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Circus or Menagerie Licenses.

21. For each license to open and exhibit a circus or Circus or equestrian representation, menagerie, or caravan of wild menager animals : a. In the cities of Quebec and Montreal, and within Quebec and

a radius of three miles of each of these cities, two Montre
hundred dollars, for each day of the representation
or exhibition of the same ;—and for every side

show, twenty dollars for each day;
b. In other parts of the Province, one hundred dollars Other parts of

for each day ;-and for erery side show, ten dol. “
lars for each day.

ne Province.

18. Section 65 of the said Quebec License Law of 1878, S. 65, replaced is repealed and replaced by the following: “ 65. To every application for license, the duty whereof is Certificate of

valuation reregulated by the amount of the rent or annual value, there quired. must be annexed a certificate of the valuation, contained in the valuation roll aforesaid of the house and dependencies or premises, for which such license is sought, which valuation shall include, not only the room or rooms which shall be used for the purposes required for such license, but also all other rooms, in the same house and dependencies, which are occupied by the licensee or intended so to be, for any purpose whatever, delivered by the City-Clerk or Secretary-Treasurer, who is bound to deliver such certificate, whenever thereto required, under a penalty of fifty dollars, for each contravention.

19. All the conditions and amendments in the present Certain pro

visions to apact, affecting the measure of liquor and the quantity to be ply to current sold at any one time, by the holder of a license, shall apply year. to licenses that have been issued for the current license year, ending the 30th April, 1881, and are now in force.

20. Section 69 of the said Quebec License Law of 1878, S. 69, 41 Vic, is amended, by striking out in the fifth line thereof, all the

"c. 3, amended. words after the word :“ kind,” to the end of the said section.

21. Section 71 of the said act is amended, by striking out s. 71, amended the words : “temperance hotel," in the third line, and adding the following paragraph :

“ Any one who keeps, without a license to that effect, Penalty for still in force, as by law prescribed, a temperance hotel, is per

hotel keeping temliable, for each contravention, to a fine of twenty dollars." without

license. 22. Section 73 of the said act is repealed and replaced s.73, replaced by the following:

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licensed.

Penalty for “73. Any one holding a retail liquor shop license,and who retail liquor

or sells in such shop, or in any place whatsoerer, within the shop or in a limits of this Province, any intoxicating liquors in quanwholesale

less tity less than one imperial pint, at one and the same time, than a certain or holding only a wholesale liquor shop license, sells in quantity while such shop or within the above mentioned limits, any of

said liquors, in quantity less than two imperial gallons, or one dozen bottles, containing not less than one imperial pint each, at one and the same time, becomes liable to

a fine of seventy-fire dollars for such contrarention. Same penal. The same fine is applicable to the case of a person hold. to selling

ing a license, who sells in any quantity whatsoever, intoxoutside named icating liquors, outside of the place and its dependencies, premises. for which the license has been obtained."

ties

S. 74, amended 23. Section 74 of the said act is amended, by striking

out the words : “ under such license,” in the third and fourth lines thereof, and replacing them by the word : " therein."

8. 77, amended 24. Section 77 of the said act is amended, by substi

tuting for the word : " forty," in the last line thereof, the words : “ one hundred.”

8. 78, amedded 25. Section 78 of the said act is amended, by adding

after the word : “ dependencies," in the fourth line, the words : “ or of his vehicles."

E. 80, replaced 26. Section 80 of the said act is repealed and replaced by

the following : Confiscation. “ 80. The judgment inflicting such fine, shali order the of liquors and confiscation of the said liquors and vessels. vessels. Sale thereof The License Inspector shall have the liquors and vessels by License Inspector.

so confiscated, sold by private sale or by auction, according to the instructions which are given him by the Treasurer, and the License Inspector shall retain one-third of the price realized, and remit the remaining two-thirds to the Treasurer.”

S. 84, amended 27. Section 84 of the said act is amended, by striking out

all the words after the word : "furnished,” in the first line, and replacing them by the words: “to the satisfaction of the authorities, confirming the certificate.”

S. 87, amended 28. Section 87 of the said act is amended, by adding the

following paragraph : Duties of “Every bottler shall cause to be painted in legible letters,

heir of at least two inches in height and a proportionate width, vehicles. on both sides of his vehicle, his name at full length, adding

bottlers with respect to their

thereto the word : “ licensed,” under a penalty of twenty dollars for each contravention."

29. Section 94 of the said act is amended, by substituting S. 94, amended in the French version, the word : cinquante" for the word : j " quinze.

French version.

30. Section 102 of the said act is amended, by striking s. 102, out, in the fourth and fifth lines thereof, the words: “or the amended. License Commissioners in the city of Montreal."

nended.

31. Section 103 of the said act is amended, by striking S. 103 out in the third and fourth lines thereof, the words: “ or a the License Commissioners through their representative or secretary," and by adding the word : “or, ” after the word : “ tribunal,” in the second line.

