Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-03-24
The New License Law.

The Local Option law has been re
pealed, aud the following is copy of
the license bill as reported by the con
ference committees of the Senate and
House and adopted BY both branches
of the Legislature, that is to take its
place
An act to repeal an act TO permit the
voters of this Commonwealth 10 vote
every three years on the question of
granting licenses TO sell Intoxicating
liquors, aud to restrain and regulate
the sale of the same.
SECTION /. BE ii enactef, etc, That
the act approved the 9th day of March,
A. D. 1872, entitled Gan ACT to permit
the voters of this Commonwealth to
vote every three years on the question
of granting Licenses to sell intoxicating
liquors." be and the same is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 2. That licenses for sales of
liquors, when not otherwise provided
for by special law, may be granted By
the court Of quarter sessions of the
proper county, at the first or second
sessions in each year, and shall be for
one year. The said court shalt fix by
rule or standing order, time at which
application for said licenses shall be
heard, at which time all persons apply
ing, or making objections to applica-
tions for licenses. may be heard by evi-
dence, petition, remOnstranee or coun-
sci Proridei, That for the present
year, licenses as aforesaid may be grant,
ed third, or any earlier session Of said
court.
SEC 3. That all hotels, inns and
taverns shall be classified and rated ac-
cOrding TO the last annual return Of the
mercantile appraiser or assessor Of the
proper city or county, as follows, to wit:
All cases where the estimated yearly
sales shall be $4,000 or more, shall
constitute the first class, ana pay 500
where the classification shall be $S 600,
and not more than Sl0, 900, the second
class and shall pay s4g0; where the
classification shall be $4,000. and not
mere than 5000, the third class and
shall pay $500 where the classi6ca-
ton shall be 81, 600, and not more than
$4,000, the fourth class and shall pay
Sl0Q where the classification shall be
less than $1,000, the fifth class and
shall pay $50: Prorided. That no Ii
cense shall 6e less than $50: find pro-
uiSed farti'r, That any person licensed
the present or any portion of a year
shall pay pro rata share Of the license
fee, and the authority granting the
license shall designate the classification
for that year find prorided further,
That no license for bottiers shall be
less than $50.
SEC. 4 Tha; any sale made of vinous,
spurious, malt or brewed liquors, or
any admixture thereof, contrary to the
provisions of this law, shall lie taken to
be a misdemeanor, and Upon conviction
of the offense iu the court of quarter
sessions of the peace of any city or
county, the perscn so offending shal! be
sentenced to pay fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $500, with the
costs of prosecution, and to stand con-
victed until the sentence of the court
is complied with, not exceeding ninety
days, and upon second or any subse-
quent conviction, the party SO offend
ing shall pay a fine of not less than
S50e nor more than $1,000 and uu-
dergo Imprisonment in the county Jail
Of not less than three months nor more
than one year, and if licensed shall, ir
lieu of imprisonment, forfeit his bond
and said license and be incspacitated
from receiving any license aforesaid for
the period of five years thereafter and
any keeper of any drug or apothecary
store, cohfectiouer, or mineral or other
fountain, who shall sell any spirituous,
vinous, malt or brewed liquors, mixed
or pure, to be used as 4 beverage, shall
be deemed.guilty of misdemeauor and
liable TO the same conviction and pun
,shment as unlicensed offenders.
SEC. 5. That it shall he the duty OF
court, mayor. alderman or justice of
the peace, before whom any fine or pen
atty shall be recovered. to award said
fine or penalties. as well as proceeds of
all forfeited bonds to the city or county
treasurer, as the case may be.
SEC. G. That the consiables Of the
respective wards, borougbs and town