Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-15

Montpelier. Feb. n--Al further consid.
alton OF the Hunt liquor license bill,
which prohibits the granting Of licenses
except to inn.kecpers and druggists with
In hve miles of an institution Of higher
learning receiving an appropriation from
the State. will be postponed until the fate
Of the bill introduced In the Senate this
morning by Senator Morse OF Hardwick,
and providing for yearly referendum on
the question Of whether liquor licenses
shalt be granted anywhere In Vermont
becomes known. A majority Of the men,
bers OF the House temperance committee
were In favor Of reporting q substitute
BILL which by a remarkable coincidence
contained practically tho same provisions
as are embodied in Senator Morse's bill.
Two Of the prominent members OF the
committee do not favor any such meas.
ure. II tho bill introduced by the senator
from Hardwick becomes q law, the Hunt
bill will be reported adversely and killed
In the House. but il tho Morse measure
fails to pass. q similar measure. which
will be known a. the Hunt bill. but will
only very remotely II at all resemble
the original bill. will DO reported back
to the House. The members Of tho tenn
porslnce committee were extremely reti.
cont concerning their action, but 1t Is
stated by the best authority that the
aforementioned course Of action is that
which has been decided upon.
SENATOR MoRSE'S BILL
The bill introduced in the Senate this
morning by Senator Morse follows:
8. Sc, by Senator Morse Of Caledonia.
An act to amend section 5l04 Of the Pub
lie Statutes as amended by section two
OF tho Acts Of 1872; section 5l06 Of the
Public Statutes; and section 500 Of the
Public Statutes as amended by section
one Of No. 1T OF the Acts OF 1908 and by
sections one and two Of No. 13 of the
Acts Of 1910 az amended by section five
of No. 17S Of the Acts Of 1910. relating to
liquor licenses; providing for State
vote.
(The warning Of each annual town meet
Ing shall contain an article providing for
vote upon the following questions:
Shall licenses be granted for the sale of
intoxicating liquor In Vermont; Shall II
censes be granted for the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor In this town.; Shall licenses
Of the NTH class be granted In this town?
The town clerk in each town shall. with
in three days after the annual meeting,
transmit to the secretary Of state GER
tificate showing the number of votes cast
in his town, both Yes and mo" upon
the question Shall licenses be granted
for the sale Of intoxicating liquor in Yer
month
The secretary Of state shall, within 10
days after the annual town meeting. can
vass the certificates transmitted to him
and shall notify each town clerk Of the
result. In the event that a majority Of
such votes arc YES" then license may
DO granted In the towns voting for the
same; but in the event that a majority Of
the votes are mo-" then license shall not
be granted in any town In the State. To
temperance committee.
OTHER SENATE BILLS.
The following bills we're introduced in
the Senate:
S. IS, by judiciary committee. An act to
amend section a215 Of the Public Statutes
relating to the ordering OF property into
possession Of a nonresident guardian.
Guardian must give. by bond or other
wise, satisfactory security for the faith.
full execution Of his trust).
g. 50, by Senator Leavens Of I4amoille.
An act to amend section 49S Of the Public
Statutes as amended by No. 30 Of the Acts
OF 1910, relating to restrictions on exemp-
lions from taxation; excluding from such
taxation orphanages. homes. asylums and
hospitals. adds orphanages. homes. asy.
lums and hospitals to list Of buildings ex-
situated so VOTE To committee on taxa
ton.
8. 90 by Senator Villas OF Chittenden.
An act fixing the salaries OF the judges
OF certain municipal courts. (F1xes SAL
aries as follows: Addison county munich
pal court, $50; Bellows Falls municipal
court. 5000; Bennington municipal court,
800: Brattleboro. 800; Caledonia municipal
court. $50; Essex county municipal court.
$l75; Orleans county municipal court, $500;
Windsor probate district municipal court.
$50: Fair Haven municipal court, $l7b To
committee on State and court expenses.
8. 81. by. Senator Wheeler Of Chittenden.
An act making an appropriation for I'M
selected highways. (Ftfty thousand dol
lars annually appropriated for the main
tenance fund" to be known as the back
roads fund.-" to bc used In the repair and
maintenance Of unsolicited roads and Sc.
lectad roads Of Iainor Importance Towns
must. however. vote to appropriate an
amount In excess Of the amount required
by law. to be used in repairing unsolicited
roads. tho State to thereupon apportion
to tho town like amount. not to exceed
800 tn any one year. To highways and
bridges.
8. 90. by Senator Morse OF CALEDONIA, by
request. An act to amend section a657 OF
tHO : uosic 0Setutoo gcuIt4uB III employees
lien. (Employes attachment for wages
due from person or company whose bust
!, ness Ia stopped by reason Of foreclosed
moTtgage shall tako precedence to an
amount not exceeding $50 or two weeks
pay. To judiciary committee.
8. o.. by judiciary committee. An act
| to amend act OF the General Assembly Of
1917 entitled AN Act to Provide for the
Election Of the Superior Judges In the
Year 1917" approved January IS, 1917
ELECTION Of superior judges to be held
at such time during the session OF tho
General Assembly as may DO appointed
by Joint resolution. The terms Of once
OF the superior Judges elected In 1el5 shall
| continue until their SUCCESSORS are elected
or until tho statute creating the ONCE of
superior Judge Ii, repealed.
8. Is. by Senator Peck OF chittenden
county. An act to repeal No. 81 Of the
Acte OF 1915 and to re-cnact certain sec.
tons OF tho Public Statutes and session
laws therein repealed relating to munici.
pal courts. To committee on minor
courts
b. %. by Senator Villas of Chittenden.
An act relating to the qualifications OF Of.
ficials taking acknowledgements. "a per-
son legally qualified to take ackno wledg.
ments shall not be disqualified to take
such acknowledgment to an instrument
IN which q corporation 10 a party. by rea-
son OF his being q stockholder In or an
omcer or empleys OF such corporation.
To judiciary.