wm mmwmm mi Laia it r .:!" . ji. - 1 J I 4i 3- 1 ; T ,1! r 1 ;W1 it is l i t si hi .if' iM t ' ' : :! i I n L-M in iimur: mmv CLEARFIELD, PA., Wednesday, April 25, 1853. CC7 Will seme of our friends bring us a load or two of good wood in exchange for sub acrintion ? While at Marietta, we had the pleasure of stopping with that prince of landlords Lewis Hoi-seal, formerly of the Railroad Ho tel, lut now proprietor ol the "Old Eagle," on Market Square. He keeps a first rate house and sets a table that cannot be surpassed. We advise our friends, who are fond of good living and comfortable quarters, to make the 'Old Eagle" their home while inMarietta. APPOINTMENT. U. A. I'iinsos, Esq., of Ridgway, Las been appointed by the Gov., an Aid with the rank of Colonel. We have no doubt he will bjar his;L!ushing houors'with all the dignity of a soldier, and that, when CiUed upon, he will "die, bravely,' in the last ditch." Long life to the gallant Col. BACK AGAIN. Our whole crew, from editor to devil, after a laborious trip down the river have re turned to their post, and to-day, we 'tie loose,' lift the 'grouser, and again pull our fraft' out into the stream. The history of our 'trip' shall laid before our readers in due time, but at present we have to apologize for the non-appearance of the Journal for the last two weeks. We did think something of putting the press on the raft when we started, and issuing a pa per when we landed in Mother Moore's eddy, but it was hinted, by somebody, that "James" manufactured hickory brooms, in the handling of which the old lady was "considerably dex trous," and we began to think we had better keep ourselves scarco lest we should have oc cular demonstration' of her power. Conse quently, our readers have been two weeks without tho Journal, but wo are now home again, and they shall receive it regularly everv week. THE PRICE OF LUMBER. While in Philadelphia, last week, we were led to make a series of inquiries into the con dition of the lumber market, in order to learn v:ht wen? the prospects or favorable prices, and what our people might expect as the re sult of their winter's labor. Through Mr. Acten, the gentlemanly Inspector, and other sources, we found that the numerous lumber yards were almost entirely bare, that the mills had worked up nearly their entire last year's stock, and that more building .permits had been issued by the City this season, than ever before. In addition to this, the money mar ket was easy, and all kinds of business were a lively and prosperous aspect. Impressed with these favorable Hospices, and glad that our Lardy raftsmen, were to be remunerated for their unprecedented toil, trouble, and cxpenso of last winter, we started for Marietta, where we found, much to our surprise, that the market was dull, the mer chants making no offers, and prices down "below zaro." 0;ir ears wore greeted with rumors ot the most unpleasant kind, and we are orry to say, they seemed to bo not with out 6ome foundation. Of these, Leftover, we shall have more to say at another time. It only remains now to consider what course our lumbermen should pursue to protect their own interests, and the interests of the county. That this depression at Marietta, is not the effect of an ever supply, or a want of demand, is very evident from what we have said in the beginning cf this article. It cannot be deni ed that it has been brought about by other, and erpc.rte causes. In view of this fact there fore it becomes the duty of those who have it in their power, and who are residents of our county, to act in concert and proceed at once to take such measures as will bring the price to its proper standard. All our men want is tLat they shall be paid for their labor, and we have no doubt there are those on the river now who can bring it about, if they are dis posed, to do so. If eastern speculators can buy the lumber at Marietta, at ten and eleven cents, and real ize a profit by floating it round to New York, why cannot our monied men do the same thing, and thus preserve that profit withiu our own county ? There are men in Clearfield who can command just as much money, as thoso who carry larger "corporations," and wear broader brimcd straw hats, and new is their time to use it. Let them take the rafts at Marietta, pay the owners their expense money, which they'll all be willing to take, and run them round to New. York, Philadel phia and Baltimore themselves, and realize the profits that eastern speculators are seek ing to put into their own pockets. They will not only benefit themselves pecuniarily, but they will have the proud satisfaction that they have protected the interests of tho county, and they will receive