The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-11-25


Any person who shall Keep house Of public enter
tanmea and shall therein furnish vicuals, lodging,
room or accommodation for guests, shall be deemed to
be an inn keeper within the meaning OF this act
Any person who shall keep Vctualing house, shop
or cellar, and therein sell vicunls or lrults shall he
deemed to DO grocery keeper within the meaning of
this act
2. Every person astng and receiving license as
hereinafter provided for the sale of any distilled spir
itous liquors. wine ale beer, shall before the
becomes valid pay therefor 10 tho treasuror of the
County for the use Of the County as lollows:
l. For license a wholesale dealer, sum not
less than twenty dollars for one year.
2. For license as retailer sum not less than
six dollars for QUO year, or three dollars for six
months
8 For license as a keeper OF a tavern, SUN not
less than five dollars for one year two dollars fifty
cents for six months
4. For a license as a grocery keeper a sum not
less than two dollars for ono year, or one dollar for
six months
And the said licenses being severaly signed by tho
presiding officer Of the board of County Commission.
ers hereinafter provided, and by the Clerk of the
County Court &recorded in the County Cltr>'s Office
shall authorize the party therein named to sell naccOr6
ing to the Of said icense; all licenses granted
under the provisions of this act shall commence on
the LIST day Of March September, and shall term-
nate on the last day Of February; and license shall
be granted for longer time than one year.
g. No person shall receive license until he shall
have paid thu sum in which he shall have been
sessed aud the Of fifty cents in addition as fees
for said license; aud license shall be elIectual nm
Ill such payment. The clerk shall receive all mon
eys paid for licenses and fees and shall within thirty
days aer the granting Of any license, pay the
County Treasurer the received for such license
together with the sum of thuy-threo cents ont of the
fees paid thereon; and all licenses granted under this
act shall designate the house store and the in
which the person receiving the same shall be autbo
lied 10 pnrspe the business for which be Ia censd
and shalI moi he construed 10 opboriso spcb bpsino
10 be carried on by aov nerson or nj any pnce exccn,
such as shall be designated in the license
4 There shall he Construed boord copsisti,, or
thee person, TO he denon,nnted Countv Commission
ers TO be Amounted in the manner ColIo,ving
A meeting of the Inhabitants of every town. who
are voters in town or freeman's meetiag. shall se
holden at the usual Mace of holding town neetincs
on the first 'Thnrsdav of January NJ o,cloc, IN H.
afternoon in each wear which meeting shall he vv,rn
ed and governed in all respects as provided in chan
I3 of the Revised Statutes entitled sOf towns and
villages"
5. At such meeting the constable or in his absenco
one of the selectrnen shall preside and receive e
ballots of the Ceemen for such persons as tbey ouh
elect as such County Commissioners, and the votes
shall by the constable or seccmen assisted by such
justices of the town as may be present be pnblicy
sorted, counted and declared The town clerk Of
each shall be present ut such meeting and record
the names of all the persons voted for at such meet
ing for the Office Of County Commissioners to gether
| with the number of votes given for each; and shall
within ten days from the said first Thursday in Janu
ary, transmit copy of such record duly certified Ia
the clerk Of the County in which such town NAV be
stualed and the several County Clerks shall on the
third Thursday of January in each year. publicly can
vass and declare the votes Sc returned to them and
shall declare the three persons having the creates,
number of such votes 10 be duly elected as County
Commissioners for such County, and shall within ten
days thereafter forward TO each of the persons so e.
! lected certificate of his election
s. The county commissioners shall hold their office
for the term of one year from the first day OF Februa
ry in each year, and the votes of majority of them
! shall decide any question which shall come
| before them for adjudication, and they shall
| have the sole power of granting cen.-
ses under the provisions Of this act and may assess
| such person in such sums they may deem proper
not less THAI the sums respectively specified in section
| two OF this act.
| T. Each county commissioner before entering up-
on the duties Of his office, shall be sworn by the
county clerk or some Justice of the peace to the filth
full performance of the same; and no commissioner
shall act in any matter in which he is personally inter-
| ested
| g. The county commissioners in each county shall
meet regularly at the office of the county clerk in such
county on the first thursday Of February and Angus,
in each wear and shall at their frat meeting elect n
| chairman from their number and from time to time
adopt such rules for their government us thew shall