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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-12-19
NUMBER II.
AN ACTIN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
$50 AND $50 OF CHAPTER 81 OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES, RELATING
TO TAXATION OF SAVINGS BANKS


1t is he eby enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the State of Vermont:
Sec. /. Section five hundred and eighty-
two of chapter thirty-one OF the VermoHt
Statutes is hereby amended so as TO READ
as follows:
Every savings bank and savings institu-
ton incorporated by this State and dong
business herein shall pay tax to the
State, which is hereby assessed at the rate
of seven-tenths of one per cent annuaily
upon the average amount OF It's deposits
and Accommodations, deducting therefrom
the average amount not exceeding Ten per
tent of it's assets invested in United states
government bonds, and the average
amount of the assessed valuation OF tne
real estate owned by such corporation,
and, also. the amount, If any, of Individual
deposits in excess of fifteen hundred dol
lars each listed to the deposltors In towns
of this State where such depositors reside
Sec. g. Section five hundred and eighty
three of chapter thirty-one of the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended SO as 10 READ
as follows:
Every trust company or savings bank
and trust company Incorporated by this
State, and doing business herein, shall pay
a tax to the state treasurer, which Is
hereby assessed at the rate OF seven
tenths of one per cent annually, upon the
average amount Of its deposits including
money or securities received as trustee
under order of court or otherwise. deduct
ing therefrom the average amount not
exceeding ten per cent Of its assets invest
ed in United States government bonds,
and, also, the amount II any, of individual
deposits in excess of fifteen hundred dol
lars each, listed to the depositors In towns
Of this State where such depositors reside.
Approved November "a, 1896.
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SESSION OF 1896

and place aforesaid receive the ballots fol-
electors of president and vice-president oil
| the United States of the members anC
officers of the general assembly. EN-
ployees and other persons. whose officla
duties require their attendance upon the
session of the legislature, Judges OF the
supreme Court and members of the bar
attending the Supreme Court at
the time of the election. provided
such persons are legally entitled
to vote for such electors in this state and
shall take list of all voters who shall
give In ballots; and shall at the expira tion
of the time OF such balloting, sort and
count the votes so received, and make a
certificate thereof, certifying the number
of votes given for each candidate, which
certificate, sealed up by said clerk, he
shall deliver to the secretary or state
within two days from the counting OF
said votes; and the lieutenant-governor,
secretary Of state and speaker of the house
of representatives shall canvass the votes
so taken and certified in the manner now
provided by law, and shall include said
certificate in the list required by section
one hundred seventy-one Vermont Sta
tutes and dispose of such certificate as In
said section provided
Sec. 3. The provisions of the law In re-
latton to voting for electors of president
and vice-president OF the United States,
and counting the votes, not inconsistent
with this act shall be observed.
Sec. 4. Said clerk shall post a notice OF
such election on the bulletin board Of the
house Of representatives at least four
days prior to said first Tuesday of No
vember and shall procure ballots of the
clerk of Washington County, for Use un-
der this act.
Sec 5. The provisions of the so-called
Australian ballot law shall not apply to
the voting herein provided for except as
herein specified; and nothing in this act
shall prevent any person mentioned in
section two from voting for such electors
in the town of his residence instead of
as herein provided, If he so prefers.
Sec s. This act shall take effect from
it's passage.
Approved October 20. 1895.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-12-19

NUMBER %.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 75s AND
76O OF THE VERMONT STATUTES,
RELATING TO THE STATE SCHOOL
TAN.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont
nine of the Vermont Statutes shall be
amended SO as to read as follows:
1.-THE state treasurer shall apportion
to the several towns, cities, and UNI
organized towns and cores such tax, ac-
cording to their respective grand lists, and
on or before the last day of December, an
nually, make out and transmit to each
town and city treasurer and to the collec-
tor of taxes for unorganized towns and
cores, notice of the amount so appor-
toned, and the same must be paid into
the state treasury on or before the tenth
day of the June next following; and the
state treasurer shall also issue and trans
nit. at the same time, to the collector of
taxes for unorganized towns and cores his
warrant for the collection of the same"
Sec. g Section seven hundred and sixty
of the Vermont Statutes shall be amended
so as to read as follows:
THE commissioners of taxes in unor-
gan!zed towns and cores shall upon the
receipt of such notice and warrant assess
n tax for the amount specified ard cause
the same to be collected in the manner
prescribed by law. and paid into the state
treasury according to such notice and
warrant. A town or city treasurer shall,
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NUMBER 6,

