Chapter 169 of the Revised Laws of Vermont, 1880, Relating to the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquor: With Some Additional Sections (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Vermont

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0366221876 ISBN 13: 9780366221875

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A practical look at Vermont’s liquor laws and enforcement in historical context.

This book lays out how regulations on traffic in intoxicating liquor were written and enforced, including penalties, licenses, and the roles of town agents and county commissioners. It covers the creation of agents to sell liquor for medicinal uses, rules about compensation, and the consequences for improper conduct.

The material frames how offenses were charged and prosecuted, how nuisances were abated, and how courts could shut down unlawful drinking places. It also details procedures for searches, seizures, and civil damages, along with penalties for those who traffic in liquor in violation of the law.

• The roles and duties of town agents who sell intoxicating liquor for medicinal and mechanical purposes.
• Penalties for transporting liquor illegally and for acting as an unapproved sales agent.
• Rules around abating common nuisances and shuttering unlawful drinking places.
• Procedures for fines, bonds, and civil damages tied to intoxication-related harm.

Ideal for readers of legal history, regulatory law, and Vermont’s past on alcohol control.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0366221876
• ISBN 13: 9780366221875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 38