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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
Title IS
Registration.
NO. ia.
NO. ia.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION $500
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES, RE.
LATINO TO MARRIAGE Ii.
CENSES
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. Section 1900 of the Pub
lie Statutes is hereby amended so as
to read as follows.
Sec. 5000. A town clerk shall not is.
sue marriage license or certificate "a
a minor without the consent in writ.
ing of the parent or guardian of such
minor If there is one competent to
act: nor when either of the parties
to the intended marriage is an idiot
non compos. lunatic or distracted per.
son, or under guardianship, without
the written consent of the guardian
nor in case of a non compos person
not under guardianship. without the
written consent OF the selectmen as
hereinafter provided in case OF town
paupers; nor in case of town pauper
without the written consent of the
selectmen or overseer of the poor OF
each of the towns where the parties re-
side. or which are liable for their sup
Port. and such written consent shall
be attached to the original certificate
! A town clerk who knowingly violates
/ a provision of this section shall be
fined not more than twenty dollars. A
person who aids in procuring such
marriage license or certificate by false
lly pretending to be the parent OF
guardian having authority to give con
sent TO the marriage OF such minors
shall be fined not more than five hun
/ dred dollars.
Approved January II, 1919
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NO. 100.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
S49S. 350g AND 1912 OF THE
PUBLIC STATUTES, RELATING
TO SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
BY TOWN OFFICERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 349S of the Pub
lie Statutes is hereby amended so as
to read as follows
Sec. 349S. Not. less than thirty
days and not more than forty days
previous to each annual town meet
ing said treasurer shall settle with
the auditors, and. on going out OF Of
flee, Immediately thereafter; and,
when his term of Office expires. he
shall, If not reelected, pay to his
successor the funds of the town in his
hands.
Sec. 2. Section S5O9 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 5000. Town auditors shall, at
least thirty days before each annual
town meeting, examine and adjust the
accounts Of town officers, including
the account which the treasurer is re.
quired to keep with the collector, and
shall report such accounts with the
items thereof and the state of the
town treasury, to the voters at least
fifteen days before such annual town
meeting. The annual auditing OF
school accounts shall be TO the end OF
the school year only.
Sec. 8. Section 1912 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1872 The seectmen, town
treasurer, town clerk, overseer of the
poor, road commissioner, school di
rectors, collector of taxes and all per
sons authorized to receive or disburse
money belonging TO town shall. not
! less than thirty days and not more
/ than forty days before each an
nual town meeting settle their ac
counts with the auditors Of such
town. If any such officer refuses OF
neglects to make such settlement. he
shall be ineligible to reelection for
the year ensuing
Sec. 4. Section 1914 of the Public
Statutes as amended by section z OF
No. 60 OF the acts of 1910, is hereby
repealed
Approved November IL. 1912.
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NO. 100.

AN ACT To AUTHORIZE CITIES
AND INCORPORATED VILLAGES
TO APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR
PUBL &c FAIRGROUNDS AND FOR
LANDS FOR PUBLIC RECREA-
TION PURPOSES.
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section l. A city by its council or
an incorporated village, at an annual
meeting may appropriate such sums OF
money as II deems best not exceeding
four percent of its grand list, for the
purchase of public Fairgrounds and
lands. and for the construction and
maintenance of buildings and equip
ment thereon, for public recreation
purposes. This act shall not apply TO
city or incorporated village whose
charter or bylaws now authorize such
appropriation
Sec .. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved January Is, 1913
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1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section ] Section 1898 of the Pub
lie Statutes, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
sec. 1898. A states attorney shall
before entering upon the duties of
his Office become bound to the state
in the sum OF two thousand dollars
with one or more sureties by way of
recognizance before a judge Of the
county court or give a bond to the
state executed by principal and sure
ties in like sum, TO be approved by a
judge Of the county court conditioned
for the faithful performance of his
duties
Sec 2. Section 1899 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1899. Said states attorney
shall in like manner become bound or
give a bond TO the county in the sum
OF fifteen hundred dollars.
Approved February 7, 1913.
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NO. 1913.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1923
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES. RE
LATING TO APPROPRIATIONS
BY MUNICIPALITIES FOR PUB
Lie PURPOSES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1923 of the Pub
lie Statutes is hereby amended SO as
TO read as follows:
Sec. 1923. A town or Incorporated
village, by vote, or a city. by vote of
its city council, may appropriate such
sums of money not exceeding three
percent of its grand list to pay the
expenses of free, musical entertain.
ments, to be held within it's limits,
at such times and places as is direct
ed by such vote, and TO pay the ex-
penses of district nurse for the bene-
fit of the inhabitants of such town,
incorporated village or city. under
such regulations as may be prescribed
by such vote.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved December 4, 1912.
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NO. 121.

