Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-06
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
A Stringent License Law.

1t will be remembered that the demo-
Gratis of this county previous to the last
election, adopted platform in favor of
a " stringent license law. Mr.. Daven-
port of Brattleboro, in his speech at
Union Hall in this village the night be-
fore election also advocated the same
thing. Such bill has now been intro
duced in the House, by Mr.. Norton Of
Bennington who was also elected on this
platform. As this bill is likely to be of
some consequence with reference to prom
ises made to some and expectations of
others, in a political point of view, we
give an abstract of the bill as follows
Section / provides that no person shall
sell or keep for sale, except as author
lied, spurious or malt liquor and intox-
icating liquors shall be deemed to in
clude all such liquor within the meaning
of this act, provided nothing herein con-
tanned shall apply to sales made by any
person under any provisions of law re.
curing him to sell personal property.
Sec. 2. Whoever not having a license
to sell intoxicating liquors shall sell any
upon his premises, shall be fined not less
than $40 nor more than 800, and i'm
prisoned in Jail not less than ten nor
mora III q n tbirtxr dave
Sec. 3. Makers Of cider and native
wines may sell, but not to be drank on
the premises.
Section provides that the licenses
shall be granted by the selectmen to as
many as they think the public good re.
quires on the petition of majority Of
the legal voters of the town, on the pay
ment of not less than $50 nor more than
800 for each license.
Sec. 5. The license to be for one year
and state the particular place where the
liquor is to be sold to be revoked on
any violation of the act or keeps dis
orderly place.
Sec. 6. Provides for bond of SO 900,
obligating the person licensed to pay all
damages that may be sustained by per-
sons or property from his sale of liquor,
providing for suits for damages.
Sec. Z. Provides that whoever shall
sell to a minor, or to any person intoxi.
Gated, or to any person who is in the
habit of getting intoxicated, shall be
fined not less than $50 nor more than
500, and imprisoned in Jail not less
than ten nor more than thirty days.
Sec. s. All places where intoxicating
liquors are sold in violation of this act
shall be taken, held and be declared to
be common nuisances, and whoever shall
keep any such place by himself, or his
agent or servant, shall for each offence
be fined not less tina fifty nor more than
one hundred dollars, and be confined in
Jail not less than twenty nor more than
fifty days, and it shall be part of the
judgment, upon the conviction of the
keeper, that the place go kept shall be
shut up and abated until the keeper shall
give bond with sufficient security, to be
approved by the court in the penal sum
OF one thousand dollars, payable to the
people of the State of Vermont, condi.
toned that he will not sell intoxicating
liquors contrary to the laws of this State,
and will pay all fines, costs and damages
assessed against him for any violatian
thereof; and in case of a forfeiture ~
such bond, suit may be brought thereon
for the use of the city or town, in case
of a fine due to either of them. Ii shall
not be necessary in any prosecutions IN.
der this section to state the name of any
person to whom liquor is sold.
| Sec, 8. Every husband, wife, child
parent, guardian, employer, or other per.
son, who shall be injured in person OF
property, or means of support, by any
intoxicated person, or in consequence Of
the intoxication, habitual or otherwise,
Of any person, shall have a right of &C
lion in his or her own name, severally OF
jointly, against any person or person:
who shall, by selling or giving inioxicat.
ing liquors, have caused the intoxication
in whole or in part of such person OF