Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-06-04
Notice to Tavern-keepeys.

WHEREAS petition has been presented to the Judg
w es of the Quarter Sessions of Onion county, repre-
s,ntinr that the Petitioners believe most if not all the
licensed tayernkeepcrs in this county in the practice
Of selling spurious liquors and permitting ppng at their
houses on sunday, contrary to law by means of which
that holy day is SHAMEFUL desecraed and vast amount
of intemperance, immortality and crime Is produced and
said petitioners therefore earnestly pray the court -
make order forbdGin the practice and requiring the
Prosecuting Attorney to give notice OF the same
And Whereas the Grand Jury Of Union county, at the
May Session, A D. 1851 repor that proper measures
should he taken by the District Attorney TO ascertain
whether there not practice by some licensed tavern
keepers to sell sprtuous liquors the Sabbath days and
that any found doing the honorable Court take then
licenses from all such violate the law
Therefore the Court made the following order:
"The Court requests the attention of the District At
torney to the ndaon of the Grand jury and d
that have published that part of the report made
TO the present Sessions in relation to the alleged prac
permitted by tavern-keepers in their houses on the
Sabbath; with the petition OF citizens of the County, to
the Court, the subject Also, that he publish in
Herewith the 9Th Sea of the Act Of Assembly
of l7O5, relating to drinking and tppng in tsyerns
the Sabbath and the 9Th See of the Act Of Assembly Of
the llth of March 1s3 showing the power of the Court
in relation to avernkeepers conviction of offences not
embraced in the Act of 1884 with notice that the
mendation of Grand jury and request of the petition
will be carried out the extent that the Court
authorized by the lays in force on that subject"
The 5h Sec of the Act Of Assembly Of l. 05 relating to
drinking and upping in taycrs on TIE Sabbath day Is as
follows:
.Al persons who are found, drinking and Jipping in
alehouses tayerns other public houses or place. on the
first day of the week commonly called Sunday, any
part thereof shall for every offence forfeit and pay one
shilling and sixpencc to any constable that shall demand
the the of the poor And ali constabes
hereby commanded and by virtue of their Office required
to search public houses and places suspected TO entertain
such tplers and those who found quietly TO dsperse
hut in Of REFUSAL to bring the persons refusing be-
fore the next Justice Of the Peace who commit such
offenders the stocks bind them to their good beha-
yiour to him shall requisite And the keepers OF
such aehous taverns. other public houses or place.
shall counenance tolerate any such practices being
convicted thereof by the will of single magistrate his
confession, proof Of more credible witness
ses shall for every offence forfeit and pay ten snss
TO be recovered as and for the above said.'
The Sec of the Ac; of the llth March 1884 is
follows
If any inkeeper tavernkeeper shall he convicted OF
offence not mentioned in this act shall knowingly
suffer drunkenness riot other dsoery conduct in his
house. shall dsobey Of the provisions Of this act
ii shall be lawful for the court which graned the license,
in their discretion to revoke the and such revo
ton shall be entered record and the license shall there
upon and determine
Any person hereafter violating the above act Of Assem-
bly,, will be dealt with according to law.
GEORGE HILL,
June 4, 1851. District -itioS7py.