The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-04
ANGES RECOMMENDED BY GOVERNOR GRAHAM

plan should be adopted for extending
state aid under state supervision to
roads other than selected highways
Since many owners of automobiles do
not reside upon selected highways and
as our automobile traffic is not confined
to such highways, some part of the auto
mobile fund should be available for the
improvements of roads that have not
been made selected highways.
All the expense Of the highway de-
partment including the pay Of the
| commissioner and his office force. the
district highway commissioners. and
the maintenance of draw bridges and
the Sand Bar bridge should be charged
against the highway funds.
Revision of the Statut es.-No. 242
Of the Acts Of 1915 provided for a
general revision Of the entire BODY Of
the public statute law Of the state.
The work OF the commissioner having
TINS matter in charge will soon be
submitted to the general assembly I'M
der the title general laws of Yer
mont. As hundreds Of changes have
been recommended by the commits
sloner, It viii be impracticable for
any committee to undertake to 20 over
the work without outside assistance
and ! recommend that by Joint reso-
luton the attendance and service OF
the commissioner before the legislative
committee having this revision in
| charge be provided for during the SEES
SION and that adequate stenographic
assistance be at once authorized
Courts believe that there should
| be elected by the board of civil author
| lty III each town in the state and the
/ clty OF Nergennes trial Justice for
CRIMINAL causes who should have au-
thority to bind up to the proper court
! persons charged with any offence but
should only have limited criminal
jurisdiction and should not at any
time sit with a jury. This officer
/ should DE paid BY fees and should
make quarterly settlements Of his ac-
counts with the auditor Of accounts. !
further recommend that the civil iur-
lSdlction Of justices of the peace be
limited to 800.
! recommend that the municipal and
city courts be reorganized into twelve
dIStrlct courts covering the whole
\ state and located with regard to bust
/ ness ecnters; be given enlarged crimi-
nal jurisdiction and final civil jurisdic-
/ tlon up to $500; that they be empow-
cred to sit with the iUrv at least once
/ every two months and be permitted
! TO hold court at any place in the dis
( trIct where the business demands.
/ recommend that the superior court he
4 done away with and that the number
of justices of the supreme court be
increased to nine, the chief Justice and
the first and second associate justices
not to sit at nisi prius unless the bust
ness demands it. The chief and first
and second associate justices should so
arrange the circuits that each Justice
may remain at least one year in a cir
cuit. There should be two Jury terms
I Of county court. The court should hc
open ut all times for the trial Of is
sues Of fact by the court under rules
/ to be formulated by the justices.
+ There should be only three terms of
. the supreme court. i'm February. Nav
4 and November. ut Montpelier Only
\ five of the Supremc court Justices
should sit at each term, the third and
fourth associate justices sitting at the
general terms to be designated bv the
/ chief Justice, this designation to be $50
/ made as not to conflict with the work
( Of the county courts. Ii an opinion
/ IS not fled at the close OF the second
succeeding term after hearing. the
ease should be, remanded and Judgment
Of the lower court affirmed. The pre-
siding Judge at each term or session Of
a county court should fix the number
of deputies to attend and leave his
certificate to that effect with the county
clerk to be handed to the auditor of
accounts. Ne beIlman or ianitor ser.
vice should be allowed in any county
where the state pays part Of the JAM
tor service.
also recommend that in those
counties which now contain two pro
bate districts, with perhaps the Elk.
ccption oil Windsor and Orange,
the probate districts be consolidated
into one district for each county.
Parole System have given consid
cradle care to an investigation of om
parole and probation system and | be-
icvc our present plan can he I'M
proved by q statewide plan III the
hands Of those who are in full
; sympathy with the work and who
believe it better for the state
to cndeavor to prevent crime rather
than to await its commission and ther
punish the offender We now spen(
, about $4,000 biennallv on this brancl
Of the criminal administration, an(
this sum | believe would be sufficient
to establish a state probation and pa
role board
Power should be vested in the cxecu
tive to transfer from one institution
to another and from one Jail to an
other and to the detention farm i
one is created, all persons under sen
!. tcnce
/ further recommend that YOU take
! some action looking toward the estab
: lishmcnt OF state detention farms, wher,
:, long-term prisoners may be employed
: but ] would not recommend that Thu
. be adopted as a fixed policy by tn,
state until an opportunity has beer
i given to try ont the plan on a reasona
bic basis near to those counties whicl
: usually have the largest jail populations
! recommend an appropriation of a
least $4,000 for further construction a
, the industrial school.
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