Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-02-14

censed as herein provided, shall erect any
sign or continue one before erected, for keep.
ing public house, or if any person licensed
as in the first section Of this ac. is provided,
shall not erect and maintain some suitable
sign, he shall pay the penalty provided in
the fifth section of this act.
Sec. IL. All licenses shall be hereafter
made to expire on the first Monday of April
in each year; and in all cases where licenses
are granted for a shorter period than ono
year, the amount to be received for such
license shall be proportionably reduced by
the Town Council or Board Of Aldermen.
Sec. l2. Every license granted as afore-
said shall be considered as taking effect from
the time the bond hereby required is lodged
in the Office of the clerk of the town or city,
and not before.
Sec. l3. In any action or prosecution,
against any person for selling rum, wine, or
strong liquor, in violation or in evasion OF
this act, or for otherwise offending against
the provisions thereof, it shall be sufficient to
set forth in the declaration or indictment that
he did, within certain time mentioned therein
sell, or suffer to be sold in his possessions,
rum, wine, or strong liquors. without setting
forth the name of the person to whom such
rum, wine, or strong liquors was sold or fur
precise time thereof; and proof may be given
of any violation Of law committed within the
times mentioned.
Sec. IA. If any person, with or without IL
cense, shall sell any rum, wine, or strong
liquors, or shall suffer to be sold from or upon
his buildings or possessions, any rum, wine,
or strong liquors, to any member of the Mar
ragansett tribe of Indians knowing him to be
such, unless under the advice of regular
practising physician, he shall forfeit and pay
the penalty provided in the fifth section OF
this act: to be recovered in the same man.
ner and to the same uses as provided in said
fifth section.
Sec. Is. Whenever the freemen of any
town or city, shall, by vote passed in legal
town or ward meeting, instruct the Town
Council or the Board Of Aldermen to grant
or not to grant licenses for the sale of rum
wine, or strong liquors in quantities less
than one gallon, such vote shall be binding
on such Council or Board of Aldermen
Provided such instructions shall not be given
more than once in each year, and provided
also that notice that said subject is 10 be
acted on, shall be contained in the warrant
for calling said meetings: And provided also
that in all such cases the questions at the re-
guest Of any one freemen, which request in
the city OF Providence shall be made to the
Board Of Aldermen previous to the ward
meetings, shall be put separately as 10 the
different species of licenses authorised by
this act.
Sec. l6. Ward meetings in the city o:
Providence, for the purpose mentioned in the
last section, shall be called by the Board Of
Aldermen upon the written application of any
twenty one freemen Of said city; and the
vote therein shall be by ballots shall within
two days be returned to said Board Of Alder
men who shall count them and declare the
result.
Sec. IL. All laws heretofore passed regu-
lating licenses for the sale of rum, wine and
strong liquors, or in amendment or addition
10, or suspending the same, are hereby re-
pealed: Provided that all licenses granted
under said laws or any Of them, shall remain
in force during the term for which they were
granted.
True copy-witness,
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.