Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-20
Chr Gtwisburg Chroniiie.
raID.Y. APRHL 70, 1855.
An Act TO Restrain the Sale of In
toxicating Liquors.


next, it shall be unlawful to keeper main
,a;p apy house, room or place where VIM
o,s spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or
.pv sdmix,urcs thercof,are sold and drank,
.xcep. as hereinafter provided, and ali
l,v, or parts of laws inconsistent with
the p-ogisions OF this act bo and the same
are hereby repealed.
SECTION . That if any person or Per
sons within this Commonwealth shall Keep
for sale and sell, or in connection with any
other business or profitable einpioyino mt
give. receiving therefor any price, pr'h'
or advantage by any measure Whatever
and at the same time voluntarily ahoFd a
Mace or any other convenience or induce
ment by which the same may be used as
beverage, any vinous, spirituOuS, malt or
brewed liquor, or any admisture thereof,
he. she or they and any one aiding, abei-
ting or assisting therein shall be deemed
guilty Of o misdcmcanor, and upon con-
r!c;iuu shall be sentenced to pay a fue
not exceeding Fifty dollars md undergo
Imprisonment not exceeding one month,
and for second or any subsequent offence
shall pay fac not exceeding Que hundred
dollars and undergo imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three months.
SECTION 3. That ifany two or more
persons conspire or act togeth or BY which
vne may sell aud the other provide place
or other convenience for drinking with
intent to evadc the provisions Of this act,
each one &c offending upon conviction
shall be punished as provided in the
second section Of this act.
SECTION I. That it shall he unlawful
for any person to sell or keep for sale any
vinous, spirituous, malt or brewcd liquors,
or any admiztures thereof, in cases not
hereirbefore prohibited, in less quantity
than one quart, nor without license gran
ted by the court of quarter scssions of the
proper county, on petition presented for
that purpose, to be adyertized according to
the first section of the act Of the twenty
ninth Of March one thousand eight hun
dred ard for'y-one supplementary to the
various acts relating to tavern licenses, but
10 such license shall be granted to other
than citizens Of the United States, Of tenn
perate habits,a and good rcpute for honesty:
Proride6, That no certificate shall be re-
quired or published as mentioned in the
&c: herein referred to: P;0ci}ed, That no
license for the gale of liquors as aforesaid
shall be granted to the keeper Of any hotel,
inn, tavern, restaurant, eating house, cys-
ter house or cellar, theatre, or otLc7 places
Of entertainment, amusement, or refresh
ment /: Pr0sid,d f:rtLe-, That so much
of any act or acts Of Assembly rs requires
license from city or county treasurer
to authorize the sale of spirituous, vinous
or malt liquor. he and the same is hereby
repealed.
SECTION S. That the said court by
their rules shall FIX a time at which app!i-
cations fcr said licenses shall be heard, at
which time all persons making objections
shall be heard.
SECTION g. That it shall not be law
full for the clerk OF said court to issue any
license as aforesaid until the applicant
shall have ilei the bond hereinafter re-
CURED and tie certificate of the city re-
ceiver or county treasurer that the license
fee has been paid to him.
SECTION 7. That the appraisers of
licenses under this act shall be appointed
as provided by existing laws, except in
the city Of Philadelphia, where, on the
passage of this act, aud thereafter ct the
beginning of every year, three reputable
and temperate persons shall be appointed
by the court of quarter sessions to appraise
dealers in spirituous, vinous, malt or
hrewed liquors aforesaid, and of distillors
and brewers, and to do and perform all
duties now enjoined by law no: iuconsis-
tent herewith, and said appraisers shall
be citizens Of the United States, in no
manner connected with or interested in
the liquor business, aud shall be COM
pensa,ed as now provided by law.
Section s. That no license shall be
granted without the payment to the re.
ceiver of taxes of the city Of Philadelphia
or to the treasurers of the other counties
Of the State, !or the use Of the Common
wealth, three times the amount TOW ixed
by law to be paid by venders of fsprituous,
rinous, or malt liquors, or brewers and
dls'lIlers: Provided, That no license
shall be granted for less sum than thirty
dollars
SECTION Q. That The bond required to
1e taken of all persons who shall receive
a ahceuse to sell spirituous, yinous malt or
brewed liquors, or any adnixturcs thereof.
shall be in one thousand dollars, conditi.
oncd for the faithful observance of all the
laws of this Commonwealth relating to
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