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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

A dealer in British East Africa Is
in the market for cotton and silk hos
iery.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

A salmon often jumps 10 feet out of
the water in going up the falls of u
river.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
Bottles
PERUNA
Made
Me
Well.

Mr.. Ell Lefevre. Jr.. s5l Brush
st.. Detroit. Mich. writes: II had
been troubled with catarrh for a num-
ber Of years, and had been taking
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Send a
will
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Love is probably the only thing that
has more lives than cat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
YOU MAY TRY cUTicURA FREE
That's the Rule-Free Samples to An,
one Anywhere.

We have so much confidence in the
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with Cuticura Soap that we are ready
to send samples on request. They are
ideal for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Learn to do with diligence what you
wOuld do with eaSe.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
COLT DISTEMPER

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SPOHN's colt wonderful
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08

Knew Nothing Of It.
At the japanese embassy in this city
it was declared that If the German
proposal of an alliance ever reached
Tokyo 1t was regarded as merely n
new ebullition of German "kultur"
and that 1t was thrown in the waste
basket, where it belonged.
He asserted no such proposal had
been made to the embassy here and
that If 1t had been no attention would
have been paid to 1t.
He said: "The whole idea was abb
solutely preposterous."
In order to make an alliance with
Germany, he added, it would be neces-
sary for Japan to break with the allies
and negotiate n separate peace with
the Teutonic powers. But above all
that, he said. the Japanese sincerely
desired friendly relations with the
United States.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-03-08
President Confirms Note.