the united thanks of our whole people. : Now is the time for thoso who profess to be the friends of the people of Clearfield to de demonstrate it. "They who are not for us are against us," and every man who stands back, and permits the interests of our county to suffer, deserves to be branded as a traitor to bis friends and neighbors, and unless we arc greatly mistaken is the sentiment of the peo ple, h may anticipate a traitor's doom. INCONSISTENCY". The "True Democrat," in replying to an ar ticle in our last paper, on the subject of a re ligious test incorporated into the laws or con stitution, charges us with "manifest inconsist ency" because as its editor alledgcs, we hold the doctrine that while it is right and proper to vote against Catholics for office, it is all wrong to exclude them by law. Taking this in its broadest sense, and without the qualifi cation with which we accompanied it, we can not see that it is so manifestly "inconsistent." We presume the editor has always been a Democrat, and that he has always voted for Democrats for office to the exclusion of Whigs, believing, as the organs of that party have so often asserted, that Whig principles are inim ical to the prosperity of the country. Now, while the editor believes it perfectly right and proper that "a majority of the people should steadily and regularly every succeeding year, vote to exclude" Whigs "from office, why is it wrong to pass a law to do the same thing?" The case is precisely similar, and when he an swers the question so as to acquit himself, he relieves us from the charge of "manifest in consistency." Lut we are not disposed to rest the case on so weak a basis. The editor of the 'Demo crat,' like his 'co-workers in iniquity' will not understand that neither we nor the American party oppose Catholics, any more than the members of any other church, and if we were I in favor of religious a test by law, we would have to include ell churches equally. We are opposed to any church, as such, interfe ring in the business of politics, and when we have satisfactory evidence that such is the case, we refuse to place those who obey its behests, in places of trust, in order to prevent a religious test from being incorporated in the laws or constitution. Suppose, for example, that the Presbyterian church designed to achieve a union of Church and State, and that, to accomplish its object, it sought secretly to give to its own members, or those who subserved its interests, the con trol of the offices of the country, what would be the most expeditious way to defeat their object? Would it not bo by voting against its members, and thus prevent them from obtain ing the power to accomplish their purpose ? This is precisely the doctrine wc hold with regard to the Roman Catholics. Whenever they make the government of their church correspond to our republican institutions, and cease to nisddlo in the politics of our country, then our hostility is at an end. But so long as they acknowledge temporal as well as spiritu al allegiance to a foreign power, and so long as they meddle in "politics, going over from one corrupt party to another in a solid pha lanx, in order to accomplish their sinister de signs, just so long, and no longer, do we re fuse to vote for them for any office in the gift of the people. Tn k xew LitcASE LAW. In another column wc publish the late Act to restrain the sale of intoxicating liquors, which has produced no little excitement among the rnmites throughout the State. Wc should certainly have liked it better, if it contained no provision lor license whatever, but as it is, it will be productive of much good by remov ing the public grogeries and tippling houses. Nine tenths of those who fill a drunkards grave, are victims of the 'social glass,' which would never have been thought of, had it not been retailed at some splendidly furnished bar, and surrounded with temptations and induce ments. It mar, perhaps, drive thoso who have contracted the deadly appetite to their homes to indulge it, but it will even then confer a lasting benefit by removing it from the public gaze. The law may not be all we want, but it is a great step towards the final success of prohibition. .MOUNT VERNON. While in Philadelphia, as a matter of course, we stayed with Loc. Bakcett, and wc are glad to inform his Clearfield friends, that the gal lant Col. is flourishing in more senses than one, and that he is now the sole proprietor of the MorxT Yeexox, than which there is no better house in the city. The Col. is emphat ically a clever fellow, and if you want to be well trcated,and live high,dont forget to stop at the Mount Yernon House, second above Arch. POST OFFICE. The