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Meeting of the State Equalization Boaru'

MONTPELIER, Aug. Is, 1911
The board for the equalization oil taxes ~
the different counties OF the State oil 'erlnu"'
met this morning at 10 o'clock, IN tiic o''''
Of the Secretary of State The Hon. GEORGE
Nichols. Secretary of State, called the meet
ing to order, in pursuance OF an act re'AI
ing to the grand list, of which the iou' b"
section reads as follows:
There shall be a State Equalizns Board. eS S,sts
ine. of one member from each county IN tne nt !,
who shall be a member OF ana eiecteu y ,,cb ele,-
snualIzing convention. A certificate oil saen I'd
tion signed by the president and secretay 10 seq
county convention. shall be transntleu =. ,ba ofee
Rotary OF State. said board shalI Iee' a. ,hs hi ri
of the Secretary OF State, in Montpellef' vo,, in
Tuesday in August at 10 O'Clock in the iOfehoI Ia
each wear, that an appraisal OF real ests all he
made of which board the Secretary 81 state ma 80
an ,r-offcio member and presiding Oncef; ieI,>a
ret,ry of said board and its officers snaIi s,ias
three dollars per oiem while engaged ~ tIfitn,~
of their appointment, and their actual VA e ~
expenses which shall lie paid on the ordet o' '"'
auditor OF accounts
To the roll call. the following delegates
responded: Addison county. Henry ~
sollaee. Bridport: Caledonia. f. A.
Parks, of Waterford; Chittenden. Henry
Gjllett. of Richmond; Essex, Oramel Craw-
ford. of GuildhGll Franklin, Alfred heiIn'
of Sheldon; Grand Isle, J. A. Chamberlain
of Grand Isle: Lamoille, Ieman A. water
man. of johnson Orange, 5. G. Heaton'oi
Tbetiord Orleans. IL. 5. Jones, OF Coven-
try; Rutland county, r. {. Abeli' " est
Haven Washington, Albert Dwinell, OF
Calais; Windham, W. W. Lynde, OF MARI
boro: Windsor, r. P Pollard, of Chester.
The only absentee. Mr.. Daniel Huling' oil
Bennington county. telegraphed that nc
was sick and desired to be represented by
proxy. in the person of a Mr.. Rice, OF Ben
nington.
After taking the oath prescribed the
body proceeded to business by the election
OF Mr.. {. W Porter, of Montpelier, as sec
rotary, and Mr.. Fred f. Smith, OF Mont
pelicr, assistant secretary.
The session of the morning was chiefly
taken up with the discussion OF the
Bennington county representative, and
the request of Mr. Huling was taken
into consideration Objection was raised
a. to the legality Of admitting Mr.. Rice
As member of the Board, he not having
been an authorized delegate from the Ben
nington county convention; and the statute
expressly declared he should be 50 delegated.
some were in favor Of allowing him a seat.
provided he had a certificate from the Pres
idcnt Of the County Convention. This was
objected TO, on the ground that TINS not
being strictly in accordance with the stat
ute. exceptions might be taken hereafter
to the action of t,e Board, ami all their
work be declared illegal. Yet 1t was thought
unfair to exclude Bennington county from
the deliberations Of the body, and that her
interests ought to be represented by some
person. who should have all the privileges
of other members, with the exception Of
voting. After much discussion on this
point. it was finally decided to telegraph to
the Pres dent of the County Convention, to
send member from Bennington county,
duly certified. to represent said county, as
an advisory committee. Lat without the
RICH; to vote.
On presentation by Mr.. Iynde. the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Ee,sf,.l. Thltthe Secretary OF State he directed
procure the printing O.. 800 exl Ht thar shall eve
the u.uu.at 10 o. the state % l-Oi and is Cd, and
also u! the valuation Of the real estate 90. Ncr'ut.
hy towu- and cI uut.es the total number ~ acres
id. ID fIf-rrrt q The total number %