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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. 1868 Excerpt: ...sold, bartered or given away upon Sunday, any ale, beer, porter, or other fermented, spirituous, or vinous liquors, or suffer the same to be drank upon, in or about his her, or their premises. Sec. 2. That no keeper of any Tavern, Coffee House, Ale House, Beer House, Porter House, Restaurant, Confectionery or Drug Store, shall permit or allow any kind of rioting, revelling, drunkenness, lewd or disorderly conduct or gaming of any description upon, in or about, his, her, or their premises. Sec. 3. That no keeper of any Tavern, Coffee House, Ale House, Beer House, Porter House, Restaurant, Confectionery or Drug Store, shall sell, barter or give away, or cause to be be sold, bartered or given away, any ale, beer, porter, or other fermented liquors, or any wine, cordial, or spirituous liquors, to any person or persons, under the age of 21 years, or any person or persons intoxicated, or permit the same to be drunk, or shall harbor or entice any such minor or minors, who may be unemployed, in or about his, her, or their premises. Sec. 4. That all houses of whatever name or character, where ale, beer, porter, or other fermented liquors, or any wine, cordial, or spirituous liquors are sold by retail, (except drug stores selling for medicinal purposes), shall be closed Repealed by Section 7, except as to Saturday night. on each and every night at 11 P. M., and remain closed until 4 A. M., during which time, no ale, beer, porter, wine, cordial, or any other kind of either fermented or spirituous liquors, shall be sold, bartered, or given away to any person or persons whatever. Sec. 5. That the penalty for the violation of any of the provisions of this law, shall not be less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, with costs of suit. - Sec. 6. That it shall be the ...