The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-13
Laws Of JehOde.Island.
STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND q PROV
DRNCE PLANTATIONS.

DENCE PLANTATIONS.
In General assembly, Jan. Session, ls3
AN ACT relating to Licenses for sellin
rum, wine, and strong liquors.
BE il enacted by the General Assem5i
as tollo'os:
SECTION. I. The several Town Coun
ellis in this State, and the Board of ldermel
in the city Of Providence, may grant icen
sss to suitable persons applying therefore
residing in their towns or in said city, (ant
having proper accommodations for the con
We aence Of travellers) for keeping taverns
aud for selling rum, wine aud strong H.
quors, or any or either Of them, in iheil
respective dwelling houses, in quanritie,
less than one quart, and TO be drank or
used ia such dwelling houses onl =; and
shall take therefor, n sum not less than ten
nor more ihnn fifty dollars; two dollars Of
whiclI shall be to and for the use of the
Stae, and tho residue 10 and for the use
Of the town or city whero the license shall
be granted.
Sec. 2. The said Town Councils and
the Board of Aldermen may, in their dis
cretion, grant licenses to tll suitable per-
sons applying for the same, residing in
their towns respectively or in said city, for
selling, rum, wine, aud other strong liquors,
or any or either of them, in quantities less
than ten gallons and may in their discre-
tion prohibit such persons from selling, de-
liyering, or suffering to bo taken away,
sucli rum, wine, or strong liquors, in guam
titles less than one quart; and may probib-
it the drinking Of any such rum, wine, or
strong liquors so sold, in their respective
dwelling houses, stores, or possessions (; and
shall take for such license sum not less thar
seven dollars nor more than forty dollars
two dollars of which shall he to aud for
the use Of tho State, and the residue TO and
for the use of The town or city where the
license shall be granted.
Sec. 3. The licenses eraRted, shall dis
tinctiy set forth the term md conditions
therefor, and shall set forth the section OF
this act, BY virtue Of which they are grant
ej.
Each town council and the said Board
OF Aldermen, shall take bond with satisfac-
tory security, from all persons so licensed,
condiiisned to comply with the terms of
the license and of this act to maintain
good order in their houses and possessions |;
not to sell or suffer to be sold in their dwell
ing houses or possessions, rum, wine or
strong liquors in any quantity, to or BY any
persons on Sunday not knowingly to sell
the same or permit The same to be sold u,
any time, in any quantity to any person in
"a state of intoyication, nor .to a habitual
drankard, knowing him to be such, and no,
Knowingly to suffer any person to become
Intoxicated in their respective dwelling
houses or possessions.
Sec. a. If nny such licensed person
shsll IN amy instance, wifully violate the
conditions of the bend by him given, his
license shall be utterly void, upon hcng 50
declared by the town council or Board of
Aldermen aforesaid.
Sec. s. Any person who shall sell any
rum, wine, or s,r"ng liquors, or my person
who knowingly suffers to be sold upon his
possessions any rum, wine, or strong liquors,
in quantities less than ten gallons, Without
license as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay
fnr every such offence, the sum Of twenty
dollars, TO he recovered by indictmen, be.
fore any competent court, land in such ca
ses the whole penalty shall be paid into the
General Treasury or the same may be
recovered by na action, qui tam, before a
Justice of the Peace or Court Of Common
Pleas, in which case half the penalty shall
belong to the prosecutor and the other half
t" the State. Aud any sale Of quantity
of ten gallons or more in cases where the
same shall he delivered or taken away in
less quantities than ION gallons, shall be
deemed violation hereof. Aud any per-
son licensed under this act who shall sell
contrary to the terms of his license and of
this act, shall forfeit and pay the snme pen
nIty as in this section before provided.
See. 6. Any person who shall, Without
license ns aforesaid, and with design to
ded, sell or give away any rum, wine, or
strong liquors, upon prctence Of admission
10 any room, public show, or exhibition,
taking pay for admission to surh room,
show. or exhibition, or who shnll give or
furnish any person with such rum, wine, or
strong liquors, taking pay for some other
article OF merchandise ut or abouf the sun,e
Tune sold !" the same person or persons,
without license, aud with the design afore-
said, shall notwithstanding such preteuce ef
admission, exhibition, or sale of other goods,
he deemed aud taken to be guilty of vio.
lstion Of the fifth section Of this act. and he
subJee: to the penalty in said section provi- |
ded. lfIIlel
Sec. z. II say person not licensed as a.
f"rssaid, and occupying any dwelling house, !
store, or other possessions whatever, shall
sell rum, wine. or strong liquors in any .e-
cret and clandcssine way, ei,hor by a dumb
waiter. revolving stand, slide or drawer, or
any other secret way. the owner Of suct
house, store, or other possessions. ubicb