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from any supervisor, after deducting the
amount of the county tax. If any, and
the amount of such supervisors and
appraisers accounts. so certified, shall
be used for the laying out construction
and maintenance of highways and
bridges in the unorganized towns and
cores for which such supervisor is APP
pointed, to be expended by and under
the direction of the state highway COM
missioner, in the same manner as the
state highway tax. Such part of such
money as remains uneXpended for more
than one year, may be used for like pur-
poses and expended in like manner
in towns adjoining such unorganized
towns and cores.
Sec. g. Section IS of No. AZ of the
acts of 1919 as amended by section 6
of No. 32 of the acts of 1915 (Sec. o26
of the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. IS. (Scc gao G.. I..) All moneys
received by supervisors in the collection
of taxes or otherwise in the perform
ance of their official duties, except fees,
shall be by them quarterly, on the first
Tuesday in February, May, August and
November, paid to the state treasurer,
who shall keep separate accounts of the
moneys so received by him from the re-
spective supervisors.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March II, 1917.
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Sec. 10. (Scc. $40 G. L.) Whenever

Sec. 10. (Scc. $40 G. L.) Whenever
m appeal is taken to said commissioner
under the provisions of the tenth pre-
ceding section, the appellant shall pay
to said commissioner, for the use and
benefit of the state, fee of three dollars
and shall file with said commissioner a
bond in the sum of fifty dollars condi.
toned for the payment to the town Of
its intervening costs in the event said
appeal is dismissed or the action of the
town in assessing the taxpayer is sus-
tanned in whole or in part.
Sec. 8. Section II of No: 90 Of the
acts vi 1910 (Sec. S2I of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. II. (Sec. 821 G. L.) An .ap-
praiser appointed under the provisions
Of this chapter, and all persons and off
Gals authorized to sign subpoenas. may
issue a summons requiring the attend
ance Of any person before such apprais-
ers as witness, and may administer
oaths thereto. Said witnesses shall re-
ceivc six cents mile for travel within
this state, and one dollar day for at
tendance, to be paid by the party calling
them, to be recovered by the prevailing
party or apportioned as the appraisers
at the hearing may direct.
Approved April 7, 1917.
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shall be payable at the same time and
collected in the same manner as other
town taxes.
Sec. 4. The listers of the town shall,
in the usual manner, appraise such bonds
and notes at their true value in money
and enter in the grand list books the
amount that will become due and minute
beside the same the words "7-io trust
rate and such appraisal shall not be in
cluded in the total grand list.
Sec. S. This act shall not apply to
bonds and notes held in trust for relig-
S ou Hs, educational charitable or cemetery
Sec. 6. A trustee who fails to furnish
a list as required by this act shall be
fined not more than two hundred dol
lars.
Sec. 7. Section OF No. 81 Of the
acts of 1915 and all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act are here
by repealed
Sec. s. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April IL, 1917.
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within the limitations mentioned here"
in, shall be determined by the treasurer
as he may deem for the best interest Of
the. state.
Sec. 8. The treasurer is hereby author
lied to sell such bonds at not less than
par, after soliciting bids for the same in
such manner as ne shall deem for the
best interests of the state, reserving, how.
ever, the right to reject any and all bids,
and to sell at private sale any be ids not
so sold. The acceptance of any bid for
and the award Of such bonds shall be
countersigned by the secretary of state
and the auditor of accounts. The treas
urer shall keep an accurate record Of
each and every bond issued, the number
and denomination of each bond, when
issued, when and where payable, to
whom issued and the rate of interest
thereon, and shall keep an accurate
record of all payments of interest and
principal, and when coupons or bonds are
paid shall deface and cancel the same.
Such bonds shall be exempt from taxa
ton in this state.
Sec. a. The proceeds arising from the
sale of such bonds, including any pre-
MUM from the sale thereof, shall be ap-
piled to the purposes herein named, but
no purchaser of such bonds shall be In
any way bound to see to the proper ap-
plication of the proceeds thereof. The
amount necessary each year to pay the
maturing principal and interest of such
bonds shall be included in and made a
part of the annual appropriation bill for
the expenses of the state government
Principal and interest on such bonds
shall be paid by the treasurer as the
same fall due, without further order OF
Authority.
Sec. S. All acts and parts of acts in.
consistent with this act are hereby re.
pealed, in so far as the same relate te
the subject matter Of this act
i Sec 6. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved April II, 1917.
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NO. 81.

