The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-11-21

called by him. 1t the hnal JudR
ment is against him the fees of tn
commissioners and all the courts o
proceeding shall be taxed agains
the licensee.
Sec. 95. No recovery shall b.
had in any civil action brought b,
the holder of first or second clas
license to recover the purchase pric'
of any Intoxicating liquor sold OF
credit.
Sec. 90. Any surety for license'
offered under the provisions of this
act may be released by giving
notice to the licensee and to the
board, who shall give hearing i
by either party desired, or if in the
! Judgment OF the board there is any
good reason for such hearing. The
decision of the board shall be fina
and if such release is granted such
surety shall not be liable for any
penalty or forfeiture for offences
thera fter committed; but the board
shall remain in full force against
him for penalty and forfeiture for
offences committed previous to his
said release, and for civil damages
accruing as specified in Sec. "a, pro-
vided that prosecutions for such
offences and suits for such damages
shall be begun within one year from
the commission of the act upon which
such prosecution or suit is based. If
a surety is released from liability on
the bond, the licensee shall get an
other surety in his place under the
same terms and requirements as pro-
vided for in regard to the original
surety. If within a week the Ii
censee fails to get such fresh surety,
his license shall be revoked, but
there shall be a return to him from
the town of the proportionate part
for the unexpired term of the license
fee paid by him; and the half there
to the town by the state treasurer
Sec. 81. No intoxicating liquor
shall be sold or furnished to person
for another person, or any number
of persons, to drink on the licensed
pr emises, in the way commonly
known as "treating.' , -r--,,-, =.
Sec. 90. Nothing in this act shall
be construed to require license for
the sale by the importers thereof, of
any foreign spurious and intoxicat-
ing liquors which have been import
ed in accordance with the laws of
the United States, provided, that
said liquors at the time of the sale
remain in the original casks or
packages in which they were i'm
ported and in quantities not less
than the quantities in which such
liquors are required to be imported
by the laws of the United States, |
and are sold in such casks or pack
ages, and in such quantities. only.
Sec. go. Justices of the peace,
and county courts shall
nave concurrent jurisdiction with
he county court, of offences under
his act.
Sec. 100. Chapter 1877, V. S., and
Ill acts and parts of acts inconsis-
ent with this act are hereby re-
oealed.
Sec. 1O1. This act shall take eff
;ect on the first Tuesday of March,
4. D., 1908, provided, That if ma
ority of the ballots to be cast as
hereinafter provided shall be No,
hen this act shall take effect the
irst Monday in December. A. D.,
9O4.
Sec. 1O2. The officers of every
own, or city whose duty it is to call
meeting of the legal voters of
heir respective towns or cities shall
all special meeting according to
he statutes made and provided on
he first Tuesday of January next
roviding for an opportunity of the
reemen of this state to express their
Judgment and choice in regard to
his act by depositing their ballots
n a box to be provided for that pur
ose by the presiding officer of such
leetings respectively with words
yes" and 'no' written or printed
1ereon, and the return of the votes
n this question shall be made by
ne clerks of the several towns and
tiles to the county clerks of their
especitve counties within twenty
our hours from the adjournment of
1ch special meeting in their res
ective towns and the several coun-
7 clerks shall on the second Tuesday
January next canvass the votes so
,turned and shall forthwith certify
nd return to the secretary of state
statement of such canvass of the
ote so returned to them.
Sec 1O3. On the third Tuesday
January next the secretary of
ate shall canvass the returns so
ade to him by the county clerks
nd shall within two days thereafter /
sue his proclamation certifying to
lie result of such vote and declaring {
lie time when the provisions of this
It shall take effect.