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Public House Ordinance 1856

3. Public House Ordinance 1856

Analysis.

1. Ordinances of New Zealand repealed.

2. Penalty for selling or delivering less than two gallons of any one kind or description of liquor at any one time.

3. Liquors exposed for sale without license may be forfeited.

4. Forfeited liquors to be sold or destroyed reward to informer.

5. In certain cases License not needed.

6. Licenses to be of three kinds.

7. Application for License to be made on or before 1st of April.

8. List of applications to be affixed to the door of the Court House on or before the 8th April.

9. Lists and notices of Annual Licensing Meeting to be published by Resident

Magistrate at Lyttelton.

10. General and Adjourned Meetings of Justices.

11. Power given to Superintendent if there is no quorum at such meetings.

12. Justices in certain cases disqualified from acting at such meetings.

13. Licenses may be granted by a majority of Justices, or refused; Proceedings in case of refusal.

14. Treasurer to issue Licenses.

15. List of licensed persons and, houses to be published.

16. Licenses not applied for before the 1st July to be void.

17. Conditional Licenses may be granted by the Superintendent.

18. License may be transferred.

19. Executors of a License may appoint a Representative.

20. Holder of a License may transfer business from one house to another.

21. Restrlctions on Sale of Liquors to other than Lodgers or Travellers.

22. Exceptions.

23. Penalty on Licensee for neglecting to affix his name and description of license, or a copy of the Conditions of License in some conspicuous part of the house.

24. Penalty for permitting gambling.

25. Penalty for supplying liquor to any person in a state of intoxication.

26. Penalty for taking anything in pledge for liquors supplied.

27. Penalty for allowing wages to be paid on the premises.

28. Penalty for not keeping a lamp burning.

29. Justices may suspend License.

30. Justices may declare License to be null and void.

31. Penalty for obstructing Constable.

32. Penalty for drunkenness.

33. Penalties to be recovered in a summary way.

34. Title.

Notes.

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council on 17th April

1856, and assented to by the Superintendent on the 8th May. It was amended by

“the Public House Amendment Ordinance”, Session VIII., No. 12, and repealed by “the Public House Ordinance 1862,” [Session XIX.,]

The full text of this Ordinance was not included in the Volume of Ordinances published by Charles Lucas, the Official Printer of the Canterbury Provincial Government.