Washington, March 8. = Senator
Swanson of Virginia announced in the
senate today that he had been au-
thorized by the president to state the
Zimmerman note of January 10, 1917,
inviting Mexico to join Germany In
avar against the United States ms pub
lished this morning was textually cor
rect.
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exact date whercon it so ceased to do
business; and such certificate, when
filed with the commissioner of foreign
corporations, shall thereupon vacate the
certificate issued to such corporation pur-
suant to the provisions hereof. A for
eign corporation doing business in this
state on the first day of February in
any year shall pay license tax for the
year beginning with such first day Of
February, and shall not be entitled to any
refund IL it ceases to do business with
in the year.
Sec. ?. Section 6I4z Of the Public
Statutes as amended by section of No
zAs of the acts Of 1912 (Sec. 7fIo Of the
General Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
Sec. 6I42. (Scc. 7r1o G. L. The an
nual salary of the secretary of state
shall be thirty-five hundred dollars.
Two thousand dollars of said amount
shall be paid from the general funds Of
the state. one thousand dollars from the
fees collected by virtue Of the pro-
visions of chapter r76 Of the Public Stat
utcs and five hundred dollars from the
appropriation provided for by No. 10
of the acts of 1912. All fees received
by said secretary shall be paid to the
state treasurer. Said secretary shall de-
vote his entire time to the duties Of his
office
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
March I, 1917.
Approved March 81, 1917. :
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Water Rights.
NO. 1879.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 2,
3 AND 4 OF NO. $50 OF THE ACTS
OF 1912 RELATING TO THE IN
VESTIGATION OF THE WATER
POWERS OF THE STATE AND
FOR DETERMINING THE BEST
METHODS OF UTILIZING THE
SAME.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. Section 2 Of No. ESQ of
the acts of 1912 (Sec. 477o of the Gen
cral Laws, as proposcd) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec, ?. (Scc. 477o G. L. The state
engineer may enter into cooperative
agreement with the director of the
United States Geological Survey for the
purpose of making such investigation.
Sec. 2. Section 3 of No. $50 OF the
acts of 1912 (Scc. '4770 of the General
Laws. as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 3. (Sec. 477o G. L. In case
such cooperative agreement is entered
into, this appropriation shall be expended
in accordance with the laws relating to-
and the regulations of the United States
Geological Survey III such cases pro-
vided, and payment shall be made on
vouchers audited and approved by said
director when presented to the auditor
of accounts. In case no such coopera-
tive agreement is entered into, the state
engineer shall direct the expenditure Of
this appropriation, four-fifths in the con-
tinuancc of survey and records already
begun, and the remaining fifth in the
same way or in new work as he may
deem best, and payment shall BE- made
on vouchers audited by him. when pre-
scented to the auditor of accounts.
Sec. 8. Section 4 of No. go of thu
acts of 1919 (Sec. 477o of the Genera
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 4 (Sec. 477o G. L. In cas-.
such cooperative agreement is entered
into, complete report of the work don,
shall be made to the governor by tn,
director of the United States Geological
Survey on the first day of January il
each year following any year in which
cooperative work has been maintained
under the authority herein provided.
Approved March Fl, 1917.
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clc Of any kind operated on the
ic highways any lighting device Of
! four candle power equipped with
fhector. unless the same shall be so
gned, detected, or arranged that no
ion of the beam of reflected light,
n measured scventy-fvc feet or more
q Of the lamps, shall rise forty-two
les from the level surface OH which
vehicle stands under all conditions
pad. When vehicles are approaching
other from opposite directions spot
IS shall not be used except when
Getting their rays directly OH the
inL and at a distance not exceeding
ty feet in front of the vehicle.
&c. ?. A person who violates a pro-
pn of this act shall be fined not more
ono hundred dollars.
&C.. 3. This act shall take effect
h its passage.
pprovcd March 20, 1917.
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Corporations.
NO. 14O.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE FOR
NATION OF RELIGIOUS COR
PORATIONS.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE FOR
NATION OF RELIGIOUS COR
PORATIONS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The word persons" as
used in section of No. I4I of the acts
of 1915 shall apply to and include
churches and religious or ecclesiastical
corporations or societies. Churches and
religious or ecclesiastical corporations or
societies desiring to unite and form a
corporation under the provisions of said
act shall hold meetings of their mem
bers to vote upon the question. Notices
of such meetings and of the fact that
the question of forming corporation
under the terms of said act is to be con-
sidered thereat shall be sent to all OF
the members of sue churches, societies
or corporations, Voting at such meet
ings may be in person or by proxy, and
a majority of the votes cast at such a
meeting shall be necessary to determine
the question of forming a corporation.
Sec. 2. In case is it voted to form q
new corporation, a church or religious
or ecclesiastical corporation or socict,
so voting shall, at the meeting when
such vote is taken. authorize the secre-
tary of such corporation or society tc
sign the name OF such corporation OF
society to the articles Of association oil
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NO. 142.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10
OF NO. I4I OF THE ACTS OF
lois RELATING TO THE con-
TENTS tOF THE CERTIFICATE
OF PROPOSAL TO ISSUE CAPT.
tai STOCK.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section, I. Section 10 of No. 14t of
the acts of 1915 (Sec. 48I7 Of the Cen
eral Laws, as proposcd) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 10. (Sec 48I7 G. L.) Capital
stock shall be issued only for
CD Cash to the amount of cacl,
share of stock at par; or
(II) Real or personal property, rights
or franchises at such value and to such an
amount as may be determined by vote
|of the incorporators at meeting held at
the time of the organization of the cor
poration; and subsequent to such organ
ization capital stock shall be so issued
for said consideration at such value and
to such an amount as may be deter
mined by a vote of the stockholders.
Stock shall not be issued until after
there has been filed with the secretary
lof state an affidavit executed by a ma
iority of the incorporators or directors
,of the corporation, setting forth spccif-
cally:
(a) The amount of stock proposed
ITO be issued;
Oh The property or consideration
which is to be received for such stock
and
Co That in their judgment tho
property for which such stock is issued
lis actually worth in money the par value
of such stock.
| A description of such property shall
be sufficient;
(a) In the case Of real estate, if a
reference is made to the volume and
page Of the town records of the town
where the deed or other instrument oil
conveyance Of such real estate is
recorded;
! CD In the case of personal property
| If the statement shows the total value
respectively Of the machinery, mcrchan.
disc, bills receivable stocks and securi.
ties. teams. fixtures, patent rights, trade.
marks. copyrights. goodwill, services
formulas and plant Stock so issued
shall be for all purposes full paid stock
and not liable to further call. An office,
or director of corporation who issues
or consents to the issue of any shares
of capital stock before having filed sucl
affidavit, or who makes or consents tc
the making of any false statement in an,
such affidavit, shall be fined not more
than one thousand dollars, or impris.
oncd not more than twelve months, OF
both.
Sec. 2. This act shall take cffect
from its passage.
Approved March 20, 1917.
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such new corporation. There shall be
filed with the articles of association of
such new corporation an attcsted copy
of the minutes of the meeting of each
corporation or society at which 1t was
voted to form such new corporation.
Upon the filing of the articles of asso-
citation in the Office of the secretary of
state as required by section 4 of No. I41
Of the acts of 1915, (Sec. ss7s Of the
General Laws, as proposed) all rights,
title and interest Of each church or re-
ligious or ecclesiastical corporation or
society signing such articles of associa-
tion shall vest in such new corporation.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April S, 1917.
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ,
OF NO. 50 OF THE ACTS OF 1915,
RELATING TO FOREIGN COR
PORATIONS AND PERMITTING
A FOREIGN CORPORATION TO
ACT AS EXECUTOR OR TRUS-
TEE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section of No. 50 of the
acts of 1915 (Sce. 48oo of the General
Laws, as proposcd) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 2. (Scc. 48oo G. ~ A foreign
savings bank shall not do business in
this state; and except as provided in this
chapter a foreign corporation doing
banking or trust business shall not do
business in this state; provided, how
ever, trust company incorporated in
another state may be appointed and may
accept appointment and may act as ex-
ccutor of or trustee under the last will
and testament of any deceased resident
of this state, at least sixty-hve per cent
of whose estate at the time of his de-
cease is located or invested without this
state, provided trust companies of this
state arc permitted to act as executors
or trustees under the will of resident
of the state where such foreign trust
company has its domicile, and provided
such foreign trust company shall have
received certificate of authority from
the commissioners of foreign corpora
tons of this state to act as executor or
trustee III this state. The commission
ers shall not give such certificate until
the foreign trust company has filed with
them CD sworn copy in the English
language of its charter or articles of as
ISOLATION Cor other similar organization
papers) and all amendments thereof, and
(2) the appointment of the secretary Of
state and his successor in Office as its
true and lawful attorney, upon whom
may be served all lawful process in any
action or proceedings against it as such
executor or trustee affecting or relating
to the estate represented or held by
said executor or trustee, or the acts or
defaults of such trust company in respect
to such estate, which appointment shall
contain an express agreement by It that
any such lawful process against it which
is served on such attorney shall have the
same legal force and effect as If served
upon it. Upon receiving such certificate
such foreign trust company may in the
discretion of the probate court be ap-
pointed to act as such executor or trus-
tee, with the same effect and under the
same liability and conditions Is domes-
tic trust company.
Sec. 2. AS condition precedent 10 the
right of any foreign trust company to
act in any of the capacities named in the
preceding section, such trust company
shall file a stipulation with the commits
sioner of taxes in which it agrees that
any funds, securities or property held by
such trust company by virtue of any
appointment under section one of this
act. shall be taxed in the same manner
and to the same extent as funds of the
same character held by trust company
in this state, and a failure to file All
inventory in the same manner as re-
CURED of domestic trust companies shall
be cause for removal.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
| Approved March 90, 1917.
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NO. 143.

