The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-02-13
High License.

HARRISBURG, Pa. February 3.-FOllOw-
is the full text OF the high license bill intro
duced into the House of Representatives to-
day by Mr.. j. 3. Brown, of Erie:
An act relating to the sale of intoxicating
liquors and to the fees and tax therefor.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives, of the Common
wealth of nnsylvania, in General Assem-
bly, met, That from and after the passage of
this act each person or persons to whom a
license shall be granted to sell Intoxicating
liquors at retail in cities OF the first and sec.
ond class shall pay into the county treasury
for each year or for any portion thereof, for
the use of the county, the sum of $500 in ad-
dtion to the fees and tax now required by
law to be paid ; provided, that each person
or persons to whom a license shall be grant
ed to sell intoxicating liquors at retail in
cities of the third, fourth and fifth class
shall pay into the county treasury for each
year OF for any portion thereof, for the use
of tie county, the sum of $3.50 in addition to
the fees and tax now required by law to be
paid and provided further. that each per
son or persons not heI einbefore provided for
to whom a license shall be granted to sell in
toxicating liquors at retail shall pay into
the county treasury for each year or for any
portion thereof, for the use of the county,
the SUN of $50 in addition TO the fees and
tax now required by law to be paid.
Section 2. Each person or persons to
whom license shall be granted TO sell malt
liquors only at retail in cities of the first and
sury for each year or for any portion there
of, for the use Of the county, the sum OF
$3.50 in addition to the fees and tax now re-
Quired by law TO be paid provided, that
each person or persons to whom a license
shall be granted to sell malt liquors only at
retail in cities of the third, fourth and fifth
class shall pay into .he country treasury for
each year OF for any portion thereof for the
use of the county, the sum of 1925 in addi.
tiOn TO the fees and tax now required by Law
To he maid nrnVlden furtbar hot oob
person or persons not hereiDbetOTe provided
for to whom a license shall be granted to
sell malt liquors only at retail shall paw into
the county treasury for each year OF for any
portion thereof, for the use of the county
the sum of SIS in addition to the fees and
tax now required by law to be paid
Section 3. And no license shall be granted
TO any person or persons to sell intoxicating
or malt liquors at retail until the fees and
taxes herein and heretofore provided for by
law shall have been paid.
Section 4. This act shall not invalidate
any licenses heretofore issued, but shall ap.
ply to all licenses for the sale of iutoxicat.
ing and malt liquors hereafter to be issued
The bill was referred to the Committee on
( Ways and Means, and a favorable recon-.
mendation is expected at an early day.
THE DEATH OF WILLIAM BARNES. From
Tuesdays JOhnstOwn Tribune: The cause
and manner of the death of William Barnes.
the mine boss, who was brought to this CITY
from Portage on Saturday, aud subsequent
ly died at the residence of William Morgan.
in Millvllle, are to be investigated by the au.
thOTities. District Attorney Rose on Mon
day evening directed Justice Strayer to i'm
panel a jury of inquest. The following
gentlemen were summoned as Jurors :
Messrs. H w. Storey, d. w. Evans, Jacob
Fend, James 2. McCOnaughy, Chal. l.. Dick
and Jonathan Lewis. The body was viewed
at O'Clock, end the jury then adjourned
until 1 O'Clock "Wednesday afternoon, when
witnesses VIII be examined at Justice Stray.
er's office.
This morning Chief Harris visited Portage
for the purpose of subpGnaing witness es.
Morris and Harry Long, John Skelly, JChp
CrameT, and Peter and WoIford McGouph
we're notified to be on band Thursday to tell
what they know about the matter
The trouble in which Barnes is supposed
to have received the blow which Indirectly
ca used his death occurred on OF about the
18th of January in a saloon. The deceased
and Squire McGlade, who is a man well ad-
vanced in years, had a dispute, the report
goes, and the latter knocked the former
down with his cane, the blow being Inflicted
on the back of the head and being so heavy
that the stick broke The inquest will
doubtless develop all the facts in the case.
This morning members of the family of
Mr.. Farrell, with whom Barnes boarded at
Portage, came down to the city TO attend
the funeral. They speak in the highest
terms or tie deceased. Interment took
place this afternoon at O'Clock.