The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-19
THE LICENSE BILL.

The following is synopsis of the
bill reported by the majority of the
temperance committee:
Intoxicating liquors are defined as
any beverage containing more than
one per cent of alcohol.
The warrant of every town meeting
to be held on the first Tuesday in
March. 1908, and annually thereafter,
shall contain this article, "Shall H.
censes be granted for the sale of in
toxicating liquors in this town."
The selectmen of town voting for
license shall upon the application of
six voters call special town meeting
to determine whether the license shall
be for the sale of liquors of all kinds
or for malt liquors only.
The secretary of State shall annual
ly furnish town clerks blank ballots
for use in voting on the question, and
the box for the reception of such bal
lots shall be opened when the meeting
is called, and closed at three O'Clock.
Selectmen shall appoint board of
three license commissioners to serve
two, four and six years. Their com
pensation shall not exceed SO per day
for time actually expended.
Notices of applications for licenses
shall be published in two newspapers
and public hearing appointed.
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persons under twenty-five years of
age.
The number of licenses in each town
shall not exceed one for each one
thousand of it's population, unless the
town shall have less than that num-
Der Some classes of licenses are
provided for as follows:
First classic sell Intoxicating
liquors of all kinds to be drunk on
the premises. Fee, not less than
$500, nor more than $1,000.
Second classic sell Intoxicating
liquors of all kinds not to be drunk
on the premises. Fee, $500.
Third classic sell malt liquors,
elders and light wines to be drunk on
the premises. Fee, $3.50
Fourth class-For wholesalers Fee,
$1,000.
Fifth class-Druggists, for medici
nal purposes. Fee. not less than $40.
A 81, 600 bond is provided in this class
Sixth class-For summer hotels.
Fee, an amount proportional accord
ing to it's duration to the fees for Ii
censes of the first class.
Seventh classic sell malt liquors,
cider and light wines not to be drunk
on the premises. Fee, not less than
$3.50.
No liquor shall be sold between II
p. IN. and a. M, or on Sunday, or
on election day, except under a Ii
cense of the fifth class.
No liquor shall be sold to minor,
habitual drunkard, insane person, OF
pauper, nor to person whose hus
band, wife, child, mother, sister
guardian or employer has given a no.
tice in writing forbidding the sale.
No female, and no male person I'M
der the age of twenty shall be employ
ed in the room or on the premises
where license is held except in hotels,
restaurants or drug stores
Licenses of the fifth class may be
granted in towns voting no license, on
petition of five per cent of the legal
voters and majority of the practic-
ing physicians residing therein.
Licenses of the sixth class shall be
in force not longer than five months
from June l to November l. Hotels
must have not less than twenty-five
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 al
except the street entrance to licensed
premises to be closed permanently.
License boards shall hold meeting
not less than once in three months
when every constable, police officer
sheriff and deputy sheriff in the tow
shall make report under oath whether
he has observed any indication or re
ceived any information tending tt
show violations of the law by Licensees
or Others
These officers shall and citizens ma.
report violations of the law to licens
boards, and when complaint is made
an investigation shall be made, and !;
conditions warrant the board shall re