The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-04-26
AN ACT,
To Restrain the Sale Of Intoxicating Liquor.

and restrain the sale OF liquors, has become
a law, having passed both branches OF the
Legislature, and received ,he Governors ap-
provel We publish 1t below, entire, as f.
nally enacted. Ilis materially different from
the bill originally introduced in the House,
by Mr. Cummings.
An act TO Restrain The Sale Of Intoxicating
Liquors.
SECTION 1. Be il enacted, &C., That from af-
ter the first day of October next, il shall be
unlawful 10 keep OF maintain any house,
room or place, where vinous, spiri,uous,
NAL. or brewed liquors, or any admixlures
thereof: are sold and drank, excep, as here
matter provided, and all laws or parts otaws
Inconsistent with the provisions of thus Act,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SECT. 2. That il any person or persons
within this Commonwealth, shall keep for
sale and cell: or in connection with any 9TH
er business or profitable employment, give,
receiving therefor any..price, profit, or advsn-
tage, by any measure whatever, and at the
same lime voluntarily afford a place or any
other convenience or inducement by which
the same may be used as beverage, any
vinous, spirtuous, malt or brewed liquors,
or any admixture thereof, he, she OF ihey,
and any ore aiding, abelng or assisting
therein, shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be sen.
fenced 10 pay fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars and undergo an imprisonment no, ex-
eeeding one month and for a second or anv
subsequent offence, shall pay fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, and under
20 imprisonment no, exceeding three
months.
SECT. 8. That if any two or more persons
conspire or act together, by which one may
sell and the other provide place or other
convenience for drinking, withinlent TO evade
the provisions of this Act, each one so offend
ing, upon conviction shall be punished as pro.
vided in the second section Of this Act.
SECT. 4. That ii shall be unlawful for any
person TO sell or keep for sale, any vinous,
splriuous, malt or brewed liquors, or any
adn.ixtnre thereof, in case not hereinbefore
prohibited, in less quantity than one quart,
nor without license granted by the Court Of
Quarter Sessions Of the proper county, or Pc
ti,ion presented for that purpose, TO be adverE
tised according to the first section OF the Act
of the twenty ninth oe March, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-one, supplementary
TO the various Acts relating TO tavern licenses;
but no such license shall be granted TO o.her
than citizens Of the United States, oftempe.-
ate habits and good repute for honesty: Pro-
rided, That no certificate shall be required
or published as mentioned in the act herein
referred to : Provided, That no license for the
sale of liquors, as aforesaid, shall be gianted
10 the keeper of any hotel, inn, tavern, res
tauraut, eating house, oyserhouse or cellar,
theatre, or olher places Of entertainment,
amusement or refreshmenl. Provided Far
ther, Tha, so much OF any act or acts of AS
semby as requires license from q city or
county treasurer 10 authorize the sale Of
spiriluous vinous or malt Liquors, be, asd the
same is hereby repealed
Seer. 8. That the said Court, by their rules
shall fix time at which applications for said
licenses shall be heard, at which time all
persons making objections shall be heard.
Sect. 6. Tha, it shall not be lawful for the
Clerk Of said Cour to issue any license, as
afo resaid, until the applicant shall have filed
the bond hereinafter required and the cer-
hticate Of the City receiver or County Treas
urer, that the license fee has been paid 10
him.
Sect. Z. That the appraisers of License un-
der this Act, shall be appointed as provided
by existing laws, except in the city of Pha-
delphia, where, on the passage of this Act,
and thereafter at the beginning Of every year,
three reputable and temperate persons shall
be appointed by the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, to appraise dealers in vinous; spritu.
Gus, malt or brewed liquors, as aforesaid, and
of distillers and brewers, and 10 do and per-
form all duties now enjoined by law, rot in
consistent herewith and said Appraisers shall
be citizens of the United States, in no man.
ner connected with or Interested in the liquor
business, and shall be compensated as now
provided by law.
| p OECT. o. lnat no Hc6Hse endlt Do Sfaiiteu,
without the payment to the Receiver of Tax
es ofthe city of Philadelphia, or TO the Treas
urers of the other counties of the State, for
! the use. OF the Commonwealth, three times
the amount now fixed by law, to be paid
| by venders ofspiriluous, vinous or malt IL
quors, or brewers and disiillers: Provided,
That no license shall be granted for less
sum than thirty dollars. 5es, S..
SECT. o. That the bond required 10 be Ia
ken of all persons who shall receive license
TO sell spirituous, yinous, malt or brswed Ii.
quors, or any admixtures thereof. shall be in
ore thousand dollars, conditional for the
faithful observance of all The laws of this
Commonwealth relating to the business of
vending such liquors, with two sufficientsure-
ties and warrant, of Attorney TO confess iudg-
, ment whichbond shall be approved By one