Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-10-31
AN ACT TO REGULATE AND LICENSE THE SALE
OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS
TOWNS AND CITIES SO VOTING GUARANTEEING THE
PURITY THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROFITS OF
SUCH SALES.


Ale, porter strong beer lager beer cider all Wines
beverage which contains than of alcohol by volume
degrees fahrenheit and distilled spirits shall be deemed be in
toxicating liquor within the meaning of this Act
person shall sell expose keep SALE spuous
intoxicating liquor authorized this Act but the provisions
this shall apply sales Wholesale by the manufacturers
thereof of cider manufactured this State sales quantity
v farmers who raise apples sufficient to make the cider which they
if it is drunk upon their premises
Sec 8. There shall be each county Board of Liquor Commits
soners consisting persons who shall be legal of said
county, County Liquor Commissioners who
shall hold years. duly quail
Two members shall be quorum for the transaction of business
member be resident of the county for which he is
elected unable perform his duties for thirty days. his
office shall be vacant In of vacancy arising from any cause the
remaining members shall have the fill such vacancy until the
election
The County Liquor Commissioners shall be elected at meet
ing each county, O'Clock the
Monday following the several March meetings by board
County Liquor Electors consisting of from each town
Said shall be chosen bennia the annual March
meetings shall hold office years. until their
are special meetings called provided for in Sec
the electors then elected and the Commissioners by them
chosen shall hold Office until March, 1905 when their shall
be elected aforesaid In of said Board of Liquor
the seectmen of the which the vacancy
shall fill the In OF the failure OF Electors
county County Liquor Commissioners the State
Board of Liquor Commissioners shall appoint the same
s. Each Board shall keep record of its dong and hearings
which records shall be to the public The Board Of County
Liquor Commissioners require statements which may be made
and papers which be filed with to be and for
such purposes any member may administer oaths.
Sec. 6. Each member of the Board of County Liquor Commits
sones s. day whilst employed his official duties
mileage each way but member shall compen
for than thirty days in Each member of the
Board County Liquor Electors shall receive So for each meeting of
said board which he shall attend and cents mileage each
Sec. T. and city there shall be inserted the warning
for the annual city meeting article providing for
question: Shall State Store for the sale of intoxicating liquors be
opened this city, P? And shall be taken said
question said meeting and the clerk of each shall within
the secretary of the County Liquor Commissioners of the county
which such town city is situated
report shall be in the following To the County
of Liquor Commissioners for the county of In
formiy with the law hereby certify that the town Cor city,
said the annual March meeting said held the
day of March A. D. in to the question, Shall State
the sale of intoxicating liquors be opened this
city, ?" there yea votes and nay votes
O. special meeting be called in city
after December 1902 and before the annual March meeting
A. d. 1908, the question stated in Section of this
Act, majority of the eyes" the appli
and proceedings be had for the opening Of State Store
sell intoxicating liquor in such town city provided in this
when eyes said question the
meeting Six days warning shall be sufficient notice of such
special city meeting and shall be called other respects
annual town city meetings called Such
special meeting shall be called upon such application the ecmen
writing of onefouh of the said city,
Such shall be taken be the whole
for Governor said town city the year 1902.
No State Store shall be established maintained
city voting favor of the and the number
each five thousand of the population
city asceaned by the last preceding national
be established and maintained
having population of thousand determined.
Sec H. Each State Store the intoxicating liquor shall
be subject to the following conditions -
First. That intoxicating liquor shall be sold between the
hours nine night and the morning Sunday
any election day, any legal holiday.
Second That intoxicating liquor shall be so exchanged
delivered exposed offered kept for SALE exchange delivery
upon premises aforesaid unless good quality
and adueaon prohibited the Phamacopoea
the laws relative adeaon of drugs
for either food drug duly ascertaned by the State chemist and
then unless certified by the State chemist and labeled with the
label guaranteeing the quality and quantity contained
package.
Third That intoxicating liquor shall be sold delivered at
licensed hotel keeper licensed druggist