The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-28
Legislature of Vermont.
Monday, October 20, 1896.
SENATE-AFTERN


House Bills Referred H. 8, Barton viii
lage bonds, gen. COM; II. 4, to enable As
cutney Mill Dam Co. TO call stockholders'
meeting, gen. com; II. 20, to legalze grand
lists OF Woodbury., com. on grand list; H.
~, TO repeal act Incorporating Windsor and
Felchville Telephone Co., com. on corpora
tions; II. 34 to prevent discharge OF pris-
oners on Sunday, com. on judiciary; H. 38,
town OF Brattleboro bonds, com on iudici-
ary; II. A, to incorporate Chester Tel
ephone Co, com. on corporations; II as,
in relation to appointment Of guardians,
com, on iudiciary Fl. az, in relation to sum
moning grand and petit jurors, CON- on ju-
dietary; ii. 40, village of ST. Johnsbury
bonds, gen. COM. III. 81, musical entertain
ment approp -iations in cities and villages,
com. on judiciary; II. 50, disposition of as
sets by administrators and executors, com.
on judiciary.
Introduced.-S. 80 by Senator Chaffee, to
incorporate Columbia Building Company of
Rutland, com. on cOIp)rations; lcapital
stock, 100000 in 800 shares]
s 30, by Senator Peck of Chittenden, to
incorporate the Phi Chi Society of Medical
Department, U. V. M; com. on corporations
5. 81, by Senator Durkee (by request) to
amend Sec. 3,S42, " s., in relation to grade
crossings. Gives power to railroad COM
mission to order such crossings in case of
electric railroads, and divides expense of
such crossings between the town, the rail-
rad company and the stat y com. on high
ways.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN.
The chair announced the appointment OF
the following j)int special committee on
the part of the House to take into consider
alton, investigate, and report upon, the
III Anagement of the Vermont state asylum
for the insane at Waterbury: Mr.. Baldwin
of Barton, Mr.. Bates of st. Johnsbury, Mr..
Hadley of Rockingham, Mr.. Buell. of Straf-
ford, Mr.. Martin of Rochester, Mr.. Potter of
Pownal, Mr.. Pratt of Concord, and Mr..
Conlin of Colchester.
Passed.-H. II, to authorize the city of
Burlington to permit the use of certain
streets by the Consumers Ice Co.; H. 10, to
legalize the vote of the town of Sheldon,
exempting from taxation certain property
therein named; FL. 18, an act relating to
taxation Of buildings situated upon leased
lands III. 23 an act to amend Sec. 412, V. s.,
relating to offsets in Inventories; II. 49, an
act authorizing the st. Albans Academy
and Graded School to issue bonds; III. 49, an
act in amendment of Sec. 3 443, V. s., re-
garding the repairs of bridges and culverts;
III. 90, an act in amendment of Sec. 2816, V.
s, relating to guardians Of female minors;
II. 81, an act in amendment of Sections
1862 and 2297, V. s.; ii. 81, to incorporate
the Benson & Putnam Railroad Company;
II. "a, an act 10 amend Section 3,299, V. s.;
H. 70. to amend Section 1890, Chapter 203,
V. s., relating to preservation of cattle and
of Proctor TO issue bonds.
Bills Introduced.-H. 131, by Mr.. Haskins
Of Brattleboro, in addition to the charter of
the Brattleboro Street Railway Company /;
com on railroads.
II. 1872 by Mr. Hamilton of Richford, in
cooperating the Rchford and Montgomery
Electric Railway Company com. on rail-
roads,
II 1888, by Mr.. Thomson Of Rutland, re.
lating to the Rutland Street Railway Com
pany; com. on railroads.
II. 1874, by Mr.. Barrows of Coventry, to
prevent fraud in giving checks. II checks
are not covered by deposit within forty
eight hours after notice of over-draft,
drawer OF check to be subject to fine OF
double the amount OF check ]; Judiciary com
H. 1876, by Mr.. Bates of ST. Johnsbury
by request, changing name OF Home for
Aged Women, st. Johnsburi )" to Sunset
| Home -; com. on corporations.
II. 1856 by Mr. Prouty of Newport, relat
ing to division of public moneys Same tc
| be divided by selectmen according to the
number of schools below the high-school
grade, each grade of an incorporated dis
trict below such grade to be considered &
school for this purpose.l CON- ON educa
tion.
III. l37, by Mr.. Bates of St, Johnsbury, by
request, relating TO sale, distribution and
use OF firearms. Forbids sale to person
less than twelve years of age and prohibits
use by snch persons]; judiciary com.
III. 1888, by Mr.. Follett of Townshend
amending Sec 1859, s., relating to trans
portation of dead bodies. Blank forms o
certificate of cause Of death to be furnished
for use Of physicians by state board o
health; joint special com. on public health
II. l39, by Mr.. Smith of Burlington, re
lating TO appeals in criminal causes and re
p4aliug Sections 1888 to 1, ,939, V. S., inclu
sive; Judiciary com.
H. I40 by Mr. Follett of Townshend, il
addition to Chap. 1877. V. S., relating t
registration of births, marriages, divorce
and deaths. physicians in attendanc
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