Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-21
The Tax Resolution.

The report of the committee oi con-
ference on the disagreeing votes OF the
two houses on the house proposal OF
amendment to the joint resolution, orig.
mating in the senate, relating to hnai
adiournmcnt, was read in the house DY
Mr.. Bailey of Essex and in the senate
by Senator Stafford, Wednesday, ana
was unanimously adopted in both bod
les. as was the resolution that accom-
panied it. Both are of interest to tne
people throughout the state. The full
text of the report and the resolution Is
as follows:
To the senate and house of rep'e'en'
tatives:
Your committee of conference to
whom was referred the disagreeing
votes of the two houses on the house
prnposal of amendment to joint res
omtion OF the senate entitled Joint
resolution relating to final ADJOURN
ment . recommend that the house re-
code from its proposal of amendment
and that the resolution be amended by
striking ont in line of the resolutions
the words TUESDAY, December 10,
1906" and inserting in lieu Thereon
the words Thursday, December ~
1906. "
Second. that the following resolution
be adopted;
Resolved. BY the senate and house OF
representatives.:
That committee composed OF SIX
persons especially well versed IN mat
ters relating to taxation shall be, ap-
poipted by the governor on or before
tbe first dav of February, 1907.
The general assembly would respect,
fullv recommend that three of sald
persons be selected from the kepuol-
can party and three from the democrat
ic party. -, :.
said commission shall thoroughly in
yestipate the subject of taxation ana,
before the first day of June, l9OS, snail
make report thereof to the governor
with such recommendations as 1t may
consider are best adapted to remedy
the evils of our present system OF TAX
alton.
Said commission shall, before sald
last named date, cause its report to be
printed at the expense of the state
! and shall procure such number of copies
as it shall deem sufficient for generai
distribution among the taxpayers ana
voters of the state. =,
Said commission is hereby authorized
| to examine and make abstracts OF taN
inventories on file in the several town
! clerks offices and to make such lnves-
tipation into the practical workings ot
the laws of this state and other states
and countries relating to the subject OF
taxation as will enable said commission
70 make an exhaustive and careful re-
port on the subject of taxation.
The secretary of state is hereby au-
thorized to insert such interTogatorIes
in the tax inventories during the years
1907 and 1908 as said commission shall
direct for the purpose of ascertalninS
information to enable said COMMISSION
to carry out the provisions of this res
olution.
I'm case said commission is prepared
within one year. from the date OF lts ap-
pointment, to report recommendations
which It is satisfied should be adopted
4 bv the state, we respectfully recommend
that the governor call special session
Of the general assembly for the purpose
of enacting legislation along the lines
recommended by said commission.
The compensation of said commisslon
shall be fixed by the governor and pal1
hv the state. Said commission is hereby
authorized and empowered to employ
at the exnense of the state, such neceS-
sarv clerical assistance as 1t shall re
ouire to carry out the provisions o.
this resolution and may expend sucf
srms for books, stationery and inclden-
tai expenses as shall be required tol
tbe purpose of carrying out such pro
visions