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NO. 107.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ,6a,
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES AS
AMENDED BY SECTION OF NO.
I28 OF THE ACTS OF 1912 RE-
LATINO TO APPROPRIATION
FOR MUSICAL ENTERI AIN
MENTS AND VISITING NURSE;
LIMITING THE AMOUNT APP
PROPRIATED THEREFOR.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 3623 of the Public
Statutes as amended by section I of No.
I28 Of the. acts of 1919 (Sec. 4oSo of
the General Laws, as proposed) is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 3623. (Sec. 4o86 G. L. A town
or incorporated village by vote, or a
city by vote of its city council, may ap-
propriate such sums of money not en-
ceeding five per cent of its grand list
it the grand list of such town, village or
city does not exceed twenty thousand
dollars and sum not to exceed three
per cent of the grand list of such town.
village or city if the grand list exceeds
twenty thousand dollars to pay the ex-
penses of free musical entertainments.
to be held within its limits. at such times
and places as is directed by such vote
and to pay the expenses of a district
nurse for the benefit of the inhabitants
OF such town, city or incorporated vii
lage, under such regulations as NAV be
prescribed by such vote.
Approved March Fl, 1917.
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provide such assistance, the town so fur
nishing the same may recover the ex-
pcnse thereof in an action Of contract,
on this statute, from the town where
he last resided for the space of three
years, supporting himself and family.
Provided, however, that in all cases
where a poor person dies in q town
where he has not resided for three years
supporting himself and family as pro-
vided in this section, the town in which
such poor person dies may provide a
proper burial for such poor person and
the town ehargeable with his support. as
provided in this section, shall be liable
for the burial expenses of such poor
person so paid by the town in which such
poor person dies, and the town paying
such burial expenses may recover the
same in an action Of contract, on this
statute, from the town in which such
poor person last resided for the space of
three years supporting himself and
family.
Approved February q 1917.
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NO. ZIG.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ,
OF NO. 2Io OF THE ACTS OF
1879 AS AMENDED BY Section
OF NO. 100 OF THE ACTS OF
1915, RELATING TO CARE OF
INDECENT TUBERCULOUS PER-
SONS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section ? of No. 2Io Of the
acts of 1919 as amended BY section I
of No. 1919 of the acts of 1915 (Sec. 42o3
of the General Laws, as proposed) Il
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. ?. (Sec. 4ao3 G. L. The sum
of FIVE thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated for the purpose of carry
ing out the provisions of this act up to
and including June 30. 1917.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March ~. 1917.
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collected; provided, however, that Upon
supported. any estate Of " which he dies
such charges Is may have accrued prior
to his death. Claims therefor against
the estate Of a deceased person shall be
presented and prosecuted by said auditor
and shall be allowed by the commits
sioners upon such estate, and paid by
his administrator or executor. The stat
ute of limitations shall not apply to
claims Of accounts kept or arising under
the provisions Of sections three thousand
seven hundred and thirty-one to three
thousand seven hundred and thirty-fve,
inclusive. (Seca 4aro and GAIA inclusive
Oh Approved spp March SI - ~ 1872 pI3p''e0'
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NO. 100.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ,e4o
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES, RE
LATINO TO THE TIME OF
HOLDING ANNUAL FIRE DIS
TRICT MEETINGS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 364o of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 4I2I of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 364o. (Sec. 4IaI G. ~ The an
nual fire district meeting shall be held
on the second Monday in January, and
shall be warned by the clerk, or, in his
absence or neglect, by one of the pruden-
tial committee. Special meetings shall
be warned in the same manner on appli-
cation in writing by three or more voters
of the district. A warning for a fire
district meeting shall state the bushes:
to be transacted and the time and place
of holding the meeting, shall be posted
in two or more public places in the dis.
trict at least six days previous thereto
and recorded in the Office of the CLERK
before the same is posted.
See. 2. This act shall take effec,
from its passage.
Approved February IA, 1917.
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NO. 10s.

