The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-05

toward the consolidation of the Farmer and
the Patrons Rural, which is also printed by
Mr.. Thayer although it is owned by the state
grange.
The supreme court have heard the follow
ing cases Lenehans rs. Spalding ct al, Mill
vile Mutual Marine and Fire Ins. Co. us.
Hall, from Chittenden county; Hammond u
Burt Us. Noble Bellows Us. Sowles, Quinn
Us. Halbert. Adams rs. st. Johnsbury
Lake Champlain Railroad Company, Green
rs. Smith, from Franklin county; the Col
lender Company Us. Marshall, from Addi-
son county, the four celebrated cases known
as the "O'Neil jug cases. which were all
heard together; John L. Holmes ct uX rs.
John Caden ct al, from Rutland county.
The case of L. Hart Wilcox ct Tx Us. Town
of Halifax, Windham county, is now being
heard
A PROJECT for lighting this village with
electricity is being considered. Mr.. "A. j.
Sibley has been giving some attention to
the matter. His scheme is undeveloped,
but it seems to be entirely feasible. His
plan is to utilize the aqucduct for the mo-
tive power. Water motors are in use in
many cities and towns for driving electric
machines and a motor placed at some con-
venient locality, it is believed, would fur
nish the power requisite for lighting this
village, and the plant for the purpose would
not exceed in cost the expense of lighting
the village with gas for one year. The sub
sequent expense would be very small. The
basement of the skating-rink would afford
very convenient and very desirable room
for the machinery. We hope the project
will be carefully investigated, and If it can
be shown to be entirely feasible, as well as
economical, all the people will hold up both
hands in favor of its adoption.
| In the case of The Town of st. Adams as
| The National Car Company, and the Village
of st. Adams as. the same, the supreme
court has decided that the car company
must pay the taxes assessed against its non
resident stockholders. The question was as
| to the validity Of the law OF 1880, making
| the stock in corporations liable to taxation
| the stock of non-resdents to be set in the
| list in the town where the corporation has
| its principal office. The car company re
| luSeu uD pay Jllc ldAtS dSStS'th dSoiio' i'
nonresident stockholders and this suit wa
brought to compel such payment. Th'
court while admitting the general doctrine
that, in the absence of all provisions to th'
contrary the stockholders in a corporation
can be taxed on their stock at the plac
where they reside, think it is equal,
true that the nature of stock is sucl
that it may be taxed also at the plac'
where the corporation has its location
| and cite decisions and authorities sus
tanning this view of the case. \ stronge
reason why the taxation in question wa
valid is found in the fact that the corpc
rate home of the company is found in thi
state; the corporation is expressly subjec
to the exclusive legislative authority of tn
state; its dwelling is here although it ma
do business elsewhere, and its members
when they enter into the relation of stocl
holders, do so subject to such changes i
the law relating to the corporation as til
supreme legislative authority deems
proper to make"