The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08


council. shall provide, at the expense of
the state, suitable store or warehouse
for the keeping of said liquors and suit
able facilities for receiving, unpacking,
labelling and shipping said liquors. He
shat! receive no compensation for his SER
vices other than his salary fixed by law.
Subject to the approval of the governor
and council, he shall fix the prices ct
which liquors shall be furnished to the
town agencies, not to exceed five per
cent above the cost Of such liquors to
the state
Section g. The liquors purchased by
said commissioner shall be in sealed bot
ties, casks or other packages of con-
venient size and when sold to the town
agencies shall be reshipped in the origi-
nal bottles, casks, or packages with the
seals unbroken. Every bottle, cask or
package, as soon as the same is received
by said commissioner. shall be labeled
with a label on which shall be conspicu-
ously stamped or printed the name of the
state, the name Of the contractor. the
hereinafter provided, and such other
words as the governor and council may
require.
Beginning with the first day of July In
each year, the serial number shall begin
with "one'' and run consecutively during
the twelve months succeeding for each
each bottle. cask or package shall be
numbered consecutiyeiy as the same is
received from the contractor; and a rec
ord thereof shall be made and kept by
and when received, to whom and wien
delivered, the kind and quality of the
liquor and the amount contained in such
bottle, cask or package.
Section 4. A bill for all invoices sold
by said commissioner to any town agen-
cy shall be sent to the town II easurer of
said town, and a duplicate thereof shall
be sent to the state treasurer, who shall,
within thirty days after the receipt of
the same, collect the amount thereof from
said town; all such bills not paid within
thirty days shall be collected from the
said town by the state treasurer in the
same manner as state taxes are col
lected.
Section 8. Every bottle, cask or pack
age as soon as ii is received by any town
agency, shall be labeled with n label on
which shall be conSpicuously stamped or
printed the name OF such town, the date
when received by such town, and a town
serial number Beginning with July first
of each year, such town serial number
shall begin with zone" and run consccu-
lively during the twelve months succ, cd
ing for each separate kind and grade of
liquor; and an invoice record thel eof
shall be made and kept by said town
agent, stating the state serial number, the
town serial number, the amount, kind and
quality of liquor contained in such pack
age and the date when received. The
town agent shall also keep a sales book
in which at the time when each sale Is
made, and in the presence of the pur-
chaser, he shall enter the sale, showing
the town serial number, the state serial
number, the date of sale the kind,
amount and price of the liquor, the name
and address of the purchaser
Section q. The town agent subject to
the approval of the governor and coun-
Gil, shan fix the retail price of liquors
sold by him, so that the net profit to the
town snail IN no case exceed ten per
cent.
Section Z. No town agent shall mix or
adulterate any liquors in his custody or
open or permit to be opened in mis- store
or warehouse any bottle, cask or pack
age containing Intoxicating liquor. or sell
the same except i'll the original package
with the requisite label or labels, or pur-
chase, sell of dispose of any liquors ex-
cept as provided in this act.
Section 8. When any town liquor agen-
cy Is closed by order of the Selectmen or
municipal officers, the stock of liquors on
hand may be returned to the state ware
house, freight or express prepaid. and
the town shall be paid therefor from the
state treasury the price which the state
Is at that time paying for liquors of like
Kind and quality.
July one, nineteen hundred and nine, ex-
cept that the time for opening sealed pro-
posals for furnishing liquors to the state
ten, shall be extended until such time
after July one as the governor and coun-
Gil may direct in order to provide suffi-
Gent time for advertising according to
the provisions of this act.
Section TO- Until the first day of July.
nineteen hundred and nine, the state
liquor. commissioner shall purchase only
sary to supply the immediate needs of
the town liquor agencies, and shall fur
nish no liquors to any town agency ex-
cept upon the sworn inventory of the
stock of liquors which such town agency
has on hand at the time of such order
showing such immediate necessity.
= Section II. On the first day of july
nineteen hundred and nine, the state
liquor commissioner shall turn over to
the state At cost such stock of liquors as
he has on hand, lawfully purchased and
up to the lawful standard. nd lie
therefor shall be paid from the state
treasury on the approval of the governor
ana council. The liquors SO turned over
to the state by the liquor commissioner
shall be labeled and numbered as herein
before provided for liquors purchased by
contract.
Section r. On the first day of Julv
nineteen hundred and nine, every town
liquor agent shall make out and send to
the state liquor commissioner a sworn
statement showing in detail the stock of
liquors on hand in his agency on that
day. The liquors on hand in each agency
on July first, shall be labeled and num-
bered as hereinbefore provided for liquors
purchased of the state liquor COMMITS
soner, and in addition to the words pro-
vided by this act, the label shall contain
the words on hand July one nineteen
beled, may be sold by the town liquor
agent in accordance with the provisions
of this act.
Section ID. Any violation of the pro-
visions of this act shall be punished by
Imprisonment not less than sixty days
nor exceeding one year.
Section IA. All acts and parts of acts,
so far as the same are Inconsistent with
this act, are hereby repealed -(Approved
April %
Chapter 253.
An Act to amend Section twenty-five of
Chapter thirty-two of the Revised
statutes, as amended by Section five
of Chapter one hundred thirty-two, OF
the public laws OF nineteen hundred
I'VE relating to payment of damage
done to growing crops by deer.
Section twenty-five of chapter thirty
two of the revised statutes, as amended
by section five Of chapter one hundred
thirty-two of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and five, is hereby amend
ed by inserting after the word deer in
amended, the words, but not more than
fifty dollars shall be paid any one I.er-'
son in any one year for damage done by
deer to growing crops. '-(Approved April
81
Chapter 254.
An Act to amend Section eleven Of Chap
ter thirty-nine of the Revised Statutes.
relating to the sale of MIX
Section eleven of chapter thirty-nine
of the revised statutes is hereby amend
ed so as to read AS follows:
Section II. All measures, cans or
other vessels used In the sale OF milk.
shall be sealed by the seaer of weights
and measures by wine measure, contain
ing thirty-two ounces 10 the quart, and
all quart bottles containing less than
thirty-two ounces or more than thirty
two ounces and six drains all pint bot
ties containing less than sixteen ounces
or more than sixteen ounces and four
drains, and all half pint bottles con-
tanning less than eight ounces or more
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