Licensing Act 1839 (SA)
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No. 1.
A l i ACT to reyu7ate the Retnil of Liprors, and to preserve good
0 r d m
ill
~ i c e l z s e h Public
Houses. IIEREAS it is expedieut to make provisiorls for the retail
of wines, spirits, and other !fcrnlented liquors, within the
l'rovince of Sontli Anstmli?, by lieel~sing
I'ublic ITonses, and to
make regulations for preserving good order tllercin:
Be it therefore Enacted, by 13s Excellellcy Lieutenant-Colonel
GEORGE
GAWLEI~,
Knight of the Royal Hanoverinn Guelphic Order,
(:ovenlor
am3 ~omlGailcter-in-chief of the Province of' South
hustrdia, by and -7itb
the aclvicc m d consent of the Legislative
thcreof, as follows:
Co~uicil
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I. Thnt. after the eig?twnth day of March next ensuing, no
person wllatevcr shall directly or indirectly sell, harter, excha~gc, | ~ ~; ~ ~: ~ ~; ;; ~ ~ d ~ r d |
or retail,
OY permit to be sold, bartered, exchanged, or retailedliavingantail licenec. within the said Province, less tlmn five iinperial gallons of dc,
heer, or other n~nlt liquors, or of wine, cider, ginger beer, spruce
hew, brandy, sin, rum, nlrialiy, cordials, or any other spirituous
or fermented lquors withont obtaining a licence as llereinafter mentioned, ander
3 penalty of not less than Ten Pounds nor rnore
than Fift,y Pounds: Provided always, that uotl~iig | herein contai11t.d | to exteqato |
known phys~mans,
4mll extend to ktlown and practising npotllccaries, pl~ysieians, .,, | or |
iLlrgeOllS, clleiili~ts, | or druggists selling, prescribing, or administer- selling |
ng m y of the liquors before mentioned siruply as medicines or for
ucdicinal purposes.
11. And also, That it sbnll be lawful for the Governor in Council | limit |
o decide what Y I U ~ ~ C S of licences ought to be issued for each and
!very district within the Province, and to make such decision
known to the Clerk to the | ates before the annual meetings |
of Justices hereinafter me | , or to the person to be appointed |
in certain cases to grant pu | ' licences as hereinafter provided |
for, whereupon the
Justices g in each district and the person so to be appointedas aforesaid &all limit the number accordingly,
selecting (in case the licencei granted for such district in the | ||||
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manner. |
proceed &erward&
Manner of application
in March in the present year, | ||
and the last Monday in February in every succeeding year, deliver to the Clerk to the Magistxtt$es or Resident Magistmte of the district wherein the premises tcr be licensed may be situate, or to such other person as the ~ o v e r ~ o r may appoint for that purpose,
a written notice in one of the forms contained in Schedule A, | |
hereinafter inserted (which, witEl every other schedule hereafter mentioned, and the directions thereill res~ectively given, shall be deerncd part of this Act), accmpanied b i a certificate of at least three known housekeepers re~iding in the district wherein the intended premises are situated, | |
same schedule: And also, if the applicant for a licence to lzecp an | |
inn or public housc shall be degirous of keeping a tap or taproom, or tap and taproom detached from his | |
u~mcmM~~ren 'Bd 1V. And also, That applications for Justices' certificates of ap-
in Adelaide, and in
p r o d of persons receiving licences, or of licenccs being transferred |
throughout the Province, shall Be considered at Adelaide: Provided | ||
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appear requisite for the aforesaid purpose. |
Xirat general meeting
V. And also, That general tnectings of Justices of thc Peace for that purpose, on the secorid Monday in March in the present | |||
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licences, | |||
time that may appear to be necessary, but decisions as to granting certificates shall not be given on any other than original or adjourn- ment days, and when the Justices are assembled for the consider- | |||
wherever
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wherever usually resident, | disqualification. |
alwa,ys, that no Justice being a brewer, maltster, distiller, importer of for sale, or dealer in wine, malt or spirituous liquors, or in part- nership with any such person, or dihectly or indirectly as owner, trustee, manager, or agent beneficially interested in any house licensed or about to be licensed, &all sit or act in any matter relating to licences, convictions, or appeals, rior shall any Justice vote on the hearing of appeals against his own convictions, under a | for acting in |
penalty of One Hundred Poands, to be recovered by action of debt. |
VI. And also, That no persons in sitnations under the Govern- Persons
disqualified
mcnt or Colo~~ieation | Commissioners, no | constable, nor licensed | ~ | ~ | ~ | e | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | . | O | r |
auctior~eer shall hold licences, rior sll;dl such persons or ally licensed publicans or other dealers in liqnors be received as suretiis in any
recog~iiztuice | to be entered into under this Act. |
VII. And wllerens it is expedient and uecess:wy that provision should be run& for tlle selling and retailing of liq;ors | under this |
Act at distant places mitlrin this Province: Be it tlicreforc Enacted, Gorsrnor may
That it shall and may be lawful for the Governor in Council to ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,, | appoint uuy |
nominate and appoint any one or more persoil or pcrsous, at any persons | licences to under |
distant plncc or places wi'tbin this Provilw, to isme licences for | airtun~plaecs. |
selling and retailing liquor under the provisions of this Act, and that sue11 licences so issued by such JIWSOIL or persons sliall be valid ard effectual, to 2111 irltents and purposes, as if the same weye issued in the m:mner hereinaftcr specified for that pwpose: T'rovided always, that every person to whom such licences sh11 be so grarlted as aforesaid, shdl, in all rcspects whatsoever, comply with and be subject and liable to the rules, ~cgnlatbns, penalties and disabilities, and shall do a id perfor111 all things whntsocvw, which persons licensed under the provisions of this Act are required to do, or to which such persons are nude subject. |
VIII. And also, That every a p p v e d applicant as aforesaid Recognizancesto be |
shall, on the original or adjournliieut day of the Justices, enter into | aftcrwar& |
a recognizance with two approvecl sureties, and conditioned as in Jllstice to certify as | in Schedule C. |
before, and' signed | Schcdulc B, hereinafter inserted, wlliclr recotpizance s l d 1 be taken |
two of which Justices shall afteyw;lrdq by |
authorize by the like certifi~a~te | as aforesaid, the issue of |
the absent applicant, and the same and every other recognizance
Recognizances tobo that rmy be entered into under tllis
Act, shall, when signed by the g:g,"g$tJustices be filed and kept by the Clerk to the Magistrates, or such
M@strates, under a,
other |
int for that purpose, for the to which such recognizance first registering the same in er a penalty of not less than |
ds for every default.