arrangement which has heretofore ex isted between the Post Office Department and the State of Pennsylvania, relative to the post age on letters &c. sent to or from Members of the Legislature and heads of Departments, was not altered or recinded by the late alteration in the Post Office laws, requiring pre-payment. Such letters are carried at tho expense of the State, as heretofore. THE LEGISLATURE. We suppose our readers would like to know what the assembled wisdom of the great State of Pennsylvania, has been doing since our last issue. Well, wc believe that the greater part of the time has been occupied in discus sing the all important question of whether a religious association should be called the "Presbyterian Board of Publication," or the "Presbyterian Board of Publication House." THE PRESIDENCY. ' Some of the members of the New Jersey Legislature, taking their cue, probably, from the George Lawites at narrisburg, have writ ten a letter to Commodore Yanderbilt.of North Star yacht celebrity, calling upon him to be come a candidate for the Presidency. The gallant Commodore replied in a long letter, and intimates that "he dont care much if he does." We think we had better "hold ofP' until Pierce annexes Cuba, and elect Govern or Concha. ' IIP" Wo hope our friends on the river, will not forget to "give us a lift," when they have it in their power. We were compelled to come home, ia order to send them the Clear field news, and we trust they will not neglect to get us ths subscribers &c.we wore promised. TIIE NEWS. There has been a series of fierce sorties and assaults, between tho Russians and French, for possessson of the rifle ambuscade in front of the French position and under tho Malakoff Tower at Sebastopol. These rifle pits, which have led to so considerable a sacrifice of lifeyire placed in front and to the right and left of the tower, and about 600 yards from the Allied works. They are merely excavations in the ground, faced round with sand-bags and bank ed with earth, loop holed for rifles. They are six in number, and each contains ten men GO in all. Gen. Bosquet considers it a point of honor to take and hold, or destroy these am buscades. He has several times, by night as saults, driven out the Russians, but as these pits are covered by the fire ol the city batter ies, the French have hitherto found it impos sible cither to destroy or hold them. The importance of this position to both besiegers and besieged is very great. The Malakoff round tower is regarded as the key of the defences, and hence the energy of the Russians in strengthening it. Consider ably in advance of the tower is tho elevated mound, or bill, now called the "Mamelon," on which the besieged arc erecting a battery of great strength. A little farther in advance Js the eminence recently seized so skilfully by the Russians, and fortified with earthworks; it is now crowned by a square redoubt, with 16 guns visible on its three outward sides, but they have not yet opened fire. Outside of these defences are the rifle pits. The Russian batteries at Inkerman, their forts on the other side of the Tchernaya and the works of Malakoff cover this redoubt, and con verge on the approaches in front of it. This explanation will convey an idea f the strength of the position which the French nightly con test. Dates of the encounters are as follows: During the night of March 11th, there was a fierce affair. The Russians had advanced some riflemen in front of the French lines, who caused considerable annoyance. When night j fell, a demi-brigade of French went down and drove them out. All tho city batteries along the front immediately opened and continued a furious camonado for half an hour, during which a stronger force of the enemy advanced on the French and compelled them to retire, with a loss of 65 men; the Russian loss being probably more severe. The Russians re-occupied the pits. On the night of the 15th, the French renew ed the attack and succeeded, with compara tively little lass, in driving out the enemy 's riflemen, and occupying the pits with their own. The French continued to hold those on the right, under a heavy fire, over the 10th and 17th March. Night of the 17th, yet another encounter took place. At half past six o'clock in the evening, the French, who had retired before the fire from tho batteries, marched down to ro-ooenpy tho ivuacade, but found the Rus sians had anticipated them. A fierce conflict immediately commenced, but it was evident the Russians were in strong force, and the French were again and"again borne back by the weight of fire. For four hours and a half they persevered in their attempts, and all that time a continu ous roll of