The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-11-21

sum often dollars.
Sec. 3. The County Court shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction over all offences against
this act, and the said offenders may he prose
cuted by indictment or information.
Sec. A. II shall be the duty OF the several
States Attorneys, within their respective
Counties,td prosecute all violations OF TINS act
and they are hereby constituted informing Of
ficers for that purpose, to commence prose-
cutions before any Justice of the Peace, as
well as before the several county Courts.
SEC. 5. Any Justice ofthe Peace is en-
powered TO bind over TO the county Court, all
persons charged with offences against this
act, and to recognise all witnesses who have
testified therein before him.
SEC. 6. Any person asking and receiving
IL license, as provided in this act, for the sale
ofany distilled spirituous liquors, wine, ale
or beer, shall, before the same becomes valid,
pay therefor, 10 the Treasurer of the county,
for the use ofthe county, as follows:
|. For license as u Wholesale dealer, a
sum not less than twenty dollars, nor more
than fifty dollars for one year:
2. For license as retaer,a sum not
less than six dollars, nor more than twenty
dollars for one year; not less :han three dol
lars nor more than ten dollars for six months;
3. For license us IL tavernkeeper, sum
llOL less lIlull lIlTG6 uOIldlh, LOI 'ioiS 'ie'
twenty dollars for one year; and not less than
one dollar and fifty cents nor more than ten
dollars, for six months;
4. For license as grocer, sum not
less than two dollars for one year,or one dollar
for six months.
SEC. Z. The Assistant Judges of the sew
eral county courts, shall have power 10 grant
licenses as is hereinafter provided; and all Ii
censes so granted, shall be signed by the
Clerk Of the County Court, and recorded in
The County Clerk soffice; and all such licens-
es shall authorize the party therein named,to
sell according to the terms thereof.
Ali licenses granted under the provisions
of this act shall commence on the first day
of May, or November, and shall terminate on
the last day ofApril; and no license shall be
granted for longer term than one year.
SEC. 6. No person shall receive license,
until he shall have paid the sum in which he
shall have been assessed, ard the sum offitty
cents in addition. as fees for said license: and
no license shul be effectual until such pay
tnent.
The Clerk shall receive all moneys paid for
licenses and fees, and shall, within thirty days
after granting any license, pay over TO the
County Treasurer the sum received for such
licenses, together with the sum of thirty
three cents, out of the fees paid thereon; and
all licenses granted under this act shall desig-
nate the house or store, and the town III
which. the person receiving the same, shall
be authorized to pursue the business for which
he is licensed: and shall not be construed 10
authorize such business TO he carried on by
any other persons, or at other plnce, except
that designated in the license.
SEC. 9. A meeting oflhe Inhabitants of
every town in this State, who are voters III
town and freemeu's meeting, shall he holden
at the usual place Of holding town meetings,
on the first Tuesday in March, A. ID. 1S47,and
each year thereafter, at one o'clock in the at-
ternoon, which meetings shall be warned and
governed, in all respects, as provided in chap.
thirteen of the Revised Statutes, entitled, "of
Towns and Villages" and continue open until
five o'clock, p. NJ.
Sec. 10. At such meeting the constable,
or in his absence, one of the Selectmeu, or if
on the day ofthe annual election of town oflic
ers, the moderator of such meeting shall pre-
side, aud receive the ballots of the frcemen,
upon which shall be written or printed, either
the word License, or the words No License:
and the ballots thus deposited, shall by the
constable, Seiectmen or moderator, assisted
by such Justices ofthe town as may be pres
ent, be publicly sorted, counted and declared.
The town Clerk, or some one or more ofthe
civil authority of the town, shall be present at
the meeting, and record the names of all
the persons voting, and the same shall be
kept on file, in the town Clerks office.
SEC. IL. The town Clerk in each town,
after the votes or ballots shall have been so
counted, shall make record thereof in the
town book of records, and shall within six
days from the first Tuesday in March, trans
nit copy ofsuch record, duly certified and
sealed up, to the Clerk ofthe County in which
such town may be situated.
Sec. ~. The several County Clerks shall
on the second Tuesday in March, publicly
canvass the votes so certified and returned TO
them; aud within three days thereafter, trans
init to the Secretary of State, at Montpelier,
by mail, or otherwise, certificate ofthe votes
by towns, so canVassed: and the Secretary of
State, shall on the third Thursday after the
first Tuesday in March, at some convenient
place in Montpelier,publicly canvass the votes
80 returned to him by the County Clerks, and
make proclamation Of the result of the vote in
the entire State, nnder his own signature and
the seal of this State, in all of the newspapers
which shall then be printed at Montpelier;
and shall transmit to the clerks ofthe several
counties certificate ofthe result of the vote
in tho entire State, under his Signature and
the Seal of this State.
SEC. ID. 1.-THE majority of the vote so re-
turned throughout the entire State shall be
License, it shall be the duty of the aforesaid
Judges ofthe several County Courts TO grant
licenses, in accordance with the provisions of
this act, 10 all such persons as shall make APP
plication therefor, and who sustain a good
moral character.
Sec. IA. If the majority ofthe votes, SO
returned throughout the entire State shall be
No License, the Assistant Judges shall have
power TO grant licenses only for Medicinal,
Chemical, and Mechanical, purposes, to such
persons only as shall have been appreciated
for snch purpose or purposes,by the civil au-
thority of the town; which appreciation shall
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