Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-11-21

with the provisions oil THIS act are repealed
Provided that any conviction had. or iudg-
meni, OF sentence rendered ,se ording 10 pro-
visions OF said lava, shall be carried into ef-
feet IN the same manner as II said laws had
no, been repealed or thIs act passed.
~. This ACT shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Oct. 81, 1874.
No. ll.--AN Act relating to licenses TO
Inn keepers and lretailers.
II is hereby enacted by the General As.
sembly Of the ST ate Of Vermont, as fol-
lows:
81. Any person who shall deal in the
selling of distilled spurious liquors, wine.
ale, or beer in quantities Of twenty gallons
or more, a, any one time, shall be deemed
10 be wholesale dealer, within the meaning
OF this act
ANY person who shall deal in the selling
Of distilled spurious liquors, wine, ale or
beer, in quantities Of one pint or more, and
less than twenty gallons, shall be deemed
to be retailer, within the meaning Of this
act.
ANY person who shall deal in the selling
of distilled spurious liquors, wine, ale or
beer. in quantities less than one pint, shall
be deemed to be keeper ola tavern within
the meaning ofihs act.
Any person who shall keep house Of
public entertainment, and shall therein fur
nish victuals, lodging room or accommoda.
ton for guests, shall be deemed to be an
inn keeper within the meaning Of this
act.
ANY person who shall keep vctual-
ling house, shop or cellar, and therein sell
victu ais or fruits, shall be deemed 10 be q
grocery keeper within the meaning Of thi:
act
". Every person asking and receiving n
license rs hereinafter provided, for the sale
of any distilled spurious liquors, wine, ale
or beer, shall before the same becomes val
id pay therefore to the treasurer of The
County, for the use of the County as fol
lows:
r |. For license as wholesale dealer
sum not less than twenty dollars for on
year.
2. For license rs a retailer sum 40
less than sixdollars for one year, or tire
collars for six months.
: D. L u
crn, sum not less than FIVE dollars for one
, year, or two dollars and fifty cents for si
, months.
:, 4. For license as grocery keeper
] sum no, less than two dolaIs for one year
}, or one dollar for six months.
And the said licenses being severall
: signed by the presiding officer ofthe boar
i of County Commissioners as hereinafte
3 provided, and by the Clerk Of the Count
Court, and recorded in the Coanty Clerk
office, shall authorize the party therein ma
S med to sell according to the terms of sal
lie ense; and all licences granted under tn
provisions of this act shall commence o
;, the first day Of March or September, an
: shall terminate on the last day of Februar
and no license shall be granted for longe
!. time than one year.
SO, No person shall receive a license, u
3 Ill he shall have paid the sum in which
&c shall have been assessed, and the sum Of {
- " cents in addition as fees for said liccns
"a and no licesnce shall be effectual until sue
~ payment. The clerk shall receive all m
ID news paid for such licenses and fees, al
. shall, within thirty days after tho grantin
s. Of any license, pay over to The Coun
ee Treasurer the sum received for suck icen
De together with the sum OF thirty three Ger
:, out of the fees paid thereon; and all lIcens
n. granted under this act shall designate &
House or store and town in which the pt
8. SON receiving the same shall be authors
TO pursue the business for which he is
censed, and shalt no, be construed TO authc
10 h,,
!" person or at any place eScep, such as sh'
~ be designated in the license.
m. 81. There shall be constituted boa
consisting OF three persons, to be denomir
ed ted County Commissioners, 10 be appoint
IN in the manner following.
at A meeting of the inhabitants Of eve
ny town, who are voters in town or freema
&c" meeting, shall b. holden at the usual pla
,,- Of holding town meetings, on the f
ch Thursday Of January, at one o'clock in
me afternoon, in each year, which meeti
TO- shall bs warned and governed in all
'ed spccts as provided in chapter thirteen,
Ell, the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Oftowns a
.ea villages"
riff S. At such meeting the constable, or
ex. his absence, one of the selectmen, shall r
side and receive the ballots Of the freeu
tbs for such persons as they would elect
lay such County C Commissioners, and the vc
my sha II, BY the constable or selcctmen, as
o. ted by such justices ofthe town as may
wo present, be publicly sorted, counted, and
me elared. The town clerk OF each to
hln shall be presen, al such meeting and rec
ard the names fall PERSONS voted for at 81
the meeting for the Office of County Conn
ned s;one,. ,ooe,her with The number of v,
given for each; and shall, within ten d.
o, y. from the said first Thursday in Janus
.iso transmit copy of such record, duly c,