Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-27


mittee having the liquor law under considera-
ton, inquire into the expediency Of abolishing
tile state and town agencies, and submitting the
question of prohibition to the several cities and
towns of the commonwealth in this form: In
each city in January, the question shall be sub
mitted to the city council and in each town to
the people, at their annual meeting in March !;
Shall spirituous or intoxicating liquors be sold
in the city or town in the year ensuing? If
they shall vote NO." then it shall be the duty
of the mayor and aldermen of the city, and of
the overseers of the poor, and the police, or
the selectmen of the town, and the overseers of
the poor, and the constables, to see that the law
is executed. If they shall decide in the affirma-
tive, then the mayor and aldermen Of the city,
or the people of the town, shall next decide by
how many persons, and in what manner, such
liquor may be sold; after which they shall pro-
coed TO the election of such persons in the cities
by the aldermen, or nomination of the mayor,
and in the towns by the popular vote, the per-
sons so elected giving bonds for the discreet
performance of their duties under the laws re-
lating thereto.
In the senate an order was passed that the
committee on the subject of intoxicating liquors,
consider the expediency of repeating so much of
chapter AIS Of the acts of the year 1862 as pro-
yides for the payment of salaries TO the COM
missioner and to the inspectors and assay
ers of liquors.
Mr.. Tarbox of Lawrence introduced on leave
in the house, bill providing that any person
may manufacture and sell cider and native
wines; and apothecaries may sell for medicinal
use, upon a physicians prescription, provided
that nothing in the act shall apply to sales made
by Sherihs and coroners, conStabeS, collectors Of
taxes, executors, administrators, assgneeS in
bankruptcy, or any other person required by
law to sell personal property nor to sales of i'm
ported liquors in packages. The treasurer of
the state may grant licenses to sell Spirtuous
and fermenied liquors to any applicant who files
certificate of the mayor, or majority Of
the selectmen, that he resides in the
city or town, and is a good citizen of the United
States. The licenses are TO be granted as fol-
lows: For retailer of ale, porter, strong beer,
and lager beer, $50; licensed innholders and
common victuallers, to sell to guests, SlOO,
without authority to maintain public bar;
retail liquor dealers, in other business 10 sell
spirituous and malt liquors, $500; brewers and
wholesale dealers in ale, porter, and strong
beer, and lager beer, $500; distillers and whole
sale dealers in spirltuous liquors, $500. No Ii
censed person shall sell intoxicating liquors
to any intoxicated person, or to any person I'M
der twenty-one years OF age. The bill allows
the mayor and aldermen or selectmen to visit
and inspect the premises of licensed persons, 10
take samples for analysis, and any person found
selling or keeping for sale impure or adulterated
liquors will be fined 500 and imprisoned fol six
months. If liquor place becomes nuisance,
as ordinarily considered, the license shall be
taken away, and the keeper fined 800. The
bill forbds the sale of any liquor except as pro-
vided for as above stated. Any person violating
the above provisions, shall, upon conviction, be
fined not less than 500 nor more than $1,000
and be imprisoned one wear, either in the Jail or
~ ion Tho al ipurig-
latiou inconsistent with it, The bill was ordered
to be printed, and referred to the committee on
Intoxicating liquors.
STATE POLICE.
The bill in addition TO an act making appro-
| priations for the maintenance OF the government
| during the present year, which contained an ap-
| preparation for the compensation and expenses
of the state police came up in the orders of the
| day in the house, having been taken from the
| table yesterday. The bill, as it stood, made the
| appropriation s105,000, having been already
| amended. Mr.. Tarbox of Lawrence, moved TO
strike out the paragraph relating to the state
| police in order that the remainder of the bill
might be passed Immediately, and the question
of the state police discussed at some future time
This gave rise to discussion, and he subsequently
withdrew it. Mr.. Merrill, of Boston, moved to
amend by making the appropriation $50 900.
| Mr.. Beard of Brookline, moved as an amend
nent to the amendment to substitute $3.50, 900,
| the appropriation obtained IN the original bill,
rs recommended by the committee The motion
| of Mr.. Beard was lost. The motion of Mr.. Mer-
| rill was carried by vote of 102 to 80. The bill
| was then ordered to be engrossed.
BUST OF HON. GEORGE s. BOUTWELL,.
The bill concerning the bust of Hon. George
/ S. Boutwell,, accepting the bust as present to
the state from Isaac Rich and others, and Or
dered it to be placed in the library, came up in
the orders of the day, and its passage was OPP
| posed by Mr.. Train OF Boston, who said he
would nOtvOte for placing the bust or portrait Of
| any living statesman, however eminent he might
| be, in the state house. Rev. Dr. Putnam said
| he would not vote for placing the bust of a
| living statesman in the Doric hall, but he was
in favor Of accepting the busts of all respectable
| citizens which might be offered to be placed in
the library. He thought it would be a barbar-
GUS thing TO reject the offer which had been
made At the close of his remarks the bill was
ordered to third reading.
ORDERS PASSED.
In the senate, that the committee on the iu-
dietary inquire into the expediency of granting
to the county commissioners of Hampden county
the power to take land for a court house; also
what other powers and righs are eXpedient to
be granted TO said board; that the railroad com
mittee inquire what further power shall be con-
ferred, if any, upon railroad corporations to keep
their stations safe and free from intruders; that
the committee on the Judiciary inquire into the
eXpediency of amending section IA, chapter 49,
general statutes, so that notice shall be given
70 the debtors as well as to the owner of the
property; also to consider the eXpedency of
amending said chapter, so that liens may be
dissolved by the giving of bond by the property
owner.
In the house: That the judiciary committee
consider the expediency of passing general
act, whereby national banks can dispose of real
estate owned by them, but held in the name of
the old corporation; that the committee on horse
railways be requested to consider the eXpediency
of limiting by law the number of passengers
conveyed upon street cars, and also whether it
is expedient to provide that sufficient number
of cars, to conveniently accommodate the public,
shall be placed upon every street track controlled
by corporations doing business under a charter
granted by the commonwealth
Bills were introduced on leave to increase the
capital stock of the Atrleboro Branch railroad
company, and concerning the manufacture OF
petroleum and its products.
All the matters in the orders of the day in the
senate were advanced one step, and the same was
the case in the house, with the exception of the
resolve in relation to evening schools, which
vas laid over until tomorrow.