Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-26


oME NEW VERMONT LAWS YOU MAY WANT TO DODGE
An old adage says that Jaw knows no ignorance" In
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ents Of Vermont remain in e Of the new laws OF INV
s"sss WI" be they DO not read the
Yesterday Logan the distribution of the principal
laws enacted 1917 do not find supplement in your
paper containing these laws it will be because slipped
Printing company under contract With the State and furnish
20 o S eS sa s WITH a | IN
The average man will not have time Or the inclination ITO to
What wants Or to discover what he may not Want may
be helpful therefore we summarize come OF the more i'm,
porant or striking laws so that he who may read and
that he WHO reads if necessary to get into the posi-
ton Of !awabidng citizen
lodging automobiles We take It. therefore that disclosure
Of new legislation involving motor will interest
provision that will be hailed with general approval is
mobile vece
ing LIQUOR Or The penalty fine Of $500 or mprison-
this law says the Influence Of 50 that it
M drunk a ion Of term to get
safety Tor those who ride as well as those who walk in the
Cities villages and thicky settled parts of towns insist upon
signals by horn bell at and Intersections
gu stopping of autos and other precautions whe approach
ing frightened teams require operators who nure
ps sn sff % secrsy sa es 10 tS nd
hours under penalty of fine Of $500 Imprisonment for
ca LICENSES for professional chaueurs with rigid exaxmna-
ton and fec of Sc reque Of traction engines
bond and get local from authorities to operate
on ROADS require lights all vehicles at night including
% put INTO operation the traffic rules Of the American Auto
mobile association regulate headlights and spotights and
provide for the highest fees and the most for Yer
49, Among the new laws relating to intoxicating liquor
the following Providing for the appointment Of county Ii
cense commissioners prohibiting the drinking of intoxicating
liquor by passenger on common carrier penalzng ply
stefan who issues prescriptions to habtual drnar
tn froncf orfnc Tho
granting of fourth class licenses from the secretary of State
bear of e we a on maker
testing prohibiting second class licenses during war; max
board of control sending third offenders as to ntoxcaton to
the house of correction.
Another act makes all license fees uniform from May
follows First class 81 ooo second class not less than 900
nor more than $1,000 third class to sell malt liquors. cider
sell by wholesale licensees $780, With malt liquors only
$780, fifth class for medical not less than $1o
ing to duration seventh Glass; sell malt liquors cider and
degrees Fahrenheit not to be drunk premises $500
bass not less than ten in length from on hour S
before sunrise to two hours after sunset from June Is to
May March 5 brook trout brown trout or Loeb Leven
or golden trout not less than twelve inches long and land
Pickere not less than twelve inches long be taken by
nesburg Pond s6eburne Pond and Lake Champain from
is May @ by a having until
in his possession fish taken from Lake roquo commonly
called Hinesburg Pond the tributaries thereof the towns
OF Hnesburg, Richmond St. George and Wiston Lake
roton or in Davds Pond the tributaries thereof between
the first day of December and the first of May following
The provision regarding pckere previously quoted
be an exception with reference to Hnesbug Pond which
needs clearing up
wild deer having horns not less than three inches in
tween FIVE in the morning and five in the afternoon both
dates inclusive Sundays excepted Wild ducks other than
wood ducks and wild may and possessed from
September 16 to January /.
Under passed by the Legislature the banks of ver
mont tor the first time have authority invest the secur
ties OF foreign nations doubtless growing in part out of
considerations 1t provided that banks with deposits
ceedng 100000 invest in bonds of Great Britain
France when such bonds secured by deposits American
securities up $4,000 and cent of deposits
Of $O00O0O Banks also invest in bonds the Domn
ion and provinces of Canada and in high grade public
service bonds
Legislation affecting milk and creamery interests includes
acts requiring inspection by the commissioner of agriculture
at least twice each to sanitary condition cream
cries. cheese factories condensares and receiving stations