The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-11-10

p~efition preseuted Ia the House asAs
for he passage of a stringent local option
law.
A bin introduced IN the House makes
the holding Of the Office OF selectnah anu
A bin has been introduced making per-
sons leasing places for liquor selins III
dictablc.
Rutland wants 10 be a city.
The following important bills have been
introduced IN the House; an act relatnS
to the grand list; See. l Is as follows: Al
mortgaged real estate shall be set III the
list IN the name Of the mortgagor; DuI
such m%ortgagor is hereby empowered anu
authorized 10 deduct from the Interest nc,
cruing on the notes so secured on reai
estate such a share or proportion oil al
taxes paid on said real estate, as tle
amount of the mortgage debt Is TO the
whole value oftie said real estate sec
? provides that whenever the mortgage
refuses to deduct as aforesaid the mort
gagor may recover the same In an action
of assumpsit. d.
An act relating to the discharge Of
mortgages. The first section Is as iolloWs
when a mortgage be paid put not JUS
charged and the mortgage Is dead, ana
his estate wholly settled. the judge Of the
probate court for the district in which
administration was or might have been
granted and such estate settled, may, upon
| application and upon proof of such pay
ment. make a certificate, under the seal OF
his court, that such mortgage has been
satisfied, which certificate, upon being
recorded on the margin of the record OF
such mortgage in the record OF deeds,
shall discharge such mortgage and per-
~petuallv bar an actions brought therein. "
An act to encourage manufactures 1T
provides that all manufacturing establish
ments hereafter erected. quarries, mines,
and all machinery necessary for the busl-
ness. all capital invested In and used for
operating the same, together with all
such machinery hereafter put into build
ings already erected, but not now occu-
pied, where the amount invested actually
exceeds 81. 900, shall be exempt from tax
alton for five years, and ifthe majority OF
voters in any town so elect, such proper
ty may be exempted for a period not eX-
ceeding ten years. 1t also repeals NO.
go of acts of 1867 and No. 26 of acts of
1869"
An act relating to married ONE and
suits brought by and against them. 1t
provides that ANY married woman ira
ding or carrying on business in her name
may sue and be sued in all matters con-
nected with such trading OF business i'll
the same manner ms if she were unmar-
ried. and be levied of her sole and sepa-
rate goods, chattels and estate, but the
body of such women shall not be taken
in execution, except as now provided by
law"
An act limiting the age at which teach
ers may be emplOyedi in the public schools
of the state to com. on education. 1t
provides that no person less than seven
teen years ofage shall be employed as a
teacher.
An act relating to the compensation of
superintendent of schools; 1T provides
that town superintendent shall make Il
sworn return of his services, stating the
date, time spent, and kind of service, and
number of districts in which school has
been taught. Such return shall be pre-
sented to the selectmen who shall allow
so much of it as is just, and draw an or
der on the treasurer therefor.
A petition of J. u. Davis and 80 others
of ElmOre has been presented in the
House by Mr.B Booth of Morristown asking
for the equalization of taxation.
The insolvency law has two years more
Of life at any rate, the House Friday
morning refusing to consider its vote
whereby it refused the bill athird reading
on Thursday afternoon. We believe that
public sentiment will generally sustain
this action. The law has some defects
undoubtedly, most of which will be REM
edied by the passage of Thompson's bill
to amend the law; but there is no other
method known by which the assets of a
bankrupt can be distributed among his
creditors so fairly and at so small a cost.
Journal.
The governor has signed the following
bills Senate 3, an act to enable the town
of st. Johnsbury to refund its outstand-
ing notes and bonds; House IL, an act to
pay Thomas Sargent the sun therein
named (25.5D House II, an act simpli-
flying indictments for murder and man.
slaughter; House 20, an act to pay Ma
than NJ, Johnson the sum therein named
| ($30.30) House 90, an act to amend Sec
ton of an act entitled an act provid-
ing for mortgages of personal property
House "a, an act to enable the town of
Castleton to issue new bonds for the pur-
pose of funding its indebtedness: House
81, an act Incorporating the Bennington
Battle Monument Association; House 46,
an act relating to the jurisdiction of the
city court of Burlington; House rs, an
act in relation to mortgages of personal
property.
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