The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-02
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A lawsuit will not necessarily last more
than lifetime, when the law to expedite
legal proceedings goes into effect-a re-
form measure for which we are indebted
to the recent Legislature. The act pro-
vides for three terms Of the Supreme
Court annually, at which shall be heard
cases from any part of the State. The
commencement of cases in County
Court is to be made by filing the papers
in the county clerk Office within twenty
one days of the time of suing. Within
fourteen days thereafter the defendant
must cause his appearance to be entered
with the clerk. If it is an appeal case
from a justice, the appeal must be filed
within the tweDty-one days. The case
will then stand for trial at the next Term
Of County Court For instance, in a
County Court having term in Septem-
Der, litigation commences in August, it
may be tried in County Court in Septem-
Der, and at the Supreme Court in Octo-
Der. If the judges decide it in two
months, the case is ended within five
months of the inception.
Compared with former Legislatures its
record is clean one although it was in
session forty-nine days, and the members
received pay for that time, its work was
really done in less time than that taken
by most Legislatures. Taking into ac-
count the adjournments for Columbus
Day and the November election, the
working time is reduced to forty-three
days. Even the total amount of forty
nine days makes it the shortest session
since 1869, when the session lasted only
thirty-five days.
After long controversy between the
adhersnts of the town and district sys-
TENS of schools the Legislature passed
town system throughout the State. Feat
ures of the old law are retained in the
provision for county examiners and the
distribution of public money. The ex-
animation and licensing of teachers are
to be continued the same as heretofore,
and the county examiners are to be ap-
pointed by the Governor and State Sup
erintendent of Education. Women can
vote in school meetings and in other
meetings relating to school matters.
The cry of retrenchment which was
sounded so often two years ago was not
heard this session and most of the ap-
asked for were freely grant
GU. Ouly JWO W6Ie CUT uOWu WHICH were
for public purposes. One of these was
the appropriation for the insane asylum.
The original bill called for S125, 900.
The Senate shaved this down to $780,
and when it came to the Heasc it was
pared down to $50, 900 and passed. This
to a member of the committee
on the insane was just 5000 more than
the committee expected to get. The
other appropriation that was cut down
was one of $4,000 to build brick wall
around the yard of the House of Correc-
tion at Rutland. The yard is at present
surrounded by wooden stockade that
is disgrace to the State and absolutely
no safeguard against escape. Il was pro-
posed to build substanstial brick wall
with the $500, but the House thought
another wooden stOckade was good
enough and cut the appropriation down
to 81, 200. One appropriation which was
killed outright was of -, 900 to purchase
some land near the reform school at Yer
gennes which the State now rents.
Another law enacted by the Legislature
was one relating to the public health. 1t
gives the State Board of Health power to
appoint health officer in every town in
the State and also gives health officers
power 20 control the transmission of con-
tagious diseases.