The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
LEGISLATURE HAS
GONE HOME FOR
TWO DAYS
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dietion of the public service commits
sion. Gives control over all COM
panies, individuals, and corporations.
private ard municipal, engaged in the
collecting, sale and distribution of
water OF domestic, public or fire pro-
lection purposes to same extent as
now have control over electric com
panies. To general committee,
5. II. by Senator Peck Of Chitten-
den. An act to amend section / of
No. 103 OF the acts OF 1915 defining
the words age Of legal consent as
used in sections S055 and 1856 of the
Public Statutes) Defined to mean
IS instead of IS years. To judiciary
committee
5. by Senator Villas of Chitten-
den, an act to amend section 1921 OF
the +. s. relating to chattel mort
cages. (Mortgage of personal proper
ty shall not be valid against any per
son except the mortgagor, his eSecu-
tors and administrators unless at the
time OF making such mortgage pos
session of the property is delivered to
and actually retained by the mort
gagee, or the mortgage is recorded
within 30 days. To committee on
judiciary.
S. BY Senator Villas o. Chit
tenden, an act to amend section 265S
Of the p S relating TO a lien on ami
mails for keeping. docs away with
the limit Of one dollars in valued ro
the general committee
e,ttt-
II. 27-By Mr. Fenton OF Rutland
city. IN act to repeal part OF section
Of No27S Of the acts OF 1915, entitl-
ed an act 10 amend the charter Of the
city OF Rutland (Repeals all after
the title street improvements, how
ordered.') TO municipal corpora
tons
II. 2S-By Mr. Fenton of Rutland
city. an act to amend section 5l24 OF
the p s. as amended by No. l29 of
the acts Of 1908, relating to the dis
position of license fees. One half of
fees to state and one half to the
town. To committee on temper
ance.
II. 29-By MIR Belknap of Royal
ton. an act to amend section 8 of No.
321 of the acts Of 1915, relating to the
Hartford municipal court. (Excepts
intoxication cases on plea OF guilty)
To committee on minor cuorts.
II. 30-By Mr.. Aiken OF Putney,
to appropriate certain sum for an
exhibit of Vermont fruits at the New
ENGLAND Fruit show in 1917. CAP
Pre- PIRATES 5000 To committee on
appropriations.
H. 3l--By Mr. Button Of st. Adams
town. relating 10 the election OF town
auditors. provides for election n
March. 1917. OF three town auditors,
to serve one, two and three years.
To committee on municipal corpora
tons
II. 32-By Mr. Foley OF Montgom-
cry, to regulate hours of labor. Fixes |
nine hours as days work for mining |
quarrying. manufacturing. mercantile |
telegraph, telephone. express, electric |
light, power, railroad and other trans |
portation companies) To committee
on commerce and labor.
II. 33-By Mr. Button Of St Adams |
town, an act to amend subdivisions !
Al Oh sttlibu 800 VI Aht . f''f ANi"'''S |
to exemptions from taxation. (Fx-
empts one registered bull for breed |
ing purposes) To committee on tax |
alton.
A resolution was presented by Mr.. |
Hunt OF Danville, that the committee |
on suffrage and elections be directed |
to investigate, ascertain and report to
this house, whether Mr.. Thornton OF |
Barnet is disqualified from member
ship in this house. by reason of his |
holdings at the time of his election or
at the present time, any office of pro
fit or trust under authority of con
gress. Adopted