The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-07


from a date six months preceding the
election % such commissioners. Notices
from the overseer and from persons di
rectly Interested that under the old law
were given direct TO the lieensee, are TO
be eiyen to the commissioners and bv
them to the licensee; and the several
boards OF commissioners in tic county
are to notify each other concerning
these persons to whom liquor is not to
be sold
Arrests for intoxicalion without war.
rant are authorized, and a second Of.
fence means workh0use instead of coun
ty Jail.
The anti-treating clause IS stricken
out
Disclosure is required OF persons al
rested for intoNication 10 whom licensees
have been forbidden to sell.
The search and seizure features Of
the old prohibitory law are put in OPP
GRAFTON again BY this new bill.
The appointment OF the board Of H.
ccnse commissioners for any town vot-
| ing 10 grant licenses is taken out of
the hands OF the selectnaen end Is to be
made By the assistant indges Of the re-
speetiye county conrts.
The amendments make numerous
changes IN phraseology, and the bill re.
peals entirely 10. 80 Of the acts Of 1902.
While The committee was not nnani-
nous on all Of the different amendments
Il was agreed that al should stand BIZ
the majority and the committees report
on the new law il made unanimously.
Mrs. Rogers Case.
The House this afternoon, at 2.30
lo'cl0ek, took mp the bill for committing
the sentence of Mary Rogers, before the
largest number Of spectators thnt ever
crowded the galleries
House Passes Valued Policy Insurance
Bill
The committee appointed to Inspect
The Soldier Home made its report to
the legislature today. 1t approved the
institution and its management through.
out.
The House passed the valued policy
insurance law.
AFTER yesterday afternoon ordering
the bill providing for municipal suffrage
for women to a third reading by q vote
OF III TO i04, it was this forenoon killed
the bin BY vote Of 100 to f24 against
it. Pape Of Barre city spoke against the
1 bill.
The Senate today passed the bill ap.
lpropriating $4,000 for the Lucy Rug.
( giles Teachers Home. aud also passed
the bill providing for more systematic
purchase Of state supplies.
More Revenue For state.
Acting for the committee on ways and
means, Air, Proctor of Proctor yester-
day afternoon introduced d bin iii the
/ House providing for increased taxation
4 of corporations. The bin Is:
Increases tax rate for railroads in
case Of appraisal from TO per cent to
!, per cent, and in case of the alternative
4 payment Of tax on gross earnings) in-
creases rate from ~ to 2# per cent,
to be paid In semi-anHual instailments.
Appraised Of steamboat companies
changed from annually To biennially.
increases rate OF tax Of steamboat
companies from ITO per cent To 1 per
cent, and from 2Ia to 2& per eent, when
they elect to pay On gross earnings.
4 Parlor car companies are taxed BY
assessing 7l0 per cent Of that portion
Of the fair market value Of the capital
stock which TIE number of miles Of rail
road in this state over which such cars
are operated. or they may pay $3.50
per nnlc Of each mile OF railroad over
which cars are operated Present tax
! is per rent Of all earnings wholly with.
IN the state.
! Express companies are to pay at rate
of SIS per mile of railroad oYeE which
express business Is done Present rate
IL per eent Of gross receipts of business
/ done wholly within the state.
4 Telephone companies are 70 pay tax
iof 3 per cent on entire gross receipts
collected within the state. Present rate
lis 8 per cent Of gross earnings on bus
moss done wholly within the state,
Provides that foreign corporations ne
\ glecting to procure license t3 do in
suranee business in the state may be
enioined, tho same as domestic compan-
les may row be.
Provides that tax equal TO one-haif of
ANIMAL license tax imposed on corpora
\ tion having maximum amount Of CAPT.
tai stock authorized in charter shall be
reqnired for every special charter under
which no organization shall have been
had prior to Feb 1, '05.
Corporation taxes shall be first len
on property of corporations.
| Estimated increase in revenues--par.
lor car companies, 1880; express com.
panies, $5,200 railroads, $1,000; tele-
phone companies, s2,o00s steamboat
companies. $l7s