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
1917, APPROVED FEBRUARY z,
1917, ENTITLED IAN ACT RE
LATING TO THE LICENSING OF
PEDDLERS, ITINERANT VEND-
ORS AND AUCTIONEERS, AND
REPEATING NO. 2oI OF THE
ACTS OF 1915, SECTION 167 OF
No. OF THE ACTS OF 1915, AND
CHAPTERS 80. 232 AND 233 OF
THE PUBLIC STATUTES"
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Under peddler's license,
issued pursuant to the provisions of an
act of the General Assembly of 1917, en-
titled Gan act relating to the licensing
of pedders, itinerant vendors and auc-
tioneers, and repeating No 2oI of the
acts of 1915; section I67 of No. I of the
acts of 1915, and chapters 80, 232 and
233 of the Public Statutes" approved
February 7, 1917. it shall be lawful fol-
one employee Of the person to whom
such license is issued to engage in the
business of peddling for his employer
When so engaged the employee shall bt
entitled to all the rights and privilege:
and subject to all the provisions ant
penalties provided by the act referred to
Sec. 2. This act shall take effec
from its passage.
Approved April 2, 1917.
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NO. IS.

AN ACT TO ENABLE THE STATE
OF VERMONT TO ISSUE BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSES THEREIN
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. The treasurer of the state
is hereby authorized to prepare and issue
in the name and behalf of the state nego-
table bonds to an amount not exceeding
one hundred eighty thousand dollars, for
the purposes OF raising funds for the
payment of the temporary notes of the
state due July /, 1917, legally issued and
outstanding under No. 9 of the acts OF
1915, and to provide further funds to
meet appropriations already made for the
building in Montpelier erected by the
state for the state library, supreme court
and state Offices, and for reconstructing
rooms in the state house.
Sec. 2. Such bonds shall be designated
as the Vermont State Public Building
Bonds, shall be issued in coupon form
payable to bearer, in the denomination oil
one thousand dollars each, shall be pay.
able not less than ten thousand dollar:
annually, the first of such annual pay,
ments to be made not later than one
year after the date of such bonds, anG
shall bear interest at rate not exceed
ing four per cent per annum, payable
sem-annually, The principal and inter
est of such bonds shall be payable in golt
coin of the United States of America o.
the present standard of weight and fine
ness, at the state treasurer's Office il
Montpelier, Vermont, or at Boston
, Massachusetts, or New York, N. Y, q!
may be determined by the treasurer
Such bonds shall be signed by the treas
urer and countcrsigned by the seeretar,
OF state and auditor of accounts, ans
shall bear the seal of the state; and sucl
bonds shall be registered in the Office o
the secretary of state, in complianc,
with section 37o of the Public Statutes
The interest coupons thereon shall bea
the fac smile signature of the treas
urer. Such bonds shall bear any forn,a
date not later than July !, 1917, an
shall contain on the face thereof state
mcnt that they are issued for the pur
poses mentioned in, under authority o
and in conformity with this act, and sucl
statement shall be conclusive evidcnc
of the fact of the liability of the stat
Ito any bona fdc holder thereof, and tn
bonds so issued shall be the lawful obi
cations of the state. The date. plac
Of payment and rate of interest and othe
particulars as to the form of such bond
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NO. As.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION II
OF NO. 48 OF THE ACTS OF 1915
RELATING TO THE ASSESS
MENT AND COLLECTION OF
POLL TAXES: PROVIDING FOR
THE ALLOWANCE OF A DIS
COUNT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section II OF No. 4S OF
the acts OF 1915 (Sec. $40 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows
Sec. II. (Sec. $40 G. L.) A poll
taxpayer who pays the poll tax SO as
sessed against him in conformity will,
the notice by the collector provided by
law shall be entitled to a discount Of
four per cent.
Approved April 5, 1917.
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AN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHAP
TER SO OF THE PUBLIC STAT
UTES, RELATING TO THE TAX
ALTON OF ENTERTAINERS AND
TAXABLE TRANSFERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section !. The husband, wife, child,
father, mother or grandchild of de-
cedent, the wife or widow Of a son OF
the husband of daughter thereof, a
child adopted during its minority by a
decedent during his life under the laws
of this state, stcp-child of decedent,
child of such adopted child or of such
step-child, or other lneal descendants OF
la decedent who receives from such de-
cedent, in trust or otherwise, legacy
or dstributive share consisting of or
arising from property or an interest
therein owned by such decedent at his
deceasc and passing by will, the laws OF
descent or decree of court in this
state, shall, except as otherwise provided
pay to the state tax at the following
rates:
| On the excess of its value over ter
thousand dollars and not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars, at one pei
cent;
On the excess of its value over twenty.
five thousand dollars and not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars, at two per cent
On the excess OF its value over fit,
