Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-11-14
The Battell Bill to regulate and
license the sale Of iutoXica-
ting liquors
Towns and cities SO voting
guaranteeing the purity
thereof; and providing
for the distribution
of the profits of
such sales
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont.


sembly of the State of Vermont.
Section / Ale. porter strong beer. lager
beer. cider ali wines any beverage
which contains more than one per cent.
Of alcohol nv volume at GO degrees fan
r@nheit and distilled spirits shall be
deemed to he intoxicati9ie liouor within
the meaning of mis- Act
Sec Q No person shan sell or exnose
or keen for sale spiritltous or Intoxicating
ainuor excant aS autborized in .thfs Arf.
bnt the nrovisions Of this Act snau moi
aDplv To sales nv m. barrel nv the
manufacturers thereof Of cider mann
factnred in mis- STAT nor, 10 saiee h,,
persons Of cidar mad for tbaIr IL If t.
not DRINK ,1non their nra,nises MOI. sold
in omantjties If iass NAV onn ho,,..i
Sec 2 There shall he in zach ,.oIt,1tv
n Roard If Iioi1nr Con,n1issitn nrs CON,
sistine Of +brea4 ners,I1e,, ytyh,9 si,1lf no
degal voters of said county. who shall be
named the "C,nuntv Tinn6r Cnnirnission-
ers" and who shGu MA ofire for tg,o
wears or untf1 THEW s,rrresenre arc dnIv
oualifed Two NM g,,s bofI bo ~
Guorum for tho transactifn Of business
II a nenoher naasas ~ H., n rsitont of
the cnnntv Far which he is elerted or
becomes mn HE 10 rerforrr bis dn,ine far
shirfv dave bic of,iae snail bo ,,1,atlt
In asa Of a vocannv arisine, fro,,1 am,
cause tho remainirer Inonnohars SAN w., %,
the noyer To Al ench varancv min fhe
next election - -
Soc ,rba Coun+v rio,,ar. C,,,,,,,is
sioners shall ne elecfed a. ~ uaotintJ 70
he held of +ba conntv no1rt EoI,,9 IN
each county, at one o'Ctock =. m, on the
first Monday folIowina~ The several town
or city March maatinPs nv a hoard of
Countv Jiunnr Tiactors 'o,,nsfstfn.T of
one nersrn from each Town nv civ bnt
no election shall he had mil a majority
of said alactors 70 ,,rass,+ go ,,It'
ors shall he chosen nv ballot htanniaiIv
at the animal March MEETINGS ana shah
hold office for two vnors or untiI thair
successors are chosen IF the snacial
meetings are called. as nrovided for in
Sec q of tbis A ~ ~ iCr, 49,, -,
elected and the Commissiona1e nv tbnn
chosen. shall hold office mil Narch
1906. when their successors shall he
elected as aforesaid In case Of a va
cancy in said Board of Liauor FIectoTs
for anv cause tbe selertrnnn If tho town.
or the MAYOR Of the CITY in which rha
Vacancy occurs SHAH mi tho same In
case If the faiInra .of t,Icntors ne az, 49,
county to elect a Board of Corntv I,ionnr
Commissioners rhe Stato P1ar1 ~
Liquor commissioners shan oInoirt ~
same. The clerk of the comfy shall he
ex-officio secretary of fhe meeting Of the
electors. and at said meeting sh31I lsenn
q record of the proceedings whirh he
shall record in a b5oIy Ifo,,t 70, tbat ~ ~
nnSa ond sbofi ~, ~ ~ t''ut pul
eIected az rnerlb ~ S e%0T peISo On
Conntv Iic~or Cnn,rl t,s,i,,, 'ne Doabu. 81
cate of bis oIootioI d d certl.
i-, do ~, q
.,i, eii ~ M a Nacancy OF 70 sup
shau he nart,fod ciov ~. sa'q dpPoln trent
a. - H. ee ia w. 80, pS thc Jodtu making
raoo,a w ~ ssau touniy u.FtF, WHO snail
IS ~ uns HaiiIe anu ISSUE 2ceflilcate
cen NJ Ion % aIpoitite L.
Con,n,i t. DG IroT VI Couhty Liquor
So;,ara a.9 sidIl heeN record or ITS
hoihss ana hearings, Whlch record shall
oe opel ~ me pupilc' anu sdlu hoard
htaS ,Saulie e any std5eIlehls Whlcn may
o t annd pgIore ~ ana papers Which may
&c ,iieu Win At NO ne sworn TO- ana for
sotrn pui po tI' any member may ad-
nliils'er 1aths'
60. o. Each hleHpeF OF the Board of
Ioun'y Liqu9r commissioners Shali re-
e ,1a t III e. collars per day whist EN-
p,Uyeu III ilIs oIilclai uulles' ana ten cents
naeti eacn way put no member shall
ttiSt' COMPENSATION lof more than
~ ~ I 1Sd ~ Sng year hach member
~ sho Inc I,oaru u Coumy Liquor Electors
ne Of esid hoard WA MpilI,S lor edGh meet
ara tan ~, W lI.on ne SilhH attend
G. I,iito iiiiVaSe edtI way
shall he i hr 49, i, 'o tE ana eily mere