the legislature, as per resolution adopted by the house January ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, the balance of the bill to be paid by the comptroller when the whole bill shall have been rendered, two thousand dollars, No. 16. Dyer and Reeves, for coach hire, certified to by Henry Irick, chairman committee soldiers' children's home, one hundred and twentyfour dollars, No. 17. William G. Allen, for coaches, certified to by Charles Hewitt, thirty-five dollars, Certified to by J. H. Cavalier, thirty-two dol lars, No. 18. J. D. Hall, for parchment rolls for senate and house of assembly, at the usual rates, twenty-five dollars, No. 19. To the officers of the senate and general assembly, including the journal clerks and the private secretaries of the president of the senate and speaker of the house, for extra services, an additional compensation of twenty per centum upon their salaries for the present session. No. 20. Samuel Prior, for taking measurements of New Jersey state prison, twenty-five dollars, No. 21. To the several pages of the senate and house of assembly an addition of twenty per cent. to the amount of compensation provided by the act of March 29, 1871. No. 22. George K. Coleman, on account of services as reader for the assembly, one hundred dollars, No. 23. That fifty dollars be allowed to Jeremiah Dally the state librarian, for moneys paid out by him for extra services. No. 24. Murphy and Bechtel, for stationery furnished the house of assembly, as certified to by the clerk, three hundred dollars, No. 25. To Theodore Cook, for chairs, tables, &c., ordered by committee, for engrossing clerk's office for eighteen hundred and seventy for the house of assembly, twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents, $2,000 00 124 00 35 00 32 00 25 00 25 00 100 00 300 00 28 75 No. 26. To the clergy of the city of Trenton ten dollars for each week's service in opening the sessions of the legislature with prayer in the years eighteen hundred and seventy-one and eighteen hundred and seventy-two. No. 27. To Jeremiah Dally, state librarian, for lighting up at night and other extra services, two hundred dollars, Approved April 4, 1872. $200 00 CHAPTER DXXXIII. An Act to regulate the sale of Ale, Strong Beer, Lager, must be first tained. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of License to sell the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful to sell had and ob ale, strong beer, lager beer, porter, wine or other malt liquors (except where the same is compounded and sold as a medicine), in quantities less than a quart, if the same is drank on or about the premises where sold, in the state of New Jersey, without a license first had and obtained for that purpose from the judges of the court of common pleas of the county, or from the other authorities now having power by law to grant license. for license. 2. And be it enacted, That a written application for the Application license shall be made and signed by the applicant, stating the kind or kinds of malt liquor he proposes to sell, and the place or township where he proposes to locate his place of business, which application shall also be signed by ten freeholders of the township, who have not signed another petition or application, where he proposes to locate his saloon or shop, who shall recommend said applicant as a sober and honest man, after which shall follow an affidavit of applicant that said persons recommending him are freeholders of said township, and that he will keep a quiet and orderly house, according to the requirements of the law. Bond of recog fore receiving license. 3. And be it enacted, That every person, before he or she nizance shall shall receive such license, shall become bound by recognizance to the state in the sum of one hundred dollars as principal, with two sufficient sureties, being freeholders in the county, in the sum of fifty dollars each, with condition following, to Form of recog. Wit: the condition of the recognizance is such that whereas the above bounden is licensed by the court to sell -, in the township of nizance. Before whom recognizance malt liquors in the house at 4. And be it enacted, That this recognizance may be taken. may be taken before any judge of common pleas, out of court, master in chancery or supreme court commissioner, and being signed by said applicant, sureties, and acknowledged before said officer and filed by the clerk of said court of common pleas, shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been taken in open court. Fees. Form of license. 5. And be it enacted, That the officers taking such recognzance shall be entitled to the sum of fifty cents, the court for inspecting paper and granting license the sum of one dollar, and the clerk of the court for drawing and filing such recognizance, drawing license and affixing thereto the seal of the court and making entry in the minutes of such license, shall demand and receive the sum of two dollars. 6. And be it enacted, That every license to sell malt liquor shail be signed by the clerk of the court granting the same, and shall have the seal of said court affixed thereto by said clerk; which license shall be in the words and to the effect, following, viz: “ county, to wit: at an inferior court of common pleas, in and for said county, held at in the same, the day of in the year of our Lord the said court doth hereby allow and to sell malt liquors one thousand license of the township of in the place he now keeps for one whole year from day afore said, and no longer, so that said shall use and exercise this license during the said term, according to the just and true meaning of the laws in such cases made and provided. Given under my hand and the seal of said court the day and year first above written. Clerk." Void. 7. And be it enacted, That no license shall entitle a person License, when to keep and sell malt liquors in any other place than that in which it was first kept by virtue of such license, and such license, with regard to other places and persons, shall be void. for license to the first day 8. And be it enacted, That application for license under Application this act shall be made on the first day of the session of such be made on court, and the said court shall, on that day, or on some other of session. day publicly fixed by said court on said first day, determine in open court on said application, by granting or refusing the same. license. 9. And be it enacted, That every such license shall be Renewal of made to continue for one year, and no longer, but may be re newed yearly by said court, upon like recommendation, penalties, assessments and fees as when such license was first granted. 10. And be it enacted, That every person licensed under Court to asthis act shall, before license is delivered to him, pay the clerk for of the court such sum as the court shall assess, which shall not be less than ten, and not more than fifty dollars, and no license shall be delivered to any person unless the money so assessed for the same, and all fees, shall have been paid to the clerk. clerk 11. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Duty of the clerk to enter in the minutes of said court a statement of all persons licensed, and place of location, together with sums assessed for said licenses, and date of receiving the same, and within one month after receipt of such moneys, shall pay them over to the county collector, for the use of the county. selling with 12. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall, Penalty for without a license for that purpose first had and obtained acuteuse. cording to this act, sell, or cause, or knowingly permit to be sold, directly or indirectly, any ale, strong beer, porter, lager beer, wine or other malt liquors (except such as are compounded and sold as a medicine), under the quantity of one quart, if the same is drank in, on or about the premises where sold, then he or she so offending shall forfeit and pay, for every such offence, the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered Penalty for selling on Sunday. Where provisions of this by action of debt, with cost, by any person who shall sue for the same, in any court of record having cognizance of that sum, one-half to the prosecutor, and the other half to the inhabitants of the county. 13. And be it enacted, That in addition to the penalties imposed in section twelve of this act, if any person or persons shall sell any of the liquors aforesaid, without license first had and obtained according to this act, or shall sell on Sunday, then such person or persons shall be held as a keeper or keepers of disorderly houses, and shall be liable to indictment as keepers of disorderly houses, and upon conviction shall be subject to like pains and penalties as are now imposed by law on keepers of gambling houses, houses of prostitution, and other common nuisances. 14. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act shall act shall not not apply to any township, city or incorporated town in which laws are in force regulating the sale of any of the liquors mentioned in this act. apply. Approved April 4, 1872. Preamble. Treasurer to digest of the laws. CHAPTER DXXXIV. An Act making an appropriation to furnish the Legislature with a Digest of the Laws of this State. WHEREAS, it has come to the knowledge of the legislature that Nixon's Digest is out of print and cannot be procured for the use of the members of the senate and house of assembly; therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of forward copy the State of New Jersey, That whenever the digest of the laws of New Jersey shall have been published, it shall and may be lawful for the treasurer of this state, and he is hereby empowered and directed to forward by express at the cost of the state, one copy of the said digest to the address of each member and officer of the senate and general assembly of the ninety sixth legislature of New Jersey. |