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6 Geo. 4. c. 81.
Justices of the peace, constables, or overseers, may enter the houses of grocers in Ireland licensed to retail spirits to be consumed elsewhere than on the premises.
Penalty on persons obstructing justices, &c. or otherwise offending. 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 68.
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2. And whereas the Excise Licences Act, 1825, and the licence therein mentioned to retailers of spirits in Ireland, being duly licensed to trade in, vend, and sell coffee, tea, cocoa nuts, chocolate, or pepper, and not selling spirits in any greater quantity at one time than two quarts, or any spirits to be consumed in the house or on the premises of such retailer, require that the spirits sold under such licence shall be consumed elsewhere than in the house or on the premises of such retailer: Be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace, or any chief or other constable, or overseer, within the limits of his jurisdiction, to enter into any house or place kept by such retailer as aforesaid for selling spirits or any other article, at any time or hour at which such house or place is kept open for any such sale as aforesaid; and if any such retailer, on demand of entrance by any such justice, chief or other constable, or overseer, opposes or obstructs such entrance, or delays to admit such justice, chief or other constable, or overseer, into any such house or place, or if such retailer is found selling spirits by retail to be consumed in such house or place, or harbouring any person who appears to be or to have recently been drinking or tippling spirits therein, such retailer, over and above every other penalty he incurs, shall forfeit and pay the sum of two pounds, to be sued for and recovered as any other penalty under the Licensing (Ireland) Act, 1833, and subject to the several provisions in the said recited Act in that behalf; and on due conviction of any such offence as aforesaid the licence of such retailer shall become forfeited.
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