The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-11-21
New LIQUOR BILL
PROVIDES 7 CLASSES OF LICENSES

in both houses of the Legislature
Thursday, is given herewith.
Sec. l. The term Intoxicating
liquors. as used in this act shall
mean ale, porter, beer, lager beer
cider, all wines, any beverage which
contains more than one per cent. o;
alcohol by volume at sixty degrees
Fahrenheit. and distilled spirits
and the sale thereof shall be regu
lated as in this act provided.
Sec. D.. The warrant of every
town meeting, to be held on the first
Tuesday of March, 1908, and annual,
ly thereafter shall contain an arti-
Gle providing for a vote upon the
question "Sha11 license be granted
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors
in this town." The vote under this
article shall be by ballot in the fol-
lowing form:
Shall license be granted for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in this
town?
Yes. No.
and the voter shall mark a cross Ky
against the answer he desires to
give.
Sec. ). The se1ectmen of town
voting in favor of license shall up
on the application of six voters call
a special town meeting to determine
the kind of license to be issued in
said town. The vote thereon shall
be by ballot in the following form:
Shall license be granted for the
sale of liquors of all kinds?
Shall license be granted for the
sale of beer or matted liquors only?
and the voter shall mark a cross Ky
against the class of license for
which he desires to vote.
Sec. 4. The licenses issued in
such town shall conform to the vote
cast at such election, and shall be
in all respects subject to the provis-
ions of this act.
Sec. S. Before the first day of
February A. D. 1908, and annually
thereafter the secretary of state
shall cause to be printed blank bal
lots for the votes provided for in the
preceding sections, and shall fur
nish town clerks a suffi cient supply
to carry out the provisions of this
act in that behalf.
Sec. 6. The box for the recep-
ton of such ballots shall be opened
at the hour the meeting is called
and be closed at three O'Clock in
the afternoon.
Sec. z. When a town votes to
authorize licenses for the sale of in
toxicating liquors, the se1ectmen
shall within sixty days thereafter
appoint d board of license commits
sioners consisting of three persons
who shall not be engaged directly
or indirectly in the manufacture or
sale of Intoxicating liquors, who
shall not hold any other public office
than notary public, and each of
whom shall have been resident of |
the town for at least two years i'm
mediately preceding their appoint
ment. One member shall be ap-
pointed from each of the two lead
ing political parties, and the third
member may also be appointed from
one of said parties.
Sec. 8. The term of office of the |
members first appointed shall COM
mence at the date of their appoint
ment which shall be so fixed as to ex-
pire at the end of two. four, and six
years from the first day of May in
the year of their appointment, the
date of expiration to be specified in
their respective commissions and
d member shall be ap-
pointed for the term of six years
from the first day of May of the
year in which the previous term ex-
pires. All members shall hold office
until their respective successors are
appointed and qualified.
Sec. 9. If member of the board
engages directly or indirectly in the
manufacture or sale of Intoxicating ,
liquors, or ceases to be resident of
the town, or becomes unable to per-
form or neglects his official duties, ;
his office shall at once become va
can't and his successor be appointed.
All vacancies shall be filled for the
residue of the unexpired term in the {
manner provided for original ap-
oointments. {
Sec. 10. The compensation of !
commissioner shall be fixed by the 5
selectmen not exceeding three dol |
lars per day for the time actually t
expended. to be paid from the gen. /
era1 funds of the town. The ac- {
counts of members of such board s
hall be audited and allowed in the {
anne way as provided by law for the 1
!uditing and allowance of accounts
# town officers. t
Sec. IL. Each member of the C
,oard of license commissioners shall a
,e sworn. and shall deposit with the
own clerk a copy of his official i
ath, signed by himself, with GER d
ificate of the magistrate administer /,
ng the same. II
Sec. II. The board shall desig- i
ate one of its members as chairman
rho shall also act as secretary. Each Ii
GARD shall keep a record of its do o
1gs and hearings and report the d