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COMMO]lWE.ALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand jurors in and for the body of said county of
Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927,
upon their oaths do present that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore
on the 21st day of October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of t he Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court
of Augusta County, Virginia, and who then and there was sentenced
to pay a fine of fifty dollars, did, on or about May 12, 1927, in
t he said county of Rockingham , unlawfully and felonious ly manufacture, sell, offer, keep, store and expose f or sale, give away,
transport, dispense, solicit, advertise and receive orders for
ardent spirits, agai n st t he p eace and dignity of t he Commonwea lth
of Virginia.
The jurors af oresaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further
pre s ent that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 21st day
of October, 1926, convicted of viola ting the Prohibitio n laws of
t h e Commonwea lth of Virgi nia, in t he Circuit Court of Augu sta County,
Virgi n ia, and who t hen and t here was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty
do l lars, did, on or about May 12, 1927, in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfull y and felonious ly have in his possession ardent
spirits, against t he i;eace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Vir~
gi nia.
The jurors afore s aid upon t h eir oa ths aforesaid do further
present that Luther Tanksley, · who was heretofore on the 21st day of
October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibitio n laws of the
Commonwea lth of Virginia, in t he Circui t Court of Augusta County,
Virgi nia, and who t h en and there was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty
dollars, did, on or about May 12, 1927, in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfiilly and f eloniously receive ardent spirits, against
t he peace and dignity of the Commonwea lth of Virginia.
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Ind i ct ent for Felony .
( Viol · t i on of roh i bition · w,- 2nd Offense )
ttorney for t he Co , onwe ....lth
ed in court in pers on and by a tto rne y , nd the s · i d
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of law
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r i s i ng upon s a i d de urrer be i n
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ccuse d t h ereon
ttorney
nd the questions
full - argued it s eens to t he c ou r t
t h t the second c ount of s i d indict ent i s not s u ff icient i n 1
vic t the
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t h e s a i d der:mrre r to s •.. i d s e cond c ount
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i nd ict ent i s the re ore sust ined , nd t h e de • urrer t o the first c
. s a i d ind i c t ent is ove rruled
nd the s i d ac cused be in
t of
r r i gned the re-
on a cknowl edged hi ns elf to b e guilty of the of_en se ch rged i n sa i d first
count of said ind ict en t •
it i s cons i dered b
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nothin
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be i ng
ff ered i n del y of judgment
t e court tha t t es i d 1 •• T nksley be c onfi ned in
t h i s count y for t he terr
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f i ne
of , 50 .oo and t he costs of this prosec ti on .
oti on of t h e a ccus ed and with t he as s ent of t he
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ttorney f or t he
Co , onweul t h and for reason s appea r i ng t o the court i t i s furt her c ons i der ed t hat so Llu ch of this jud i ent as i pos es confi nemen t i n j a i l b e
.and t he s ame i s hereb y su spended unt i l the f urther ord er of the court .
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Count y , Vi r ·in i a , ootob er 21 , 1926
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Ind ic t ent for Felony .
(Viol · t ion of roh i b i ti on ra , - 2nd Of ense )
~h i s day c~ e t ~e at t orn ey f r t he Co . onwe 1t h
pe red i n cour t in person
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nd being
rr i gned ple d not
ed i nd i ct ent , and wa iving · jury
we 1th r e qu i r i ng none t he
nd t he accused
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itted to the c ourt , and bein g ful l y he r d
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for the C
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tha t the viola t i on of the s~atute ch rged i n the ind i ot . ent w-s in dvert -
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nd techn ica l only ,it i s c ons i dered by t he court that the s i d
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nd he is hereby requ ire d t o :p y a f i n e of tP 50 .oo and t h e
costs of t h is :prosecu t ion , · nd t h t u:pon the p
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LUTHER T JKSLEY
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I f you find t he accused , Luther Tanksley, not guilty,
you will sey so and no more.
I f you find h i m guilty as charged in ·th e indictmen t , t hen
you will say so and as certa i n h is punis'1men t by confine ment in
the :penitentia ry for a pe riod of not l ess than one ye ar n or more
t han five years, or , i n your di scret ion , by confineme nt i n jail
for a period of not l ess than six months nor more t na n twelve
months and a fine not exce e ding five hundred dollarso
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Luther Tanksley
Cha r ge to the Ju:ry
�Arrest Warrant
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R OCKINGHAM COUNTY,
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These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you .forthwith to apprehend an} b~i~ before me, or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said
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to answer the said complaint nd to be further dealt wj th according to law. And you are required to sum-
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Executed the within warrant by arresting
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ohai,-ged
i t hcrime, to be innocent, until hls guilt i s es-t.ablished
by the Common ea lth beyond any reasonable doubt, and this
presumption ot innocence goe s with the pri soner through
and appli e s t o every stage thereof.
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You, are hereby command ed to summon.
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�LYecuted on the 14t h day of Nov , 1921, by deliver
a true copy of t h e within s~mmons, in wr iting , t onA. P;
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�In the Name of the Commonw ealth of Virginia :/),.1_,, .AA'. / ~ .
To the Sheriff of ~ C o u n ty, Greeting:
You are hereby com,m,anded to summon.
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to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of__f!:.J)/kj n_tham~z: :_;/ the Court
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House thereof', at 10 o'clock, a . m., on the
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and there this Writ.
