Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-07
Ihe Ratte,; Bill egulate and
A3eass SAL, Vt intoxioa-
:,
Towns and cities so voting
guaranteeing the purity
thereof; and providing
for the distribution
Of the profits of
such sales

such sales
II Is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the STATE of Vermont.
Section l. Ale, porter, strong beer lager
beer, cider, all wines, any beverage
Which contains more than one per cent.
or alcohol by volume at 60 degrees fab
renheit, and distilled spirits, shall be
deemed to be intoxicating liquor within
the meaning of this Act.
Sec. a. No person shall sell or expose
or keep for sale, spirituous or Intoxicating
liquor, except as authorized in this Act;
but the provisions of this Act shall not
apply to sales by the barrel, by the
manufacturers thereof. Of cider manu-
featured in this State, nor to sales by
persons of cider made for them, If 1t is
not drunk upon their premises, nor sold
IN quantities of less than one barrel.
Sec. 3. There shall be in each county
q Board of Liquor Commissioners, con-
e1sting of three persons who shall be
aegal voters of said county, who shall be
named the County Liquor Commission
'ers," and who shall hold office for two
years, or until their successors are duly
qualified. Two members shall be a
quorum for the transaction of business.
lf member ceases to be resident of
the county for which he is elected, or
becomes unable to perform his duties for
thirty days, his Office shall be vacant.
In case of a vacancy arising from any
cause, the remaining members shall have
the power to fill such vacancy until the
next election.
Sec. 4. The County Liquor Commits
sioners shall be elected at a meeting to
be held at the county court house in
each county, at one O'clock p. M, on the
first Monday following the several town
or city March meetings by a board of
County Liquor Electors. consisting of
one person from each town or city, but
election he ho6 init ,ooin rtt1,
OF said electors are present. Said elect
ors shall be chosen by ballot biennially
at the annual March meetings and shall
mold once FOR two years, or until their
successors are chosen, If the. special
meetings are called, as provided for in
Sec. 8 of this Act, the electors then
elected and the Commissioners by them
chosen, shall hold office until March,
1906, when their successors shall be
elected as aforesaid. In case of a va
for any cause, the selectmen of the town
or the mayor of the city in which the
vacancy occurs shall fill the same. In
case of the failure of Electors of any
county to elect a Board of County Liquor
Commissioners, the State Board of
Liquor Commissioners shall appoint the
same. The clerk of the county shall be
ex-ofhcio secretary of the meeting of the
electors. and, at said meeting shall keep
record OF the proceedings which he
pose and shall issue to each person
elected as a member of the Board OF
County Liquor Commissioners a certifi-
cate of his election, and if an appoint
ment is made to fill a vacancy or to sup
ply failure to elect said appointment
it to the said county clerk, who shall
record the same and issue certificate
to the person so appointed.
Sec. 5. The Board of County Liquor
Commissioners shall keep a record of its
doings and hearings which record shall
be open to the public. and said board
may require any statements which may
he made before it and papers which may
be filed with it 10 be sworn to, and for
such purposes, any mepber may ad-
minister OAthS.
Sec G. Each member Of the Board Of
County Liquor Commissioners shall re-
ceive three dollars per day whilst en-
ployed in his official duties, and ten cents
mileage each way: hut no member shall
receive compensation for more than
of the Board of County Liquor Electors
shall receive three dollars for each meet
ing of said board which he shall attend
and ten cents mileage each way.
Sec T. In each town and city there
shall be inserted in the warning for the
annual town or city meeting an article
providing for vote upon the questions
LIST. Shall State Store for the sale of
Intoxicating: liquors be opened i'm this
town or city? ,,oo "a sha al, registered re.
ing liquors in this town or city?" Sd.
shall hotel keepers be licensed to sell
liquors in this town or
city," And vote shall be taken on said
questions at said meeting and the clerk
of each town or city shall within ten
days after such vote is taken transmit
true statement thereof to the clerk of
the board of County Liquor Commission
ers of the county in which said town or
city is situated.
Sec. S. The report shall be in the fol-
lowing form: ITO the County Board of
LIQUOR Commissioners for the county, of
In conformity with the law l
hereby certify that in the town or city,
of in said county al the annual
March meeting held on the day of
March A. d. iso--. in answer to the ques-
ton, Shall a State Store for the sale of
liquors be opened in this
town or city?' there were yea
votes and - nay votes And the
repor; shall give the number of yea and
nay votes on the other two questions
mentioned in Section I.
Sec .. special town meeting shall
be held in each town and city in the
State the - in -----, and at such
meetings electors shall be chosen as pro-
said electors shall meet on the following
at the time and place named in
said section and elect County Liquor
Commissioners as herein provided, and
a vote shall be taken upon the questions
stated in Sec. of this Act, and if a
majority of the votes cast are yes the
same applications and proceedings may
be had for the opening of a State Store
10 sell intoxicating liquor in such town
Or city as are provided in this Act when
towns or cities vote yes" on said ques-
ton at the annual March meeting Six
lays warning shall be sufficient notice
IF such special town or city meeting and
il shall be called in other respects in
he same manner as annual town or city
meetings are called. Such special meet
ng shall be called upon application to
he selectmen or mayor in writing of
,ne-fourth of the voters of said town or
,ity. Such whole number of voters shall
De taken to be the whole number OF
votes cast for Governor in said town or
,ity in the year 1902
Sec 10. No State Store shall be estab-
ished or maintained in town or city
lot voting in favor of the same, and the
number Of Stores shall not exceed one
or each five thousand of the population
If such town or city as ascertained by
he last preceding national census. But
me such Store may be established and
in any town or city having
population of less than five thousand
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