Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-11-14


premises. 10 any person. request must
b. presented 20 the State Store keeper,
pTiEtei or written In ink. dated OF the
true date. stating that he or she Is Of
age. and The residence Of the slgner. for
whom or whose use IL Is required. and
the quantity and kind required: and the
reques; shall be signed by the applicant
In his own true name and signature, at
tested by the State Store keeper or his
clerk, who shall receive and file the
requests. But no liquors shall be sold or
delivered IL .hc State Store keeper APP
piled TO personally knows the person
applying Is minor. that he Is intoxi-
Gated, or that he Is In the habit Of using
intoxicating liquors TO excess: or IL the
applicant Is not 80 personally known to
said SAFE Store keeper. before filling
said order or delivering said liquor. he
may require the statement Of a reliable
and trustworthy person OF coed charac-
ter ara habits, known personally TO him.
that the applicant Is not a minor and is
not In the habi Of using intoxicating
liquors TO excess. Said State Store
keepers shall keep a true and accurate
record OF all such requests In a book
kept for that purpose. which shall al
ways be open to the public.
sec. "a. Requests for purchase OF
liquor shall IL made upon blanks fur
nished by tie sta e Liquor Commission
ers, In packages OF one hundred each, TO
from time TO time as the same shall be
needed, and shall be numbered consecu-
lively thereon. The blanks aforesaid
shall be furnished to the several Stale
Store keepers by the Safe Liquor Com
missiOners in uniform books like bank
checks, and the date OF delivery shall be
endorsed by said State Commissioners on
each book, and receipt taken therefor
and preserved In the office OF said State
Commissioners. The Safe Store keepers
shall preserve the application In the orig
inal form. When return therefor is
made, said State Commissioners shall
endorse thereon the date of return, and
file and preserve the same. to be used In
the quarterly settlement between such
State Store keepers and said State Com
miSsoners. All unused or mutIlated
blanks shall be returned or accounted
for, before other blanks are Issued to
such State Sore keepers.
Sec. %. On or before the first Monday
of each month. each State Store keeper
shall make full returns TO the State
Liquor Commissioners of all requests
filled by him and his clerks during the
preceding month. upon blanks TO be fur
nlshed by he said Commissioners for
that purpose, and accompany the same
with an oath, duly taken and subscribed
before a justice or a notary public. which
shall be in the following form, to wit:
81, -, being duly sworn, state OIL
oath that the requests for liquors here
with returned are all that were received
and filled at my place OF business under
my permit during the month Of =
10; that have carefully preserved the
same, and that they were Aired up.
signed, aud dttested at the date show Al
thereon, a provided by law: that said
requests We're filled by delivering the
quantity and kind of liquors required.
and that no liquors have been sold under
my permit during said month, except as
shown by the requests herewith re-
turned. except light wines and malt
liquors to be drunk on the premises, as
per enclosed statement. and that | have
faithfully observed and complied with
the provisions OF my bond and oath
taken by me, thereon endorsed, and
with all the laws relating to my duties
In the premises"
Sec. &C. Upon failure of any State
Store keeper to make returns to the
Sta'e Commissioners as herein required.
the said State Commissioners shall i'm
mediately order the County Board OF
Liquor Commissioners to summon said
delinquent State Store keeper to appear
before them and show cause why his
appointment should not be revoked: and
II cause shall not be shown to the salts
faction q the said County Commission
ers they shall Immediately annul said
appointment and give public notice
thereof; and the States Attorney shall
proceed to enforce the penalties pre-
scrihed in this Act for such violation
agai"x said State Store keeper at the
nex- succeeding term of court In the
county in which such appointment Is
held; and any State Store keeper who
shall sell or dispose of any intoxicating
liquors after his appointment shall have
been revoked. shall, upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than two hum
dred dollars and be imprisoned for thirty
days for each offence. II any State Store
keeper or his clerk shall procure any
intoxicating liquors from any person
except the State Liquor Superintendent,
or II he or they. or any persons In his or
their employ, or by his or their direc-
ton. shall sell or offer for sale any
liquors other than such as have been
furnished by said State Superintendent
or shall adulterate, or cause to be adul-
terated. any intoxicating spiriiuous or
malt liquors which he or they may keep
for sale under this Act. by mixing with
some coloring matter or any drug or in
grediert whatever, or shall mix the same
with other liquors OF different kind or
quality. or with water. or shall sell or
expose for sale such liquor so adulter-
ated. or shall change the label upon any
box. bottle. or package, he or they shall
be guilty OF misdemeanor, and be fined
In a sum of not less than two hundred
dollars or Imprisonment for not less than
six months for each offence. IL any
State Store keeper shall mlsappropriate.
misuse or otherwise wrongfully dispose
OF any moneys or other property belong
Ing to the State. he shall. upon convic-
ton, be punished as In the case OF en-
bezZlement.
Sec. p. On information given by any
person with sufficient evidence that any
State Store keeper In violation OF his GA tn
of office sells or furnishes intoxicating
or person who Is In the habit of becom-
ing intoxicated. or falls to make full and
accurate returns as required by law
showing the true signature to every re-
quest for liquor by him received and
granted, or sells liquor to any person
without first requiring the written re-
quests therefor to be filled out and
signed. as provided by law or the regu-
lations of the State Liquor Commission
ers, 1t shall be the duty OF the States
Attorney to prosecute such in the name
OF the State And when such prosecu-
ton Is commenced against him, the said
State Store keeper shall be immediate ly
deprived of his office as State Store
keeper, and his sureties Aforesaid shall
be liable on said bond for the amount OF
all fines and costs adjudged against him
and shall remain further liable, Jointly
and severally, to the extent OF their
bond. to all civil damages, costs and
against the principal In any civil action
biought by wife, child, parent, guardian.
employer or other person. under the pro-
visions of the law.
Sec. rs. No person. firm, association
or CORPORATION, shall manufacture for
sale, sell, furnish, give away, except at
his own residence and to persons who
are not habitual drunkards and are not
minors other than members of his own
famlly, or keep for sale, exchange, bar
ter or dispense any liquors containing
otherwise than Is provided In this Act
and all intoxicating liquors sold by per-
sons authorized thereto under this Act
shall be purchased an dreceived from the
State Liquor Superintendent. Any per
son violating the provisions Of this sec
tion snail upon conviction thereof be
lned not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars for each Of
fence. And upon second or subsequent
conviction shall In addition to said fines
be confined in the House of Correction
N mot lac,