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2026 ORDINANCE No. 21 OF 1886 .


Spirit Licences.


(3. ) No person shall be allowed to become drunk on the pre
mises, nor shall liquor be supplied to any person who is
drunk.

(4. ) No game of chance shall be played on the premises.

(5. ) A decent and suitable privy and urinal shall be maintained
in a state of cleanliness and good repair for the use of
customers .

( 6. ) The licensee shall not abandon the occupation of his house,

or permit any other person to become virtually the keeper
thereof.

( 7. ) The licensee shall not employ any person to sell or dispose
of any liquors outside of his licensed premises , nor shall
he allow or suffer any liquors to be so disposed of on
his account.

Forfeiture of
21. When any licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall be charged
recognisan
ces. with any offence under this Ordinance and shall not appear to answer to
[ 11 of 44. 15.]
such charge, it shall be lawful for any Magistrate to order that the re
cognizance of such licensed publican or adjunct licensee be forfeited until
his appearance, and in case any licensed publican or adjunct licensee be
twice convicted of any offence under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful
for the Magistrate to order, on the second conviction , that any fine imposed
on such offender, not exceeding the amount of his recognisances , be paid
by his sureties .

Action on 22. No licensed publican shall maintain any action for, or recover
account of
liquors. any debt or demand on account of liquors, unless such debt shall bonâ fide
[11 of 44. 17.]
have been contracted at one time to the amount of five dollars or up

wards, nor shall any item in any account for liquors be allowed where
the liquors bona fide delivered at one time shall not amount to the full
sum of five dollars , nor shall any amount of debt whatsoever incurred by
any seaman or soldier in Her Majesty's service for liquors be allowed :
Provided always that nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent
innkeepers from keeping an account with lodgers and travellers , in which
any charge for liquors may be included , and recovering the amount
thereof in a Court of Justice .

Taking 23. No licensed person shall take or receive in payment or pledge
pledges.
[ 11 of 44. 18. ] for liquor or any entertainment whatever supplied in or out of his house
any article or thing whatever except money.