The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-20
CLOCK RUNS
DOWN AT LAST
Legislature Reached Ad-
iournment This Morning.
BILLS ARE LEFTUNSlGNED
Governor Appears TO Have Held
Up Several Appropria.
lion Bills.
BILLS ARELEFTUNSIGNED

Montpelier, Dec 90.-The legislature
reached hnal adjournment this morning
at s:i5. Only about % members OF tho
House and Eve senator's we're present
when Speaker Cheney and Lieutenant
Governor Prouty declared their respec-
tive bodies adjourned without date.
IL appears that Governor Proctor
has failed 70 afiix his signature TO sew
eral unimportant appropriation bills
and they will therefore fail 10 become
laws. These bills are the state fair
bill, the appropriation OF $500 10 aid
county fairs and the appropriation for
the Vermont Development association.
Both houses we're In session las,
night up 10 lI:l5 with frequent recess.
es. The only important matter con.
sidered was the automobile bill which
finally became Law about az outlined
Ia the Banner yesterday.
The bill, AS amended and adopted by
both houses, forbids careless and ne.
gligent operation of motor vehicles
and imposes a Speed limit OF p miles
an hour outside towns and thlckly
populated villages and 10 miles an
h iur 10 such districts. Greater speed
constitutes prima facia evidence of
negligence.
The bill also provides that city or
town officials may inaugdrate further
speed regulations for narrow and dan.
gerous roads, said regulations to be
conspicuously posted The penalty
for negligence OF operators Is ESQ fine
or 10 days in jail, ,or both. for first
offense; for subsequent offenses. not
over 800, nor less than SIS, or six
months In jail, or both.
The secretary of state may suspend
or revoke licenses on proof Of viola
ton Of the law. violstors may be
arrested without warrents and taken
before the proper authorities.
The registering fee provided is SO for
machines OF 20 horse powero or less and
s. for machines Of greater power. The
operators fee is 81, pay able annually.
Manufacturers or dealers may register
all machines, as long as they possess
them, under common, distinguishing
mark at a fee Of s25 a year. Non-res.
ident owners OF other states or coup.
tries are treated the same as their state
or country treats visitors.
The secretary OF state must furnish
two enamelled number plates, Xxi in
ches, bearing four inch figures, both
attached to machine.
the rear plate to be illuminated at
night
A penalty is imposed for operating
machine while intoxicated.
Ia accordance with the provisions OF
senate bill lac Governor Proctor 10.
lay appointed as committee to for.
nulate uniform system OF records
md forms for judges OF probate and
county clerks, II. a, Harmon of Rut.
and, c. j. Russell of Burlington, H.
{. Cushnan of bennington, M. A.
Bingham OF Burlington, z. Z. Alfred
If Newport and A. f. Schwenk of
3rattIeboro. The first three. named
re county clerks and the last three
re judges of probate court.
Governor Proctor today also an.
'ointed Henry B Cushman to be Judge
# municipal court at Newport and E.
v. Gibson to be judge Of the new mu-
icipal court at Brattleboro.
Considerable spirit was manifested
the House over the joint resolution
Introduced by Mr. Hatch of Straford,
hitch provided that the pay of the
1embers of the judiciary committee of
he Senate and House which composed
he special joint committee on the revi.
ion of laws, should be Sc per day and
Mileage. This joint resolution was
avored by Mr. Soule of Alburgh, Mr.
brown of Pownal, Mr. Latham of Mil.
on and was opposed by Mr. Dewart
II st Adams, in speech which killed
he resolution and the house refused
D adopt it.