32. Section 108 of the said act is repealed and replaced s. 108, reby the following:

placed. 108. “Every policeman, constableand other person, thereto Entry into and authorized in writing by a License Inspector, by a justice examination of of the peace, the Judge of the Sessions, the Police Magis- places by the trate or the Recorder, may enter any unlicensed place, police, &c. frequented by the public, where there is reason to suspect that intoxicating liquors are exposed for sale, and to search therefor; and, if such are discovered, he shall take and carry away such intoxicating liquors and the vessels containing the same, and shall place them in the care and possession of the License Inspector for the district, to await the judgment of the court respecting them.”

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amended.

33. Section 111 of the said act is amended, by striking S. 111, out the words : "four hundred dollars” in the eleventh amer and twelfth lines and substituting the words: “one hundred dollars” in place thereof, and by striking out the words : “ two hundred” in the twelfth line, and substituting the word : "fifty” in place thereof; and by adding the following words to the said section to form part thereof:

" Any person who shall advertise any property for sale Penalty upon by him at auction over his signature, or who shall allow us his name to be used in any newspaper, hand-bill, poster perty by auca or other mode of advertising property for sale, without first tio having procured a license as an auctioneer, shall incur and be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars for each such offence, which may be recovered by the License Inspector of the District, in the same manner as provided for other offences against the License Act, one half of said penalty shall be paid into the Provincial Treasury and the remaining half to the License Inspector."

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n without license.

iS. 174, amended.

34. Section 174 of the said act is amended, by striking out the word : “ fifty," in the fourth and seventh lines, and by substituting therefor the word : “ten” in each case.

S. 175, amended.

35. Section 175 of the said act is amended, by striking out the word : “twenty," in the sixth line, and by substituting therefor the word : “five."

8, 190, amended.

36. Section 190 of the said act is amended, by striking out the words : “or to a License Commissioner in the City of Montreal," in the fifth and sixth lines thereof.

in certain cases.

S. 191.

37. Section 191 of the said act is amended, by adding amended.

thereto the following paragraphs: Duties of muni: “In any municipality where a prohibitory by-law is in

fe force, or where the council thereof prohibit the confirmacontravention tion of certificates to obtain licenses for the sale of intoxi

cating liquors, it shall be the duty of the council of such municipality to prosecute all offenders against the Quebec License Law and its amendments, in which case the municipality shall be responsible for all costs, and shall receive

the whole fines collected for contravention of the said law. Proviso: If In case, howerer, such council refuse to prosecute for

infractions of the said law, when notified thereof, it shall be lawful for the License Inspector to prosecute the offenders. at the cost of the municipality: all fines collected in such cases at the suit of the Inspector, shall be distributed according to section 241 of the Quebec License Law of 1878."

S. 196, amended.

38. Section 196 of the said act is amended, by adding after the words : " district magistrate," in the eighth line thereof, the following words : " or before the Recorder, or before any other officer having the powers of two Justices of the Peace.”

S. 197, :amended.

39. Section 197 of the said act is amended, by striking out the words: “ordinary manner," in the last line thereof, and by substituting therefor the words : “manner provided for suits between lessors and lessees.”

. S. 205, amended.

40. Section 205 of the said act is amended, by adding thereto the following words: “but no further additional fees shall be allowed to the attorneys, than if there had been only one contravention.”

S. 225, replaced.

41. Section 225 of the said act is hereby repealed and replaced by the following section :

“225. In all prosecutions or actions brought before the Fees of clerks circuit court, the fees of the clerk of such court, of the .”.” attorney and of the bailiff, shall be the same as those which circuit court. are now allowed in the tariff of fees for the class of actions of forty dollars and under, but above twenty-five dollars.

2. In all prosecutions or actions brought before the supe-Same, before rior court, the fees of the prothonotary of such court of.” the attorney and of the bailiff, shall be those which are now allowed in the tariff of fees for the class of actions in the circuit court of sixty dollars and over, but not exceeding eighty dollars.

3. In all other prosecutions or actions the following fees Same, in other shall be allowed : prosecutions.

a. To the clerks:—

$ cts For original summons .................................... 0 20 “ each copy of do .................................... 0 10 “ original subpoena...................................... 0 15 “ each copy of do ...................................... 0 10 “ original warrant............. -------------------------- 0 30 “ each copy of do ....................................... 0 10 “ original bail-bond...................................... 0 30 “ each copy of do ................... .................. 0 10 “ warrant of seizure and sale ........................ 0 30 -- -- commitment ............................. 0 30 “ each witness sworn.......... -------------------------- 0 10 “ drawing up every deposition....................... 0 30 “ minute of proceedings in each case ...... --------- 0 50 “ conviction................................................ 0 30 copy of conviction........ ------------------------------ 0 20 “ bill of costs.................................. ............ 0 20 “ certificate of taxation................................. 0 10 b. To the bailiff, peace officer or constable:– $ cts For the service of any summons, warrant, subpoena or order and return ................................ 0 20 “ each mile travelled to serve the same (no allowance for mileage in returning).........., 0 20 “ every arrest, exclusive of mileage ............... 1 00 “ seizure and sale under warrant, including publication, but exclusive of mileage......... 1 50 “ seizure only, not followed by sale................. 0 75 c. To the attorney:— $ cts When no witnesses are examined........................ 5 00

“ witnesses are examined ..... - - - - - - - - - -------------- 8 00

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