Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-16
THE VERMONT LAW.
Sections of the PrOhibitOry Law In
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Sections of the PrOhibitOry Law In
The HERALD has from time to time printed
sundry sections of the Vermont prohibitory
law, under which it claimed that Gov
Woodbury. offended. Here is one, known as
the general prohibition provision:-
Sec. AGO. No person shall. except as 9th
erwise especially provided, manufacture, sell,
furnish or give away, by himself, clerk, SER
want or agent, spirituous or intoxicating
liquor, or mixed liquor, OF which part is
spirituOus or intoxicating. or malt liquors or
lager beer; and the phrase "intoxlcating
liquors." where it occurs In this chapter,
shall be held to include such liquors and beer,
and fermented cider.
Here Is what is called dictionary sec.
tion," giving a remarkable meaning to the
word ''furnish":-
Sec. 446l. The word "furnish," where 1t
occurs in this chapter, shall apply to cases
where a person knowingly brings into or
transports within the state for another per-
>on intoxicating liquor intended to be sold or
disposed of contrary to law, or to be divided
among, or distributed to Others
There are certain exceptions as to the man
ufacture. and it is provided that liquor may
be given away inione's own house, except to
minors and drunkards, and then comes
section providing punishment and including
excepting" thus
Sec. 4465. If person by himself, clerk,
servant or agent, sells, furnishes or gives
away, or owns, keeps or possesses with In.
tent to sell, furnish or give away, intoXtcat-
ing liquor or cider, in violation of law, he
shall be fined, etc. ,-
The next section strikes at the transpOrta-
tlon of liquor, thus:-
Sec. 44GG. If Il person by himself, clerk,
servant or agent, conveys any Intoxicating
liquor through or along any road, or street in
this state, to be kept, furnished, sold or given
away contrary to law he shall be fined, etc.
Here are two sections, partly new, under
the nuisance division making remarkable
provsions:-
Sec. 4512. Every saloon, restaurant, gro
Gerry, cellar, shop, billiard hall. barroom,
every drinking place or room used as place
of resort, and every building and erection of
whatever kind, or the ground itself where
intoxicating liquor is unlawfully sold, fur
nished, or given away, or kept for selling,
| furnishing or giving away unaWfully, and
the furniture, fixtures, vessels and contents,
| and every place or room used or resOrtcd TO
| for gambling, shall be held to be common
nuisance kept In violation of law, and shall
be abated or enjoined as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 4513. If, upon trial, the court finds
that Intoxicating liquor is kept for unlawful
sale, furnishing or giving away, or is unlaw-
fully sold, furnished or given away in place
named In the preceding section, or that
gambling is done In such place, 1t shall adj
Judge 1t to be common nuisance, and the
same shall be closed and abated by the order
of the court; and the person keeping the
same shall be adjudged guilty of keeping
common nuisance and shall be fined, etc.
And here is the section under which own
ers of buildings are liable for unlawful
traffic:-
Sec. 4519. A person who knowingly lets a
building, tenement, place or room, owned by
him, or under his control, for any OF the I'M
lawful purposes named in this chapter, or
knowingly permits the same, or part thereof
to be so used, shall be fined, etc.
In bringing the suit Gov. Woodbury. passed
entirely by what the HERALD said respecting
drug store in building owned by him, and
there is no more than incidental evidence
touching the liquor traffic in that.