Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-04
.lS,r Ltoense Ln,r.

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License Law as vt passed both branch
es of the Legislature. 1t places nu-
merous restrictions on the keepers of
Hotels, and makes the penalty for
the violation of its provisions very
heavy. We hope the "moral reform
ers," will soon be satisfied
A further supplement to an Act TO
regulate the granting OF licenses to
hotels and eating houses, approved
March thirty-first 1856.
SECTION /. BE Il enacted by the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives. of
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, and il is hereby
enacted By the authority Of the same,
That when an application is made to
any court of quarter sessions of this
Commonwealth for license to sell in
toxicating drinks, it shall be lawful
for said court TO hear petitions, in ad-
dition to that of the applicant in ia
vor 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 ard char
acter of the petitioners for and against
such application such license is not
necessary for the accommodation Of
the public and the entertainment of
strangers and travellers, and upon snf-
ficiont cause being shown, the said
courts shall have power to revoke any
license granted by them and all laws
inconsistent with this section are here
by repealed ProUided, That the sure
ties in the bond required Of the appli-
cant for license shall be signed to his
petition.
SEC. 2. That applications for license
to keep an eating house, beer house
or restaurant authorizing the sale of
domestic wines, malt and brewed IL
quors, shall hereafter be made in the
same manner, and to the same author
ity as application for license to keep
hotel: Propided, That the regula-
ton in relation to bed rooms and beds
shall not apply to applicants for an
eating house, beer house and restaur-
ant license and the tenth section OF
the act Of twentieth of April, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, authorizing county treasurers
TO grant an eating house or retail
brewery license, is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. No license to keep an eat
= ing house, beer house, or restaurant
! under the provisions Of the secorc
section ofthis act, shall be granted in
any incorporated city for a less sum
than fifty dollars, nor elsewhere for q
less sum than twenty dollars.
SEC. 4. lfany person, after the pass
age of this act, shall sell spurious ant
s vinous liquors, domestic wines, NAL
= or brewed Iiquofs, without having OBJ
tanned license authorizing him so t'
. do, such person shall, on conviction il
the court of quarter sessions. be fnet
u for the first offense, in any sum no
less than fifty nor more than two hun
Q dred dollars, and for the second o
r any subsequent OHchsc, such PeIeoi
shall be fined not less than one hun
dred dollars, and in the discretion o
the said court, be imprisoned in tn
c county jail not less than thirty days
/. nor more than ninety days; Prorided
That nothing in this act shall be con
strued 10 repeal the provisions of tn
act of Assembly passed March thirty
c first, one thousand eight hundred ant
o fifty six, relating to sales by druggist
i and apothecaries.
SEC. 5. That the provisions of th'
first section of this act shall not appl.
TO the city of Philadelphia, or to tn
: county of Allegheny: Prorided, Tha
n nothing in this act shall authorize th
granting of licenses to hotel and in
Keepers 10 vend vinous, spurious an
= malt liquors, and to license beer
It houses, eating houses and restaurants
&c in any locality where licensing of he
d lels, inns, beer houses, eating house
n or restaurants is now prohibited b
law