The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-05-13
The special session of the legisla,

ture convened at Montpelier the 9th
adjourned at noon the next day
Col. Kitredge Haskins of Brattleboro
was elected speaker, speaker Lord
having resigned, A number of pri-
vate bills were passed and the follow.
ing general measure in relation to
railroads:
"No alien railway company shall
be directly or indirectly interested in
any of the stock of any railroad COM
pany hereafter organized under the
laws of this state, without leave of
the legislature,
"No allen railway company shall
by itself or through others own or ac-
quire title to any railroad, or the use
thereof, or have anything to do With
the management or control of any
railroad in this state without leave of
the legislature, provided nothing in
this section contained shall apply to
any railroad in this state now in the
actual control and management of
such alien railway company.
"The Court of Chancery, on infor-
nation of the states attorney of any
county through which the road runs,
shall have full power and authority to
enforce the provisions of this act, by
writ of sequestratiou, injunction, re-
ceivership or any other appropriate
remedy"
OF course this is intended as an
aid to the G. " r. in its reorganiza-
ton that must soon take place.
+. w. Pierce of Chester intro
duced bill to repeal the open sea-
son for deer which was received with
applause but failed to pass, many
members believing that it could wait
until the regular session. A bill was
also passed giving extra time to large
townsto complete the quadrennial
list.
The bill, giving extra pay to vol
unteers, the prime object of the ses
sion, passed as follows:
"Section l. The commissioned
officers who have volunteered or may
hereafter volunteer to serve in the
army of the United States during
the war between the United States
and the kingdom of Spain shall re
ceive, from the date of their mobili
cation in camp until they are muster
ed into the service of the United
States, the same pay and rations a
are received by like officers III tn
army of the United States. Tn
on-commissioned officers, musicians
artificers, wagoners and privates, il
the army of the United States, ant
81 per month each in addition thereto
and after they shall be mustered mt
the service of the United States the,
shall receive, in addition to the com
pensation paid by the United States
the sum of 81 per month each as Ion,
as he is in the service of the Unite,
States under such enlistment con
tract.
"Section 2. The 81 per mont
pay provided for non. commissions
officers, musicians, artificers, wagon
ers, and privates, who have volunteer
ed or may hereafter volunteer to serv
in the war with the kingdom of Spain
! by this act, shall be paid by the treas
urer of the state upon the written Oh
der of said soldier, when said soldie
is within this state; but when sal
soldier is without this state, sal
money will be paid upon such soldier
: written order countersigned by th
quartermaster of the regiment [
;, which he belonged, or upon the wri
ten order of such soldiers duly cor
; stituted attorney OF his legal represer
!, tative; provided, that no order sha
! be paid by the treasurer of the stat
= for sum of money less than 81, vi
less said soldier shall decease or
: discharged from the service.
Il "Section 3. No money provide
g for in the foregoing sections of tn
act shall be subject to trustee process
"section 4. The provisions
this act as to the payment of none
IS 81 per month shall also apply to ar
" citizen of Vermont who is or her
u after may be enlisted in the navy
marine corps of the United Stat
! during the existence of such war.
l. "Section 8. This act shall tai
III effect at time of passage.
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