That | ery yearly meeting the Justices shall |
decide fkst upon the app | ns of those who hold original licences |
and may have conducte | selves and their licensed premises in |
a proper manner, with | ng their licences, and tlren upon |
the applications of pers | licences by transfers from others, |
ns in respect of houses to which |
licences | egnrd being had before proceeding |
in the consideration of an | cations wha'tever, to the number of |
licences authorized to b | as before mentioned. |
X. And also, That the | erk to the Magistrate, or other officer |
so to be appointed as afore, o d y shall attend the Justices' yearly and quarterly meetings, and blinute the result of the proceedings, and on receipt of Ten Shilli~& and Sixpence fur cach recognizance, Two Shillings and sixpenc4 for a copy thereof (if required), and Two Shillings and Sixpence for each certificate of the Justices, shall deliver such certificate and cbpy of recognizance to, or to the order in writing of, the pcrson
iu 'ttvhose favor the certificate may have been signed,and shall irnm;Idiately send a copy of such certificate, attested as a true copy, to thd Collector of Internal Revenue. if such
certificate be iu favor of a pt&on residing within that part of the |
licence Provioee comn~only called tbb District of Adelaide, or of such other
hedole person as may from time to time be appointed for that purpose by
alty. the Governor, if such certificdte be in favor of a Derson residing in
which Collector o i Internal ~ e v & u e |
or other person, on sight oftbib original certificate, and receipt of the sum payable in that behalf,
&all immediately issuen licence in thc form prescribed by Schedulb D, hereinafter inserted, or as near thereto as the circumstances~ will admit, and deliver it to the per- son paying for the same, u$der a penalty of not less than Five Pounds nor more than Fifty Pounds, to the use of the person
authorized to receive the snip licence, and every such certificate |
shall be filed and kept by the | ollector of Internal Revenue, or other |
person appointed as aforesai such Collector or other person f i s t registering the same in a book to be kept for that purpose, under
a penalty of not less than Two Pounds nor more than Twenty Pounds
for every default. |
XI. And dso, every liee&e issuing under this Act slmll, with- out regard to the date of the Justices' certificate, be dated the day on which the money payable fpr the
Barno is actually paid, and if not previously forfeited shall be in force until the twenty-fifth day of March thence next following, inidusive( and no longer; and that Twenty-five Pounds shall be aid for ever* general publican's licence thatmay
be issued, under t g e authority qeither a yearly | or quarterly meeting, for |
for thc sale of wine, ale, bccr, spirits; or other fermented liquors, |
and Twelve Pounds for every such 1icc)nce for the sale of wine, ale,
Pounds, andPive beell, and other malt liquors only,
auJ Five Pounds for the sale of Pounds.wine, spirits, and other fermented liquors, by storekeepers, in
quantities not less than one gdlon of spirits, or" one dozen bottles
of wine, or other fermented liquors, et a tinie, and provided that
no part thereof be consumed on the pr6niises of such storekeeper.
XTI. And also, That until the sum payable for a licence be paid Until paid, the party
to the Collector of the Iiiteruxl Kevenae, or such person as afbre- declared unlic.cnsed.
said, and the licence be actllally issued, the party entitled to such
licelice shall be deemed and cons id ere^, m1t.l is llercby declared un-
licensed, and in case the sum be not SO paid within two calendar
~f notpaid within
montlls | after the | date | of | tlie | certificate, | such certificate and the |
thereby given shall be wholly void, and tlic licence shall
not be issued.