AN ACT TO LEGALIZE APPRO-
ciTfEsi FOR bEpEHD En- AS OF
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD IN FEDERAL SERVICE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Towns and cities NAV az
propriate money for the relief of fami-
lies of, and those dependent upon, mem
bers of the national guard when called
into the service of the national govern
ment and while in such service.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February 28, 1917.
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regular and due form, Is required By
said law and ordinance Tor resolution) },
and for the assessment, collection, and
payment hereon of tax to pay the same,
when due, the full faith and credit Of
said Getty, town, village, FIRE district,
town school district, or other school dis
trict, as the case may beg arc hereby
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the
Getty, town, village, FIRE district, light
ing district, town school district, or
S e., school district q: the case IN, may s be
to be signed by It's ............ and
......... :, and the seal Of said Getty,
town, village, fire district, town school
district, or other school district, a. the
case may Beg affixed hereto this 10000.
day of ............
.ssss.ssssssssssss.
''''.''..'... 1900.
Urea sUfer
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NO. 113.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION szss
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES, AS
AMENDED BY NO. 1873 OF THE
ACTS OF 1919, RELATING TO
PAY FOR THE CARE OF INSANE
SUPPORTED BY THE STATE AT
THE BRATTLEBORO RETREAT.
1t Is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section I. Section 37zs of the Public
Statutes as amended by No. 1913 of the
acts of 1879 (Sec. 1904 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 377s. (Sec. 42o4 G. L.) Upon
receipt and examination of the account
the. auditor of accounts shall draw ar
order in payment of the same, at the
rate of four dollars and fifty cents pei
week for the number of weeks each
patient is wholly supported therein at tn,
expense OF the state, and If a patient ha.
property or income out of which a con-
tribution is made towards such support
shall allow therefor such sum less thar
four dollars and fifty cents per week a.
is necessary.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effec
from its passage.
Approved April II. 1917.
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Poor and Insane.
NO. ITO.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1867
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES, RE
LATINO TO THE SUPPORT OF
PAUPERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section !. Section 1867 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 4I4I of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows
Sec. 1867. (Sec. .4I4I G. L. If a per-
son is poor and in need of assistance
for himself or family, the overseer of
the poor of any town shall, when appli-
cation for such assistance is made, re-
lieve such person or his family; and
IL he has not resided in such town for
three years. supporting himself and fam
lily. and is not Of sufficient ability to
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NO. los.
AN ACT REGULATING THE ISSU-
ANCE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS.

AN ACT REGULATING THE ISSO-
ANCE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
MUNICIPAL BONDS.
Section I. The term municipal cor
poration" as used in this act shall include
a city, town, village, town school dis
trict, graded school district or other
school district and a fire district and
lighting district organized under the
laws of the state.
Sec. 2. The term Legislative branch"
of a municipal corporation as used in this
act shall mean the mayor and board OF
aldermen of city, the board of select
men of town, the trustees of village,
the board of school directors of town
school district, the trustees or prudential
committee of fire district.
Sec. 8. When the legislative branch
of any municipal corporation at any regu-
lar meeting or at a special meeting
called for that purpose shall by resolution
passed by vote of two-thirds of all its
members determine that the public inter-
est or necessity demands improvements,
the cost of which will be too great to be
paid out of the ordinary annual income
and revenue, It may at any subsequent
regular meeting of such legislative
branch or at special meeting called for
that purpose, by vote of two-thrds of
all its members, order the submission of
the proposition of making such public
improvements, and of mourning bonded
debt to pay for the same, to the qualified
voters of such municipal corporation al
an election to be held for that purpose
The ordinance or warning calling such
election shall state the object and purpose
for which the indebtedness is proposed tc
be incurred, estimated cost of the i'm
provements, amount of bonds proposed
to be issued therefor and the maximum
rate of interest to be paid, and shall Fl,
the place where and the date on which
such election shall be held, the hours O.
opening and closing the polls, the mannel
of holding said election, the questions t.
be submitted and the form of ballot t.
be used. which shall be in the follow
"a ing form:
ID Shall the following "ublic i'm
provcments, viz: (statinl them) b.
made?
If in favor of the improvements max
a cross (X> in this column.
If opposed to the improvements max
q cross (x) in this column.
