Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11
FIFTH WEEK
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requiring railroad commissioner to
advertise for bids on grade crossings
defining legal school taxing persona
property situated in two or more
towns; that statute of Limitations
should not apply to delinquent taxpay-
erS.
Bills have been passed and approved
by the governor providing for quad
rennial appraisal Of real estate in the
year 1910 and every four years there
after: giving the city of Montpelier the
right to issue bonds to build a city
hall; a person committed to Jail on
mesne process may be admitted to bail
by a supreme court judge; superior
judge or judge of the county court;
making peddlers of stoves and ranges
subject to license; permitting railroads
to carry agricultural fair exhibits and
school children at reduced rates; an
act to legalize the grand list of Grand
Isle; providing for assisting ballot
clerks; changing name of the Congre-
gational convention of Vermont, per-
uniting three or more persons to form
a corporation by voluntary association;
and abolishing the court of claims.
The deer laws have been reconsidered
and Strengthened out and legaliZed to
the satisfaction of everyone. The leg
islation regarding the proclamation of
the governor was passed hurriedly and
upon second thought it was found to
be faulty. The bill did however an
swer the purpose for which it was Gre
ated and it has been so amended and
fixed up as to make everything legal,
which was done by the authority Of the
bill.
Some of the bills introduced during
the week are of much Importance to
the state. The bill creating a tax
commission of three members at sal
airy Of $4,000 each is the leading meas
ure on taxation and will receive care
f1i consideration if the adjournment
Thanksgiving cranks do not get
too active in trying to hurry things
along. Under the provisions of this
act the commission is given general su-
pervision of the administration of the
tax laws of the state. 1t must be a
non-partisan, board appointed by the
governor and must be in session
throughout the year, Sundays and
holidays excepted. They must visit
every town In the state at least once
each year and shall give instructions
throughout the state. The listers
must attend these meetings and for SO
doing will receive the sum of two dol
lars per day. The commission is au-
thorized to examine inventories and
may make complaint to the governor
if any lister fails in his duty. Such
lister may be removed by the goverao,
and the vacancy filled as is now pro.
vided by law. All corporations shall
report to the commission giving the
names of stockholders and the number
of shares held by each together with
a statement of the assets and capital
cation of the corporation. Such infor-
nation shall be certified to the several
towns in which the stockholders reside
and such shares of stock shall be in
Guided in the list of such towns. The
commission may summon witness be
fore them and any person swearing
falsely before the commission shall bt
punished for perjury.
Mr.. Williams of Newport has intro
duced bill which fits in nicely wit
the tax commission bill. The William
bill provides for five mill tax on in
tangible property like stocks, bond
and other evidence of debt. This intan
gible property includes propert.
sometimes called paper property.
This bill is in keeping with the repo1
and recommendations of the tax con
mission and is an administrative meas
ure which was recommended by Go,
ernor Prouty in his message. Sever:
bills abolishing offsets have been il
troduced but none of them have ye
come up for consideration. There wa
largely attended public hearing Q
tax matters Monday evening ant
the subject of tax commission WE
thoroughly discussed.
The bill calling for $125. 900 appr
priation for building state norm
school is getting it's share of attentie
from the members and sentimer
seems divided. There is however
unanimous opinion that state schoo
and state highways are of much il
portance and nearly every memb
favors liberal treatment for them.
bill is in establishing course of ped
gogy at Middlebury college for t
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