The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-23
Inquiry for copies of the "LocaI OPP
ton" law of last Winter has led us to
publish it entire, as follows:

an Ae' W regulate the sale OF Intoxicating and
brewed liquors.
/. Be It enacted by the Senate and General As
sembiy OF the State of New Jersey That hereafter
no license to keep an inn or tavern, or to sell
spirtuons, Vinous. malt brewed liquors shall be
granted bY any court, excise board or authority
having power by law TO grant license, except upon
payment. oy the applicant or lcensee, of license
Zee, as hereinafter mentioned that Is to say In all
townships, towns, boroughs or cities having by the
census last preceding the granting of such license
a population of not more than three thousand a
license fee Of not less than one hundred dollars;
10 all townships, towns. boroughs cities having
BY such census, population exceeding three thon.
sand and not exceeding. ten thousand, a license
fee of not less than one hundred and any dollars
and in all townships, towns, boroughs or cities
having, by such census, population exceeding
hundred and ATTY dollars no license shall he
granted for longer period than one year
2. And be IL enacted. That II the holder of any
such license shall sell or offer for sale, barter or
give or suffer to be sold or offered for sale, bar
Tered or given within his tavern beer-sbop II.
uuor-saloon or other premises, any spurious, vim
Gus or malt liquors on the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday, or shall give or SELL or
offer to be given OF sold any such liquors 70 any
minor or apprentice contrary to law or shall keep
a dsorderly house, OF shall harbor drunken per-
sons. Migrants, idle and vicious persons, thieves
gamblers prostitutes or other disorderly persons
or shall suffer gambling or unlaw full game OF
chance or unlawful acts to be done or carried on
In his tavern, beer-shop, hquor-saloon or other
premises or shall violate any law Of the state
regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors his IL
cense shall thereby become forfeited aud void, aud
upon complaint of any three residents OF the
town ship or municipality wherein such license is
used and exercised, verified by the oaths Of such
complainants, being presented either In termtime
or vacation, TO any Judge Of the court of common
pleas Of the county or judge of the circuit court
held th erein, alleging that any such license has
become forfeited and void and specifying the acts
complained of which shall be alleged to have
worked such forfeiture, 1t shall be the duty or
such Judge to indorse upon such complaint an or.
der that the person complained of show cause be-
a. ne afa nav atkN
ave DAYS from the making of said order, Why his
license should not be declared forfeited and re-
voked by the court and said complaint and order
shall be hled with the clerk of said county and a
copy thereof served upon the person Complained
of personally, or by leaving the same at his resf-
dence or his tavern, beer shop or liquorsaloon at
least i've days before the return OF said order:
when complaint Is presented to q Judge OF the
common pleas the presiding judge of said court
may at any time convene the court for the pur-
pose OF hearing such complaint, and all such COM
plants shall be heard In summary way; IL uDon
the hearing the court before whom the Complaint
was made shall find the defendant guilty Of the Of
lenses set forth in this section, or any Of them
Judgment shall be rendered revokinR the license
Of the person complained of; and In case the de-
fendant is found not guilty, the court shall dis
charge 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 re-
ceiving any license In this state; and In case anv
person be q second time found guilty and his
license revoked he shall be forever disqualified in
case proof is made at such hearing Of the previous
condition and revocation Of license the court shall
enter In It's Judgment finding of that facu the
court or Judge, on making such order, may require
the complsinants 10 file a stipulation for costs
and the costs of such hearing shall be paid by the
defendant II found guilty, and by the complain
ants II the rule or order be discharged the RENEE
dy provided In this section Is in addition to the
other penalties provided by law.
g. And be It enacted, That no license to sell
spirituous or malt, or brewed liquors at retail to
be drunk on or about the premises, shall be grant,
ed by any court, excise board other board in
any store apartments or other place In which any
grocery store or other mercantile business is car
ried on; and any person carrying the sale of
such liquors at retail to be drunk on or about the
premises either directly or indirectly, in connec
ton with or in the same store or apartments with
any grocery store other mercantile business,
shall be guilty OF the oense Of keeping disorder
ly house.
petition signed by onetenth Of the legal voters of
any county In this state, as determined by the
votes cast at the last previous election for the
members OF the general assembly, the judge OF the
circuit court in and for such county shall cause
public notice of such application to be given by
publication In each newspaper entitled to publish
the laws in said county, for two weeks. which no.
