The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-12-19


If the costs paid out shall exceed the
amount received in any town, the
state treasurer shall remit to the
town treasurer the total amount of
such deficit.
Sec. 90. When a hearing is had
on charges preferred against Ii
censee he shall pay the fees of wit
nesses summoned in his behalf, or
called by him. If the final judge
ment is against him the fees of the
commissioners and all the costs of
licensee.
A new section in amended bill
reaus as follows:
Sec. 81. A person who is found
intoxicated shall. upon conviction
of first offense, pay fine of five
dollars, with costs of prosecution.
with an alternative sentence of i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for not
less than ten nor more than twenty
days; and for each subsequent con-
viction he shall be fined fifteen dol
lars, or be imprisoned in the county
Jail thirty days, or both. A person
who has been convicted of a third
offence shall, for the purposes of
this act, be deemed an habitual
drunkard.
Old section 90 relating to foreign
liquors is stricken out, and section
90 as first passed, becomes Sec. 90 in
new bill.
Old Sec. 100 becomes Sec. 90 and
is amended so as to read as follows:
Chapter 1877 V. S., and all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed; except so
far as the same relate to pending
causes and to offences committed
proir to the date on which this act
takes effect and to prosecutions for
such offences, provided said prose-
cutions are commenced within thirty
days from the date on which this
act takes effect.
Sec. 100 This act shall take
effect on the first Tuesday of March,
A. D., 1908. provided, That if ma
iority of the ballots to be cast as
hereinafter provided shall be No,
then this act shall take effect the
first Monday in December, A. D.,
1906. But as to sections 101, 1O2,
and 1O3, this act shall take effect
from its passage.
Sec. 1O1. The officers of every
town or city whose duty it is to call
a meeting of the legal voters of
their respective towns or cities shall
call a special meeting according to
the statutes made and provided on
the first Tuesday of February next
providing for an opportunity of the
freemen of this state to express their
Judgment and choice in regard to
this act by depositing their ballots
in a box to be provided for that pur
pose by the presiding officer of such
meetings respectively with the
words "yes'' and ''no' written or
printed thereon, and the return of
the votes on this question shall be
made by the clerks of the several
towns and cities to the county clerks
of their respective counties within
twenty-four hours from the adjourn
ing of such special meeting in their
respective towns and the several
county clerks s. all within forty
eight hours canvass the votes so re-
turned and shall forthwith certify |
and return to the secretary of state |
a statement of such canvass of the |
vote so returned to them.
Sec. 1922 On the thirteenth day
of February next the secretary of |
state shall canvass the returns so
made to him by the county clerks
and shall within two days thereafter
issue his proclamation certifying
the result of such vote and declaring
the time when the provisions of
this act shall take effect.
Sec. 1903. All regulations provided
by law for conducting freemen's
meetings shall be applicable to the
votes provided for on the referen
dunn, as provided for in section 101
Of this act.