thousand dollars, and not exceeding two
hundred fifty thousand dollars, at foul
per cent
On the excess of its value over two
hundred fifty thousand dollars, at fiv,
per cent
Sec. 2. The provisions of this &C
imposing a tax upon legacies or dis
tributive shares passing to persons
enumerated in the preceding section shall
not apply to legacies or shares passing
from the estates of persons who de
ceased prior to the date wherein thi
act takes effect.
Sec. 3. The two preceding section
shall be construed to be in addition t.
and forming part of Chapter SO of tn
Public Statutes (Chap 48 of the Genera
Laws, as proposed). Unless inconsist
ent with or repugnant to the context o
this act, all. provisions of said chapte
80 (Chap. 4S G. L.) and of all acts o
parts of acts in amendment thereof o
in addition thereto shall be construed t
apply to the taxes assessed in the frs
section OF this act with the same fore
and effect as if such last named section
were part of said chapter.
Approved April II, 1917.
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NO. so.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A
RATE OF TAXATION ON
STOCKS, BONDS, AND NOTES
HELD BY TRUSTEES ACTING
UNDER ORDER OF COURT AND
TO REPEAL SECTION OF NO.
81 OF THE ACTS OF 1915.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Stocks, bonds, and notes
except such bonds and notes as are ex-
empt from taxation, held by person or
corporation acting as trustee under order
of court shall be taxed, in lieu of all
other taxation, at the rate of seven
tenths OF one per cent of their appraised
value.
Sec. 2. Said trustees shall annually
on the first day of April, or within ten
days thereafter, furnish the listers of the
town where the tax is to be paid an in
ventory under oath setting forth the
stocks, bonds and notes and entire per
sonal property so held by them in trust
Sec. 3. Such tax shall be paid with
out discount to the treasurer of the towl
where the person who created the trust
last resided or, if said person was not al
his decease resident of this state, tc
the treasurer of the town where sucl
trustee resides or has its principal place
of business, which tax shall be payable
at the same time and collected in the
same manner as other town taxes.
Sec. a. The listers of the town shall
in the usual manner, appraise such stock:
and bonds and notes at their true value
in money and enter i'll the grand lis
books the amount that will become du,
and minute beside the same the word
"7-Io trust rate" and such appraisal shall
not be included in the total grand list
Sec S. This act shall not apply t.
stocks. bonds and notes held in trust TO-
religious, educational, charitable O.
cemetery purposes.
Sec. 6. A trustee who fails to furnish
a list as required by this act shall b.
fined not more than two hundred dol
lars.
Sec. 7. Section ? of No. 81 of tn
acts of 1915 and all acts and parts o
acts inconsistent with this act are hereb
repealed.
Sec 8. This act shall take effec
from its passage.
Approved March 80. 1917.
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AN ACT TO AMEND AND REPEAL
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE
PUBLIC STATUTES RELATING
TO THE COLLECTION OF
TAXES IN UNORGANIZED
TOWNS AND CORES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section of No. 42 of the
acts of 1919 (Sec. o1S of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
10 as to read as follows:
Section I. (Sec. oIS G. L. A state
tax of one dollar and forty cents on a
dollar is hereby annually assessed upon
the grand list of each unorganized town
and gore for the purposes hereinafter
provided, which tax shall be the only
tax assessed or levied therein upon such
grand list, except county taxes, which
shall be assessed OF levied and collected
IS hereinafter provided.
Sec 2. Section IA of No. AZ of the
acts of 1919 is hereby repealed.
Sec. :. Section COS of the Public
Statues as amended by section 81 of No.
a. of the acts OF 1912 (Sec. ga of the
General Laws, as proposed) is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 4. Section go of the Public
Statutes as amended by section 2o OF
No. ~ of the acts of 1919 (Sec. o24
of the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
bo~s:
Sec. go. (Sec. ga G. L.) When q
county tax is assessed the county treas.
urer shall issue and transmit to the
auditor of accounts a certified statement
Of the amount of such tax based on the
grand list of such unorganized town!
and cores as shown by the list prepared
and filed annually with said count!
treasurer by the commissioner of taxes
The auditor of accounts shall thereupor
draw an order on the state treasurer il
favor of such county for the amount o
such tax out of the funds received b,
him from the supervisor Of the unorgan
lied towns and cores of said count,
from the collection of the state tax 0
one dollar and forty cents on a dolla
hereinbefore annually assessed upon tn
grand list of such unorgsnized town
and cores.
Sec. s. Section 81 of No. AZ of tn
sets of 1919 (Sec. o28 of the Genera
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amende
70 Is to read as follows:
Sec. 81. (Sec. o28 G. ~ The audi
tor of accounts, upon allowance OF tn
accounts of supervisors and appraiser
| for unorganized towns and cores. sha
forthwith certify the amount thereof a
allowed to the state treasurer, and tn
balance. If any. OF the moneys receive
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NO. 81.

