Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-04-13
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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY APRIL -, 1855
The New York Liquor Law.

The State Of New York has at last liquor
law enacted for higher end than to bring
money into its public treasures from the sale
of licences. The act just passed by large
maiorities in both Houses of the Legislature,
entitled AN Act for the prevention of In
temperance. pauperism and crime, is meant
10 do good work, aud we hope will prove
effectual for that end. 1t is very long and
comprises great many particulars, We
give few noticeable points wherein it d,f-
,rrs from the law of Vermont. In many
Others there is disagreement in details, where
the general end sought for is the same.
/. There is no provision, as in our law,
for Commissioner or equivalent officer
whose duty it shall be to appoint agents for
the sale of liquors, make regulations for
them, and to supervise their action.
9. There are no special agents ono for
each town. but any elector, of good moral
character, prorided he be not peddlcr, or
interested as owner, manager, captain.
master, clerk, agent or servant Of boarding
or victualling house, grocery, fruit store,
confectionery, tavern, or any place OF public
entertainment, or of public amusement or of
any vessel, boat or water craft and pror'dea
also he shall have furnished security of him
self and two others to the approval Of
County Judge, that he will not violate tho
act, and shall make cath to that effect and
that he does not use intoxicating liquor as 4
beverage, may sell alcohol and intoxicating
liquors for mechanical, chemical and mcdi-
cinal, and vino for sacramcntal, purposes.
The sureties nrc to justify for $500 each Of
their own incumbered property, and to make
oath that they have no interest in the manu-
fcture or sale Of such liquors and will have
none while their suretyship remains.
3. The fines for unlawful selling arc much
heavier than those imposed by our Statutes.
After the first offence imprisonment is added
to the fine.
a. Persons who obtain liquor Of proper
seller by false representations, are punishable
by fine of SO and costs, and with commit
ment till the same is paid.
s. Any person or corporation is forbidden
under penalty. knowingly to transport or
carry, or deliver liquor in quantities over five
gallons to any one to be carried anywhere in
the State, without the name and residence Of
the person to whom it is to be conveyed, and
the words Intoxicating liquor are plainly
written on the outside Of the cask or package
But this section does not apply to parcels o.
less than five gallons, transported within any
one county, or into an adjacent ono. No yer
son for himself or as agent for company OF
corporation, shall act as agent to buy liquor
except for authorized sellers.
6. Any public officer refusing or neglect
ing to perform duties required by the act j:
subject to n fine not exceeding $500, or t.
imprisonment, or to both
7. Cider may be sold in quantities no
less than ten gallons, not to be drank on TIN
promises. Persons may manufacture alcohol
or pure wine from their own grapes and ma,
sell to any persons authorized by the act t.
sell.
3. Fines 80 TO the support Of the poor
Liquor is declared nuisance except as KEEP
according to the provisions of the act NJ
licenses are to be given after the date Of tn
act. Persons may get authority to sell undo
it after May LIST The rest Of the act is t
take effect on the ith Of July next.
The act has the proper features Of q rroiri
bitory law, in provisions for the search (o
proper complaint and warranty OF susIccte
premises, seizure Of liquor found. aud it
destruction if justly seized making publ
drunkenness a punishable ofrnsc ,-appre
bending intoxicated persons, and rcquiriu
them to testify where they obtained III
liquor, &c
The law is as good a one, probably, Il
could be made III New York State on the fir,
trial but it is complicated, and docs no
soem to us to be as good a law, taken q
whole, as the liquor law Of this State. Il!
pcrience must test its fitness to the wants
the community, and will indicate its defect
il there are any. IL fairly administered,
will stop the flow of the rum spigots at Pc
Kent and elsewhere near our western horde
which have filed so many thousand jugs IN
ployed in Illicit traffic by persons from tia
place and other towns in Vermont. Glad sla
we be if it does, and only sorry that We ha'
to wait till 4th of July for it,