The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-17

TO wages due the principal for work pei
formed by him in person before the serr
ice Of process on the trustee, shall b
exempt except as shall be in excess o
$40.
House 40. by Mr.. O'l,rien OF SouiI
Burlington, to amend section ? OF No. ls
of the acts Of 1910, relating TO takini
Of pickerel, IN that shooting Of pickere
shall be prohibited at all times, with tn
close season for catch of pickerel dur
ing April with hook and line. Tn
present law allows shooting, but doe
not allow use of hook and line
House Al was introduced by Mr.. lack
man OF Corinth relative to brokerage q
insurance which repeals sections f2l7 n
4Sls OF the public statutes, also 3
and 1920, and il was referred 8
committee on insurance. The pre- M
law dccs not allow o nonresident solici
tor being paid by his broker in Yer
mont.
House ~, by Mr.. Billings of Wood
stock, TO amend section sol of the pub
lie statutes, relating to charter fees and
requires s25 fee for articles Of associa.
ton which do not provide capital stock
fee OF So If such stock does not cx-
ceed 5000 and does not exceed $1,000
which was referred TO the committee on
corpora tions.
House 43, by Mr.. Decker of Dandy, to
provide for procuring and erecting on the
battlefield of Gettysburg monument
and statue of General William Wells,
and II appropriates $4,000 for its con-
struction; also provides for appointment
by the governor, before Dec. |. 1912. of
five commissions to carry ont the pro-
visions Of the act. Referred to the com
mittees on military affairs and appro-
priations.
Flat Rate Taxation Bill.
At the afternoon session of the House
Wednesday, Mr.. wilkins of Morristown
introduced bill 80. relative to placing
markers at the graves of unknown dead
buried IN the cemeteries Of any town or
city. 1t provides that the selectmen
of the town or aldermen of the cities
shall see that markers are placed Mt all
graves which the town has buried and
that before Aug. |, 1913, the selectmen
or aldermen shall provide information so
that each grave can be suitably marked.
House 81, by Mr.. Comings of Rich
ford, an act to regulate the taxation OF
property and to establish uni
form fiat rate on certain classes there
of. Personal property hereinafter emu
to be taxed at annual fiat rate
Of one per cent per annum and shall pay !
no other tax; tIl money on hand, on
deposit or at interest, except when de- !
posted at interest in savings banks and |
rust companies, and such banks pay a |
tax on such deposits, or when deposited
1t interest in national banks. and the |
axes on such deposits are paid pursuant |
20 the provision of chapter 81 of the |
public statutes. I'D Other debts due
% the person to be taxed. III Pub /
ic stocks. bonds and securities. HV1 /
stocks, bonds and notes or ether indebt
'dness of corporations within or without
his state. IVY Subdivisions 3, and
2 of section 496 of the public statutes
IS amended are hereby repealed, but
uch repeal shall not affect obligations
xempt under subd division H. issued be-
ore the passage of this. act.
Mr.. Plumley Of Ludlow presented
ILL., House 32. for the purpose Of amend
elating to the solemnizing of marriage
y preachers. providing that they may
e performed by local preachers where
uch preachers labor stately in the
tate.
Mr. Strong of Hyde Park introduced
louise %, regarding the pollution of wa
ers of Lamoille river, which provides
hat mill owners or operatives deposit
X sawdust. shavings or refuse matter !,
l the river above lthiel falls in the 4,
1wn of johnson shall be fined not less !
lan $40 nor more than 500, and it was J
,ferred to the general committee.
The House on it's part adopted a joint /
originating in the Senate, in :
.ructing the standing committee on in !
lstrial school at Nergennes to report !
leir findings to the respective houses !,
fter trip to the school Friday of this :
eek. 1t was referred to the commit
e on state and court expenses. i,
House bill Is was read the third time +
i'd upon motion was passed This bill =
Divides for the construction of the a
urthouse, Jail and jailer's residence in \
,moille county. d
Roosevelt Congratulated. q
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru introduced the p
llowing resolution, which was adopted u
rising vote: -
Resolved, by the House of Represen- u
tives of the state of Vermont That
, hereby express our utter adherence y
the attempt at assassination of ex- =
esident Roosevelt, and we would here X
express our heartiest wish for his =
eedy and complete recovery. ~
Resolved. That the clerk of this ~
,use is hereby instructed to forward ~
ly certified copy of this resolution to - -
r. Roosevelt at his home in Oyster ~ ~