Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-01-07

cipal provisions of the ''act to cqualize tax
ation," and need not recount them 1t gives
the State the opportunity which we trnst
and believe will be fully improved-to start
afresh, on reasonably fair, equal and hon
est grand list In addition to this, eleven acts
relating to the assessment and collection oil
taxes became laws. These provide for the
appraisal of railroad property tax express
and telegraph companies require all STOCKS
of stock companies TO be set in the list IN the
town where the owner thereof resides reg
tila.e the collection of taxes, i'll various
ways and require personal property owned
by co-partners 10 be set in the list in the
school district where the co-partncrshlp is
located, no matter where the individual part
ncrs reside To
THE CRIMINAL LAWS
Are added acts simplifying indictments Tor
murder and manslaughter, and complaints
and mformations for forgery or counterfeit
ing modifying the provisions of law re-
gar,limg recognizances, and stiffening the pro
hbi,nry law by cnactmeuts which make IL
equal IN strinsency 10 the most stringent law |
of any State. If with the power TO declare |
every place where liquor is sold common |
nuisance, which may he summarily abated |
10y order of court, with severe penalties |
oil fine and Imprisonment against both |
the keeper and the owner of the property |
that is let for the sale of liquor; and with an
act under which the liquor seller may be
compelled 10 contribute 10 the support OF The
families of men who are shut up in Jail for
intoxicalion q criminal acts committed
while intoxicated, the liquor traffic is not
abolished in any community. it will be be-
cause the community does not enforce the
law For that matter, the law as it stood
before gave any community power enough
to close its grog- shops. The most stringent
law will not execute itself anu without the
backing of public opinion, the nuisance law
will not abate the nuisances.
With the criminal laws, may be classed
divers new acts regarding commitments TO
the als and House of Correction and States
Prison, and the confinement Of persons I'M
der sentence of death; and regulating in
some important particulars the Reform
School Under the latter the selectmen
of towns have powers to stay the
executions of sentences TO the Reform
School, and to bind out to good homes
children convicted of offences that would
send them to the Reform School and
there are clauses authorizing the select
men and the Trustees of the school
to pay a dollar week for the MAN.
tenance of each child they bind out 10 a
family; dividing the boys in the Reform
School into two grades which are not TO asso-
ciate with each other; providing for cnlarg-
ing and improving the school buildings and
grounds, for new hospital, gymnasium and
reading room, etc.
RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
Act No. CO repeals the sections of the Gen.
eral Statutes which permit persons injured
by reason of the insufficient repair of the
highways TO sue the town for damages. The
act provides for Board of Street Commits
sioners, who are authorized to receive conf
nla;p.s raoarl;nr ,bo condition of the bi,,h.
ways and bridges, and after proper hearing
to determine what repairs shall be made ani
to order the selectmen 10 make them, or if
the selectmen will not make the repairs, The
commissioners may appoint an agent 10
make Them and recover the cost from the
town. The act docs not release towns from
liability for damages arising from the INSULT
cheney of bridges. Sclcctmen may contract
with the owners of highway fences which
cause snowdrifts for the substitution of wire
fences, and may allow 4 reasonable compen-
sation for the chs.nge.
Railroads are required to provide all pas
sengcr trains Except mixed trans with
brakes operated from the engine, and must
when building or rebuilding bridges make
them with three feet clear space on the sides
and seven feet clear above the roofs OF the
cars. The movement of trains at the cross
inrs of railroads is also further regulated
THE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
of the State are cared for in acts re-establisl-
| ing the Board of Agriculture a; To prevent the
sale of olcon,arp,rine for bm,ter: TO appoint
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| er WHO has not the'ccrti fcate renuired by Inv.
rcgula,ing tho comnen sation of town SUPER
| ioicndrnts and pivin,- women the right TO
vn,c in school district meetings and TO hold
offices relating TO sci ,ool affairs
Amonc the
GENERAL ACTS
is one defining the word tramp" the omis-
sion Of such u 5:iuition having practically
rendered null tae tramp law Of 1873. A
traLip now is euIalc person, over sixteen
years old. not s.inf !. going about from place
TO place asking CD arity, and who is without
ascertaiuabe mea ms of legitimate subsistence.
| Another provit .es that Thea annual freeman's
meeting shall no be adjourned before town