Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-21
FINAL ACADJ0URNMENT TAKEN
VERMONT LEGISLATURE WENT
OUT OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY.

Last Working Session Held The Even
ing Previous-L Liberals Win Fight
over Automobile Measure-Some I'm
portant Measures.
The Vermont legislature of 1906 ad-
iourned without date yesterday morn
ing. The speaker of the house ana the
president of the senate called the re-
speetive houses 10 order at 5 O'Clock
and informed the members OF the au
iournment. There was no formality and
many of the members were not present
at the closing session. The Legislature ;
Inst working session was brought to a
close at HIS clock Wednesday eve
ming. At that time there seemed to be
n general disposition on the part of both
houses to get together on what legisia-
tion remained and conclude the lab0fs
of the year in an effective manner Inc
deadlock which had arisen on the auto
mobile bill was effectively broken by
the committee of conference appointed
Wednesday afternoon and new Dill
embodying the best features OF the ori-
ginal house measure, together with the
so-called Bailey amendment, was passed.
The automobile bill, as amended and
adopted by both houses, torbids care
less and negligent operation OF motor
vehicles and imposes speed limit OF
% miles an hour outside towns and
thicklv populated villages, and 10 miles
an hour in such districts. Greater speed
constitutes prima facie evidence OF neg
ligence.
The bill also provides that city Or
town officials may inaugurate further
speed regulations for narrow and dan
aerous roads, said regulations to be
eonspicuously posted. The penalty for
negligence Of operators is 500 fine or ~
days in iail, or BOTH for q first offence
for subsequent offences, not over S2uV,
nor less that S25, or six months in Jail,
or both.
The secretary of state may suspend
or revoke licenses on proof of violation
of the law. Vioators may be arrested
without warrants and taken before the
proper authorities.
The registering fee provided Is - FOR
machines of 20 horse power or less, and
80 for machines of greater power. Inc
operator s fee is 81, payable annually
Manufacturers or dealers may register
all machines, as long as they possess
them under a common Distinguishing
mark. at fee of $25 a year. Non-res'
ident owners, of other states or coun-
tries, are treated the same as theF
state or country treats visitors.
The secretary of state must turnlsh
two enamelled number plates, XXI inch
es, bearing four inch figures, both CON
snicuouslv alta. he%E,5 2 machine, the
rear plate to be Illuminated at night. A
penaitv is imposed for operating mach'
( inc while intoxicated.
The bill which was reported from MI
Gibson s general committee last FRIDAY
contained many regulations that were
extremely objectionable to drivers Oh
motor cars. and kilograms from an 2VIr
the state. including large sheat from
/ Brattleboro. were sent to the various
Legislators. urging them to oppose the
measure. The result was tght be-
/ tween the automobile liberals and con-
1 seryatives, but it finally resulted IN
/ liberal measure, as will be noted IN the
"pUNe II ~ l;h To 25s n nrovide a mu-
houSe ,I. oit' fou tou +bo no yilIage Of Brat,la.
nielpal eouIe 70 sr,,, INV ono bonse 70 anoth.
por0, Douhueo le LIN I'm o aays.of the ses-
er durlng 'Ig "a, 'ioain oa;nsnaiIy called for
SION ne A5nn olr on5 o [ foos bnt when it
salary Oh 9ooV anu .ho % %}rdieiary com
was reported iIo,n Wv ,,oa stricten ont
mittee, 'ne i. lee pUi p,nado ,io 5000 This, the
ana lhe ,99l"t3d sal"t i4," 20 or5 cnt the salary
~ sz0n The house refused to pass the
senate an.eI'l',e nnao and fnal,y a conference
IN IT'S passase "mu nnintod | The report
corlnltVcc we "Ppo1nel l,,, aooan+od Wednes-
OF inns eonihll''e t. ""S solarT "T of tba mnnici
day' II ll'ahe9 i9 s"t &e5o 20; hi allows him
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ices IN clvli eHses, u hnIdiIo The Con.
once one wen W. WI In whicb is of es-
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peclal interest " ,iIs.a1 pnnotor i, nracti-
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cally tne SAM ioir ~ tha Reformer sew
peared ehcluolNeIy aar H. 4bis lin the Con.
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lowed TO :1 eohstluos 'T0 Wv ,onforenrc We'd
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