Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-11


nesday-oreatIy Enlarses the Powers Of
the Balliffs.
Montpelier, Nov. IL.
When the legislative countenance aps
peared in the capital city on Wednesday
afternoon II was adorned with "the smile
that won't come off, for some time--a
smile generated by the peculiar make
up Of the electoral college when the voters
got through with 1t on Tuesday. There
weren't lawmakers enough in their seats
at 23O to count up quorum. A little
routine business was attended to but
when the bill providing for plurality cleo
| tion of representative on the third bal
lot had been read the third time and an
attempt to vote on its passage showed
| no quorum present, somebody moved to
adjourn, and that important matter went
! over.
| BrattIeboro Charter
Senator Pierce on Wednesday after
| noon introduced n bill making certain ad-
ditions to Brattleboro's village charter
| These provide that abutters on any
street in which any common sewer is
hereafter laid, and abutters on any street
in the village in which such sewer has
heretofore been laid and who has not
already been legally assessed, shall be IL
able to contribute their Just share
towards the expense of the construction
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therefor by the bailiffs; due notice of the
assessment 20 be given in writing; certifi-
cate of assessment to be recorded with
the village clerk, and when so recorded
the assessment, unless vacated, shall be
lien upon the abutting real estate
which shall be prior to any subsequent
I membranes Such assessment carries
with II the right to connect sewers or
drains from abutting real estate with
| such common sewer in such manner and
at such points as bailiffs may designate
The bailiffS of the village are given
power to MAKE, alter amend or repeal or
dinances for the following purposes: To
regulate exhibitions of common show
men and shows; to restrain or license
itinerate peddlers, all moneys received for
such licenses to go into the village treas
ury; to compel the removal of snow ice
and other distractions from sidewalks
ana cutters; to regulate or restrain the
use OF fireworks on the streets or COM
mons ana prevent any amusements hav-
ing tendency to iniure or annoy per-
sons passing or make property insecure:
TO regulate or restrain hunting or the use
or firearms in said village. The above
ordinances are to be in full force and ef-
feet when entered on the village records
provided that none of such ordinances
shall be repugnant to the laws of the
state.
The bailiffs may impose a fine not ex-
ceeding S25 for a breach of any ordi-
nances pat into effect by them-said fines
TO be prosecuted within six months from
the Time they accrue, to be recovered be-
! fore any justice of the peace and to
be paid over into the village treasury.
Inc Dill In question repeals Sec Is of
| the incorporating act of 1872 acts in ad-
dition thereto. and all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this measure now under consideration by
the committee on corporations
Caucus Reform.
The prediction that the special COM
mittee on caucus bills would evolve some
\ fairly simple and direct measure out of
the several submitted to them has been
fulfilled by a favorable report on the bill
introduced by Senator Slack of Cale-
donia county, with some amendments
1t viii be recalled that the original bill
provided for the filing with listers at the
same time as inventories are handed in.
OF certificates Of intention as to party
aftilation at coming elections; and for
the preparation of check lists, on the
basis OF these certificates, for use at the
caucuses. The amendments proposed by
the committee and agreed to by the sem
ate provide, in addition, for the filing
with the secretary of state on or before
| the first of April, of sworn certificates
| containing names of the members of the
state and district committees of the re-
| spective parties; for the filing with
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ing names of members of the respective
| county committees; for the filing with
| town clerks of certificates containing
names OF members of the several town
! committees; these committees to be rec
| ognized as the proper parties to call the
| state district and county conventions
and the town caucuses. The amendments
| further provide that the ballots shall be
OF UNIFORM size and color and shall be fur
nished by these committees; that all
| caucuses shall be held on the same day
the date to be fixed in advance by the
committees; that all attempts at bribery
or the use of money to influence voters.
| and attempts to vote at any other eau
Gus than the one in which the voter be-
longs shall be punished by fine
The senate passed the bill yesterday
afternoon without a word of debate
For Higher Education.
Mr. Ryther of Dover and another MEM
Der or two tried to have the higher ed
ucation bill amended. when it came up
for its third reading in the house, so
as to leave the matter optional with the
directors He had an idea that they could
be trusted to do the right thing when the
matter of high school education for ad-
vanced pupils came up in the natural
course of events. But the house was
emphatically of the opinion that so inn
portant thing as taking care of the boys
and girls who wanted that sort of an ed
ucation hadn't better be left to the dis
cretion of any town officer; so it insist
1 ed that the word "shall' shouldn't be
changed to may" and passed the bill.
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