AN ACT TO ENABLE TOWNS TO
APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL En-
TENSION WORK
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont;
Section l. Towns may, at an annual
meeting or at a special meeting legal
ly warned for that purpose appropri-
ate sum of money TO pay its share
of the expense incurred in the en-
ployment OF government county az
ricultural adviser; the sum appropri-
ated by any town TO be such proper
tional part OF the sum of twelve hun
dred dollars as the grand list Of said
town bears TO the total grand list Of
the county,
Sec. .. II at any time the federal
government shall demand q sum
other than twelve hundred dollars
from a county. the towns in such
county may appropriate such sum
subject to the conditions of the pre-
ceding section.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February z. 1913
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NO. 1876.

AN ACT 10 AUTHORIZE MUNICH
PALITIES TO ISSUE DEBEN-
TURES FOR TILE DRAINAGE
PURPOSES.
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Cities towns and incor-
porated villages may, by n majoritv
vote Of the legal voters present and
voting at a meeting duly warned for
that purpose. borrow for the purpose
hereinafter mentioned in sums not les 3
than two thousand dollars and not eN-
ceeding ten thousand dollars. such
amount as may be deemed expedient.
and may issue therefor debentures of
the municipality in substantial COM
pliance with Form / hereinafter set
forth. In sums of one hundred dollars
each or multiples thereof, payable
within twenty years from the first
day of October in the year in which
the money is borrowed from the mu-
nicipality as hereinafter provided. and
bearing interest at the rate of four
per cent per annum. Such deben-
lures shall he exempt from all taxa
ton. The amount of the Indebtedness
Of the municipality for the money so
borrowed and remaining unpaid shall
not az any time exceed ten thousand
dollars.
Sec. ?. Such debentures may be is
sued and sold by the municipality
from time TO time for the purpose on
" of lending the proceeds thereof for
drainage purposes as hereinafter pro
vided as money Is required for that
purpose. Such debentures shall be
made payable to bearer at a place and
in the manner fixed therein and may
be redeemed on or after ten years
from the date thereof They shall
have twenty coupons attached each Of
which shall he for the sum Of seven
dollars arr ttirty-siN cents Said de-
bentures shall be signed bv the select
men OF % town. trustees or bailiffs Of
an incorporated village. or mayor Of
city. and where the municipality has
a corporate sal. il shall be affixed.
said debentures shall be Countersign-
ed by the treasurer Of the municipal
ity. The coupons thereon shall be
signed only by the treasurer and his
Signature thereon may he by fac
simile. such dCbentures shall not be
questioned IN any court and shall be
valid and binding according 20 the
terms thereof
Sec. 3. A person who is the actual
owner Of land In the municipality. de-
string 10 borrow money for drainage
purposes. may make application there
for 20 the aldermen Of a city, select
men Of a town or trustees OF blilins
~ an Incorporated village Such an
rlication shah not be acted upon mn
less g. contains a declaration Of the
applicant that be is fhc actual owner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO 1913.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING TOWNS
TO APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR
THE MAINTENANCE OF MOOR
PORATED CEMETERY ASSOCIA-
TIONS.
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section l. A town may. at legal
meeting of the voters thereof. when an
article for such purpose has been duly
inserted in the warning for such meet
ing appropriate such sums OF money
as it deems necessary for an incor-
porated cemetery association owning
or in control of a cemetery in such
town for the purposes Of such Gem
etery.
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved January II, 1913.
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NO. 100.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1868
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES. AS
AMENDED BY NO So OF THE
ACTS OF 1908, RELATING TO
FIRE DISTRICTS.
1t IS hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1868 of the Pub
lie Statutes, as amended by No. So
of the acts of 1908, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1868. A fire district meeting
may vote a tax upon the polls and
taxable estate therein, for the pur-
pose of protecting the property in the
district from damage by fire; for the
purpose Of constructing and main
tanning sewers, sidewalks and for
lighting purposes.
The prudential committee and col.
lector shall have the same power in
assessing, levying and collecting such
tax, as town officers have in assess.
ing and collecting town taxes.
Said prudential committee may ex-
pend such sums for constructing and
maintaining sewers. sidewalks and
for lighting purposes as the fire dis
trict may vote: and may use and oc-
cupy such portions Of the highways
within such district as may he neces-
sary for constructing and maintain
ing sewers. sidewalks and for light
ing purposes.
Sec @ This act shall take effect
from It's passage.
Approved October 25, 1912.
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NO. 1877.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 360S
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES, RE
LATING TO DELINQUENT TAX
PAYERS.
1t Is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 36OS of the Pub
lie Statutes is hereby amended so as
TO read as follows:
Sec. 360S. The collector of town OF
incorporated village taxes, or an Off
Ger whose duty i: is to collect delin-
quent taxes. shall annually, at least
forty days before an annual meeting
of town or incorporated village,
make a list of the taxpayers of the
town or incorporated village whose
taxes are unpaid, and deliver the same
to the town or incorporated village
clerk TO be used by the selectmen or
village trustees in making a check list
for such meeting, and by the board
of civil authority at the annual meet
ing of town or incorporated village,
to determine who are legal vo.ers in
such meeting
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved November 10, 1912.
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NO. 1919.

