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County Commissioners of said county, for the use
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Proviso.
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of said county; provided, that the additional amount
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to be paid to the county, for any license to sell
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spirituous or fermented liquors or lager beer in
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quantities not less than a pint, shall not be less than
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the, sum of thirty dollars, for any one year, and pro
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rata for any portion of a year allowed by State
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License Law.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the Clerk of the
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Diligently in-
quire.
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Circuit Court for said county, shall diligently inquire
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as to the sufficiency of the bond, and the competency
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of the petitioners required by section second of this
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act, and if he shall wilfully or negligently fail so to
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do, he shall upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a
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Penalty for
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misdemeanor, and be liable to a fine in the discre-
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neglect.
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tion of the court, of not less than fifty, nor more than
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one hundred dollars for each offence.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
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Duty of clerk.
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of said clerk to require from each applicant for
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license as aforesaid, in addition to any requirements
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of the General License Law of this State, a written
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affidavit, to be filed in his office, in which said appli-
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cant shall state the situation of the house or place
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of business and premises at or in which the sale to
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be authorized by said license may be or is proposed
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to be done, and the rate of rent or annual value
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thereof, including all the buildings and grounds
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occupied or used in connection therewith, also that
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each of the petitioners required by section second
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Freeholders.
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of this act, are freeholders, and live within three
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miles of the proposed place of business of said appli-
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cant, and that said clerk may, in his discretion re-
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quire such other and further proof, by the written
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affidavits of other parties, to be filed in his office as
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to the compliance in good faith of said applicant
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with the requirements of this act, as he may deem
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proper.
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all sums received
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Sums to be ac-
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by said clerk for the use of said county, shall be ac-
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counted for.
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counted for and paid over to the county commission-
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ers of said county on the first of January, April, July
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and October of each year, and the said clerk shall be
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liable for all said sums on his official bond, and shall
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