Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-20
BETTER PROHIBITORY LAW PROPOSED.

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that a state commissioner shall be
elected biennially, who shall not be
interested in liquor business, nor shall
he receive gift, fee, commission, re-
bate or reward in consideration of
purchase of liquor made by him, be-
ing subject to fine of 81 900 to $4,000
and imprisonment for one year for
violation of this provision. Some
penalty is imposed on any person Of
fering inducements TO commissioners
or agents. State commissioners should
be sworn to faithfully performance of
duty and furnish bond of $4,000 to
state treasurer. Commissioner shall
purchase for state all intoxicating
liquor sold by agents, to be paid for
by state: shall keep itemized account
of same and of deliveries to agents;
shall have liquors tested by exper.
chemist before delivering to agents;
shall have same put up in safe pack
ages; shall fix prices of liquors sold
by agents, said prices TO he SO ad-
| justed that no profit or loss shall re-
suit to state; shall fix such regula-
tions for selling as shall insure it's sale
as far as possible for medicinal, me-
chanical and chemical purposes only.
State commissioner shall establish not
to exceed 10 agencies in any one
county. Agencies shall not be be To-
Gated in building in which is hotel,
saloon, grocery or billiard room. He
shall appoint an agent to make sales
and arrange with him as to salary.
Salary shall not be dependent on
amount of sales made. No person
interested in hotel, saloon, grocery
or billiard room shall be appointed
agent State agent shall give bond
to state treasurer to double the value
of intoxicating liquors in his charge,
same to be forfeited in case he makes
sales contrary to his oath. He shall
keep record of sales and shall pay to
state treasurer on first of each month
all receipts from sales. State auditor
shall settle accounts with agents and
pay their salaries. Agents shall re-
port monthly to state commissioner
as to sales; commissioner shall in
spect agencies at least twice
each year. Sales by agents for other
than medicinal, mechanical or cheni
cal purposes are forbidden, and agents
making such sales are liable to pro-
secution for illegal selling, as plo-
vided by statute. Salary of state
commissioner shall be $4,000 per year,
and expenses, with clerk at 81 80.
Fine for attempting to procure, or
procuring liquor from agencies ty
Misrepresentation is fixed at $40 to
$50, instead of $40. In liquor pros
ecutions, no prosecution shall DO
directed against witnesses who have
incriminated themselves by their tes
timony, except the respondents
Statute is repealed making payment
of states attorneys dependant on
faithful performance of duty, under
certificate of presiding Judge. Stat
ute is repealed giving justices of the
peace concurrent jurisdiction; also
the provisions relating to disclosure
of intoxicated persons; relating to
injunctions directed against nui sances
and properties in which they are lo-
Gated and making the holding of
United States internal revenue GER
tifcates prima facie evidence against
persons holding them; and other stat
utes conflicting with the purpose Of
this act.
Although fathering q prohibitory
bill Senator Walbridge states that he
feels bound to support the republican
platform and do his part toward pas
sing local option law which the
voters of the state apparently desire.
He says that his idea in submitting
! the prohibitory bill is to have the best
measure of that nature for the voters
} to choose from in connection with the
proposed local option measure. He
+. is enthusiastic over the bill and be-
measure possible. The bill is in GER
tain respects similar to the Carolina
! dispensary law, one vast difference
being that under the Walbridge bill
liquor can only be sold for medicinal
. mechanical and chemical purposes
$50 far possible" and not to be used
as beverage as is allowed in the dis
pensary law. The bill certainly con
templates the removal of many o
the Objectionable features of the pres
] ent law. Representative Simpson O
! Sheffield introduced the same bill il
[ the House Monday.
. LETTER TO E. E. LIDDELL,