The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-11-26
ACT relating to pedlers.


It's hereby enacted, SC.
Sec. Amy person going from own to
town, or from place to place in the same town
either on foot or otherwise, carrying to sell,or
exposing to sale any goods, wares ormerchan-
die which are the growth or manufacture Of
any foreign country, or any cotton, linen,
WOODEN or silk goods, or goods composed in
part of either Of said materials, plated or gid
ed ware, Jewelry any patent medicine, or
any compound medicine, the composition Of
which is kept secret from the public watches
or clocks, which are the growth, produce or
manufacture of the United States and any
person who shall transport any such goods,
wares and merchandise 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 other
wise, at any public or private house, store or
other place, shall be deemed a pedler.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall be a pedler,
without having in force a license therefor,
corresponding to his business agrecably tothe
directions of this act, shall forfeit and pay to
the Treasurer of the State a sum not exceed
ing one hundred and fifty dollars, nor less than
twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 3. Licenses to pedlers shall be issued
and signed by the County Clerk of the coun-
ty wherein the person licensed shall reside,
and be countersigned by the Treasurer ofsuch
county each license shall express the a.
mount of duty paid therefor, shall be number
ed and recorded by the County Clerk issuing
the same in a book kept by him for that pur-
pose and said clerk shall receive for so do
ing, to his own use, the sum Of fifty cents, to
be paid by the person licensed and said Ii
cense shall be in the following form;
STATE OF VERMONT.
Countyof
/ No. Be it known, that license is hereby
granted to A. B of in said County
10 be a pedler within this State, for one year
from the date hereof,and he has paid therefor
the sum of dollars.
Given under my hand this day of
A. ID.
G. D. County Clerk.
Registered, E. F.. County Treasurer.
Sec. A The county Treasurer Of thc-coun-
ty, when any license is granted, shall register
in a book kept 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 therefor, and shall receive to
his own use, for so doing the sum Of fifty cents,
to be paid by the person licensed, and shall
countersign the license according to the form
above prescribed, and no license shall be val
lid unless the same shall be countersigned as
herein directed
Sec. 5 Within ten days after each term OF
the county court, the clerk shall account for
and pav over to the State Treasurer, the a.
mount received by him for pedler's licenses,
not before accounted for and shall embrace
in his returns for the term, to the auditor OF
accounts,a statement of the moneys so recelv-
ed bv him, with the certificate Of the County
Treasurer, that the same is correct; and the
auditor of accounts shall embrace such state
ment in his annual report to the auditor in
the Treasury.
! Sec. G.. On or before the first day of Sep
TENDER annually, the auditor of accounts shall
ascertain the whole amount received for ped
lers licenses throughout the state for the year
previous, under this act, and shall apportlon
the same among the different counties, accord
inc to their population at the previous census,
and shall forward to the Treasurer of each
county an order on the state treasurer,f for the
amount SO found to be coming to each coun-
ty.
Sec. Z. No license shall be granted, except
to persons residing in this state and before
any county clerk shall issue a license, the APP
~plicant therefor shall procure from the select