The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-09
TO PREVENT
DECEPTION.
In the Sale Of Granite to Be
Stopped
A BILL TO THAT EFFECT
introduced in the House-Grade Crossing
Bill Passes the Senate Number
Of New Bills introduced
Today.

fraud ~ the sale OF granite Is the
title Of bill introduced in the House
today BY Mr.. Archibald Of Manchester.
The bill provides that the kind Of gran
ite must be distinctly marked and pro
yides a penalty for failure. The bill
was referred to the general committee.
The full text Of the measure is az fol.
lows
Sec, !. a person 81 corporation en-
gagged in the manufacture and sale Of
granite shall cause to be attached to
each piece Of granite sold label upon
which there shah be printed the name
BY which such granite i generally known
to the trade,
See, 2 This label shall not be less
than four inches square, apd the letters
printed thereon shall be at least one
inch IN length
Sec. 8 Such person or corporation
that negiects on refuses to attach such
label or attaches a label bearing dit
ferent name from that by which such
granite is generally known TO the trade,
shall be fined not more than s25 nor
less than SO for each ofFense.
Sec, 4. This act shall take effect from
the first day of January, 1907.
Mi Archibald SAYS in defense OF the
bill that some dealers IN granite eay
that they viii furnish Barre granite
for instance, and then will palm off
some other which Is worth Just about
half as much according to the market
prices.
A total Of 25 bills were introduced in
the House today. Among them is one
BY Mr.. Drysdale az Bennington regulat.
ing the running OF locomotives, requir.
ing that trains with ears attached must
be- headed BY locomotive III the diree-
tion in which it is running. for distances
over two miles. This Il the ontgrowth
Of the practice Of the Rutland r. r..
which Is upheld BY the supreme court.
and which practice Is copied on other
roads. between Barre and Aiontpelief
for instance. Mr.. Bannister Of Roxhury
wants automobile marks and numbers
distinguished
The Senate also received several new
measures, among which were these: BY
3 A7tUAN3A ttUAiAiNN VI NJ tUhllhA 4
to grant certain powers TO the city Of
Barre, relating to the watering Of its
streets dividing the expense between
city and abntters); by Senator Chase
Of Windham, relating to taxation; fixes
I poll tax at - per year, one per cent Of
all visible real and personal property not
exempt shall be the grand list money,
accounts, stocks. bonds. money deposits
! and all other evidence Of indebtedness,
sin the state or ont, and bearing interest
or producing san income ef not more
4 than per cent per year not to he set
IN list or taxed, but the same with in
tcrest or income greater than 5 per cent
shall be listed and taxed tThere shall
4 l5o no deduction from list Of a person
1 for debts awings BY Senator Holden Of
bennington TO regulate sale Of int0Xicat
/ ing liqnms. Gee for fifth class license
I $40. One or more IN town voting ives
The Senate passed the bill 10 abolish
grade crossing this forenoon. X went
/ through With hardly any opposition. and
il Is expected will be signed By Gov
ernor Proctor.
First Evening Session.
The first evening session Of the pres.
ent session of the Vermont legislature
was held last night BY the House TO
make up for the trip to the Barre gran
ite quarries yesterday afternoon. Tile
/ House passed eleven bills. ordered five
20 third reading and killed three.
/ Among tho bills passed were these; Re.
lating 70 reports Of births and deaths.
to regulate the running Of power boats ;
relating 70 the preservation Of public
health; to provide for the discharge Of
/ persons on probation; relating TO the
extension Of time limit Of the charter
/ for the Rutland & Montpelier railroad
10 amend act Incorporating the charter
| Of Norwich university; to amend act IN
cooperating the Shoreham Telephone a.
/ Telegraph company: relating ia the Brat
tleboro Home for the Aged and Disabled: :
lrelating to the Capital Savings Bank
OF Montpelier; relating To the trustees
Of the village Of Springfield; providing
for the determination Of the san Jose
scale and the brown tail moths.
The House last night killed these bills .
4 To provide for the election of a town
superintendent of schools; to regulate
the running Of cars on electric railways,
forbidding trailers ahead relating to
4 appeals from quadrennial appraisals.
APPROVED by the Governor
H. AZ. An act to provide for the
better local superintendent Of the public
schools, and to repeal sections 62e, 623,
n GA and 625 of the Vermont statutes.
HI 6s An act to amend section so
Of No. lis Of the acts OF 1904. relating
to search and seizure proceedings.
H. 1874. An act TO repeal chapter i7a
Of the Vermont statutes, entitled Banks
Or Circulation. Discount and Deposit.
and all amendments thereof,
III IA. An act to incorporate the
North Rupert Cemetery association.
H. t43, An act to legalize the quad.
rcnnial appraisal Of the town of wal.
den for the year 1906
A VI 1f7 An act 70 lcgaiize tho quad
rcnnial appraisal Of the town Of Ion.
ington for the year 1906 and the grand
list for the year 1906
II. $50. An act TO amend section 662
Il Of the Vermont statutes as amended
by section II No 70 81 the acts 81
1889, section 8 OF No. 25 Of the acts