(s) Shall beads OF the county to tn
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AN All 10 AMEND SECTIONS
37I5, 373I AND 1892 OF THE PUB
Lie STATUTES RELATING TO
THE CARE OF INSANE PAU
PERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section .37Is of the Public
Statutes (See. 4Io2 of the General Laws,
to read as follows.
Sec. 37Is. (Sec. AGA G. L) Insane
persons IN town, destitute of the means
TO- support themselves, and having no
relatives in the state bound by law to
support them; and insane persons whose
hundred dollars, shall, while in a hos
pital for the insane, be supported by the
state.
Sec. 2. Section s73r of the Public
as proposed). is hereby amended so a.
to read as follows: ~ 90
Sec. 1891. (Sec. 4aIo G. L. The
at the Vermont state hospital for the in
sane shall be annually computed BY said
auditor. during the month of July. at
Ss~ .~sso' wv. o6S SNPSuSG PSl p6tISIlS
of all the patients supported in whole
or in part by the state at such hospital,
and shall not include any charge for the
use of the plant or cost of permanent
improvements. Said auditor shall an.
nually, after receiving such reports
ascertain if such persons have estate OF
property in excess of three hundred dol
lars out of which the amount so ex-
pended by the state for their support
can be collected, or If there is any per
son chargeable with the support OF such
persons, and shall keep an account OF
the cost to the state for the support oil
such insane persons.
Sec. 3. Section 373a of the Public
Statutes (Sec. All of the General Laws
ss p TsoS Sc io il hereby amended
Sec. 373a. (Sec. All G. L) The
account so kept of tie expense for each
insane person so supported shall be q
charge against said person and his estate
and the amount shall be collected b,
said auditor whenever there is propert,
or estate in excess of three hundred dol
lars of the person against whom thu
charge stands. out of which i Say b
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS I,
Ac IS OF 1910 AS AMENDED Ne By BY
Of Of The AGTs OF OF io ~ RELA Il.
ING TO STATE AID FOR IN
DECENT VETERANS: PROVID-
ING AID FOR WIVES OF IN
DECENT VETERANS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section of No. 263 of
the acts of 1910 as amended by section
of No. 282 of the acts of 1919 (Sec.
4rAo of the General Laws, as proposed)
is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section l.. (Sec. ALAG G. L) The sum
of twelve thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
annually appropriated to be expended
under the supervision of three trustees
Of the soldiers home, to be elected by
! the board OF trustees at a meeting called
for that purpose and any vacancy occur
ring in the committee after such cleo
ton shall be filled by election by the
board of trustees. Said committee
shall disburse such funds, or such part
and caring for ;nd;oent vst.r.,s .n5
INDECENT widows Of Veteran. who a.. IN.
able to take advantave nf ths h.n.6t,
of the soldiers home. nrov;d.d smch
veteran or widow has been = r..;Jen,
of This state for a. least vesr nex,
lprior 10 his mr. her anni;cat;on
Sec. 2 Section , of NJ AZ, of ~.
acts of 1910 az amended Lv :s.t;a, a' :
Of No 90 NJ the .cts ~ ~. re-. w.
Of the General r aus .s $1,000 Z.
hereby amended 60 as 70 rs.T ss al i.
liowe. 10 w ie"u % 'o''
Sec (sec A,ro crN A o...or
desiring aid according r. tbe n ~ pi ~.
of section r of This act sb,Ii NIL. snoi;'
cation to the selectmen of the I town Spp -,
the mavor of the c;tv rvber.;,, hs W. e,,.
resides. Said select,nen or MAYOR shai t
investigate such nerson's m;l;t.rv S"@ =,
naval record ar the record &c ~. 4.