musketry rang out, broken only by brief pauses in the advance. In these lulls the British could distinctly Lear the voices of the French officers cheering on their men "En I avanl, vies eiifuns!" "En avant, Zouaves!'' and the tramp of feet and the rush of men, fol lowed; then a roll of musketry was heard, di minishing in volume to rapid file fighting. Then a Russian cheer then more musketry a few dropping shots, and the voices of the officers once more. After some hours heavy firing of artillery and small arms, both parties withdrew. Three unsuccessful attacks were made by the French ! ere morning. Their loss was about 180. The British batteries, on the ISth, continued to throw shot and shell into the mamelon or new redoubt. The Russians succeeded in holding tho pits, and are engaged in constructing a formidable work on the mamelon, although frequently in terrupted by the French and English batter ies. On the 18th a reinforcement of 13,000 men entered Sebastopol. None of the Russian batteries fired a shot to-day. The Russians continue to throw up defences from the rav ines of Inkerman to the sea-side south of the Belbck. To-day another body of Russians, apparently about 15,000 strong was observed to niareh towards Mackenzie's farm, and were reported to have crossed the Tchernaya and advance upon Baidan. The French persevere in working forward. Reinforcements were reported to be on their way from Russia, and the 9th Russian divission had reached the vicinity of Eupatoria. Tho Russian position on the Tchernaya remained unaltered. Prince GortschakofI had arrived at Bakschi Serai, and had taken command of the army. Prince Meuschikoff it was repor ted, had died on his way to Moscow. A telegraph from Paris mentions that a des patch has been received from General Canro bert, dated March 29th, giving an account of a sortie made by the Russians, on the night of the 23d March. He states that the Russians were driven back with a loss of no fewer than 2,000 killed and wounded, the allied loss being 600. . ; Gen. Weddell's return as Prussian Envoy to Paris has been countermanded, and Col. Ol berg, an attache ol Prussia, has also been re called, indicating that the negotiations are closed. Rexcoxtbe. Lieutenant Beale, formerly Indiana Agent at' California, whose accounts have just been allowed by the Treasury De partment, inflicted a severe castigation with his fists, upon Col. Manypenny, Commissioner of Indian aflairs, at Willard's Hotel, Washing ton, on Friday. Lieutenant Beale attributes the temporary disallowance of his accounts to the personal hostility of the Commifsioner and hence the snault. lentil 3Mts. Over tho rafting. . Going doum the river. Gone down all tho lumber. Here spring, and garden-making time. Returning tho raftsmen, from 'down tho river.' Ill Gov. Pollock. An attack of fever and ague. Jjteturing Barnum, in "Worcester, Maas. on tho art of making money. Pitches into Soule Chevalier Wikoff lie gives him -'particular fits." Refused to grant licences tho Court of Fayette County, for the present year. Received tho 'School Journal' for April. It is an interesting number. jlirh tho "big river." Too high to run from Shauicken down. Applicant for bounty land. The whole num ber, so far, under tho new law, is 9D.650. y0 g0 tho attempt to keep down tho pirica of lumber. It's bound to 'riz.' Death on the dogs the '-lumix" that carries the old pistol, in Curwcnsvillo. jj,lXy our pooplc, making garden. Now is the time to plant your peas, potatoes,, and t;ingyons." Wanted potatoes, and provisions in exchange for advertising and subscriptions at this office. Bring 'em along. l'in potatoes those sent us by our friend Joseph Jordon. We should like to have a few moro of the samo sort. Printers intellectual smelters, wbo receive the dross for their labor while tho world gets the metal- Good, as usual Bradin's dinners, at Thilips burg. If you want first rato 'wittles,' call at Bra dins. Still flourishing the Tyrone City Hotel. Hughs & Irwin, are still 'alive and kicking,' and ready to accommodate all who give them a call. Rjmemhcr that tho Rev. Mr. Cooper's book i 'Lifo in tho Forest," can bo had at this Office. Call and get a copy. Beautiful the weather and Clearfield girls. We didn't meet with any as pretty between this and the ;'foot of Buttermilk." Got a haul tho peoplo of Lock Haven. Wo thought tho Govornor would havo vetoed it, but ho didn't. Money an article once in general use and cir culation. It basbcen very scarce forsometime past, and ia now almost entirely out of the market. Delightful the flavor of thoso regalias from our friend Jim Daughevty, at the corner of 3d and Race, Philadelphia. Jim's "soiuo pumpkins." A good home