AN ACT TO GRANT ADDITIONAL
POWERS TO FIRE DISTRICTS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Any fire district may, it
1t so votes at its annual meeting. EN-
power its prudential committee to
cause the streets OF said district to bel
sprinkled or oiled to the extent deemed
necessary by said committee, at the
expense of said district.
Approved December 4, 1912.
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NO. 119

AN ACT To AMEND SECTION 3477
or THE PUBLIC STATUTES. AS
AMENDED BY no no or THE
ACTS or 1910. ATFNG TO
TOWN OFFICERS.
10 is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Vermont.
Section !. Section 3f77 of tie Pub
lie Statutes. as amended hy No. 10
Of the acts Of 1910. Is hereby amended
So as 10 read as follow
Sec. 3f77 a selectman shall nor
be first constable. collector Of taxes.
town treasurer. lister. road commits
sioner or auditor; provided. however,
that On towns having not more than
twenty-five legal voters. 8 seieCtman
may also be elected a lister. OF a road
commissioner. or both An auditor
shall not De FIRST constable. collector
Of taxes. town treasurer. lister. road
ccmmissioner or school director. ard
20 town Official collecting. banding
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. lis.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1913
or THE PUBLIC STATUTES. RE
LATING TO BURIAL PERMITS.

IL is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont:
Section !. Section 1913 Of the Pub
lie Statutes is hereby amended so as
10 read as follows:
Sec. 1913. Whenever a dead body is
brought into this state for burial OF
entombment accompanied by a removal
permit issued under the laws Of the
state from which said body is brought,
such permit shall be received as suii-
cient authority for burial: but IL not
accompanied by such permit the per
son or persons I'm charge thereof shall
apply to the health officer OF clerk Of
the town or city in which said body
is to be buried for a burial permit. and
said health officer OF clerk shall issue
such permit when furnished with sr h
Information as is required by the law
OF this state as 10 the identity and
cause Of death Of a person dying in
this state
Approved January II. 1913
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Title 20
The TOOr and The Insane.
NO. 131.
NO. 131.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3673
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES. AS
AMENDED BY NO. us OF THE
ACTS OF 1910, RELATING TO THE
BURIAL EXPENSES OF DE-
CEASED INDECENT VETERANS
or THE WAR OF THE REBEL,
LION.
Il Is hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. Section 3673 Of the Pub
lie Statutes, as amended by No. lis OF
the acts Of 1910. is hereby amended so
as GO. read rs follows
Sec 3G73. Whenever an honorablv
discharged union sold r. or sailor IN
the war OF the rebellion or e. soldier
or sailor Of the Spanish American
war or The widow Of such soldier or
sailor shall decease. and the command
ct and adjutant Of the Grand Army
Dost Of which he was a member. and.
if not a member Of any Grand Army
post in this state. then a majority OF
the selocimen OF town or the mayor
oil a city On which such soldier sailor.
or widow resided sf1n under oath
