Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
RULES FOR LIQUOR AGENTS.
Restrictions Governing Sales in Chit
tenden County.

The County Commissioner Ezra IIoeford
of Charlotte has compiled new set Of
rules governing the management of liquor
agencies in Chittcnden County. The rules
are as follows the last ten rules being
new ones-
DCIore acting under this appointment
definite bargain must be made in writ
ing between you and the secctmen Of your
town, fixing the salary or compensation
fer your services.
The compensation shall not be the pro-
fits, nor any perColtage of the receipts
for your sales, but a definite sum to be
paid from your town treasury.
mo liquors shall be obtained Of you. nor
ON the premises of your agency, except
such rs are furnished you by your select
men, and at prices fixed by them. And
all money received by you for sales must
he paid to your town treasurer.
NO such liquors shall be sold by the
glass. nor drank on the premises.
You are required to pcocure suitable
book and keep an accurate account Of
each sac; particularly specifying therein
the kind of liquor sold the
quantity, lticc, name Of purchAs-
cr his place OF residence, wnen
not of your town. and the true date of
SAFE which book shall a. all times be open
for the examination of the commissioner
and the sclcctmcu and CiVil authority of
the town and also pepper request from
other persons should be respected.
All persons obtaining liquor of you shall
t"' require d TO sign a receipt lnerefor, stat
ms therein, the purpose for which 1t IS
intended to be used, medicinal. chemical
or mechanically which receipts shall at all
times he open to the Inspection OF the
commissioner and town authorities.
If you have any reliable information
that any person has obtained such liquor
of YOU by amy false repros entations or
1plf slls ss.ts4 I,s,.. "a
or furnished to be used for any other pur-
pose than prescribed by law, you viii re-
port such information to the proper au-
thOrity for complaint.
You will keep a record of all liquors
placed in you charge by your sclcctmtn n,
and make a report to the county COM
missioner and selectmcn on the first days
Of March, June. September and December :,
of the total amount of sales for the pre-
Ccding quarter.
You will keep your agency in readiness
ard be willing at all times to furnish
LIQUORS for the needs and wants of the
people.
You may sell liquors at all times for
medicinal purposes only. to person who
shall bring Il plainly written order or
prescription from practicing physician,
giving the name of tho family or person
reednG tho liquor. also the kind and
amount wanted with his own professional
signature subscribed
And may sell to citizens of your own
town only for all legal purposes needed
from O'Clock a. m. to I O'Clock p. m Of
all week days. so called, without u doe
tors prescription.
And all persons wishing to obtain
liquors for mechanical or chemical pur-
roS2s are 20 be c,asScd and dealt with as
town citizens in all respects.
"Tlfat minors without orders from their
parents or guardians, if for self and with
out order from a doctor. and all persons
having made an improper use Of intoXica-
ting liquors or abused their privileges at
the agency. are exempted or barred from
is purchase at the liquor agency.
you will sell no liquors in the night
time OF on Sunday unless It is -aae of
urgent and immediate reed. and in all
such clsos where doctor is not readily
obtained, a town, county or state o.
fcal may sign a request or order for
liquors, giving the persons name, the
kind and quantity of liquor wanted. with
his official characte" and name, subscribed.
An roqueI;s of every description for
liquors are required to be properly sign
I'd and dated to he receivable at the
liquor agency.
We cordially invite all good citizens of
every town and city to cooperate with us
ccnidentially by informing US Of All per-
sons, If there are such, who ought not to
te allow to indulge in the wasting Of
their funds and ;imc at the liquor aeon-
C!es, and that we may the more thorough
ly execute The prohihitory law.
we think that physicians and all per-
sons should be very careful in putting re-
quirements for liquor into the hands of
improper persons, as in some cases II
might result in report to the proper
authorities.
THE salns of liquor at all times shall
be under tho careful supervision and con-
trol of The liquor agent The above resu-
lation not to be waived unless immediate
need requires it, and il done, the agent
shall make a special report of each Viola
ton 10 the commissioner with his mex,
report giving the rameS uf the persons
requesting it. and those receiving it,"