tice shall set a day and place where he will con-
slider said application at which time he shall hear
any person or persons who may appear before
HIM as to the question OF said applicants being
which NAV be br ought before said judge for his
determination touching said application, and If
he shall decide that said applicants are legal vo.
tiers In said county, and mat there Is no legal
he SHALL within forty days after the presentation
of such petition, order an election to be hold at
the usual places of holding elections in said coun-
ty, to determine whether or not any alcoholic,
splrituous, yinous, malt, brewed OF intoxicating
liquors shall DO sold within the limits OF said
county; provided, that such election shall not be
held within sixty days Of any general election In
said county SO that such elections are held mn
der this act shall be separate and distinct from
any other election whatever; and provided also,
that the day fixed for holding such election shall
not be less than three months nor more than six
months from the date of such order issued by the
| Judges aforesaid.
5. And be IL enacted That notice of any cleo.
| ton to be held under the provisions Of this act
| shall be published once week for three week
prior to such election, in two newspapers publish
| ed In said county where such election Is TO held
| and such other notice may be given as said judg
| may direct; and all such elections shall be he1t
| under the same regulations as are now or may b.
prescribed by law for holding the general cleo
| lions for members of the general assembly ant
senate Of this state; and that all the pcnaitie
contained In the said general election laws Of thi
| state are hereby extended TO and shall apply tt
the special elections to be held under the provi
sons of th act and 1t shall be the duty OF judges
inspectors and clerks of the election precincts I,
conduct the said elections to canvass oil the vote
perform the same duties at such elections as they
| are by law required to do at the election for mem
| bers Of the general assembly and senate Of thi
state, and they shall receive the same compensa
on therefor as they receive at general elections
the result Of any election held under the proyi
Sons OF this act shall DO canyassed and declared
| by the board of county canyassers as in othei
| cases.
| 6. And be II enacted, That all persons voting a
elections held under the provisions of this &C
who are against the sale OF the articles mentioned
IN the fourth section of this act shell have writ
| Zen or printed, or partly written and printed OF
heir ballots, against the sale Of Intoxicating II
quorsr and all who favor the sale of the article
mentioned In said fourth section shall have writ
ten or printed, or partly written and printed OF
their ballots for the sale of Intoxicating liquors
7. And be il enacted, That whenever by return
of the election, 1t shall appear that majority o
the votes cast in such county are against the sal
of intoxicating liquors, no license shall tbereafte
| be granted to any person within the limits o
such county to keep an inn or tavern or saloon
| or TO sell spirituous vinous, malt or brewed II
quors TO be drunk on or about the premises; pro
vided, that persons holding licenses issued prlol
to such an election, shall not be deprived thereo
until the expiration of the same.
s. And be 1t enacted, That any person who shall
traffic in sell expose for sale or give away, will
or shall suffer 20 be traficked In, sold or expose
for sale, or so given away, any liquors mentioned
in the seventh section OF this act by whateye
name called, shall be deemed guilty OF a mIsde
meanor, and SHALL for the first offense. forfeit an
pay, upon conviction thereof. sum not exceedin
two hundred dollars, 10 be imprisoned In tn
county Jail for a term not exceeding six month;
| with costs OF prosecution and for each subsequen
offense a sum not exceeding Ave hundred dollar
or imprisonment In the state prison for tern
Q. And be II enacted, That whenever II shall ar
| pear by proof on any examination or trial for q
alleged ofense against the provisions of this &C
that any intoxicating liqusr has been sold, es
posed for sale or supplied under any pretex
| whatever, where the sale of intoxicating liquor
would have be en- unlawful. 1t shall not be necesss
ry to prove the particular kind Of intoxicating Il
| quor sold. or exposed for sale or given away.
10. And be IL enacted, That If the result OF an
election held nder the provisions of this act sha
be either for the sale OF Intoxicating liquors, Q
against the sale OF intoxicating liquors, no otht
election for that purpose shall be held In the sam
| prescribed limits in less time than three yeai
| thereafter and then only upon the presentatIo
| of new petition aforesaid; and in case of sue
new petition and the holding of subsequeI
election, license as aforesaid shall thereafter
granted or not, according TO the result Of sue
election.
H. And be IL enacted. That all laws and par
of laws in conflict with this act be and the sam
are hereby repealed.
H. And be It enacted, That this act shall tab
effect on the first day OF May, one thousand eigt
hundred and eighty -eght.
Passed March 7, 1888.
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