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 100 OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE-
lATING TO APPLICATIONS TOTHE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Vermont:
Sec. l. Section one hundred and ninety
of the Vermont Statutes is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Notices of petitions to the General AS
sembly of the grant, alteration or extern
sion Of a grant, of a ferry canal, locks,
turnpike, railroad or bank, or for altering
town or-county line, or the creatio of "a
new town, or the Incorporation of a vii
lage. or the alteration of the shire of a
county, or for laying a tax upon a county
or for tax on lands for the purpose of
making or repairing roads and building
bridges, shall be published three weeks
successfully in newspaper, or two news
papers, IL there are two printed in the
county or each of the counties in which
such grant is to have effect; or, II no
newspaper Is printed in such county then
in a newspaper or two newspapers of an
adjoining county; the last publication to
be at least three weeks and not more than
three months previous to the session of the
General Assembly, and shall specify the
nature and extent of the legislation asked
for; and no application for the aforesaid
purposes shall be voted on by either branch
of General Assembly unless 1t appears that
such notice has been given.
Approved November 81, 1896.
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NUMBER Is.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41s OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES RELAT-
ING TO THE GRAND LIST.
It's hereby enacted by the General AS.
sempiy Oh the State Of Vermont:
sec. !. Section four hundred and eish-
teen OF the Vermont Statutes is hereby
AMENDED SO as to read as follows:
section 4ls. The real estate in the la ST
quadrennial appraisal. taxable to a person
duiy Mining out, swearing to and returning
an inventory shall be appraised by the lis.
tiers at the valuation established in such
appraisal; If additional buildings have been
erected or extensive repairs made. the lis.
tiers shall make such addition to the an.
praisal of such real estate as they deem
Just; II there has been a large teprecia-
ton In the value of such real estate Inv
reason of fire. flood or other accident. or
the cutting or removing of timber there
from, the listers shall make such ded,,c-
ton from the appraisal of srch real estate
as they deem Just: and If there has been
any great change in the value of any m1ar-
ries where stone is quarried, the listers
snail make such change in the appraisal
OF such quarres as they deem just.
Approved November II, 1896
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NUMBER /.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION "
STATE OFFICERS AND REPRE-,
SENTATIVES TO CONGRESS AM M
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AM
VICE-PRESIDENT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General @A'
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec 1. Any legal voter Of any Town VI
city in this State may vote for governor.
acknowledgements, treasurer secre.aly
of state and state auditor, and electors VI
president and vice-president IN any tomn
or city in the State and for representatives
10 Congress in any town or city. in the con-
gressional district in which he resides;
provided ,that such voter shall nrst ile
with the clerk of the town or city, IN Wh,Sn
he desires to vote, a certificate from .ne
clerk of the town or city of his legai resi-
dence stating that such voters name IS on
the check list last required by law TO De
prepared in such last named town OF ciy'
Approved November "a. 1896.
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NUMBER 0.