XIn. And also, That wlicli any +UCEI | case of nonpayment of Non-payment to be | advertised, under |
licence-moncy as is meiltio~~ed | in thd last preceding section shnll , | ,& | , |
arise, tlie ~oi lec tor | of Internal Rcvenue shall |
and dso full part,iculnrs of evcry l i ~ n c e, to bc inscrtecl ill the
Gouernrno,t Cazctle of the Province, /on t lx first, or, a t tlle latest,on the second day of its publication afkr the samc shall have arisen or the liceiicc shall have been issued, under a penalty of not less
tlmi TWO | POWZ~S | nor more than Twenty Pounds for every cfcfi~ult. |
be held for cocsiclera- |
Adelaide, on the second Noriday in tlic months of June, September,
,ion c,fnppiicntions
and Dcccmber, in the present and awry u t h r year, for the con- for transfers and | licences. |
sideratiou of applications for gernlission to transfer or continue existing licences, a i ~ d of applicatiot~s ,for cestific:itcs of approval of licences being issued for new prcudses, n l k h n~eeting may be M&Y be adjourned
adj ~urnerl | as the Justices fincl necessa~p, | provided that the Justices |
80 assembled at such quarterly nleetihg shall not have power or
a ~ ~ t h o r i t ~ to rec~ive or considcr any application rejectcd at the | l~rccedin~ | nimnd nleetiog, or to gmnt any ccrtificn,te under this Act |
for the llccnsing of m y per:3on or preii~ises it1 respcct of wl~iclz a certificate shnll lrave heell refitsed at sucll annual meeting, exccpt wLeu the Justices asse~ubled at such annual meeting sliall h a w given permission to the applicant to renew his applicatiou, or
tu prefcr a new applicatiorl in respect of iicm or other premises a t such quarterly meeting.XV. And also, That if a licenscrl per so^^ s l d l die, his fikrnily or Fnmib or repreren-
executors or adn~iriistrutors | tatire of a deceased |
until the tlicn nest yi~arterly | inccting of Justices, or if the death | business |
shall happen so as not to leave O ~ C | cnlendar | ~ l o u t h | hetmeell that quarterly |
went slid the day of sue11 meeting, until the next | meeting Conditions. |
but one after the death, providcd an approved mcmber of the family,
or an approved executor or adrnijlistr~tor, with two approved
sureties, a id w i t l h fmrteen days after the death, enter iuto
s new
B | recoguizance |
least, or the Resident rized for that purpose as aforemid, umstances, himself in One Hun- nds, which recognizance |
e proper Clerk to the Magis- |
e Governor for that purpose, under such penalty as afore- |
entered into, the family and orn all liability in respect of
e party as aforesaid; but if not
so entered into. every sal4 or retailing shall, as from thc time ofthe death, be clecmed and $hereby declared an illicit act: Pro-vided alwaya, that permission @ continue such business under the original licence, and until the ehpiration thereof, may, upon appli- cation, be granted in the formharked Schedule F,, hereinafter in- serted, by the Justices, in their &arterly meeting to any approved person, he with two approved s e t i e s entering into such recogni- zance before two Justices at the least, as was entered into by thesureties, $hich recognizance shall be irume- re@stere& and kept as aforesaid, but if such
tained
at thg first or, as the casemay be, second xt after the:death of the original holder, or if recognimilcc$ be not entered into before thened, such originhl license shall thereupon be wholly
r XVI. And also, That if a lice&ed person shall wish to transfer his licence to any other person,
ik shall be lawful for the Justices, intheir quarterly meeting, to certify as in Schedule F, hereinafterinserted, in favorof' such transfer* the nominee producing the like certificate, and together witht@o approved sureties, previouslyentering into the like reeognizandeas the party originally liceuseb produced and entered into, or if likensed prerniub shall be dencrtedor unoccu ied, either wholly or &an inn or public house for a calen-
dar mon& it shall be lawful fof the Justices in their quarterly meeting to certify in the form ptescribed by Schedule C, alter6d
agreeably to the existing eircu~sttlnees. in favor of' any otherapproved person receiving
a new Pcence for the same premises, heproducing
the like certificate,and together with two approved sure- ties previously entering into the like recognizances as are required from persons procuring licences ipplicable to new houses (which
reeognizances respectively shall be immediately forwarded and re- | |
gistemd and kept |
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purpoBe8 referred | |
or |
deliver |
deliver to the Resident Magistrata, or Clerk to the Magistates, of
the district wherein the p~ernises
m@ be situated, or to such personto be appointed as aforesaid, fourken days before the quarterly
meeting, such notice and householders' certificate, and in the same
forms, as far as circuinstnnces will permit, as are required from applicants to the Justices at their annual meeting;, and that the
same notice shall be given by thwe who may deslre to transfer
their licences, accompanied by silrdar certificates from t4hree known
llousekeepers in favor of the nominees.
person appointed as aforesaid, shall cmwe full particulars of every | XVITI. And also, that the Clrrk to the Magistraies, or other ~~~J?'?;;~ |
approval of a transfer, and of every permission | eontiaae business |
under an original licence to be inserted in thc
Govcmment Gazette, on the first, or a t the latest, on the second day of its pnhlication
after such approval or permission &ay
Inc given, or forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than Two P ~ u n d s nor more than Twenty Pounds for every default.
XIX. And also, That if any licensed person shall be desirous of Business | removed to |
removing his business to any other 6uitable and convenient premises | if nppmved |
in | the | same | district, and sh l l, behre removing, procure a written | of hr tile h b i s t r a t e |
approval and authority from the Resident Jiagistrate of such
of the district.district, or sucb otlier person to be appointetl as aforesaid for that purpose, then, bat not otherwise, it shdl be Zawful for the said licensed person to remove accordingly, anything to the contrary uotwitlistanding.
delivered in imperial |
authority of this Act, including such as may be sold elsewhere, as |
hereinafter | provided | for, from and includin half a pint, shall be ?cnlalld r e m e m ~ t - a | ~f not removed before |
nzcasured and delivered according | Eng11sl.l imperial measures, |
and shall, upon demand of the party receiving lllo same, be re- measured for his satisfaction in the same house or other place, ancl in the measures, or any otlier imperial measures that he may pro- | cure, but not if the liquors haxe been taken to any other room of |
or wholly from the licensed house, or shall have been partly con- | |
sumed before a renlcasureineilt has been demanded, and on f a1 'l ure to measure or remeasure as aforesaid, the licensed person shall for every offence forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than Five Shil- lings nor more than Fivc ~ o u a d s. |
XXI. And also, That every person having a publican's general
