Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-17
THE LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.

The past week has been a busy one at
the capital and many bills of more or less
public Importance have been passed by the
Senate and House of Representatives and
have received the approval OF Gov. Fuller.
The most important OF these is the bill
providing for the town system OF schools
for the state. This bill, which has been
before the legislature OF this state in one
form or another for the past ten years, has
passed both houses and, having received
the approval of the Governor, is now a
law. This bill is printed in full in anoth-
er column.
%. An act in amendment of the char
ter of the Farmers anc Mechanics Saw
ings Institution and Trust Co. Approved
Nov. 4, 1892.
"a. An act to pay II. II. Wheeler the
sum therein named. Approved Nov. 10,
/ 1892. This bill provides for paving said
Wheeler the sum of so, it being bounty
on two lynx killed Feb. %, 1892.
An act in amendment of Sec. 1856 Revised
Laws, providing for entry in vacation by
representative in chancery causes. APP
proved Nov. 10, 1892.
Sec. 1856 Of the Revised Laws is amended
I by inserting the words, "or in vacation" :"
after the word "court" in line three there
Of
/ IS. An act to create board of health
/ for the village of North Bennington and
the North Bennington Graded School dis
trict. Approved Nov. 10, 1892.
S 10. An act in amendment of, and in
addition to, No. 1876, Acts OF 1886, entitled,
"An Act to Incorporate the Village of Enos
burg Falls" Approved Nov. IL, 1892.
/ S 81. An act to incorporate the st. AL
bans Street Railway Co. approved Nov.
IL, 1892.
66. An act to amend an act passed
Aug. 27, 1891, entitled, Gan Act to 1ncor-
porate the Pittsford Aqueduct Co." APP
proved Nov. 11th, 1892.
rs. An act fixing the time of holding
the annual meeting of the West Randolph
Graded School Dist. the third Tuesday in
June.
So. An act in amendment OF an act in
cooperating the village of West Randolph.
1 Approved Nov. IL, 1892. Senate bill No. SS
/ West Randolph to appoint collector for
the collection OF the highway taxes OF said
/ village.
/ II 222. An act to increase the number of
/ trustees of Goddard Seminary and to in
crease their power to hold funds. APP
I proved Nov. II, 1892.
/ II 29l. An act in amendment OF Act No.
210, Laws of 1873, relating to the corpora
/ tion of the city of Vergennes. Approved
| Nov. II, 1892
( II 29s. An act to amend the charter of
/ the National Life Insurance Co. Approved
/ Nov. 1lth, 1872.
/ II 313. An act to enable school district
4 No. s, in Rupert to draw its share OF the
public moneys for the year ending March
31st 1891. Approved Nov. II, 1894.
I II 1877. An act changing the time of
4 holding the annual meeting OF the Mont
pelier Union district. Approved Nov. IL,
1892.
H 1877. An act amending the charter Of
Bellows Falls Village Corporation. APP
proved Nov. H. 1892.
II 206. An act empowering Bellows
Falls Village Corporation to increase its
water supply. Approved Nov. II, 1892.
/ II 2O7. An act empowering Moore,
Arms and Tompson, Incorporated, TO
change its name. Approved Nov. IL, 1897
I Il 2l5. An act to amend an act incorpo
rating Troy Conference Academy, passed
Oct. 26, 1884. Approved NOV. II, 1892.
4 House bill 1874 provides for the payment,
! TO said Guiltenhan, of the sum therein
named for services and expenses incurred
on a iequisition against one Patrick Howe,
a fugitive from justice.
II 275. An act in amendment of section
436s, of the Revised Laws, relating to COM
mitments to the House OF Correction.
Approved Nov. 10, 1892 This act limits
the cost of commitment to the House OF
Correction to twelve dollars Iron any
part of the state.
II q. An act prohibiting obscene adj
vertisements and shows. Approved, Nov.
7 10. 1892. This act makes a person who
shall post any obscene figures or language,
or who shall exhibit obscene plays or
shows liable to a fine of not less than two
hundred dollars or to Imprisonment in
the work house for not less than three
months.
II 160. An act to amend section /, ,406, of
the Revised Laws, relating to the continu.
ance of notice of causes in justice Courts.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1892. Sec. 1 ,406 of the
Revised Laws is amended so as to allow
Justice Courts to continue cases for notice
to defendents, when out ofthe state at the
time of the bringing of the action.
II 90. An act to pay w. S. Loyell the
sum therein named. Approved, Nov. 10,
1892. This bill provides for paying w. :.
! Lowell for time and money extended by
him in securing the arrest and conviction
of Robert Fitton for perjury and contempt
of court
H9S. An act to amend Act No. 113, of
| the Laws of 1884, authorizing telephone
communication with public offices. APP
proved, Nov. 10, 1892. This act amends
section / of Act No. 113, of the Laws OF 1884
/ by adding the words cor County Court
| House," after the word" Probate"
I H 103. An act to pay the town of Hartford
/ the sum therein named. Approved, Nov10,
I 1892. This act provides for the refunding
/ of S15.43, which was paid to the state by
I the town of Hartford through mistake.
4 H los. An act relating to the settle
ment of accounts of trustees. Approved,
Nov. 10, 1892. This bill requires every
trustee appointed by a Probate Court to
I make an annual report to said Court.
II 1874. An act relating to the Clarendon
& Pittsford Railroad Co., the Rutland &
Washington Railroad Co., and the Della
ware and Hudson Railroad Co. Approved
Nov. II, 1892.
H 81. An act authorizing the State Au-
ditor 10 pay Charles I.Davis the sum there
I in named. Approved Nov. II, 1892. This
/ bill provides for paying said Davis for SER
I vices, and expenses incurred, in the pur
suit and arrest of Charles Drown, who
was convicted of larceny at the September
T term Of the Windham County Court.
4 H 1856. An act relating opublic instruc-
I ton. Approved Nov. IL, 1892. This act is
I printed in full in another column.
H 22S. An act to legalize the grand list
of the town of Mt. Tabor, for the years
1891 and 1892. Approved Nov. u, 1872.
H 235. An act to pay T. c. Middle
brook the sum therein named. Approved