NUMBER O.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE AS
SESSMENT OF STATE TAX.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
Isembly Of the State of Vermont.
Sec. l. A tax of fifteen cents on the dol
lar Is hereby assessed OIL the list of the
polls and ratable esrate of the inhabitants
of this State, and non-residents who have
a grand list for the year 1897 The treas
urer OF the State shall apportion to the sew
eral towns and cities and unorganied towns
and CORES In this State such tax according
to their respective lists, and shall on or be-
fore the tenth day of October, A. D. 1897.
make out and transmit to the treasurer of
each town and city, and the collector OF
taxes for the unorganied towns and cores
In this State a notice of the amount so APP
lportioned, and two-thirds of said sum shall
be paid into the treasury of the State on or
before the tenth day of November. A. D..
1887. and the remaining third shall be so
PAID OH or perore Tire tenth day OF juno
A. ID. 1898.
| Sec. 2. The commissioners of taxes for
all unorganized towns and cores shall, i'm
medately on receipt Of such notice, assess
a tax for the amount specified upon such
lunorganized towns and cores, and cause the
same to be collected in the manner pre-
scribed by law and paid into the state
treasury according to such notice; and the
IoCSSi al to"h diO WY oPci'
receipt Of such notice transmit the same
to the selectmen or the mayor of their re-
spectve towns or cities, and such select
men or mayor shall draw an order on the
| treasurer Of their respective town or city
for the amount of such tax, and such treas
urer shall pay the same to the state treas
urer, according to such notice, out of any
moneys belonging 10 their town or city,
and If there Is not sufficient funds In the
hands Of such tre9 surer to pay such tax,
the selecmen or mayor shall borrow the
same upon their orders, and the several
towns or cities may provide for the pay
ment of such tax by a special tax to be as
sessed and collected like ordinary town or
city taxes, or such State tax may be pro-
| vided for like the ordi nary expenses of the
several towns or cities.
Sec. 5. The list prepared by the secretary
of state from the abstracts of the grand list
| of the several towns, cities, unorganiZed
, towns cores, which are now by law re-
quired to be returned to his office shall con-
| stitute a basis for the appoItionment Of
said tax.
Sec. 4. The form Of extent now pre-
scribed by law to be issued against the in
habitants of town for the non-payment
of State tax may be changed to conform
to the provisions Of this act
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from Its
passage.
Approved November "a. 1906
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NUMBER 90.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 751 AND
1853 OF THE VERMONT STATUTES,
RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF
WDEKS OF LEGAL SCHOOL.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec /. Section seven hundred and sixty
three of the Vermont Statutes is amended
so as to read as follows:
A legal school for the purposes of the
preceding section shall be one which has
been maintained for at least twenty eight
weeks during the school year. taught by a
duly qualified teacher, and whose register
has been kept and returned as required by
law.
Approved November "a. 1895
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NUMBER 10.

