The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-01
The New Iinuor Law.

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Senate and House Of Representatives. o
The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, a
General Assembly met, and ii as hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same
That the act approved the 9th day Of
March, A. d., 1872, entitled, "An aci
to permit the voters of this Com
monwealth to vote every three years on
the granting licenses to sell intoxicating
liquors." be aud the same is hereby re.
pealed.
SECTION 2. That licenses for sales
of liquors shall be granted by the Court
OF Quarter Sessions of the proper
county, at the first and second session
in each year, and shall be for one year
The said court shall fix by rule or stand
ing order time at which application
tor said licenses shall be heard, at
which time all persons applying or max.
ing objections to applications for licen-
ses may be heard by evidence, petition,
remonstrance or counsel; provided that
tor the present year licenses as afore-
said may be granted at the third or any
earlier session Of said court.
SECTION 3, That all hotels, inns
and taverns shall be classified and ra ted
according to the last annual return of
the merchantie appraiser or assessor of
the proper city OF county, as follows, to
wit: All cases where the classification
shall be ten thousand dollars or more.
shall constitute the first class, and pay
seven hundred dollars; where the classi-
tication shall be eight thousand dollars,
and not more than ten thousand dollars,
the second class, and shall pay six hun
dred dollars; where the classification is
six thousand dollars and not eight
thousand dollars, the third class, and
shall pay three hundred dollars; where
the classification shall be four thousand
dollars, and not more than six thousand
dollars, the fourth class, and shall pay
two hundred dollars; where the classif-
cation shall be less than four thouand
dollars, the fifth, class and shall pay
fifty dollars. Provided, that no license
shall be less than fifty dollars. And
provided further, that any person licen-
sed the present or any portion of year
shall pay pro rata share of the license
fee, and the authority granting the H.
cense shall designate the classification
for the year. And provided further,
that no license for bottles shall be less
than one hundred dollars.
SECTION 4. That any state made of
vinous, spirituous, malt or brewed
liquors, or any admixture thereof, con-
trary to the provisions of this law, shall
be taken to be a misdemeauor, and upon
the conviction of uffence in the court of
quarter sessions OF the peace of any city
or county, the person so offending shall
be sentenced to pay fine of not less
than two hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars, with the costs of
prosecution, and to stand convicted un-
til the sentence Of the Court is com piled
with, not exceeding ninety days, aud
upon second or subsequent conviction
the party so offending shall pay fine of
not less than FIVE hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars, and undergo
imprisonment in the county Jail of not
less than three months nor more than
one year, aud if licensed shall in lew Of
Imprisonment, forfeit his bond aud said
liceDce, aud be ineapacitated from re-
ceiving any license, as aforesaid, for the
period of five years thereafter and any
keeper Of any drug or apothecary store,
confectionery or mineral or other foun-
tain, who shall sell any spurious, vnous,
malt or brewed liquors, mixed or pure,
to be used as a beverage, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
liable 10 the same conviction and pun
ishnent as unlicensed offenders.
SECTION 5. That the fues, as well
as the proceeds Of all forfeited bonds, as
aforesaid, shall be paid to The county
treasury, except in the cities ontaiuing
more than one hundred thousand inhabi.
tants, where they shall be paid to the
city treasurer, to be applied for school
purposes; and nothing herein contained
shall prevent any such ioformer or
prosecutor from becoming a witness in
any such case.
SECTION 6. That the constable Of
the respective wards, boroughs aud
townships shall mako return of retailers
Of liquors, and in addition therto it shall
be the duty of every such constable, at
each term of the Court of Quarter Ses.
sions of their respective counties, to
make return on oath or affirmation
whether, within his knowledge, there
is any unlicensed place within his baili-
wick kept and maintained in violation
of this act, and it shall be the especial
duty of the judges of all said courts to
see that this return is faithfully made;
and if any person shall make known 10
writing, with his or her name sub
scribed thereto, 20 such constable, the
name or names of any one who shall
have violated this act, with the pames
of the witness who can prove the fact.
it shall be his duty to make return
thereof, on oath or affirmation, 10 the
Court, and upon his wilful failure to do
so he shall be deemed guilty of the
crime of perjury, and upon indictment
and conviction shall be subjected TO its
penalties.
SECTION 7. Any person who shall,
by the sale of intoxicating liquor, with
o. without license, cause the intoxica.
ton in whole Or in part Of any other
person shall be liable for and be COM