Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-12-03
Whole Number 342.

watches or clocks, which are the growth,
produce or manufacture Of the United
States; and any person who shall trans
port any such goods, wares and merchan.
dlZe from town to town, or who shall come
from without this state, into any Town
within the same, bringing any such goods,
wares or merchandise, and shall in any
town to which he may transport or bring
the same, temporarily expose said goods,
wares and merchandise to sale by auction
or otherwise, at any public or private
house, store or other place, shall be deem
ed peder,
See. 2. Amy person who shall be
pedler, without having in force license
therefor, corresponding to his business,
agreeable to the directions of this act,
shall forfeit and pay TO the Treasurer of
the state, sum not exceeding one hun
dred and fifty dollars, nor less than twen-
five dollars
Sec, 3. Licenses to pedlcrs shall be
issued and signed by the county clerk OF
the county wherein the person licensed
shall reside, and be countersigned by the
treasurer Of such county; each license
shall express the amount Of duty paid
therefor, shall be numbered and recorded
by the county clerk issuing the same in a
book kept by him for that purpose, and
said clerk shall receive for so doing, 10
his own use, the sum Of fifty cents, 10 be
paid by the person licensed; and said IL
cense shall be in the following form:
STATE OF VERMONT.
County of
No. DO it known, tn at license is
hereby granted to A. B, Of in
said county 10 be pedIer within this
state, for one year fro m the date hereof,
aad he has paid theref or the sum Of
dollars.
Given under my hand this day Of
A. ID.
c. d., county clerk.
Registered, Z, F., county Treasurer.
Sec. 4. The county treasurer of the
county, when any license is granted shall
register in book kert for that purpose,
the number Of such license, the name and
residence Of the person to whom the same
is granted, the date and sum paid there
for, and shall receive to his own use, for
so doing, the sum Of fifty cents, TO be paid
by the person licensed. and shall counter
sign the license according to the form
above prescribed, and no license shall be
valid unless the same shall be counter.
signed as herein directed.
Soc Within tan dave .Nar oonb
term Of the county court, the clerk shall
account for and pay over TO the state treas
urer, the amount received by hun for ped.
Ter licenses, not before accounted for; and
shall embrace in his returns for the term,
to the auditor Of accounts, a statement OF
the monies received by him, with the Ger
tticatc of the county treasurer, that the
same is correct; and the auditor of &C.
counts shall embrace such statement in
his annual report to the auditor in the
treasury.
Sec, G. On or before the first day Of
September annually, the auditor of ac-
counts shall ascertain the whole amount
received for pedlers licenses throughout
the state for the year previous, under this
act, and Shall apportion the same among
the different counties, according 10 their
population at the previous census, and
shall forward to the treasurer of each
county an order on the state treasurer, for
the amount 30 found 10 be coming to each
county.
Sec. I. No license shall be granted
except to persons residing in this state;
and before any county clerk shall issue
license, the applicant therefor shall pro-
cure from the selectmen of the town
where he resides, and file with such clerk,
a certificate, substantially as follows:
STATE OF VERMONT.
County of
The undersigned sclectmen of the town
of in said county, hereby certify
that A. B. is now resident of this town,
and that he has resided in this state ono
year next preceding the date hereof. and
is in good repute for morals and ntegri-
".
Given under our hands this day Of
A. d.
C. d., } selectmen
E.E., of the
G. H. town of
Sec. 8. Every pedIer shall pay for
license the following sums, to wit: if he
travel on foot, fifteen dollars; if with
horse, or other beast bearing burlhen, or
if with wagon, sleigh or other vehicle
drawn by one beast or more, forty dollars;
and if he carry and offer for sale any plat
ed or gllded ware, jewelry, watches or
any patent medicine, or any compound
medicine, :he composition Of which is
KEEP, secret from the public, one hundred
dollars.
Sec. 8. The amount of duty express
ed in license shall always determine tho
manner in which the goods may be con-
yeyed from place to place; and if any ped
er licensed to travel on foot, shall con.
yey his goods in any other manner, he
shall incur the same forfeiture as If he had
no license whatever ..
Sec. 10. ANY license, granted as a.
roresaid, shall be in force one year from
the date thereof and no longer.
Sec, II. II any pedler shall refuse 10
show his license, when thereto required
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