Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20

home. The duties OF this officer shall he
attorney for the state in all criminal
and civil causes In the supreme Court in
which the state is interested and shall
have charge and supervision Of all GRIM
inai prosecutions In the State: shall APP
pear in the trial Of all indictments Cor
capital crimes and in other important
criminal trials, II requested by the gov
rrnor shall attend the trial of any Civil
cause in which the State is interested. and
when required by the governor, heads OF
departments or chairman of any state
board or commission shall advise them on
all questions of law relating To their Of
fetal business. An States attorneys are
to be under his direction and act for him
during his absence from their county;
must report all criminal business to the
attorney general, and he must grant them
certificates scmi-annually before they can
draw their salaries.
TO EQUALlZE TAXATION.
+. T. Dodge. the member from sheldon
introduced AN act to equalizc taxation, Z"
which will probably attract considerable
attention during the session. This pro-
Vldcs that any person loanng money and
taking \ mortgage ON real estate may
have the same exempt from taxation by
charging not moro than ~ per cent In
tcrest on the mortgage given. Acceptance
OF higher rate of interest upon mort
gage loans operates as forfeiture of all
sums paid as interest upon said mortgage.
the borrower to recover ii in the same
manner az now provided for recovery of
usurious interest. To have Indebtedness
exemp; under this act the rate of inter-
est must BE- specified in the notes and the
mortgage and the amount OF Indebtedness
TO be exempted also stated in the mort
gage. In order To come under the proyis-
ions OF this act people holding mortgages
on real estate are to make n contract in
writing with tn, mortgaror specifying tho
rate OF interest and have tn. contract re-
corded in the town clerks office. where
the mortgage is recorded. No exemption
is allowed FOR personal property on such
mortgage debt. The last section rrovidcs
that ali loans by savings institutions or
trust companies secured by mortgage ON
real estate shall be cxempt from m. 7.IO
per cent corporation tax assessed hv ,ho
State upon such institutions.
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i.e VN'''o'i vi Iht'u states senator
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choice had n word of praise which wns
delivered in a way to show thnt thcy
spoke from conyiciior ana Tho warm
words of cncom!um form a fitting tri,,lto
of confidence from the ucorlc of ,-erm mn
to their junior senator in the United
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from Proctor nominated Sanatnr PROF.,
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, tptnoOn 10 Ecdr Inc report OF the Inihl
Canvassinr committees to canvass the vet,
for congrcssrncn in the two districts o.
Vermont. Their report was us follows:
FIRST INSTRUCT
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Necessary for n choice , /, 10
H. Henry Powers had ..a hSjp
Herbert i. Brigham had. SG2s
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