The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-25
If Men Have Become Of Age
After April l, 1915, Says
Barre Board ..s.
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON DELINQUENTS
That Will 6 ne Up at Meet
ing NeyS Neek-Changes
MAIDS IN the Checklist

Ninety names were added to the check
list at the first meeting of the board of
civil authority last evening and 80
changes were made at the request of per
sons who have changed their residences,
transferring from one ward to another,
since the March elections of 1918. Fif-
teen members of the board were present
and work on the checklist continued un
til near midnight, although n good deal
OF the time was taken up with eXamin
ing and swearing in voters who are to
exercise the franchise for the first time
on the 7th of March. f. G. Rowland pre-
sided over the deliberations of the board.
A definite stand on the question of
permitting persons who reached the vot
ing age after April !, 1915, to vote on
state issues was taken when the board
decided TO allow such voters to ballot on
the prohibition and primary referenduns.
Those who were not of age until April l.,
1915, manifestly could not have been
listed for taxation last year and the fact
that they are not taxpayers does not
according to the action of the Barre
board bar them from participation in
the vote on state issues.
No action has been taken by the local
board on the question of participation in
the ballot by voters who are delinquent
taxpayers; but it is expected that the
question will come up next week when
the names of 80 delinquent taxpayers on
the checklist will be considered. Attor
ney General H. G. Barber has given the
opinion that those who failed to paw
their taxes prior to Feb. Is are not eli
gible to vote on those two referendums.
The influx of voters seeking for the
first time the right to use the freeman's
franchise was considerably larger last
evening than usual at the first meeting
of the board. Fully half of the 90 who
appeared are citizens who have been nat
uralized since the last election, and the
proportion may be even larger. Many
were Young men who have attained their
majority since the last March meeting.
Much work was accomplished in the way
of ridding the check lists OF delinquents
and much remains to be done in this di
rection.
Only six changes were necessary in re-
vising the list of officers who are to serve
in the various wards on election day.
Death and removals account for ma
iority of the changes. although in two
ward officers who served in
1915 were disqualified because they are
candidates this year. The assignments
are given below.
Ward Clerk. George n. Tilden; in
spectors. Harry Mcneil, George r Howe,
J. T. Beckley; ballot clerks, W. J. Clapp,
John Paul. d. r. Stewart. Charles Oh
n Db,1
prick
Ward Clerk, Charles A. Lundgren;
B. r. White, II. W. Clark,
Robert Inglis ballot clerks, H. A. Rugg,
B. S. Currier John Jones, John Rowley;
assistants, James Brown, A. G. Fay.
Ward 3 Clerk. F. w. Bancroft in
pectors, c. G. Varney. G. II. Hoyt, J, r.
'anguinett; ballot clerks, William Nc
Donald. Joseph NJ Nelson, Alto Mariani,
Mex W. Murray; assistants, +. T. Cut
er and TIL. Cave, jr.
Ward Clerk, Duncan Mcmillan. ir;
Inspectors, James Moruzzi, B. b. Jackson,
ames Glass; ballot clerks, 6. l.. Greg
ire, Thomas c. Carson. William Sker
lit, John Rae; assistants, j. X. Ander-
on, Peter Thorn.
Ward 5-Clerk, s. l.. Cardi: inspectors,
rank f. Comolli, w. S. Reilly, o. J.
loves; ballot clerks, Jasper Bizzozero,
ames Walker, Celeste Bianchi, Angelo
leila Bernardini; assistants, Angelo Bot
gi. James Hastings.
Ward Clerk, A. f. Campbell; in
Frank Biermeyer, +. T. Mower,
harles Cay; ballot clerks, +. R. Davis,
attista CALI, Carl c. Rollins, c. w.
amp; assistants, /. C. Beck, George
ooper
Two more opportunities remain for
ne voters to get their names on the
leck lists. There is reason to believe
rat goodly number OF recently nat
-alized citizens contemplate visiting the
,ard next week and there are always
lose who. having transferred to another
ard during the year. delay registration
1til the last moment The next meet
e of the board will be held in the court
,om at city hall on the evening of
-ednesday. March l. and on the follow
& evening the last meeting OF the
ard will be held. After that the re-
sed check lists win be turned over to
9 printer.