Retailers to have their houses, and retailers of spirituous liquors, as far as they relate to the city of Charleston, and with all the City Ordinances now being or hereafter to be of force, relative to the same, and that they will also be amenable for all fines, with costs, to be by him or them incurred for any offence against the said laws or ordinances, or any of them. 6. That every person or persons to whom a licence names affixed is granted, shall, within three weeks after obtaining over their doors. non payment, &c. the same from the City Treasurer as aforesaid, fix at the outside of and over the front door of the house where such licenced trade is carried on, and facing the street, a painted board, exhibiting in legible characters of not less than two inches, his, her or their name, and the number and quality of the licence in the manner following, viz: for licence, No. 1, “licenced liquor store, No. 1."-for licence No. 2, "licence tavern, No. 2."-for licence No. 3, "licenced retail shop, No. 3." 7. That every person or persons, who shall fail to Penalties for pay for such licence, or to enter into bond, with his, her or their sureties, or to put up a painted board within the time, and in the manner above described, shall forfeit such licence, and shall not be entitled to another licence before next term, when licences are granted again, nor shall any one who obtained a licence, have a right to transfer or assign the same to any other person or persons whatever; but in case of death, the licence shall devolve to the legal representatives of the deceased, who had obtained it in his lifetime as aforesaid. Penalty for terms of licencc. 8. That every person obtaining a licence No. 1, transgressing who shall at any time transgress the terms, or any of the conditions on which the same is granted as aforesaid, and every person obtaining a licence No. 2, who shall at any time transgress the terms, or any of the conditions on which the same is granted as aforesaid, shall, for each and every such offence, forfeit and pay to the use of the city, a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and shall moreover forfeit his, her or their licence, for the unexpired term thereof, on being twice convicted of any such offence. licence. 9. That if any person or persons shall at any time Penalty for reresume to keep a tavern, inn, ordinary, punch or tailing liquors le-house, or retail any wine, brandy, gin, beer, cider, without r any spirituous liquor or strong drink whatever, in ny quantity less than three gallons, without having irst obtained a licence, of one. of the three clases, either to keep a liquor store, or to keep a tavern, or o keep a retail shop, from the said City Council, every such person or persons shall be sued and prosecuted by the City Marshal, for and in behalf of the City, in the Court of Common Pleas, for the penalty of fifty pounds sterling, inflicted by the Act of Assembly, ratified the twenty-sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four. non observance of the re ing spirituous 10. That every person who shall keep a liquor Penalty for store, or tavern, or retail shop, or otherwise sell or nor retail any malt or spirituous liquor of a smaller quan- gulations as tity than three gallons, at more than one place, or at regards retailanother place than the one specified in his, her or and malt li their licence, or after the expiration of time for quors which such licence is of force, or after having forfeited the same as aforesaid, or under a licence granted to another person; or who shall on his painted board, make a representation different from the tenor of his licence granted; or who shall not within three weeks after the time of his, her or their licence hath expired, and in case of its not being renewed and duly obtained again, or within one week after the forfeiture of such licence as aforesaid take away his, her or their painted board and remove it out of sight, or shall, with the view of evading this ordinance, charge any buyer. with three gallons and upwards, though selling and delivering to such buyer a smaller quantity of malt and spirituous liquors; that each and every such person shall for each and every such offence, ofrfeit and pay to the use of the City, a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, with costs: Provided nevertheless, Proviso, that any person removing from the place specified in such licence, may make use of the said licence at the place of removal, on condition that such place of removal be previously made known to the City Treasurer, who shall thereupon transfer the licence to the Form of licence. ing liquors to daves. latter place, by a special certificate on the back thereof; and on condition also, that he shall perform the several duties enjoined by this ordinance. 11. That every licence shall express the number to which it refers as aforesaid, and shall be signed by the Wardens of the City, in the following form, viz:-"This is to certify that A. B. hath given bond to the City Council of Charleston, in the sum of one hundred dollars, with C. D. and E. F. its sure"ties, for his due compliance with all the laws of "the State respecting taverns, punch houses, and re"tailers of spirituous liquors, as far as they relate "to the City of Charleston, and with all the City Or"dinances now being or hereafter to be of force, rela"tive to the same wherefore the said A. B. is "authorized to keep a liquor store, or tavern, or "retail shop (as the case may be) in division or "ward No. and in no other place in the City of "Charleston, from the day of in the year of our "Lord, 181 , to and until the day of next ensuing, and no longer. Given under our hands, this day of Anno Domini, 181 Wardens." 