Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-18
NEW LIouoR LAW.

/ SEcr1os 1. Be IL enacted, &C., That from and
latter the lst day of October next, it shall be
| lawful to keep or maintain any house, room or
/ place, where vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed
| liquors, or any admixtures thereof, sold and
drank, except as hereinafter provided, and all
| laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act be and the same are hereby
pealed.
SEC. 2. That if any person or persons within
this Commonwealth shall keep for sale and sell,
or in connection with any other business pro-
| itable employment give, receiving therefor any
price, profit or advantage. by any measure what
ever, and at the same time voluntarily afford
| place any other convenience induccment by
which the may be used as beverage, any
vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquor, or any
admixture thereof, he she or they, and any one
aiding, abetting or assisting therein, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
vlction shall be sentenced to pay fine not ex
ceeding fifty dollars and undergo imprisonment
not exceeding one month; and for second or
any subsequent offence shall pay fine not
ceeding one hundred dollars and undergo impris-
onment not exceeding three nollfhs.
SEC. 8. That If any two or more persons con-
spire or act together, by which one may sell and
| the other provide place or other convenience
for drinking, with intent to evade the provisions
of this act, each so offending, upon convic-
/ tion, shall be punished provided in the second
section of this act
/ SEC A. That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to sell or keep for sale any vnous, spirtuous.
malt or brewed liquors, any admixtures thereof,
in cases not hereinafter prohibited, in less guam
| tity than one quart; without license gram
ted by the court of quarter sessions of the proper
/ county, on petition presented for that purpose,
to be advertised according to the first section of
| the act of the twenty ninth Of March, one thou
sand eight h.ndred and forty lone, supplementary
to the various acts relating to tavern licenses but
no such license shall be granted to other than
citizens of the United States, of temperate habits
and good repute for honesty: Prorided, That no
Icertifcate. shall be required published mem
toned in the act herein referred to: Prorided,
That license for the sale of liquors aforesaid
shall be hereafter granted to the keeper of any
hotel, inn, tavern, restaurant, eating house. oys-
ter house cellar, theatre, other places Of en-
tertainment, amusement or refreshnent
/ SEC. s. That the said court, by their r7.les,
shall fix time at which applications for said
iiceHSeS SudA De Htdtl, al winch tlIiit persons
making objections shall be heard.
SEC. 6. That it shall not be lawful for the
clerk of said court to issue any license as afore-
said until the applicant ball have fled the bond
hereinafter required and the certificate of the city
receiver county treasurer that the license fee
has been paid to him.
SIC. 4. That the appraisers of licenses under
this act shall be appointed as provided by exist
ing la vs., except in the city Of Philadelphia, where
on the passage of this act, and thereafter at the
beginning of every year, three reputable and tenn
perate persons shall be appointed by the court of
quarter sessions to appraise dealers in sprituous,
vinous, malt or hrewed liquors, as aforesaid, and
| of distillers and brewers, and to do and perform
all duties now enjoined by law not inconsistent
herewith, and said appraisers shall be citizens of
the United States, in no manner connected with
or interested in the liquor business, and shall be
compensated as provided by law.
| SEC. s. That no license shall be granted with
out the payment to the receiver of taxes of the
city of Philadelphia, or to the treasurers or the
other counties of the State, for the of the
| Commonwealth, three times the amount now fix
ed by law to be paid by vendors of sprituous,
vinous, or malt liquors, or brewers and distillers:
| Prorided, That no license shall be granted for a
less sum than thirty dollars.
SEC 9. That the bond required TO be t~.ken of
all persons who shall receive license to sell spr-
ituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors, or any adj
mixture thereof shall be in one thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful observance of all the
laws of this Commonwealth, relating to the busi-
ness of vending such liquors, with two sufficient
sureties, and warrant of attorney to confess judg
ment, which bond shall be approved by one of
the judges of the court of quarter sessions Of the
peace of the proper county, and to be FLED in
said court and whenever judgment for any for
feiture or fine shall have been recovered against
the principal therein, it shall be lawful for the
district attorney of the propar county to enter
judgment against the obigors, in the said bond,
and proceed to collect the same of the said prin-
cipal or sureties.
4 SEC. 10. That every person licensed to sell
spirituous, yinous or malt liquors as aforesaid,
shall frame his license under glass, and place the
same so that it may at all times be conspicuous
in his chief place of making sales and no license
shall authorize sales by any person who shall
neglect this requirement, nor shall any license
f authorize the sale of any spirituous, vinous or
malt liquors ON Sunday.
SEC. IL. That any sale made of any spirituous,
vinous malt liquors, contrary to this act, shall
be taken to be misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion of the offence in the court of quarter sessions
of the proper county, shall be punished in the
manner prescribed by the second section Of this