The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-04-19
From tie LegssZatlee Reeoll, ApA II.
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from ana after the uTst va VI OStoUci
next, it shall be unlawful to keep or main
tain any house, room or place where vim
Gus, spirituous malt or brcwcd liquors,or
any admixtures thereof are sold and
drank, except as hereinafter provided;
and all laws or parts of laws inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
p SEC. ?. 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, receiving therefor any price, profit
or advantage, by any measure whatever,
and al the same time voluntarily afford a
place, or any other convenience or in
duccmcnt by which the same may be used
as a beverage, any vinous, spirltuous. malt
or brewed liquor, or any admixturc there
Of he, she or they, and any one aiding,
abetting or assisting therein, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and up
on conviction shall be sentenced to pay a
fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and un-
dergo Imprisonment not exceeding one
month, and for second or any subse-
quent offence, shall pay fine not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, and undergo i'm
prisonment not exceeding three months.
SEC. 8. That if any two or moro per-
sons conspire, or act together, by which
one may sell, and the other provide a
place or other convenience for drinking,
with intent to evade the provisions of this
act, each one so offending, upon convic-
ton, shall be punished as provided in the
second section of this act
SEC. 4. That it shall be unlawful for
any person to sell or keep for sale any
vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquors,
or any admixtures thereof, in cases not
hercinbefore prohibited, in a less quanti-
ty than one quart, nor without license
granted by the court of quarter sessions
of the proper county, on petition present
ed for that purpose, to be advertised ac-
cording to the first section Of the act of
the twenty ninth of March, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-one, supplement-
airy 10 the various acts relating to tavern
licenses; but no such license shall be
granted to other than citizens Of the Uni
ted States, Of temperate habits and good
repute for honesty; Proridtd, That no
certificate shall be required or published
as mentioned in the act herein referred
to Pr0ylGed, That no license for the sale
OF liquors as aforesaid, shall be granted
to the keeper of any hotel, inn, tavern,
restaurant, eating house, oyster house or
cellar, theatre or other places Of enter
tainmcDt, amusement or refreShment.
SEC s. That the said court, by their
rules, shall fix time at which applica-
tions for said licenses shall be heard, at
which time all persons making objections
shall be heard.
Sec. g. That it shall not be lawful for
the clerk of said court to issue any license
as aforesaid, until the applicant shall
have fled the bond hereinafter required,
and the certificate of the city receiver, OF
county treasurer, that the license fee has
been paid to him.
SEC 7. That the appraisers OF licenses
under this act shall be appointed as pro-
vided by existing laws, except in the city
of Philadelphia, Ewhere Oh the passage OF
this act, and thereafter at the beginning
of every year, three reputable and temp
crate persons shall be appointed by the
court of quarter sessions to appraisc deal
ers in spirituous, yinous, malt or brewed
liquors aforesaid, and Of distillers and
brewers, and to DO and perform all du-
ties now eDjoined by law not inconsistent
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
SEC. 8. That no license shall be grant
ed without the payment to the receiver of
taxes Of the city of Philadelphia, or to-
the treasurers 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 of spirituous, vim
Gus, or malt liquors, or brewers and dis
tillcrs Provided, That no license shall
be granted for less sum than thirty dol
lars.
SEC. 9. That the bond required to he
taken Of all persons who shall receive a
license to sell spirituous, vinous, malt or
brewed liquors, or any admixtures there
of, shall be one thousand dollars, condi-
toned for the faithful Observance of all
the laws of this Commonwealth relating
to the business of vending such liquors,
with two sufficient sureties, and warrant
of attorney to confess 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
fled in said court; and whenever
judgment for any forfeiture or fine shall
have been recovered against the principal
therein, it shall be lawful for the district
attorney, of the proper county, to enter
judgment against the obligors in the said
bond, and proceed to collect the same of
the said principal or sureties.
SEC. 10. That evrey person licensed to
sell sPirituous, vinous or malt liquors as
aforesaid, shall frame his license under
glass, and place the same SO that it may
at all times be conspicuous in his chief
place Of making sales; and no license shall
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