Enquire Johnston's at Philips burg. Our frientl3 from '-down thu river," who arc fond of good accommodations should call on the "Squire. The Odd Pelt o ics. The Grand Encampment is to commence its session, in Philadelphia, the sec ond week in May. Tho Grand Lodge, during tho third wock. Up our i:grouscr," and we're afloat again, as merry a3 ever, with a well furnished 'shantco,' and a sound 'raft,' that hasn't 'drawn a how or -lost a stick.' A sound egg M'Ellianie, of Tyrone City. He may bo found in tho basement of the City Ho tel, where he keeps ono of the best Restaurants in the interior of the ?tate. Don't forget to give him a call. Comfortable that letter containing the new subscribers from Xcw Washington Maliafloy and his friends returned nine papers, for which they will plcao accept our sincere thanks, as we have only received forty-eight in thoir stead ! Getting up tho price of limber. AVe have re ceived a letter from a gentleman at Marietta, who informs us that he has dispo.se J of several rafts at prices ranging fi-oia eleven up to fifteen ceuis. Our readers will bo glad to hear it. Thit premium Wc ' understand sorco of our friends down the river arc making active exertions to get us the largest list of subscribers, in order to get our magnificent premium a red ''chemisette," with twenty seven dozen buttona on the breast! Who'll get it ? Accidents on the River. At Green's Dam, last week, a man was killed, by a hand spike on which they were 'snubbing,' flying up and knocking him into the river. Another man was severely injured at the 'foot of tho falls,' in the same manner. At last accounts he was not expected to recover. A Colonel. We hear it rumored that M'Elbose, of the "Jefferson Star," has been appointed an Aid to the Governor. If ho docs as good service on tho '-tented field," as he did in the late politi cal contest, the Governor will not regret his selec tion. May the gallant Col., live a thousand years, and his shadow uevcr grow less. Strarpjd a good many of tho raftsmen who are returning from below. Some have lost their pock et books, some got no money to lose, and some gave all they did get to Jew sharpers for slop-shop clothes. It requires a good deal of moral courago to withstand all the temptations that aro spread out along the river, to relieve the waterman of his hard earnings. . Piling it on to us. We have been told that the Danville Intelligencer (with which wc don't ex change), the Hollidaysburg Standard, and its piti ful imitator tho Jersey Shore IVews letter, have been '"giving us a few" during our absence As we can not find the papers among our exchanges, of course, like the boy that got in a bad fix, wo can have nothing to say. We'll attend to their case, however, in future. A clever fellow Martin, of tho "American Watchman." We gave him a full exhibition of a lire raftsman, with the 'red shirt,' and all tho oth or 'fixins,' when we were at Lock Haven. He's a sound egg and prints a sound paper. Wo hope he'll come up to Clearfield in time for the next flood, that wc may take him down the rlror and show him the elephant. (Wo don't mean Mother Moore not a bit of it.) . A rich fight. On Thursday, before we started "down tho river." Post Master General Campbell's "aidecamp" ia this place, and the borough consta ble come in collision on tho "hog question." It appears that the officer in discharge of his duty had "impounded" the "fat pig" of "Bolliwax," whereupon he undertook to release tho unfortu nate animal from "durance vile." But, alas! the constable caught him in the act, and then com menced tho "tug of war." "Bolliwax." pulled one way, and the officer tho other, until at last his pa tience becoming exhausted, "Bag- of wind" lot drive at the constable, but sad to say, missed his mark, while the officer took him by tho throat with" one hand, and with tho other put "poor piggy" back into the pen. In tho afternoon his -pig-ship" was disposed of aecording to law, and "Bol liwax" took to himself the consolation that ho had been saorificed on the altar of a Know Nothing Council, with an Irbh Clerk! COMMUNICATION, H.' B." Swoope, Esq. : I have never before appeared in f public print," and it is the least of my ambition so to do, but circumstances have recently occurred in our neighborhood, that ought to be made public, and as no one else has yet done so, I must beg you to give me a brief hearing. A house, long open for christian worship, has been closed by a man, lost to all sense of honor, because as he be lieves, his friends and neighbors who worship ed in it, belong to the American party, by whom he was defeated for Justice of the peace ! We may easily judge correctly of his respect for Christianity