The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
Limiting Term of TreasurerS
in Towns to Two Years
1T is CALLED SPITE" BILL
Senate Passed Bill Relating to Right Of
a Husband to Waive Provisions of a
Wife's Will-Barre Charter Bill
Goes to Third Reading.

Half hour sessions in both branches
Of the legislature were all that were re-
quired this morning to clean up the
business, and there was no hestancy
about adjourning, for there was plenty
of work for the committees to do.
In the House came the first killing Of
the session, when the bill introduced
by Mr.. Hunt of New Haven, providing
that town treasurer shall not hold Office
for more than two years in succession,
was refused third reading. 1t is gem
orally considered that this was one of
those spite bills that creep in every
session.
Five bills were introduced in the
House, as follows:-
By Mr. Bronson of Hardwick, to re-
peal No. 10 Of the acts OF 1908, relating
to the pasteurizing of milk.
BY Mr. Boyce OF Waterbury, an act
to incorporate the Waterbury Savings
Bank and Trust company.
BY Mr. Martin of Brookline, in amend
ment of f. s., sections 1855 and 24S, re-
lating to certificates OF election. Pro
yides that epresentatives-elect shah,
upon receiving certificates of election,
forthwith forward same to the secretary
OF state.
By Mr.. Maun Of st. Adams City, an
act to promote the poultry interests OF
Vermont. Appropriates $500 anHual.y
foy the Vermont State Poultry assoeia-
ton.
BY Mr.. Pittridge of Leicester, to
amend subdivision s of section $40 Of the
p s., relating to exemptions from taxa
tion. Deposits in all savings banks and
trust companies without the state, and
in all banks other than savings banks
and trust companies, within OF without
the state, and the excess over one thou
sand dollars in any one savings bank or
trust company within this state, to be
set in the list on April l.
Mr.. Ward of Danyille worked in
petition for statewide prohibitory law
and joint resolution for the election
Of trustee OF the Z. v. NJ and State
Agricultural college, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of George Aitken,
was adopted.
Barre Bill Advances.
In the Senate, the bin amending
Barre's charter was ordered to a third
reading. This is the bin making a
change in the manner OF conducting
freeman's meetings
The bill relating to the right Of
husband to waive the provisions of a
wife's viii was passed, and now the hus-
band is placed on an equality with the
wife in this respect, as far as the Senate
is concerned
Two bills were introduced in the Sem
ate, one amending the law relating to
service in libels for divorce, making evil
dence that libelee has lived without
the state for five years or has had per-
sonal notice in such eases; the other to
the Vergennes Light and
Power company.
Senator Taplin of Orleans introduced
a joint resolution to permit the commit
tee on house of corrUctioh TO visit that
and Senator Powell extended
an invitation to the Senate to attend
the corner stone exercises OF his new
hotel
Joint Session Election.
A joint assembly was held this after
noon for election OF certain state OIL
GERS All the judges Of the supreme
,ourt were reelected as follows; Chief
Judge, John W. Rowell of Randolph;
Justices, Loyeland Munson Of Manchester,
John w. Watson of Montpelier, Seneca
IIaselton of Burlington, Geesge NJ. Pow
,rs of Burlington. The superior court
Judges were reelected as follows; Will
ard W. Miles of Barton, Eleazer L. Wa
.erman Of Brattleboro, Alfred A. Hall
# st. Albans, William II. Taylor OF
1ardwick, Zed S. Stanton OF Roxbury
md Fred NJ Butler OF Rutland.
Mason S. Stone was reelected state 1
of education, c. II. Fer |
in as sergeant nt-at-arms and Lee S. Til 1
olson of st. Albans as adjutant and /
general and quartermaster-
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