The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-19
LICENSE BILL.

for sale contrary to provisions of act.
Allows
Sale of cider by the barrel, by farm
ers or makers; also domestic wines.
Not to be drunk on premises.
Machinery of Law.
Town board of three license commits
sioners to be appointed by selectmen,
or aldermen and mayor Compensa
ton not exceeding So per day, fixed
by selectmen. To elect member a
chairman who shall be clerk; keep
records administer oaths.
Town Local Option.
Shall licenses be granted i'll this
town? If yes, second meeting to be
called on petitions of six voters, to say
whether licenses shall be limited to
sale of malt liquors only
Number of Places.
One fo1" each 1000 inhabitants or
larger fraction thereof. In towns of
less than | 800 the board to fix the
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which to be for malt liquors and light
wines only.
Time of Sales.
No sale between II p. m. and a..
m, on Sundays, or election days
or holidays Except by inn-keepers to
! guests, with meals or in their rooms
or by pharmacists on prescription }
Prohibition of Sales.
No sale or furnishing to drunkard
or one known to the liceusee to have
been drunk in the last six months, or
to a minor in any event, or to one
in whole or in part town charge, OF
by way of treating 'I-or on credit, OF
in barter for any article.
Quality of Liquors.
To be of good standard quality, free
from adulteration.
Licensed Places.
Room liquor is sold in to be next the
street; no obstruction to screen view
of business from the street; nothing
allowed on the premises to advertise
the business business to be carried Oh
under regulations prescribed in act
Location of Licensed Places.
No licensed premises to be within 40(
feet of church, public or parochia
school; this not to apply to wholesale
or retail druggists, or inn-keepers. L
objection made to licensee by contigu
GUS landowners license not to bt
granted except by unanimous action o.
board
Pharmacists.
Any pharmacist may apply for a Ii
cense; board may grant license in 1T
judgment. fee not less than $40; ap
plicant to give bond $1,000; licenset
cannot sell or furnish, except on pre-
scription of physician; licensee mus
keep full record of each sale in bool
filed with county clerk each month
clerk to examine and if suspicion
aroused require sworn statement O.
liquor purchases; fine $50 to 5000
on third offense bond and license for
feited; also license as pharmacist.
Hotel Keepers
May be licensed under general pro
visions of issuing licenses; must Civ,
bond So, 000
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To be granted license in discretion
of board after full advertising notic
and hearing, bond 80, 900; location o
premises to be shown on license Gals,
conditions of license) license gooC
for one year; license may be revoked
for cause; board to cause prosecution
of licensee for violation of conditions
applicant to be resident of town tw,
years preceding application, must b
a fit person to receive license in judg
ment of board; no licensee to be un
der 20 years.
Prosecutions.
Any member of board receiving in
formation of violation of law in an,
respect to investigate; if good groun,
so to do shall cause prosecutions; an
member of board neglecting or refus
ing SO to do liable to "A fine of $500.
Profits.
Seventy-five per cent of receipts iron
licenses and fines go to State twenty
five per cent to towns; State treasure
: to pay cost to the State of administer
ing the act; balance to be distributes
and used as fund for permanent high
ways; town treaSurerstO send proper
ton to State and keep the twenty fiv
per cent to use as they see fit
Procuring Liquor.
By purchase l f the licensee, if buye
is not in prohibited list.
Penalty for Illegal Selling.
Not less than $50 or more than $50
or Imprisonment three to lively
t months, or both.
United States License.
Receipt for record of payment @
United States TAX prima facie evidenc
: that person named therein keeps 70
sale and sells contraband liquor.
Repeats
V. S. 1877, prohibitory law. and al
acts or parts of acts inconsistent wit
t this act.