The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-11-14

which in no case shall exceed tuaI,,o
months. appointments made under tbis
Act shall be deemed trusts reposed ~
the recipients thereof not as ne4 IN
of right, nut of confidence, and NAV ba
revoked upon sufficient showing ~
order of the County Liquor CommissioJy
ers; and upon the removal of anv Sac
Store keeper, or upon the demand ~ az
County Liquor Commissioner '' So Oh s the
Immediately turn over to the sajd
County Commissioners all LIQUORS and
other property in his possession baIona1
ing to the state or county. Said County
Commissioners shall be charged with the
duty of prosecuting the State Store
keepers or any of the employees who
may violate any of the provisions NJ thio
Act. Any member of said Board -
County Liquor Commissioners hain.r
credibly informed of the sale or distrie
button OF intoxicating liquor contrary 70
the provisions of this Act by said Storo
keepers, pharmacists, or hotel keenerS
shall forthwith furnish such information
to the Chairman of said County IjGuor
Commissioners who shall immedlateIv
cause the offender to be prosecuted onS
otherwise proceeded with according ~
the provisions of this Act. And anv ana
all members of said Board of County
Liquor Commissioners who shall for the
space of ten days neglect to perform the
above described duties shall be liable to
a fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than two hundred dollars
and costs OF prosecution, and their office
shall be vacated On the death. resignso
ton, or removal of a State Store keeper
or expiration of his term of office. the
County Liquor Commissioners shall an
point his successor, as hereinbefore pro-
Vided in Section 49,
Sec. 22. The County LIQUOR Commits
sioners shall have an office at the county
seat of their county, and Shall elect one
of their number as chairman and ono DC
said County Commissioners shall nra0
serve as a part of the records and files
of their office all petitions, bonds, and
other papers pertaining to the appolnt-
ment of State Store keepers, and all
bonds, papers, ETC., pertaining to the
applications for licenses for pharmacists
or hotel keepers, and keep suitable books
in which bonds shall be recorded The
books shall be furnished by the countv
like other public records. The said
County Commissioners shall designate or
provide suitable place in which to sell
the liquors in each town or city SO vot-
ing. Said County Commissioners SHAH
meet once month, or oftener, on the
call of the chairman. They shall. upon
the approval of the State Liquor Conn
missioners, employ such assistants for
the State Store keepers in said county as
may be necessary. The State Store keep
ers and assistants shall receive such
compensation as the County Liquor Com
missioners may determine, but this com
pensation shau be in no way affected hy
the amount OF liquor sold, and no clerk
or assistant shall be employed who ia
under q years of age. All profits aris-
ing from this Act shall be paid into the
State treasury and shall be distributed
to the several towns and cities in the
State according to population, as ascer-
tanned at the last census. 1t shall be
optional for said towns and cities to
determine how their said proportion of
the profits arising from the sale of
liquors shall be used. All moneys re-
ceiVed by the State Store keepers belong
ing to the State shall be forwarded on
the first Monday of each month to the
State Liquor Commissioners. The quar-
terly settlements herein provided for
shall be made on the fourth Monday in
the months of March, June, September
and December in each year.
Sec. %. Before selling or delivering an~
Intoxicating liquors, except malt liquors
and light wines, to be drunk on the
premises, to any person, request must
be presented to the State Store keeper.
printed or written in ink, dated of the
true date, stating that he or she is of
age, and the residence of the signer, for
whom or whose use it Is required and
the quantity and kind required; and the
request 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 If the State Store keeper ap-
piled to personally knows the person
applying is minor, that he is intoxi-
Gated, or that he Is in the habit of using
liquors to excess; or If the
applicant is not go sI>ersonatly known 10
said State store keeper before filing
said order or delivering said liQuor he
may require the statement of a reliable
and trustworthy person of good charac-
ter and habits, known personally TO him.
that the applicant is not a minor, and is
not in the habit of using intoxicating
liquors to excess Said State Store
keepers shall keep a true and accurate
record of all such requests in book
kept for that purpose, which shall al
ways be open to the public.
Sec. "a. Requests for purchase of
liquor shaft be made upon blanks fur
nished by the State Liquor Commission
ers, in packages of one hundred each, TO
the State Store keepers and druggists
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 State
missioners in uniform books like bank |
checks, and the date of delivery shall be /
by said State Commissioners on |
each book, and receipt taken therefor
and preserved in the office of said State |
The State Store keeDers /
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 settlements between such
State Store keepers and said State Com
missioners. All unused or mutilated
blanks shall be returned or accounted
for, before other blanks are issued To
such State Store keepers.
Sec. %. On or before the first Monday
nf nfh
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
nished by the said Commissioners for
that purpose and accompany the Same
with an oath, duly taken and subscribed
before justice or a notary public, which
shall be in tine following form TO wit.
Il, -, being duly sworn, state nm
oath that the requests for liquors here
with returned are all that were received
and filled at my place of business undar
my permit, during the month of -
lS-; that | have carefully preserved the
'ame, and that they were filled up,
ls1ed, and attested at the da.e shown
hereon as provided by law; that said
equests were filled by delivering the
quantity and kind of LIQUORS required
md that no liquors have been sold under
ny permit during said month, except as
hoWn by the requests herewith re-
urned, except light wines and malt
liquors to be drunk on the premises, as
'er enc Ased statement; and that | have
althtully observed and complied with
he provisions of my bond and oath
aken by me, thereon endorsed, and
With all the laws relating to my duties
n the premises"
Sec 26. Upon failure of any State
store Keeper to make returns to the
,tate Commissioners as herein required.
ne said State Commissioners shall i'm
nediately order the County Board of
liquor Commissioners to summon said
delinquent State Store keeper to appear
'efore them and show cause WHY his
ppointmcnt should not be revoked: and
cause shall not be shown to the satIs-
action of the said County Commission
rs they shall Immediately annul said
prominent and give public notice
hereot; and the States Attorney shan
roceed to enforce the penalties nre-
cribed in this Act for such Violation
gainst said State Store keeper at the
ext succeeding term of court in tbe
N Vrhfw lob.