Leased husband rs srct ,u;do,v .nd ~,
Tor her need of such ass;stanee' and nal
report thereon To said comm;tte. Sa;,
COMMITTEES shall make snch fmrth.r ;rwes
tipation az II NAV deen, necess.rv .nJ |;
satisfied of such oerson's ned ~ ass;.t
ance. shall draw ,inon The find. nrow;Js,
bv section ! Of this act for snch ar,o,,r
as il NAV deem necess,ry l., sa.t" 80.
and when such additional ;nv.st;1.+;or !;
deemed necessary The rnemhsr ~ .".i
committee who shall male s,,ch ;rv.st;
CATION shall receive two dollar. . ia,
and his NECESSARY exnens.s fnr ..ch 40,
so spent bv him in such ;nv.st;ns+; S~
The committee when elected shail Ses;o
nate one of its numhrr to AZ a. eias,
and treasurer. and for such service &C. SIS, s,,cI
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NO. lis.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFICE
OF DIRECTOR OF STATE INSTI-
TUTIONS. II
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On the ........ day of ...........
the Getty, town, village, fire district, town
school district, or other school district)
in the State of Vermont promises to pay
to bearer, as provided in said bond, the
sum of ......... dollars at the.
bank in the Getty, town, or village) OF
............, being .......... months
interest due that day on bond No. go. :,
dated .............
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NO. LOG.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE I'M
PROVEMENT OF PROPERTY OF
CEMETERY CORPORATIONS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A cemetery corporation
may, at regular meeting or at a special
meeting duly called for that purpose,
adopt bylaws respecting improvements
upon its lots and grounds and respecting
the establishment and beautifying Of
the same so that such lots and grounds
shall be in contour and appearance like
other we'll kept lots in said cemetery,
and may also provide that the cost OF
such improvements may be paid out of
the regular funds of the corporation.
Approved April II, 1917.
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NO. 112.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
3zIs, 3z3I AND 3732 OF THE PUB
lie STATUTES RELATING TO
The CARE OF INSANE PAU
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NO. Ill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS Z,
2, AND 3 OF NO. a63 OF THE
ACTS OF 1910 AS AMENDED BY
SECTIONS 4, 2 AND 8 OF NO. 282
OF THE ACTS OF 1912 RELAT-
ING TO STATE AID FOR IN
DECENT VETERANS: PROVID-
ING AID FOR WIVES OF IN
DECENT VETERANS.
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FORM OF BOND.

The Getty, town, village, fire district,
town school district or other school dis
trict, as the case may beg in the county
of .......... and State of Vermont
promises to pay to the bearer hereof on
the ........... day of ............ the
sum of ............ dollars, with inter-
annum, payable semiannually on the
presentation and surrender of the inter-
est coupons hereto attached. Both prin-
cipal and interest of this bond are pay
able at the ............ bank in the
Getty, town or village) of ,, ;,;;..';.:;,.;, :.
issued by the Getty. town. Village, fire
district, town school district, or other
school district, as the case may be) under
and by virtue of No. 900. of the laws
Of the State OF Vermont of 1917. and
the ordinance Cor resolution) of said
Getty, town, village, fire district, town
school district, or other. school district,
as the case may beg duly passed on the
This bond is one of the series of bonds
OF like tenor date, and amount num-
an, issued for the purpose Of deirayins
said ordinance or resolution in said
Getty, town. village, fire district. town
school district, or other school district,
as the case may be-.
1t is hereby certified and recited that
all acts, conditions, and things required
to be done precedent to and in the issu-
ing OF these bonds have been done, have
happened and have been performed in
The Washington times., 1917-12-02

Further. the Russian misfortune
can hardly increase to any great sx-
tent the German forces IN the west.
Practically the whole German army
was there already. yet Sir Douglas
HAig has rendered Il poweriess.
During, the last eighteen months he
has captured the bulk of our 13o. 900
German prisoners. who are q COED
set-off against the 10000 British pris-
oners In German hands Our captures
include large numbers Of Officers, the
only kind OF prisoner that counts In
the Prussian mind.
In the war as I see II. that tsna-
cious. brilliant Scotsman. Field Mar
shal Sir Douglas Haig. Is the one
great soldier hitherto unknown whose
fame as q general OF the first class
has been firmly established. Marshal
Joffre was . pillar OF strength for
France At the outset Belief In him
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who saw that II was bound 10 last .
long time. The latter were laughed
at and reviIed. but the civil war went
on for four years
It would be easier and more agree
able for me TO feed people with false
anticipation. to lull them With sooth-
ing assurances. TO lead them TO =
fools paradise of misleading beliefs.
1 have had not only during the war
but for years before Il broke out the
thankless task Of telling the unpalat-
able truth.
When the feeling OF the world was
that the PrussianS must have gone
mad 70 provoke France. Russia, and
England at the same moment, i knew
that there was a great deal of method
in their madness. When hopes were
cherished that the war would be over
in three months. made all my per-
sonal arrangements to meet q contin-
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uation OF hostilities for several years.
When the mass OF people in England
were expecting that a huge British
army would be ready in the spring Of
1918 and that its offensive would i'm
mediately clean Belgium and the
north OF France. was sorrowfully
aware OF q great many. reasons why
the fulfllment or this expectation
was quite impossible.
No credit is due to me for prophetic
vision. or even for accurate guessing
/ did not guess or prophesy. I knew.
I had studied Prussia and The Prus-
sian character and the Prusslan prep
arations for war. For a number of
years had been watching. travelling.
reading. listening. marking every
move on the chess board OF European
diplomacy. every measure. no matter
how trifling. adopted by the PrussIan
war party with the aim OF making
their success swift and certain when
''the day" came.
I knew. therefore, what force lay
behind the Prussian challenge. And
knew also that a long time must
elapse before France or England or
the whole world would be In a posi-
tion to oppose Germany with an equal
force.
Mistakes of England and France.
The English, with a few exceptions,
had not contemplated. taking part in
war. on the continent of Europe.
Blind leaders Of the blind had told
them that so long as they kept up
their naval power, they had nothing
to fear. Lord Roberts wore out the
last OF his waning vitality in a vain
effort to make them understand why
universal military service was needed
for their security and for the security
Of the world from the disaster which
hung over It.
French preparations for war were
also defective. The French army.
mobilized by some amazing error
along the eastern frontier, upon the
out-of-date assumption that the Ger
mans woul attack there, was power
less to check Won Kluck's advance
through Belgium. me Belgians
made a splendid effort at LIege. To
them Is due the first share Of the
credit OF saving Paris. Seventy thou
sand British troops, helped by the in
domitable French. did all that men
could do to hold back the mass OF
the German forces. The British navy,
perfectly organized, prevented the
landing OF German troops on the
French coast and killed the German
mercantile marine. But Germany
gained great deal OF ground at the
very start, not entirely because OF her
own strength. but by reason largely
OF the inability OF the allies to meet
her at that period on anything like
equal terms.
How Marne Victory Helped.
Never at any moment did I doubt
that France and England and Russia. |
II they had time before irreparable !
disaster happened, would make the |
enort needed to put themselves on an
equality with Germany. and even to !
make themselves superior to her In |
material resources, in the machines \
and engines OF slaughter upon which !
the issue OF warfare hangs. The vic !
tory or the Marne gave France and /
england the time they required. |
Ihey gradually drew themselves up
10 their full stature. Britain and her |
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GERMANYHU HUNGRY,
BUT NOT BEATEN
YET, HE ASSERTS

It Is not a pleasant task. that Of
warning people against letting their
wishes be fathers to their thoughts.
They are always prone to this habit.
There were far more OF the Ameri-
can nation who believed the civil
war would be short than OF those
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MENACEOFU-BOAT'
STILL BIG FACTOR
IN WAR PROGRAM

traordInary and little understood die.
fculty. General Brusiloff Eaine1 his
triumphs against a foe less formid-
able. but proved himself nevertheless
a valiant and skiIlful leader Of men
(continued on Page 2e)
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helped to hold the nation together.
His name will be forever associated
with the battle Of the Marne.
In Count cadorna the Italian army
has q chief whose vigor and sound
Judgment have keen shown In we'll
mixed proportion In campaigns OF ex-
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~ VI0cOUET NoRTHLIETE-
Ihaxs from the beginning seen this
WAY ~ . long war. ! wish ] could
tell you that belisve It Is nearing
It's end. But IN the light OF what
know. We must still be prepared for
Il lnsting 4 long time.