Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-01
PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL SELLING.

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PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL SELLING.
Not less than $50 or more than $500
or Imprisonment three to twelve
months, or both.
UNITED STATES LICENSE.
Receipt for record of payment of
United States tax prima facie evidence
that persons named therein keeps for
sale and sells contraband liquor.
REPEALS
". S. 1877, prohibitory law, and all
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
this act.
REFERENDUM.
Under this law vote is to be taken
on the first Tuesday in January to de-
eide upon the time at which it is to 90
into effect. If majority vote in
favor of the bill then it shall take
effect in March, 1908. If majority
vote against the bill then it shall go
into effect in December, 1904.
Battell Bill.
We give below synopsis of the
Battell bill. This bill was defeated
because, as it was claimed by the OBJ
position, it did not comply with the
pledge of the republican party.
DEFINITION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
Same in both bills, one per cent. of
alcohol.
PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC.
No person shall sell or keep for sale
contrary to provisions of act.
ALLOWS
Sale of cider by the barrel by
farmers or makers. Not to be drunk
on premises.
MACHINERY OF LAW.
County board of three liquor COM
missioners, to be elected in March by
liquor electors-one from each town
or city; compensation $500 day and
mileage each way; to elect member
as chairman; county clerk is secre-
tary, to keep records and administer
oaths.
TOWN LOCAL OPTION.
"Shall there be State store in this
town." "Shall hotel keepers be
licensed to sell beer and wine?" May
authorize sale of beer and light wines
to be drunk on the premises in State
store.
NUMBER OF PLACES.
One store for each / 1000 Inhabitants;
one in any event in town so voting.
TIME OF SALES.
No sale between 900 p. m. and 700
a. M, or on Sundays, or on election
days Or holidays.
PROHIBITION OF SALES.
No sale or delivery to known
drunkard, Or intoxicated person, or
to one known to have been intoxi-
Gated within six months, or to a
minor in any event, or by way of
'treating."
QUALITY OF LIQUOR.
To be of good standard quality, free
from adulteration.
STATE STORE.
Room liquor is sold in to be next
the street; no obstruction to screen
view of business from street; no ad-
vertisement or sign to show business
except Estate Liquor Store"; no
other business to be done Or permitted
but sale of liquor.
LOCATION OF STORES.
No State Store to be in the imme-
date vicinity of building occupied as
public school or church.
PHARMACISTS.
Application to be signed bytwenty-
five per cent of legal voters; board
may then grant license in it's judg-
ment; fee $1,000; applicant to give
bond in $4,000; must purchase liquor
| at State Stores at ten per cent
| profit. Licensee can sell only on pre-
scription of physician license forfeited
if pharmacist opens bottle of liquor
except for compounding purposes;
fine, $25 to 500, and revocation of
license and also license as pharma-
cists for violation of act; licensee to
keep record of purchases of liquor
and uses it was devoted to, to be filed
annually with state board and county
board.
HOTEL KEEPERS.
Hotels may sell light wines or malt
liquors purchased of the State at ten
per cent. profit; must give bond Of
$4,000.
STATE STORE KEEPER.
Appointed by county liquor com
missloners; bond, 50, 600; to take oath
of Office to be endorsed on bond; loca-
ton of State store to be shown or
license; appointment good for one
year; may be revoked for cause
board to prosecute State store keeper
for violation of law or conditions oil
appointment; applicant to be resi-
dent of town where store is located
not a keeper of restaurant or place O.
public amusement; not addicted Il
use of Intoxicating liquor as bever
age and never been convicted of VIC
lation of prohibitory law. No State
store keeper to be under 81 years o