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
1917, ENTITLED IAN ACT TO
PROVIDE FOR A RATE OF TAX
HELD BY TRUSTEES ACTING
UNDER ORDER OF COURT AND
TO REPEAL SECTION OF NO.
81 OF THE ACTS OF 1916" AP-
Ting FROM TAXATION STOCKS
HELD BY A TRUSTEE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. An act of the General
Assembly of 1917, entitled "An act to
provide for a rate of taxation on bonds
and notes held by trustees acting under
order of court and to repeal section 2
of No. 81 of the acts of 1915" approved
March go 1917. is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
| Section l. Bonds and notes except
such bonds and notes as are exempt from
taxation, held by person or corporation
acting as trustee under order of court
shall be taxed, in lieu of all other taxa
ton, at the rate of seven-tenths of one
per cent of their appraised value.
Sec. 2. Said trustee shall annually, or
II the first day of April, or within ten days
thereafter, furnish the listers of the town
where the tax Is to be paid an inventory
under oath setting forth the bonds and
notes and entire personal property SC
held by them in trust.
Sec. 3. Such tax shall be paid with
out discount to the treasurer of the towr
where the person out of whose estate thu
TRUST was created last resided or, II sale
person was not at his decease residen
Of this state, to the treasurer OF the towr
where such trustee resides or has il
principal place OF business. which tai
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NO. 49,.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6e6
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES, RE-
LATINO TO REDEMPTION OF
LANDS SOLD FOR TAXES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section !. Section 626 OF the Public
Statutes (Sec. 800 OF the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows:
Sec. 626 (Scc. 800 G.. L. If the
owner of such lands, and, if such lands
are mortgaged, the mortgage, their
representatives or assigns, within one
year from the day OF sale. pays or ten
ders to the collector who made the sale,
or in the case of his death or removal
from the town where the land lies, to
the town clerk OF such tow. the sum
for which the land was sold with twelve
per cent interest thereon, no deed Of
the land shall be made to the purchaser,
but the money paid or rendered by the
owner or mortgage, their representa-
tives or assigns to the collector or town
clerk shall be paid over to said pur-
chaser on demand.
Approved March 20, 1917.
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NO. A..

