The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-06-12
THE LICENSE LAWS.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
LIQUOR SELLERS.
THE DUTY OF THE PUBLIC.

Four different acts have been passed
at the last session ofour Legislature,
regulative of the liquor traffic, all of
which are, in some Of their provisions,
applicable to, and in force in this county.
Act No. 3, to preserve order in licens,
ed houses, and extirpate unlicensed
traffic. 1t requires licensed persons, at
all times, to prevent disorderly con-
duct in their houses, as far as lies in
their power and to enable them to do
so, they are required, Immediately upon
the occurrence OF any disturbance, to
call in the police or any constable, or
sheriff, who are bound to obey such call
and remove such disorderly person or
persons, and shut up the house If need
be, till the disturbance is over. Sec. 2
provides against selling or permitting to
be sold or given away, any intoxicating
drink OF any kind, to any minor or ap-
prentice. The question whether or not
the party is known at the time to be a
MINOR or apprentice IS immateria!. Ig-
norance on this point will not excuse.
Sec 3 forbids The sale or giving away of
any such drink to any habitual drunkard
or to any intoxicated person, under the
the influence Of liquor. Under this sec
tion, a tavern or restaurant keeper can
not safely give liquor to anv stranger
entering his house. until he is certain
that such party is not already intoxicat-
ed, or erthe influence of liquor. If
he does so, and the party happens to be
under the influence of liquor, all the
penalties of the act are incurred, which
are severe; and the knowledge or alb
sence of knowledge of the fact Of fintoxi-
cation would he imma'erIal. Nor il the
degree of intoxca,ion material; the
penalty would be incurred, however
slight the degree. il 1t existed a, all
The same precaution will he necessary
IN any case where the party Is not IN
toxicated, but commences drinking -
Care must be taken to furnish no more
liquor the moment that which is already
furnished begins 10 have an intoxicating
effect. Sec. puts it in the power OF
every husband and wife, or parent and
child, to prevent each other from pro-
curing any intoxicating drink from
licensed houses of any kind. To effect
this, all the husband has to do to prevent
the wife. or the wife the husband, or the
parent the child, or the child the parent,
is simply to forbid the licensed party to
furnish such drink to such relative. No
formality is required as to notice Either
verbal or written notice will suffice, and
If the notice or prohibition is violated by
the licensed party, the consequences to
him are serious; and the question
whether such relative so forbidden to be
supplied is a drunkard or not is wholly
immaterial. The law places parties hol-
ding these domestic relations mutually
within each others power as regards
procuring strong drink. and punishes the
party furnishing 1t contrary to such pro.
hibition. SEQ. s requires all bars or
places Of sale to be closed at midnight,
and not open aggn till sunrise, nor open
on Sunday at all. SEQ. 9 provides that
conviction for a disregard Of any Of
these provisions shall, ipso Jacto, work
the forfeiture Of li,cnse. Sec. 7, as al
ready stated, makes II the duty OF all