The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-02-10
THE PERRY BILL
whai II Stands for Tersely Told By
Prof. Ralph &. Jenkins


straot Of the prohibition bill, for o
against which voters will be given th
opportunity TO cast their ballots at th'
March meeting. /: is not my purpos'
10 uphold or oppose the bill. ! intenc
merely TO state briefly the more i'm
poriant provisions ard direct those
who may care 10 read further 10 sew,
sral sources where the entire bill may
be- read
The bill, commonly known as he
Perry Act is No. III of the public
astf Of the General Assembly Of 1915
Begin TO read at the bottom Of page
800 OF the book entitled Acts and Re
solves Passed by the General Assem-
bly, cf the State of Vernon. at the
Twenty-Third Biennial Session 1915"
This book may be seen at the Mark
Skinner Library. Several newspapers
also published the acts with their reg
slar issues and copies of the bill may
be obtained by writing to Guy w.
Bailey. Secretary OF State, Essex
Junction, Vt
Section ] defines intoxicating liquor
ar used in the following sections as
any beverage containing more than
per cent Of alcohol.
Section prohibits any person from
furnishing or selling any intoxicating
liquor. A person may, however, fur
nish liquor in his private dwelling ex-
eept TO an habitual drunkard and a
person may sell fermented cider by
.he 80 gallon barrel provided the cider
IL removed in the barrel at the time
of sale.
Section 3 provides that an officer
shall without warrant arrest violators
of Section 2, sieze the liquor and con-
fainers, and detain persons and prop
.erty siezed until complaint can be
made or warrants procured.
Section provides that, if states
attorney, town grand juror, or two
reputable citizens of county make
complaint before county justice or
municipal judge of illegal selling, said
justice or Judge shall issue a search
warrant and if liquor is found, it shall
be siezed and conveyed to a place of
safety pending legal action.
Section 5 provides that if sheriff, |
constable, selectman, or grand juror
suspects that liquor is for sale in any
kind of refreohment place except pri |
vate dwelling house in the vicinity of
any public occasion, he shall search /
the place without warrant, sicze the /
liquor and keeper and bring the Of /
fender at once before justice or mu
nicipal judge of jurisdiction who
shall, after hearing evidence, judge
whether the liquor shall be forfeited
and disposed Of as elsewhere provided
and whether the person shall be pro
seeded against.
Sections 6, Z, s, and relate to the
duties and method of procedure of of
ficers who, with or without warrant
shall sieze suspected liquor or apprc
hend the keeper of the same
Section 10 provides that condemned
liquor shall be destroyed under writ
ten order of the condemning justice
or Judge and in his presence or his
deputy's.
Section II provides that when liquor .
is condemned any persons may be pro- !
.ceedcd against for costs if they have
aided in keeping or selling liquor or
have permitted knowingly their build
ings to be used for storing or keeping :
such liquor.
Section IL provides for imprison- 4
men. If costs mentioned in Section IL
are not paid.
Section l3 provides that il an officer {
has reason 20 believe that liquor is
kept or concealed in any conveyance
or baggage being conveyed along any !
highway he shall search the same
without warrant.
Section IA provides that If an officer +
isiezos without warrant lie shalt take
the same steps in bringing the offend
er to justice as if he had had a war
rant.
Sections rs, l6, II, and is describe
how claimants Of siezed liquor may
appear in court to present claims and
how the liquor shall be held pending +.
suit.
Section - provides tha: IL an intox
Icated person is disturbing the peace
he may be detained in custody without !,
warrant by sheriff, deputy sheriff, = :
high bailiff or justice Of the county, :.
constable, grand juror, or selcctman !,
Of the town, or police officer Of the /,
until the intoxicated per 4 !,
son Is fit to testify in court.
Section % provides that convicted
intoxicated person mus. disclose be "
fore court the names Of the place and n,
,er1ons fYoYn whora he obtained tho A