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION GOO
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES, RE
LATINO TO THE DELIVERY OF
TAX BILLS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 666 OF the Public
Statutes (Sec. oo7 OF the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. Cos. (Sec. oo7 G. L) At the
expiration of his term of Office. or when
a collector removes from the town, vii
lage or other municipality for which he
was appointed, dies or is placed under
guardianship, while a tax bill COM
mitted to him is unsolicited. in whole
or in part, he shall Immediately, and his
executor, administrator or guardian, on
demand made by the selectmen of a
town, trustees of an incorporated village
or city council of city, lodge with the
clerk of such municipality, such tax bill
and the moneys collected and not paid
over as required by law.
Approved March FL, 1917.
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NO. Sc.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD AND PERSONS DE-
PENDENT UPON MEMBERS
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont
Section I. The sum of one million
dollars, or so much thereof as may be
needed, is appropriated for the follow
ing purposes:
First. For clothing, equipping and
maintaining the Ist Vermont Infantry,
National Guard, and such other land and
naval forces as the state may raise.
Second. To carry out the provisions
of section 50 of an act of the General
Assembly of 1917, entitled IAN Act to
establish the militia" approved March
Third. To pay the interest on money
borrowed hereunder.
Sec. 2. The state treasurer is hereby
authorized to borrow, on the credit Of
the state, a sum not exceeding three
million dollars to meet the appropria-
ton made by the preceding section and
for renewals of notes issued by the state
therefor.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effec,
from its passage.
Approved March 81, 1917.
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NO. 49.

AMENDED BY SECTION OF
NO. IS OF THE ACTS OF 1o1c RE-
LATINO TO TAXATION OF DE-
POSTS IN SAVINGS BANKS
AND TRUST COMPANIES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section IA of the Public
Statutes as amended by section of No
IS of the acts of 1910 (Sec. 1000 of the
General Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
Sec. IA. (Sec. 1000 G.. IL A domes-
tic. savings bank or savings institution
doing business herein shall annually pay
tax to the state, which is hereby
assessed at the rate of seven-tenths Of
one per cent upon the average amount
OF its deposits and accumulations, after
deducting therefrom the average amount
not exceeding ten per cent of its assets
invested i'll United States government
bonds, and the average amount of the
assessed valuation of the real estate
owned by it, provided, however, that a
cooperative savings and loan association
organized under the provisions of chap
ter 200 of the Public Statutes (chapter
222 G. L.) shall be exempt from such
taxation.
Sec 2. This act shall not affect the
| liability of corporations or persons to
make returns or to pay taxes accrued
under laws in force prior to the enact
ment hereof, nor any suit or proceed
ing to enforce such tax or any forfeiture
Herewith connected.
| Approved March IA, 1917
]
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NO. So.

AN ACT MAKING APPRoPRIA.
TIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF
GOVERNMENT AND PRQyID-
ING FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS.
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NO. 4S.

AN ACT TO AMEND AND REPEAL
CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE
PUBLIC STATUTES RELATING
TO THE COLLECTION OF
TAKES IN UNORGANIZED
TOWNS AND CORES.
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AN ACT RELATING TO THE IL
CENSlNG OF PEDDLERS, TIN
ERANT VENDORS AND AUG
TONERS, AND REPEATING
NO. 2o1 OF THE ACTS OF 1915.
SECTION 167 OF NO. OF THE
ACTS OF 1915. AND CHAPTERS
80. 2s2 AND 233 OF THE PUBLIC
STATUTES.
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NO. So.

AN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHAP.
TER SO OF THE PUBLIC STAT
UTES, RELATING TO THE TAX.
ALTON OF ENTERTAINERS ANC
TAXABLE TRANSFERS.
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AN ACT TO ENABLE THE STATE
OF VERMONT TO ISSUE BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSES THEREIN
NAMED.