Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-01
LOCAL OPTION
Bill to Regulate Sale Of Liz
uor introduced
CONSTITUTION AMENDED
Lots of Bills and Business in
Both Houses.
Especial to TELEGRAM.)

Montpelier, Nov. 1.-Business start.
ed in with a rush in the House this
morning. H. 267, relating to mum.
ber, duties and term of office of listers
was discussed and refused third
reading, the members believing the
present law good enough.
OF the important bills, H. PSI and
2S2, both regulating the management
of town liquor agencies, will cause
much discussion.
Houghton of Putney introduced the
Local Option Bill. 1t is entitled "An
Act to Regulate the Sale of IntUxi-
eating Liquors."
1t is, a very comprehensive measure
and covers 20 pages typewriter copy
and contains 81 sections 1t is the
most drastic local option bill ever in
troduced. The licenses are granted
by the counties and the dealers are
placed under heavy bonds for the
faithful observance of all it's provi.
sionS.
No license can be granted to any
sheriff, constable, justice of the peace,
county commissioner, town liquor
agent, selectman or prosecuting officer
or any person under 25 years.
The total number of licenses in
force shall not exceed one for each
thousand inhabitants or fraction
thereof. But this restriction does
not apply to druggists and the board
of excise may in their discretion grant
temporarily additional licenses to
hotel keepers.
Applications for license must be
signed by ten voters, none of whom
are liquor dealers and must be pub
lished in newspaper or posted in a
conspicuous place in the building
where the business is to be conducted
for two weeks and any person may
make written objections to the board
of excise who shall give hearing on
such objections. Five classes of
licenses are granted.
The most important work in the
Senate yesterday afternoon was the
amending and passage of the Pan
American exposition bill appropriate
ing $50, 200 for an exhibit or none at
all. 1t is either to be first class eX-
hibit or nothing.
Senator Dunnett introduced a bill
to divide the state into 80 senatorial
districts.
The following is the text Of Senator
Baldwin s amendment of the Consti-
tuition:
ARTICLE XIV.
Section l. At the session Of the
general assembly Of this State, A. d.
1904 and at the session thereof every
second year thereafter, the Senate
may, by vote of two-thirds Of it's
members, make proposals of amend
ments to the constitution of the state
which proposals Of amendments if
concurred in by a majority of the
members of the House OF Representa-
tives, shallC entered on the jour-
nails of the two houses, and referred
to the General Assembly then next
to be chosen, and be published In the
principal newspapers of the State;
and if a majority Of the members of
the Senate, and Of the House of
Representatives Of the next following
General. Assembly shall respectively
concur in the same proposal Of amend
ment, or any of them, it shall be the
duty of the General Assembly to SUBJ
nit the proposals of amendment SO
concurred in to direct vote of the
freemen Of the state; and such OF
said proposals of amendment as shall
receive a majority af the votes of the
freeman voting thereon shall become
a part of the constitution OF this
state.
Section 2-Section one of articles
Is of articles of amendment to the
constitution Of this state is hereby alb
rogated.
Among the bills of more than ordi-
nary Importance that came in late yes
terday were:-
252, Hale, Lunenburg, making it a
crime to shoot within half mile of
village or city.
253, Houghton, Putney, insurance
companies must have capital of $780,
600 to do business in state.
256, Barber, Barre town, incorpo-
rating East Montpelier creamery.
258, Davis, Pomfret, making fine S5
for fishing in posted waters.
259, Norton, Waitstield, embezzle-
ment, $1,000 fine and 10 years.
26O, Hatch, Groton, giving physi.
clans right to post houses.
269, Bachelor, Braintree, open sea-
son for deer from Oct. 10 to Nov. 10.
275, Barber. Barre town, fixing the
penalty Of fishing in posted waters at