Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-04-25
an ACT TO RESTRAIN THE SALE OF IN.
TOXICATING LIQUORS

| House of Representatives. Of the Commonwealth
! of PennspiUGnia an General .ASsen!, ~ met and
1t as hereby enacted 6y the authority of The same
| That from and after the first day of October
next it shall be unlawful to keep or maintain
any house, room, or place, where vinous malt.
or breved liquors, or any admiXtures thereof
| are sold and drank, except as hereinafter pro-
yided; and all laws or parts of laws Inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, be and the
| same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. That if any person or persons with
| in this Commonwealth shall keep for sale, and
sell, or in connection with any other business
or profitable employment give, receiving there
for any price, profit, advantage, by any
measure whatever, and at the same time vol
unfairly afford place or any other convent
ence or inducement by which the same may
be used as beverage, any YinouS, spurious,
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 amiSdemeanor, and upon conviction,
| shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
| fifty dollars, and undergo Imprisonment not
exceeding one month; and for second or any
subsequent offence, shall pay fine not excee-
ding one hundred dollars, and undergo i'm
prisonment not exceeding three months.
SEC. 3. That if any two or more persons
conspire act together by which one may sell
and the other provide place or other conve-
nitnce for drinking, with intent to evade the
| provisions of this act, each one so offending
upon conviction shall be punished as provided
in the second section of this act
SEC. That it shall be unlawful for any
person to sell or keep for sale any vinous,
spiritous, malt, or brewcd liquors, or any ad-
! mixtures thereof in eases not herinbcfore pro-
hibited, in less quantity than one quart, nor
without license granted by the court OF quar-
ter sessions Of the peace 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, thou
sand eight hundred and forty-one, supplement
tary to the various acts relating to tavern Ii
censes; but no such licenses shall be granted
to other than citizens OF the United States, OF
temperate habits and good repgtC for honesty;
PrOrided, That no certificate shall be required
or published as mentioned in the act herein
referred to: Prorided, That no license for the
sale of liquors aforesaid shall be granted to
the keeper Of any hotel, inn, tavern, restaurant,
eating house, oyster house or cellar, theatre,
| or other places OF entertainment, amusement,
! or refreshment.
| SEC. 5 That the said court by their rules,
shall fix time at which applications for said
licenses shall be heard, at which time all per-
sons making objections shall be heard.
| SIC. g. That it shall not be lawful for tho
clerk Of said court to issue any license as
| aforesaid, until the applicant shall have field
the bond hereinafter required, and the certif-
| icate of the city receiver or county treasurer,
that the license fee has been paid to him.
SEC. Z. That the appraisers of licenses un-
der this act shall be appointed as provided by
! existing laws, except in the city Of Philadel-
| phia, where on the passage OF this act, and
therelftcrat the beginning Of every year, three
| reputable and temperate persons shall be ap-
| pointed by the court of quarter sessions, 10
appraise dealers in spirituous, yinous, malt or
brcwed liquors aforesaid, and of distillers and
| brewers, and to do and perform all duties now
enjoined by law not Inconsistent herewith; and
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States, in manner connected with Or inter
cstcd in the liquor business, and shall be COM
pensated as now provided by law
SEC. 8. That no license shall be granted
| without the payment to the receiver Of taxes
of the city Of Philadelphia, or 10 the tTeasur-
ers of the other counties of the State fer the
use of the Commonwealth, three times ih1
amount now fixed by law, to be paid by ven
ders Of Spirituous, vinoUs or malt liquors, or
brewers and distillcrs: PrOrided, That no IL
cense shall be granted for less sum than
thirty dollars.
SEC. 8. That the bond required to lie taken
of all persons who shall receive q license to
sell spirituous, yinous, malt, or brewed liquors,
| or any admiXtures thereof, shall be N one
| thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful
observance of all the laws Of this Common
wealth relating to the business Of vending sucA
liquors, with two sufficient sureties and war
rant of attorney to confess judgement, 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 filed III said
court; and whenever judgement for any for
feiture or fine shall have been recovered against
the principal therein, it shall be lawful for the
district attorney of the proper county to en-
ter judgement against the obligors II the SAID
bond, and proceed to collect the same OF tho
said principal or sureties.
SEC. 10. That every person licensed to
sell spirituouS, yinous, or malt liquors, as
| Sl,nl frame Incense
and place the same so that it may IT al times
be conspicuous in his chief place OF making
sales; and no license shall authorize sales by
any person who shall ne eglect this requirement,
nor shall any license authorize the sale OF any
spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors on Sunday.
SEC. II. That any sale made Of any spirit
uous vinous, or malt liquor, contrary TO this
act shall be taken to be misdemeanor; and
upon conviction OF the offence in the court OF
quarter sessions Of the proper county, Snail DC
punished in the manner prescribed by tho
second section of this act.
SEC. y. That the provisions OF this act, as
to appraisment and license, shall not extend
TO importers who shall yend or dispose Of said
LIQUORS in the original cases packages as
imported, nor to duly commissioned auction
GERS selling at public vendue or outcry, nor 20
brewers or distillers selling in quantities not
less than five gallons, nor shall anything mere
in contained prohibit the sale by druSgiSlS ol
any admixtures of intoxicating liquors aS ihed-
icineS.
constabla of every town, borough, township,
or ward. within this Commonwealth, at every
term of the court of quarter sessions oil each
respective county, to make return on oath or
affirmation whether within his knowledge
tbere IS any place within his bailwick kept
and maintained in violation of this act; and 1t
shall be the especial duty of the judges of the
.a;J courts TO see that this return is faithfully