Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-18
IN FAVOR OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Legislators Stand Present Law Of Attorney General Created
State Officials Raped. Bill Passed Over Governors Veto

mode of registration of births. marriages
divorces and deaths
70 prevent the pollution of sources of
water supply.
Requiring the committee on claims to
regularly examine the auditors accounts
and report thereon to the legislature
Requiring school directors to appoint
town superintendents on or before April
first and to file with the town clerk with
in ten days thereafter a certificate of the
appointment
Compelling every town in the state to
put high school education within the
reach of advanced pupils.
Authorizing states attorneys to prose-
cute by information.
Prohibiting any person from taking
more than "a black bass out of the waters
of this state in any one day
Allowing Stowe village to issue bonds
to provide itself with a water supply;
Hardwick academy and graded school dis
trict to issue bonds to fund it's indebted
ness and Lyndonville graded school dis
trict to do the same thing for the pur-
pose of building new school house, to
an amount not to exceed s25, 900
To provide for tests of eyesight and
hearing in public schools, and for the con-
demnation of buildings unfit for school
purposes.
The bills providing for the protection
OF English pheasants; changing the law
tax; defining kidnapping and providing
penalties for that crime making the law
covering milk cans apply also to the use
of receptacles for Notwithstanding and
intoxicating liquors; authorizing select
men to take lands for wood roads: and
relating to the filing of bonds with the
probate court. have completed success
fully their legislative journey.
The bill appropriating $24, 900 for the
soldiers home for the two years to come
has gone through. The same can be said
of the three bills allowing widows to take
household goods providing for the pro-
lection of shade trees, and reimbursing
farmers in Chester and vicinity for cattle
slaughtered to prevent the foot and mouth
disease.
Thanksgiving Recess.
BY Tuesday it had become evident that
the business of the session could not be
finished in time for final adjournment be-
fore Thanksgiving, and both houses have
voted to take a recess from this, Friday
afternoon until Tuesday morning, Nov
20. The joint resolution provides also
that the members shall drop off the pay
roll for the week beginning Nov. 81. 1t
is probable that the session work will
be completed in proper shape within two
weeks from the reassembling on the 29th
Slaughtered Measures.
ney-general and making that officer ap-
pointive by the supreme court was
slaughtered because the house didn't be-
lieve in getting from that source.
Neither did it suit the house to ex-
empt island property from state high
way and school tax. and that bill was
killed.
To equalize taxation by amending the
law relative to deduction for debts owing
providing for divorce from bed and
board for limited time.
Providing that only voters who are
physically disabled shall have assistance
at elections-stril<ing out the provision as
to mental disability.
DISTINGUISHING delinquent taxpayers in
municipal elections.
Providing for a twenty-cents highway
tax. to be distributed in cities and in
corporated villages on the mileage basis
Shortening the open season for deer to
the last five days in October Mr.. Hap
good OF Peru tried hard to save this bill
for a little further consideration, but fail
ed
Allowing each side in civil cases to per-
emptorily challenge six jurors
Giving teachers three school-visiting
days in the year without loss of pay.
Providing for travelling Libraries and
school exhibits.
Amending the law relative to deduction
in taxable estate for debts owing
Changing the law in regard to care of
hVe stock in shipment. Killed mainly be-
cause present law covers the ground
Relating to the collection of delinuuent
taxes; making only the last three days in
October an open season for deer; chang
ing the pay of petit jurors.
The legislature keeps its hands off the
trading stamp companies refusing a third
reading of the bill putting an excise tax
on them, and the one calling for a re-
demption of the stamps in cash.
IT took a rising vote of n to So to kill
the bill providing for attaching part of
the freeman's oath to the card of in
structions to voters The committee i--
ported the measure unfavorably because
they didn't think it important enough for
passage.
One of the two valued policy insurance
bills, and a measure permitting the for
nation of local cooperative insurance
companies, was refused favorable con-
sideration.
Compelling non-residents who want to
hunt small game to pay a license fee
therefor and to stop the killing of deer
moose and caribou for three years
Providing for connections between all
telephone companies in the state, under
the general direction of the railroad COM
mission.
Giving five-year certificates to teach
ers to whom had been granted five two
year certificates, and who had taught 100
days.
Making two approved names necessary
for loans by saving banks on personal Sc
curity.
Providing for county road commission
ers; and changing the statute as to duties
of assistant judges.
Changing the method of notice to alb
sent defendants in divorce cases
Exempting from taxation $500 worth of
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