and for his private character, when he would close his doors against his own protestant minister and brethren in the charch, because ho was disappointed in the petty office of country squire! He gasps loud and dies hard. He may rest assured, howev er, that the political death of the locos of Bell is fixed in the unalterable decrees of fate. Though they ma- nsc harsh moans and make a 'bug bear' of '-Mahafley's Card" to frighten some into subjection, yet all will fail, for the American party here is firm as a rock, and true as steel to the best interests of our belov ed country. X. Y. Z. Bell Township, April 2, 1855. Tho JTuow-STothinge in Confusion. Lancaster, (Pa.) Thursday, Apl. 5, 'oo. The Grand State Council of the Kuow-Noth-ings which met here on Tuesday, broke up in great confusioa this afternoon. The cause of the difficulty was said to be the opposition which was manifested toward open organiza tion, and on account of 2ublic opinion run ning counter to secrecy and oath-bound con spiracies. Messrs. Cameron, Johnston. and Gen. Irvin left this morning iu disgust. The above, which as a telegraphic dispatch from tliis city has been published in the New York and other papers, wc have been request ed to contradict, by several who are represent ed as delegates to the State Council. They assert that the question of an open organiza tion was discussed and argued in the Council, but that the opinion of the majority was that the time for such a change in the organization had not arrived. The inter-change of senti ments was free, but the harmony of the Coun cil was not disturbed by it, nor did any one leave in disgust. This is the information giv en us by thoso whom it is conceded "ought to know," and whoso assertions are entitled to belief. Of course, further than this wo "know nothing." Lancaster independent Whig. The Ciicrcii Ppoi-exte- Qui:stiox. Since his return from the Pope, Archbishop IIcaiies has bull'd his fulminaticins against the New York Legislature for passing a law giving to churches the care of their own property. The rub is, thai it gives Catholic Churches their own rights, and settles tho Buffalo, St. Louis, and ether questions. The N. Y. Express closes an excellent article on the subject ,as follows : "There is one thing more the most Rever end Archbishop may not have been aware of, during his absence in Italy. An element call ed Americanism, these few months past, has becu sweeping over all this broad land not loud enough, perhaps, to be heard under the dome of St. Peters but sufficiently powerful, nevertheless, to demonstrate a determination, on the part of the people of this country, that no Foreign Power shall ever rule this soil. It followed h;ird on the heels of the Archbishop of Thebes, when he beat an ignominious re treat from this country and its cchoc3 and re vcrbrations are the first things that salute the ears of the Archbishop of New York, w hen he arrives back from Rome. Now, in all sincer ity, we conjure him to heed the admonitions which these signs of the times sUIbrd. We counsel him to cultivate an acquaintance with the historical incidents of tho past few months and wisely profit by their obvious deductions, in so far as t!iey have a bearing upon the position ho occcupics among the people, na turally restive under the spur of despotic au thority, be it temporal or spiritual, born at borne, or by the "grace of God," openly im ported, or smuggled in from abroad. "We take leave of this extraordinary mani festo for the pres-jnt. Content with an expo sure of its strange perversions of fact, we re serve, for future comment, the no less strange theories and principles, it advances touching the duty of the laity that is, the people, and the rights and privileges of their "spiritual superiors" theories and principles, we may add, having far more of the odor of Roman Imperialism from which the Archbishop has just emerged than of tho pure frco air of American Republicanism." Useless Ckoaki.vg. The Buffalo Republic rebukes the croaking about the scarcity of flour at present in this country, and states that it is in possession of information which fully warrants the expectation that the following quantities will arrive at that port this season : ! From Lake Michigan 650,000 barrels; from Dctsoit 123,000 barrels; from Toledo 100,000 from Cleveland 5'J,0'Jt) making a total of 925, 000 barrels of flour to come forward before harvest, "exclusively of Canada." The Re public adds that it had no means of estima ting the amount tL-t, will be received from Canada, but learns from gentlemen whose means of information are entensive, that it will not be less than a quarter of a million of barrels, and may be four