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Victualler's License.

to wit. At a general meeting of His Majesty's justices of the peace, for the said county of

within the said county, on the

holden at

-

day of September, for the purpose of authorizing and empowering persons to keep common inns, alehouses, or victualling houses.

We, His Majesty's justices of the peace, for the division of do hereby authorize and empower A. B. at the sign of the in the parish of in the county aforesaid, to keep a common inn, alehouse, or victualling house, and to utter and sell in the house in which he now dwelleth, and in the premises thereunto belonging, and not elsewhere, victuals, and all such exciseable liquors as he shall be licensed and empowered to sell under the authority and permission of any excise license which shall be duly granted by the commissioners of excise, or persons to be appointed or employed by them for that purpose, or by any collector and supervisor of excise respectively, provided that the true assize in bread, in beer, ale, cyder, and all other liquors, be duly kept, and that no unlawful game or games, or any drunkenness or other disorder, be suffered in his house, yard, garden, or premises, but that good order and rule be maintained and kept therein, according to the laws of this realm in that behalf made: The authority and power hereby granted to continue in force for one whole year from the twenty-ninth day of Septem ber, and no longer,

Signed, W.S.

J. C.

Victualler's Certificate for continuing the License granted at the general Licensing Day to a Person coming in after the death or removal of the late Occupier, by Stat. 48 Geo. III. c. 143, s. 6.

to wit. Whereas at a general meeting of His Majesty's justices of the peace, acting in and for the division of in the county of holden within the said county, in the month of September last, for the purpose of authorizing and empowering persons to keep common inns, alehouses, or

victualling houses within the said division, A. B. of the parish of -- within the said division, was duly authorized and empowered to keep a common inn, alehouse, or victualling house, and to utter and sell in the said house, known by the sign of the in the said parish of in which he then dwelt, and in the premises thereunto belonging, and not elsewhere, victuals, and all such exciseable liquors as he should be licensed and empowered to sell under the authority and permission of any excise license which should be duly granted by the commissioners of excise, or persons to be appointed and employed by them for that purpose, or by any collector and supervisor of excise respectively; provided that the true assize in bread, in beer, ale, cyder, and all other liquors should be duly kept, and that no unlawful game or games, or any drunkenness or other disorder should be suffered in his said house, yard, garden, or premises; but that good order and rule should be maintained and kept therein, according to the laws of this realm in that behalf made: The authority and power thereby granted to continue in force for one whole year, from the twentyninth day of the said month of September, and no longer.

And whereas it has been made appear unto me that the said A. B. duly obtained an excise license for the purposes and time aforesaid, and that the said A. B. is now removed from the said house: These are to certify, that I, being one of the justices of the peace acting within the said division, do approve of C. D. the person to whom this certificate is given, as a fit person to be authorized and empowered to sell beer and ale by retail, or cyder and perry, to be drank and consumed in the said house and premises where the said A B. carried on his trade, during the residue of the term for which his license was originally granted.

Given under my hand, this

day of

1817.

Information for selling Ale and Beer without a License,

day of

to wit. Be it remembered, that this 1817, A.B. ofyeoman, in his proper person, as well for His Majesty as for himself, maketh and exhibiteth to me, S.P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, his complaint and information, that on the

day of

now last past, and at divers times between that day and

the time of exhibiting this information and complaint, one C. D. of yeoman, at in the said county, did sell ale and beer, and other exciseable liquors, by retail, without being duly licensed so to do, whereby the said C. D. hath forfeited the sum of £20. and also the costs and expenses of convicting the said C. D. for the said offence, and that E. F. of is a material witness to be examined concerning the premises; whereupon the said A. B. who, as well for His said Majesty as for himself exhibiteth this information, prays judgment of me the said justice, in the premises, and that he may have one moiety of the said sum of £20. and also the costs and expenses of convicting the said C. D. of the said offence, according to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided, and that the said C. D. may be summoned to answer the said complaint and information, and the said E. F. to testify his knowledge of the premises.

Taken before me,

S. P.

Summons to the Party.

To the Constable of

to wit. Whereas complaint and information hath this day been made before me, S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by A. B. of yeoman, stating, that on the

day of -now last past, and at several times between the said day of and the time of exhibiting his said complaint, one C. D. of in the said county, yeoman, at aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, did sell ale and beer, and other exciseable liquors, by retail, without being duly licensed so to do, and that E. F. of in the said county, is a material witness to be examined concerning the said premises: These are therefore, to require you forthwith, on receipt hereof, to summon the said C. D. personally to be and appear before me, at in the said county of the day of the hour of in the forenoon of the same day, to answer the said complaint of the said A. B. who is likewise directed to be there, to make good the same. And be you then and there to certify what you have done in pursuance hereof. Given under my hand and seal, this

-on

day of

1817.

at

Summons for a Witness to attend and give Evidence,

To the Constable of

[Set forth the complaint as in last precedent.] These are therefore to require you, immediately on receipt hereof, to summon the said E. F. to be and personally appear before me, at in the said county, on the day of at the hour of in the forenoon, to testify his knowledge of and concerning the premises. Herein fail not. Given under my hand and seal, this day of 1817,

Conviction of Offender,

in this county, on the

C. D. is convicted, on the oath of A. B. [or on his confession, if so] of having sold ale, beer, or other liquors, [as the case is] in the parish of day of without being licensed according to law, [or after having been disabled to sell the same] for which offence he, the said C. D. hath forfeited the sum of besides the costs and charges attending his conviction, which costs I the said justice do assess at the sum of pursuant to the Statute in that case made and provided. This is the first, [or second] offence. Given, &c,

Notice of Conviction to the Party, and demand of Penalty and Costs, previous to a Distress Warrant.

To the Constable of

- in the county of

to wit. Whereas C. D. of is duly convicted before me, S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, for having sold ale, beer, or other exciseable liquors [as the fact is] without being duly licensed according to law, whereby he hath forfeited the sum of besides the costs and expenses attending the conviction, which costs I have ascertained at the sum of- according to the Statute in that case made and provided; These are therefore to authorize and require you the said constable, to demand and receive of and from him the said C. D. the sum of -; the sum of being one half

thereof, you are to pay to A. B. of

who informed me of

the said offence, and to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of for the use of the poor of the said parish; and if he the said C. D. shall refuse or neglect to pay the said sum of and for the space of three days after notice of this my order (which notice you are hereby required and strictly enjoined to give unto him the said C. D. by either personal service of this my precept, or leaving a copy thereof for him at the place where the said offence was committed) then you are to certify to me such refusal and neglect, in order that such further proceedings may be had thereupon as the Act of Parliament directs. Given under my hand and seal, the

the other half thereof, you are to pay

day of

1817.

Warrant of Distress on refusal to pay Penalty and Costs after demand.

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and of and from the said C. D. but that he the said C. D. then and there refused to pay the same; These are therefore to command you forthwith to levy the said sums of- and by distraining the goods of him the said C. D. and if within the space of six days next after such distress taken, the said sums, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods, and out of the money arising by such sale, that you pay

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