Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-05-19

AN ACT,

Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Senate ant
House Of Representatives. Of the Common
,eealh Of Pennsylrania IN General Assem-
Uy n,et, and II is hereby enacted by the aa
tnori.y Of the same, That wilfully furn
ishing intoxicating drinks, by sale, gift O.
otherwise, to any person Of known intem
pera.e habits, to minor, or to an insan'
person, for use as beverage, shall be hel'
and deemed misdcmeanor, and upon con
viction thereof, the offender shall be fnee
not less than ten nor more than sixty dol
lars, and undergo an Imprisonment Of no
less than ten nor more than sixty days
and the wilful furn ishing Of Intoxicating
drinks as beverage to any person wher
drunk or intoxicated, shall be deemed q
misdemeanor, punishable as aforesaid.
| SEC. .. Tha. it shall be lawful for any
member Of the family, or blood relation Of
an incorporate person, or any overseer o.
the poor or magistrate Of the district IL
which such Incorporate person resides, ol
has legal settlement, or the committee
of an habitual drunkard, to give a distinct
notice, verbal or written, to any inn-keeper.
merchant, grocer, dis.iller, brewer or other
person, manufacturing, selling, or having
intoxicating liquors, forbidding him OF
them from furnishing such intemperate
person or hatitual drunkard with iutoxi-
eating drinks Or liquors, and if, three
months after such notice, any one to whom
the same is given shall furnish, or cause
to be furnished, intoxicating liquors to such
intemperate person or habi;ual drunkard,
TO be used as beverage, he shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished as
provided in the first section Of this act.
SEC. 3. That any person furnishing
intoxicating drinks to any other person in
violation Of any existing law, or Of the
provisions of this act, shall be held civilly
responsible for any injury to person Or
property in consequence Of furnishing, and
any one aggrieved may recover full DANA
ges against such person so furnishing, by
action on the case instituted, iu any court
having jurisdiction Of such form Of action
in this Commonwealth.
SEC. 4. That any judge, justice or
clergyman, who shall perform the marriage
ceremony between parties when either Of
said parties is intoxicated, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof, shall rsy fue Of fifty
dollars and be imprisoned at the discre-
tion of the court, no: exceeding sixty days.
Sec. 5. That any wilful adulteration
and corruption of spirituous, vinous or
malt liquors, manufactured or intended as
a beverage, whereby the same are essen
tally rendered unwLolesome, noxious and
injurious to health, or any sale of such
liquors for use as beverage, with knowl-
edge 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 fine of one hundred dollars and i'm
prisonment not exceeding sixty days.
SEC. 6. Any persons prosecuting for any
,,pJar xI;s cl,n nm
on conviction Of the offender, receive
such reasonable sum for expenses, services
and time expended, as may be directed by
the Court, not exceeding twenty dollars,
to be taxed and paid as a part of the costs
in the cause, such allowance to be exclu-
sive of compensation to such prosecutor as
a witness under existing laws: Pforided,
That such allowance shall not be made in
more than one case at the same term to
one person.
SEC. 7. That no action shall be main
tanned or recovery had in any case for the
value of liquors sold in violation Of this
or any other act; and defence may be
taken in any case against such recovery
without special plea or notice.
SEC. g. That it shall be lawful for the
Courts of Quarter Sessions to revoke any
license they may have granted for the sale
of liquors, whenever the party holding
license shall be proved to have violated
any law Of this Commonwealth relating to
the sale of liquors, or whenever the prem
ises Of such party shall become the resort
Of idle and disorderly persons SO as to dis
turb the general peace of the neighborhood,
upon notice given to the persons SO Ii
censed.
ANOTHER ARCTIC NAVIGATOR MISS
1sa.-The Toronto Globe says:
"serious apprebeusions are entertained
respecting the safety of Capt. Collinson,
who went out to Behring's Straits in com.
pany With Capt. Mcclure, to search for
Sir John franklin. Search is now being
made for him as we'll as for the long lost
Sir John, both on the Eastern and West
ern Coast of North America. If Capt.
ColI;nson ha fonnd soou. all the vessels