Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-28
new LOCAL
OPTION LAW
Synopsis Of The Law AS It
Now Stands Before The
People

habitual drunkard, insane person, or
pauper, nor person whose husband.
wife, child, mother, sister, guardian
or employer has given notice In writ.
ing forbidding the sale.
No female and no male person under
the age Of twenty shall be employ ed
in the room or on the promises where
license is held, except in hotels, res
taurants or drug stores.
Licenses for the fifth class may be
granted in towns voting no license, on
petition of nve per cont of the legal
voters and a majority Of the prscticing
physicians residing therein.
Licenses of the sixth class shall be
In force not longer than five months
from June to November l.. Hotels
must have not less than twenty I've
furnished sleeping rooms and shall
sell only to guests.
Rooms used for the sale Of liquors
must be on the street floor, and OBJ
structions to the view from the street
are prohibited.
The license board may require all
except the street entrance to licensed
premises to be closed permanently.
License boards shall hold meetings
not le than once in three months
when every constable, police officer,
sheriff and deputy sheriff 10 the town
shall make report under oath whether
he has observed any indication or re-
'ceive@ violations OF the law BY licsn-
ses or others.
These officers shall and citizens may
report violations Of the law to license
boards, and when complaint is made
an Investigation shall be made and If
conditions warrant the board shall
require the licensee to show why his
license should not revoked.
Liquors kept on sale may be an alyz-
ed under the direction OF the board
and II found to be aduiterated licen ee
shall be fined 500 and upon conviction
of third offense shall forfeit his IL
cense.
Selling without a license shall be
punished by fine Of not lless than
$500 or imprisoned not less than three
nor more than II months or both
Eor selling In towns voting no licen-
ses the fine shall not be less than 800
or imprisonment from three to six
months. This does not apply to sell
ling by aperson holding : license Of
the fifth class.
A record OF, or receipt for the pay.
nent Of q United States tax shall be
prima facie evidence.
Licenses shall not exchange liquor
fer barter, or for articles received In
pawn, undenpenalty Of 800.
A licensee who sells or furnishes Ii
quor to q minor shall forfeit 800 for
each offence, to be recovered by parent
or guardian Of said minorin an action
on the case. This applies also to sell
ling after forbidden by written notice
as previously mentioned, and 800
may be recovered by the party giving
notice.
Anyone injured in property, person
or means Of support BY az intoxicated
person or ia consequence Of intoxica-
tion, shall have the right OF action
against the person furnishing and re-
cover for all such damages.
Overseers Of the poor shall furnish
licensees q list Of persons supported in
whole or in part by the town ct the
close Of each year.
License boards shall enter licensed
premises and observe how the business
is conducted at least four times year.
License fees and fines shall be paid
to the town treasurer and one half the
amounts received shall be remitted to
the state treasurer, quarterly, and by
him added to the highway fund.
When q hearing Is had oa charges
preferred against licensee he shall
pay the fees Of witnesses summoned
10 his behalf, or called by him. l:
final Judgment is against him he shall
Treating, or selling to one person
for another, to be drunk on tho prem
ises, is forbidden.
Importers are allowed to sell i'm
ported liquors in original packages in
quantities required to be imported by
the law Of the United States.
Chapter 1877. Vermont Statutes, il
repealed. This aet shall DO submitted
to the legal voters Of the state q
special town meetings called on the
Arst Tneeday in January, 1905. II Z
majority vote yes II viii 80 into efect