Section 1

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That every person who shall deal in the selling of any goods, wares and merchandise, wines or distilled liquors, drugs or medicines, except such as are the growth, produce or manufacture of the United States, and except such as are sold by auctioneers, under licenses or commissions granted to them pursuant to law, and by licensed tavern keepers, shall on or before the first day of September, 1830, and on or before the first day of May in each year thereafter, take out from the treasurer of the proper city or county a license for vending such foreign merchandise or liquors, which license shall be in the following form, to wit: "--------- County, ss.--------- has paid to me for the use of the commonwealth, ---------- dollars, which entitles him to wholesale or retail foreign merchandise and liquors as a wholesale dealer or a retailer of foreign merchandise and liquors of the ---------- class, within the county of ---------- for one year from the first day of September, (or May as the case may be), 18--- A B Treasurer of ------------- county." Provided always, That the sale of liquors shall not be hereby authorized in measures less than those of one quart, and that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to physicians, apothecaries, surgeons or chemists as to any wines or spirituous liquors which they may use in the preparation or making up of medicines for sick, lame or disordered persons: And provided also, That the licenses issued on the first of September next, shall be for the term of eight months, and expire on the first day of May ensuing, and be paid for that period in proportion to the rates for such licenses hereafter fixed by this act, and at the expiration of said time all such licenses shall be issued from the first day of May, for the term of one year, unless in case of wholesale dealer or a retailer commencing after said date, as provided hereafter by this act: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be taken or construed so as to require the importer of foreign goods disposing of the same in the form in which said goods are imported, to take out a license for vending the same.