The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1779-06-09 00:00:00, page 6

YHERE AS the only proper End and Design of Taverns,
/ Inns and Ordinaries, is the Entertainment of Travellers,
and Persons having Occasion to meet at such Houses to
their lawful and necessary Business, and not that of idle
>rderly Persons, who frequent such Places, and more efpe
late, to tipple and consume their Time in Revelling, Gam
unkennefs, and other scandalous Practices, deftrudive of
1 and every moral Virtue, and difgraceful to the Govern
ider which they are fuffered to prevail.
; it therefore Enacted by the Council and General
of this State, and it is hereby Enabled by the Authority of the
hat if any Person keeping a Tavern, Inn or Ordinary, shall
Cyder, Beer, or spirituous Liquors of any Kind, simple or
to any Person of his or her Neighbourhood, more than what
!tely necessary for his or her moderate Refreshment; he or
Fending, (hall, for every such Offence, forfeit the Sum of
'nds, to be recovered (with Costs of Suit) by any Person
sue for the fame : One Moiety whereof to belong to the
or, and the other Moiety to be paid to the Overseer of the
the Precind where the Offence was committed, to and for
of such Poor.
:d it is hereby further Enacted, That if any Person
'avern, Inn or Ordinary, shall be there fuffered to tipple
to Excess, the Person keeping such Tavern, Inn or Ordi
-111, for every such Offence, forfeit the Sum of Six Pounds,
A Message from Council by Mr. Sinnickfon.
folded, Council-Chamber, May 28, 1779'
HAT Isaac Collins be directed to print Five Hundred Copies
of the Aft, intitled, An Aft to prevent idle and disorderly
ns mifpending their Time at Publick-Houfes, and for the Sup
on of other Immoralities ; together with Copies of this Relo
n, to be distributed in the several Counties of this State:
that every Person who keeps a Publick-Houfe, Inn or Ordi
be directed to fix and keep up in publick View, in his or
Toufe, one of the said Copies. And that it be recommended
'// ACT to prevent idle and disorderly Persons mifpending tbeir Time at Publick-Houfes, and for
the Suppression of other Immoralities.
overed and applied as aforefaid.
d it is hereby further Enacted, That if any Person
fe, threaten, or maltreat the Keeper of any Tavern, Inn
iary, on being refufed strong Drink or spirituous Liquor
ind, pursuant to the Intent and Design of this Ad, he or
for every such Offence, forfeit any Sum not exceeding
nds nor under Six Pounds, according to the Aggravation
fence, to be recovered and applied as aforefaid; and shall
', in case he commits an Assault or Battery, be liable to a
on at the Suit of the State for the fame, and shall also be
>a Civil Adion at the Suit of the Person injured, for
iges sustained thereby.
d it is hereby further Enacted, That if any Person
a Tavern, Inn or Ordinary, shall fuffer Gaming of any
tis or her House, or shall keep or fuffer to be kept in his
oufe, any Cards, Dice, or other Implements for Gaming,
so offending, shall, for every such Offence, forfeit the Sum
'ounds, to be recovered and applied as aforefaid.
T) WHEREAS playing Fives, Ninepins, Longbullets,
ther Game whatsoever of a similar Kind at Taverns, Inns
aries, serves to intice many young and inconsiderate
) those Places of publick Entertainment, there to mifpend
e, and neglect their proper and lawful Employments, how
ffary their Labour may be for their own or Family's Sup
-0 supply the more important Wants and Exigencies of the
; it therefore Enacted by ibe Authority aforefaid,
and every Person who shall presume to play at any or
te Games last above mentioned, or any other Game what
fimilar Kind, at or near any Tavern, Inn or Ordinary,
)üblick Highway, or upon the Ground, or against the
ut-houfe of any Person or Persons whatsoever, without
'the Owner or Owners of fucli House or Ground, he
Lending in either of the said Cases, shall, for each and
offence, forfeit the Sum of Six Pounds, to be recovered
as aforefaid.
t is hereby further Enacted, That if any Person
.; to fell or retail any Rum, Brandy, Wine, or ether
iy Kind, under the Quantity of one Quart, or any Cy
|Hßeer or Metheglin, (except for the life of the Sick,)
Bftrong Liquors, or any mixed Liquors, diredly or in
the Quantity of five Gallons, unless licenced to keep
or Ordinary pursuant to Law, he or she so offending,
Offence, forfeit the Sum of Twenty Pounds, and
Rd, and every other subsequent Offence, the Sum of
■ to be recovered, with Costs of Suit, by any Person
the fame, one Half to the Prosecutor, and the other
^■aid to the Overseer of the Poor of the Precind where
committed, to and for the Use of such Poor.
S TATE OF NEW-JERSE Y.
