The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-11
SPEAKER MERRIFIELD
NAMES COMMITTEES
Representative Pape Of Barre City Is
Chairman Of General Committee
Fletcher Proctorchairman Of Ways
and Means and Mr.. Fits Of
Brattleboro Of Judiciary
Yesterdays Proceedings.

M0ntpehef, DCt. H. nc lihkcfefs
in liqnor law legislation started in their
work il the Vermont legislature today,
bill for amending the present license
local option law being introduced BY
Mr. Martin oi Hinesburg. Il provides
Governor shalt appoint board or thme
license commissioners for each county,
appointments to be made in December.
Term OF Office shall be six years, one
member retiring every two years lii
cense commissioners shall receive IS per
day % be paid BY state Present com
pensation So from townl Board shall
report to state treasurer, instead Of
town
Removes the discrimination from man
ufacturefs of cider made without the
state IL sales By the barrel of that prod
net
Abohshes second-elass license (bottled
goods9
Requires minors to disclose where ils
legal sales are made 10 them and same
may he committed to Jail until disclos-
Hre IS made
Warrants may be taken for disclosure
when appeal Il entered Persons dis
closed On By minors shall be prosecuted
hY proper authorities
Rpstoges noNisions Of old pfohibitory
tw telaiAe 0 search and seizure pro
ceedinas also taxing of costs ia cases
int0Nicatiou fees, ese., and forms Of
prohihitory statutes covering these pro-
ceedings
Referred 70 Joint committee on TEN.
peranee
Another matter 81 great importanoe
a this session Il automobile regulation
and 4 bin covering this was introduced
today. among che mass of bills intro
duced in tire House following the an
nonncement of the committees The
important provisions 81 the bill are
All automobiles aud MOTOR vehicles
shall Be registered BY owner with seere-
tarv 81 state, who shall apply for such
registration, giving foil deeription Of
his machine. Registration fec. two dol
lars.
Secretary Of state shall register same
in d book, giving to each automobile a
distinguishing mark, and shall issue 70
owner d certificate oi registration Reg
istration number or mark 50 determined
shall be affixed on automobile. Record
of certificates issued shall Be open 60
public inspection sale Of automobile
inyalidates certificate aud new one must
be procured,
On special application to Secretary OF
State, manufacturers q dealers in auto
mobiles may be granted a general dis
tinguishng mark for all machines con
trolled BY them Fec for such certi
fcate, ten dollars.
Except "a otherwise provided herein,
no automobile OF motor vehicle shall, af-
ter May i 1905, BE operated unless reg
stered as above, and the registered num-
Der or mark plainly displayed in figures
or numbers not less than four inches
long.
Licenses fer operating autos shall be
issued by Secretary of State, good to
person issued only, for period Of one
year Fee, two dollars, payable on APP
plication Secretary Of state may revoke
licenses for cause at any time. Appli-
cant shall furnish evidence of qualifiea.
tions TO Secretary of State as latter
may require before issuing license.
Except as hereinafter provided. no per-
son shall operate an automobile unless
licensed as provided. No person shall
operate auto for hire and no person shall
employ for hire as chauffeur any person
not "a licensed Liccusee shall display
mark furnished him BY Secretary Of
state
Automobiles owned by nonIesidents
and driven BY persons residing and lii
censed ii some other state may be OPP
Grated on highways iD this state, subject
to speed and other regulations.
Drivers Of machines shall when ap-
proaehine vehicles drawn by horse OF
horses. manage such machine ia a man
ner IS rs exercise ail reasonable preeau-
tion to prevent frightening horses OF
horses. and shall II requested, not APP
proaei horse until such animal appears
to be under control Of driver.
No automobile shall be run outside
towns or villages at more than miles
an hour, OF within at more than 10 miles
all hour and On approaching street cor,
ners or crossings al more than eight
miles an hour
Secretary Of State, after due hearing
may suspend or revoke certificate OF i.
cense. ANY person violating provisions
Of this act shall be fined not exceeding
s25 for first oiIense or exceeding $50 foI
subsequent offenses. Person operating
autos after certificate or license has been
revoked are subject to fine not exceeding
S200 OF by Imprisonment of ten days o
both
Every auto operated shall be provided