The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-06

comply with their conditions. Cor
porations Of certain kind require dlf-
ferent privileges from corporations Of
another kind but there rs no reason
why all corporations OF the same class
and under like conditions should not
enjoy the same privileges. There is
no more reason why corporations Of
the same class should have varying
rights and privileges than there IS why
individuals should have The seek
ing and giving 81 special privileges to
particular corporations Is one Of the
greatest reproaches upon the cor
poratfon system
With some small qualifications and
a few recognized general exceptions,
the constitutions Of forty states pros
hihlt their legislatures from passing
special acts Of Incorporation and re-
qulre charters 70 be obtained under
general laws. and many Of them pro-
hibit any special private corporate
legislation The provisions Of the
different constitutions may be grouped
under a few types. The type fol-
lowed by the most states IS that OF
the Illinois constitution, which is
substantially the proposal recon-
mended.
III twenty three or more states munich
pal corporations can only obtain char
tcrs under general laws. The grant
ing OF varying charters to the numer-
our smal villages IN this state. though
not so Objectionable as private cor
porate legislation. Is subject to much
Of the same criticism. Some general
municipal law broad enough 70 meet
the requirements al least Of all VIII
lagos would be very desirable; but It
has not seemed to US best TO include
10 the above proposal any constitu-
tional limitation upon municipal legis-
Iation.
PROPOSAL EIGHT
That the annexed draft Of new
Chapter 2 of the Constitution marked
Exhibit Cor such modification Of II
as may be decided to most correctly
express the existing provisionsl be
adopted to take the place Of present
Chapter ? ard the existing 2s articles
Of amendment.
This proposal is not intended either
to add To or take from the present
constitution as now IN force but
simply to put It in convenient and
disable form
The existing constitution Of Yer-
mont was established July 9 1893. II
has been amended five different times
lin 1878, 1885. 1850, 1870 and 1888
These amendments cover twenty
eight articles, some Of them contain
ing more than one section.
Article 10 Of the amendments pro.
vides that such parts and provisions
only Of the constitution as are altered
or superseded BY any Of the first
twelve articles Of amendment on are
repugnant thereto shall thereafter
cease to have effect Although un-
expressed, such is also the effect Of
All later amendments The amend
ments have never been written into
the constitution. but the constitution
entire and the amendments entire are
printed together and what has been
altered or superseded by any Of the
amendments or Is repugnant thereto
remains entirely a matter Of interpre-
tation. except the A2rd section apecl
foaliy abrogatea 81 Amendment
Article 25. Section A.
OF the forty three sections II Chap
ter z fourteen have been amended
one or more times, aud Of the twenty
eight articles Of amendment six also
have been amended There are
twenty sections OF articles, there
fore. which no longer stand as they
read
Section 3 Is an extreme example Of
the extent to which these changes.
IN the text itself, have
gone This section relates to the
powers Of the house Of representatives
and IS still printed ia the constitution +
as originally adopted
4 II provides that they shall meet
the second Thursday of October The I
date now is the FIRST Wednesday OF
October tAmend Art 24.)
2 II provides TINT they shall bell
styled the general assembly The I
correct name is the horse Of repre-
sentatives. tAmend Art g.
s. It provides that they shall have
power to choose a secretary Of state
Art. 10 provides that this
officer shall be chosen by the joint as-
sembly, and Amendment Art 28 pro-
vides that he shall be elected by the
people
4. It gives the house authority to
ST. on their own adjournment. Amend
ment Art 8 limits their right to sd
Iourn without the consent Of the SEN
ate to not more than three days
s. 1t provides that they may an
nually elect certain officers. That Is
now biennially (Amend Art a and
AZ
8, It provides that they shall elect
these officers in conjunction with the
council. That is now ii conjunction
With the senate IN Joint assembly.
(Amend Art TO-
z. It provides that they may elect
sheriffs. These officers must be elect
ID by the people (Amend Art. is.
s. Il provides that they may elect
Judges Of probate These officers
must be elected BY the people
Amend Art 17.)
8 It provides that they may elect
Justices of the peace These officers