Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-02-21
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.

The following BIZ has passed the House,
andw no doubt pass the Senate:
AE ACT To prevent ths Sale OF intoxicating
Liquors On the Sabbath Day.
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted by the SeAate md
house Of RepTeS eNiaLices q The q lH50ACeaLls o.
Pennsylvania Ii General .4sse1Ibiy met a1sa Il IS
hereby enacted bg the d3tthCrjy o. The sGiag, That
| from and after the first day Of March, next, it
shall not be lawful tor any person or persons,
to sell, trade, or barter, in any spirituous OF
matt liquors, wine or cider, on the first day of
the week, commonly called Sunday, or for the
! keeper or keepers of any hotel, inn, tavern,
aIe-house, beer-house, or other public house,
| or place, knowingly to allow, or permit any
! spurious or malt liquors, wine. or cider, TO b5
drank on, or within, the premises, or house
occupied, or kept by such keeper or keepers,
MS, her, or their agents, or servants, on the
said first day of the week.
SEC. q That any person or persons, viola
ting the provisions of the foregoing section,
shall, for each and every offence, forfeit and
pay the SUM of fifty dollars, one half of which
shall be paid to the prosecutor, and the other
half to the guardians of the poor of the city
and county in which suit is brought, or in
counties having no guardians Of the poor, then
to the oyerseerS Of the poor of the township,
ward, or borough in which the offence was
committed, to be recovered as debts of ike
amount are now by law recoverable in any
tion of debt brought in the name of the Com
monwealth Of Pennsy as well for the use
OF the guardians of the poor Cor for the over
seers Of the poor OF the township, ward or bor
ough as the case may be) for the person su-
| ing, ProUtded, That when any prosecutor is
| himself a witness on any trial under the provi
sions of this section then the whole penalty or
forfeiture shall be paid to the guardians or
oyerseers as aforesaid.
SEC. 8. That in addition to the civil penal
ties imposed by the last preceding section for
violation Of the provisions of the first section
of this act, every person who shall violate the
provisions of that section, shall be taken, and
deemed to have committed misdemeanor, and
shall on conviction thereof, in any criminal
court in this Commonwealth, be fined in any
sum not less than ten dollars, or more than one
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the
county Jail for period not less than ten days,
nor more than sixty days, at the discretion OF
the court, and upon being twice convicted as
aforesaid, and he shall forfeit any license he
may have for selling the aforesaid liquors.
Arrival AID Departure OF the nails at the
Clsarfeld Fost-0fioe.
TYRONE MArL:-Leaves every day, Sunday ex
cepted at o'clock, A. NJ.
Arrives at p 81
KARTaAUs:-Leaves Cleafreld. Friday at A. N.
Arrives, Saturday at ?. III.
sMIrH's MILLs.-Leaves Clearfeld, Friday at
An
GRAHAMros:-Leaves Saturday a.9A.M
Arrives same day at P. NJ
10 The attention of those having accounts with
the late firm of THos II. FULTON d Co., is direct
ed to a Notice in another column.
- Capt. Henry GRoE, calls attention to his New
Mill. in Morris twp lie has also on hand a large
and new assortment of goods. Sec Card