The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-09-04

idto Vi WHICH nave not learned, providing
that majority of voters in any ward, or dis
trict may, by vote, exclude all licenses for the
sale of intoxicating drinks. 1t also forbade
all such sales on the Sabbath.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
By the law, passed in 1791-2, for selling.
without license from the select men, wine,
rum, brandy or other spurious liquors the Of
fender forfeits 20 shillings. to be recovered by
any person who will sue for the same, one
half to his own use, and the other half to the
use of the county. The license is Of no avail
till recorded in the town records. No tavern
er shall suffer any inhabitant of the town to
remain drinking and tpling," after 9 o'clock
in the evening, nor at any time on the Sabbath,
nor suffer any one TO drink TO excess, nor sell
to minors or servants, without leave &C. on
penalty of 30 shillings. Conviction may be
had before any Justice in the county. For
allowing gaming &c.,t penalty is 40 shil-
lings, half for use of complainant, and half
the county. For allowing drinking on their
premises, retailers forfeit 40 shilings. No
taverner can recover more than 30 shllings
for liquor sold an inbabitant and drank in his
house.
CONNECTICUT.
The traffic is open to all to manufacture
drunkards, paupers and criminals without let
or hinderance.
LOUISIANA.
For keeping "disorderly house." the Of
fender is punishable by fine not exceeding
500, or BY Imprisonment in CLOSE CUSTODY
not more than 60 days. Houses punishable
as disorderly are, LIST. Houses kept for the
purpose of public prostitution, and disturb
ance. I'd. Houses kept as taverns, or for the
sale of spurious liquors by retail wi,hou; IL
cense. 3d. Licensed houses of the descrip-
ton last mentioned, in which any act, forbid
den by the license, is permitted. 4th Houses
in which gambling is permitted.
Comparing the laws in Vermont with those
of the other states, before mentioned we find,
1st. Here the County Courts license. while
in Mass, n. York, and n. Hamp. this porer
is rested in other boards. and ,cho are chosen
by the people. I'd. The penalty for violation
of the law, in Vermont is but one tenth the
maximum penalty in Mass. and one twentieth
of that in Louisiana. 1t is less than half that
in New York, and greater than that in N.
Hamp. Sd. 1t affixes no penalty upon the
as do the laws in Mass. and n. Hamp.
4th. 1t does not forbid sales to minors,
apprentices or servants" without leave of &c.
as in Mass, N. Y FORK and n. Hamp.
! 5th. 1t does not refuse to enforce payment
Of tipping scores, at taverns and groceries as
IN Mass. N. Hamp.
9th. 1t does not prohibit this traffic in bar
rooms, &c. on the Sabbath, rs in Mass. and
n. Hamp.
9TH. 1t does not impose Imprisonment as a
penalty, as in Mass. and Louisiana.
9th. 1t does not allow magistrates 10 adju-
dictate these cases as in Mass. n. Hamp.
9th. 1t gives authority only to grand jury
men or States Attornies to commence prose
cution, while in Mass. and n. Hamp. it is in
the power Of any citizen, and in N. York, in
the power Of overseers Of the poor, and fol-
the benefit of their own department.
10th. 1t gives no part of the fine to the COM
plaiuant as in n. Hamp.
l1th. 1t does not disqualify the offender
from obtaining license thereafter.
18th. l: does not give veto power to
towns as in the bills proposed in n. York and
Maryland.
Respectfully Yours, &c.
NJ. P. PARISH.
Burlington, Aug. %, l844.