American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-05-14
Revised LiccnSe Laws, Of Virginia.

An Actto amend the l4th sect. of CLAP.
3S 9fthc Cole Of Va. as amended by
the 4M sect. IT an act cnhtlcd an act
amending tie Code of Va passed March
81, 1851, so Is mare sgsctuaHy to pre-
ccnt deaii@s seith s1aees Or free negroes.
Passed April 1st, 1868. ,e..-ee
BE Il tenactedby tie General Assem-.
bly,, that the fourteenth section of chap
ter 3Sof the Code of Virginia as amen
ded by the 4th section of an act enti-
tied an act amending the Code of Viz
ginia, passed March 81, 1851, be and
the same is hereby amended and re- en-
acted SO as to read as follows:
If the merchant shall desire his IL
censc to include permission to sell by
retail, wine, ardent spirits, or mix
turc thereof, he shall pay the addition
al tax prescribed for this privilege, and
obtain from the court of the county or
corporation in which his store or place
Of sale is situat ted, certificate that
he is person of gtcd character, and
that tie court sees no objection to
such permission being granted If
such certificate be applied for and re
fused, the refusal shall be entered of
record, and afterwards such certificate
shall not be granted to the applicant
before the next May term, unless by a
court composed of the same Justices to
whom the first application was madc,
or majority of the acting justices of
the county or corporation. And in cv-
cry case the person to whom The IL
cense is granted shall enter into bond
with sufficient security in a penalty
of Eve hundred dollars, payable to the
Commonwealth, faithfully to observe
the laws in relation to dealing with
slaves or free negroes, or selling ar.
dent spirits, wine or any mixture there
of, or amy other Intoxicating liquors to
slaves, as contained in chapter 104 of
the Code Of Virginia, and shall more
over take an oath in open court faith
fully to observe said LAWS.
And be it further enacted, that no
apPncah' uhaer thiS act shall sell to
any ircc negro, wine, arueht sPiilts,oi
any mixture .hereol, uniesS upon Tie
wf't'eh cGf'ihc"to OF three or more
luot'ocS o' 'he peace, thaC the sa'G
llec negro 10 SOBER ana oraefiy' ana OF
souu oii"fac'er.
Inns act shall be IN force from it
passage.
y true copy. "
ST. GEO. TUCKER. G.. lid
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An Act to amend tie Sd section o,
chapter 90 or tie Code of V1rgiu;a :,
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Dc IL enacted Dy the General Assem-
piy, thac IN! inc Oh Sec' OF chap, 10 OF tho
oouo oi Virginia Oe recemacted ant
'hlenoOu 50 Is 70 reau as ioiiows:
5 .. For license to keep house
OF entertainment, the application shall
be, when the house is in a town hav
ing corporation Court, to such court
and when 1t IS not in any such town
to the court OF the county wherein it is
III the court be OF cplnicn that the ap
picant is sober and OF good charac
ter and VIII probably keep a house or
derly, usefui and such as the law re
cures II may grant such license )ant
IL the mouse DC III q town, the cour
wnen IL grants 'ne same, may? IT TN
aPP,.oanv PP., ueS'io cS! ~ uisPcnSe with th'
i.vIeso''y p'c, " MS plosiu,hg ior horses
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