The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-11-24
IAN ACT relating 70 pedlers'
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approved, NOV. <, 1C4O.
IAN ACT relating 70 pedIers.
IL IS hereby enacted, SC,
Sec. Amy person going from town to
town, or from place to place in the same
town, either on foot or Otherwise, carving
TO sell, or exposing for sale any goods. " ares,
or merchandise which are the growth sr man
u%iacture of any foreign country. OF any cot
ton, linen, wooden or silk goods, or goods
composed in part Of either Of these mate
rails, plated or gilded 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 Uni
ted States : and any person who shall trans
port any such goods. wares and merchandise
from town 10 town, Or who shall come from
wIthoutthis Stale, into any town within The
same, bringing any such goods, wares or
merchandise, and shall in any town to which
he may bring OF transport the same, temper
lily expose said goods, wares and morchHn-
Jlze to sale by arc,iou or otherwise. al an,
public or private hOnse, store or other place.
shall be deemed a peGler.
Sec. l. Any person who shall be a ped
Ter, without having in force a license there
for. corresponding to his business. agreeably
10 The directions of this act, shall forfeit and
puy TO the Treasurer of the State, a sum not
exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars, nor
less than twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 3. Licenses TO pedlers shall be iss-
ued and signed by the County Clerk of the
County wherein The es. on licensed shall re
side, and be cOuniersigncd by the Treasurer
of such County !; each %licerse 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 Cor
that purpose and said clerk shall receive
Tor so doing. 10 his own use, the sum Of fifty
cents, to be paid by the person licensed; and
said license shall be in the following form
STATE OF VERMONT.
County of
No. Be il known, that license is here.
by granted 10 A.. H., OF in said
County to be a pcdIer within this State, from
one year from the date thereof, and he has
paid therefor the sum of dollars.
Given under my hand this day
Of A. D.
C. D.. County Clerk.
Registered. T.. F., County Treasurer.
Sec. 4. The County Treasurer Of the
County, when any license is granted. shall
register in a book kept for th al purpose, The
number Of such license. the name and resi-
dence Of The person TO whom the license is
granted, the date and sum paid therefor, and
shall receive TO his own use, for So dcius the
sum OF fifty cents. to he paid by the person H.
censed, and shall conntcrsisn The license ac-
cordins 10 the form above prescribed, and no
license shall lie valid unless the same shall he
countersigned IS herein directed.
Sec. >. Within ten days after each term
ofCOunty Court, the Clerk shall account for
and pay over to the Strie Treasurer, the
amount received by him for pedler's licenses
not before accounted foI and shall embrace.
in his returns for the term, TO The aud itor OF
accounts, a statement of the moneys so re-
ceived by him. with the certificate of the
County Treasurer. that the same is correct {:
and the auditor Of accounts shall embrace
such statement in his annual report 10 the au-
diror in The Treasury.
Sec. 6. On or before The first day OF
September annually, the auditor Of accounts
shall ascertain the whole amount received
for peGiers licenses thro ughout the State for
he year previous, under this act, and shall
apporlion the same among the different C0un-
ties, according to their population at The pre-
vious census, and shall forward 10 the Treas
urer Of each County an order en- the Stale
Treasurer, for the amount so found to be
coming 10 each County.
SEC. 7. No license shall be granted, ex-
cept 10 persons residing in this Stale ; and
before any county clerk shall issue a license.
the applicant therefor shall procure from the
SelecinIen of The own where he resides,a and
file with such Clerk a certificate, substan-
TALLY, as follows:
STATE OF VERMONT.
County oil
The undersigned Selectmen Of the town Of
in said County, hereby certify
that A. 3. is now a resident OF this Iown,and
hat he has resided in this State one year
next preceding the date hereof. and is in
GOOD repuie for morals and integrity.
Given under our hands, this day
of A. d.
c. D, Seltcfmen
G. II. town of
Sec. S. Every redIer shall pay for a Ii
cense the following sums, TO wit 1t he trav-
ell on loot, fifteen dollars ; il with a horse, OF
other beast bearing burthen. or if with a
wa gon, sleigh or other vehicle drawn by one
Loo. - lo-tv dollars and n he ear