Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
net PROFIT OF $4S5.
,ity's Share Of Fines in LIQUOR
Cases for 10 Months.
lnost 800 Prosecutions for violation
Of the License Law-rigures from
the Annual Report Of the
City Court,

The annual reports of J. T. stcarn.. clerk
the city court, and DR.. f. T. clark,
ealth officer, were completed Thursday
hat OF the city court Is especially inter
STING this year cs 1t shows the profit the
~ has made out Of the iduor Eases
lrnr the past year. Aside fren tbs
os tracts taken sron the report ot the
eaith officer 1t includes a mass of statis-
cs frorn his department. including vital
tatistics, which have previously been
rirtod IN the Free Press.
ne rcpor. of the clerk Of the court is 49,
pillows:
The total number of prosecutions in
hioh the fines and costs are psyahic into
he city treasury, heard and determined
urlhg the year ending December a. 1903,
as AIS against 42S respondents and the
hcnees are classified as follows.
sd3lt"ry, !; advertising drug store with
Ut having rharmacists 1tcsn~s ] in
pA'oatlon, "a, breach OF the pesce, r.;
or,en1pt OF court, /; cruelty to- animals,
injury to electric Lights. |; keeping
artbling resort. :: keeping intoxicating
du"r with intent to sell i: keeping I'M
cersed dog. g; lewdne.s. -; obtaining
oai q and lodging with intent to defraud
rett larceny. -; receiving stolen prop-
rt;, 2; refus,l to suHport family. u sell
ns cigarettes to minors. 1; selling goods
n sunday. 4; selling liquor without H.
ense. IL; sailing liquor without physi-
lans prescription, ]. selling mortRuged
property. f. -rittinx on 6oor of strsst
ar, /; stealing fruit, I: SUFFERING be,r r.
IN at largo, I; violation Of moter vsNicis
hw, l. violation Of treating clause In
quor law. !: violation Of trading stamp
Nv. I; total, Az
Three hundred and .ixty-nirs yesnc,
ont. were convicted. II were scauitteA
nd . were discharged on noile rros~oui.
me hundred and twenty..ix re.nonAsrts
rere committed ia the cnuntv ian n IN
he House of Correction ana three "a IN.
Industrial school: Az. were placed in thu
nnds Of The rr,h,tion orrr.r
Total toes 10 he discouraged in ca.o. ~,
ortcS s4ss-
Total rne. ID cost. collected and
nil irto III. eli, tre,.rrv csuoo
1her. are lncoll.c,.d nr.. ana cost. in
cases in pro "a. Of collection cronrt.
= - The -uir OF ss.sN
On the thiri day ef March. 1903 the new
kcuor law went into affect undnr tho mo.
Sons OF witch ali nnes and cost. ar.
FADE ravabl. to tn. treasure If IN. civ
|r town in which tho cren,. was com
hittel, such city or town TO hsv. cn.-b,I-
Il all hnes collected. All fee. ar. 10 he
|aio in the nrst in.ranc. ny such city
toWHS nut IL IL appears AT the END or
aoi !e"' WA. Nucn cry or town mas psld
VI more IN i'es th'n mas be-n collected
- Wv SNo'- - !" hn~ne UP ms
enct.
FOR tioiation OF the new liquor law there
ave been 27' prosecutions in city court
salhst me same number OF respondents:
r respondents were convicted rve were
~. $500. a"u e's'' were o'Sc"'rseo on
Total fee. to be dsburs-d in liquor cases
erorted. S,lS.T.
Total fees ard cost. in LIQUOR c,.e. paid
the city treasurer. S,a24a
The total fees to be di.hursed in cases
Inclusive Of liquor cases sl:e41.
liquor cases collected and paid to the
As stated above. the State make, Up
por prosecutions and the city /. to re
feiNe one-half OF all hnes collected The
o'al amount Of fines collected in liquor
asses during the last year was 500 This
wakes net rroht TO the city on liquor
a'cs in city court Of As5. In cases 81
luslNo OF liquor prosecutions during the
ear l''S it viii appear FROM, figures given
boNe that the city has received in fines
ma cost' JENA more than II has been
hl"d upon 70 di:hurse in fees.
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he 1o,+b ra,a h,.aa uro, -. ,i,.s
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