The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05

erence librarian. appointed by the
governor, TO hold Office until removal
for cause, and to perform under the
supervision of the state librarian the
duties hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the
legislative reference librarian to col
lect, arrange, index and place on file
for the use of state officers, members
and committees of the general as
Sc bly,, and the public such books,
pamphlets, clippings, exchanges, and
other material relating to legislation
as may be possible; also to make
available for ready reference such in
formation as is contained in the pub
lie documents of the state, including
senate and house journals; to keep
an index of all bills printed by order
Of either house of the general as
sembly; to prepare abstracts of laws
in other states and to furnish any
data available regarding the results
of such laws in actual practice, to-
gether with references to judicial de-
cisions and inter. citations upon such
laws. The bureau shall furnish such
other information respecting legisla-
tive matters as may be useful and
necessary to the members of the gem
eral assembly, and it shall make avail
able such current information as will
make all its data Of present value.
1t shall be the duty of the legisla-
tive reference librarian to cooperate
with the revisers of bills, hereinafter
described, and he shall act as CO.
ordinate member of their board in
any exigency requiring a third mem
Der, or in any case where a reviser
is temporarily unable to perform the
duties of his office.
Sec. 8. Two men of legal training
and practice, who have had legisla-
tive experience, but who shall not be
eligible to membership in either
branch of the legislature during in
cumbency In this office, shall be ap-
pointed by the governor and confirm
ed by the senate, to be known as the
revisers of bills, and to perform I'M
til removed for cause, the duties
hereinafter prescribed; and any va
cancy caused by the death, resigna-
ton, or removal of a reviser of bills
shall be filled by the governor. The
revisers Of bills shall perform their
duties in the office of, and in connec-
ton with, the Legislative reference
bureau in the state library.
Sec. A. 1t shall be the duty of the
revisers of bills to examine, previous
to their introduction, all bills and res
oIutions presented to either branch
of the legislature, making such cor
rections as may be necessary TO in
sure accuracy in the text and refer
ences, clear and concise language, and
consistency with existing statutes,
and to avoid repetitions and uncon-
stitutional provisions. No bill or res
olution. whether introduced by a
member or a committee, shall be act
ed upon by either house until cor
rected and Endorsed by the revisers of
bills who shall, If the assembly be in
session, make their corrections upon
bills and amendments within the time
allowed by the rules of the senate
and house of representatives. The
revisers shall give assistance to mem
bers and committees in the drafting
of bills, resolutions and amendments,
If so requested A reviser shall not
oppose nor urge legislation; he shall
not materially alter the substance of
a bill or resolution and no one con-
nected with the Office shall communi-
cate the substance of any bill or res
olution without permission of its in.
PRODUCER.
Sec. 5. Whenever necessary in the
intervals between the sessions of the
legislature the revisers of bills may
meet for work at the capitol, but they
shall be required to be in actual ses-
sion in the office of the legislative
reference librarian from a date not
less than thirty days prior to the
opening of - regular session of the
general assembly until the final ad
tournment thereof Within three
days after the election of general
assembly tho sergeant-at-arms shall
forward Immediately to all senators
and representatives-elect a sufficient
number of blanks for the preparation
of bills, together with a notice in the
following form:
To the .... Elect of the ....
or ........
You are hereby notified that the re
visers Of bills will be In session al
the state library in Montpelier. OF
and after ..... and you are urgeC
to prepare and forward to them al
once any bills which you desire to in
troduce for enactment by the genera
assembly