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                    <text>u gust te r m, 1 919 .
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Foreman

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County of Rockingham, to-wit:
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The juror s of the Commonwealth of Virgi nia, in and for the
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again st the peace and digni ty of the Commonwealth of Virgi
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witne sses sworn in Court and sent befor e the Grand Jury to
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..G..oun.ty __

of _RQ.ck:.i.ng.ba.m.. _______ _

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irt the year 192§_, in the said ___C.o.lllltY-- of -- _R.o.akingha.m..---, did ~ ~ l y _________ _
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-aigainst the peace and dignity of the Commonweal th of Virginia.

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the said Court to undersfand ·and 1b e informed that said ------------ ---~--- - ------------ ----on the __________ day of ------------ --------, in the year 192 __ , in the said ______________ of

------------ ----------, did unlawfully ------------ ------------ --------·---- ------------ --

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the said Court to understand and be informed th at said ------------ ------------ -----------on the __________ day of. ____________________ , in the year 192 __ , in the said ______________ of
------------ ----------, did unlawfully ______ ------------ ------------ ---- against the peace
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---------- ~ @ / ~~

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Attorney for the Commonwealt h.

VIRGINIA:- __ City __________ of Ji~~-i:1§_QI_!'Q:!_l.Rg__________ , To-wit:

_sam_H.elt. z.eL-------- personally appeared before me ------------ ------ a
_notary .::QU blic _ for the _9.i,ty________ of ___ Rartis.onbU I;g _____ , Virginia, and made
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within twelve months prior to this date, to-wit on the ---------- day of
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Manufachn•ed undistilled ard0Rt epir i ts ,

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Sold ardent sf)iFits ;

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Sworn to this ___ ?)._:;,:!; __ day of ___ Allgu.s.t. ___ _

192-B

. -----~ ~--~

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�Commonwealth of Virginia
vs.

} l\HSDEMEANOR
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__ Ge orge Wise _____ ~---------. ______ _
Information for Violation Prohibition Law.
Witn~es:

(

•
Sam Hel'tzel

------------- ' --------------------------

Filed

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-1?:_/4~ ------- 192J'

____________________________ Clerk.
By ----------~-------·.'._ _ D. C.

�Commonwealth of Virgi nia ,
Rockingham , to -wit ;

ca me bef r e me , ha r r y I. Stric kler , Bail co mmiss i oner of t he said
County of Rockingha m, and seve rally and r espe c tively a cknowl edge d

t hemselves to be indebted t o

man-

ner and form

- -- - -- - --- - - - i n the sum of - -- - - - - - - - - - - dollars , go od snd l awful money of t he un ite d
St a t e s , to be respe ctivel y made and levied of their se veral gooa.s
chatte l s , l ands and t ent e me nts , ana_ they · seve r a lly waive 1h e bene f it of the i r Homes te ad ~xe mpt ion a s t o t h is obl igation , to t he u se
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_t;
shal l make defsul t in t he perf ormance of t he cond i t ion underwritten .

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w~

The c on di di t on of t he above recognizance is such a th if the
av ove b ound ~ .

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do a nd sha l l personal l y appe ar

be f or e the Circuit cour t of the sa id county on t he f irs t day of ih e
next t e rm there of which is on the
/f -ft da y of ~
,1 928 ,
at t he Cour t h ouse t hereof , and then end t here an~ om.mon ..
weal t h f or and conce r ning a certain
c ommi tted , whe rewi t h he. stands charged , or to any t i me or time s
t o which the pro ceed ings may be cont i nue d or further hea rd , and be fo re a ny Court or Judge , hereaft er having or holdi ng any procee ding
in conne ction wi th the sa i d charge , a nd no t de part thence without
leave of sa i d Cour t , and be b ound under this r ecognizan ce until
s i d charge i s finally

isp ose d of or until i t is decl re d void by

r de r of a compete nt Cour t , t he n t his r e cotnizance shell be null
and v oid , otherwise s ha l l re ne i n

HARRY M. STRICKLER
ATTOR NEY AT LAW

HAR RISON BURG,

VA .

��COMMONWEALTH

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·· • ...,.~ -

L ..

GEORGE WISE

l

Misdemeanor (Pro .)

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