Narnos tobe kept up
"ghted
licence shall keep his name at lenpth and the words " Dealer in |
Wines and Spirits," legibly painted m letters not less than three inches in length, on some conspicuous part of the front of his licensed house, and also have
R. lamp containing at least two bur- ners and opening at the top, fixed in front of such house, and either opposite to or over the principal or entrance door thereof, and a ta distance of not less than seven nor more than ten feet from the ground, and keep the same well cleaned, and trimmed, and lighted,and
throughout the year, under | |
penalty of not less | ngs, nor more than Teu Pounds |
licensed person shall prove such | |
ted,? That whenever the Justices |
taproom, being kept |
as specified in | of the person proposed |
emorandurn in writing |
of | a t the h o t of the certificate which |
may be granted the appl for a licence, in which casc onlyit
&all be lawful for the Ucensccl person to keep the same andaell therein: Provided alwBYs, that every suclr tap or taproom, or
tap and taproom, shall, d u A g the term of the licence, be in factmanaged and superintendedby mch approved manager or superin- tendent, or by some other rnbnager or superinteudent opprored ofby two or more Justices at
R bccting 10be aonvcncd for that specialpurpose, by notice, a t the #equest aud expcilse of the applicant,
under the hand of the Clerk
$0 the Magistrates, or other authorized person, inserted in two s$cceeding numbers of theGouernmen t Gazette, stating the specifi4 object of the meeting: And if aliy liccnscdperm shall, without euch ap$robntion as aforesaid, keep or haveany tap or taproom, @r tap and taprooa~, detached ikon1 his
bond j d e dwellinghouse,o$; in such house, but llaving any other
outer | - - - |
every such offence a penalty bf n i t less than Five Ponnds nor more
third or subsequent conviction shall, |
at the discretion of and by tke convietiig Justice or Justices, be
deprived of his liccncc. | i. |
witten account thereof a t the said |
wards, shall by the same or any twq Justices becondemned and whichm t o b e
forfeited, and from whose adjndicatioi~ | there shall be no appeal, and condemned |
Soon
as convenient after condetnna$ion s M l be sold, and the net poceeds thereof applied to the usepf Her Mnjcsty solely if the liquors slmll Imve beer1 fourlci by s JUstice aitlibut information or assistance, otherwise half of such proceeds shall be to the use ofer Majesty ancl the other half to t k use of such person as
mity
llave illformed thereof, and the licensed pclxtru sllnll in addition
forkit and pay for | offence to tlle,use of | IIer &tajestty a l l e ~ d t y | Penalty in addition. |
of mt less tllcm Ten Shillings nor mow f h 1 Ten Pounds.XXIV. And also, That if m y licer~sed person being
,211 inn- Travellcrsandcorpsee
keeper shall, without lnmfd excosc, rcfmse to receive aud provide | nut to be refr~scd, |
for |
house for tlle l~mposa | of it Coroner's inqnest being hcld thereon, |
such liccilsecl person s l d l for every ;~ucll | ofl-bncc forfeit and pay |
penalty of not lens than One Pound nor mow than Twenty I'uuiids.
XXV. And also, That no | to be li.tble to the rent |
iuinatc of any i m, 01- of :my person *ho may ilavc entrusted such | h,,s,. |
traveller or inmate therewith, and l&g | in o r |
part | eof, or in or on nuy place used or occupied t l w e ~ ~ i t l ~ | film11 |
be distrairxtl or seized for or in lbespect ~f
the rent of sucli inn or place,a d if' such property shall bc so ~listruiucd or scizrcl, it s l d l be 1awfkl for any Kesicknt ilhgistrate or two Jzw tices of thc peace Jnstiscs may orderto irquira into any con~plaint made in respcct of suck1 ~ ~ i z u r e or restoration
of goods.
c!istrvss, in a sumlm~l*y | n~naner, | ,znd t u order sucll property to be |
restored, | to | reasollable costs, and such costs to levy | % | b y And awctritcosts. | . |
clistress ancl sale of the goods or eEbc.ts of the persou or
~ ? C T S O ~ S SOclistraining or seizing as aforesaid, but nothing hcrcirl cont::ind, h l l
extend | 1 ' ~ b l i ~ a n ~ ' lien on the property for demmds |
for their own l ~ ~ ~ f u l | demands, proviJed t h y have prcrionily de- .,,,, , | , | , | , | ,,,. |
livered to the persons indcbtud to tlmm an nccon~at | iu writing of | ,, |
soeh demands, specif'ioi? by items t110 plain 1xwticul:n.s tl!el-eof as |
to dates, artides, quantities? and sums, mid sue11 dermnd sl~nll lnve
arisen at the licensed, gremlscs, aid io tile ordinary course of the
busilless thereof.
XXVI. Aud nlao, That no licensed person shall nlaiutainan Debts forwine or
action fbr, or recover any debt or | spints |
liquors, unless | ccotmctcd at one | at |
time to the amount of Twenty Sldlings or upwards,
llor sllnll any item in an account for liquors be nllowcd where the quantitybond $de delivered a t one time shall not amount to Twenty Shillings, not- withst:mding such debt or demand,or any itcm, may have been
secured or aarceil to be | except a written order for the same Althongh agreed to |
shall be produced and satisfiwtorily proved to have been f'rcely given previous |
by the maker thereof before the liauor was dclivercd. or it be
clearlu orders.
shown that | house, or & |
C | the |
any licensed person shall take or |
ge in barter or exchange, for any | |
in or from the licensed house, any- |
thing except coin corn | ent, or the note or notes of some |
known bank or banke | e v e or order on some known bank |
or banker, he shall for | pay for every such offence a penalty |
of not less than | more than Fifty Pounds; and in |
case of a third or sub | nviction for a like offcncc, such |
licensed person shall, | convicting Eesident &Ixgistrate or |
Justices, be deprived o | nce: Provided alwalys, That nothing |
,, herein contained shall | licensed person from receiving |
in payment from kno | ders any live stock, wool, grah, |
or other farm produce. | |
XXVPIT. And also, | no person whatever sliall, after the |
passing of this Act, und | pretence, directly or indirectly sell, |
barter, exchange, reta | ve or permit to be sold, bartered, |
ny liquor to an aboriginal native of | |
this Province, under a |
d every such off'cncc: Providcd | |
always, that nothing | tained shall be taken to extencl to |
any liquor administer ine by or under the directions of any duly qualified medical ?practitioner: And also, that no person whose licenscd house may | |
any retail store or shop oh account of himself, or of any other person, which shall by do04 window, or in any other manner, in- ternally comanicate, or :admit of a cornrnunicxtion with the licensed house or any allox&d tap or taproom detached therefronl, or which shall communicatei or admit of comrnunicatiorl with such licensed house or tap or tapfoom externally, save by n separate pub- | |
lic outer door or entrance th$reto, under a penalty of not morc than |
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Five Pounds for every day during wMch such store or shop s l d l be
kept as aforesaid, | ||
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fddted or been re-
fused | mit |
been deprived of his licenc$ by adjudication in or out of Quarter |
manwra, &c, Session.
