Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-04-16

| Sec Ia. That no license shall De granted
for the keeping of eating houses, except where
they may be necessary for the accommodation
of the public and travellers, and shall only au-
thorize the sale of domestic wines, malt and
brewed liquors; and all persons so licensed
shall be classified and rated according to the
provisions of the twenty-second and twenty
third sections of an act, to create a sinking
fund and to provide for the gradual and GER
ooi., "a, uIl>s uISiisneus 1ept OF tue Com
monwealth, approved the tenth day of April,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred
and forty-uine, and shall pay double the rates
required to be paid by said act Provided,
That no such license shall be granted in the
cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburg for a less
sum than fifty dollars, nor in other parts of
the State for less sum than twenty dollars.
Sec. Is That all persons applying for Ii
cense and classified under the 18th section of
this act, shall be assessed and returned as
provided in the sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth sections of an act relating to inns, tav-
erns, and retailers of vinous and spirituous
! liquors, passed the eleventh day of March,
! Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
| thirty-four, and those classified under the
| twelfth and fourteenth sections of this act
shall be assessed and returned by the persons
and in the manner provided by law in the
several counties of this State for the appraise-
ment of mercantile taxes: Provided, That in
the city of Philadelphia and county of Ale
gheny said assessments and returns shall be
made by the board of hcensers, as hereinafter
prescribed: And provided, That where an
applicant has not and cannot in due course of
law procure his assessment, rating and CLASH
ication, before his application for license du-
ring the present year, the proper court may,
on inquiry, fix the amount of his license, ex-
cept in the city Of Philadelphia and the coun-
ty of Allegheny.
Sec. 16. That for the purpose of granting
licenses to parties enumerated under the sixth
section of this act, in the city and county of
Allegheny, the Judge of the District Courts
In and for the said counties respectively shall
Immediately after the passage of this act ap-
point three temperate and reputable persons,
citizens of said counties, and in no manner
interested in or connected with the liquor bu-
siness, who shall constitute Board of Licen-
GERS for their respective counties; and the per-
sons so appointed shall meet at the District
Court room on the Monday next following
their appointment. and shall make nath or af-
hrmation, before one of the Judges of said |
Courts. to discharge their duties faithfully and
impartially, and shall then and there in the
presence of said Judge divide themselves in
to three classes by agreement or lot with
term of one, two and three years respectively, |
from the first Monday in February last and
annually thereafter in the month of January,
the said courts shall respectively appoint one
person of like qualifications to fill the vacancy
caused by the expirations of any term of SER
vice as the same shall occur, and to serve for |
period of three years, and any vacancy in |
said board from death, resignation or other |
wise, shall be supplied by said courts respec- !
lively for the unexpired term thereof
Sec. H. That Immediately after being quail |
flied as aforesaid and annually thereafter be- |
fore the first of April the said board shall give |
due notice, by advertisement in at least two |
papars published in their respective counties,
of the time and place of their meeting, when |
and where, and from time to time, as may be |
necessary, the said board shall proceed to ap- |
portion among the wards of said city of Phil
adelphia and words, townships, and boroughs
within the county of Allegheny, the hotels,
inns, and taverns and eating houses to which
said city and county may be entitled under
the provisions of this act, and to receive evil
dence for and against said application, and to
grant licenses, for which purpose they shall
inquire into the moral character and sobriety
of the applicant, and ascertain the locality,
commodiousness, and extent of the houses
and property proposed to be occupied for the
purpose mentioned in the petition, and wheth-
er the said license shall be reqnired for the
of the public and the Clerk
of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the said
counties shall produce before said respective
board of licensers the applications filed in their
Offices with proof of publication of notice as
aforesaid, and shall, as majority Of the said
board shall determine, mark on said applica-
hons granted" or ss refused" and the said
board shall at the same time decide upon the
of the sureties in the applicants
bond, upon justification or proof, for which
purpose and in the discharge of their other
iuties the said board shall have the power to
administer oaths and afirmations with the
ike effect, as if taken in a judicial proceed
ng in Court.
Sec. Is. That whenever any license as afore- t
'aid shall be granted by said board, they shall {
igreeably to the provisions of the 18th 18th |
md 18th sections of this act, and according
o the classi6cations therein contained, esti- {
nate and ascertain the annual sales of said c
renders and of said keepers of eating houses,
nd the yearly rental or valuation of the house t
nd property occupied, or intended to be oc-
upied as a hotel, inn or tavern, and shall de- 2
ide upon the rated price, to be paid for said i
licenses for one year according to said classif- il
alton. The petitions and bends in all cases t
7here the application may be granted by said o
oard, shall be returned to said clerks office, O
nd licenses therefor be issued by him at any o
me after five days from the date of said re- t
urn, unless an appeal be taken, as hereinaf- s
sr provided, from the decision of said board, c
pom any appointment, classification, or pcti- b
on as aforesaid, in which case at such time, IL
nd in such manner as may be fixed by rule a
Court the said Court of Quarter Sessions Ii