The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-11-14


unless, as hereinafter provided, the
voters of the town or city in when the
Store is situated shall otherwise direct.
Fifth. That no other business OF any
kind shall be allowed in any state store
or in amy room adjoining having IN
terror connection with said store; that
no form Of amusement or entertainment
| shall be permitted in said store that tne
business of the store shall be conducted
on the first floor and in a room next tne
street; that nothing of any description
| shall screen the business transacted from
the full view of the street; that sign,
estate Liquor Store" may be placed
above the entrance, but that no other
advertisements or inducements to pur-
chase shall be allowed either without or
within, nor shall any bottle, key, barrel,
| or other receptacle for liquor be placed
in any window or upon the walk in front
of the store: and that no State Store
shall be located in the immediate Vlcln-
| ity of any building occupied in whole or
| in part by any public school or church.
Sec. II. Upon an application in writing
| being presented to the selectmen of any
town or city council of any city by
| registered pharmacist who has been en-
! gagged in carrying on the drug business
| in said town or city for at least SIX
months prior to said application, signed
| by one-fourth of the legal voters of said
| town or city, as shown by the vote for
| Governor at the last preceding election,
testifying ito the good character of the
applicant and their desire that the appli-
cant shall sell liquor as hereinafter pro-
vided, said seectmen or city council
| shall endorse their opinion of the adViSa-
| bilty of licensing said applicant to sell
| intoxicating liquors in said town or city,
! and forward the same to the Board of
| County Liquor Commissioners who shall
| give notice of the time and place when
they will meet and act upon said appl-
cation and amy person may appear and
object if he see cause.
Sec 10. If said County Commissioners,
or a majority present at said meeting,
| deem it advisable to grant such applica-
ton they shall upon the payment of the
sum of ten dollars, grant such applicant
the right to purchase liquors for cash of
the State at the State Central Store
hereinafter provided for, at a profit of
ten per cent to the State, for resale, in
the original packages, each bearing the
state label and seal. Such liquors shall
be sold and delivered only on a properly
dated application endorsed by a regu-
larly licensed physician that the liquor
is to be used only for medicinal purposes,
and then in no case to persons to whom
sales are prohibited in Sec. II of this
Act, and said application shall be re-
tanned, Cancelled and filed by the phar-
macist, subject to the inspection of said
County Commissioners.
Sec. a. Any licensed druggist or phar-
macist who shall open or allow to be
opened any package bearing the State
seal and label and sell or allow to be
sold liquor therefrom shall be fined for
each and every offense not more than
one hundred dollars, nor less than
twenty-five dollars, and his license shall
be revoked and he shall forever be de-
barred from being granted another,
either in his name or that of his wife or
any employee of his, and his license as a
pharmacist shall be revoked or sus-
pended for not less than one year.
Sec. Is. The actual proprietor or les
see of any hotel may be granted a
license upon the same terms as indicated
by Sections u, 10, and A. as regards
method of application, fee the time said
applicant has been carrying on the hotel
business in said town or city, the char
acter of said applicant, and the sigma
lures to accompany said application;
under such license he may sell to his
guests. to be served with their meals in
the regularly appointed dining rooms of
the hotel, light wines or malt liquors to
be furnished by the State at profit of
ten per cent.
Sec, 16 Any hotel keeper, clerk or per-
son connected with any hotel so licensed
who shall violate the provisions of this
Act, or sell otherwise than herein pro-
vided, shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars nor less than twenty
five dollars for each offense.
Sec. II. Said druggists and hotel keep
ers shall furnish the aforesaid County
Commissioners a bond with all the con-
ditions and liabilities hereinafter pro-
Vided as to Store keepers, each to be
approved by said Commissioners. in a
sum not less than three thousand dollars
Cor the faithful carrying out of the pro-
'Rsions of this Act, and no license TO I
either shall be for more than one year,
and may be for less time.
Sec. Is. The said County Liquor Com !
missoners for each county shall appoint |
some suitable person Store keeper in
every town or city within such county |
voting to establish or maintain State |
Store.
Sec. 10. Applications for positions OF |
Store keeper shall be by petition signed |
and sworn to by the applicant, and filed |
with the County Liquor Commissioners
which the application is to be consid- !
cred, which petition shall state the APP |
plicant's name, place of residence, in |
what business engaged, and in what |
business he has been engaged for two |
years next previous to filing his petition; |
that he is a qualified voter of this State !
and a resident of the town or city in |
which the said store is located or is to /
be established: that he has never been |
adiudged guilty of violating the law in !
relation to intoxicating liquors, and is
not a keeper of a restaurant or place of |
public amusement and that he is not |
addicted to the use of intoxicating |
liquors as a beverage. The appointment |
shall be made only on condition that the
applicant shall execute to the County |
Commissioner a bond in the penal sum
Of three thousand dollars, with good and .
sufficient sureties conditioned that he |
will well and truly obey the laws of the |
State of Vermont, now or hereafter in
force, in relation to the sale of intoXi-
eating liquors; that he will pay all fines,
penalties, damages and costs thar may
be assessed or recorded against him for
violations of such laws during the term
for which said appointment is made, and
will not sell intoxicating liquors at a
price other than that fixed by the
County Liquor Commissioners. Said
bond shall be for the use of the State
and county or any person or persons
who may be damaged or injured by rea-
son of any violation, on the part of the
obligor, of the law relating to ntoXcat-
ing liquors purchased or sold during the
term for which said appointment is
made. The said bond shall be deposited
with the County Treasurer, and suit
thereon shall be brought at any time by
the States Attorney or any person for
case the conditions thereof, or any of
them, shall be violated, the principal
and sureties thereon shall also be jointly
and severally liable for all civil damages,
costs. and judgments that may be OBJ
tanned against the principal in any civil
action brought by wife, child, parent
guardian, employer, or other person
under the provision of the law. All other
moneys collected for breaches of such
bond shall be distributed as other funds
arising from the State Store are distrib-
uted. Said bond shall be approved as
other official bonds for the county are
Sec. 20. There may be one State Store
keeper appointed for each town or city,
or more than one, as per Sec 10, the
place of business of each of whom shall
be designated by the County Liquor
Commissioners.
Sec. 81. If the application for the posi-
tion of State Store keeper be granted,
I. !. nfratr mt no moi ha MAJ do Mt
the applicant shall make and subscribe
an oath. before some officer authoriaAd
by law to administer oaths, which shall
be endorsed upon the bond, to the effect
and tenor following: Il. -- -, do
swear Cor affirm tEat 1 will
well and truly perform all and singular
the conditions of the within bond. and
keep and perform the trusts conhded in
tn nha1 inf