The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-04-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FINALLY ADJ0URNS
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Howe and +. l., Fish were substar
tally enacted into law. they are de
signed to expedite court business an
remove unnecessary techn:calitic.
One law requires the supreme eour
on appeals TO give decision With
one year. A municipal court law wa
passed, which will make the municipal
court really work. There can be n,
appeal in cases involving 5000 or less
and the territorial jurisdiction Of tn,
court is extended and provision Il
made for jury, when called for. tn,
friends of the bill say that il will re
duce appeals and reduce court costs
Others say that the new law will prove
a lemon and add great expense.
The Legislature early in the session
changed the terms Of Office of the su.
preme court and superior judges SO
that the terms were consistent with
other changes incident TO the consttu-
tional amendments that set forward
other terms Of office two months. The
personnel of the courts was also
changed, so that the courts stand the
same as if Governor Fletcher had not
exercised his powers of appointment,
Direct State Tax
Appropriations were kept down
enough so that State tax Of but five
cents on the dollar was required to
meet the deficit. Two years ago a tax
Of ten cents was necessary.
The demand for offsets resulted in a
small offset being enacted. Fifty per
cent offset for debts owing up to
$4,000 was granted. Present exemp-
ton on five per cent loans made by
individuals is retained. Book accounts
are also exempted.
The Corporation Acts
The general corporation acts neces-
STATED by the constitutional amend
ments forbidding special legislation
were passed late in the session. They
continue the present State policy in
regard to corporations. They were
drawn by Professor Warren of Har-
ward, assisted by NJ. C. Weber of Rut-
land. Burlington men also played an
important part in their passage, since
Senator Henry B., Shaw was chairman
Of the Senate corporations committee,
and Charles f. Black held the same
position in the House.
Foreign corporations are given
means to come into the State to do
business. They must secure certif-
ate from the secretary Of state which
S to be renewed every year, and must
lie with that official a sworn copy of
heir character and an affidavit show
ng their principal place of doing bust
less, capital stock, Indebtedness Sc
ured and unsecured, assets and kind
f business There is also a provision
hat no foreign corporation shall stand
etter than Vermont corporation.
Fish and Game Laws
New fish and game laws are:
Open season on bucks and does, No
ember Is to December 5, 1915, and
pen season on bucks only after 1915.
pen season on ducks September 16 to 6
Is; Woodcock season opens .
ctober /. General trapping season a
hanged to include October 20 to April a
protection on foxes removed except n
rat they may not be trapped except ,
lring trapping season. v
The sale of bull heads is prohibited II
lring the spawning season, from n
ay Is TO June 30. A person may +,
Ike, with the aid of a spear and jack A
ckers, mullet and pickerel in the :,
aters of Lake Champlain. The COM ,,
issioner is authorized to license the a,
e of set line (no live bait except
gle worms) in the waters Of Lake n
not exceeding 100 feet in
1gth, for which the fee is 81.
An amendment to the hunting ="
ense law reduces the fee for hunt
s licenses from rs cents to GO cents
d provides fishing license for both III
,idents and non-residents at 60 po
ats. Residents desiring to both hunt re
fish must pay 81; non-residents -
string to both hunt and fish must 'u
y $1,000, but the fee to non-resi- pr
ITS for fishing only is the same as de
residents, viz, 60 cents. This fish
|. license law does not apply to the oi'
ters of Lake Champlain. No fish, an
license is required Of women and an
ldren under l6 years Of age nor of me
downers on their own lands. The W
ling license law does not become ioi
,ctive until July / of this year. pa'
State House Addition :
IN appropriation Of $4,000 was on
en- for new State building for the I'm
te library, supreme court, and YER mo
1T Historical Society collection and SCI