Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-10-24
SUMMARY OF BILL NO. 1914.
tFrom Thursdays Free Press.)

thought since he was elected representa-
tive to the General Assembly. He has
had the assistance of some of the best
legal talent of Vermont including eX-
Governor Stewart of Middlebury, in draft
ing it ,as we'll as the opinions of several
leading men in the State whose IDEAS vary
largely in regard to what is the best
| license bill for the present Leglsla-
| ture to pass Mr.. Battelis Dill
defines ale, porter, strong beer, lager Deer,
cider, all wines, any beverage which con-
| tains more than one per cent of alcohol
| as Intoxicating liquors. Sales OF cider
| manufactured in the State are exempt
! from provisions of this act when at
| wholesale by manufacturers thereof, or IN
any quantity by farmers If not to be
drunk on their premises. Creates county
! boards of liquor commissioners, of three
| members each elected on Monday fol-
| lowing March meeting by board of
| county liquor electors consisting of one
person from each town or city chosen
| biennialy at annual March meetings, to
hold office for two years. Selecmen to
| fill vacancies on board of liquor electors,
| and State board (for which this bill pro-
vides) to appoint county boards of liquor
| commissioners in case of failure to elect
| them Members of latter board get $500
n day and mileage while officially en-
! ploved. Provides for warnings in town
| meeting calls on the question shall
| State store for the sale of intoxicating
! liquors be opened in this TOWN." and town
| 80 A. 1,ote ta1son a snecial meeting
| ,1o,, 10 oo1lod after Decenber I 1902 and
before the March meeting, to vote on this
! question There shall be one State store
! for every 1900 of population, md one such
,to, ooG co ,,otinr Tho stores are sub
tt -, o,.t,i,, roetrictions. Tio1or is not
! - ~ I1 tat,,,e,, a >, m and : a m or
~ ~ Srndoy or on iopa1 hoIidavs. liouors
ia ,,,,,t bo Of n,,re o,,olitv free from
1,.,o+ti,,, nrobihit.d in Tho nharma-
','1i, 80 tb 1Tnitnd states ~. Inv the
1' tho Stata cbrmiet sunervisine the
- I;l,,,,,,, not to bo sold +o known
3.,',,,.o,d 70 i,to,icotod norsons 70
| ,,ior Co., his own or narents' use or to
,'i'.eo' - I.,,,t,., 70 baI.a baen surnorted bv
| r., ,.,, liaI,+ vines and mali liotiors
~, ..,V Nv ,,li h,, tho ,,I,es to he drunk ON
| 10 ~ ,,,,1,s.. +u., oloctors diroct 9TH
l,.i. 20 otbor business of any, kind car,
| - ar,.id an In STATE store or a room
aIioirir,, and connected. the business of
~ .ta,.o ie 70 no conducted onenlv. no
St,ta sto.a viii he located within 100 feet
- sohool or ,hurcb Raois+erod phar-
o1ooisrs IN GOOD etondino may apnlv for
- liconeo and tbe hoard may grant him
riab+ e. ,,ircboeo at the state store Ii
a,,o,, 70 bn ,osold for medicinal purnoses
e,a,t,. - ;,,,,oeo1 CO.. eolliner IN 9th
o.. tI,on orioinai pacl,are nv druggist
NJ, oat,,aI ,,o,riato, o. tceeoa Of hotel
,a,, ,,,rchosa a. tho Stoto store to no
sor,,od 70 his Guests at meals. light wines
~ ,oo1t linI,oTe and ahusers Of this nri-
1.i.o'o ~ f,,rnisbo1 NV 0no Druppists
ana b,toi l,oo,ore ,,,ust ei,.o 81 600 hond
Suitahlc ocrsons arc ia he nnnointed store
i,ol.,,ore ,,ndor bonds and must 4al.o
notb tbat tbe,, viii foitbfuIIv nerforn1
tEoir dutiee The comnensation of the
e4o,., I|ootl,s is NOT 20 h, affoctod Inv,
tbn eaIos arn to ho tiIrnad INTO The Stata
traos,,r.,. o,,d distrih'1tod 70 tho towns
o,d citioe occordinc 70 no,,iIation Towns
ana citioe arc to h9ve an ontion ne to the
uso ,,,odc of tl,oir ,ronortion Of tho nrofts
,rI -. i.an. o,i- .i,. -, n,..,,or1,,
nrofarrod ,eoueets in 1rriting of tybicb n
raoord shau 10 l,on+ ,rba foiI,,ro of Tho
stora l,oonnrs 70 mako ,,ontbIv ret,,rns
hj,,o,e oeioiai .,,,nr,n,7s 80 avn,oir sajd
Saii,sr ~, ai,soa|a 90 - .a.iefantor,, 80
ar +ha Stat, at+or,,, ,,c.,d 70
o,fo,aa r. ,,o,,ai.io. o,roinet H. Go
, ~ , ~ l .s'3 @ 49, 80
oId .i,9 ,, ~ - Iii
'iN. ~ o'iei PEI aoi 20 " Seii VI M siNe
"""S i'f"oi9 oNN'l,t al ne -" ''.,
5.iu en- ~ Ie'HUla Nao "le ~ i'to.e e'lo eut
,,' "a INC ~ az l'ei. " q 'li'eu 80,
, liceiioe 10 " pe primo idSie eNiueiice 'ii
os".li9I PEI lSo'lo Mito "ie 9etiiHS iipuol
og ~. Pi Pi' 'aii'9 " 'Ii.9 a. civ
' "nu mp i9oiiiiien ,I @ aio pt M NIueu AZ
-. .,',, -
a. '"c 9''te 9'Oic9 iiltoNic"'liIS ipuoi
Iol .oi,l l'ounulhs iiieulclilcs anu eNtracts
no no. 10 pe uScu as Il leverage ana abuse OF
.i''S liSHt pilhSS prosecutions y Pehdit }
- iAeu lol lllSS signature 20 requests
ior lqu"rS anu lor lulse oaIi
ny stoie Keeper OF clerk Nam
'ehahCe oI clup room Where llquor
served Is auJudsed a hlsdeneanor' llace
conducted IN Nlolauoh OF thls act ar
deemed hulsahces ana are TO ne proceed
\ co against as such' JUSTICES ol the peac
nave concurrent Junsdlctloh win III
l trnband oxcent in case Of nersons havin
i, ~ 80 ot ma nav ~ VI