The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-23 00:00:00

BEER ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

Lord Melbourne, on Tuesday last, presented to the
House of Lords hie Bill to amend the Beer Act. It is
entitled—" A Bill to amend an Act passed in the Fit at
Year of his present Majesty's Reign, entitled an Act to
permit the general Sale of Beer and Cider by retail in
England."
The preamble sets forth that, " Whereas an Act was
passed in the first year of the reign of his present Majesty,
entitled ' An Act to permit the general Sale of Beer and
Cider by retail in England,' and whereas the said recited
Act requires to be amended, be it therefore enacted," &c.
Its clauses provide...." I. That no licences to retail beer
be granted to any constable or other peace officer.
" 2. That in case of any licensed person being elected
constable, tithing-man, or headborough, on production of

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licence, and proof of actually carrying on the business.
:0 be discharged from office.

• 3. That licence is not to be granted to any person* who shall not be the real resident occupier of the house:
and assessed in respect thereof for six months to the poor's
rates, or who shall not have paid the rates due, or who
shall have received parochial relief.
" 4. That in extra-parochial places a licence may be
granted to the resident occupier of a house assessed to the
inhabited house duty, if not otherwise disqualified.
" 5. Repeals 1. W. IV. c. 64. sec. 4. relating to bond
to be entered into by licensed victuallers.
" 6. That a bond be entered into by licensed! retailers.
" 7. That no person be received as a surety who is not
cimself qualified to be licensed; and in case of a surety
healing to be qualified, a new surety to be provided, or
the licence to be void,
4• 8. That persons applying to be licensed produce a
certificate from the overseer of the poor, and in extra-
parochial places from the collector of taxes, of their being " assessed, and having paid their rates. Y'
"9. That the overseer of the poor or tax-collector wil- - lr
fully omitting or ceasing to rate any person, or wader-rating
him, to prevent his obtaining a licence, or refusing a rer-
tifteate, to forfeit SO?.
10. Regulates the transfer of licences.
" 11. Provides that it shall be lawful to any Justice or
,J•l'7,:" Justices of the Peace of the town, division, or place in
which the house and premises of any person licensed under r'w
the provisions of the said recited Act are situate, ou coin- 7
plaint on oath that there is rioting or disturbance in such
house, or that peraans are drinking or remaining therein at
times or hours when such house is by law prohibited to
be open, to issue his or their warrant commanding any ..-
constable or other peace officer of the place to enter into
such house ; and every such constable and other peace .5 officer is hereby empowered and required to remove and 'LL
put out all persons who shall be found in any such house
concerned in any riot or disturbance, or drinking or re-
maining therein at times or hours when such house is by
law prohibited to be open ; and every person who shall
assault, or resist, or obstruct any constable or ether peace
officer in the execution of such duty shall forfeit and
pay a sum not exceeding ten pounds ; and any con-
stab'e or peace officer so assaulted, resisted, or oh-
structed, may immediately arrest and detain the
party so offendina, and convey him before one or
more Justice ar Justice of the Peace ; and the Justice or
Justices before whom such person shall be brought shall,
on proof of the offence, convict the person so brought before
him in the penalty aforesaid ; and in case the said penalty
shall not forthwith be paid, the said Justice or Justices is
and are hereby required to commit the party who shall be
so convicted to the gaol or house of correction for any time
not exceeding three calendar months ; and if the person
convicted of such offence be the licensed occupier of the
house, such Justice or Justices may further adjudge and
declare his licence to be forfeited, and the same shall ti ere-
upon become void.
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licensed to retail beer or cider under the said
Act, and having declared his name and office at the door
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magistrate's warrant to mare, shall not be admitted into
such house, such licensed person shall forfeit and p y the
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sum of not less than 205., nor more than 10/.
13. Provides that persons licensed to retail beer alai

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