The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-28
The Law Respecting Bi||boards

Following is an Act of the General Assembly relating to licenses
for the display of advertising.
"An Act to Control the Use of Bilboards'
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Vermont;
Section /. A person, firm, or corporation shall not display any
advertisement containing more than six square feet upon real
property other than the property upon which the goods advertised
are manufactured or offered for sale, Or upon which the business
advertised is carried on in whole or in part until such person,
firm, or corporation shall secure from the secretary of state a
license to display such advertisement. The application for a Ii
cense shall be in writing signed by the applicant upon blanks
furnished by the secetary of state, and shall state; ~ the To-
cation of the property upon which it is proposed to display such
advertisement; 81 the population of the city, borough, or town
within which the same is to be displayed 81 the distance between
such advertisement and any state highway, railroad, or railway
track, public park, o navigabe water, from which such adyer-
tisement may be readable; az the size and a general descrip-
ton of such advertisement.
Section :. The fee for such license shall be three cents for each
square foot. The square feet contained in any advertisement shall
include all of the space within a line drawn around the outer edge
of such advertisement, o r If such advertisement is upon, attached
to, r a part of any billboard, frame, network, transparency, or
other form Of construction, such line shall be the outer edge Of
such construction and each surface or display
ing any name, word, symbol, character, picture, or letter shall be
construed to be an advertisement. Upon receipt of such appica-
ton and fee, the secretary of state may issue a license fol each such
advertisement, as is hereinafter provided, which license shall per-
init the holder thereof to display such advertisement for one year
from the date thereof, and each such advertisement shall include
the number of such license and date of expiration
Section 8. The secretary of state, if the kind, size and location
of such advertisement meet with his approval, may issue to any
person, firm, or corporation owning or leasing any space for adyer-
thng purposes, a license authorizing the Use of such space Sr such
purpose, upon payment by such person, firm, o corporation of a
fee as herein provided, which license shall state the location and
size of such surface and shall be for one year from the date thereof
such space shall plainly show the number of such license and the
date of expiration. Any advertisement placed upon any such
surface shall be exempt from the payment of any license fee dur
ing the period for which such space is q licensed.
Sectiin 4. This act shall not require any license from any
town. city, II borough for any advertisement owned by it and
advertising its Industries and maintained at either public or pn-
,ate expense, and shall not apply to signs and other devices on or
in rolling stock, station, subways or structures Of or used by
common carriers.
Section s. ANY person or the managing agent Of any firm o
corporation violating any provision Of this act shall be fined not
more than thirty dollars IT imprisoned not more than thirty days.
Each month trat any advertisement displayed in violation Of
any provision Of this ace shall constitute a separate odense.
Section 6. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved February II, 1921
All persons. firm. or corporations displaying advertising matter
within this state, if such advertising Is taxable within the mean
Of this act. must make arrangements to pay the tax and take out
license forthwith
Application blank. will be mvarded upon request.
In making request for blanks spTcaHt should state M NUM-
Der Of advertising signs to BE- Ivusde.
Address all correspondence TO
SECRETARY or A
Montpelier, Vermont
Dated al Montpelier, this 18th day Of March, 1927.
ARR a.
Secretary Of State.