THE ACTS OF 1915, RELATING
TO PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORA
TONS OTHER THAN RAIL-
ROADS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. Section of No. 1863 of
the. acts of 1915 (Scc. 4S68 of the Cen
cral Laws, as proposcd) is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 5. (Sec. 1858 G. L.) Such a
corporation shall not make a sale or
lease of all its assets nor merge or corr
solidatc pursuant to the provisions of
section 22 of the general corporation
act as amended nor after any such sale.
lease, consolidation or merger shall any
subsequent like action be taken, except
with the consent of the public service
commission, given on petition and after
hearing and a finding that the same will
promote the general good of the state.
Such notice of the hearing shall be given
as the commission directs. A certificate
of consent of the public service commits
sion shall be filed with the secretary OF
state.
Sec. 2, This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April S, 1917.
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NO. IA.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 2,
'THfEi Ac Il ' OF iof y AND mi $ Sec C
STATUTES As AMENDED ply By
SECTION I OF NO. 245 OF THE
ACTS OF 1912 RELATING TO THE
DUTIES AND SALARY OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE: IN
CREASING SALARY OF SECRE-
TARY OF STATE AND RELIEV-
ING COMMISSIONERS OF TAXES
FROM DUTIES As COMMIS-
TIONS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section of No. 50 of the
acts of 1915 (Sec. $3.50 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 2. (Sec. $3.50 G. I.) The sec.
rotary of state shall be commissioner of
foreign corporations by virtue of his
Office.
Sec. 2. Section 3 of No. 50 of the
acts of 1915 (Secs 1881, 4882, 1884, 4885
to 488o, inclusive, and 48o8 of the Cen
eral Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 3. (Scc. 1881 G.. L. Except as
is herein provided no foreign corpora
ton shall do business in this state until
it has received a certificate of authority
from the commissioner of foreign cor
porations.
(Sec. 488e G. L. Said commissioner
shall not give such certificate until the
corporation has filed with him:
/. A sworn copy in the English
language of its charter or articles of
association or other similar organization
papers and all amendments thereto; and
ii. An affidavit, verified before some
person having competent authority under
the laws of this state to administer
oaths, by its president or treasurer Cor
such other officer or officers as said
commissioner may in his discretion
designate), stating (a) the place in
which its principal Office in this state
is to be located, CD the amount of its
paid up capital stock, the total amount
! of its Indebtedness, the amount of its
Indebtedness secured by mortgage or
pledge of the corporate property, or any
part thereof, the amount of its indebted
ness not SO secured, the amount of assets
including the amount of cash on hand.
and the names of the directors at the
close of the preceding fiscal year, (c)
Ithe business in which the corporation is
engaged and which it proposes to carry
on within this state, and
III. An appointment of the secretary
of state and his successor in Office as its
true and lawful attorney. upon whom
may be served all lawful process in any
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Approved March Is, 1917.
NO. 49,

AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC
TlON OF WARNING SIGNS
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. The sclectmen of town,
trustees of an incorporated village and
the aldermen of city may, when it APP
pears that the traffic in such town, vii
lagc or city is to be congestcd by rea-
son of the holding of fair or other pub
lie occasion, make special regulations as
to the speed of automobiles and motor
vehicles, may exclude such automobiles
or motor vehicles from certain public
highways and may make such traffic rules
and regulations as the public good re-
quircs, provided, however, that no such
special regulations shall be effective I'M
less such regulations shall have been
published III one or more newspapers,
il there be any published in the city or
town in which the regulations are TO be
effective, otherwise in one or more news
papers published in the county in which
such city or town is located.
See. 2. There shall be erected by the
sclcctmen of each town, or the trustees
of each incorporated village, or the alder
men of each city on all public highways
within two hundred feet of school,
house used for school purposes warning
signs about three feet in length by two
feet in width, which shall bear the fol-
lowing notice: 1.-TWO Hundred Feet to
Schoolhousc," provided that where the
erection of such sign is impracticablc
or unnecessary, said selectmen, trustees
or aldermen may erect such sign as to
best promote the safety of the school
children.
Sec. 3. Sections two and three Of No.
IA of the acts of 1915 shall apply to
this act.
Approved April II, 1917.
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NO. 14S.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
RECORDING OF CERTAIN
ORDERS OF THE PUBLIC SERV-
ICE COMMISSION.
1t is hereby enacted by the Ceneral
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section I. The public service commis-
sion shall cause all orders made 81 il
under the provisions of chapter roS Of
the Public Statutes and any amendments
thereof directing the alteration or relo-
cation Of public highway to be recorded
in the Office of the clerk of the town
where such public highway so altered or
relocated is situated before such high
way shall be opened for use by the pub
lie.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February ~, 1917.
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1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. If foreign corporation
carries on business in this state without
being authorized so to do under the
provisions Of No. 50 of the acts of 1915
and amendments thereto, the attorney
general shall make complaint to the
court of chanccry in any county setting
forth such fact and praying for tenn
porary and permanent injunction to re-
strain such foreign corporation, its Off
GERS. servants and agents from so doing
business in this state.
Sec e. Such temporary injunction
may be granted by any court of chan
Gerry or chancellor thereof as shall be
just and equitable, and, upon final hear
ing, said court shall grant such final
injunction as it deems necessary.
Sec. 3. If such foreign corporation
shall, before final decree, comply witt,
the provisions of No. 50 of the acts of
1915. relating to the authority to do
business in this state, such complaint
may be dismissed on payment of costs
by the defendant.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April II, 1917.
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the purchase or sale of any product,
service or commodity, in the sale, pur-
chase or manufacture of which such cor
porations are engaged.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April II, 1917.
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will be of interest to the General
Assembly.
Sec. 2. Section 46r4 of the Public
Statutes as amended by section IS Of No
ITO OF the acts of 1908 (Sec. 1882 of the
General. Laws, as proposcd) is hereby
repealed
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March 8. 1917.
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OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES RE-
LATINO TO APPEALS FROM
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMM1S-
1t is hereby enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 1900 of the Public
Statutes (Scc. 4or7 of the General Laws,
as proposcd) is hereby amended 80 as
to read as follows
Sec 1900. (Sec. 4o17 G. L. Appeals
from said commission shall be taken and
the cause entered in the supreme court
in the county where the cause arises, in
the manner and under the law and rules
of procedure which govern such appeals
from the court of ehancery, excepting
that the clerk of said commission shall
transfer to the clerk of the supreme court
in the county where the cause arises GER
tined copies of the papers, petition, an
swer, pleadings, evidence, orders and de-
crees in said cause instead of the orig
inals. The supreme court shall have the
same power therein as it has over appeals
from such court 1t may reverse or
affirm the judgments, orders or DEGREES
OF said commission, and may remand .
cause to said commission with such man
dates as law or equity shall require and
said commission shall enter judgment,
order or decree in accordance with such
mandates. Such appeal shall not vacate
any judgment order or decree of said
commission, but the supreme court or,
when not in session, a justice thereof
may suspend execution Of the same a.
justice and equity require, unless other
wise specifically provided by law.
Sec. 2. This act shall take efEers
from its passage.
Approved February a. 1917.