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Licensed victualler. The holder of the general publican's licence, under the Licensing (Consolidation) Act,1910 (10 Edw. 7 & 1 Geo. 5, c. 24), is the licensed victualler par excellence, but the term may be applied to any person selling any kind of intoxicating liquor under a licence from the justices of the peace. See INTOXICATING LIQUORS....
Licensed
Having a license permitted or authorized by license as a licensed victualer a licensed traffic...
Publicans
Publicans, persons authorized by licence to keep a public-house and retail therein, for consumption on or off the premises where sold, all intoxicating liquors. Publicans (who are also termed 'licensed victuallers') are subjected to a number of restrictions by a series of Acts called the Licensing Acts. See INTOXICATING LIQUORS, and as to the duties and the responsibility of innkeepers, see INNKEEPERS....
Sessions of the peace
Sessions of the peace, sittings of justices of the peace for the execution of those powers which are confided to them by their commission, or by charter, and by numerous statutes. They are of three descriptions:-I. Petty Sessions.--Metropolitan Police magistrates can act alone (see that title), with that exception, every meeting of two or more justices in the same place, for the execution of some power vested in them by law, whether had on their own mere motion, or on the requisition of any party entitled to require their attendance in discharge of some duty, is a petty or petit session. The occasions for holding petty sessions are very numerous, amongst the most important of which is the bailing persons accused of felony, which may be done after a full hearing of evidence on both sides, where the presumption of guilt shall either be weak in itself, or weakened by the proofs adduced on behalf of the prisoner. See PETTY SESSIONS.As to right of the public to attend petty sessions, see OP...
Badger
Badger, means any number of the species Meles meles, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, 4th Edn., Para 352, p. 163.Badger [fr. baggage, Fr., a bundle, or fr. bladier, Fr., a corn-dealer, Wedgw.], a person who buys corn or victuals in one place, and carries them to another to sell and make profit by them. 5 Eliz. C. 12 empowered magistrates to license badgers for one year, upon their entering into certain recognizances. 7 & 8 Vict. c. 24 abolished the offence of badgering, and repealed the statutes passed in relation to it, as being pernicious and in restraint of trade....
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