or who from misooAduct or bad character may have been~1 overseer or a
i pounds, and if subsequently convict& of retaining the same person
;,l thc like capacity, shnll be deprived by the convictiug Resident Magistrate or Justices of his own lic$mce.
tunlicensed person as or to bc his pwtner, or directly or illdirectly | |
an unlicensed persou to participate in the profits of his licensed house or tap or taproom, or clirectly or indirectly agree | |
wit11 any such uillice~ised | person to kt llin~ | have any interest what- |
ever in such house or tap or tnpr~om, | or the profits tliereof, or |
shall reimunerntc or sufkr llim to be reir~unerated | for, or shnll in |
any maimer agree that he s11nll be ~wnuiieratecl | for |
on any account, in. propo~tion | to the profits of such house or tap |
and tnprooin, or of the ~j~iantity of .liquors sold or retailecl 011 or from tlle lwuse or tap or taproom, or shall ahnadon the occupation
of such licensed house as his place of' residence, and permit any
unauthorized person mhatlever to nlanage, ~upe~ i i~ t eud, or conduct the Fusinesa of suclr llouse, or whetl~er residing in such house or
not, shall pernli t a11 v unlicensed or unautllorizcct persoil to appcar
to the public as, or to bccoll~c v i r t ~ d l y or in effect the keeper of the house, tlreu, a i d in ally or either of' the said cases, upon proof of the fact to the satisfaction of aqy Kesident Magistrate or two Justices of the pence, tlrc liccncr
06 thc saiue honsc for the ti~emcurrent gem shall becomc and be nkolntcly void, or at the discrc- tion of the convictiig Ecsidcnt IIsgistrnte or Justices, s u d ~ liceilsed person s l d l f'orfcit
ancl pay for such offence;L peiidty of not less than Five Pounds nor more tllsi~Oqe Hundred Pounds.
XXXI. And also, That if m y limnsed person shall not keep the outer door of l& liceused housc, or of his separate tap or taproom, | |
in any part of the Province, closed |
half past one to three of the docl< in t l ~ e | day, and then open only |
for the pnrpose of serving ~ m l t liquor to or for regular customers, not drinking it on the preluises but immediately taking the same amy, a id except for tlie purpose 4 receiving
bond j d e travellers
calling for refreslluent oil their journey, or renlainiug at the home | during the day or the night thereoff and not tippling or drinking | |
therein, he sllall for every such offence forfeit and pay not less than Five Pouncls nor more $ban Fifty Pounds. | ||
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closed at ten in t h e
door of his licensed premises a t ten of the clock in the eveniuq of | cvcnicg | |
all working days, he shall for such offeuce forfeit and pay a pen&y | ||
of not less tlian Two Pounds nor more tlim Twenty Pounds.. | ||
XXXIII. And also, That it shall be lawful for every Justibe of the Peace, and also for the Superiutendent or any other officer of | ||
Police, either alonc or attended by other officers or constables, upon. demand to enter all licensed premises, at any hour by day or by night, | ||
If | ||
premises |
mises &all, | such affence before any Resident |
f$ | or | Peace, be by him or them dcclared |
ce shall be void, or at the discre- | |
tion of such Resident | r Justices the parties so offending |
shrill | |
nor more than Fifty Pounds. |
respect, commit a breach of; or
';an oflencc against the condition of XXXIV. And dso, That $a licensed person, shall, in allyhis recognizance, Le s l d, for &ery such offmce, forfeit nlld
pay thc penalties hereinafter mentqned, that is to say-for t l ~ e first offence not less than Five Sliilli$gs nor nwre thsn Five Pounds, far the second offence not less t h n a e n Shillillgs nor more than Ten Pounds, and for the third or sn$seqneut oRcnce not less than One
Pound nor more than Twenty I$nnds. | 4 |
XXXV. And also, That fat the purposes of this Act every public notice appearing in thednuemment Gazette, and having the siqnature ofm y pllblic officer tbereto affixed, shall be deemed andtabn to be in all judicial proeeeaings whatever, without otllcr proof or production only of wcliGaz&ft:, conclusive evidence (unlessrc- butted by a lcgnlly proved ne&$ive) of rcco~nizances having heell enteredinto by, and of licences &wing beeu issued to,the persons
named in m y official notificatio~~i~.~scrted | iu such |
had retail liecnees issued to iiim'or tliem, and tliet the said rccogni-
zances ancl licences were in the fdrms prescribed by this Act.
XXXVI. And also, That if hny original rccoguiznnce entered into under this Act, arid filed
by the Cler% to the Magistrates or other person &ppointed for that +~u.posc as aforesaid, shall, at any
time be called for, or bc deemed hecessnn. by any Court or Justice,the production only of such reeogoiznncc by such clcrk or person, or
n copy thcrsof certified by either of them as a true copy, andtransnlitted to the Clerk of mclr Court or hlagistrates, or .lusticos, and the production thereof accordingly by the person in possession thereof, shall, without proof as to w1m.c the original or certified copy
came from, or any other proof wlratever, be deenled conclusive | ||
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XXXVII. And also, Tlmt in all proceedings against any person for retailing or permitting liquors to be retailed witbout such person slrall for be deemed uuliccnsed, unless he shall at the hearing of the produce his licence to the Resickat Magistrate or Justices, or other satisfactory proof of | ||
liquors
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i l l n quantity eqonl to or morq than fire gallon.;, wkh anulldcrstnndirig that pttrt thereof sI1al1 Xlde returued, and the qunntitv so sold or delivrred after deducting khe p u t turned or to & returned shall tllen be under five gallqus, such nnlicenserl person s!lnll be cle'cnml
n rc?tailer of the liqu:)~ so give11 away or sold, or dclivcred, ailcl shall bc liable as f'or ,solling the same hy rctail
a licence.XL.
