The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. s.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 10.
112. ia. 11s, 119, 125 OF THE
PUBLIC STATUTES, RELATING
TO CAUCUSES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1876 Of the Pub.
lie Statutes is hereby amended SO as
TO read as follows;
Sec 125. No caucus specified in
this chapter shall be held prior to
the eighth day of May.
Sec. g Section 40 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
&c. ITO. At caucuses to elect dele
gates to conventions to nominate
state and county officers and repre-
sentatives to congress and .represen-
tatives to the general assembly, the
voting shall be by ballot and check
list, II request therefor, in writing,
signed by persons qualified TO vote at
a general election equal in number
to five per cent Of the vote cast for
governor In such town at the last
general election is filed in the town
clerks office on or before the fifteenth
day of April In each year in which a
general election is held.
Sec. 3. Section l12 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 112. Every person qualified
to vote at a general election who de-
sires to vote at any caucus specified
in the second preceding section shall
insert in such blank the name of the
party with which he intends to act
and vote at such election, sign and
deliver the same TO the lister to whom
he delivers his inventory, and, IL he
is not required TO make an inventory,
he shall deliver such certificate to
one OF the listers on or before the
twentieth day Of April: provided a pc
tition requesting such use of the
inventories. signed by persons quail
fed TO vote at a general election equal
in number TO five per cent of the vote
cast for governor in that town at the
last general election. has been filed
in the town clerks office between
March fifteenth and April first in
the year in which such caucuses are
TO be held. person who fails to
return a certificate shall not be eligi-
BILE 10 vote at any such caucus held
during such year The listers shall
detach all certificates attached TO In
ventories and, on or before the twen-
ty-second day of April. return such
certificate to the town clerk.
Sec. 4. Section ia of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as 10
read as follows:
Sec. ia. On or before the twenty
fifth day of April. in each biennial
year, IL a petition requesting the use
I Of a checklist has been filed as re-
quired by the fourth preceding sec
ton, the eelectmen in each town and
the proper officers in each city shall
prepare a caucus checklist for such
town or city 10 be used at the eau
cuses held during such year. Such
list shall be prepared as provided In
the two following sections
Sec. 5. Section lis Of the Public
Statutes Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. IFS. The board Of civil au-
thority in each town shall. on or be-
fore the twenty-seventh day of April.
appoint a time. and place for revis-
ing such checklist: and notice there
Of shall be attached 70 the copies Of
such list posted and lodged in the
town clerks Office as provided in the
preceding section.
Sec. G. Section 119 Of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as TO
read as follows.
Sec, lls said board shall meet al
the time and place appointed and re-
main In session a reasonable time and
may adjourn from day 70 day. but
such list shall be completed and
lodged in the town clerks Office on
/ or be fore the fifth day Of MAY fol
! lowing.
sc. e. This act shall take effect
! from its passage
Approved February p. 1913