Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-09
SENATE BILLS.
HUSBANDS RIGHT TO WAIVE
WTFFyS WILL

HUSBANDS RIGHT TO WAIVE
W1FFTs WILL
No. provides that a husband whose
wife dies may waive the provisions Of
her will the same as a widow may waive
the provisions of her husbands will.
AMENDING SECTIONS RELATING TO
PUBLIC HEALTH.
Nc. &c enlarges and defines the duties
Of health officers and local boards IF
health.
CARD linden FOR PUBLIC REC
No. II provides that each judge of pro-
bate court shall keep general card
index of all the records which the law
REQUIRES to be kept in that office.
THE AUsTGND INSTITUTION.
No. 30 is a bill appropriating aid 20
the Austine Institution OF Brattlcb0ro
for the care and education of deaf and
dumb children in the State. BY the bill,
said institution is made state in
stitution. The intention is, In the end
and as soon may he, to provide
liberal appropriations so that all the
deaf and dumb children of the state can
he there educated who heretofore have
The State has heretofore appropriated
twenty thousand dollars annually
towards the education Of its defective
children. This institution at present is
limited to the education of deaf and
dumb children. 1t is expected, however,
that in time 1t will be enlarged as
TO provide means to educate and care
for all of the defective children in the
State.
PUBLICITY OF VERMONT RE
SOURCES. ETC.
No IS is a publicity bill which pro-
vides for five thousand dollars to he OK
pended under the direction Of the secre-
tary of state in publishing and other
wise bringing before the general public
In other States the resources, attrac-
tons and advantages Of Vermont to in
vestors, tourists. summer visitors and
farmers
GEN ERAL LAW FOR THE GNCOR'O-
RATION OF VILLAGES.
No 4S is n general law providing ma
rhnery for the Incorporation Of villages
without the aid of special legislation.
There is now such d law in the state but
very imperfect and Inadequate and this
Is a law under which the people of vii
age may obtain a charter under the
direction and supervision Of the public
service commission. The design Of this
law Is to do away with The necessity of
obtaining special charter at each Legis-
lature. which takes up much time and Is
Expensive to the State. but it docs not do
away with the legal right OF & village to
30 to the Legislature for a special char
Ter. if the people so desire.
fPECIAL TERMS OF COUNTY COURT.
No. IS is bill providing for the hinr
Of an information in vacation on petition
20 a superior Judge Of = respondent con-
fined in Jail. When he files such petition,
lie assistant Judges may call special
torn Of county court and the court may
lake respondents plea OF guilty on an in
formation filed by the States attorney
for the offense for which he stands
charged and impose sentence on such plea
bnd conviction. This Is a humane meas
Gre for ii gives the respondent in jail
opportunity to be serving out his sen
fence instead Of lying In Jail untn grand
Jury term.
INSPECTION OF INDIVIDUAL. IN
MEMORIES.
No. 70 increases the number Of officials,
county and state. who are entitled to ex-
anime individual Inventories, and au-
thorzes town cio,Fs Vpon request Of such
official to furnish certified copies of in
dividual inventories TO them.
BEARINGS BEFORE SUPERIOR
JUDGE.
No "a provides for the hearing be-
fore a superior Judge in vacation Of
domurrere and interlocutory motions