The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
Only % Foot Peddlers and
49 Others Received
Them in 1915
TAX COMMISSIONER
FRAMES NEW BILL
Windham County Listers Signify Wish
to Join Tax officials Association of
Vermont, Now in Process of Organ
ization.

In the meeting of the listers of Wind |
ham county yesterday afternoon in
Festival hall State Tax Commissioner
Charles A Plumley of Northfield called
the attention of the listers to the very few
peddler's licenses which are issued in the
state. \ circular which he has issued.
copies of which were distributed makes
clear the point he raises. 1t follows in
part:
What is everybodys business, is no
bodys business, they say. | am naturally
and officially interested in the different
sources of the states revenue, and here is
one from which the amount reaching the
treasury is very small compared with what
am satisfied it ought to be. Therefore |
am making il my business to send you the
comparative statement enclosed, and a
copy OF the law, trusting that you viii not
consider me ofiicious. and that you will CO.
operate with me in this matter.
Il have drawn bill which / shall en-
deavor to have introduced at the next ses-
sion Of the legislature (and which / hope
may become a law), the essential features
Of which are as follows;
Il. No local license can be issued to a
peddler except upon presentation to the
local authorities of state license (This
follows the law which applies to the
granting of licenses to circises. shows,
etc, at the presnt time, and makes the
| law self-enforeing TO a certain extent
| -. State licenses are to be granted
upon application to the commissioner of
taxes.
| "3. The proceeds from the licenses are
| to he turned into khe school fend as nov
/ a. Peddlers on foot are required to
carry with them their state and local Ii
cense at all times.
=. Pedders, other than on foot, are to
have number and license plate, or dis
ltinguishing mark attached to the vehicle
in which they carry their wares
Il have also inclHded auctioneers' IL
eenses in the proposed law.
! I should be glad if You would interest
yourself in this matter and make such sug-
gestions as may occur to you relative
Thereto
A schedule appended shows that in the
ientire state for the year 1915 only 30
foot peddlers licenses We're issued and
only 40 licenses TO other peddlers and 81
lauctioneer's licenses.
The same table shows that only four
foot peddler's licenses were issued last
year in Windham county, five licenses to
other peddlers and IL auctioneer's IL
censes.
:
present signed card signifying a desire
to be enrolled as a member of the Taa
Officials Association of Vermont, now il
process OF organization.
Mr.. Plumey is the originator of th,
plan and the constitution provides thai
the commissioner of taxes shall be presi
dent, ex-officio.
The constitution states that This asso
citation is formed for the purpose of mutua
, acquaintance, the dissemination of infor
nation concerning, and better under
: standing of tax laws and the administra
e ton and enforcement of the same"
: Any present or past tax official, lister
5 constable or town clerk, member of
= board of civil authority, clerk in the OF
flee of the commissioner of taxes, who is
: resident of this state, may become mem
Der of the association The roll of lister
for 1916 on file in the office of the CON
missioner of taxes is taken as the roll c
/ charter membership, subject to such COZ
T rections, subtractions and additions a
= may be made later by the executive con
!, mittee of the association.
The annual dues are to he fixed by th
bylaws, but shall not exceed % cent.
e Any perosn whose Indebtedness to the a,
II sociation for dues reaches the sum of .
cents may be dropped from membership.
The temporary list of officers is as 70
lows: President, Charles 4. Plumle!
commissioner of taxes, Mortified; vic
Epres,, H. NJ. Gaylord, lister, Randolph
sec, George l.. Tupper, clerk in office {
commissioner of taxes, Northheld; treas
f. L. Field, clerk in Office of commissions
of taxes, Mortified.