Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. sI4s (Sec. os7z G. II The at
torney general shall. upon the complaint
of a reputable citizen. investigate and
cause tests 10 be made of liquors being
sold BY licensees of the fourth class. and
It. IN his judgment, the case warrants.
he shall prosecute such liccnScc. If a
lIccnsee is found guilty Of an offense
under tho second. third, fourth or fifth
preceding sections. the attorney general
thereof, and said commissioner shall
forthwith revoke such license and notify
said licensee thereof. and tho unused
portion of the license fee shall there
upon be forfeited BY such licenSee.
Sec. II. Section 500 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. o344 OF the General Laws.
as proposed) Is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 500. (Sec. 6544 G. L. A license
other than of the fourth class shall be
revoked by the board of license commits
sioners and, in case of a license of the
fourth class, by the commissioner of
taxes, and become void for any of the
following causes:
l. Death or bankruptcy of the Ii
.censee;
IL. Breach of a condition of a Ii
|cense as specified on the face thereof;
and
III. In case of licensee other than
of the fourth class, for a violation by
keeping his licensed premises open, sell
ing or furnishing intoxicating liquors
after an order not to sell.
A license, other than of the fourth
class, may be revoked by the board of
license commissioners, and in case of a
license of the fourth class, by the COM
missioner of taxes, for violation of
provision of this chapter.
Sec. II. Section 5I6I of the Public
Statutes (Sec- 654S of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec 5I6I. (Sec 6345 G.. ID a license,
other than of the fourth class, may be
revoked by the board of license commits
sioners without notice or hearing and
without right of appeal, and, in case of
license of the fourth class, by the
commissioner of taxes, upon due notice
and hearing and for reasons given with
out right of appeal. Such a revocation
shall not work forfeiture of the bond
of the licensee; and it shall not take
effect until the town, in case of license
other than of the fourth class, and in
case of a license of the fourth class, the
state, refunds to the licensee such part
of the license fee paid as is proportionate
to the unexpired term. The town treas
urer shall refund the same, in case of a
license other than of the fourth class, to
the licensee, on the order of said board,
which shall be a sufficient voucher there
for. In case of license Of the fourth
class, the auditor of accounts shall re-
fund the same to the licensee on the
order of the commissioner of taxes. If a
license, other than of the fourth class,
has been revoked under the provisions
of this section, a new license shall not
be issued
Sec Is. Section 5I6z of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 6346 of the General Laws,
as proposed) IS hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec 5I62. (Sec. 6346 G. L. Said
board may transfer license, other than
of the fourth class, from one location to
another within the town where such IL
cense was originally granted, and, in case
of license of the fourth class, the same
may be done by the commissioner of
taxes. but such a transfer shall c made
only to the original licensee, and after
notice, hearing and the usual proceedings
attending the granting of license, and
new license fee shall not be required
Sec. Il. Section 5I63 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 6347 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. SOB. (Sec. 6347 G. L. If a
licensee, other than of the fourth class,
becomes bankrupt or dies, before the ex-
piration of his license, the town shall
refund to his trustee, executor or admin
istrator, on the order of said board, and,
in case of a licensee of the fourth class,
the auditor of accounts on the order of
the commissioner of taxes, such part of
the license fee as is proportionate to
such unexpired term. In case of bank
ruptcy or death of a licensee, other than
of the fourth class, said board may, in
the usual manner and under the usual
restrictions, issue a new license for the
unexpired term and charge therefor a
proportionate amount of the original fee.
Sec. IS. Section 4 of No. I7o of the
acts of 1910 is hereby repealed.
Sec 10. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved March Is, 1917.