Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-06-24

we n0l0 tneSe truths to be Self-evl-
dent. That all men are created equal.
Our opposers have tried to deprive us of
the following privileges, that is to say:
l.-Of taking our regular Horns.
2.-Of meeting as body of brothers.
and enjoying ourselves as all good in
temperate brothers should do.
3.-They have called meetings among
us, and endeavored to raise the price of
liquors by abolishing distilleries, thereby
imposing ruinous tax upon our honor
able body.
4.-They have done all in their power
to shut up our taverns and grog-shops,
thereby trying to stop the meetings of
our Association.
5.-They have tried, by unfair means,
to entice our members from us, by prom
ises of supernatural favors.
6.-In fact, they have tried to stop
us from having our grain distilled; to
shut our taverns, and thereby erase from
our land of liberty the ancient and hon.
orable body of free drinkers; and to es-
tablish among our heroes the pernicious
habit of drinking cold water.
They have sent among us swarms
of Cold Water Missionaries, to collect
our spare fps, and deprive us of the
means of raising Horn.
Under these circumstances, we have
been forced to form Society for our
own protection, under the following rules.
which are to be strictly observed at our
regular places of meeting in this city,
and by the Subordinate Societies through
out the Union:
1.-This Society shall be called the
REELING INTEMPERANcE SOCIETY.
2.-Persons coming at 6 o'clock in
the morning are not allowed to sleep in
chair after 9, under penalty of six
Horns. -.
3.-Nop person, under the penalty of
six Horns, shall be allowed to detain
the newspaper more than one hour at a
sitting.
4.-Should any person have the news
paper in his hands with his eyes shut,
he shall forfeit five Horns.
amy person who talks so loud as
to be heard one hundred yards, shall
forfeit six Horns.
6.-Any person snoring so loud as to
disturb those present, shall forfeit what
shall be deemed just and right in the
discretion of the company, not to exceed
one dozen Horns.
NO person shall run up score Of
more than two glasses, under the penalty
of having his grog stopped.
8.-Any person sitting at the stove
more than one hour, without calling fol-
refreshments, forfeits three Horns.
amy person refusing glass O
good liquor when offered, forfeits si1
Horns, for the benefit of the landlord.
l5.-No person shall get SO drunk a
to require more than four persons to TAX
him to bed, under the penalty of clever
Horns.
l1.-Gentlemen who get into BET
with boots on, are subject to pay tel
Horns, for the benefit of the landlord.
l2.-Should lodger, by mistake, o
otherwise, incommode another mans bed
the landlord reserves to himself the righ
of imposing such penalty as the circum
stances may require.
13.-No person shall get so drunk a
to take up more than fourteen feet G
the foetway, under penalty of cold waite
diet for two weeks.
14.-Any person who shall contrib
ute to religious purposes, without pay
ing his own just debts, shall forfeit on
dozen Horns.
15.-Any person who shall contrib
ute to charitable purposes, when HI
charity is needed at home, shall incur
penalty of fifty Horns.
16.-Any person who shall discove
member of a cold water society usin
strong drink, under pretence of sickne'
or any other excuse whatever, or havin
:. any hid in his cellar, garret or stabl
or in his neighbor's field during harycs
. or elsewhere, shall receive a premium
twenty Horns, to be paid out of an
liquor belonging to the Society, not otl
! erwise appropriated.
To the above Rules, we mutual
pledge our lives, our fortunes, and OF
sacred honors.
SHERRY COBBLER, President.
MINT JULIp, Secretary.
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