Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-16
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prison and House OF CORRECTION trustees
of the Reform school, cattle commission
ers, fish commissioners, superintendent OF
education and school supervisors, includ-
! ing assistants, for each of the last TWO
years, and report the same to the Senate
on or before Oct. 16, 1890. Adoptedi Jen-
nings OF Rutland Is Ia amending the act
incorporating the Vermont Investment
and Guarantee company passed IN 1881
House, Morning-H 80, by Prouty OF
Franklin, provides that all real estate un-
der mortgage shall be taxed to the mort
gagee to the amount of all notes secured
By the mortgage, but shall not be taxed
on notes so secured. Upon payment OF
the notes, their value shall be added TO
the grand list of the mortgagor. Town
clers shall furnish a list of mortgaged
property in the town, giving names OF
MORTGAGE aud mortgagori SO, by
Thompson of Irasburg relating TO the
commitment OF inmates of the soldiers
home TO the insane asylum; II "a, by Mill
/ Ter Of Dummerston, to encourage the oc-
| cupancy of abandoned farms. Provides
| that any person who may occupy abandon
ed farms, so called, shall be exempt on all
| improvements made thereon from State,
| town, highway and school district taxa
ton for period not exceeding ten years;
/ II 80, by Kennison OF Peaeham, exempt
4 ing FROM taxation Indebtedness secured
| by mortgage upon real estate and bearing
j interest," not executing per Ntllulu
nually, and the equalization OF taxation;
/ H 49, by Thrasher OF Newport, giving
/ justices same power as county court under
/ 1872 r L. Committee on Judiciary; II 81,
1 by Thrasher OF Newport to pay A. G.. Bow
| ley the sum due him; II IS, by Thompson
of Irasburg in addition to section, 4l54 of
chapter 1872 Of the II l. entitled Frauds. "
II 80, BY Thompson of Irasburgh, to SIM
plify indictments for perjury; II 40, by
Bucklin OF Shrewsbury TO repeal No. 3S,
r l., 1855, repeats the famous cider clause;
II ii, by Canheld OF Ryegate, prohibits
persons, corporations, fairs, churches or
societies from engaging in any lottery,
raflle, gift enterprise or other distribution
OF prizes by chance: II ~, by Robbins OF
Derby to legalize the quadrennial APP
praisal OF real estate OF Derby for the year
1856 and the grand list of same town for
the years 1855 and 1889; II l3, by Reed OF
Wolcott to legalze the grand list OF VOL
colt for the year 1890. a number OF reso-
buttons were introduced and referred.
Senate, Afternoon Calender 5. p third
reading ordered for Friday afternoon. Al
SO ). I, ordered 10 third reading Friday
afternoon.
House, afternoons Speaker announced
that the committee on revision Of bills had
appointed Chas. ID. Watson Of St. Adams
as clerk; The speaker appointed the follow
ing members OF the Joint special commit
tee on health; Messrs. Steele OF Stock
bridge, Dustin OF Craitsbury, Eastman OF
Groton, Phelps Of Grafton and Brown OF
Waterford; IL. a by kimball OF Randolph /
provides that an amount not exceeding 40 I
per cent instead of 90 per cent of the /
banks assets, shall be invested in mort /
Cages on real estate outside Of the State
II. As, by James OF Waterbury, an act pro- !
viding Tor the appointment OF state road (
engineer and defining his duties III. 49, Z
a. Z
OF No. lbs, OF acts OF 1855; Hi7 by Spauld I
ing Of sherburne, to legalize the grand list
OF Sherburne for the years 1856 and 1880, |
including the quadrennial appraisal ofreal 4
estate of 1890; II. 4s,y bDarling OF Middle 4
sex, an act to enable school district No. 4
in MiddleseX to draw its share of the pub /
lie school money II. 40, by Taylor Of /
Cornwall, to repeal the act providing for \
the appointment of a commissioner TO in
vestigate the agricultural and manufactur 4
ing interests of the State: III. SO, by KIM 4
bail Of Randolph, repeating No, Is OF the /
laws OF lSSS, relating TO loan and invest I
ment companies; II. 81 by Macomber OF 4
jay, 10 legalize the grand list Of Jay for 4
1880; II. 81, by Thompson OF Irasburg pro /
vides that complaints, informations or in /
dictments and declarations on actions I
founded on the provision OF this chapter 4
may be amended on the discretion OF the 4
court at any stage Of the proceedings; II. /
50, by Blake OF Swanton, makes the last 10 \
days of Sept. part OF the fishing season; II \
81, by Cannon of West Rutland, to legalize I
the quadrennial appraisal of real estate of |
West Rutland.
Friday, Oct. 10Th.
Senate, morning Revolutionary Sena /
tor Smith of Windsor, calling the atten- /
ton of the committee on finance to Sec. rs |
of the Constitution OF VI, more especially I
that portion which reads that whenever /
an office, through increase OF fees or other I
wise, becomes so profitable as TO occasion 1
many to apply for it, the profit ought to be /
lessened by the legislature and that il /
there is occasion for legislative action /
such committee shall so report; adopted |
5. 15 provides for payment OF highway /
taxes in labor unless towns vote for their /
collection in money. The president an
nounced the committee on public health /
Senators Smith of Windsor, Kingsley and /
Dow.
House, morning Clark called up the
resolution on joint special committee on /
salaries, offered Oct S. On motion of Mr.. /
Darling, it was amended by adding that so i
much of the governors message as relates
TO salaries be referred to committee on |
state and court expenses, and such COM
mittee be instructed to prepare and report /
such bill as il deems proper; adopted I
Judiciary committee reported II. 30, pro-
posing an amendment that when a person
under contract for services for specified
time abandons such contract without legal
cause, he may recover for his services a
sum not exceeding the contract price. The
was adopted, and ordered to
third reading next Tuesday at 10 O'Clock.
Bulls introduced-H. 50, by Darling of
Chelsea, by request, to provide for a secret
ballot in state and presidential elections.
II 81, by Proctor OF Fair Haven. regulating
the fishing in Lake Bomoseen in the towns
of Hubbardton and Castleton. Sec. OF
No. 3l6, laws Of 1888; III. 81, by Humphrey
of Poultney, to amend See 1895 of the r.
l.. Adds the following; ''Nor shall per-
son use dog in hunting the rufiied grouse
or partridge. u II. SIS, by Enright of Wind
sor, to amend No. 9,acts of 1sSS, in relation
to public instruction. 1t abolishes the
county board of education and establishes
a town board of education to be composed
Of a member for each separate school in
the town, TO be elected by the district;
such board to have the charge of all the
schools, provide teachers in such town.
and adopt such rules for their regulation
and inspection as they see hit; the districts
to erect and keep in repair all school
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