The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-21
EFFORT TO CHANGE
BOUNDARY LINE
Continued from first page.)

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ing that II provides for an open season
all the year except between five o'clock
in the afternoon and five o'clock in the
. morning from November ! to Novem-
Der 25.
The Babbitt boundary resolution is
as follows
Whereas, A controversy now exists
between this state and the state of New
Hampshire as to the location of the
I, boundary between the two states, this
state of Vermont claiming that the
boundary was fixed by Congress when
Vermont was admitted into the union in
1901 at the eastern boundary Of the
, original grant of lands on the territory
called the New Hampshire grants and
the western boundry of the original
grants of lands in the province OF New
Hampshire, the same being the thread
of the stream of the Connecticut river;
and
Whereas, Officials acting under and
by the authority of the laws of the
state of New Hampshire have recently
asserted and are now asserting a claimed
right TO levy and collect taxes on lands
and property situated on the west side
of the Connecticut river, and are now
threatening to enforce such levy of taxes
upon such property by force and legal
proceedings under the authority of the
state of New Hampshire, to the great
damage and loss of the citizens of this
state, and in defiance of the jurisdiction
of this state long exercised, and
Whereas, The government of this
state has heretofore from time to time
attempted to negotiate with the state
of New Hampshire for the determination
and location of the true boundary line |
between the two states, but which at |
/ tempts have been futile because the |
state of New Hampshire has refused |
so to do,
Now, therefore, in order that the |
controversy may be for all time settled |
and the true boundary line between this |
state and the state of New Hampshire, |
as fixed by the Congress be determined,
"The attorney general of the state Of |
Vermont is hereby authorized and d. /
rected to institute and prosecute such /
actions and proceedings in the supreme
court of the United States in the name /
of this state, against the state OF New
Hampshire as may be necessary for
the settlement and demarkation of such
boundary lines"
An Important Bill
The most important bill to be intro
dueed in the House yesterday came in
in the afternoon from Mr.. Jose of John
son. being an act to amend the public
statutes relating to telegraph companies ,
and providing for the taxation OF the
same. 1t provides that telegraph COM
II T.,
earnings, equipment, value OF capital I
stock, their surplus and undivided prof /
its, debts, bonds and their market value. {
The tax commissioner shall appraise 9
rights, property and franchise, and tan [
at rate of one and one-fourth per cent.
The act is to take effect January /, 1913.
Mr.. Jose has spent much of his time
thus far this session on studying the
need to secure more comprehensive I
report to the state tax commissioner {
on the valuation of telegraph companies. =
He has claimed that it is impossible, I'M
der the existing law, to find out how 4
much wire telegraph company has in \
eNrmont and consequently impossible to
figure the earnings of telegraph com. i
pany in Vermont for the purpose of as 4
sessing taxes. 8
10 amend the statutes and permit the n
sale of food, tobacco, cigars and non j
drinks during certain hours Il
Sunday under such requirements as the
ieleetmen of town or the aldermen q
If city may prescribe. Yesterday aft NJ
.rnoon the upper branch passed its bill il
providing for an inspection of milk and s
egulating its sale A third reading was n
ahtr ba 70 H..
H. to regulate competition among pub u
ie service corporations. m
The special committee on the state 7,
etention farm project viii have a pub n
ic hearing on the matter in the hall of ~
representatives on the evening of Deem
er 5. Superintendent Barss of the state
Industrial school and Sheriff Frank Tracy
{ Washington county viii speak at the
caring outlining the needs of such an
establishment as is projected. -
Bills introduced in Senate 70
BY Mr.. Blanchard of Windsor, relat- ~
lg to injuries to gas meters. To com gu
littee on justice and municipal courts. ~
BY Mr.. Barber, amending section ~
p55, public statutes. relating to Sab -
ath breaking. Food, tobacco and ci- =, -
irs and Notwithstanding drinks may ~
e sold at such hours and under such
,quirements as selectmen or aldermen
ay prescribe. To general committee. liv
BY Mr.. Mower. to penalize the re- ma
'ntion from public libraries of books or qu
her property after notice to return the OF
me: $40 fine. To committee on Ii me
AIRY. st.
Bills introduced in House. the
tin
BY Mr.. wilkins of Morristown, an Rr,
t relating to insurance companies and siz
er agents, prohibiting rebating, dis are
iminatlon, twisting and einpezzieinent. we
provides that conviction and punish ou,
ent are to be as for larceny. Referred
the committee on insurance.
BY Mr. Jose of johnson, an act TO
peal sections 1874, 1856 and 1856 of the In
lblic statutes, relating to telegraph VI
and to tax the same. Com nj
mics are required to report gross and
t earnings, equipment, value of cap
II stock its stlrplus and undivided .