| NUMBER 10.
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES, RELATING
TO PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As.
sembly of the State of Vermont:
H Sec. l. Section six hundred and fifteen
Vermont Statutes, Is hereby amended so a;
ito read as follows:
Boards of school directors shall, on or be.
fore the first day of April, annually, ap-
point town superintendent Of schools and
fix his compensation; but no member Of
1.-The board OF school directors shall be APP
polnted such superintendent.
| Sec. 2. Section six hundred and twenty
1.-TWO, Vermont Statutes Is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Two or more towns, having an aggregate
7 of not more than sixty nor less thar
twenty schools may by vote of their direc
superintendent of schools under the pro.
Visions of this chapter.
! Sec g. Section six hundred and forty.
eight Vermont Statutes, is hereby amend.
ed so as to read as follows:
An examiner of teachers may grant a
five years certificate to a graduate of a
normal school in another State, which in
his own county shall confer the same au.
thority to teach, and be subject to the
same provision, as certificates of gradua-
ton from normal school in this State
and the state superintendent may under
like circums tances grant certificate
which shah confer the same authority
throughout the State.
Sec. 4. Section six hundred and fifty,
Vermont Statutes. is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Examinat tons shall be both oral aol
written, but IL the examiner is prevented
from attending. by sickness or other cause,
he may employ some competent person to
conduct the examina ton: and may after
wards grant certificates upon theexamina-
ton papers and the report of the person
who conducted the same; If the examiner is
unable to issue seasonable certificates the
superinte ndent of education shall do so.
An examiner who neglects for twelve days
to notify an applicant for a teachers GER
tificate, of the result of such examination.
shall forfeit the amount due him for con-
Quoting the examination upon which the
applicant was an attendant.
Sec. 5. Section six hundred and fifty
four, Vermont Statutes. is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
A certificate Of the third grade shall be a
license to teach for a specified time, not
exceeding one year, in any town in the
county, and may, In the discretion of the
examiner, be limited to the teaching of a
particular school, and shall be granite
only to one who has passed a satisfactory
examination in all branches required by
law to be taught In common schools. and
given evidence of good moral character
and ability to govern.
Such certificate shall be valid in another
county after endorsement by the examiner
Of teachers in that county.
A person who has twice taken certif-
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NAL SCHOOL EXAMINERS, SUPER
vIsORS AND COMMISSIONERS
AND DEFINING ITS DUTIES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
| Sec l. The superin tendent of educa ton
anu two persons from each congressional
district shall constitute board of Nor
NAL school examiners, supervisors and
commissioners.
| Sec. 3. In the month of November, 1896,
the governor shall appoint four persons
| two from each congressional district as
members of the board of Normal school
examiners, supervisors and commissioners.
whose term of office shall be two years
| from the date of their appointment.
Sec g. Said board shall meet on or be-
| fore the tenth day of January in each
year, and shall organize by the election of
a president and secretary who shall keep
a record of the proceedings of the board
and shall make a report of the same to
the next biennial session of the Legisla-
tu-e.
Sec. T. The members Of the board ap-
pointed by the governor shall receive four
dollars per day and their travelling ex-
penses for the time spent in performing
their duties under this act, and their sec
rotary shall be furnished with stationery.
Sec. g. Said board shall have the care
of the Normal schools, and they may as
sign such particular duties to their several
members, as they shall see fit.
The board shall establish courses of
study for the Normal schools and revise
the same when necessary; they shall deter
mine the conditions of admission to and
of graduation from the Normal schools
they shall attend and assist at all examina-
lions for admission and for gradua ions
they shall issue certificates to teach to all
persons of good moral character who may
pa IS the examinations required for gradu-
alton. and may revoke the same upon good
and sufficient reasons for so doing; they
shall nominate and approve all teachers
for the Normal schools, and they may
withdraw their approval when the inter-
ests of the schools demand; and no person
not having the approval of the boa rd may
be employed as teacher in any Normal
school; they shall fix the salaries of the
teache of the Normal schools and shall
direct the use of all moneys drawn from
the State treasury for the benefit of the
Normal schools; and no money shall be
drawn from the State treasury for the
Normal schools except upon the approval
of the board. signed by their president and
secretary: they shall have the care of any
property owned or leased by the Sta te for
the use of the Normal schools and they
shall report upon the condition and needs
of the same to the Legislature at its bien-
NAL session for the year 1898
They shall also examine into and deter
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NUMBER s.

AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE ELEc.
TON OF ELECTORS OF PRESI
DENT AND VICE-PRESlDENT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. The clerk of the house Of repre-
sentatives shall provide suitable con-
venences for receiving ballots of the legal
voters hereinafter specified. for electors of
president and vice-president OF the United
States, at Room No. IL in the State House
in Montpelier, on the first Tuesday In No
vember next. and shall open the same and
receive ballots at one o'clock in the after
noon of said day, and shall close the ballot
box at two O'Clock and thirty minutes In
the afternoon OF said day.
Sec. .. The said clerk shall, at the time
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LUMBER II.