12. That if any tavern keeper or keeper of other Tavern-keepers forbid sell- house of entertainment, or any retailer of spirituous liquors, licenced No. 1, 2, and 3, as aforesaid, shall give, sell, utter or deliver to any slave, or shall suffer or permit any free person of colour to treat any slave with any beer, cider, ale, wine, rum, brandy or other strong liquors, or shall in any manner entertain any slave, or shall suffer or permit any free person of colour, without a licence or consent of the owner or of some other white person having the care or government of such slave, shall for the first offence, forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars; for the second offence, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars; and for the third offence, shall forfeit his licence for the unexpired term thereof, and shall be disqualified for a term not exceeding two years from obtaining another. And if any person having obtained either of the licences aforesaid, shall purchase, deal, traffic, barter, exchange, or use commerce for any goods, provision, grain or other commodity whatever (except under such conditions, restrictions and limitations, Penalty. s are particularly directed by the City Ordinances elating thereto) shall, for the first offence, forfeit and ay the sum of fifty dollars; and for the second ofence, forfeit his, her or their licence, for the unexired term thereof, and be disqualified for the term f two years from obtaining another. And that no quors of any sort, shall be sold, retailed, bartered, or disposed of on any Sunday, under the penalty of ne hundred dollars for each and every such offence. selling 13. That no person to whom a licence hath been, Penalty for or shall be granted by the City Council, shall after the liquors to ne hours of nine P. M. from the twentieth day of March, groes after o the twentieth day of September, and after the hours of eight o'clock, P. M. from the twentieth day of Sepember, to the twentieth day of March, admit into his or her premises, any negro or person of colour, or in any manner sell or retail to the same, or any of them, any liquors whatever; and every person herein offending, shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offence, the sum of fifty dollars. published. 14. That the Clerk of the City Council shall, every Names of ap: year, from the twenty-second day of March, to the plicants to be last day of the same month inclusive, and from the twenty-second day of Sepember, to the last day of the same month inclusive, publish in the city papers the names of all applicants for licences, and distinguish them in three classes, according to the number of the licence for which they may respectively apply; in which daily publications, he shall likewise mention the names of the sureties of every applicant, as well as the place where each of them intends carrying on such licenced trade, and shall, for such service, be entitled to receive from every applicant the sum of one dollar; but, in case Council refuse to grant a licence to any person applying, the Clerk shall in every such instance, return to the unsuccessful applicant, the amount so received. Clerk's fee. 15. That when the City Council sit for the purpose Officers to atof granting licences as aforesaid, the City Marshal tend when Council grant and the City Treasurer shall also attend, the former licences. to inform upon oath, of all those who are known to, or justly suspected by him, as transgressors of any City Ordinances; and the latter to enter into a book Duty of the er. Marshal's duty. kept by him for that purpose, the names of all persons to whom licences may then be granted, with their respective numbers, and the places to which the right and use thereof shall be restricted: Provided nevertheless, that nothing herein contained shall prevent Council from granting licences, though either or both of the within named officers should be absent. 16. That the City Treasurer shall, as soon as licences have been granted by the City Council, notify the same in the city paper for six days successively, and advertise during the same period, the names of all persons to whom licences are granted, the number of their respective licences, the places where they are to carry on their licenced trade, and the names of their sureties respectively, and require them to call at his office, and there to take out their licence, within the time prescribed by, and in conformity to this ordinance. And whenever any person having obtained a licence as aforesaid, fails or neglects to take it out within the time, and on the terms above described, the City Treasurer, shall not deliver it to him afterwards, but shall immediately give notice thereof to the City Council and City Marshal. And whenever the City Treasurer transfers any licence from one place to another, by virtue of the foregoing provision, in the ninth clause of this ordinance, he shall likewise immediately inform the City Council and City Marshal thereof. And to every person to whom the City Treasurer delivers a licence as aforesaid, he shall at the same time deliver a printed copy of this ordinance. 17. That it shall be the particular duty of the City Marshal, to attend to the punctual and regular discharge of this ordinance, and to prosecute without delay, any and every person who may in any wise offend against the same, or any part thereof. And whenever he fails or neglects to prosecute any one, Fine for ne- for not putting up his painted boards as aforesaid, he glect of duty. shall pay a fine of fifty dollars, to be deducted out of his salary, and shall moreover be liable to be removed from his office by a vote of the City Council. He shall likewise be subject to the aforesaid fine, and to removal from office, for not prosecuting any person |