The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-04-19
THE ANTl-LICENsR BILL PASSED.

and restrain The sale oil liquors, has become
a law, having passed both branches Of the
Legislature, aud received the Governors ap.
proval. We publish 1t below, entire, as 4.
nalIy enacted. ills materially different from
the bill originally introduced in the House,
by MIR Cummings.
An Aet to Restrain the Sale Of Intoxicating
Liquors.
SECTION l.. Be il enacted, &C., That from az
ter the FIRST day of October next, II shall be
unlawful TO keep OF maintain any house,
room or place, where %vinous, spifi,uous,
mali or brewed liquors, or any admixlures
thereof, are sold and drank, except as here
matter provided, and all laws or parts oflaws
Inconsistent with the provisions Of this Act,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Sect. 2. That il any person or persons
within this Commonwealth, shall keep for
sale and sell: or in connection with any 9TH
er business or profitable employment, give,
receiving therefor any..price, profit, or advan-
tage, by any measure whatever, and at the
same time voluntarily afford a place or any
other convenience or inducement by which
the same may be used as a beverage, any
v%inous, sp%irituous, malt or brewed liquors,
or any admixture thereof, he, she or iheY,
and any ore aiding, abelting or assisting
therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be sen.
fenced 10 pay a fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars and undergo an imprisonment not ex-
cceding one month and for a second or any
subsequent offence, shall pay a fins not ex.
ceeding one hundred dollars, and under
go imprisonment no, exceeding three
months.
SECT. 3. That if any two or more persons
conspire or act together, by which one may
sell and the other provide a place or other
convenience for drinking, with intent 10 evade
the provisions of this Act, each one SO offend.
ing, upon conviction shall be punished as pro.
vided in the second section of this Act.
SECT. 4. That il shall be unlawful for any
person 10 sell or keep for sale, any %vinous,
spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or any
admixiure thereof, 10 case not hereinbefore
prohibited, in a less quantity than one quart,
nor withou, license granted by the Court of
Quarter Sessions Of the proper county, or Pc
,ition presented for that purpose, 10 be adver-
tised according 10 the first section Of The Act
Of the twenty-ninlh Of March, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-one, supplementary
to the various Acts relating 10 tavern licenses;
but no such license shall be granted 10 other
than citizens of the United States, oftempe.-
ate habits and good repute for honesty: Pro.
vided, That no certificate shall be required
or published as mentioned in the act herein
referred 10 Provided, That no license fol the
sale Of liquors, as aforesaid, shall be granted
TO The kee per of any hotel, inn, tavern, res
%taurant, eating house, oyslerhouse or cellar,
theatre, or other places of entertainment,
amusement or refreshment. Provided Fur.
tier, That so much OF any act or acts of AS
sembly as requires a license from a city or
county treasurer 10 authorize the eale of
spirituous vinous or malt liquors, be, and The
same is hereby repealed.
SECT. 8. That the said Court, by their rules,
shall fix a time al which applications for said
licenses shall be heard, al which time all
persons making objections shall be heard.
SECT. 6. That it shall not be lawful for the
Clerk of said Court to issue any license, as
aforesaid, until the applicant shall have filed
the bond he reinafer re quired, and the GER
tificate of the City receiver or County Treas
urer, that the license fee has been paid to
him.
SECT. 7. That the appraisers of License I'M
der this Act, shall be appointed as provided
by existing laws, except in The city Of PhiIa-
delphia, where, on the passage of this Act, |
and thereafter al the beginning of every year,
three reputable and temperate persons shall
be appointed by the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, 10 appraise dealers in v%inous, spiritu. |
GUS, malt or brewed liquors, as aforesaid, and
Of distillers and bre wers, and 10 do and per-
form all duties now e%njoined by law, rot in
consistent herewith and said Appraisers shall
be citizens of the United States, in no man.
ner connected with or interested in the liquor
business, and shall be compensated as now
provided by law.
SECT. 3. That no license shall be granted,
without the payment 10 the Receiver of Tax
es ofthe city of Philadelphia, or 10 the Treas
urers of the other counties of the Stats, for
The use OF the Commonwealth, three times
the amount now fixed by law, 10 be paid
by vendors of spiriluous, vinous or malt IL
quors, or Brewers and dislillers: Provided,
That no license shall be granted for a less
sum than thirty dollars.
SECT. 8. That the bond required 10 be Ia
ken of all persons who shall receive a license
TO sell spirituous, %vinous, malt or brewed IL
quors, or any admixtures thereof, shall be in
ore thou sand dollars, conditional for the
faithful observance of all the laws of this
Commonwealth relating to the business of
vending such liquors, with two suficientsure-
Ties and warrant Of Attorney 10 confess judg-
ment which bond shall be approved by one
of the Judges of the Couu Of Quarter Sessions
Of the Peace OF the proper county, and 10 be
filed in said Court; and whenever a judg-
ment for any forfeiture or fine shall have
been recovered against the principle therein,
IL shall be lawful for the District Attorney, of
The proper county, 10 enter judgmen, against
the oblisor s in the said bond, and proceed
10 collect the same of the said principle or
s~nreiies.