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                    <text>COMMONWEALTH 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 April
term, 192~ upon their oaths do present that Arch Lawson, who
was h~retofore on the eath day of April, 1925, convicted of
violating t he Proh ibition laws of t h e Commonwealth of Virginia
in the Circuit Court of said Rockingham County, and who then
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and there was sent enced to serve a term of two and one-half
years i n the penitentiary, did, withi n one year next prior to
t h e finding of t h is i ndictment, in the said count y of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously have i n h is possession about
one quart of ardent spirit~, against t h e peace and di gnity of
tbe Commonwealth of Virginia.

This indictment is found on the testimony of
R. Fawley,

w.

T. Rexr ode, J. L. Dirting , ands. F. Newman, wit-

nesses sworn in Court and sent before t h e grand Jury to give
evidence.

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Commonwealth
v) Indictment

Arch Lawson

Misdemeanor
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Commonwealth's Attorney

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�Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County of,

to-wit:

To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of
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and· State:

(a) That Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully manufactured, sold, kept, stored, possessed, held, used and concealed

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Give name, ifna 1ne unkn own. sa y, .. Whose name is to th e informan t unk no wn "

(b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermenters and other appliances connected with such still and used, and mash and
other substances, capable of being used, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession of, and unlawfully used by one
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Here give name, or describe a s in [a ] above

And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you,
with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize iiluch ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possesd or used in violation of law, and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found,
and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution
of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with
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according to law; and make return of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular
statement and sufficient de~ription of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if
any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and
the return thereof, as required by law.
Given under my hand and seal this... / ~.....day oL.µ i . •.......... 192.f/-......

�DIRECTIONS ·
I.

If :only Ardent Spirits and containers, be· seized,
the Mag:istrate shall fix a time not less than 10
not more than 30 days from the date of return .
for:1 the .hearing of said retur:n. ,If no claimant l
appear, the Ardent Spirits and a,rt-icles are to be
for:fei ted to Commonwealth. Any person cfaim 0 1
ing any of same must file a written claim stating
particularly the character and extent of his in- ,
terest therein, whereupon the Magistrate shall
certify the warrant, written claim and article!!
claimed, to the Circuit or Corporati,o n Court, ~
the ease· may be, for determination, ,~nd declaret
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the uncfaimed- articles forfeited.

2. If still, still cap, worm, tubs, heater. fermenters ,i.

or any appliance connected with a still and used, .
or ma~h or other s ubstance capable of being us- ,
ed, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, b ~
seized, the mash (after taking a sample) shall b~
destroyed, and the facts and artides seized re-'
ported to the Prohibition Commissioner and '
Commonwealth's Attorney.
(A copy of thi1
warrant and proper return will b ~ a sufficien,
notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and contain ,
ers disposed of a s in No . . 1 above.

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WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
: SPIRITS, ~TC.
Common~eal th df Virginia
vs.

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Execu ted , the within warran ~ this -,----------- day

Other than above stated the following are wit. nesses.:

of ______ !. ________________ , 192 ___ , by searching the
within stated ·_ .·----------- .---------------·------'
Here-state house. roortJ., piece

an d by ,seizing the . following described Ardent
Spirits and other things therein found (and arresting the above named person found , in possession
thereof) ~nd by .posting 8: 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

This m a tter se t for hearing on the ____ ____ day
' of ----------------------, 192 ____ .
No claim ?f ownersJ:i,ip or interest in any of the
said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged
and declared confisc~_ted a nd forfeited to the Commonwealth.
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Given under my hand this ________________ day

as front do~r of house, doo~ of room or premises

of ----------------------, 192 ____ _

Description of Ardent Spirits and other things .
seized -------------------- , _______________ ' ------ ,

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Written claim of ownership o:i:::~:~:is:::ng
been filed . to certain ·of the said things herein seized, this warrant, tire said claim and the. things in
the claim particularly described, are hereby certified to the ________________ Court of this _________ _

, for determination, ,a nd the said things unclaimed
are h ereby adjudged and declared confiscated
.~ and forfeited to the Commonweal th.
Given under my hand this _______________ day

of.

of ----------------------, 192 ____ ,
Title of Magistrate

4. A copy of this warrant ancl the return thereoJ
must be posted at the front door of the house, or
on the door of the room, or on the premises at
the place the Ardent Spirits may be found.
Given under my hand this ____________ day of

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3. If Ardent Spirits a re being transported in an automobile,. boat, wagon, buggy, or other 1•ehicle;
the Ardent Spirits and containers shall be pre,
served and the vehicle shall be delivered to th~
Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the
Prohibition Com.missioner and Commonwe alth's
Attorney and Ardent Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy
this warrant and prope r return will be a suffif ·
cien t report. )

See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-~
Acts of Assembly, 1918, Page 578.

The following named officer's and persons as' si sted. me in the execution of this warrant:

---------------------· 192 ____ .
Title

NOTE. -Unless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits
being transported in vehicle, boat or baggage, it is
to be returned to the jurisdiction from which issu1
, ed. If issued for Ardent Spirits so transpor.ted, it
, can be executed in. any part of the State, and returned to any justice in any oounty or city through
• which they are carded.

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vs.

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Misdeme anor

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                    <text>S'l'ATg OF VIRGI1H1:1. ,
COJI rtY 01!1 !"'O C~:IIJ HAU , to-wit :

In t he Circuit Court of .said County:

The grand jurors i n and fo r the bo d y1.1.o f re.id County
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                    <text>COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The jurors of the Commonwealth of Virginia in
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ody of said county of Rockingham and now

attending said Court at its October term, 1930, upon their
oaths do present that Ar,ie Henkle, on October 12, 1930,
in said county, did unlawfully operate an automobile while
under the influence of ardent spirits, against the peace
and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virgi nia.

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C.R. Faw+eY and John Logan, witnesses sworn in Court and
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COHJMONWEALTH OF VIRGD IA,
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In the Circuit Court of said Countu:
The grand jurors i n and for the body of said
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