,e-iifr 90 the auditor ID accounts that
such soldier sailor. or widow did not
leave sufficient estate to nav tho exc
Denses of the funeral and a headsf0no.
the auditor OF Accounts shall draw bis
order in favor of the commander OF
such Grand Army post. seiectmen or
mayor for a sum not exceeding seven
ty-7vs dollars. 10 defray said burial
expenses and provide q headstone az
IRE grave n such deceased soidierI
sailor OF widow.
approved neceui.er 4. 1914.
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NO. 1T.
AN ACT TO MAKE COUNTY FL
NANCIAL REPORTS PERMA-
NENT AND ACCESSIBLE.

II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. The assistant judges in
each county shall send to the commits
sloner of taxes, as soon as prepared,
the statement of the financial condi.
ton Of their counties published in
newspapers as required in section
1898 of the Public Statutes. and such
statements, together with the reports
made by the county treasurers as re-
quired in section "A of No. SO of the
acts of 1910, shall be tabulated and
arranged by the commissioner OF
taxes and printed in his report.
See. 2. This act shall take effect
January /, 1913.
Approved November q, 1912.
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NO. 124.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1891
or THE PUBLIC STATUTES. RE
LATING TO SOLDIERS M0NU-
MENTS AND RECORDS.

II IS hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the state Of Vermont:
Section T. Section 1921 Of the Pub
lic Statutes IS hereby amended so as
10 read as follows:
See. 1921. 4 town may instruct the
selectmon 20 erect monuments TO the
memory OF citizens OF such town who
died I'm the service Of the country dur
ing the war Of the rebellion. and may
appropriate sufficient money for that
purpose. and may also instruct the
selectmen 20 have inscribed upon such
monuments the names Of al persons
credited TO such town by the state
who enlisted and entered the servi -e
OF the United States during such war
and were honorably discharged from
such service.
Approved January H.. 1913.
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NO 1875

AN ACT RELATING TO TIE TAX
ING OF LAND FOR MUNICIPAL
WfRrnSFS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05

ton, Massachusetts,, on the ...... day
of .... H., being ths;
......... annual installment due
on Tile Drainage Debenture No.
OF said municipality.
.....,......T Treasurer.
Sec. -. Section 10 of this act shall
take effect from its passage. The bal.
ance of this act shall take effect upon
the fulfillment of the conditions pre-
scribed in said section 10.
Approved February 10, 1913.
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Title ~
Municipal Corporations.
NO li6

An ACT To AMEND SECTIONS
339s AND 1893 OF THE PUBLIC
Statutes. RELATING TO THE
BONDS or STATES ATTOR.
NTNG
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05

Or discussing the towns funds shall
o. an auditor.
Approved November s, 1912.
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r Vermont viii pay 10 bearer hereof
seven Dollars and Thiuy-SiE cents
or rae First National Eank Of Bls
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
This Hotel Is Located in the
Heart of the Business Sec
ton of the City.

