Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31

any civil action brought by holder OF
any license to recover the purchase price
of any intoxicating liquor sold on credit
except that tho provisions of this section
shall not apply to the fourth or nth
class license.
SEQ. 100. Any surety for license I'M
der the provisions Of this act. may be
released by giving notice to tho IL
censee and to tho board, who shall give
a hearing IL by either party desired or
IL in the judgment OF tho board there
is any good reason for such hearing,
The decision of the board shall be final,
and, II such release is granted. such
surety shall not be liable for any penalty
or forfeiture for oftenses thereafter CON-
mitted: but the bond shall remain in
full force against him for any penalty
and forfeiture for offenses committed
previous to his said release, and
for civil damages previously accruins
as hereinbefore specified. provided that
prosecutions for such offenses 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. II surety Is released from la
bility on the bond, the licensee shall
furnish a surety in his place under the
the same terms and requirements as pro-
vided for in regard to the original surety.
If within a week the lcensee fails to
get such new surety. his license shall
be revoked. but there shall be refunded
to him from the town a proportionate
part for the unexpired term Of the IL
cense fee paid by him.
Sec. 101. When a person Is found IN
such a state Of intoxication as to disturb
the public or domestic peace and tran
guilty, a sheriff, deputy sheriff. high
bailiff, or justice of the county. or con-
stable, town grand Juror or selectman OF
: the town in which such person Is 30
, found, shall apprehend the person SO in
toxicated. and may do SO without war
rant, and detain him in custody, at the
expense of the state, in any place within
the county in the discretion OF such OF
ficer until, in his opinion, tho person sc
E detained is capable of testifying properly
, in court, and he shall then bring hin
y before some justice Of the county or
, city, municipal or county court.
Sec. 1o2. The officer, Immediately afte
Y the arrest, shall give notice thereof to
r grand Juror Of the town or city in whicl
b such intoxicated person is 50 found, o
r the states attorney Of the county, ant
n such grand juror or states attorney shal
( prosecute such intoxicated person.
Q Sec. 1903. If person Is found intoxicat
;. ed, he shall, on the first conviction there
It of, pay fine Of five dollars with cost
g Of prosecution, with an alternative sen
/ tence of Imprisonment in the county ia
d for not less than ten nor more tina
It twenty days, and for each subsequer
h conviction he shall be fined fifteen do
- lars, with costs of prosecution, or b
II imprisoned in the house Of correction fo
d a term of thirty days, or both. A perso
h who has been convicted of third offens
4, shall for the purposes of this act b
r deemed an habitual drunkard. Justlce
le Of the peace, and municipal and cit
re courts, shall have concurrent jurisdictio
s. with the county court of offenses arisin
Or under this section.
a Sec. 10. When a minor, pauper, insar
t. person, habitual drunkard, or any pc
r son to whom 1t is unlawful for a LICENSE
Re to sell intoxicating liquor. Is convicted
p the crime of being found intoxicated,
Of shall be detained by the court In whis
he was, convicted, and shall. on oat
o. before such court, at the time Of sue
ae conviction or as soon thereafter as me
Fl be, disclose the place where and the pc
e son of whom the liquor producing sue
'e intoxication was obtained, and the CT
ne not SO disclose. he shall be committed
the jail of the county at the expense
nj the state until he so discloses. or is d.
c- charged by the court.
10 Sec. los. If person, mentioned in t
last preceding section, is convicted Of t
crime of being found intoxicated Al
~ takes an appeal therefrom, and subs
auently pays the fine imposed, or ia
to enter his appeal in the appellate cou
e thu juetica or nunicipal Judge shall ISIS
90 his warrant to apprehcnd the body
80 such person, and to bring him befc
such justice or Judge, to make disclosu
as provided in the preceding section.
Sec. 1O6. If the court adjudges, fro
=, the evidence, that the sale or furnish
a., of said liquor was a violation of any
shall forthwith issue a warrant and cat
the person, so selling or furnishing 81
liquor, to be brought forthwith before
and the grand Juror of the town or ci
:. or the states attorney Of the county sh
% appear and prosecute said cause in
-. same manner as If he had been compla
,cs ant therein. and shall attend at tho t.
M ing Of such disclosure.
IN. Sec. 107. Complaints for selling or +
cb nishing intoxicating liquor shall be 8,
e,v stantially in the following form:
70. STATE OF VERMONT. Coun
IS. To A. B., justice Of the peace witt
life and for the county of ........, comes G.