Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-03-31
Repeal of the License Laws.


The following is the bill for the repeal of the
Tavern License Laws now pending before the
Senate. The Senates amendments are en-
closed in brackets -
SECTION. l. Be it enacted, &c. That from
and after the passage of this act, it shall be un-
lawful to keep or maintain any house. room or
place where vinOus, spirituous or malt liquors,
or any admiXtures thereof are sold and drank,
and all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with
the provisions of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed
5 2. That if any person or persons within
this Commonwealth shall keep for sale and sell,
or in cOnnexion with any other business or pro-
fitable employment, give receiving therefor any
price, profit, or advantage, by any measure
whatever, and at the same time voluntarily af
ford place or any other convenience or in
ducement by which the same may be used as
"a beverage, any vinOus, spirtuous, malt, or
brewed liquors, or any admiXture thereof, he
she, or they, and any one abetting, or assisting
therein shall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or and subject to an indictment. and upon con-
SlctlOn shall be sentenced to undergo an i'm
prlsonment in the Jail of the proper county for
the first offence for term not less than three
nor more than six months, and for a second Of
fence not less than six nor more than twelve
months, and in either case to pay fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars
5 2. That If any two or more persons con-
spire and act together by which one NAV sell
and the other afford the place or other conve-
nience for drinking, with intent to evade the
provisions of this act, he she, or they, or either
of them, indicted together or separately, upon
conviction, shall be sentenced to undergo an
Imprisonment in the Jail of the county, not less
than four nor exceeding eight months. and be
fined not exceeding one hundred and fifty dol
lars
Is 4. That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son to sell or keep for sale any vinous, spiritu-
GUS, malt or brewed liquors, or any admixtures
thereof, in cases not hereby prohibited except
upon license granted by the court of Quarter
Sessions of the proper county in accordance
with the laws existing in the several counties
of this Commonwealth Provided. That no
such license shall be granted without the pay
ment OF three times the anIapnt now fixed by
law, nor shall it authorize the sale of such IL
quors or any admixtures thereof by less guam
tity or measure than one quart, and any viola
ton hereof shall be punishable in the same
manner as directed by the second section of
this act.
Is 5. That on the passage of this BILL and
thereafter at the beginning of every year. the
court of Quarter Sessions of the county of
Philadelphia shall appoint three individuals of
good repnte for honesty and temperance, and
who shall in no way be connected with, or in
terested in the liquor business, to do and per-
form the duties of appraisers of licenses un-
der this act in the same manner now enioined
by law.
6. That it shall be the duty of every con-
stable, of every town, borough, township, or
ward within this Commonwealth, at every term
of the court of Quarter Sessions of each re-
spective county, to make return on oath or af-
firmation, whether, within his knowledge, there
is any place within his baliwick kept and main
tanned in violation of this act and it shall be
the especial duty of the judges of all the said
courts to see that this return is faithfully made.
and if any person shall make known to such
constable the name, or names of any one1 who
shall have violated this act, with the names of
witnesses who can prove the fact, it shall be
his duty to make return thereof, on oath or af-
firmation, to the court and upon his failure so
to do, he shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon indictment and conviction
shall be sentenced to Imprisonment in the jail
of the county for a period not less than one,
nor more than three months, and pay fine not
exceeding fifty dollars.
5 7. That this act shall not interfere with
any person holding any valid license, until the
time for which the same was ganted shall ex-
pire.