Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
A VERMONT SYSTEM.
The Battell Bill to regulate and
license the sale of intoxioa-
ting liquors
Towns and cities so voting {;
guaranteeing the purity
thereof; and providing
for the distribution
of the profits OF
such sales.

beer, cider. all wines, any beverage
which contains more than one per cent.
of alcohol by volume at 60 degrees fab
renheit and distilled spirits, shall pc
deemed to be intoxicating liquor within
the meaning of this Act.
Sec. q No person shall sell or expose
Or keep for sale, spiri uous or intoxicating
liuuor, except as authorized In this Act;
but the provisions of this Act shall not
apply TO sales by the barrel, by the
thereof. of cider manu-
featured in this State, nor to sales by
persons OF cider made for them II 1t IS
not drunk upon their premises, nor sold
In quantities of less than one barrel
Sec. g. There shall be In each county
a Board of Liquor Commissioners, con-
tisting of three persons who shall be
legal voters OF said county, who shall be
named the County Liquor Commission
ers." and who shall hold office for two
years. or until their successors are duly
qualified. Two members shall be
quorum for tho transaction of business.
If member ceases to be resident OF
the county for which he Is elected, or
becomes unable to perform his duties for
thirty days. his office shall be vacant.
In case of vacancy arising from any
cause. the remaining members shall have
the power to fill such vacancy until the
next election.
Sec. 4. The County Liquor Commits
eioners shall be elected at meeting TO
he held at the county court house in
each county, at one o'clock p. m, on the
first Monday following the several town
or city March meetings by a board of
County Liquor Electors, consisting of
one person from each town or city. but
no election shall be had until majority
% said electors are present. sad elect
ors shall be chosen by ballot biennially
a the annual March meetings and shall
hold Office for two years, or until their
Successors are chosen. II the special
meetings are called, az provided for in
6 20. of this Act, the electors then
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chosen shall hold office until March
1905. when their successors shall be
elected as aforesaid. In case of va
cancy In said BOARD of Liquor Electors
for any cause, the seleCtmen of the town
or the mayor of the city in which the
vacancy occurs shall i'll the same. In
case of the failure of Electors OF any
county to elect a Board Of County Liquor
Commissioners, the state Board OF
Liquor Comm issioners shall appoint the
same. The clerk of the county shall be
ex-officio secretary of the meeting of the
electors and. at said meeting shall keep
g record of the proceedings which he
shall record in a book kept for that pur
pose. and shall issue to each person
elected as a member of the Board Of
County Liquor Commissioners certif-
cate of his election and If an appoint
ment IS made 70 fill vacancy or to sup
ply a failure to elect. said appointment;
shall be certified by the Board making
1t 20 the said county clerk. who shall
record the same and issue a certificate
90 the person so appointed.
Sec. 5. The Board of County Liquor
Commissioners shall keep a record of It's
doings and hearings which record shall
be open to the public, and said board
may require any statements which may
be made before II and papers which may
be filed with 1t TO be sworn TO, and for
such purposes, any member may ad-
minister oaths.
Sec. G. Each member of the Board Of
7 sian,
ceive three dollars per day whilst en-
ployed In his official duties. and ten cents
mileage each way; but no member shall
receive compensation for more than
Of the Board of County Liquor Electors
shall receive three dollars for each meet
ing OF said board which he shall attend,
and ten cents mileage each way
Sec. 7. In each town and city there
shall be inserted In the warning for the
annual town or city meeting an article
providing for vo,e upon the questions:
LIST. Shall State Store for tho sale of
Intoxicating liquors be opened in this
pharmacists be licensed TO sell intoxicat-
ing liquors in this town or city?" Sd.
Shall hotel keepers be licensed to sell
Intoxicating liquors in this town or
citv?" And a vote shall be taken on said
questions at said meeting and the clerk
OF each town or city Shall within ten
DAYS after such vote is taken transmit a
true statement thereof, to the clerk OF
the board of County Liquor Commission
city 10 situated.
Sec S. The report shall be in the fol
lowing form: ITO the County Board OF
Liquor Commissioners for the county OF
In conformity with the law
hereby certify that in the town or city
of -- in said county at the annua
March meeting held on the ---- day OF
March A. D. 1so--, in answer to the ques
1,
Intoxicating liquors be opened In thi:
town or city,? there were yea
votes and - nay votes.' And tn,
repor. shall give the number of yea anC
nay votes on the other two question!
mentioned in Section :.
Sec. .. A special town meeting shal
be held In each town and city in tn,
State the ----- in ---. and at such
meetings electors shall be chosen as pro
vied for in Section OF this Act, ant
Monday at the time and place named II
said section and elect County Liquo
Commissioners as herein provided, ant
a vote shall be taken upon he question
stated in Sec, 7 of this Act, and If
majority OF the votes cast arc yes" tn
same applications and proceedings ma,
he had for the opening of State Stor
to sell intoxicating liquor in such tow
or city as are provided in this Act wheI
towns or cities vote yes" on said uues
ton at the annual March meeting. 81
days warning shall he sufficient motto
of such special town or city meeting an
It shall be called in other respects /
the same manner as annual town or cit
meetings are called. Such special meet
ing shall be called upon application I
the selectmen or mayor In writing a
one-fourth Of the voters of said town O
city. Such whole number of voters sha
be taken TO be the whole number {
votes cast for Governor in said town q
city in the year 1902.
Sec. 10. No State Store shall be estal
ished or maintained in a town or eli
not voting in favor of the same, and m
number of Stores shall not exceed or
for each five thousand of the populatio
of such town or city as ascertained h
the last preceding national census. RI
one such Store may be established an
maintained in any town or city hayin
a population OF less than five thousan
so determined.
Sec. II. Each State Store for the sa
of intoxicating liquor shall be subject
the following conditions
First. That intoxicating liquor sha
not be sold between the hours Of nine
night and seven in the morning nor {
Sunday, nor on any election day. nor
any legal holiday.
Second. That Intoxicating liquor sha
not be sold. exchanged or delivered,
exposed, offered or kept for sale. e
change or delivery, upon any of Il
premises aforesaid unless il Is of 90,
standard quality and Is free from al
collaboration prohibited in the Pharm
copoeia of the United States or by Il
and food. for either a food or a dru
duly ascertaned by the State cheml
and not then unless certified TO by 4
State chemist and labeled with the Sta
label guaranteeing the quality and qua
tity contained in such package.
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