Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-15


shop orcellar, and therein sell victuas fruits.
shall be deemed to be grocery keeper within the
meaning o6this act
S2' Every person asking and receiving license
as hereinafter provided, for the sale Of any dist-
leq sprItuous liquors, wine ale or beer, shall be-
tore~the same becomes valid, pay therefor to the
treasurer of the County for the use of the County
follows:
l. For license a Wholesale dealer a sum
not less than twenty dollars for one year.
2 For license as a retailer sum not less than
SIX dollars for one year, or three dollars for six
months.
g. For license keeper ofa tavern, sum
not less than five dollars for year, two dol
lars and fifty cents for six months.
A. For license as grocery keeper a not
less than two dollars for one year, or one dollar
for six months
And the said licenses being severaly signed by
the presiding officer Of the board of County Com
missoners, hereinafter provided and by the
Clerk of the County Court, and recorded in the
County Clerks office, shall authorize the party
therein named to sell according to the terms of said
license and all licenses granted under the provs-
IONS OF this act shall commence on the first day off
March or September and shall terminate on the
last day OF FEBRUARY; and no license shall be gran
ted for longer time than year.
5. No person shall receive a license until he
shall have paid the sum in which he shall have
been assessed and the of fifty cents in addition
fees for said license and no license shall be eff
fecual until such payment. The clerk shall re-
ceve all moneys paid for licenses and fees, and
SHALL within thirty days after the granting of any
license, pay over to the County Treasurer the sum
received for such license, together with the sum of
thrythree cents out of the fees paid thereon ;and
all licenses granted under this act shall designate
the house or store and the town in which the per-
receiving the sail be authorized to pur-
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not be construed to authorize such business to be
carried on by any place except such as shall be de-
signated in the license.
S4 There shall be constituted board consisting
of three persons, to be denominated County Com
mssioners, to be appointed in the manner follow
ing:
meeting of inhabitants of every town, who
are voters in town or freemen's meeting, shall be
holden at the usual place of holding town meetings,
the first Thursday of January, at l O'Clock in
the afternoon, in each year, which meeting shall
be warned and governed in all respects provided
in chapter thirty of the Revised Statutes, entitled
&C OF town and villages"
s.. At such meeting the constable, or in his alb
sence, one of the selectmen, shall preside and re-
ceive the ballots of the reemen for such persons
as they would elect as such County Commissioners,
and the votes shall, by the constable or selecmen,
assisted by such justices of the town as may be
present. be publicly sorted, counted, and declared.
The town clerk of each town shall be present at
such meeting and record the names of all the per-
sons voted for at such meeting for the office of
County Commissioners, together with the numb er
of votes given for each and SHALL within ten DAYS
from the said first Thursday in January, transmit
copy of such record, duly certified to the clerk of
the County in which such town may be situated ;
and the several County Clerks shall on the third
Tuesday of January in each year, publicly canvass
and declare the returned 70 thop, nd
shall declare the three persons having the greatest
number of such votes to be duly elected as County
Commissioners for such County, and shall, within
ten days thereafter, forward TO each Of the per-
sons so elected, certificate Of his election.
Sc. The county commissioners shall hold their
office for the term of one year from the first day
of February in each year and the votes of a ma or-
ity of them shall decide any question which shall
come before them for adjudication, and they shall
have the sole power of granting licenses under the
provisions of this act and may assess such persons
in such sums as they may deem proper, not less
than the sums respectively specified in section two
of this act.
81 Each county commissioner, before entering
upon the duties of his office, shall be sworn by the
county clerk some Justice of the peace, to the
faithful performance of the same and no commits
sloner shall act in any matter in which he is per-
sonally interested.
s.. The county commissioners in each county
shall meet regularly at the Office of the county
clerk in such county, on the first Thursday of Feb
uary and August in each year, and shall at their
first meeting elect chairman from their number,
and from time 10 time adopt such rules for their
government as they shall deem proper.
50. The county clerk in each county shall be the
clerk ofthc board Of commissioners for such county,
and shall record all their proceedings and have the
custody of all papers relating to their business.
$40 The county commissioners shall receive the
sum OF ten cents per mile for all necessary travel
in the discharge of the duties of their office, and
together with the county clerk shall receive the
sum of one dollar each per day during the contn-
uance of their session. The accounts of the clerks
and commissioners under this section shall be aud
tied, allowed and paid out of the county treasury
in the same manner are other accounts against
the county.
gil. No license heretofore granted or penalty
incurred shall be affected by the provisions of the
act.
Sl2. Every person licensed according to the pro
visions ofthis act, as keeper of tavern or inn
keeper shall at all times be furnished suitable pro-
visions, lodgings and accommodation for strangers
and travellers, and with suitable stable room, hay,
and provender for their horses and CATTLE and with
a suitable shed or covering for horses near to his
house, with conveniences in the same for feeding
each horse. And if such keeper of tavern or
nn-keeper shall neglect to be furnished, it shall
De the duy OF the commissioners 10 NaCatc VI aH-
null his license, and such keeper of tavern or inn
keeper shall be liable for all the penalties of this
act, if he proceed to sell after written notice given
to him by said commissioners that they have an
nulled and vacated his license as aforesaid, the
same as if no license had been granted.
Sl3. The commissioners may license or more
persons in ca oh town in their respective counties,
whom they may deem most suitable, to sell wine,
rum, brandy, or other sprtuous liquors, for medi-
cal, or Chemical purposes, only, who shall receive