Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-09
A TEMPERANCE BILL.


In striking contrast to the numerous
license measures now before both bod .es
was the blll amending and strengthening
the prohibitory law. introduced this morn-
ns in the Senate by Senator Walbridge
OF EsseA.
The bill provides that IA state commls-
sioner shall bo elected biennally VINO
shall not be Interested in the lSsaor blisi-
ness, nor shall he accept gift, Zee. COM
missCn, rebate or reward ~ consideration
of the purchase of liquor made by him.
being subject to tine Of from $1,000 TO
5000 and imprisonment for one year for
violation OF this provision. The same
penalty is imposed on any person Offering
such inducement to the commissioner or
agents.
rhe State commissioner shall be sworn
to a faithful performance OF his duty and
furnish "a bond OF soU,OOO to the State
treasurer.
The commissioner shall purchase for
the State all intoxicating liquor sold by
liquor agents, to be paid for by the state,
shall keep an itemized account of the
same and Of the deliveries to the agents,
shall have the liquor tested by an expert
chemist before delivery to the agents;
shall have the same put up in safe pack
ages, shall hX the prices of liquors sold
by agents. said prices to be SO adjusted d
that no profit or loss shall result to the
State, shall fix such regulations for sell
ing as shall insure its sale far as pos
si1le. for medicinal, mechanical and chem
icaI purposes only.
| The State commissioner shall establish
not to exceed ten agencies in any one
county. The agencies shall not be located
| in building in which there is hotel
saloon. grocery or billiard room. he shall
| appoint an agent to make the sales and
| arrange with him as to salary The sal
AIRY shall not be dependent on the amount
of sales made. No person interested in a
| hotel, saloon, grocery or billiard room
shall be appointed agent The State
| agents snail give a bond TO the State
| treasurer for double the value of the in
| toXicatinG liquors in his charge, the same
| t. be forfeited in case he makes sales
| contrary to his oath. He shall keep a
| record of the sales and shall pay TO the
| State treasurer on the hrst of each month
| all receipts from the sales. The State au'
ditor shall settle accounts with the agents
| and pay their salaries. The agents shal
report monthly to the State commissioner
as to sales. The commissioner shall in
spcct the agencies at least twice each
year The sales by agents for other thar
medicinal, mechanical or chemical pur
| poses are forbidden. and agents makins
such sales are liable to prosecution iol
Illegal selling, as provided by statute.
The salary of the State commissioner
| shall be $1,000 per year, and expenses
with "A clerk at 81. 800. The penalty for at
tempting to procure, or procuring llQuol
| from agencies by misrepresentation
fixed at so to so. instead of $40
In liquor prosecutions, no prosecution
shall be directed against witnesses wht
have incrimnated themselves by their ties
timony. except the respondents.
The statute Is repealed making the pay
ment of the salaries of states attorney:
dependent on faithful performance o
duty. under certificate of presiding
judge.
The statute Is repealed giving justice'
of peace concurrent jursdic tt"n, also thu
provisions relating to disclosure OF intoNi
Gated persons, relating to injurctions di
rected against nuisances and properties
in which they are located and making thu
holding of United States revenue certif
Gates prima facie evidence against per
sons holding them and other statutes con
ficting with the purpose of this act.
This bill was framed by the Hon, iona
than Ross OF ST. Johnsbury. Judge Ros
has put much time into the preparation
of this measure and all of its provision
are very carefully drawn.
The reading of the longer bills relatinl
to the railroad commission took nearly al
the time in both houses this morning. Ful
| abstracts of both these measures wer
printed In the Free Press of October 7.
RESOLUTION ON THE DEATH Ol
GENERAL CIRCUIT.
The Joint resolution on the death q
Gen. w. w. Grout passed both house
without discussion, The fun text of tn
resolution fc'nFr: