Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-11

DIAL, JAN IL, 1Olts
pensation given the new officials l have
recommended.
EDUCATION.
20. The present educational law and
system should be continued in force. The
direct appropriation made by the State
of $4,000 should be increased to $225 900,
but there should also be charged against
this appropriation the support of the nor
NAL schools now costing $4,000 and the
n CHER instruction now costing $4,000 and
the expense of all the vocational courses
and of the junior high schools.
HIGHWAYS
e. The appropri alton for the support
of highways should be increased to $225. 900
and should be available to Incorporated
villages under proper statutory regula- |
tione Some plan should be adopted for
extending State aid under State super
vision to roads other than selected high
WAYS Since many owners of automobiles
do not reside upon selected highways and
as our automobile traffic is not confined
/ ia such highways, some part of the auto
mobile fund should be available for the
! Improvement OF roads that have no. been
made selected highways.
Al, the cxpcnec of the highway depart
mont l1GluhNG bilt iItS W III '''''''''
c,oner and his of,lc. force, the il.!iicE
highway commissioners and the mamie
nance or draw bridges and thu sand Bar
bridge should h. charged against 'he
highway funds.
REVISION OF THE STATUTES.
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OF the public statute Law OF the state
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%. believe that there ShoU!i DC
elected by the board of civil authority III
Zach town in the state and the city OF
NoiEenncs trial justice for cr'mina!
causes who should have authority TO bind
up to the proper court persons charged
limited criminal jurisdiction and should
not OF any time sit with q jury This
officer should be paid by foes anc should
| make quarterly settlements OF his ac-
counts with tho auditor OF accounts. !
| further recommend that the clVl 1uric-
| dction Of justices OF thu peace be limited
to Sl0C
recommend that thc municipal ara
| city courts be rc-organizod into i2 dis
-1f1.a Stlt,
| located with regard t. business ccntersi
be given enlarged criminal jurisdiction
and final civil jurisdiction up TO $500
/ that thcy be- empowered to- sit with the
jury at least once every two months ano
| he permitted to hold court at any place
] in the district where the business dc
manos. recommend that the superior
! court be done away with and that t''
! number Of justices OF the supreme cour
he Increased to nine, the chief justice ant
| the first and second associate justices no
| 10 SIT ut nisi prius unless the buaines:
| demands it, The chief and first and sec
/ end associate justices should so arranS
the circuits that each justice may roman
al !eost orc year IN n circuit i"o,'
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INK ~. ~ oooh t.rro tho thir
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| ala ~ 80 o,oso If tho second succeed
ING torn after hearing. the case shout
| be remandcd and Judgment OF the lowe
- court affirmed. The presiding judge =
each term or session of county cou'
should fN the number of deputies I" Al
va toad aud leave his certificate 10 ms
p, effect with the county clerk to he hande
nj To the auditor OF accounts. No be'i1na
or iantor service should be allowed
any court whore the State pays part {
the janitor service.
nc also recommend that in those coui
10 ties which now contain two probate di
of tricts, with perhaps the exception
tn Windsor and Orange. the probate distric
a he consolidated into one district for cat
"a county
cs pApOr.E SYSTEM
IL q. I have given considerable care
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