And also, That uuon iufiwmn,tionin wr;ting and on oath Uuliccnw1~xmsec.i.
beinp made before any Jnstice of the Palcc, hp |
r:rcd~txl~le | person, that hc sl~spccts | and believes that any such liquor tailed, |
s'""h""~ cotl.;ti~bles to enter and sc:wcll such house or 1)lace by day or byor liquors is or are lrahitnally sold or rebiled in ss therein described
unlicensed llouse or place, a i d such constnhle or other person shall
in such i11forrn:ttion set f i r t h and show i.ensoii,zble grrrsarkls Sou such
helief ant1 sl~spicion, then it slmll be lawful for such or any other
night, which said constable or constables may bre& ophn | the door-8 |
if not ope~led withiu a reason:tblc time after dcmaald, :zud seize all
such liquors ns he or they slrall find there, and also the vt:ssel or
vcsscls containing the same, and detaia what nmy have been so seized, until the owner thereof ~11x11 appear bef'orc n Resident Magistrate or two Justices to claini sn+ liquor, and shall satisfy such Magistrate or Justices how or &r what purpose lle
came po'imsssed of the s:tme,nud if it sbdl npljear to the said Nagistrate or Justices, after due examination, that S U C ~ liquor was ill the said house or place for the purpose of being illegally disposed of by
condemned, and the same slinll be fortitwith sold, a d one half of Liquors found | retail, then such Mngistratc or Justices shall adjudge the same to be |
the net proceeds tlrercof paid to the use of Her Majesty, and the | |
other half to the party ioformiog, otlierwise the property so seized shall be restored to the owner thereof. |
XLT. And also, That if the keeper or any other oficer of or |
belonging to any building used as a gaol, llouse of correction, | not |
penitentiary, or watchhouse, shall lend or j v e away, or knowingly
wioeor~~iritsthcrein. suffer any wine or spirituous liquors to be ;old, used, lent, or given
away, or to be brought into any such building, except the same
shall have been prescribed in writing by the uwdical officer attend-
ing such gaol, house of correctiou, penitentiary, or watchhouse,
as aforesaid, such keeper or officer shall forfeit and pay a pendty of
uot less than Five Pounds nor more than, One Hundred Pounds.
I) XLII.And
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any person shall take, or e~dewvor | to |
take or pass liquors into | h buildings as n~entioned | in the last |
.- preceding section, except |
aforesaid, the keeper, or | of his officers, or any constable, either |
alone or with the assists | f any other person, is arrd"are hereby |
authorized and empow | mmediately to apprehend and carry |
v Kesident Magistrate or two Ju~t ices |
of the Peace, who shnll an4
&ay without any written infornmation exhibited for that purpose, $]ear and determine such offence in.a s u m m q why, and if by th t oath of one credible witness, or other- wise, such person or persoqb: shall be convicted of such offence, he shall forfeit and pay forevefy such offeuce a penalty of not less than Ten Pounds nor more th* Fifty Pounds: Provided always, that nothing bereinhefore contilibed shall extend to or affect any keeper or deputy keeperin respkt of liquors brought into any such building,ana kept there foethe useand con~umption of, and which shall in fact he used and cobsumed by suchkecper or dcputy keeperat his own residence witllinkhe said building, nor shall it be taken
to extend to the i~t~roduetibn of the ration of spirits issued for the use of the guard station& within such gaol, houfie of correctioo, petlitentinry, or wntchhotrse
..as aforesaid.
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credible pernon, that he l{no;m, or suspects, and believ& tllit | |||
liquors | |||
Magistrate or ,Justices shall adjudge the mid liquors to | |||
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to the owuers thereof. | |||
and af33xed to
oire of the nlo& public parts of t81je insidv ot t l ~ e said building, and keep the same fair and legible undern lwr in I t r of Forty Shillings.
at | XLV, |
complaint or infornlntion, which dismissal shall be a bar to | |
other proceeding whatever against the same person for the same |
matter, and may he pleaded and shown accordingly, anything to
the corltrnry notwithstanding.
punisl~able under this Act shall be in the form marked Schedule | XLVI. And also, That all informations in respect of offences |
hereinafter inserted, or as near thereto as the particular case or |
his or their convictions, whetller such convictions are appealed from a and stating therein anything more than &all be necessary to show that an off'ence against the spirit
and true intent and meaning of this Act was committed by the party convicted, and to specify with certainty the particular offence, and showing and specifying the same accordingly, and no convictjon whatever shall be quashed forU ". ally mere literal or clerical omissions, errors, or mistakes whateveror not, in the form marked Sc'hedula H, also hereinafter inserted, or
as near thereto or to the eff'ect thereof as the particular case or its
circun~stances will admit, and every record of conviction so drawn
up shall, when signed and sealed by the convicting Magistrate or
in 'the record, not affecting the substantial merits and justice of the
case, to d i c h alone regard shall
be had.
