The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-01-25
Amending the Brooks Law.
NOTIFICATIONS OF THE HIGH LICENSE BILL
OFFERED BY MR.. BROOKS.
THE PROVISION FOR THE PAYMENT OF
THE CoNsTABLEs.

THE PROVISION FOR THE PAYMENT OF
THE CoNsrABLEs.
Mr.. Brooks has two new bills de-
signed to modify the Brooks High Ii.
oense law.
These bills meet the approval of the
friends of the High License law. One
is supplement to the Brooks bill, aud
provides for the transfer Of licenses in
case of death or sale.
The other bill directs that all appli-
cauts for liquor licenses shall pay an
additional 1924 to compensate the con-
stables Of the various wards and town.
ships in the State for the duties i'm
posed upon them by the Brooks bill.
An Act to provide for the payment of
Constsbles throughout the different
counties of the State of Pennsylva
MIA for duties performed as COM
manded and required by the License
Act of May l3, 1887.
Section l. Be it enacted. IT at
the sum of twenty-four dollars shall be
paid in each and every year to the
County Treasurers in the different
counties Of the Commonwealth, in ad-
dition 10 the amount now required to
be paid by the Act of May Is, 1887,
by the successful applicant for license
to brew, bottle, wholesale and retail
vinous, spirituous, malt, or brewed
liquors, or an admixture thereof. The
aa,1 oA1,ttAnol nf e.,
dollars shall be paid by the aforesaid
County Treasurer In monthly pro rata
payments to the duly elected, qualified
and commissioned Constables in the
different wards, boroughs, townships
and counties of this Commonwealth
for services performed as commanded
by the Act approved the day and year
aforesaid, and upon proper proof certi
fed to by the Clerk of the Quarter
Sessions of the Pence of the respective
counties of the Common wealth tha,
said duties had been faithfully per
formed.
A supplement to an Act entitled al
Act to restrain and regulate the sale
of vinous and spirituous, malt OIL
brewed liquors, or any admixture
thereof; approved the thirteenth day
of May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and eightv-seven.
Section /. Be it enacted, etc
That no license to vend vim us, spiri
uous, malt or brewed liquors, or any
admixture thereof, granted under any
law of this Commonwealth, shall b,
transferable or confer any right to sell
the same in any other house than is
mentioned therein; nor shall any bai
or place where such liquor is sold by
retail be underlet by the person licens
ed to sell thereat; nor shall any person
or persons be licensed to sell such liq
uors at retail unless he or they are the
sole proprietor or proprietors of all the
business of any kind carried on in tht
room of the place where such liquor
ARE licensed to be sold. But if the
party licensed shall die, remove, OF
cease to keep such house, his or their
license may be transferred by the au
thority granting the same to the sac.
cessor of suoh party for the remainder
of the year, on compliance with the
regulations of the laws in all respects,
upon payment only of the legal fees.
Section 2. No female or minor
shall be allowed to sell or serve any
spirltuous, vinous, malt or brewed
liquor in or about any place where
such liquors are sold at retail.
Section 3. 1t shall not be lawful
for any person licensed to sell spirit
uous, vinous, malt or brewed liquors
at retail to furnish, by sale, GIFT or
otherwise, any of said liquors to be-
carried or taken away or out of the
house, room or place mentioned in said
license.
Section 4. Persons licensed to sell
apirituous, vinous, malt or brewed
| liquors shall, as far az in them lies,
prevent all dlsorderly conduct in and
about their premises, and in case Of
any disturbance Of the peace shall i'm.
mediately give notice to the nearest
sheriff, constable, officer or member OF
police of such disturbance, and call
upon said officer to interpose; where
upon it shall be the duty of such of.
ficer to remove the disorderly person,
and, if need be, to close mp the place
and keep it closed until order and
quiet are entirely restored.
Section 5. All persons thus licensed
shall close or shut up their Tar or place
of sale at or before the hour of lC
every night and not open the same
until 6 o'clock next morning, and or
Sunday shall not open them at all, bu'
keep them shut until Monday at {
o'clock in the morning. This is no,
designed to prevent the reception snG
lodgings of persons travelling, without
violation of the law; provided that il
cities and boroughs the Council may by
ordinance allow the said rooms, bars ol
places, to remain open one weekday
evening till later hour, not later thar
IL o'clock.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty o.
every sheriff, constable, policeman anC
officer of police 10 compel the observ
ance and to prevent the violations o.
the provisions of the act, and in dis
charge of such duty, if need be, he shal
have power to close up and keep CLOSED
any place or places where such viola
tions become known to him, whether
by his own personal observation or by
information of any respectable citizen ol
the vicinity. Also it shall be the duty
Of officers aforesaid to arrest such per
sons 40 alleged to be acting in violation
of the law, and TO bring them befor,
any magistrate in the vicinity to b'
dealt with according to the provisions
If law; and it shall be the eIty of suct
magistrate to entertain con. plants fol-
the violation of the law when msd,
nndar oath nv anv citizan of III.