The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-05
Is Proposal by the Vermont
House Of Representatives
AS PASSED BY THAT BODY
As Amended by Mr.. Leary Of Burling
ton, the Bill Makes the State Pay
the Cost Of Local Administra-
ton.

State House, Dec. B.
II the bill that was passed in the
House yesterday afternoon is also con.
Cured in by the Senate, the permanent
school fund viii be augmented each year
by the money received for liconse fees in
the towns voting license after the ex,
penscs OF the local administration OF the
sale Of liquor are paid, This ought 70
amount to sl50000 In two years.
Mr., DeBoer sought 10 amend House
bill p. The bill provided that a part
Of the money from the license fees 80
10 the state and the other half be divided
according to population among all the
towns. In placing his amendment be.
fore the House, AIr. DcBoer said the
House wanted TO consider whether or
not it believed il was right to take the
money away from the places voting Ii.
cense IN part, whether il had the right
to take all Of il, and II it decided that
Il had, whether Il was willing TO have
the money so taken put into the perma.
nent school fund The morning vote de-
eided that the House was satisfied with
the idea OF taking the money away from
the towns voting license. Mr.. Leary Of
Burlington made an amendment, which
was agreed 70. that the expenses OF the
license administration be paid by the
state. Mr. Locklin. OF the joint tenn.
perance committee, favored the passage
of the Leary amendment.
Mr.. DeBoer explained the scope Of his
amendment. saying that ii the money
was going TO be- taken away from license
towns in part or in whole, he would like
20 see il 20 into the school fJnd. He
said that the amendment did not effect
the receipts which 90 to the state from
the fourth class licenses, and that the
state would have about $4,000 in two
years from this source to use as IL saw
tit, This would help TO pay the expenses
in the license administration in towns
voting license.
Mr. DeBoer stated that he hoped none
would feel uncertain about using the
money received from the license fees for
school purposes BY which all the towns
in the state would profit because il was
money any way Tint would 60 to some.
thing. and he was willing TO place the
school against the saloon The saloon
helped TO support the institution which
ives working for the downfall OF the
saloon 1t was like see4saw. when one
went up the other went down Mr.
Fletcher Of Cavendish believed ii was ali
wrong, taking away the license fees from
the license towns, but ii II was 10 Be
taken away, there was but one thing to
be done with II, and that was to turn
it into the permanent school fund, Mr.
DeBoer's amendment was then passed
and the bill wss passed without further
debate by viva yoce vote.
The amendments together read as fol,
lows:
Section ! Section 5l20 of the pubhe
statutes Of Vermont is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 5l29. License fees shall be
pay the same 10 the state
treasurer The state treasurer shall
thereupon pay moneys 30 received TO
the trustees Of permanent school fund
latter deducting therefrom any sums
which he has heretofore paid to towns
to reimburse them for license fees or
parts thereof, refunded and such mon
avs sahll thereafter be held intact and
In reserve as part 81 the permanent |
public school fund provided for by section |
1879 OF the public statutes Of Vermont |
hi case town Is required to refund |
! license fee, or part thereof, the state |
shall pay TO such town the amount so |
and the state treasurer shall |
from time TO time dedact the amount az |
III sums so repaid to towns from any
license fees which are thereafter paid |
10 him for delivery to the permanent
public school fund
Section 2 The fees aud expenses Of |
he local administration Of the licensing
ii tho sale Of liquor shall be paid BY !
.he state.
Section g. This act shall take effect
April j, 1900