The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-04-20
The Anti-Eicense Law.


The Anti-G;cenSe Law.
,V.abl;.b The Gazette of today the much talk
afr,aar a,r os :, ras.ea bo,b branches Of The
ta.,islatnre-ybicb. having been approved by Gov
n ;, ,b i,,y oc tie- (,o,.,ron,yeaIth The
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hi'i passed 'he 'sil"'e " 'u' ,o'''
leaS-MessFs. brown, Cf'oo DS's'F' M :,
Frazer, Hanhn Hoge, jamson, Jordan, Lewis flatt
Price, tluiggly, IasgaTt ana " "herfy-'@'
Nays Aessrs. Buekalew, Cre>sWelt, Fry, Good
,yi, Halderman Hendricks Killinger McClhtock
Miiinger, Saser. Sellers, Shurnan. Walton and HES
Ter fSneaker}-l4
a1essrs Fer,,nson Frirk Pratt and Skinner die
moi vote
- c,,+a pirl yaas - nav.
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}''--i9 d0dgt"@' !" nave ho' ye' Sc" " t "
the vote in the House. We will give 1t next week
This Rim cannot he regarded as containing the true
,,.,+. =. raG,,,o and ali rational men will asre,
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with the PottSvHIe hfg'FteF an" E"Po't"" '''' = u
will transfer the scene OF drinking from pubic ic
;,at. ,,Ia,as.;n effect close Inc doors of public
t1,; i, f.,
'io9ses' "i0 'INe pm
dram-driRkmg. Il wonid nave peer 'hl"tei! os"''
TO have restricted the sale exclusively 10 hmiiet
number of public houses or to have provided proh
~, al,a,.,t.- H. ,5l ,s r,ss.J ,y;lp moi
''''y " 7 e,
realize the expectations oi temperance iir" anu u
incur more widespread elanof Ior repeat than II
,n,, other sbane tbat the question could present it.
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In reference TO this Bill the fittsoHrg 1"'o" very
iustlv and forcibly SAYS:
s.Al that i contains conId have been specified
,-ro III, ,r,th Greater certainty and in h.ffe,
fI;sb r had hss,, condensed nto one third of the
80
pn+ o, bictio,s to the hill % farther than 10 il,
,,.rho,;t,. ard 70 is questionable FnOlish The tt
10 he advertised according TO the first section
,ctba act or 3qtb March 1911 This very act o
tett ! go Of ,b,,e b,t ar re,aa a,I hv the nrasenf
d + xras 70 saw the least of # verv absurd 10 max
+ba ,,is;,, ~ ,ha nresant hill denpnd on sections
- fI, a,ts ~ans,1ed b,, !, Bnt The Inconortity
r.a, 80 ,,,IIr.bIe chen we remember rhat the
frth etio oTtbs nresont act prohibits all licenses
IN taven eeoers while II recpires an advertisement
ccordn to the provisions Of the first section of the
act of 1911 vrb,rh annlies To nothinq hut tavern
oepers The first section of that act REQUIRES pub-
Icafinn r. he rnade nearest the pIace where such
,.r, ! :, be tan- 'rb. 1resenf law reouires an
,dYsr,i9ort scicrlina 10 rbat FIRST section, but ex
,,resslv hbitstbe gyipg or license aany tavern
The object of framing the law in lis present shape
was evidently to make it appear to be less rigorous
than il Is in realitv in order 10 crowd it through tht
Teuislature
Every law ought to be so plain ia ITS provisions
rbat men of ordinary understanding could compre
hend II al glance. Especially should this be tht
with uenaI statutes. ne liquor Dill IS FRAMED
in absolute defiance of this principle; and to b,
intended as stumbling block for the ignorant ant
a source of profitable controversy TO the legal pro
tesSion
The act seems TO provide that the licenses grantee
under it shall! only give authority 10 sell liquor BY
does NOT allow tb nerson obtaining il to keepa drink
ing house in the usual acceptation Of the term. He
dare not permit the liquor to be drank on his prem
Ses' eat "eto '"g" ., " o' 's'',,
,nol;on ssu e nasssd npon nv the Court of uarte
e G"'", rnye, er or Eve men from be
comina intoxicated ON Quart OF whiskey after /
leaves his house Where the liquor IS drank at tn
bar the character Of the har-keeper may be oi som
'pporaneei 1yt "ny IN me nail'e o. an VA & t
s,'," ier law ;I
rbe nrcsen- Wby sbopl5 anv oerson he allowed +
OBJECT nat anenenss vii ,b Il aIf f 10 5 rmnsn
ed on the premises viii it do more ham 10 NOR
aIity if il comes from small ,hop than if it cone
from three-sioFy warehouse WI II lose any o
rs n'oxcal'ns power because ,e ''a, W,,o WI
~ ,apsa bon n,rctases rom an Fnaebman
German. or Iri,hmon, than when obtained from
Connecticut pedler2 And yet the bill in question
contains the absurd feature OF pTesumng 'nat II l
!" 1iie ',as ~ 80 80 .,zor og ~
United States was necessary to enable the act act T.
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