Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-02-16

six thousand dollars, shall form the fifth class
and pay one hundred and fifty dollars
Those to the amount of two, and less than
four thousand dollars. shall form the sixth
class, and shall pay one hundred dollars.
Those less than two thousand dollars shall
form the seventh class, and pay fifty dollars,
and no license, as aforesaid, shall be granted
for any less sum.
Sec. l3. That all Hotels, Inns and Taverns
shall be classified and rated according to the
estimated yearly rent Of the house and prop
erty intended to be occupied for said purpo-
ses, as follows, to wit All cases where the
valuation of the yearly rent of the said house
and property shall be ten thousand dollars,
shall constitute the first class aud shall ray
one thousand dollars.
Where the valuation Of tho yearly rent
shall be eight thousand dollars, and not more
than ten thousand dollars. the second class,
and shall pay eight hundred dollars:
Where the valuation OF rent shall be four
Thousand dollars, and not more than six thou
sand dollars, the fourth class, and shall pay
four hundred dollars
Where the valuation of rent shall be two
thousand dollars, and not more than four
thousand dollars, the fifth class, and shall pay
three hundred dollars:
Where the valuation of rent shall be one
thousand dollars. and not more than two
thousand dollars, in the sixth class, and shall
pay two hundred dollars
Where the valuation Of rent shall be one
thousand dollars, and not more than two
thousand dollars. in the sixth class, and shall
pay two hundred dollars
Where the valuation OF rent shall be five
hundred dollars and not over one thousand
dollars, in the seventh class, and shall pay
one hundred dollars:
Where the valuation OF rent shall be
three hundred, and not over five hundred dol
lars, in the eighth class, and shall pay seventy
five dollars
Where the valuation of rent shall be under
three hundred dollars, in the ninth class, and
shall pay fifty dollars:
Pr0rided, however, That in the cities of
Philadelphia and Pittsburg no license under
the classification of the 18th and 18th sec
tions of this act, shall be for less shan one
hundred dollars, nor in County Towns and
Boroughs having more than two hundred
taxables for less than seventy five dollars
Sec. Ia. All persons applying for licenses,
and classified under the 18th and 18th sec
tons of this act shall he assessed and return
ed as provided in the sixth. seventh, eighth
and ninth sections of an act relating to Inns.
Taverns, and retailors Of vinous and spritu-
liquors" passed the llth day Of March, A. ID
1884 except in the county Of Philadelphia,
where tina Court Of Quarter Sessions shall
appoint three persons as appraisers OF tavern
license trko shall be reputable and temperate
persons. and in no manner interested in or
connected with the liquor business. The
said Board Of Appraisers shall be qualified
have such terms of Office, and perform such
duties aud in the name. as prescribed by
the fourth. fifth and sixth sections of the act
Of the 9Th day of April, a. ID. l6l9, entitled
"An Act TO change the mode Of granting
tavern licenses in the city aud county OF Phil
adelphia."
Sec. 3. That every person licensed to sell
spirituous and brewed, vinous or malt liquors
! as aforesaid shall frame his license under 4
/ glass, and place the same SO that it may, at
/ all times, be conspicuous in his chief place o
making sales; and 10 such license shall au
| thorize sales by my person who shall neglect
/ this requirement.
See. lG. The said assessors and board q
/ appraisers Of licenses shall furnish certified
I list of all persons appraised, with the classif
cation as made out by them finally determin
| ed upon TO the treasurer or receiver Of taxes
! as the case may be, of their respective coun,
! ties who shall, within twenty days thereaf
/ ter, transmit to the Auditor General Il copy
/ of such list and shall receive and collect
with the fees of the assessors and appraiser;
and their own fees, the sums to be paid fol
/ said licenses, in the manner directed by law
Sec. L. 1t shall he the duty of the Auditor
( General 10 charge the said county treasurer
1 or receiver Of taxes, aS the case may be, will
the amount payable by the several persons
in said lists; from the payment Of any part
OF which amount said treasurer or receiver
shall only be exonerateG by producing salts
/ lectorv evidence to the Department that thC
party or parties so returned failed to obtain
| license as aforesaid.
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty Of the Audi
tor General to return TO the Legislature an
nually, in the month Of January, a statement
arranged in tubular form. of the number
and classification and license rates Of all i'm
porters, brewers aud dstillers, keepers of ho
tels, inns Ur tayerns, and venders Of vinous Ii
quors, either with or without other goods
wares and merchandise, designating each
county separately.
Sec 10. Where any license may be granted
by the court rs aforesaid, under the clasSiti
cation of the 18th and lith sections Of th
act, it shall not be transferable, nor shall j
confer 4 right to sell liquors as aforesaid il
any other house or building than the out
] mentioned ana NtStllotu III inc lICtuSe 10
shall the bar, or any other apartment 50 call
ed or used, he undellet but il the party 81
licensed shall die, remove, or cease 10 keel
said hotel, inn, tavern or store, the said cour
may grant license, for the remainder of tn,
year, at any term of the court, to his success
sor, who shall comply with the law in othe
respects.
See. 90 The number Of licenses so granite,
to keepers Of hotels, inns or taverns in tn
aggregate shall not exceed in the cite
one TO every one hundred taxables, nor in tn
several counties in the State more than on,
to every--taxables, the number of said tax
ables TO be taken from the returns of the pre
year and it shall be the duty Of the Grant
jury Of each county, summoned TO attend q
the first term of the court of Quarter Session
in each year, to make special resentment {,
said court, appertaining the number of hotel
inns and taverns so to be licensed as aforesai,
among the wards Of said cities and count
towns, and among the towns and township
in other parts of said counties, which appoint
ments shall be made with reference TO tn
convenience of the public and the accommo
dation of travellers and sojourners aud shal
be conclusive on the said court, in granting
the licenses as aforesaid. unless the numbe
of applications for such licenses in any war,
or township should be less than the numbe
apportioned to il as aforesaid in which cas-
the court shall, as its discretion, apportiol
said excess among the other wards and town
ships OF said county as public convenience