Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-10
Especial correspondence of Reformer
Montpelier, Oct. 10.

MOntpeller, OcI. III.
After the inauguration of Gen. Nc
Cullough as governor of Vermont be
fore the joint assembly in the House o
Representatives Friday morning, tn
new lieutenant governor, Zed S. Stan
ton, was sworn in by his predecesso
and at once assumed his duties as pres
ident of the Senate. i. G.. Fleetwood
of Morristown. the new secretary o
state. also received the oath of oftic,
and the governor appointed Edward l.
Bates of Bennington. secretary of civi
and military affairs. +. c. Bennett o
Bennington will be clerk of the eXecu
tive chamber. The General Assembl!
voted to give the use of the House dur
ing the state officers reunion, Oct. %
when the annual meeting and address
will occur.
The standing committees in the Sen
ate were announced, Friday, as fol
lows: Committee on corporations, y.
-. PHELPS chairman, Howard Of Wind.
-or and Aunis Of Orleans; grand list,
jackson of Orleans, Nelson and Combs
insane. Green. Stiles, Lawrence: state
prison, Nelson. Tracey. Brown: feder-
al relations, Jackson of Lamoille.
BroWnell. Nelson general committee,
Spencer, Royce Wilcox. Phelps, How
ard printing. Sutton, Green. Phelps
land taxes. Sprague. jackson Of Or
leans, Tracey: banks, yelling, Cart
well and Stiles elections, Downer.
Sibley. Sutton military affairs, Tracey.
MAYO, jackson of Lamoille: railroads.
Emery, Combs, Moves, jackson OF Or
l b h-
ways, Sheldon, Jackson Of Lamoille,
Lawrence: claims, Downer. Backus,
Graves. Royce. sheldon; educational
committee, Welbridge. Spencer. Mayo,
Downer. Moves: agriculture, Graves,
Combs. Sprague manufacturers, Cart
we'll. Backus, Sibley.
The time of the Senate Friday was
largely occupied with the reading Of
the Clement high license local option
bill, framed by Attorney Alex. Dun
nett of St. Johnsbury and presented by
Senator Q. S. Backus # Rutland. 1t
provided as follows,
Ale, porter, all beers, except root
beer. cider, all wines and any bever-
age which contains more than one per
cent of alcohol shall be deemed intoXi-
eating liquor The selectmen Of towns,
trustees of incorporated villages are
made a licensing board. If a member
should be manufacturer of or dealer
in intoxicating liquor he shall be in
eligible. Each board shall keep a re-
cord of its doings and report annually
in the same manner as other town Of
ficers.
There are three classes of licenses.
The first class is to hotels and dram
shops for the purpose of selling liquors
of any kind to be drunk on the prem
ises second class, TO wholesale dealers
for the purpose of selling to retail deal
ers third class. TO druggists and apoth-
ecaries for the purpose of selling IL
quors of all kinds for medicinal,
chemical or mechanical purposes. The
fees are to be as follows: First class.
$1,000: second class, $500; third class,
500
An article must be inserted in the
warrants calling for the annual town
meeting in March, 1903, and biennial
" thereafter. submitting the question
of granting of licenses to voters. If the
city or town votes to authorize the
granting of licenses then the licensing
board shall receive. publish. investi-
gate and act upon all applications.
The license shall take eff CT from its
granting.
The bill provides for fees for record
ing. etc. Licenses shall not exceed
one for each l.0O0 of the population of
a town. but one may be granted in a
town of less than 200 population. The
licensing board shall post the name of
all applicants and cause the name to be
-. OF
least 10 days previous to the meeting
of the board at which action will be
taken. If before the expiration of the
10 days following the publication of
such notice the owner of any real es-
tate within % feet of the premises as
described in the application notifies
the board in writing that he objects.
no license shall be granted.
No spirituous or Intoxicating liquor
shall be sold between the hours of IL
at night and 6 in the morning or Oh
Sunday. Liquor sold must be of a
standard quality and free from adulter-
alton. Liquor shall not be sold to a
nabitual drunkard. to an intoxicated
person, or to person who Is known to
have been intoxicated within the six
months preceding. or TO minor, ell
.her for his own use or that of his par
ants. or any other person, or to per-
son known to have been supported by
public charity at any time during the
u months preceding the date of the IL
,ense. The license shall be subject to
forfeiture for breach of any of its
Each license of the first
lass shall he subject to further con-
lition that the licensee shall not sell,
give away. or deliver intoxicating Ii
Iuor on legal holiday. or on any day
IN which a national. state, city, or an,
lual town meeting is held in that town.
The bill provides for licensing of
.pothecaries and druggists and regu
ations. No screen or obstruction of
my kind from the street shall be
,laced in the windows. nor shall a bot
lie or cask containing liquor be ex-
,osed so as to interfere with view of
he interior. No license of the first
lass shall be granted for a dwelling
Iouse.
The mayor of city and the select
nen of a town may in cases of riot or
.reat public excitement order places of
he frS- olaSs oloSad for nerind NOT /