The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-02-25
The Liduor Question.

OF intoxicating drinks. From a hasty
glance at the bill, we make the following
synopsis:
The lst section provides that all per-
sons who desire to sell liquors by less
measure than q quart, shall take out Ii
cense for that purpose from the Treasur-
er Of the county in which the applicant
desires to sell, on or before the first Mon
day of May 10 each year; vhercupon the
Treasurer shall issue his certificate that
the hoiGSr ther6f has paid a certain a.
mount (which is lett blans, into the
Treasury of the State, which shall entitie
him TO sell liquor. Physicians, apothe
carries and chemists are, however, not
permitted to take out such license Per-
sons may take out license after the first
of May, out only for ihe balance of the
year.
Section 2 provides that persons so ap-
plying for license shall Gle bond In the
Court of Quarter Sessions of the county in
which he resides, for the sum of Eve hun
dred dollars, with sufficient securities, to
be approved By the Treasurer, condition.
cd that the person or persons asking IL
ccnse, as aforesaid, shall not permit gam
bling or discrderly conduct, or, knowing
!y, allow any minor to drink spirituous
liquors on the premises; and on forfeiture
OF the said obligation, suit may be brought
on the complaint Of any citizen of this
Common wealth, one bali of the forfeiture
to be awarded to the use of the school
fund, and the other half to the use OF the
Commonwealth. The clerk shall furnish
blanks to be filed up, and 6ll the bonds
for each applicant SO licensed, for which
service he may charge one dollar and no
more.
Section 3 provides for classification
of those who desire to sell liquors. Those
who sell to the amount of $40, 900, and
upwards, shall pay an annual license OF
$500; the 2nd class to pay Sl00; tie 3rd
class to pay $50; bat DO license to be is
sued for less than $50, except to those
vendors Of spirituous wines, malt and
brewed liquors in that portion of the City
of philadelphia known as townships,
whose sales do not exceed the sum of
$4,000, who shall pay S25; and the sec
ond class, whose sales do not exceed ST.
coo, shall pay SIS; but no license shall
be granted for less than this sum.
Section 4 gives the County Commis-
sioners power to grant license, after they
have assumed obligations that they will
perform their duties faithfully and Impair
italy; aud they must give notice, before
the first day of April in each year, in two
newspapers, Of the time and place of their
meetings; when and where, aud from time
to tlne, as may be necessary, they shall
inquire into the moral character and So
briefly of the applicant, and ascertain the
locality Of TIE house and property to be
occupied. The Clerk of the Court shall
produce the bond Of the applicant fled in
his office, and the Commissioners shall
decide upon the suficieney OF the sureties,
which must be approved By majority
Of the commissioners In Gaze Of death.
the com mnissioners have power to fll va
caDcies. The commissioners shall also
prepare list of dealers, with the place
of their business, arranging them in their
several classes, aud shall furnish each
person 50 assessed with a notice of their
several classidcations, and also of the
time and place of which appeals may be
made. For this certificate they may
charge so cents. They shall also have
power to administer oaths and interogate
applicants as to the amount of their ss!es
for the previous year; and if they deem it
proper to increase or diminish the fees paid
for license, they Eay do SO, and may also
reject the application altogether. If an ap-
plicaut feels himself aggrie ,ed he nay ap-
peal to the Court of Quarter Sessions.
and leave that tribuna! to decide the
question; but the appeal must be taken
within Eve days after the decision Of the
countg commissioners, in the city Of Phil
adelpbia, and ten days within the differ
ent counties. The appeal must be sworn
to by the applicant, and certified to by
twelve freehOIders of the ward or borough /
where the house is to lie licensed. 1.-THE
Court should reject the application alto
gether, the decision of said Court shall
state upon which exceptions the said IL
cense may be refused, and shall be endor-
sed on the affidavit or exceptions, and re-
turned by the clerk of the said Court to
the board of Com missioners.
If any commissioner refuses to perform
these duties, he shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor of Office, and, upon conyic-
ton thereof, be fDed $500 for each Of
fence; and if guilty of receiving brides for
the purpose of influencing their actions,
shall be removed from Office.
Persons selling without license shall be
subject to a Gne of $50 for each day they
shall sell contrary to law.
The bill is very lengthy one, but We
have given the principal features of it a.
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