Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

: to Charles e. Burno and constituting hin
heir-at-law to Joseph and Catherine Burno
e Ia to irtoGrs scrste the Sheldon hotel company
| referred to general committee No. IS alter
, ing December term of Windsor county court
to first Tuesday in December, 50 to amend
4 section , chapter los of the general statutes
t relating 20 mechanics liens, 30 charging iu-
risdiction of justices of the peace; to com
f mittee ON Judiciary. No. - to incorporate
the | Mon marble company, 81 to incorporate
: the Pine Hill agricultural company, (Rut-
5 land, J 80 to incorporate the Worthwhile man
ufactur:ng company, 81 to incorporate the
: Felchville woolen cUnIpany. SO to incorporate
the Parks Il Woolson machine shcr' company
SO in relation to the Chittenden marble cc1n-
pany to committee on manufactures. No.
80 to authorize the removal of distractions
, from lid Branch to general committee.
No. I'll amending section / chapter 90 of the
general statutes; of societies for the support
Of the gospel and literary and other associa-
tions: to committee education. No. IL
/ in addition to sector 81 chapter SO of the
general statutes, relating To the grand list ;
to committee on land taxes
ResoiltOn.-By Mr.. Hendee, directing the
Sergeant-at-Arms not to allow any of the
public grounds belonging to the State to be
occupied for the sale of goods or any exhibi-
ton during the stay of General Sheridan in
Montpelier; adopted.
RUS Luroduced ami Referred.-By Mr.
Bullard, to change the nanre of Willie Her
bert jackson to Willie Herbert Armington
and constituting him heir-at-law: TO general
committee. BY Mr. Dale to amend an act
entitled an act relatins TO flowing; to com
mittee on printing.
Report. From committee on agriculture
in favor of Senate bill %, recommending the
printing of $50 copies adopted
/ BIZ PASSED. -Ifousfa bill q in raIation +o
divorce Adjourned
I HousR-HHs introduced and Referred. =
By Mr.. Ross of st. Johnsbury, laying a tax
on the county of Caledonia to committee of
members from that county. By Mr.. Foster
/ of Calais, relating To the weight of oats go
I lbs to the busheD to committee on agricul-
I ture By Mr. Ferrin of MCutpeler. TO
amend section 4, chapter 81, of the general
/ statutes, relating To the descent of property
to judiciary committee. pv Mr. Foster of
/ Calais, to pay Edwin f. Robinson: fer accou-
/ trements lost in the United States service t.
! committee on claims. BY Mr. Baird of
! Chittenoer, for the preservation of fish in
! Burr pond in Pittsf0rd - general commit
/ tee
Bills PaSSed-House bill 32 enlargine the
jurisdiction of justices of the peace in certain
cases House bill / in addition u section
81, chapter 50, of the general statutes. re-
lating to the grand list ; House bill - to
amend section ), chapter los. OF the general
statutes, in relation to mechanics liens
House bill 81 to amend section /. chapter 90
OF the general statutes, entitled of societies
for the support Of the gospel and literary
and other associations
Mr.. Wood OF Fairhaven moved 10 recon
slider the vote whereby the bill 70 incOrpo-
rate the Addison county railroad company
was made the special order of Monday after
third reading
Special order-House bill 53 to amend
chapter 10 of the general etatutes, relating
to the election of listers, was taken up.
Upon the inquiry of Mr.. Marvin. of AL
burgh, MIR. Hounds. of Chester. from the u-
dietary committee, explained the reasons
that induced the committee To report against
the bill-that under the law as il now stands.
listers can be elected IL many wears as the
town chooses if found to discharge the du-
tier acceptably 70 the town. and that no
change Of the law was necessary to reach the
object designed ly ths bill.
Mr. Marvin said he thought the r-sssage of
the bill would tend to equalize taxatiOn-a
result that had thus far been difficult to reach I
The multiplicity of the bills that from wear
to year come before the Legislature showed
plainly that there an unequal working of
the present system of listing and the Legis-
lature ought to make the Office less unstable
Towns that have retained listers in Office for
a long time had been very .iudicious, and all
towns ought To be required bv law 10 make
the office mere stable.
Mr.. Ross. of ST. JGhrshury. alluded to the /
second section Objectionable, providing
that the listers shall be sworn. but does not !
require them To certify To the correctness of
the list they have made. The law now re- |
quires real estate To bc appraised at the value /
il would be were it TO be set off on execution /
This bill II rather letting down than q /
raising of the standard of performing the du- /
ties ot the office of listers. Then again, it is |
singing out the particular office of listers /
and making different rule for them than /
for the other town officers. Better leave it |
to towns 10 elect their listers as at prcscnt !
provided, and thus place their continuance /
IN office solely On the ground Of competency |
Mr. Marvin thought that other town Of /
ticers-selectmen for instance-ought to he /
elected for longer time than one wear. and I
that we ought not 10 object to the passage of /
this bill because II was an innovation upon the
established usages of the towns under the
present law. So far as the oath il concerned.
the listers under the usages OF the present
law, subscribed the oath with great reluc-
tance, and no conscientious man could do it
at all The present bill would obviate the
difficulty
Mr.. Ferrin Of Montpelier replied to the
assertion of Mr.. Marvin, that under this bill
we should have more ability in our list and
also that a conscientious man could not sub
scribe the oath under the present usages of
our listers. He thought that the admission
of parole evidence to show that the duties of
the office had been faithfully executed, would
not be any relief to n tender conscience. He
believed we should have property listed ac-
cording to some fixed standard in all the
towns in the State, and that failure to do
the duty of lister faithfully should carry with
the subscribing of the oath the penalty of
perjury. He did not believe that the length
ening of the tenure of Office would lead to
any more faithful execution ofthe laws The
power should return to the people often, as
is the case with the most important offices in
the State-that of lud ges of the supreme
Court. He could not see that any of the
evils of the old law would be remedied in
this bill
Mr.. Hubbard of Stockbridge. would be
willing to favor the bill, if the second section
could be so amended as to provide for a more
stringent oath by listers, and state prison
penalty for violation thereof. As the bill
now stands he cannot support it.
Mr. Marvin further favored the bill, reply
ing TO some of the objections that had been
urged against it. If the bill can be SO amend
ed as to make it any more perfect, he hoped
the provisions of this bill will be saved by or
dering it to third reading.
Mr.. Rounds further opposed the bill and
read from the general statutes the oath pre-
scribed for the listers, which require that
property shall be appraised at its value but
under this bill no such oath is required.