Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-03
The New License Lasy.

The following supplement to IN not to
regulate the granting Of licences to hotels
and eating houses has passed both branches
Of the state Legislature, and is now law;
SECT |. That when an application is made
TO any Court Of Quarter Sessions of this Com
monwealth for license to sell intoxicating
drinks, it shall be lawful for said Court to
hear petitions in addition to that of tho up.
p icant 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 character Of the petitioners
for and against such application, such Gccnss
is not necessary for the accommodation Of
the public and entertainment Of strangers
and travellers; and upon sufficient cause
being shown, the said Court shall have pow
er TO revoke any license granted BY them (;
and all laws inconsistent with this section are
hereby repealed. Provided, That the cure.
ties in the bond required Of the applicant
for license shall be signed to his petition.
SECT .. That applications for license to
keep an eating. house, beer-house, or restau-
rant, authorizing the sale Of domestic wines,
malt and brewed liquors, shall hereafter be
made in the same manner and TO the same
authority as application for license to keep q
hotel. Prouiac'i, That the regulation in
relation to bed d-rooms and beds shal! not ap-
ply to applications for an eating house, beer.
house and restaurant license; and the tenth
section Of the act 0t'twentieth OF April, one
thousand eight hundred anl fifty eight, au.
thoiizIng county treasurers to graunt an eat
ing.huusc Or retail brewery license, is hereby
repealed.
SECT. 3. No license to keep an eating
house, beer.house or restaurant, under the
provisions Of the second section OF this act
shall be granted in any incorporated city for
q less SUN than fifty dollars, nor elsewhere
for less gum than twenty dollars.
SECT 4. If any person, after the passage
Of this act, shall sell spirituous or vinous
liquors, domestic wines, malt or brewed
liquors. without having obtained a license
authorizing him 50 to do, such persons shall,
ON conviction in the Court Of Quarter Se3-
sons, be Gned for the first offence in any sum
not less than fifty nor more than two hun.
drcd dollars, and for the second or any sub.
sequ mt ence such person shall be fined
not less than one hundred dollars and in the
discretion of the said Court be imprisoned
in the county Jail net less than thirty days
nor more than ninety dsys. Provided, That
nothing in this act shall be construed 10 re-
peal the provisions of the act of fAssemblv
passed March thir.y-frst one thousand eight
hundred and titty.six, relating to sales by
druggists aud apothecsries.
SECT 5. That the provisions of the frs.
section Of this act shall not apply to the city
OF Philadelrhia or to the county Of Allegha-
ny p ortided further, That nothing in this
ac: shall authorize the granting OF licenses to
hotel and inn-kcepers to vend vinous, spirit
uons and malt liquors, and to license beer.
houses, eatipg-houses and res,aurantsin in any
locality where licensing of hotels, inns, beer
houses, ca ing. house, or restauran is now
prohibited by law.