HOUSE of ASSEMBL Y, May 28, 1779.
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' to the several Courts of Quarter-Sessions, not to grant or renew
' a Licence to any Person to keep a Tavern, Inn or Ordinary,
' who shall negled or refufe to comply with the Requisition herein
‘ contained. And that the said Isaac Collins publish the said Act
' in the New-Jersey Gazette.'
Which Message being read and considered,
Refolded,
That this House do concur in the Resolution therein contained
Extract from the Journals,
JOS. PHILLIPS, Clerk, Pro Tem.
7. And it is hereby further Enacted, That after the
Publication of this Ad, no Person whatsoever shall in any Case, or
under any Pretence, be licenced by any Court within this State to
keep a Tavern, Inn or Ordinary, unless recommended to such Court
for that Purpose by and under the Hands of at lead twelve reputa
ble Freeholders of the Neighbourhood where such Tavern, Inn or
Ordinary is proposed to be kept. And if any Licence, for the
Purpose aforefaid, shall be granted without such Recommendation,
the fame shall be void and of none effed.
8. AND WHEREAS the Laws now in Force are found in
fufficient for retraining the growing Evils of Sabbath-breaking,
Drunkenness and profane Swearing: Be it therefore fui ther
Enacted, That if any Person shall be guilty of Drunkenness,
Cursing, Swearing, or breaking the Lord's Day by doing any or
dinary Work thereon, (except Works of Necessity or Mercy,)
he or she so offending, shall, for every such Offence, be fined in
the Sum of Three Pounds with Costs, by any Justice of the Peace
of the County where the Offence was committed, one Half to
belong to the Prosecutor or Informer, and the other Half to be paid
to the Overseer of the Poor of the Precind where the Offence was
committed, to and for the Use of such Poor. And in Case any
such Offender fnall negled or refufe to pay the Fine imposed on
him as aforefaid, it shall and may be lawful for the said Justice,
and he is hereby required to commit such Offender to the Stocks
for any Time not exceeding four Hours.
9. And it is hereby further Enacted, That if it shall so
happen that any of the said Fines, Part whereof is directed to be
appropriated to the Use of the Poor, shall not be sued for within the
Space of three Weeks after the Offence, for which such Fine is by
this Act made recoverable, was committed, the Overseer of the
Poor of the Precind where the Offence was committed, shall, on
being informed thereof, or in case he shall by any other Means
come to the Knowledge thereof, sue for, and with^Cofts of Suit,
recover such Fine to and for the Use of such Poor, under the Pe
nalty of Fifty Pounds in case of Neglect or Refufal, to be recover
ed, with Costs, as aforefaid, by any Person that will sue for the
fame, and applied one Half to the Use of the Prosecutor, and the
other Half to the Use of the said Poor: Provided always, That
if any Overseer of the Poor shall sue for any Fine in Behalf of any
Precinct, pursuant to the Directions of this Ad, and shall not obtain
a Judgment in Favour of such Precinct, it shall and may be lawful
for such Overseer to pay the Costs of such Suit out of any Money
in his Hands belonging to such Town or Precinct.
10. And be it further Enacted, That each and every Per
son who shall be guilty of Drunkenness, Sabbath-breaking or pro
fane Swearing, in the Hearing, View, or Presence of any J -e of
the Peace of any County in this State, such Person, so of < ,
shall incur the fame Forfeitures, and be fubjeft to the fam
ties as if he or she had been duly convicted thereof by tl
mony of one or more credible Witnesses.
11. And it is hereby Provided and Enacted, 1
Prosecution be commenced for any of the Offences before
oned in this Act, unless within three Months after the said Oi ~-
have been committed.
12. And IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ENACTED, T^at such n
aforefaid Fines and Forfeitures, as are in Part to be -applied to the'
Use of the Poor, shall be recoverable before any one Justice dt
the Peace in like Manner as Debts of Six Pounds and under are,
or shall be made recoverable ; any Law, Usage or Custom to the
Contrary notwithstanding. , ••
13. And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforefaid,
That so much of an A& of Assembly, intitled, An Act for Supprefling
of Immorality, passed December the 12th, One Thousand Seven Hun-'
dred and Four; and of an Ad, intitled, An A&for regulating Ta
verns, Ordinaries, Innkeepers and Retailers of Jlrong Liquors, passed
March the 1 sth, One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-eight-nine ;
and of one other Act of Assembly, intitled, An Aft for the better
regulating Confables, Vendues and Taverns, passed May the loth,
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-eight, as is altered or
supplied by, or repugnant to the Provisions of this Ad, fliall be
and is hereby repealed and made void.
Passed at Trenton, May 28, 1779.
CALEB C AM P, Speaker.