Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1888-03-08
THE BILL.
High License with Local
Option.
An act to regulate the sale Of intoxi
eating and brewed liquors.

AL stcb 10 regulate Iilc SAFE vi IutOAi-
eating and brewed liquors.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That hereafter no license to
keep an inn or tavern, or to sell spirit
uous, .vinous, malt or brewed liquors
shall be granted by any court, excise
board or other board of authority hav-
ing power by law to grant license, ex-
or licensee, of license fee, as herein
after mentioned, that is to say: in all
townships, towns, boroughs or cities
having, by the census last preceding
the granting of such license, a popula-
ton of not more than three thousand.
a license fee of not less than one hun
dred dollars; in all townships, towns,
boroughs or cities having by such CEN
sus, G. population exceeding three
thousand and not exceeding ten thou
sand, license fee not less than one
hundred and fifty dollars; and in all
townships, towns, boroughs or cities,
having by such census, population
exceeding ten thousand, license fee
of not less then two hundred and fifty
dollars; no license shall be granted for
a alonger period than one year.
9 And be it enacted, That if the
holder of any such license shall sell or
offer for sale, barter or give, or suffer
to be sold or offered for sale, bartered
or given within his tavern, beer-shop,
liquor. saloon, or other premises, any
spir:tuous, vinous or malt liquors on
the first day of the week, commonly
called Sunday, or shall give, or SELL or
offer to be given orasold any such
liquors to any minor 7or apprentice
contrary to law, or shall keep disor-
derly house, or shall harbor drunken
persons, vagrants, idle and vicious per-
sons. thieves gamblers, prostitutes or
other disorderly persons, or shall suffer
gambling or unlawful games of chance
or other unlawful acts to be carried on
in his tavern, beer shop, liquor saloon,
or other premises, or shall violate any
law of the State regulating the sale of
Intoxicating liquors, his license shall
thereby become forfeited and void, and
upon complaint upon oath of any resi-
dent of the county wherein such license
is used and exercised, being presented
either in term time or vacation, to auy
judge Of the court of common pleas Of
the county, or judge of the circuit
court held therein, alleging that any
such license has become forfeited and
void, and specifying the acts COM
planned of which shall be alleged to
have worked such forfeiture,it it shall be
the duty of such Judge to indorse upon
such complaint an order that the per-
son complained of show canse before
the court at its next sitting not less
than five days from the making
of said order, why his license should
not be declared forfeited and revoked
by the court, and said complaint and
order shall be filed with the cleek of
CaI6 and n thoro,f
upon the person complained OF person
ally, or by leaving the same at his resi-
dence OF his tavern, beer. shop or liquor
saloon, at least five days before the re-
turn OF said order; when complaint is
presented to a Judge of the common
pleas the presiding judge of said court
may at any time convene the court
for the purpose of hearing such COM
plant, and all such complaints shall
be heard in summary way; if upon
the hearing the court before whom the
complaint was made shall find the de-
fendent guilty of the offenses set forth
IN this section, or any Of them, judg-
ment shall be rendered revoking the
license of the person complained of;
and in case the defendant is found not
guilty, the court shall discharge the
order to show cause; in case license
be SO revoked, the person to whom the
same was granted shall be disqualified
for one year from receiving any license
in this State; and in case person be a
second time SO found guilty, and his
license revoked, he shall be forever
disqualified from receiving a license in
this State; and in case proof is made
at such hearing of the previous condi-
ton and revocation of license, the
court shall enter in its Judgment find
ing of that fact; the court or Judge, on
making such order, may require the
complainant to file a stipulation for
costs, and the costs Of such hearing
shall be paid by the defendant if found
guilty, and by the complainant if the
rule or order be discharged the reme-
dy provided in this section is in addi
tion to the other penalties provided
by law. si
3. And be it enacted, That no license
to sell spirituous, or malk, or brewed
liquors at retail to be drunk on or
about the premises shall be granted by
any court, excise board or other board,
In any store, apartments or other place
in which any grocery store or other
Merchantile business is carried on;
and any person carrying on the sale of
such liquors at retail, to be drunk on
or about the premises, either directly
or indirectly, in connection with of'ih