times that amount. Large quantities of produce and lumber from Canada are constantly arriving at Buffalo, un der, the Recriprocity Treaty. There has al ready arrived, since the opening of navigation, 50,000 bbls. of flour, 110,000 bushels of wheat, and nearly 500,000 feet of lumber all of which immense freight trains are conveying forward as fast as possible. The Catuolics axd Miss Binklet. Miss Bunkley,the young lady w ho acquired so much notriety in absconding fro. a St. Joseph's Nun nery at Emmcttsburg, Md., a few months since, now declares that she has received an auonymous letter, written, doubtless, by "a Roman Catholic priest in Baltimore," which threatens her with all sorts of imputations up on her character if she dares to publish the disclosures of her convent life. It declares that "when the work appears she shall receive such a lashing through the public prints as will make her shed tears of blood." Mr. George W. Anderson, writing to the Frederick (Md.) Examiner, states that since Miss Bunkley has taken up her ai ade in Creagstown, she has been visited by the overseer of the convent at St. Joseph, and by several of the managers sisters, all of whom urged her to be silent with respect to what she had seen at St. Jo seph's, and to return to the convent. Kextickt. There is a rumor , that Samuel F. Swope, Esq., of Pendleton county, Ken tucky, has leen selected by "Sam's" men as their candidate for Congress, in the Covington Kentucky District. Mr. Swope is a lawyer, and a gentleman of fine- ability. Daily Neves. AN ACT TO SESTRAIN THE SALE OF IN TOXICATING LKHJCms. Sectios 1. Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commouwcalth of Pennsylvania in General dsseml'y met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same That from and after the first day of October next it shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any house, room, or place, where vinous, malt, or brewed liquors or any admixtures thereof, are sold and drank, except as hereinafter pro vided; and all laws or partsof laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and tho same are hereby repealed. Sec. 2. That if any person or persons with in this Commonwealth shall keep for sale, and sell, or in connection with any other busincs or profitable employment give, recei vingthere for any price, profit, or advantage, by any measure whatever, and at the same time vol uutarily allbrd a place or any other conveni ence or inducement by which the same may be used as a beverage, any vinous, spiritous, malt, or brewed liquor, or any admixture thereof, he. she or they, and any ono aiding, abetting, or assisting therein, shall be deemed guilty of amisdeiiMianor, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding filty dollars, and undergo imprisonment not exceeding one month; and for a second or any subsequent offence, shall pay a fine not excee ding one hundred dollars, and undergo im prisonment not exceeding three months. Sec. S. That if any two or more persons conspire or act together by which one may sell and the other provide a place or other conve nience for drinking, with intent to evade tho provisions of this act, each one so offending upou conviction shall be punished as provided iu the second section of this act. Sec. 4 That it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or keep for sale any vinous, spiritous, malt, or brewed liquors, or any ad mixtures thereof in cases not heriubefore pro hibited, in a less quantity than oue quart, nor without license granted by the court of quar ter sessions of the pence of the proper county, on petition presented for that purpose, to bo advertised according to the first section of tho act of the twenty- ninth of March, one thou sand eight hundred and forty-one, supplemen tary to the various acts relating to tavern li censes; but no such license? ihall be granted to other than citizens of the United States, of temperate habits and good repute for honesty: Prodded, That no certificate shall be required or published as mentioned ia the act herein referred to: Provided, That no license for the sale of liquors as aforesaid shall be granted to tho keeper of any hotel, inn, tavern, restaurant, eating house, oyster house or cellar, theatre, or other places of entertainment, amusement, or refreshment. Sec. 5 That the said court by their rules, shall fix a time at which applications for said licenses shall be heard, at which time all per sons making objections shall ba heard. Sec. 0. That it shall not be lawful for tho clerk cf said court to issue any license cs aforesaid, until the applicant tdiall have field the bond hereinafter required, and the certif icate of the city receiver