Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-21

shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any
house, room or place where yinous, spirituous,
malt or brewed liquors, or any admixture
thereof arc sold and drank except as herein-
after provided; and all laws or parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this act,
be aud the same are hereby repealed.
Section 2. That if any person or persons
within this commonwealth shall keep for
sale, and sell, or in connection with any other
business or profitable employment give, re-
ceiving therefor price, profit or advantage,
by any measure whatever and at the same
time voluntarily afford place, or any other
convenience or inducement by which the
same may be used as beverage, any vinous,
spirituous, malt or brewed liquor, or any adj
mixture thereof, he, she or they. and any one
aiding, abetting or assisting therein, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction, shall be sentenced TO pay u fine
not exceeding fifty dollars, and undergo an
Imprisonment not exceeding one month, and
for a second or any subsequent offence shall
pay fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
and undergo imprisonment not exceeding
three months. ..,.-s, Ia ..,..
Section 3. That if any two or more per-
sons conspire, 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 one
so offending, upon conviction, shall be pun
ished as provided in the secondsection of this
act. s- f-. g.
Section 4. That it shall be unlawful for
any person to sell or keep for sale any vinous,
spirituous or brewed liquors, or any admix-
tr,ro thereof, in cases not hereinbefore pro-
hibited, in less quantity than one quart,
nor without license granted by the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the proper county, on
petition presented for that purpose, TO be
ldyertised according to the first section Of
the act of the twenty-ninth of March. one
thousand eight hundred and forty y-one, sup
Elementary 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 aud good repute
for honesty: Procidca, That no certificate
shall be required or published as mentioned
in the act herein referred to: P'oridcd, That
no license for the sale Of liquors as Aforesaid,
hall 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.
Section >. That the said court, by their
rules, shall fix q time at which applications
for said licenses shall be heard, at which time
all persons making objections shall be heard.
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the clerk of said court to issue any license as
aforesaid, until the applicant shall have filed
the bond hereinafter requirrd, and the GER
tiGcate of the City Receiver, or County
Treasurer, that the license fee has been pad
to him.
Section I. ThNt the appraisers 0! licenses
/ under this act shall be appointed as provided
by existing laws, except in the city Of Phil
adelphia where, on the passage Of this act,
and thereafter at the beginning OF every year,
three reputable and temperate persons shali
be appointed by the Court Of Quarter 5es-
sions to appraise dealers in spirituous, vinous,
malt or brewed liquors aforesaid, and ol dis
/ tillers and brewers, aud to do and perform all
| duties now enioined by law not inconsistent
! herewith ; and said appraisers shall be cluzehs
/ of the United States, in no manner connected
with, or interested in the liquor business, ana
shall be compensated as nov provided by
| law.
Section s. That no license shall be. gran
ted without the payment to the Receiver OF
Taxes of the city Of Philadelphla, or 20 Inc
! Treasurer Of the other counties OF me rtale'
for the use of the Commonwealth, three tlmes
the amount now fixed by law, to be PAD by
yenders Of spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors,
or brewers, and distillers; Provided lhat
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than thirty dollars.
Section 8. That the bond required TO be
taken of ali persons who shall receive Il.
cense to sell spiriuous, yinous, malt orbreWed
liquors or any admiXtures thereof shall be l
one thousand dollars, conditioned Tor tht
faithful observance Of all the laws OF this
Commonwealth relating to the business o.
vending such liquors, with two SUFFICIENT
sureties. and warrant Of attorney To coniesS
Judgment 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 liled in said court, and Whenever
Judgment for any forfeiture OF fine shall have
lIeen recovered against the principal therein
il shall be lawful for the district attorney, o
the proper county, to enter Judgment against
the obligors in the said bond, and proceed tC
collect the same of the said principal OF
sureties.
Section 10. That every person licensed t'
sell spir,tuOus, vmoGs or malt liquors u
aforesaid shall frame the license under glass
and place the same so that II may NJ al
times be conspicuous in his ehlef place o
making sales and no license shall authorize
sales by any person who shall negleet I'M
requirement, nor shall any license aethosiL'
the sale Of any splrltaous, ylnous OF mal'
liquors on Suhhhs.
section IL. That any sale made OF any
spirituous, yinous or malt liquor contrary t.
this act, shall be taken TO be a misdemeanor
and, upon Convection OF the OH use IN th'
Court Of Quarter Sessions OF the propei
county, shall be punished in the mannel
prescribed Ia tho second section OF thi'
act
section l2. That the provisions Of this act
q 10 appraisement and Ncense, shall noi ca
tend 60 importers who shall yend og dispose
OF said liquors Ia the original eases or pack
ages a, impaired, nor 10 duly commissioned
auct.oueers selling "A puhlle ypnape or out
lery. NOS "a bgewvn 80 disillleIs q ling b
quantitirs not loss thaa t,e eallqpa, 40
shall any thng heFeln eonlaiued, prh,hlt tl'
sale by druggist ol any adn,.Alagea u Va
tONlratng liquors as medicines.
soet.on - That a shall he tbg dpty .
eseFy coRillbls At eysry tQaa, bproash,to
fhip ~ ward within ihia commonwealth, Al
essFy torn a tae Court VI QualleF se.iiol.s
ol zach respective eeuniy, "a Rlass Tginiu "a
oath af aaifaatoa NagihrH Nlihls h.'
knavieaar thers 4 apY p'see sAAln hi
bailslek kspl snd malniained N ylelsllpn y
ihls ael saa a shall be lha sslssias auiy y
tke Jadsss "A the sald cagiif ~ ssa il4
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