Smyrna times., 1873-09-03
The New Liquor Law.

applicants for license.
SECTION 8. Any person of full age and good
moral character, who is licensed retailer OF
goods, wares and merchandise, and any like
citizen who is a licensed druggist, and the
aggregate cost value OF whose stock respec-
lively constantly kept on hand for sale Is not
less than five hundred dollars, may be licensed
TO sell Intoxicating liquors on complying with
ths same conditions required from persons ap-
plyiug for license to keep an lnn or tavern,
ms hereinafter mentioned, except that the des-
eriDtiou of his house of business and accom-
modations shall vary according to the nature
thereof both in his application and certificate
and Recommendation of f-eeholders; ProUided,
also, that in the case of license to a retailer
of merchandise it shall not authorize him to
sell in quantities less than one half gallon, and
to druggist in, quantities greater than one
quart. 81.
SECTION 9. Such license shall be to but one
person or firm to sell at one place only and for
one year from the date of approval by the
court, as hereinafter mentioned; but on the
dissolution of firm, any member continuing
the business at the same stand shall have the
right to sell liquor during the continuance of
said license IN the same manner as if no dSSo-
luton had taken place. No liquor shall be
drunk on the premises, or any appurtenance or
dependency thereof; and any person holding
such license and permitting any such drinking
shall be guilty of miSdemeanor, aud, upon
conviction thereof, shall forfeit his license, and
shall also forfeit and pay fine not less than
fifty nor more than one hundred dollars.
SECTION 20. Any person of full age and COOL
moral character, desiring license to keep an
inn or tavern, aud to sell intoxicating liquors
in less quantities than one quart to be drunk
on the premises, may be licensed to do so when
the following conditions have been strictly
complied with:
l. He shall make application therefor in
writing, and file the same with the Clerk of the
Peace of the proper county, at least thirty days
before, the then next session of the Court of
General Sessions Ofthe Peace and j all Delivery,
clearly stating that he is person of full age
that he is desirous to keep an inn or tavern at
some place, to be particularly designated. in
the school district, or ward in the City of vii.
mington; that he is the owner or tenant of
suitable house for that purpose, and the yearly
rental value thereof; that he is provided, in
said house, with at least two suitable rooms
and. at least four comfortable beds Tor the
exclusive use of travellers and guests, and
stabling and provender for at least four horses
that an inn or tavern at the point designated is
necessary for the accommodation of the public
ProUhted .hOWepcr, that the provisions of this
section in relation to rooms, beds, stabling,
proyender aud horses, shall not apply to cities
inhabitants.
2 He shall publish his intention to make
such application for at least three times in two
newspapers of his county, (if SO many there
be- the last of which publications shall be al
least ten days before the sitting of the court to
which the same is to be presented This no
tice shall clearly set forth the name Of the ap-
plicant and the location of the proposed inn OF
tavern, the time when the application win be
made, and the names Of the freeholders recon
mending the same.
s. At the same time he shall also file with
his slld application a certificate of twelve sub
stantial freeholders of the school district il
which he proposes to keep such inn or tavern
or twenty four such freeholders of the ward i
IN the city OF Wilmington, which certificate
shall clearly state that the applicant is a per
son of full age, that he is a man Of s0briety
and IOd moral character, that an inn or tav
ern Is necessary at the point designated to ac
comm )dato the public, that the applicant i
the owner or ten ant OF the house in which h.
proposes to keep the same, aud the true rental
value thereof; that he ha1 in said house "a
least two suit lbie rooms and four comfort abb
beds for the exclusive use of travellers anl
guests, and stIbling and prOvender for at leas
four horses: PROVIDED, however, that the pro
visions of this section in relation to rooms
beds, stabling, provender and horses shall no
apply t) cities or towns containing more thar
two thousand inhabitants. This certificate
and recommendation shall be signed with tn,
proper signatures and in the proper handwrit
ing of such ffeeh ,lders, but if any such canno
write he may sign by mark which shall b.
duly attested by witness subscribing
4. The said applicant shall appear in opel
court, at the time his application is presented
and make oath in due form that he has tw,
suitable rooms AMI four comfortable beds fo
the exclusive use Of travellers AMI guests, an.
stable aud provender for at least four horses
and give the rental value of the house intended
to De used as such lnn or tavern that he ha
made public .ti0n according to law, that hi
certificate an re:Onmenlati0n was read to o
by each of the sgners thereof, that the sigma
lures are in the proper and genuine handwrlt
ing OF each, aud If any have signed by mar
he shall so state and also that he could nc
write: Pr0ULte,I, hO,0eCer, that the provision
OF this section in regard to rooms, beds, stat
ling, prOvender and horses, shall not apply t
cities or towns containing more than two thou
sand inhabitants.
5. At the same time he files his application
he shall also pay to the Clerk of thu Peace tn
full fee or price for said license, AMI also on
dollar and fifty cents fees to the Clerk. ---
SECTION 2I. The price of license to
retailer OF goods, wares and msrchan1lse, or
druggist, shall be twenty five dollars. Bu
any druggist, whose sales OF liquor for medica
purposes do not exceed seventy-6ve dollar
shall not be required to take out a licens
unless the rental value Of his place of busine
exceed three hundred dollars when it shall |
increased at the rate of ten per centum on sue
rental value. Tn. price of license to keep
inn or tavern shall be one hundred dUllar
uuless the rental value of such inu or tavel
shall, exceed five hundred dollars, when
shall be Increased at the rate of ten %
centum on such rental value
The followi ing section should be serious
pondefed by liquor drinkers
SECTION l6. Any person found drunk
excited by liquor and noisy, on the stree
highway, or other public place, may
arrested by any, officer, with or witho
warrant, and taken before any justice of t
peace, or other com hitting magistrate, wi
shall Immediately convey him to the near,
Jail or lookup, the keeper of which sh
receive aud detain him until legally discharge