Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-13

Section !. Ale, porter, STRONG "eeIs iaeol
beer, cider all wines, any beverage
which contains more than one per cent.
OF alcohol by volume at ~ degrees ian
renheit and distilled spirits, shall be
deemed to be Intoxicating liquor within
the meaning of this Act.
Sec q No person shall sell or expose
or keep for sale. spirituOus OF intoxicating
liquor. except as authorized IN tals Act;
but the provisions OF this Act shall not
apply to sales by the barrel by the
manufacturers thereof. OF cider manu-
featured in this State, nor 70 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-
sisting of three persons who shall pc
legal voters Of said county, who shall be
named the County Liquor Commission
ers," and who shan hold office for two
years or until their SUCCESSORS are duly
qualified Two members shall be
quorum for the transaction OF business.
II a member ceases 70 be resident OF
the county for which he Is elected, OF
becomes unable 70 perform his duties Tor
thirty days, his ONCE shall be vacant.
In case Of a vacancy arising from any
cause, the remaining members shall nave
the power TO III such vacancy until the
next election.
See. 4 The County Liquor Commits
sioners shall be elected at meeting 10
be 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 board OF
County Liquor Electors. consisting Of
one persan from each town or city. but
no election shall be had until majority
OF said electors are present. SAID elect
ors shall be chosen By ballot blennlauy
Al the annual March meetings and shan
hold office for two years. or until their
"a nhnaRW III the hReNldA
meetings are called. as provided Tor IN
Sec OF this Act. the electors men
elected and the Commissioners BY them
chosen. shall hold office until March
1906 when heir successors shall be
elected as aforesaid In case Of va
eancy IN said Board OF Liquor Electors
for any cause, the selectmcn OF the Town
or the mayor OF the city In which me
vacancy occurs shall nj the same In
case OF the failure OF Electors Of any
county TO elect a Board OF County Liquor
Commissioners, ghe State Board or
lAquor Commissioners 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
a record Of the proceedings which he
shall record in book kept for that pur-
pose and shall issue 70 each person
elected as a member OF the Board OF
County Liquor Commissioners certin-
cate OF his election. and II an appoint
mNnt is made 10 M a NAchHNg OF - sup
ply failure 10 elect. said appointment
shall be certified by the Board making
II 10 the said county clerk, who shan
record the same and issue certificate
60 the person so appointed.
Sec. s. This Board OF County Liquor
Commissioners shall keep a record OF lts
doings and hearings, which record shall
be open 10 the public, and said board
may require any statements which may
ho made before IL and papers which may
be filed with II TO be sworn to- and for
such purposes, any member may ad-
minister oaths.
Sec. &. Zach member OF the Board OF
County Liquor Commissioners shah re-
ceive three dollars per day whilst en-
Moved In his official duties, and ten cents
mileage each way: but no member shall
receive compensation for more than
thirty DAYS In any year. Each member
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 Z. In each town and city there
| shall be inserted in the warning for the
| annual town or city meeting an article
providing for a vote upon the questions !:
| ist shall a state Store for the sale OF
| Intervening LIQUORS be opened IN this
| town or city?" I'd Shall registered
| ubermaclsts be licensed 20 sell intoxicat-
! Ing LIQUORS In this town or cityg Sd.
/ "shan hotel keepers be licensed to sell
intoxicating liquors IN thus town or
| citvg" And a vote shall be taken on said
! questions at said meeting and the clerk
| ~ each town or city shall within ten
/ davs after such vote Is taken transmit a
| true statement thereof, 20 the clerk OF
| the board Of County Liquor Commission q
I ers OF the county IN whlch safu Town OF
Sec. s The report shall be in the fol-
| lowing form: ITO the County Board OF
Liquor Commissioners for the county q
- In conformity with the law l
hereby certify that In the town or city,
| OF - in said county al the annual
| March meeting held on the -- day OF
| March A. ID. 49,. in answer 10 the ques-
| ton. Shall a State Store for the sale OF
| intoxicating liquors be opened In thls
/ town or ,aty?' there were -- yea
49, ana - nav votes" And the
report shall give the number Of yea and
/ nav votes on the other two questions
/ mentioned in Section Z.
/ Sec. y A special town meeting shall
| be held in each town and city IN the
| state the in -. and at such
meetings electors shall be chosen as pro-
| vided for in Section 4 OF this Act. and
/ said electors shall meet on the toiloNlng
! Monday at the time and place named IN
/ said section and elect County Liquor
| Commissioners as herein provided, ana
/ a vote shall be taken upon the questions
/ stated in Sec. OF this Act, and u a
! majority OF the votes cast are yes the
/ same applicat ions and proceedings may
/ be had for the opening Of a State Store
/ to sell intoxicating liquor in such town
| or city as are provided In this Act when
/ towns or cities vote yes on said ques-
/ ton at the annual March meeting. siN
/ days warning shall De sufficient notice
/ Of such special town or city meeting and
/ It shall he called In Other respects in
! the same manner a. annual town or city
meetings are called. Such special meet.
ing shall be called upon application e
+ the selectmen or mayor IN writing oil
4 one-fourth OF the voters Of said town OF
4 city. Such whole number OF voters shall
be taken 10 be the whole number OF
I votes cast for Governor in said town OF
4 city in the year 1892
Il Sec. 10 No Safe Store shall be estab
llshed or maintained in a town or city
not voting In favor Of the same and tn,
n number Of Stores shall not exceed oni
Il for each FIVE thousand Of the population
/ Of such town or city as ascertained hy
the last preceding national census. Blu
one such Store may be established anS
maintained In any town or city having
a population Of less than five thousand
so determined.
Sec. II. Each State Store for the sal
of intoxicating liquor shall be subject q
the following conditions
First. That intoxicating liquor shall
not be sold between the hours OF nine a
night and seven in the morning nor OF
Sunday. nor on any election day. nor Of
any legal holiday.
Second. That Intoxicating liquor shal