descriptions of all witnesses examined before the convicting Resi- | XLVII. And also, That a list of the names, residences, and |
dent Magistrate or Justices, either for the informant or the de- ~~~'~~&$~~~$ | |||||||||||||||||
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whether appealed endorsed bhall be sent by tile convictkg Magistrate or Justices | |||||||||||||||||
to the Clerk to the Magistrates or other person to be appointed | |||||||||||||||||
35 aforesaid, and acting fbr the district or place within wliicll | |||||||||||||||||
of the then next General Quarter Session of the Peace for | |||||||||||||||||
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under I'ounds. |
SLVIII. And also, That if any person shall feel aggrieved by
A~~enla l lo~ved. any conviction under this Act, he shall be entitled to appeal there- from, in the
manner in such behalf provided in and by the Port RequlationAct, No.3, passed in the first year of Her preverlt
hf<er;ty, and that no conviction under this Act, ox any adjudica-tion made on
rtppral tllerefrom, shall be quashed for wantof fornu, m- be removed bywit c e ~ t i o ~ n r i ' or otherwise into the Supreme Court, and no warrant or conviction shall be held void by reason ofany
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liceaged or unlicensed pers*s, | true copies of the or ig ids of the |
~ | ~ | evidence given on the hearigg of comybints | ~ | ~ | ~ | $ | ~ | \ | ~ | ~ | ~ |
certified as such by the conticting Resident Magistrate or Justices, shall |
L. And also, That no oth& person shall be received ss a witness
on the
hearing of appeals from convictions as aforesaid than was- originally examined
ou each bide by the convicting Resident Magis-trate or Justices, nor shall
@y other person be cxamined in easessent for inquiry and adjudication in Session as hereinbcforc meo-
timed t%hao
w.43 included iq the Magistrates' or Justices' certifiedl i t endormd on the complaiats or informations.
LI. And also, That every proceeding under this Act againstlicensed
or unlicensed persona for omissions, defaults, neglects, acts,or
offences, to which forfeitutes or other penalties attach, shall beheard and determined i n a iurnmrtry way by any Resident Magis- trate or two Justices, and in ivery case of convictiou the party con- victed may, if dissatisfied ther$with, appeal therefrom in the manner hereinafter expressed.
LII. And |
by this Act shall (except where otherwise directed) be paid to the
use of Her Majesty, and the other moiety to the use of the corn- plainant or informant, over
and above any costs or charges t o which hemay he entitled: Provided always that all such fiuks, penalties, and firfeitures whatever mav: be rcmitted wholly or in part, and either with or without condidens, by the Governor or oficcr for tho time being lawfully yadministe~ng the Government, if he s l d l see
resson |
under his orders or directionsi in the discharge of his duty under |
action or suit within three calendar months next after the alleged |
~ &, d ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ - |
* herein contained shall deprive | |
right to notice of action.
LW. And also, that no comietion shallbe had under this Actin
my ease happening more &an three mouths from the time of
filing the information or CO
LV. And
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LV. And also, That it shall be lawf~d'for any Court of Quarter | Sessionmay | or giving | adjourn |
Sessions to adjourn at discretion the hea'eing of any appeal, or corn-
jUagmot in 4cases.
or information, or the adjudicating or giving judgment tbercin, to auy other day of such S e ~ i o n, or to the then next quarter for holding the said Scssion: And it is llcreby declared, that the entering into | bc cn- |
tercd with the Clerk
the respondent, of his right to have the conviction afir~ned | in ease | MagiatrutCB |
tile apl~ellant | shall have omittcd to eqter his appeal, and that no before the opening of |
shall be heard if the appellant ~l ial l | have omitted to enter |
the same with the Clerk to the &fagist$ates before the first day of
the Session, or a t least before the, opening of the Court on that day,
cscept the respondent and appellant conscut thereto in open Court, conrictions will
bo
I | atlimed. |
in | case | I |
LVI. And also, That all moneys thak may be received for licence8 Applicationof licence
or for penalties, excepting moieties of tlmasamc assigned to informers | and |
by tllis AA, or as fees under and by virMe of' this Act, shall be, and rc...
hereby reserved to IIer Majesty, IIcr heirs and successors, for
1 tlie public uses of this Province, and the support of the G o v e m e n t
* | hereof. |
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LVII. And also, That throughout this Act, every word in the Explanation of terma
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s11all extend rc~ually | to |
t l~e feminine, the word 'Lliquors " shall include wines, spirits, and
t11c several otlier liquors mentioned in the first Section of tllis Act,
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i | tlic time being lawfully adininistering the Government. |
i | GEORGE |
Passed the Council this Twenty-first day of February, One
Thousand Eight IIunclrcd and Thirty-nine.
QEORGE
HALL, Clerk of Council.
be altered so as to apply |
to | by the foregoing |
Act and according to the |
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NOTE.--ff | the awlicant | the same |
Ecmm fm thea a m premises,and withbut alteration as to tap or manager,the notice
to those points, und no ce&jcute | will be necesscmy. |
To the Worshipful the Justice | the Peace acting in and for the Province of |
South Australia-
I, | trade or calling] do hereby give notice, |
that it is
my intentionto apply at the r&xt meeting of Justices to he holden in and for the Districtof : in this behalf, for a certificate approvingof my receiving a licence tosell ale, biter, and other malt liquors, and wine, cider,@@r beer, spruce beer, brandy, gin, @urn, whisky, cordials, and othcr spirituous
or fermented liquors in the house and ~ r e h i s e s | situdte in |
street at | and which I intend to keep as an inn |
or public house. |
I beg to propose C.D., of [residence, $rude, or calZing] and E.F. [residence, trade,
or caWtng] as my sureties.
Dated this | One Thousand Eight |
Hundred
and
If the applicant desires to keqcr hp or taproom separate fiom the house o rhaving a separate outer door add as follows :-
And I am desirous of receiving the Justices' approval of my keeping a h p Car
a |
cf | my keeping a |
tap," o r tap and taproom," OT a " taproot& " it^ the house, but
with a Separate outer door thereto]and ofG. H. [residence, trade, o r culling] being permitted to have the personal management and superintendence %hereof.
Housekeepers' Cert@cate as to the Applicant. |
We, the undersigned housekeepers, do hezeby certify that. the applicant, A.B., iswell known to us, and that he is of sober life and habits, and of good fame and reputation, fit to bo entrusted with a licence to keep an inn or public-house, and able to manage the same.
Dated this | day of |
One Thouaand %ght Hundredand
I.J., of | Here insert place | of residence, |
K.L., of | and add to | it trade o r |
of | calling. |
If a separate
tap or taproom is repuin1, add as foZ2ou)s :-We, &C., [as ilz theforeyoir~g] do hereby ceetify that
G.H. [here ir~sert place of residence, trade, or calling] is well known to US, &C., [asin the preceding] fit and able
to managc either a tap or a taproom, and both.
