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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1844. 35


Licensing Public Houses, &c.


other office as may hereafter be appointed by the said Governor for that purpose, within
fourteen days after the date of such certificate, and the said Colonial Treasurer, or other
officer who may hereafter be appointed for that purpose, shall and he is hereby author
ized and required forthwith, after the receipt of every such certificate, to issue a license
in the form contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, marked D. , and shall register
the same in his office, upon payment being made to the said Colonial Treasurer or other
officer of the sum of fifty dollars [ $100 as amended by Ordinance No. 4 of 1845 ] for
every such license. [ Amended by Ordinances No. 7 of 1858 and No. 10 of 1868. ]

8. And be it further enacted, that it shall, and may be lawful to, and for the The Governor
may order
licenses, for
Governor of the said Colony, to allow, and authorize the said Colonial Treasurer, or houses, not
nearer than two
other officer as aforesaid, to issue a license, or licenses, to any person, duly qualified , miles to the
town of Victoria.
who shall have obtained the required certificate, from the said Chief Magistrate, herein
before directed for any house within the said Colony, which shall not be nearer than
two miles to the Government House at Victoria, upon the payment of such sum , not
exceeding fifty dollars, as taking into consideration the situation of the house, shall
seem just and reasonable. [ Amended by Ordinance No. 7 of 1858. ]

9. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the said Chief Magistrate, at such ChiefMagistrate
to transfer
days hereinbefore mentioned , to transfer the license of any house, licensed as aforesaid, licenses.

to the appointee of the original holder of such license, such appointee giving the like
notice, producing the like certificates, and entering into the same recognizances as the
original party obtaining the same, is , by this Ordinance, bound to give, produce, and
enter into.

10. And be it further enacted, that the executor or administrator, or the trustees Executors or
trustees may
in case of the insolvency of any person holding a license under this Ordinance, shall hold license for a
certain time.
be entitled to carry on the business of the house so licensed as aforesaid , without
renewing the said license, during six months, (if the license shall have so long to
run, ) after the decease or legally declared insolvency of the person holding such license
as aforesaid. Provided always, that the license of such house shall be subject to the
same regulations, as if it had continued to be holden by the person to wlíom the same
was originally granted, and that a new recognizance be entered into by such executor
administrator, or trustees, according to the provisions of this Ordinance.

11. And be it further enacted, that in case any person having duly obtained a Persons desirous
of removing
license as aforesaid, shall either from necessity, by accident to the house in such license licenses to other
premises to
memorial the
stated, or from any other cause, be desirous to remove his business from the house Justices.
expressed in such license to any other house, then upon memorial from such person ,
to the said Chief Magistrate, it shall and may be lawful for the said Chief Magistrate,
after such person shall have entered into a new recognizance, to grant a certificate ,
authorizing the Colonial Treasurer for the said Colony, on payment of the sum of five
dollars, to the said Treasurer, and lodgment with him, of the original license, to grant
a new license, within forty-eight hours after application, for the residue of the term
for which the original license had been granted, and for such house as shall be authorized