AN ACT CHANGING THE LIST ON
WHICH FIRE DISTRICT TAKES
SHALL BE ASSESSED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As.
sembly Of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. All fire district taxes assessed or
voted on or after the first day of January
in any year, and before the first dav Of
January following. shall be assessed on the
grand list returned to the town clerks of.
flee In May Of said year.
Sec. 2. Section four hundred and thirty
seven Of the Vermont Statutes is hereby
amended. by striking out the words land
fire district" in the second line thereof,
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 20, 1896.
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NUMBER "A,

AN ACT IN RELATION TO d
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEET
CERTAIN CASES; AND IN
SERVICE OF WRITS ON !,
DISTRICTS.
1t is hereby enacted by the Gem
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. !. If in any school distri
financial affairs are not settled
flee of clerk and prudential com
vacant, the clerk of the town
such district, or any part therec
ated, may warn meeting as al
clerk might have. done. Said tov
or one of the selec tmen of the toy
attend such meeting and preside 1
same until moderator Is electel
Sec. 2. If in such district the
clerk and prudential committee 4
service Of writs may be made @.
districts by leaving a copy th,N
any taxpayer resident in such d d
Approved November 20. 1896
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NUMBER q.

AN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHA
FIFTY SEVEN OF THE WEE
STATUTES, ENTITLED tSJ1
ING GRAND AND PETIT u
1t is hereby enacted by the q
sembly of the State of Vermont
Sec. 1. Grand jurors In after
a term of the County Court
mat tiers, be subject to the ordesVan
ton of the Judges holding said cotiS1
may be discharged from furlher s.
and attendance at the pleasure q
judges.
Sec. 2. This act shall take efrelt
its passage. II
Approved November s. 1886 r
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may append thereto such abstracts of the
proceedings of the several agricultural So
cieties, and farmers clubs in the State as
may be advisable and the report of the
Vermont Dairymen's Association. The re-
port shall show under separate heads the
work of the board relating to the different
subjects herein mentioned
Sec. ?. The provision Of section two hum
dred and tifty-one OF Vermont Statutes re-
curing the printing of a report by the
vermont Dairymen's Association Is hereby
repealed.
Approved November a. 1896
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NUMBER L

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE AP-
FfAlSAL OF TAXABLE PROPERTY,
l.. is hereby enacted by the General AS
se,i'piy OF the State of Vermont.
sec l.. When the grand list of a town be-
ounes iost or destroyed the listers shall at
once make a new apprai sal of ali taxable
property in such town. and RETURN the
same 10 the office of the town clerk within
SKY Gays from the appraisal of such. tax
aple property. in the same manner as now
provided by the Vermont statutes for
appralsal of real and personal esrate.
eec. = This act shall take effect from
its passage
Approved November "a, 1895
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NUMBER IS

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 5S3 OF
VERMONT STATUTES, RELATING
TO TAXATION OF TRUST CON-
PANIES.
Tt is hereby enacted by the General As
sembiy Of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. Section five hundred and eighty
three of Vermont Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out after the words
government bonds in the eighth line
thereof, the words "also the average
amount of the assessed valuation of the
real estate owned by such corporation,
and, Also" and inserting in lieu thereof,
the word and.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect De-
cember 31st 1896.
Approved November 20. 1896
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NUMBER s.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
PRINTING OF THE REPORT of
THE VERMONT DAIRYMEN'S AS
ISOLATION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec l. Section two hundred and forty
seven of the Vermont Statutes shall be
amended so as to read as follows:
The secretary shall prepare on or before
the SO;h day of June annually,a detailed re-
port of the proceedings of the board with
such suggestions in regard to its duties
and the advancement of the interests here
in specified as NAV seem pertinent, and he
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NUMBER L


AN ACT 10 RENDER THE OFFICE OF
STATE GEoLoGIsT MORE EFFICI-
CENT.
It is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont.
Sec. 1. The State geologist shall during
the next two years personally inspect the
mines and quarries now In operation with
in the State, also deposits of minerals of
economic value which have not been open
ed or developed.
Sec q He shall incorporate In his next
biennial report the results Of said inspec-
ton, showing as far as possible the quail
ity and quantity Of our marble, granite
slate, soapstone, copper and other mineral
products, the extent of our mines and
ouarres, and the methods of working the
same He shall also make as full state
ment as possible of the undeveloped min
eraI deposits Of promising value, incident
ally reporting unused water powers in the
vicinity of said deposits.
Sec g. For the prosecution of this work
there shall he appropriated the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars annually for the
period of two years.
Approved November "a, 1896