Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-03-30

E'A New LICENSE LAw.--The following bill,
regulating the granting Of licenses has passed both
houses finally, and will become the law on witch
future licenses will have to be granted:
A rURTBER SUPPLEMENT to an act further to regu-
late the granting Of licenses to hotels and eating
houses, approved March 3st, 1856.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted By Me Senafe and
House of Representafices Of Me Commonwealth
of Psnasylran,a, in General assembly met, and
IL is hereby enacted Jy the authority ofths same,
That when an application is made to any court OF
quarter sessions of this Commonwealth, for license
to sell Intoxicating drinks, it shall be lawful for said
court to hear petitions in addition to that of the
applicant in favor of, and remonstrances against
the application for such license and in all cases to
refuse the same whenever, in the opinion of said
court having due regard to the number and charac-
ter of the petitioners for and against such appca.
tion such license is not necessary for the accommo-
daton Of the public and entertainment of strangers
and travellers and upon sufficient cause being shown,
the said courts shall have power 10 revoke any Ii
cense granted by them, and all laws inconsistent
with this section are hereby repealed Prortded,
That the surees in the bond required of the appli-
cant for license, shall be signed to his petition.
SEC. 2. That applications for license 20 keep an
eating house. beer house or restaurant, authorizing
the sale Of domestic Wines malt and brewed liquors,
shall hereafter be made in the same manner and to
the same authority application for license to keep
hotel: Prouided, That the regulation in relation
to bed rooms and beds shall not apply to applicants
for eating house, beer house and restaurant Ii
cense, and the tenth section Of the act of twentieth
April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight,
authorizing county treasurers to grant an eating
house retail brewery license, is hereby repealed.
SIC. g. No license TO keep an eating house, beer.
house restaurant, under the provisions of the Sc
cond section of this act, shall be granted in any ir
corporated city for less than fifty dollars nor
elsewhere for less sum than twenty dollars
SEC. 4. If any person, after the passage of this
act shall sell sprituOus and vnous liquors. domestic
wines, malt or brewed liquors, without having OBJ
tanned license authorizing him so to do such person
shall on conviction in the court of quarter sessions
| be fined, for the first offence in any not less
than fifty, more than two hundred dollars; and
for the second, any subsequent offence, such per-
shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars
and, in the discretion Of the said court be impri
soned in the county Jail not less than thirty days. MOI
more than ninety days: PrOrided, That nothing in
this act shall be construed to repeal the provisions
the act OF Assembly passed March thirty first, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-six, relating tC
sales by druggists and apothecaries.
SEC 5. That the provisions Of the first section o.
this act shall not apply to the city of Philadelphia
or to the county of Allegheny Prorided, That no
thing in this act shall authorize the granting of Ii
censes to hotel and inn keepers to vend vinous
spirituous and malt liquors, and to license bee
houses, eating houses and restaurants in any locality
where licensing of hotels inns. beer houses estin,
houses or restaurants is now prohibited by law.