Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-04-12
LICENSES AND PENALTIES.
incidents in the Administration Of
Vermont's Liquor Law.

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| The Bennington license commissioners
| have raised the price of the two second
class licenses from $1,000 TO $1,000 The
/ first class licenses, six in number, VIII re-
| main as last year, at y 900.
r.. NJ. Butler, w. :. Smith and II. l..
/ Richmond, liquor license commissioners
IN Rutland, have voted to grant eleven liz
! uor licenses in that city this year. The
| fee for first class liquor license is $1,000
each; second class, Il 200; third class, $50,
as fixed by law; fourth class, sl,0O0 fifth
/ class, 500; sixth class, fixed by law to
/ correspond with the first class license (;
| seventh Glass, 500.
The Burlington board Of license COM
missi0ners have fixed fees for licenses as
! follows. First class, 1920; second-class,
1920; fourth class, -lOO0i hfth-class,
| 5000 seventh-class $1,000. The commits
| sioners voted not to accept bonds from
surety companies hence individual bonds
will have TO accompany each application.
The MONTPELIER city council VIII be
asked to license Druggist George T..
! Megrath to sell intoxicating liquors after
| May on a fifth class or druggists license.
The requisite signatures OF the physicians
o. the city and five per cent OF the voters
have been secured. The feeling IS general
/ that there should be some place in the city
after May / where liquor for medicinal
| purposes can be procured on physician s
|
prescription.
There are % applications for licenses in
/ the town OF Barre, the only license town
] in Washington county. Only three
\ licenses can be given. All the applications
are for first or second class privileges.
Several OF the places are within two miles
OF Barre city and one just outside the
/ cltv limits. only mile from city hall.
| II a decision given in Burlington city
court by Judge e. @. Mower is upheld by
| the higher courts, it will have wide
effect upon he disclosure feature OF the
| local option license liquor law as II VIII
make il practically impossible to secure
the conviction Of a dealer upon discios-
are unless he actually knows the man who
has made the disclosure. The effect OF the
decision was that, while notice, II sent
| by q board of license commissioners TO a
/ licensee to the effect thar liquor has been
sold to man is sufficient, 1t does not
charge the licensee with knowledge OF the
man. ,,,-
The question which was raised by Clar-
pDce j. Ferguson, superintendent OF the
| Vermont Anti-5 Saloon League, before the
assistant judges of Chittenden county TO
the effect that the judges should not
| appoint liquor license commissioners Tor
] Burlington on the ground that the vote
was illegal, will not amount to anything
at present, but Mr.. Ferguson looks TO the
next session OF tue legislature to so amend
| the law as to give some one authority TO
/ hold M the appointment of license COM
nissioners II legal point should be
raised on either side regarding the law.
| Mrs. Adele Frontana of Barre. who was
/ convicted in county court OF Illegally
selling intoxicating liquor, and who was
| in Jail over night with her SIX small
children, was Apr. 3 sentenced to pay a
fine of $500 and costs. with the alternative
/ n duU hOHEp
correction at Rutland. For the sake OF
/ her children, however, who would be
| public charges OF the city of Barre II their
\ mother went to prison, on the recommen-
dation Of States Attorney ;. HOLSTER
| Jackson, Judge John w. Rowell placed
the woman on probation so long as she
4 violates no criminal law OF the state ana
esppciaIlv the one prohibiting the selling
| of intoxicating liquor without license.
! Salvatore Botalli OF Barre, ~ho was in
/ dieted for selling liquor, pleaded guilty
To one offence and was fined 800 and
/ costs. The offence charged consisted OF
4 selling beer at Socialist dance IN Barre.
/ IL is probable the Socialists OF that city
will pay the fiue and costs. as the respon-
! dent has no money. James Enright OF
! Barre pleaded guilty TO an offence OF
Keeping with intent to sell, committed
/ two wears ago. and was sentenced to pay
/ ine of $500 and costs.
/ Jack Worcester of Montpelier, who was
/ recently convicted in city court OF fur-
nishing and appealed his case, PLEADED
guilty to one offence and was sentenced
! to not less than eight nor more than nine
months in the house Of correction at
/ Rutland and to pay costs of prosecution.
/ At Burlington, Michael Callahan, who
was charged with selling liquor contrary
I 10 law. has been fined 300 and costs OF
/ s456s. In the case against Rosalie White,
/ who was charged with selling liquor, bail
/ in the sum OF 900 was forfeited, the
/ RESPONDENT failing to appear IN court.
William Benway, former proprietor OF
I the. Bellevue house at Richmond. pleaded
guilty to a charge OF selling liquor and
+ Vas fined $500 and costs. He was placed
I IN the hands OF a probation officer.
/ Elmer =. Moves OF West Derby, who
was found guilty OF furnishing liquor,
was fined $500 and costs Of prosecution,
I and five months in the work house