Smyrna times., 1857-03-18
.@..e BY. AUTHORITY.
An Act regulating the Sale Of Intoxi-
-...s= eating Liquors,

SECTION l. No person shall by himself hi
servant or agent directly or INDIRECTLY sell an,
! Intoxicating liquors, except as hereinafter pro
IS vided.
i Sec. 2. Any free white citizen ofthis State
!, who is OF the age of tWenty-one wears or nm
;, wards, and Is licensed retailer of goods. ware,
ana merchandise, and the aggregate cost ysIot
= OF whose stock on hand is not less than tlre,
: hundred dollars, may apply to the Clerk Of Inc
Peace OF the county in which he NAV reside
LOT Incense to sell intoxicating liquors IN quan.
tltles not less than quart; and Hpon ;he
applicant tor such license paying TO Ibe sand
Clerk OF The Peace fee of twenty dollars for
: the use OF the State, it shall be the duty of the
SAID Clerk OF the Peace to issue license under
MS hand and the seal of the Court TO such re-
taller OF goods, wares ana merchandlze; any
such ret Her OF goods, wares and merchandise.
procuring such license as aforesaid sh II have
iuIl power ana authority thereby to sell in:oX-
lc&ing liquors OF all kinds and descriptions in
ANY qhahtIty not less than quart subject how
ever 10 'he provisions hereafter mentioned
Any license issued under this section shall no
a sepcrate and special license ter that Dlrjjcu-
lar privilege and 10 other and shall stale that
TIE lee 0. twenty dollars Is paid aud that the
applicant therefor Is licensed retailer or goods
| wares ahd mefchandlsc, the aggregate cost
!
three hunlred O!iaIs. The license shall AN
thorlze the selling OF intoxicating liquors only
ut one place, aud only for one year from the
day on which II was issued. The clerk of the
Peace snail require any applicant for such H.
cense as Aforesaid to make an oath or affjrma.
non that he Is Il licensed retailer O 0 .Ods wares
ana merchandise, and that the aggregate cost
value OF ms stock on hand is not .ess than three
hundred dollars; and any one making filse
oath or affirmation in the premises shalI he sinh
ect to all the pains and penalties OF wIlfuI and
corrupt perjury. The fec to the clerk of the
Peace for issuing such license IS afores, id shall
DC one dollar, to be paid by the applicant there
| for
SEC. 8. ANY tree white citizen of this Slate.
VINO Is ol the age OF twenty-one years or up. |
wards, who may desire 10 sell lnloyicatinr H. |
quors exclusive Of any other goods. wares and
merchund Sc, may apply to The clerk Of tine
Peace OF the county IN which he may reside. for
license to sell to The same; and upon the an
PIlcaht Tor such license paying TO the SAID clerk .
oi The Peace fee of fifty dollars for the use Of
the State, 1t shall be the duty Of the said clerk
OF the Peace TO issue license under h IS hand
ana tue seal OF the court, for the sale of ihtox-
eating liquors TO such applicant who may de.
sire to sell the saiae exclusive of anv other
goods, wares and merchandise. The person
procuring such license as last aforesaid shall
have full power and authority thereby to sell
intoxicating liquors, of all kinds and descrju-
tlons, IN any quantity not less than quart sub.
Ject however to the provisions hereafter men.
toned. The license issued under this secliop
shall be special license for that particulsr
privilege and no other, and shall state that the
lee OF fifty dollars is paid, and that the applicant
therefor desires to sell intoxicating liquors ex
elusive OF any other goods, wares and mcrchan-
disc, and shall autlOrze The selling of intoxjca.
lnS liquors only IN one place, and only for
one year from the day on which it was issued.
The fee to the clerk Of the Peace for issuipr
such license as last aforesaid shall be one dol.
lar, to be paid by the applicant therefor.
SEC. 4. No person having a license to sell
intoxicating liquors under the provisions of the
preceding section shall have authority thereby
TO sell Intoxicating liquors by any measure less
than quart, or to sell intoxicating liquors to
any minor or to any slave, or shall suffer or per.
init any intoxicating liquors which he has sold
TO be drunk III his store-house or its Dependent
cics or shall sufIer any dlsorderly person to re-
main III his Store-hOuse or its dcpeudencics.
and any such person having license as atore
sald violating either OF tue provisions of this :.
section shall, upon conviction thereof as here {
after provided, forfeit aud pay for the first of.
ience hue OF hve dollars besides costs, and in +,
default oil payment thereof shall be imprisoned
not less thdh one nor more than ten days; and !
Tor the second offence a fine of five dollars be- /
sides costs, and IN default of payment thereof
snail be imprisoned not less than one nor more /
than ten days; and for the second offence shall
tOrtelt and pay fGe OF ten dollars besides !
cos's ana In default of payment thereof shall
be Imprisoned moi less than three nor more than Il
twenty days; and for the third offence shall for
h. a TO doll L.,
and IN default OF payment thereof shall be I'M II
prlsUned not less than five nor more than thirty p
lays; aud such third conviction shall ipso Eacto
work forfeiture OF his lcens O. and the offender
shall not be rellcensed for the term of one wear ID
rom the time OF such third conviction. u
SEC. D. No person shall keep tavern, with. lo
nut having first obtained license from The le
Governor, which shall be granted on the recon. al
of the Judges of the Court of Gener- Pl
Il Sessions, setting forth that the person re- d'
commended is tit person, and well qualified
o keep tavern. Such recommendation sha al
TOT be granted, unless the petitioner is so quail IN
led, and has necessarles suitable to travellers oil
Tor unless his house is necessary for public to
accommodation, and is in proper and copva. dr
lient place and stage for the entertainment of Sc
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SEC. d The petition for such rccomnenda. th
ion shall state lhe intention of the petitioner To to
ieepa tavern, with or without the sale of in Of
oxicalng liquors and the license sha Il conform ia
hereto. The fees for license with the priyi. in
ege to sell Intoxicating liquors, shall be as fol- ca
ows to any person. who owns or occupies a sh
louse ana premises, the assessed value of which su
hall be less ~ tue amount than the sum Of fif CO
cen hundred dollars, The sum of twenty dollars: fe
any person, who owns or occupies a house do
nd premises the assossed value OF which is tn
hundred laa, tIar
housand dollars, the sum of dollars: an
@ any person who owns and occupies a house fr
md premises the assessed value Oh which, is ia
hree thousand dollars, and less than forty-ive e
nndred dollars, the sum of thirty dollars; to ?
ny person sn who owns or ocfpp,ss house and tn
s.a % e7fpt So .as Il yii s7sqat.t.,,