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�In the Name of the Commonwealt h of Virginia:
To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting:
You, are h ereby commanded to summon.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Title
A name given to the resource
Commonwealth v. Luther Tanksley
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Guilty
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
guilty
posession
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1927
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
Identifier
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RcPr-box7-008
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
JMU Libraries
Tanksley
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COMMONWEAIII'H OF VIRGINIA,
COIDTTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court o~ said County:
The grand jurors in and for t h e body of said county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term, 1927, upon
their oaths do present that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore
on t he 21st day of October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court
of Augusta County, Virginia, and who then and thel :e Sas 1 entenced
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to pay a fine of fifty dollars, did~ -witkiB &R& ~
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1'-he finaing et ~his in~ietment , in the said county of Rockingham,
unlawfully and feloniously manuf'acture, sell, offer, keep, store
and ex:pose for sale, give away, transport, dispense, solicit, advertise and receive orders for ardent spirits, against the peace
and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further
present that Luth er Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 21st day
of October, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court of Augusta County,
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said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully and
feloniously have in his possession ardent spirits, against the
peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further
present that Luther Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 21st day of
October, 1926, convict ed of violating the Prohibition law.s of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Circuit Court of Augusta County,
Virginia, and who then and ther~e wa
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iftaie bment in the said county of Rockingham, did unlawfully and
feloniously receive ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity
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Luther Tanksley
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ft er havin g
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not depar t thenc e w,tho ut leave of court , and be bound under
this recogni zance until said charg e is final ly dispo sed of or until
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of the said county of Rock ngham, and severally and respectively acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia, in manner and form following, that is to say: the said
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r espectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they
severally waived the benefit of their Homestead JDxellllption as to this obligation, and also waived any
claim or right to discharge any liability t o the Commonwealth arising under this r ecognizance with
coupons detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said
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Taken and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above written.
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COMMONWEA L TH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT:
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
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The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Commonwealth v. Luther Tanksley
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Indictment
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
Indictment
posession
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1927
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RcPr-box7-007
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
JMU Libraries
Tanksley
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/013b13114240653f37abf3774e5bd420.pdf
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OF VIRGINI ,
COUNTY OF "W CKIEGJ: 1'.! , t o~wi t :
I n the vi rcuit Court of said County :
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in jail and a fine of one l und.red. twent;y - fi ve dollars , within one
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
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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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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Commonwealth v. Irvin Tanksely
Description
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Felony; Not Guilty
Subject
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Felony
not guilty
operated an automobile under the influence
witness testimony
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1927
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RcPr-box7-006
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Tanksley
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COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand jurors in and for the body of sad.d county of
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upon their oaths do present that Irvin Tanksley, who was heretofore on the 22d day of January, 1926, convicted of violating the
Prohibition laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the corporation
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to serve f or a period of sixty days in Jail, did, within one year
next prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said county
of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously manufacture, sell, offer,
keep, store and expose for sale, give away, transport, dispense,
solicit, advertise and receive orders for ardent spirits, against
t he peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the Corporation Court of Staunton
Virginia, and who then and there was sentenced to pay a fine of
one hundred twenty five dollars and to serve for a period of sixty
days in jail, did, within one year next prior to the finding of
this indictment in the said county of Rockingham, unlawfully and
feloniously have in his possession ardent spirits, against the
peace and dignity of the Commonweal th of Virginiao
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January, 1926, convicted of violating the Prohibition laws of the
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Virginia, and who then and there was sentenced to pay a fine of
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Title
A name given to the resource
Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Irivn Tanksley
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Indictment
Subject
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Felony
Indictment
posession and transportation
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1927
Rights
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
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RcPr-box7-005
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Tanksley
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGI NIA ,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGH
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I n the Ci rcuit Court of said County :
The grand jurors in and for t he body of said county of Ro~~ ingham and now attending said Court at i t s December term, 1927 ,
up on the i r oaths do present that I rvi n Tanksley with i n one ye ar
next pri or to the finding o:f this i ndictment , in said county of
Rocki ngham , did unlawfully manuf a c t u r e , sell , offer , keep , store
a nd expose for sale , gi ve away , transport , dispense , solicit , adv ertise and receive orders for arden t spirits , a g ainst the peace and
dignity of the Commonwealth of Vi r gi nia .
The jurors afore said , upon the i r oaths aforesaid , do furt her
pr esent that Irvin Tanksley within one year next prior to the find ing of this indictment , in the s a i d county of Rockingham , di d unlawfully have i n his pos s e ss i on ardent spirit s , a gai nst the peac e
·and di gnity of the Commonwealth of Virgi nia .
Th e jurors aforesaid , upon their oa ths aforesaid , do further
present that Irvin Ta nksl ey, within one year next prior to the
findi ng of t h is i ndictment , i n th e s ai d county of Rockingham , did
u nl awfully receive ardent spirits , a gainst t he peace and. dignity
of the Commonwealth of Virginia .
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Ha rris , Franks . Newman , Michael Scott ,
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Title
A name given to the resource
Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<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>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Irvin Tanksley
Description
An account of the resource
Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
The topic of the resource
Misdemeanor
Indictment
posession of ardent spirits
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1927
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
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RcPr-box7-004
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Tanksley