The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

ton of st. Johnsbury Aqueduct Co. II. 48,
amending Sec. 713, X. H., limitation OF
prosecution of criminals; II. ~, amending
| Sec ~, X. L., relating to warning of free
mems meeting; II. 81, repeating Sec. / Of
No. %, Acts OF 1884, to diminish frequency
Of divorces.
Resolutton,-By Mr.. Coruth OF Charleston,
| requesting judiciary committee to investi-
gate and report regarding expense OF pub
fishing and promulgatng public laws;
adopted
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNooN
House Bus Reterred.-H. as, amending
Sec. NIB, r.. l. relating to limitations of
| prosecution of criminals; judiciary.
II. y, amending Sec. ", r.. L., relating to
warnings of freemen's meeting.
IL 81, repeating Sec. of No. o. Acts Of
| 1884, to diminish frequency of divorces;
| judiciary.
Bills introduced and Referred.-S. II. by
Senator Watson, amending Sec. 457S, X. L.,
relating to printing of supreme court deci-
sions; judiciary.
S ~, by Senator Abel, to establish equal.
izing conventions. [Repeas Secs. 49, "a, 80.
80 and Al, laws of 1882, and re-enacts act of
1882, establishing such couventionsl; land
taxes.
S. q, by Senator Orvis prohibiting
smoking in barns, stables, etc. Makes it
misdemeanor where notices are posted fine
of 500 and imprisonment; gen. com.
S. "a, by Senator Dubois relating TO pub
| lie instruction. Provides for town SyS-
teml; education.
Pdssed.-H IS, amending act incorporat-
ing Woodstock Aqueduct Co.; H. 114
amending act Incorporating village Of
Springfield II. 1875, amending act incorpor-
ating village of Barton; II. 106, amending
act Incorporating village of Swanton; II.
100, amending act incorporating Second
Bellows Falls Aqueduct Co.. s. 2, provid-
ing for erection of Jail and buildings for
franklin sG county rs; "a, to pay H. IL.
and Richford railroad; S. 40, incorporating
st. Adams Street Railway Co.
Third Reading Ordered.-S. 40, to pay b.
F. Kelley S20275; S. 80, to promote uni
formity of state laws s. go, to prevent the
carrying of concealed weapons: S. 81, in
addition to chap. 100, r. l.. relating to ex-
emptions s. 90, amending Sec. 1876, r.. L.,
providing for entry in vacation by repre-
sentative in chancery cases.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN.
Bills Introduced and Referred H. 1871, by
Mr.. Tevyaw of Montgomery, in addition to
No. 9 of acts of 80 relating to printing and
distribution of ballots at public expense.
When official ballots are exhausted, the
presiding officer may, with the consent of
a majority of the election officers, declare a
! NN'' NH''i - Ae'AN'ANA supply 10 plON
elections.
II. 1872, by Mr. Montgomery of Hardwick.
authorizing school district No. -, in Hard
wick, to issue bonds for certain purposes
For erection OF a schoo-housel education.
II. 1873, by Mr.. Bryant of Reading, in rela-
ton to the collection of highway taxes.
When town has voted to pay its highway
taxes in labor, aud whose taxes are not
fully collected, the seectmen may make out
and deliver to the collector of taxes on or
bnfora the first Iau nj T. tIo
said taxes shall be collected before first of
May. The taxes so voted shall be payable
in money!; highways.
II. 1874, 10y Mr.. Curtis of Sutton, to amend
Chapter II, r. L., as amended by No. 101 of
Acts of 1885 Provides bounties as fol-
lows; For any wolf or panther, $40; for
any bear, S15; for any lynx, So for any
fox sixty cents; for any hawk, thirty-five
centsl; game and fisheries.
III. 1876, by Mr.. Read of Rockingham, to
amend the charter of the Fall Mountain
Paper Company; corporations.
Ii. 1856, by com. on education, an act re-
lating to public instruction. [Inaugurates
town system of schools. 1t leaves graded
schools az they now exist. 1t does not af-
feet the present method of examination of
teachers. The assistant judges of the diff
ferent counties shall appoint three persons,
residents OF the county, to appraise the
school houses and property of the districts
The amount of such appraisal shall stand
to the credit of the several school districts.
Said appraisers shall receive from the state
for their service So per day and their neces-
sary expenses; ordered to lie,
II. 1877, by Mr.. Boynton of Montpelier
changing time of holding the annual meet
ing of the Montpelier Union District. Meet
ing TO be held on the last Tuesday of March
instead of on the second Wednesday in
Augusta education.
II. 1888, by Mr.. Bigelow of Broollfeld pro-
viding for bureau of labor and industrial
| piaain 10 ha
appointed by the governor The term of
office shall be from December /, 1892, to
November 80, 1894; said commissioner shall
take such action as shall seem to him best
calculated to supply reliable laborers any
individual, firm or corporation receiving la
borers through the commissioner shall pay
$40 for a male laborer and So for a female
laborer; this money to be covered into the
state treasury; appropriates $1,000; com. on
labor.
II. 1S9, by Mr. Bacon of Hartford, to pre-
vent the building or maintaining of barbed
wire fences along or upon public streets,
/, highways or around school-house yards.
J Makes penalty not less than twenty nor
more than fifty dollars gen. com.
Ii. 100, by Mr.. Booth of Nortbted, in aid
of Norwich University and providing for
thirty scholarships therein. Appropriates
81, 400 annually to be expended by the Uni
versity in payment of the tuition and room
rent of thirty students, each senator to APP
point STUDENT; ways and means.
Passage RefuSed-H. 49, repeating GER
tain provisions relating to trustee process
IL. 100, annexing school district No. 10, in
} Rochester, TO Randolph; II. los, amending
Sec !, 12S r. L. relating to trustee process
PdSsed.-H. l57, amending an act incor-
; porating Norwich University
Ordered TO Third Redding.-H. %, an act
: relating to highways and bridges; ii. 151 to
} extend municipal suffrage to women who
} are Taxpayers. Made special order for
Wednesday, mOrpIuu1. II act N
amend Sec. 1406, r. L., relating to the con-
tinuance of notice of causes in justice
courts; III. l47 repeating Sec. 1906, h. L.,
, relating to horse trots and races.