of any public assembly, camp or grove meeting, convened for the purpose of religious worship; though this provision is not to prevent any person from selling merchandise at the shop or store where he actually transacts business; nor from selling liquors in any place where he shall have received a license therefor before the appointment of such religious meeting; nor to prevent any peddler from selling his goods to any person at the usual place of business or residence of such person. And any person guilty of offending against either of these provisions, upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace, may be fined not exceeding thirty dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding thirty days, or may be sentenced to both such punishments. (Ib., Secs. 25 and 26.)

§ 928. It is further declared that any person guilty of noisy, rude or indecent behavior, of exhibiting shows or plays, or promoting or engaging in horse racing or gambling at or near any such religious meeting, so as to interrupt or disturb the same, or at any religious meeting of the citizens of the State, of maliciously cutting or otherwise injuring or destroying any lamps or tents, or other property belonging to any tent-holder or other person, upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, or if the offense be of an aggravated nature, the offender may be held to recognize with sufficient sureties to appear at the district court next to be holden in the same county; and upon conviction before such court, he may be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Parents and guardians are made respectively liable for forfeitures incurred by children and wards under their care. (Ib., Secs. 27 and 28.)

§ 929. Any person guilty of any such offense may be re

quired to recognize with sureties in a sum not less than one hundred dollars, to appear at the district court next to be holden in the same county, and to abide the order of said court, and in the meantime to be of good behavior; and if the recognizance be forfeited, the court may require such offender to recognize with such sufficient sureties, in a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars, to appear at the next term of such court, and to abide the order thereof, and in the meantime to be of good behavior; and so on, from time to time, as may be ordered by said court, as long as such forfeiture may be incurred. (Ib., Secs. 29 and 30.)

§ 930. Any person may, upon view or knowledge of any offense described, go before some justice of the peace of the town, or adjoining town, to that in which the offense was committed, who must, upon complaint under oath, issue his warrant, cause the offender to be arrested, and proceed to a hearing of the complaint. All fines and forfeitures for such offenses that may be collected, must be paid by the justice of the peace, or the court collecting the same, into the county treasury to the credit of the common school fund of the county, within ninety days after collecting the same. It is declared that no prosecution for any such offense can be sustained, unless commenced within sixty days after the commission of the offense. (Ib., Secs. 31, 32 and 33)

§ 931. The forms for these proceedings may be found in those prescribed for similar proceedings in the State of New York, to which reference is made. (Ante, Secs. 864, 866, etc.)

932. In the State of Iowa, it is enacted that if any person willfully disturb or disquiet any assembly of persons met for religious worship, by profane discourse, or rude and indecent behavior, or by making a noise either within the [Tr.]

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place of worship or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the assembly; or within one mile of the place where any religious society is collected together for religious worship in any field or woodland, expose to sale or gift any spirituous or other liquors, or any articles of merchandise, or any provisions or other articles of traffic, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days, or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. Though the provision in regard to exposing to sale, etc., of any liquors, etc., are declared not to apply to tavern or grocery keepers exercising their calling or business in the places mentioned in their licenses, if they have such; nor to any distillers, or manufacturers, or others, in the prosecution of their ordinary calling or business, so as to prevent them from vending or exposing to sale any such articles at their place of residence; nor to any person having a written permit from the person having charge of such religious society, to sell any of such articles, on complying with the regulations of such assembly, and with the laws of the State. (Iowa Laws, Revision of 1860, Ch. 172, Secs. 4360, 4361 and 4362.)

§ 933. It is declared by statute in the State of Kansas, that every person who shall willfully, maliciously or contemptuously disquiet or disturb any congregation or assembly of people, met for religious worship, by making a noise, or by rude and indecent behavior, or profane discourse, within their place of worship, or so near to the same as to disturb the order or solemnity of the meeting, or menace or assault any person there being, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by fine, not exceeding one hundred dollars; and, if unable to pay a fine, by confinement in the county jail, not exceeding three months. (Compiled Laws of Kansas, 1862, Ch. 33, Sec. 242.)

§ 934. It is also provided by the statute of Kansas, that any person who shall erect or keep a booth, tent, stall or other contrivance for the purpose of selling, or otherwise disposing of any wine or spirituous or fermented liquors, or any drink of which wine, spirituous or fermented liquors form a part, within one mile of any camp or field meeting for religious worship, during the time of holding such meeting, shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by fine, not exceeding ten dollars. (Ib., Sec. 244.)

§ 935. No forms need be given for these cases in the State of Kansas, as they are declared misdemeanors, and may be prosecuted and tried as other misdemeanors are.

CHAPTER LXIX.

DISTURBING RELIGIOUS MEETINGS IN DELAWARE, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA-LAWS AND PENALTIES-HOW ENFORCED.

§ 936. In the State of Delaware, any person who shall willfully interrupt, disturb, or molest any church meeting, congregation or society, assembled for the purpose of religious worship, is deemed by statute guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to be fined not less than eight, nor more than sixty dollars. (Revised Code of Delaware, 1852, Ch. 131, Sec. 2.)

§ 937. It is also declared by statute that if any person shall make, have, or keep any booth, stall, tent, carriage or place, for the purpose of selling or disposing of, or shall

sell, offer or dispose of any spirituous liquor, wine, porter, beer, cider, bread, food, or other provisions, or articles, within two miles of any camp-meeting held for religious worship, during the continuance of such meeting, or on the the day before its commencement, excepting taverns and stores regularly established, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than one, nor more than twenty dollars; though it is made lawful for any three of the managers of such meeting, by license in writing, to authorize such stand or tent, for the sale of food, provisions and provender. (Ib., Sec. 3.)

§ 938. In the State of Maryland the provision of law is, that if any person erect, place or have any booth, stall, tent, carriage, boat, vessel or other vehicle or other contrivance whatever, for the purpose or use of selling, giving, or otherwise disposing of any kind of spirituous or fermented liquors, or any other articles of traffic, or sell, give, barter, or otherwise dispose of any spirituous or fermented liquors, or any other articles of traffic within two miles of any campmeeting, or other place of religious worship, during the time of holding any meeting for religious worship at such place, such person, on conviction before a justice of the peace, for the first offense shall be fined not less than five, nor more than twenty dollars, and stand committed to jail until the fine and costs are paid; and for the second offense shall be fined as aforesaid, and be imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days. (1 Maryland Code, 1860, Art. XXX, Sec. 164.)

§ 939. In addition to the penalties for the aforesaid offense, any person guilty, will forfeit all such liquors and articles of traffic, and all the chests and other things containing the same, belonging to and in the possession of the offender, together with the booth, tent, etc., prepared and