The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-24
LEGISLATIVE.
Legislature of Vermont.


wedn esday, October IL,
sENATE-MoRN1NG
Joint ResolttionS,-By Senator Erwin, that
the joint committee on house of correction
be empowered to visit that institution and
report; adopted.
By Senator Bailey, to empower the Joint
committee on the state prison to visit q at
institution and report; adopted.
BUS IntrOdUced.-S. 10, by Senator Glib
son, amending sec 26 Of No. AZ of the acts
of 1884 relating to savings banks. Bill
provides that banks may invest five per
cent of the de pOsits in a building for the
transaction of its business com. on banks
S. 16, by Senator Bailey, relating to special
prosecutors and amending sec. of No 112
of acts Of 1884 Bill provides that upon
petition of twenty voters the governor may
appoint one or more special prosecutors in
any town.; com. on judiciary.
s, II, by Senator Hazen, 20 promote tn
establishment and efficiency of free public
libraries. Bill provides that the governor
shall appoint five persons a board of library
commissioners. The board shall expend in
in any town not having a free public library
500 for books to establish a public library.
A town tina makes application for such
500 must annually vote 500, S25 or SIS, ac-
cording to the size of its grand list for tle
maintenance of such library. Members Of
the board shall receive no pay, but may eX
com.
Bills Retlrred.--H 80, to legalize the grand
list and guadrennial appraisal of Stratton;
com, on grand list H. 10, to protect the
waters of Stiles Pond in Waterford from
pollution; com. on judiciary.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Bills Passed-H. %, providing for heating
apparatus in Orleans county court house.
Special Order.-Bill in regard to width Of
tres on wagon wheels, for eleven A M,
Thursday.
Substitute BM.-For II. 10 and II. So in
regard to issuance of teachers permits by
school directors The substitute limits the
number of permits that may be issued
Under the rule, ordered to lie and be
printed; from com. on education
Passage RCfuSed H. 45 to enable select
men to hold the Office of road commissioner,
The committee reported adversely Mr..
Thompson of Woodsl ock spoke briefly in
favor of the passage of the bill. Messrs.
Peck of Brookfield, Weston of Newfaue and
Smith of MUflistown opposed.
Bills Introduced.-H. SO, by Mr.. Bond of
Middlebury. an act giving seals to justice
courts judiciary com.
H 70, by Mr. Peck of Brooktield, to in
crease the efficiency of the highway service.
Provides for the swearing in Of the road
Commissioner, and for the appointment by
him of one man for every 100 or less inhabi
tants of a town, not living in an incorpor
ated village or city, to keep the ghWays in
first class condition during the wheeling
season com. on highways.
II. H. by Mr., Brown of Mortified, to pay
E. w Howe the sum therein named. For
the pursuit aud capture of bigamis]; com
on claims.
H. ~ by Mr. Bartlett of Brighton, relat.
ing to the fish and game laws and in amend
ment of Sec. 40 of No. 80, laws of 1892 Pro-
hibits the taking or killing of wild deer
with dogs, except between Sept. Is and
Nov. 10, or in any manner except between
Sept. and December j com. on game and
fisheries
II. 70, by Mr. Fuller of Barton, to repeal
part of sec. 3, No %, 1892, The section is
the truancy part. At present, children are
exempt from its operation if it appears
they have been otherwise furnished with
the means of education" The proposal is
to eliminate the words quoted; com. on
education.
II. a. by Mr.. Preston of Fairhaven to re-
peal the law providing for Especial prose-
cutors in criminal cases" Judiciary com.
H. 70, by Mr.. Ware of Townshend, to es.
tablish scholarships in Gray Seminary in
that town. Appropriates $1,000 per year
to the institution for the purpose named;
com. on education.
II. rs, by Mr.. Delano of Elmore, to amend
the law relating 10 savings banks. Pro-
poses to reduce amount of deposits exempt
from taxation from 1900 to 81 ,000l; co N,
on banks.
H. H. by Mr. Rustedt of Ri ,hford, to sat
off certain lots from the town of Jay and
make the a part of the town of Richford,
and to alter the county line between Frank
lin and Orleans counties. Takes q lots
from Jay and gives them to Rlchford] |; com
on town lines.
II. rs, by Mr. Lawrence of Rutland, to in
corporate the John P. Bowman cemetery
association; com. on corporations.
III. 10, by Mr.. Smith of Morristown,
an act in addition to the duties of local
boards of health Provides that local
boards of health shall enforce the pen
atty named in sec. 1922 r.. L., as against
parties who sell animals suspected of infec-
ton by tuberculosis or other contagious dis
eases; provides also that parties buying
animals which they suspect as being in
fected shall report the same to 10 al health
officers, and if the same be condemned lie
shall be reimbursed therefor from the town
treasury, the health officer recovering one
half the value of the condemned animal
from the party who sold it. Damages and
expenses incurred by health officers under
this act to be paid by the town, four-fifths
of it being reimbursed to the town from the
state treasury l. joint com. on public health.
II. 81, by Mr.. Smith of Burlington, an act
in amendment of sec. 1926 of revised laws
relating to insurance companies. Amends
the section by adding provision that no
fire insurance policy shall contain clause
or condition making the obtaining of a GER
tiicate of magistrate or other person than
the insured to the circumstances or fairness
of the loss claimed, condition precedent
to the bringing or maintenance OF an action
on such poll y j com. on judiciary.
III, 80, by Mr.. Clark of st Johns bury, to
amend the charter of K. and T. Fairbanks
Company of St Johnsbury; com. on cor
porations
II SO, by Mr.. Nathaniel of Poultney, To
prevent horse or team running away on
the public highway, street or sidewalk. ="
1.-THE animal shall be hitched securely if not
in charge of some person Hitch, or pay
Sol; com. on judiciary.
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNooN.
Bills IntrOduced.-S IS, by Senator Lewis,
establishing the north line of the town of
Hancock; gen. com
PdSSed.-H. &C. amending sec. of No 246
of the laws of 1892, extending the time for
making certain records. S. 9, to pay John
ii. Mimms the sum therein named for TAX
ing testimony. S. A. amending the charter
of the Central Vermont Campmeeting Asso-
citation
Adjourned.