The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-07
House Bills Introduced.

The following bills were introduced
IN the house this morning.
Ii. 536. BY Mr. Barber OF Brattle-
boro, from the committee on state and
court expenses. an act to amend sec
ton 6247 OF the statutes relating to
fees Of jurors before a justice-order-
ed to lie and be printed.
H. AGA. BY committee on corpora
tons, an act to amend an act incor.
poratng the Rutland County Tele.
phone & Telegraph company, capital
stock not TO exceed $23,O00-ordered
to lie and be printed.
ii. 1853. BY committee on public
health an act prohibiting the dis
charge OF sewers or other polluted ma
terial in the waters of Lake Bono
seen-ordered to lie and be printed.
II. 566. BY Mr. Davis Of Derby. for
committee on banks, an act requiring
savings banks to carry cash reserve;
to be 3 per cent of commercial de-
posits and per cent OF interest bear
ing deposits-ordered to lie and be
printed
II. 567 BY Mr. Hitchcock of Pitts
ford for committee on agriculture,
an act relating to evergreen trees;
provides that dealers must procure a
license and pay town clerks three
cents for each tree purchased-ord
ed to lie and be printed.
n SOS BY committee on banks. an
act To- amend section 1868 relating to
dividends declared by savings banks;
provides that after accommodating five
per cent surplus and adding thereto
oneeighth of one per cent OF the aver
age amount of deposits for the pre-
ceding six months. semi-annual diyi
dends may be declared not exceeding
TWO per cent-ordered to lie and be
printed
Passed by the Senate
The following bills were passed by
the senate
II. 3S3 BY Mr. Regan Of Sheldon,
an act to amend an act Incorporating
the Sheldon Cemetery association.
II. i29-By Mr. Leary Of Burling-
ton, an act relating to the rate of in
terest paid by savings banks.
II iil. BY Mr.. Layigne Of Colches-
ter. an act preventing persons who
have been posted from obtaining in
toXicatiug liquor from licensees.
II. 1862 BY Mr.. Hosford Of Tibet
ford. an act relating to the charter
Of Thettord academy
s. IS. BY Senator Cory OF Wash.
ington, an act relating TO vacancies In
unOrganlZed corporations.
s. ll9. From the committee on In
dusirial school an act TO appropriate
$4,000 for repairs and additions to
the Vermont industrial school.
Killed by the Senate.
The following bills were killed by
/ the senate:
$ gS by Senator Finn of Windsor
| by request, an act granting municipal
suffrage TO taXpayng women. The
bill was favored by Senators Finn
Lewis OF Lamoille. McLam of Orange
Thayer of Addison. Fairbanks OF Cal
edOnia. and DOnoway of Addison: op
| posed by Senators Flagg OF Orange
/ Gleason OF Caledonia, Butler OF Rut
land, Cory OF Washington and McIn
| tyre Of Rutland The yeas and nays
were called for by Senator Cory ant
resulted in l6 nays, II yeas and the
bill was killed
n. 40 BY Mr. Howe Of St Johns
bury. an act regulating the sale o.
railroad tickets. provides that they
shall be- sold at the same rate as mile
u age books
s. o. BY Senator Orvis OF Benninl
ton, by request, an act rendering mem
bcrs Of the general assembly inelig
IDLE 10 offices created by the legisla
ture OF which he is a member.
s. l0l. BY Senator Gleason OF Cal
edonia an act relating to dog licenses