Dated this | day of |
One Thousand Eight Hundred and
O.P., of | Here |
&.R., of |
S.T., | i |
I, A.B., of | application for |
is my intention to apply at the next meeting of Justices, to be holden in this behalf, Storckeeper,s licence,
for
3 cortificrttc approving of my receiving a sbrekecper's licence to sell ale, beer,and other malt liqnors, and winc, cider, ginger beer, spruce leer, brandy, gin, rum,
&isky, cordials, and other spirituous or fcrlnented liquors, in the house and premises
situated in | street, and |
&ich I intend to keep as a store or shop. |
Dated this | day of |
One Thousand Eight ITundred and
We, the undersigned householders, do hereby certify that the applicant, A.B., is Form of IIousc-
well known to us, and that he is of sober life and habit,s, and of good fame and keepers' cert5cate to | reputation. be added to the above | |||
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SCHEDULE
R.
Be it remembered, that on this | day of Form of recognizance |
A.B. [here | and |
C.1). | ClLere i71sert resitler~ce, | &-a& or |
h d e, | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | i | ~ | ~ | ~ | $ | ; |
hT.ajestfs Justices of the l'eace in and for the Province of South Australia, arid | ~ 1, ~ | 1;,,,,, |
aclrnowledged themselves to owe to our Sowreign Lady the Queen as follows, that to be granted).
is to say--the said A.B. the sum of One Hunclrcd Pounds, and the said C.D. and
E.F. the sum of Fifty Pounds each, of lawful moncy of Great Britain, to be levied
on their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lady the
Queen, Her heirs and successors, by way of recognizance in case default shhl be made in any or either
of the conditions of snch recognizance, the conditions of which recognizance are, that if the said A.B., who shall receive a licence to keep
an inn or p b l i c housc in | street, a t |
by the name or sign of | and to sell |
and retail thelein, ale, beer, and other malt liquors, and wines, cider, ginger beer,
Bpruce beer, brandy, gin, rum, whisky, cordials, and other spirituous or fermented liquors, to the 25th day of March, in the year next ensuing, inclusive, and do and s l d l
nd proviuion, containcd in the Act of Coun- retail of liquors, and to preserve good order
sell none other than good and wholesome liquors, adulterating the same, and not introduce or permit
, or any other disorclcr or disturbance, on
runk in his said housc, or knowingly permit r to remain when drunk in or on thc sarnc,
the same without immediately removing him
, affray, tumult, nuisance, annognnce, or dis-
turbance to tak | or on the said house or premise^, but on the such housc and premises, and the business ntain and preserve good order and rulc therein on all occasions, then $uch recognizance shall he void, otherwise the same | |
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Taken |
U.H. J.S.
Form of | Justices' Certgcate c89cthwizing Licences to he issued, to |
according $0 the qatzcre of |
We, A.B. | and C.D., Esquires? two of Her Majesty's Juetices of thc Pcace in and |
for the Province of South Ansthlia, do hereby certify that at a gcncral mceting of |
such Justices, holden at | in the said Province, on the |
day of | for the |
consideration | |||
Internal Revenue to is :ue a licewe to him, the said E.F., to keep an inn or public- | |||
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Given under our hands at | this |
day of | One Thousand Eight Hundred and |
A.R. C.D.
the foregeing certz$cute, acluptmg |
Memorandwm-That | the Justices assembled as above, approved of |
room | as the case may he] b e b g kept by the said [applicant for | licence] and |
pf G.H., having the personal managment and superintendence thereof.
A.B.
C.D*
SCHEDULE
Whereas
I have received a certificate ofltwo of the Justices of the Peace, asscm-Form oflicence to be
bled | on $he | day of |
instant |
liccncc: hcrcinafter contained, and having re eived | pounds, being | to |
the | I |
to keep an inn or publi$ house in | street, |
1 |
nrmc or sign of and
$0 sell and retail therein, ale, beer, and other malt liquors, and \tine, cider, g i n g r bccr, spruce beer, brandy, gin, rum, ~ h i s k r y, cordials, and other spiriluous or fcclmcnlcil liquors, jrom this date[If rnoncy picl p ~ r ~ i v wto trpl?.att c n r f jv~nzfklircncr, tlkrc insertchic Jollczciny such
inclusi~e, | plmidcd it bc not forfeited Ijdcr$ S U C ~ | day, and I dcclare that the money |
p q a b l c for this lictnce a a s rccei~cd |
Ciivcn under my hands this | day of |
One Thou~and | Eight Hundred and |
:
C.D., Collector of Internal Eevcnuc,
or any other Officer. |
il4errro~oadtrm.-The raid liernscd p e r ~ ~ ~ | is allowed to |
giwn | the | under the pcr,sonal manage. |
rnent and supcrintcnclence of | of |
C.D. Collector of Internal Rcvcnue,
or any other Officer,
permission to |
Whereas, at a quarterly meeting of Hcr Ma$esty's Justices of the Peace in and for Form of
Justices'
the Province of South Australia, holden a t | in the said Province, | permission |
on h e day of the Jute hercof, A.B., of the kame place | ~~~~~ |
for peixnission to continue the business of |
rrlating thcreto, and with sureties entercd intd the recognizance required by the | |
said | |
until the expiration thcreuf if not previously forfeited. |
Given under our hands this | day of |
One Thousand Eight Hundred and
E.F.
G.H.
SCHEDULE, F.
Whereas, a t a quarterly meeting of Her Majesty's Justices of the | , | ~ |
the Province of South Australia | certificate |
in the said Province, the day of t he date hereof, A.B., | of |
aforesaid,
F
E.F.
G.H.
cm,
rl
it ternembered |
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