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The Publican's Manual

The Publican's Manual

Jeffries, Herbert

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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 0217929214
ISBN13: 9780217929219
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.18 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894. Excerpt: ... THE PUBLICANS' MANUAL. BRIEF HISTORY OP THE LICENSING LAWS. The first Act, regulating the Liquor Trade, was one passed in the reign of Edward VI., which made it necessary for all persons, intending to sell intoxicating liquors, to obtain the consent of the Magistrates. Thus, it will be observed that in a period so early, the Holder of a License possessed a valuable monopoly. Coming to more recent times, viz., the Reign of William IV., in the year 1830, an Act was passed, which invaded that monopoly, and allowed any Householder, entering into a bond for the payment of certain penalties, to sell by retail, Beer or Cider, without procuring a Magistrate's Authority, and without any restrictions as to the place of sale, or consumption. Following closely on the track of the last mentioned enactment, came another one, dividing the trade into two classes, viz.: --(a) Those who sold beer to be consumed on the premises, and (l) Those who sold beer to be consumed off the premises. In 1840, another Act (3 and 4 Vic, c 61) prescribed a rating value to Licensed Premises, and in the meantime other Acts were passed, but it is not necessary to notice these--at all events here. During the year 1860, fresh inroads were made upon the privileges of Licensed Victuallers, by 23 Vic, c. 27, which permitted anyone, holding a License as a Refreshment-House Keeper, to take out a License for the sale of wine, by retail, to be consumed on the premises, and also allowed shopkeepers to retail wine in bottles, to be consumed off the premises Numerous complaints arose, respecting the conduct of persons who obtained these retail Licenses without Magistrates' Certificates, and the result -as the passing of two Acts, 32 and 33 Vic, c. 27, and 33 and 34 Vic., c. 29, by which both classes..

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