Anthony bridge. Mr. NeviH thinks that
IN few days the work Will be suffi-
cient TO protect the bridge from dam
age from the flood waters which are
expected soon.
The directors of Chamberino school
precinct have force of men at work
making a deep well and erecting a
windmill, while another force is a
work on the erection of a building for
fuel and shelter for horses for those
that come from a distance to school.
At an early date the contract will be
let for a new brick school house
o. 3. Wood was in Las Cruces one
day.
Jno- Gay. who formerly owned
ranch IN this valley, is again resi-
dent here.
J. N. Johnston is marketing his hay
in Fl PasO- this week.
Mrs Nevill, OF Galveston. Texas. is
visiting her son, E. W. NevilL at this
place.
The sunday school of this place held
picnic in the Donaldson grove.
Mr. and Mrs W O.. McNary enter
tanned a number of their II Paso
friends.
Cemone Barrso. who drives a fine
span Of horses had runaway. The
team was hitched TO a wagon and be-
came frightened and ran a distance of
q mile, when Mr. Barrio took an in
yentory Of the belongings and found
but little damage done to them and
wagon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07

reels-cOnsidered by the worlds best
moving picture critics even better than
HOmer'S Odyssey star of Bethle-
hem,' or the Passion Play The pic
ture unfOlds the life of John Bunyan.
the tinker who dissipares his fortune
iE earthly pleasure. The sight of his
family reduced to poverty fills his
heart with religious zeal, and he is not
only converted, but later becomes a
preacher. 1t is then that he writes the
book from a wonderful dream. and the
makers of this picture have left no
stone unturned to bring every one of
the marvellous incidents in the adven-
lures of Christian before the eve with
unerring, fOrceful realism It's a beauti-
full subject, one that appeals to every
man., woman and child. Don't forget
that il viii be shown tomorrow and
Friday Only--Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07

Harper's father has long been agent on
indian reservations.
j. B. Wickard. OF Las Cruces. has Of
fered a silver cup, which viii be con-
tested for in the near future by local
tennis players.
II. ). Hammond took his botany class
cut to gather specimens for the class
room.
DR.. W. F. Garrison delivered a lee
ture before the comparative literature
class upon the subject of Norway and
Sweden.
Miss Lucy II. Lewis writes from
Corvallis, Ore, that she viii not spend
commencement here as expected. but
viii go to Europe for a stay of four or
five months Miss Lewis has a years
leave Of absence from the Oregon Agri-
cultural college, where she holds the
position of librarian
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-07
COLLEGE y. VI. c. A.. IN
GOOD FINANCIAL SH,APF


State College. y. NJ, May The Y.
NJ c. A. advisory board met with
travelling secretary J. W Nipps to con-
slider policies for the next school year
Reports were received from the out
going treasurer H s. Hammond and
the secretary J. a Ramsay. The ac-
counts show the association TO be about
S-0O better off than at this time last
year.
Mrs. C. P. Phelps was injured yes
terday by being thrown from a buggy.
She had just started to get into the
buggy with Miss Fannie Ford when the
horse became frightened at a piece of
paper blown into the air and started to
run. throwing Mrs Phelps TO the
ground
The stock judging class visited the
FL Paso agricultural industries under
the direction of W S. Cunningham.
Among the industries inspected were
SalOPeks poultry farm, the FL PasO
dairy and the r. ". Long poultry farm.
z. o. WOOten. of the bureau of plant
industry, L. 5 D. A, is spending a few
days at the college Mr.. WOOten was
formerly for many years a professor in
this institution and has property here.
He viii go from here to headquarters
at Washington, D. c.
Miss MabIe Harper led the Y. ". c.
A. meeting and gave talks on the char
acter and habits Of the indian Miss