New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-06
The VERMONT LIQUoR LAw.-The following
are the material provisions of the Vermont
version of the Maine Law:

J. commissioner is 10 be appointed by the fresmen
Of each County, ITO be voted for IN the several towns at
the annual March meetmg,) who shall license agent
in each town, to eel intoxicating liquors be used for
medicinal, chemical mechanical and sacramento pur-
Such town agent SHALL il required by the commits
siOner give bonds in the OF 5000 to transact the
business OF his agency according 70 law.
g. The penalty for violation OF this law IT, on the hrst
conviction $40 and costs ON the second, 70 aud costs
the third the same, with imprisonment IN tue County
jail not less than three more than six months.
4. No appeal from jus ice shall be allowed without
good and sufficient bonds mot less than 300 that the APP
peal shall BIG prosecuted 10 effect and that all costs hnes
&C. shah be paid and also bonds mot lese than 300
that the appellant will not during the tendency OF the
sut, violate any provisions Of tnls act
j. The manufacture OF sprtuous fsrmented liquors.
except for ones use, cider. fer sale in quantities
exceeding five gallons, Is prohibited.
D. All persons engaged in unlawful traffic in intDxica-
ting drinks prohibited from sitting jury in
arising under this act; and eso any person refusing TO
answel whether so engaged or not
T. Liquor prosecutions shall take precedence of all
Others except criminal ones where the respondents
under arrest and mol pros shall not be entered in any
case except where the purposes OF justice require IT,
e. The right Of searching suspected premises s grant.
cd the oath affirmation OF three legal voters the
town where complaint made, that they have to
believe and do believe, that liquors there deposited
intended for sale contrary to law and liquors found,
unless proved TO be IN the packages in which they
actually 6nISTttd shall be destroyed
g. Any senty, other place for selling re'lmeats
except dwelling houses the grodnd Of cattle
shows &c, may be searched without warrant and all
liquors found shall be destroyed in like manner.
TO- Witnesses may be required TO give bonds for their
Appearance at the County court.
IL. The fees of officers acting under this law are in
creased
u. All compensation for liquor sold contrary TO law
shall be held TO have been received without cOnsidera
ton.
l3 Any nt0xcsted person. in such state az 10 die.
turb the public domestic tramp ly may be arrested
and detained in jail until the opinion of me OH ar.
resting hun, he s capable Of tesiyng where tie liquor
80 producing intOxlcatlOn Obtained and his
gec so 10 disclose, he may be confined in jail until he
shall disclose sha be discharged by the justice before
whom he Is brought.
II Officers reflsiDg or neglecting to act under this
law the proper application being made 20 ten shall
be hned Lot than i've hundred dollars, less
than three hundred dollars.
l5 IL made the duty OF grand jurors b inquire into
ard present all violations Of this act lot otherwise pro
secuted
10 Any states attorney who shall settle with or
lease offender ains, this act while his trial l. pend
ing, shall be lined than I'VE hundred doa.s
le-s than three hundred dolars.
The act Is 10 be voted by the people he second
Iuesddy Of february and II majority OF the
yes the law is 70 take eject tae rst o. May iii H0,
on tie fret Of December following
The idea of course is that if the People
vote No in February, (which we are conf
dent they won't, then they will choose Lee
gislature in September who will repeal the act
in October, SO that it viii never take effect az
all.
Friends of Temperance in Vermont bear in
mind the second Tuesday in February, aud be
ready foritl