Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-11
HOUSE-AFTERNOON.

HOUSE-AFTERNOON
Devotional exercises were conducted b,
the Rev. A. B. Blanchard, the membe,
from Vershire.
A petition Was presented by Mr.. Hitch
cock of Westfeld from residents of West.
field. asking for the enactment Of a State
prohibitory liquor law, and was referred
to the joint committee on temperance.
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED
H.. GA. amending an act defining optom-
etry and regulating the practice thereof.
(Rising vote demanded by Mr.. Hapgood
of Peru.)
BILLS INTRODUCED.
II. 2?5, by Mr.. Prize of Villa mstown,
(by requesO an act relating to mothers
pensions and to grant aid for dependent
children. Provides that assistant judges
! shall pay out of the county treasury tG
women Of good repute but poor and de-
pendent on own efforts AND mothers of
children under l6 years not to exceed SIS
per month for self and one child, with s.
per month additional for each child I'M
der 16) To committee on judiciary.
II. 296, from the committee on claims,
an act to pay p. B. Foster the sum there
in named. (Appropriates s211s for COW
killed on December 40 Ordered to lie and
be printed.
H.. 297. by Mr.. Hicks OF Weathersfeld,
school accounts by town officers and tc
amend section 1872 Of the public statutes.
as amended by section 3 Of No. 100 of
the acts of 1912. (School directors shall
settle accounts with auditors not less
than IS nor more than % days. previous
to July ~ To committee on education.
n. 29S, by Mr.. Wilson of Chelsea, an act
to provide an additional appropriation for
the State school OF agriculture at Ran
dolph. (~Appropriates S15, 900 for dormi-
tory.) To committee on appropriations.
II. 2n. by MIR. Eaton Of Woodstock,
an act to amend Sections go and 6lG
OF the public statutes, as amended by
No. 26 of the acts of 1910, relating TO
the employment Of prisoners. CMale
prisoners under sentence In county jail'
may be required by the sheriff to work
10 hours per day. CThree-fourths Of pro-
ceeds to go to State treasurer. remaining
one-fourth to wife of prisoner.) To
committee on internal affairs.
II. 300. by Mr., Dimond Of Manchester
(hy request) an act to provide for proof
of death and of heirship and for notice
to heirs-in-law and legatees and divisees
before probate of wills. persons desiring
probate Of will to file petition with pro-
bate court asking for same petition TO
state term and place of death of testator,
place Of residence, probable value of
estate. names Of heirs, legatees and
d~ivisees, etc. To judiciary committee.
Fl. @1, by Mr.. Dimond of Manchester.
(by request) an act to provide for proof
Of death and Of heirship before granting
letters Of administration persons ap.
plying for letters Of administration TO
file petition with probate court. petition
to be verified by affidavit. Registrar of
probate within five days to notify each
Of said next Of kind.) To Judiciary COM
mittee.
f.. 3o2, by Mr.. Briggs of Bristol. an act
to legalize the grand list of the town of
Bristol for the years therein named.
Gegalize list for 1910, 1911. 1912 and 1871
To committee on grand list.
n. 800. by Mr.. Blodgett of Newport.
Cby request), an act for the regulation
Of barber shops. provides rules and
regulations for sterlizing, etc.) To gen.
eral committee.
II. 34, by Mr., Smith Of st. Adams city.
an act to amend the charter Of the city
Of st, Adams. Relating to the proposed
extension Of its boundarles) To commit.
tee on municipal corporations.
II. 3o5, by Mr.. Stacey Of Hartford. INV
request). to provide for the licensing OF
public vehicles by selectmen. Gives
selectmen authority to regulate street
Il ira file VehtO1ac aud 70 I---
all public conveyance vehicles to be H.
censed.) To general committee.
II. S06, by Mr.. Fairchild Of Fairfield.
an act to amend section $500 OF the
public statutes, as amended by section
! OF No. ia of the acts of 1912, relating
TO marriage licenses Protest filed by
three or more citizens filed with town
clerk, prohibits habitual %drunkards and
excessive users of drugs from obtaining
l~icense.) To committee on judiciary.
II. 800, by Mr.. Reynolds of Cambridge.
to allow Post No. 10, G. A. r., at Cam
bridge, to appropriate land upon which
to erect a monument or emoria tablet.
To committee on corporations.
II 30S. from committee on claims. an
act to pay Claud d. Grafton, the sum
therein named. (~Appropriates forty dol
lars for services a. city judge.) Ordered
to lie and be printed.
II. 3G, by Mr.. Hapgood of Peru. an
act relating to the conditions under
which licensees may sell intoxicating
liquors, Uimits the sale of liquor 10
only residents of the town which votes
license,) To committee on temperance.
II. $40, by Mr.. Chalmers of Rutland
city, an act to provide for a uniform
law for the grading of apples CFfxes
standards Of barrel and grades Of fruit,
To committee on agriculture.
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED
II, IS, ar act for tho protection OF nsh
in Lake Carmi, In the Town of Franklin,
II, 100. amending an act relating to
the practice of pharmacy by non-licensed
persons. (Rising vote demanded by Mr..
Hapgood of Peru.)
II. l67, an act to enable the village Of
bennington to issue Its bonds TO aid