The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-25
coMwUNA1 SALOONS.
pouman.a's Remedy fpf tie Dnnliag
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va have received 4 eomnnnicatio.
sraw ths Ron1lanisn consulate general
ssiuw forsh II detail The goFernments
n-an.,<,sis for dealing wish the a.cohol
- sen.ciassv in tie couhtry dissriets
s. ~. $50. The riehf II selling zicahoi
= - future ia fe reserved o. the COM
mural az iaeal authorities. ar tie pFi-
sateIy 0wned puhlie haaase Ill il the bin
FeeoFaps @w. disappear - hoAuania
after April. next Year.
70 enfogce TIE proper working ct these
communist establishments committee
"a Administration viii Be ove4uizai ia
ssch village. composed d TIE mayor the
sebon.lurssfer and toe nSst noeak.e mem.
h~rs 81 the communal council The NUN
hsy 81 public houses i t. Be limited
~ one 10 $50 heads Ct families. o. reck
oninp Eve persons 70 each a0gssehold, On
nar 750 souls. at present there is d
III NJ IL hossse ia akbezk each thirty fami.
Iies 70 that the lar goes beyond mere
raw7,gafion ard reduces she number 81
n,ssI;e- h0usns enormously. Provision "a
nevertheless made that . pubiic house
laav b operated In haEaEets having less
thwn $50 families ard 4 minimum 81
fftv. il no other public house be found
within a radius Of tnree miles. The con-
rnuuaI public houses viii only sell spir
ffuous drinks. on AZ most only such other
articles a. eomae under the administra
ton AZ the government d monopohss
of tf,e state. Ard that only when There
are f,o Other establishments In the dis
tries for the sale og such other article
The communal public houses VIII not bs
allowed 20 sell groceries, but they may
vend non -slcoholie drinks, such as tea,
coffee, eiFervescing drinks, and may keep
. restaurant. The profit made By the
sale d the alcoholic drinks viii become
q part Of the ordinary income o. the
village. They will constitute special
fund called the pahIie-hou fund, which
will b. used wholly and solely tor the
Improvement OF rural seA00lsr cilnrrhes
infirguaxie@. roads ard plantations. for
AGRICULTURAL show prices and Tor The
purchase OF rrize cattle TOR breeding pur
noses. The public-houses committee viii
fix the price Of all alcoholic and other
drinks which viii be for sale, and the
municipal town council viii have .
RIGHT OF control. The choice Of every
public -housekeeper will b in the hands
81 the committee. Tire person chosen
must BE- a R0umauian citizen, he az least
rs wears III age. and the public house
KEEPER will have fixed wages. II j.
strictly prohibited to infsHence the pub
lie h0usckecpeF In the sale Of spiritpous
Iiauers. either By giving commissions or
hr sharing in profits. On the other hand,
he Will have the beneft Of the sale Of
all non alcoholic drinks and Of the res
taurant.
The following rules Of management
are interesting:
No drinks are to be given On credit,
neither are they 10 - paid IN kind
Pablo -h0nsekeepers must mot lend
money under any circumstances, neither
laust any silms be advanced BY them
for agricultural purposes.
On Sundays and holidays the public
houses must remain sTrut TIL Ii O'Clock
in the morning, and be CLOSED again AZ
s oieloek in tie evening
All gambling TO be prohibited.
No spiritu0us drinks may he sold 70
Young persons under 10 years Of age
or 10 anyone already in q state Of intox-
ication
Besides all this, nj costinesco's law
provides severe punishment against
drunkenness The penalty Tor tirst
oFeuse viii be a fine of from two TO
twenty francs. forty light hours i'm
prisonnlent will he added to the fine
for second fault, and for third case
of drunkenness in tbs course OF the
same year, three days imprisonment, a.
wen as the fine viii be imposed. For
cases Of incorrigible drunkenness the of-
tenders names viii be placed ON list
to be called the -drunlaards' roll which
list will be posted mp III the public room
at the commune All persons whose
names appear in this rolf will BE- pro
hihited from entering anE plsblis- houses.
Manchester Guardian