The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-10-28

AN ACT
Laying duties on licenses to retailers of wines.
spurious liquors and foreign merchandise. Il,

assembled That every person who shali dt al IN tue
selling of any GOODS wares or merchandise, ex-
cept such as are OF the growth, produce, or manu-
iaoture OF the United States, except such as are
sold by the importer ,ereof in the original cask,
case, box package wherein the same shall have
been imported, shalt be deemed TO be, ana hereby
is declared to be retail dealer in merchandise
within the meaning of This act; that every person
Who shall deal in the retail OF wines in less guam
uty in less quantities time than thirty gall
Ions, except the importer in the original cask, box
or package wherein the same shall have been i'm
ported, shall be deemed 10 be, and hereby Is de-
cia, ed to be retail dealer in wines, within the
meaning of this act and that every person who
shall deal in the selling of any distilled sprituous
liquors an less quantities than twenty gallons at one
time, shalt be deemed TO be, and hereby is declar-
Ell TO be retail dealer in distilled spirituous Ii
quors Prorioed aissays, That nothing herein
tanned shall be construed To extend to physicians,
aputhecaries. surgeons chemists. as TO any wines
or spili,uous liquors, which they may use in the
preparation or making up of medicines ior sick,
lame diseased persons only or TO the sale ct do
nestic spirits sold in quantities not less than five
galons the place where the same shall have been
dislle<v and by the person or ~ rsopsto whom
license Tor distng the saline been grant
ed asresab,y 70 ,ns laws Avs 9{Ps ppi.s 'ass
SON who, on the first Hpf January next shall DC
'sss %ss. !" wine .ssses ss spsi,ss
before LAY, al Very persorllVho I!er the.
said day Hi become or intend to become susA.re-
tail dealer as siort shall, before he Shall
begin to sell by retail is afogesaid, any wine,
ldisted spiruos liquors or merchandise, applytor
and obtain from the collector appointed by virtue OF
the act, entitled San act for the assessment and
collection of direct taxes and internal duties" for
the collection district in which such person resides,
one or more licenses as the case may be, for carry
ing the business of selling by retail aforesaid;
which licenses respectively shall be granted for the
N Of tir,aut he fir
respectively of the duty by this act laid such IL
cense and shall be renewed yearly upon the pay-
ment of the like sum for each license And IL any
person shall, after the 81 day. deal in the selling
of wines, distilled sprituous liquors. merchandise,
by retail as above described and defined, without
having license therefor as aforesaid continuing in
force such person shall in addition TO the pay ymcnt
of the duty, forfeit and pay the OF one bundled
and Fifty dollars, TO be recovered with costs OF suit
And no such cence shall be sufficient for the sell
ling of wines, distilled spiri,uous liquors
chandize as aforesaid by retail at more than one
place at the time but any person who by col
or OF such license shall sell any wines, distilled sp-
tNrtuons liqaors,.o rierchandee aforesaid ut
than one place the same time shall bc deemed to
be in spect To such OF the said articids be
she shall SO sell at more than place at the same
time, retail dealer therein the may DC,
without cense and shall forfeit and pay the like
sum Of one hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to
the psyment Of the duty to be recovered with costs
of SUIT.
sec 3. .lnd be 10 further enacted, That it shall be
the duty OF the collectors aforesaid within their re-
spcctIve districts 10 grant licenses for retailing,
which licenses shall be marked with mark demo.
ting the rate Of the duty thereupon, and shall be
signed by the commissioner Of the reveaue, and be-
ing countersgned by the collector, who shall ISSUE
the same, ,he same TO be issued, shall be
granted any pcrssn who shall desire The same up
application in writing, and upon payment OF the
sum or duty payable by this act upon each license
requested Propided, ARRAYS, That no license shall
be granted any person sell wines, distilled spi-
ritous liquors or merchandise aforesaid who is
prohibited to sell the same by any State.
Sec. A. md be further enacted, That the follow
ing duties shall be paid the licenses abovemen.
tened, viz
On retailers of merchandise. Including wines and
spirits, If in Cities towns or villages, contain x,
within the limits of one nile square, than orc
hundred families. twenty-five dollars Of wines ~
lone, twenty dollars: Of spirits alone, twenty dol
lars; of domestic spirits alone, fifteen dollars OF
merchandise other than wines and spirits, fifteen
dollars.
II any other place than cities, towns or villages
containing within the limits Ut mile square more
than one hundred families on retailers of merchan-
die, includng vines md spirits, fifteen dollars; oi
wines and spirits, fifteen dollars of spirits alone,
twelve dollars; OF domestic spirits alone, ten dol
lars of merchandise other than wines and spirits,
ten dollars.
Sec s. ind be IL further enacted, That IL shall be
the juy of the collectors aforesaid in their respec-
tive districts, and they aereiy authorized TO col
lcct the duties I'M osrd by this act; and 10 prose
cute for the recovery Of the same and for the re-
covery OF any sum or sums which may be forfeited
by virtue of this act. And all hnes, penalties and
foreiturcs which shall be incurred by force of tbis
act, shall and may be sued Tor and recovered IN the
Of the United states, or OF tue collector with
in whose district any such lne, penalty forfeiture
shall have been incurred, by bill, plant niorna-
ti.ere tp le a. ed
States, and the other moiciy thereof TO le use Of
the person Who, if collector shall first discover.
other than collector shall first Inform of the Cause,
m.tter, or thing whereby any such fine, penalty, OF
forfeiture shall have been incurred and where the
cause of action complaint shall arise or accrue
more than fifty miles distant from the nearest place
by law established for holding Of district couft
within the district in which the same shal arise
accrue, suc', suit aod recovery may be had before
any court of the State holden whin the said dis