Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-01
UNITED STATES COURT,
End of the Famous Mileage Book
Law.
Act of the Last Legislature Declared
Unconstitutional and Therefore
Dropped Much Business Done at
the Opening Day of the Session.

circuit and district courts was opened IN
this city Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
i'm the county court house with Judge
Howl H. Wheeler of RrattIeboro nrcsidtng
The morning session of the court lasted
until II o'cln,k ana vas unevontful belnr
taken nm with the calling of the grand and
petit iurics and the examination of tho
docket I'm tho afternoon the work was
of moro interest
The most interesting matter of The days
proceedings was The filing of a decree and
Injunction in tho mileapo hook case of
George a. Rail eft ais VS. The Rutland
Railroad companv of ais This is one of
the cases growing out of the mileage law
passed by the last legislature compelling
railroad comnanies TO soil uileape books
at the rate of TWO cents per mile The
course which was followed Yesterday was
outlined at a confc~encc held Mt Montpe-
lier some time apo in which the State Of
ficials. who we're managing the case do
cided that the law would be held uncon-
stitutionai. The decree filed Yesterday
holds that the law IL unconstitutional and
cannot he enforced and also providos for
a permanent Injunction restraining the
railroad from issuing mileage books at tho
rate of two cents per mile No costs are
taxed against the railroad commissioners
or the states attorneys in the counties
throuss, which tho road masses.
A sinilar decree viii he entered in the
case of n I. nav & co ct als vs. the
81. Johnsburv & Lake Champlain Rail-
road connanv ot als
~. morning session was onaned nv tho
r,,,,r, crier Thomas Foilev who mas becn
amounted bv Judge Wheeler to succeed
tbo ia,o coorgn Il EHsL ,rho caii US
then made for the grand iurv and cork Of
tho Court C.aoryc l., robreon admin. st.r-
cd the onth / ! E,nrirbt or thIs civ
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