Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-11-14


the Others 10 BE- unknown. IN inc same
court. and the prosecuting 1iteef shu
not be required 20 elect Nni'l DIFFICULTY
sale he will RELY on, hu' may ohrf lfrl.
81 all and proof 90 any one 'i 90, az
The sales vii sustain verdict. ffo-
yIded. T'pon e trial ana conviction or
ac1uittal. no other bilI of indictment VIII
lie for any sale occurring pIlnT 20 inc
fndinc Of said hil or Ming $40 To on infn.i-
tion or complaint, and The pun -hm'nt
shall be Ia such case Tor elDh OF such
o,rences as h. j. found guilty ~; Pro-
vtaed. further. That mis- section shau
not be 50 construed as 10 prevent ne
prosecuting officer from giving our sew
eral hills OF Indictment f1r several sales
IN the first Instance. if De thinks bes,
Sec. ~ whenever On this Ac' g. g pro-
vided that process shall issue unou m
affidavit based on Information au1 bclHt,
the affidavit shall contain st1'ement
setting forth the sources % information.
and the facts and grounds NJ hlet upon
which the affiant bases his belief: Pro-
vided, That It shall not be necessary 10
set forth the sources Of Information, and
the facts and grounds of belief, lH the
affidavit upon which vibrant OF arrest
shall issue. but 10 shall ct.ly De necessary
IN case OF search warrants.
Sec. IS. Board Cuu-ls Ing or three
members. 10 be known as the Stale Ii
quor Commissioner b. hereby estAb-
lished. whose duties and powers shall be
hereinafter defined. The members or
said Board shall be men u good moral
character, not addicted TO the use OF in
toNicating liquors as beverage. and
shall be oleced by the General Assembly
In joint session as follows, The Chair
man Of the Board shall Doe first elected,
and then shall be elected the two remain
Ing members The term of Office Of the
members OF said Board shall be for TWO
years. unless sooner removed by the Gov
ernor: they shall qualify and be COM
missioned In the same manner as other
State officers. In the event OF vacancy on
said Board by death, resignation or
otherwise. such vacancy shall be mlcd by
appointment by the Governor, until he
next session OF the General Assembly,
and until new commissioners are quail
fed. Each member of the said Board
shall receive for his. services the sum Of
ten dollars per diem and mileage al
lowed TO members OF he General AS
sembly: Provided, That no member Of
said Board shall receive pay for more
than one hundred days in any fiscal
year. The said Board shall devise such
system of bookkeeping and account
Ing as 1t may deem advisable. The
said Board shall prescribe all rules and
regulations, not Inconsistent with law,
for the government OF the Central stare
Store and the several S.a-c Stores. IL
censed hotels and pharmacists iu the
different towns and cities. The General
Assembly shall, a. the present session.
upon the approval OF this Act. elec, lie
members of said Board, as provided for
ln this section, whose term Of office shall
commence al such time as this ACt be-
comes in force, and continue Tor TWO
years. or until their successors are duly
qualified.
Sec A. A State Liquor Sperintendent
shall he elected by the General Ass mbly.
who shall hold his office from the tire
that this Act becomes In force uutM his
successor shall be elected by the rext
General Assembly and duly qualified and
who shall receive an annual salary uf
two thousand dollars, TO be paid as r. 81
provided by law in the case Of o rHr
State officers Said Superintendent snail
thereafter be elected by the General As
sembly for term Of two years and shah
hold office until his successor shall be
elected and qualified. The Governor shall
have the right at any lime o suspend or
remove the said Superintendent with
the consent of a majority of the Board
OF State Liquor Commissioners. for any
cause which he shall consider sufficient,
and appoint some suitable person to III
such vacancy. In case Of resignation
death. or other disability OF the Supeiin-
tendent, the Governor shall have the
right to appoint "a successor 20 iii said
vacancy. The State Liquor Commission
ers, shall within thirty days after the ar
prevail Of this Act by the Governor. and
the same coming in force. and thereA fter
quarterly, advertise in TWO, or more daily
newspapers OF ghis State, and one or
more daily newspapers without this
State. for bids to be made by parties
desiring TO furnish LIQUOR to the Sta.e
for said quarter. Said bids shall be
placed in an envelope, securely sealed
with the seal of the company firm or
corporation and having been so sealed,
shall be placed In the Express Office
directed TO the State Treasurer, Mont
pelier VT; and only one hid shall he
made by any one, which shall state the
quality, price and chemical ANALYSIS
thereof. and Accompanies said bids III re
shah be sample of each kind OF hQuOr
offered for sale. containing not more than
one-half pint each. which sample shall
on is arrival, be delivered to the State
Liquor Superintendent, to be retained by
him until after II has been ascertained
that the wines or liquors purchased cor
respond In all respects with the samples
furnished; said samples to be the prop
erty of the State. Said bids shall be kept
by the State Treasurer in his office and
he shall not himself inspect. or allow any
one to inspect said bids, or the enVelopes
containing said bids. but shall deliver
said bids TO the State Liquor Commits
stoners, at meeting of the same, who
shall open said bids in public, and record
all said bids in a book. kept for that
purpose. Said Commissioners may reject
any and all bids and readvertse for
other bids Said Superintendent shall
purchase all atCOnOilC liquors Tor lawful
use IN this State, under the direction of
the stare. Board of Liquor Commits
sioners, and shall have the same tested
and declared to be chemically pure: and
TX the wines and liquors purchased fail
to correspond in any respect with the
samples furnished, the seller thereof
shah forfeit. to the State sum not ex-
ceeding the value of said liquor, to be
recovered in an action brought by the
State against such seller on said sellers
bond tled with the State Treasurer: and
said contract shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder for such
quantities and kinds of liquors as may
be deemed necessary to the State for
the quarter, and said contracts shall
further provide that said Superintendent
may order additional quantities of liquors
sufficient to supply the Central Store.
should there be need of more from the
same persons or corporatlon at the same
price, for that quarter. Said Commits
sioners shall require from the successful
bidder or bidders such bond, in such
sum as they may deem necessary. rs in
sure the compliance of said bidder or
bidders with the terms of said contract:
Provided, That the said State Liquor
Commissioners shall not purchase any
liquor OF any, person, firm or corporation
who shall solicit any orders, either by
drummers agents. samples or otherwise
excep, as herelnbefore provided The
fiscal year of the transactions Of the
state Central Store shall end on the 3Oth
day of November each year. The Gov
ernor of the State shall appoint not
later than the 10th day of December In
each year, two expert accountants. of
good character and of high standing in
their profession, who shall make a
thorough examination of the books of
account, trial balances and balance
sheets of the Central Sore for the wear
ending November S0th, together with all
bills vouchers and evidences of receipt
and expenditures whatsoever and they
shall certify to the Governor, in writing
on or before the first day of January Of
each year the result of such eXamina-
ton. This certificate to be in addition to
the annual, report of the State Liquor