Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-24
PEDDLERS' LICENSES
Only Small Number Received
Them the Past Year
Tax Commissioner Frames New Bill
County Listers to Join Tax officials
Association.

County Listers to Join Tax officials
Association.
In the meeting of the listers of Wind
ham county Thursday, March 10, in
Festival hall State Tax Commissioner
Charles A. Plumley of Mortified 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 everybody's business, is no
body 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 it my business to send YOU the
comparative statement enclosed, and Il
copy of the law, trusting that YOU will not
consider me oficious, and that you will CO.
operate with me in this matter.
II have drawn bill which ! shall en-
deavor to have introduced at the next SEES
sion of the legislature land which | hope
may become a law, the essential features
of which are as follows
a. No local license can be issued to a
peddler except upon presentation to the
local authorities of state license CThis
follows the law which applies to the
granting of licenses to ciicuses, shows.
etc, at the presnt time, and makes the
law self-enlorcing to a certain extent
80 State licenses are to be granted
upon application to the commissioner OF
taxes.
80. The proceeds from the licenses are
to be turned into the school fund as now
- Pcddlers on foot are required to
carry with them their state and local IL
cense at all times.
%. Pcddlers, other than on foot, are tC
have a number and license plate, or dis
tinguishing mark attached to the vehicle
in which they carry their wares.
Il have also included auctioneers' il
ccnses in the proposed law.
Il 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
entire state for the year 1915 only ,:
foot pcddler's licenses were issued anC
only 40 licenses to other peddlers and d
auctioneers licenses.
The same table shows that only fou
foot peddlers licenses were issued las
year in Windham county, five licenses It
other peddlers and II auctioneer's Ii
censes
In the course of the afternoon each maj
present signed a card signifying desir
to be enrolled as a member of the la
Officials Association of Vermont, now il
process of organization.
Mr. Plumley is the originator of TIL
ola bo oonctit,ttion ,,ro,,i1ac fha
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 infoI
nation concerning, and better under
standing of tax laws and the administra
ton and enforcement of the same"
ANY present or past tax official, lister
constable or town clerk, member of
board of civil authority, or clerk in the o.
flee of the commissioner of taxes, who is
resident of this state, may become men
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 {
charter membership, subject to such co
rections, subtractions and additions q
may be made later by the executive con
mittee of the association.
The annual dues arc to he fixed by IL
bylaws, but shall not exceed % cent
ANY perosn whose Indebtedness to the a
ISOLATION for dues reaches the sum of
cents may be dropped from membership.
The temporary list of officers is as fc
lows: President, Charles A. Plumle
commissioner of taxes Mortified; vi,
pres, II. NJ Gaylord, lister, Randolph
sec, George l.. Upper, clerk in office
commissioner of taxes, Mortified; treas
+. L. Field, clerk in Office of commission
of taxes Mortified.