or county treasurer, that the license fee has been paid to him. Sec. 7. That the appraisers of licenses un der this act shall be appointed as provided l y existing laws, except in the cit- of Philadel phia, where ou the passage of this act, and thereaftorat the beginning of every year, three reputable and temperate persons shall be ap pointed by tho court of quarter sessions, to appraise dealers in spirituous, vinous, milt or brewed liquors aforesaid, and of distillers and brewers, and to do and perform all duties now enjoined by law not inconsistent herewith; and said appraisers shall bo citizens cf the United States, in no manner connected with or iiit-.T-ested in the liquor business, and shall Is com pensated as now provided by law. Sec. b. That no license shall be granted without the payment to the receiver of taxe of the city of Philadelphia, or to the treasur ers of the other counties of the Statu fi,r tli j use of the Commonwealth, three times th. amount now fixed by law, to bo paid by ven ders of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or brewers and distillers: Provided, That no li cense shall be granted lor a less sum tha.i thirty dollars. Sec. 0. That the bond required to be taken of all persons who shall receive a license to sell spirituous, vinous, malt, or brewed liquors, or any admixtures thereof, shall be in onj thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful observance of all tho laws of this Common wealth relating to the business of vending such liquors, with two sufllcient sureties and war rant of attorney to confess judgement, which bond shall be approved by one of the judgjs of the court of quarter sessions of the peacj of the proper county, and to be filed in said court; and whenever a judgement lor any for feiture or fine shall have been recovered against the principal therein, it shall be lawful for the district attorney of the proper county to en ter judgement against the obligors iu the Slid bond, aud proceed to collect the samo of tho said principal or sureties. Sec. 10. That every person licensed to sell spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, as aforesaid, shall frame his license under glass, and place the same so that it may at all times be conspicuous in his chief place of making : sales; and no license shall authorize sale3 by any person who shall neglect ttiis requirement, nor shall any license authorize the sale of any spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors on Sunday. Sec. 11. That any sale made of any spirit uous, vinous, or malt liquor, contrary to this act, shall be taken to be a misdemeanor; and upon conviction of the offence iu the court of quarter sessions of the proper county, sliall bo punished in the manner prescribed by tho second section of this act. Sec. 12. That the provisions of this act, as to appraismcnt and license, shall not extend to importers who shall vend or disposa of said liquors in the original cases or packages as imported, nor to duly commissioned auctioa eers selling at public vendue or outcry, nor to brewers or distillers selling in quantities not less than five gallons, nor shall anything here in contained prohibit the sale by druggists of any admixtures of intoxicating liquors as med. icines. , , . , Sec 13. That it shall be the duty of every constable of everv towu, borongh, township, or ward, within this Commonwealth, at every term of the court of quarter sessions of each mrf maintained in violation of this act; and it shall be the especial duty of the judges ol tha said courts to see that this return is faithfully made; and if any person shall be made known to such constable the name or names of any one who shall have violated this act, with tliv names of witness who can prove the fact,, it shall be his duty to make return thereof on oath or affirmation to the court; and upon hU wilful failure so to do, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction, shall be sentenced to impris onment in the jail of the county for a period not less than one nor more than three months, and pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. Sec. 14. That this act shall not interfere with anv persous holding a license heretofore granted until the time for which the same was granted shall have expired, nor shall any li cense which may bo granted before the first day of July next authorize the sale or ad liquors or admixtures thereof after tha flirt day of October next, contrary .to .tho P?: Ions of this act. J ' respective county, to inane return on oain or afiinnation, whether within bis knowledge ih.ro i anv nlacc within his bailiwick kept t
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