Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-04-09
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The Jegislsiure q Msssscbsuss,ts h,s
passsd, and The Governor has signed. . IL
csnse Law which is to lake the place Of pro-
hibiiion in that siaie. The Law goes into
efiec; May it. IL provisions. briefly
summarized. are a. fol.Ovs:-
Maksrs o. native Winss AMI cider NAV
sell without iicehse when iiqu0r. are DOT
to he druHk On The premises. DrugEisis
when selling 10 prescriptions are exempted
from tie provisions Of the Gih section for
bidding saies between l. and 9 O'Clock 10
the morning aud on Sundays. Importers
are allowed 70 sell liquors in the original
packages. provided the liquors be pure a.
when imported. Licenses for one year
AaGy be granted by mayors and aldermen.
and ssleetnen, but these officials may re-
fuse licenses 70 unworthy pers0ns. SOth-
ing can he construed to compel the grant
ing Of licenses. innbolders are sllou 81 10
furnish their guests with liquors 81 ans
hour. bat other Licensees cannot zell ex-
cepi between >. IN. and L ?. 10. Lieenste.
can only sell pure liquors OF Standard qual-
iiv, and cannot sell 70 bzbitusl drunkards
or minors. They are also required to keep
orderly houses, aud TO prevent gaming q
lsWdness on premises communicating with
their place. d sale. License are divided
into Eve eissses. viz;
FirSt class. To sell liquors Of any kind
70 be drunk On the premises.
Second class. To sell malt liquor=. cider
and light wines containing not more Than
Is per cenium of alcohol, to i.e drunk on
the premises
Third class. To seil malt liquor. AMI
cider 10 Re drunk On the PREMISE.
FOURTH class To sglI liquDrs pf sny
kind. not to he drunk on the premise
Fifth class. To sell malt liquors. CIDER
OF light wines containing not more than -
PER centun u alcohol, nj % ~ drunk On
ihe PREMISE
The fees for the INT classtfe from 500 %
$500; Tor second Or tbifJ classes from so
10 so fyr The fourth class from SO 10 SJOlE
provided, however. that a disiller shall
pay not less than so nor more than sjpp /;
provided, secondly, that dis,iliers dislin-
Ing no; over ~ barrels annually shall pay
license fee 1850; for the finh class from
80 10 SljC. bot brewers must pay from 80
TO 800. Licensees must furnish 10 treas
urers Of cities or towns i2nd in the sum
| Of 1900, signed BIZ the liceHsee and suai-
| clint surety or sureiies, " DO shall he joint
ly and ssyerally liable, and conditioned for
the payment Of all costs. damages and fines
| incurred by the violations Of the provisions
! Of the at. Separate suits may be brought
on the bond by any i'er~on At be own *
pense.
The commonwealth j. g. receive one
fourth Of all license fees. Provision j.
made for the taking Of liquors for analysis,
and the lieensee whose liquor IS taken for
this purpose j. 70 he reimbursed II the liq-
uor proves good. Provision is also made
Tor hearing 10 be given 10 licensee. vho
! may be declared 20 have forfeited their
licenses, aud a disqualified licen~ee cannot
be relicensed for one year. cor can liquors
he sold on The premises occupied ~ him
al the time Of forfeiture till the expiration
Of the Period Of the forfeited license. Per-
sons fOrie!ting licenses are 10 he punished
by fine Of from 81 70 $50 or imprison-
meni for from one 10 six months. Liquor
sellers are held responsible Tor all acts Of
violence committed by persons 10 whom
they have made sales in violation of the
act. Sales to minors are forbidden. and
the husband, wife, parent, child. guardian
or employer Of any person in the habit Of
drinking 10 excess may sue any liquor sell
er IN case he sells to such a person, pro-
yided due notice no, to sel has been given
in writing. Any delivery Of intoxicating
liqnors from all premises save private
dwellings is evidence Of sale, and into1-
ica,ing liquors include cider, Lager beer,
ale, porter and strong beer. Provision il
made fer the appointment Of license com
missiouers in cities, and for the appoint
Tnent by the governor .snd council Of an
inspector and assayer Of liquors, at a salary
Of $500 yearly.
II will be seen that tbs bin indirectly
provides for local option, 50 that in towns
where the prohibitionists are able to make
fight, the liquor question will become an
issue in the annual elections, bat in all
places where they are in the minority op-
pOrtuniiy will lie offered for practical trial
OF the regulation by license Of the liquor
traffic