Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-04-27


IN ACT to protect certain domestic and pirate
rights, and preUent abuses IN the sale and use of
Intoxicating drinks.
SEC. L. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives ofthe Commonwealth of Penn
sylrania, in General Assumbly met, and is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That wilfully
furnishing intoxicating drinks, by sale, gift or
otherwise, to any person of known ntemperate
habits, to minor or to an insane person, for use
as beverage, shall be held and deemed misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof the often
der shall be fined not less than ten nor than
fifty dollars and undergo Imprisonment of
not less than ten more than sixty days and
the wilful furnishing of intoxicatingsdrinks IS
beverage, to any person when drunk or intoxica-
ted shall be deemed misdemeanor,s punishable
as aforesaid.
SFC .. That it shall be lawful for any mem
Der of the family, or blood relation of an intem-
perate person, or any .oyerseer, of the poor or
magistrate of the district in which such intem-
perate person resides or has legal settlement,
or the committee of Jan habtual drunkard to
give distinct notice, verbal or written, to any
inn-keeper, merchant E grocer rdstller, brewer
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intoxicating liquors, forbddlng him or them from
furnishing such intempeate person or habitual
drunkard with Intoxicating drinks or liquors; and
If within throO rsle4aths after r,oh notice, any
one to whom the is given, shallE furnish, or
cause to be furnished, Intoxicating liquors to
such Incorporate person or habitual drunkard
to be used as beverage be shall he deemed gull
ty Of misdenieanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished as provided in the first section
of this act.
SEC. 3. That any person furnishing intoxica-
ting drinks to any person in violation of any
listing law OF the provisions of this act, Shall
be held ciyilly responsible for any injury to per
son or property in consequence of such furnish
ing, and any one agrievcd may recover full dam
ages against such person so furnishing, by ac-
tion on the case instituted, in any court having
Jurisdiction of such form of action in this Com
m0nwealth.
SEC. 4. That any judge, justice or clergyman
who shall perform the marriage ceremony be-
tween parties, when either of said parties is in
toxicated shall be deemed guilty of nisde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof, shall pay a
fine of fifty dollars, and be imprisoned at the
discretion of the court not exceeding sixty
days.
Sec. 5. That any wilful authorizations and
corruption of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors.
manufactured or intended as a beverage, where
By the same are essentially rendered unwhole-
some, noxioUs and injurious to health, OF any
sale Of such liquors for as a beverage, with
knowledge that the same is so adulterated and
corrupted, shall subject the offender for the first
offence to fine of fifty dollars, and for second
and subsequent offence to a fine Of one hundred
dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days.
SEC. 6. Any person prosecuting for an Of
fence unbeatable under this act, shall, upon con-
viction of the offender, receive such reasonable
sum for expenses, services and time expended,
may be directed by the court, not exceeding
twenty dollars, to be taxed and paid as part of
the costs in the cause such allowance to be ex-
elusive ofcompensation to such prosecutor as a
witness under existing laws ProUided, That
such allowance shall not be made in more than
one case at the same term to one person.
SEC. e. That no action shall be maintained
or recovery had in any case for the value of IL
quors sold in violation of this or any other ect
and defence may be taken in any case against
such recovery without special plea or notice.
SEC. 8. That it shall be lawful for the courts
of quarter sessions to revoke any license they
have granted for the sale of liquors, whenever
the party holding license shall be proved to
have violated any law of this Commonwealth re-
lating to the sale of liquors, or whenever the
premises of such party shall become the resort
of idle and disorderly persons 50 as to disturb
the general peace of the neighborhood, upon no
tice given to the persons so licensed.