law.

Sworn to and subscribed before m e,
this----'..Ldayt

A

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, 191_ . /

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Agent fob So 1hern Express Company.

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Consi gnee.

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