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     'or removal from the district of the licensed 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     VOL. 1. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Charlottetown, Prince Edward 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     EDW'ARD REILLY, QUEEN’S PRINTER. No. 2‘2. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Island, Thursday,  21.1368. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     LAWS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     An Act in further amendment of the Laws 
     
     regulating the Sale by License of Spirituous 
     
    
   
   
    
     Liquors. 
     
     [Passed 24th April, 1868.] 
     
    
   
   
    
     E it enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, 
     
     Council anl Assembly, as follows : 
     
    

    
     I. From and after the passing of this Act, 
     
    

    
     no Tavern or Store License to retail Spirituous 
     
    

    
     Liquors, in less quantities than two gallons, 
     
    
   
   
    
     Georgetown,) shall be granted, unless on the 
     
     production, by the applicant for such license, 
     
     of a certifi tate signed by one 01 the two Jutices 
     
     ofthe l’eace nearest to the proposed tavern or store 
     
     of the applicant, setting forth that, at a public 
     
     meeting called by the said Justice of the 
     
     Peace, a majority of the inhabitants present at 
     
     such meeting. qualified to vote for b‘chool 
     
     trustees, in the School District where such 
     
     tavern or store is situate, were desirous oi 
     
     having such tavern or store in operation. 
     
    

    
     II. Provided, nevertheless, that no more than 
     
     two of such meetings as aforesaid shall be con- 
     
     vened in any one district in any one year, 
     
     unless any licensed store or tavern shall have 
     
     ceased to be used as such, owing to the death 
     
    
   
   
    
     owner or oecopier of such tavern or store, 
     
     within the said year. 
     
    

    
     1111. Such Justice of the Peace shall, if 
     
     required, call and preside at such meeting in 
     
     any such School District, and shall give notice 
     
     thereof at leasteight days prior thereto,by posting 
     
     on the school—house ofsuch districta notice ofsuch 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     meeting. and a like notice at two'other of the 
     
    
   
   
    
     . a . . . ) 
     
     most public places in the said district, and 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     shall therein set forth the purpose, time and 
     
     place of such meeting, (in form of Schedule 
     
     (a) to this Act annexed,) and, if a majority of 
     
     the inhabitants of such district present at such 
     
     meeting, qualified to vote for trustees, shall be 
     
     in favor ot such Tavern or Store license being 
     
     granted, said Justice of the Peace shall grant 
     
     a certificate, (as in Schedule (13.) to this Act 
     
     annexed ) 
     
    
   
   
    
     1V. l\'o Government office hereafter to be 
     
     established, or Court of Justicenow established, 
     
     or hereafter to be constituted, shall be kept or 
     
     held in any public house or tavern by law 
     
     licensed to sell spirituous liquors. 
     
    

    
     V. Ne meeting shall be convened by any 
     
     such Justice of the Peace unless upon a requi~ 
     
     sition in writing, addressed to him, and signed 
     
     by at least three resident house-holders, stating 
     
     the name of the party or parties professing td 
     
     apply at such meeting fora Tavern or Store 
     
     license. 
     
    

    
     VI. '1 he Justice of the Peace shall be entitled 
     
     to the following fees under this Act, viz : 
     
    
   
   
    
     For writing and posting notices, £0 13 o 
     
     Presiding at meeting, 0 L 6 
     
     Certificate, 0 1 (3 
     
    
   
   
    
     to be paid by the party applying for a license. 
     
    
   
   
    
     VII That licensed Tavern keepers shall be 
     
     compelled to open their houses to travellers at 
     
     any hour of the night or day. 
     
    
   
   
    
     SCHEDULE (A) 
     
    
   
   
    
     NOTICE. 
     
     A public meeting of the honSeholders in district 
     
     Will he held at on day of 186 for the par-- 
     
    
   
   
    
     pose of deciding. by a majority of said meeting. whether 
     
     shall have a certificate to obtain a Tavern (o; 
     
     Store) liCcnse. 
     
     Dated at 
     
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     A. 13.. J. l’. 
     
    
   
   
    
     sennnULE ‘ (8.) ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     I. the nndersigpcd,’ do “Certify that‘a public} meeting. hel 5. 
     
     according to law, at on a majority of the retitlrn: