Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-10

Z e-DO. ANY person Violating tHt pTUNls
ion of this act or of his license shall
unless otherwise expressly provided, be
/ fined 500 or imprisoned one year or
/ both.
Suit may be brought against a seller
for damages received from an intoXi-
Gated person. No person under u
years of age shall be employed to serve
or sell liquors. 4 licensee shall be
subject to a fine of 800 for selling in
toxicating liquor to minor, or allow
ing a minor to loiter about his prem
ises for each offence, TO be recovered
by parent or a guardian. The bill
provides for violations of this act and
the method of procedure in prosecu-
tions.
This act is to be referred to the peo-
pie on the first Tuesday in February
next. If a majority vote yes" the act
is to take effect on the first Tuesday
in March, 1903: if il is mo then the
first Monday in December. 1904, giving
the Legislature of 1904 chance to re
peal it. On the third Tuesday In Feb
ruary the secretary Of the state shall
canvass the vote as returned by the
town clerks and within two days there
after issue a proclamation certifying
the result of the vote.
The first bill TO be introduced in the
House was a high license local option
measure, presented Friday morning by
DR.. {. ". Peck of Brandon II was
read and referred to the joint temper
ance committee. This is the so-called
Clement bill. and practically the
same as that introduced by Senator
Backus in the upper house. II differs
from that of Senator Russell in that
the licensing board is a county affair
and consists of three persons elected in
the same manner and for the same
term a. state senators. In case of va
cancy the governor appoints. The fees
of each member of the board shall be
one-third Of amounts paid to said
board by applicants for licenses. \
special town meeting may be called in
any town after December | TO vote up
on the question and if a majority of
the votes cast are favorable the same
and proceeding may be
had for the procurement of licenses as
are provided in this act where towns
vote yes at the annual March meeting.
The license expires in March, 1908.
There are six classes of licenses with
fees Of S1,O00. $3.50. 800, $50 and sl0.
1t is modelled upon the Massachusetts
law with a few changes suggested by
Gov. Crane of Massachusetts. During
the past three weeks Mr. Clement has
visited practically every city in Mas.
consulted with the mana
gers and officials as TO the workings of
The law and how it might be improved
and made more efficient 1t is a very
drastic and stringent high license local
option law.
In the senate Tuesday the appoint
nent of the committee on joint rules
vas announced as follows: Senators
Backus, Walbridge and Brownell
Eight bills were introduced and refer
red to their respective committees.
The first provides for the creation of
, board of cattle commissioners and /
hat cattle shall not be imported until /
Iuarantined: also for tuberculine test /
md penalties for sale of tuberculous |
,attle. Other bills related to grade !
,rossings of highways by railroads: to
Election of representatives to the Gen |
raj Assembly; 10 the maturity of con-
racts; to sealed instruments: TO pre-
'ent mistakes by presiding officers at
reeman's meetings and to the tining .
# witnesses in state cases who refuse
o obey summons.
In the house Speaker Merrifield an
lounced the appointment of commit
ees. the chairmen of which are as
ollows Rules, Dartt of Springfield:
lections, Ladd of Alburg: federal re-
ations. Fitzpatrick of Pittsford: ways
md means. Dartt of Springfield: mil
tary affairs. Vincent of Burlington
McFeeters of Enosburg; ed
lcation. Hubbard of Lyndon: claims,
5undy of St. Johnsbury: railroads,
Bailey of Newbury: highways, bridges
nd ferries. Burton of Highgate;
,anks, Fletcher of Cavendish; manu-
acturers. Pearl of johnson agricult-
ire, Dean of Ferrisburg: land taxes.
lincoln of Ira: grand list. Adams of
Iarlboro insane. Peck of Brandon:
ublic buildings. Sparrow of East
1ontpelier: mileage and debentures.
Zen njamiu of Woodbury.: town lines.
hayward of Tunbridge: corporations,
stafford of Morristown: state prison,
Ioldridge of Irasburg: distrib- /
ting committee. Sparrow of East !
Iontpelier: general committee, Por-
ar of Wilmington.
Mr.. Porter of Wilmington introduced
bill to increase revenues. 1t in ,
reases rates of taxation of corpora
ions as follows: Railroads from 2la :
er cent of gross earnings TO per ;
ant; telegraph companies. from 3 per !
ant to ) per cent: telephone compan :
:, from , per cent to 412 per cent: \
eeping and palace car companies. !
ON ) per cent TO IL, per cent: ey- /,
ress companies. from per cent to 6l2 :
ar cent: steamboat and transporta-
on companies. from to per cent of q
ross earnings, or l per cent of ap- !
raisal: building and investment COM =
anies from l to per cent of sums
.aned outside the state Referred to q
on ways and means. A bill a
' Mr. Douglass of Williston provid- +
lg for election of representatives by !;
urality and for turning box at D p. \
was referred to the commissioner =
! election. Mr. Gale of Guilford :
resented bill relating to the preser- !
Ition of surveyor generals papers. )