Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-11-14
JOHN w. THURSrOM.

vided FOR In Section OF this Act and
said electors shall meet on the following
Monday at the time and place named in
said section and eject County Liquor
Commissioners as herein provided and
vote shall be taken upon the questions
stated in See of this Act, and if a
majority of the votes cast are yes the
same applications 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
Gowns or cities vote yes" on said uues-
ton at the annual March meeting. Six
days warning shall be sufficient notice
of such special town or city meeting and
1t shall I've called in other respects in
the"slme manner as annual town or city
meetings are called. Such special meet
ing shall be called upon application to
the Selectmen or mayor in writing of
one-fourth OF the voters of said town or
city. Such whole number of voters shall
be taken to be the whole number or
votes cast for Governor in said town or
city in the year 1902.
Sec, 10. No safe Store shall be estab-
iiShed or maintained in a. town or CITY
not voting In favor of the same, and the
number Of Stores shall not exceed one
for each five thousand of the population
OF such town or city as ascertained by
the last preceding national census. But
one such Store may be established and
maintained in any town or city having
a population of less than five thousand
so determined.
Sec II. Each State Store for the sale
Of lntoNicating liquor shall be subject to
tho following conditions:-
First. That intoxicating liquor shall
not be sold between the hours of nine AT
night and seven in the morning nor ON
SUNDAY nor ON any election day, nor on
any legal holiday.
Second. That Intoxicating liquor shall
not be sold, exchanged or delivered, or.
exposed offered or kept for sale, ex-
change OF delivery, upon any of the
premises aforesaid unless 1t is of good
ste ,is I'd quality and is free from any
adulteration prohibited In the Pharma-
copoeia of the United States or by the
laws relative to adulteration of drugs
and food. for either a food or drug,
duly ascertainCd by the State chemist.
and not then unless certified 10 by the
State chemist and labeled with the STATE
label guaranteeing the quality and guam.
tiiy contained in such package.
Third. Thar intoxicating liquor shall
not be sold or delivered at any State
Store to a person who is known to be a
drunkard to an intoxicated person, nor
10 person who is known to have been
intoxicated within the las. six months
preceding, nor to a minor, either for his
So 81 use, the use Of his parents or any
other person, nor to a person or number
oil persons to be on the premises or
elsewhere consumed by the same or
other persons in way commonly known
as treating
Fourth. That light wines and malt
liquors may be sold by the glass to be
drunk on the premises, subject to the
provisions aud restrictions of this Act,
unless, as hereinafter provided. the
voters of the town or city in which the
store is situated shall otherwise direct.
Fltth. That no other business of any
KIND shall be allowed in any State Store
or in amy room adjoining having in
terror connection with said store; that
no form of amusement or entertainment
shall be permitted in said store; that the
business of the store shall be conducted
on the first floor and in a room next the
street; that nothing of any description
snail screen the business transacted from
me run view of the street: that sign,
State Liquor Store" may be placed
above the entrance, but that no other
advertisements or inducements to pur-
chase shall be allowed either without or
Within nor shall any bottle, keg, barrel,
or other receptacle for liquor be placed
IN any window or upon the walk in front
or the store: and that no State Store
ShaIl be located In the immediate vicin-
ity OF any building occupied in whole or
IN, part by any public school or church.
sec. IL. Upon an application in writing
oeing presented to the selectmen of any
town or city council of any city by a
registered pharmacist who has been en-
gagged in carrying on the drug business
in said town or city for at least six
months prior to said application, signed
by ohe-follrth of the legal voters of said
town or city, as shown by the vote for
Governor at the last preceding election.
testtying TO the good character of the
applicant, and their desire that the appli-
cant shall sell liquor as hereinafter pro-
v NtdT said sselectmen or city council
hot ,t,,t1
pity, of licensing said applicant to sell
IN oNlcating liquors in said town or city.
ana forward the same to the Board of
County Liquor Commissioners who shall
give notice of the time and place when
they will meet and act upon said apple
cdtloH, ana any person may appear and
object if he see cause.
sec 10. II said County Commissioners
or majority present at said meeting,
deem 1t advisable to grant such applica-
tloh toey shall upon the payment of the
sum OF ten dollars grant such applicant
the right to purchase liquors for cash of
the State at the State Central Store
hereinafter provided for, at a profit of
zen per cent. to the State for resale, In
ehe original packages each bearing the
pc sold and delivered only on a properly
uaIed application endorsed by a regu-
iarly licensed physician that the lionor
IS 70 pe used only for medicinal purposes,
-, t''Oh III no case TO persons to whom
sales are prohibited in Sec. II Of ab1s
tairod ana said application shall be re-
maclst, subject to the inspection of said
county Commissioners
Sec. ID. Any licensed druggist or phar-
macist who shall open or allow TO be
opened any package bearing the State
seal and label and sell or allow to be
SOLD liquor therefrom shall be fined for
each and every offense not more than
one hundred dollars, nor less than
twenty-five dollars, and his license shall
be revoked and he shall forever be de-
barred from being granted another,
either In his name or that of his wife or
any employee of his, and his license as a
pharmacist shall be revoked or sus-l
pended for not less than one wear. III
Sec. 10. The actual proprietor or les.
see OF any hotel may be granted a
license upon the same terms as indicated
by Sections 10. 10, and IA, as regards
method of application, fee, the time said
applicant has been carrying on the hotel
business in said town or city, the char
acter of said applicant, and the sigma
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