The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-17

Perhaps thu most important measure
PASSED by the legislature was the act
establishing board Of control, the
members of which viii have supervI-
sion of apPointive state officers, the
board being IA advisory body to the
governor, holding frequent sessions
The measure met with stubborn but III
cfrcctuu resistance in both branches OF
the general ass mbly.
The legislature which adjourned
Thursday, was in session leo days, the
second longest in the history of the
state. The assembly Of 1912 was in
session ll9 days. The legislature was
kept together Il week longer than cx-
pertcd on account of the war situation.
The change in the banking laws gives
banks for the first time authority to
invest i'm the securities of foreign ma
tious. Unlcr II $50 banks with de
posjts exceeding tl,000,e00 may invest
IN the bonds of Great Britain and
France whoa such bonds are secured
hv the deposit ct American securities.
up to 80 600 aud one per cent Of de-
posts i'm excess of one million dol
lars Tn law also gives them the au
thoritv TO invest iu the bonds Of the
Dominion OF Canada agd the provinces
ct Canada. Investments by banks IN
I high grade public service bonds Is al
( So permitted, such bonds TO have long
I Stable earning record.
/ No material change was made in TIA,
\ fish aud game laws outside of Il short
/ cniug of the open season for taking
deer Deer with horns thrcn inches ii
. length may be taken between November
/ ~ aud November %, exclusive Of
I Sundays The old season was Novem
/ ben - 10 December ;. The earlier sea
son was desired by the northern coun
ties where snow comes early.
One of the most important automo
bile laws passed was that relating I,
the operation Of tricks. Owners of )
ton trucks and over are required I,
give a bond and ct local permission
from town authorities with right @
appeal on refusal to permit to count,
commissioners. The traffic rules of tn
American Automobile association wer
put into law. Chautfeurs must pass
rigid examinations said TO be the mos
ligid requirements Of any state in tia
union. The chauffeur : fee is - 70
the examination. \ person who op
crates an automobile while under the IN
tlucucc Of liquor is subject to u fine o
$500 and two years imprisonment o
both, his license being automaticall
suspended for one year. All automC
bile licenses expire on December 3
The state secures the highest fees o
any state in the union and the mos
revenue per car
The issuing Of fourth class license
has been transferred from thu seer,
tary of state TO the commissioner G
taxes. All Foreign corporation matter
were transferred from the commission
I or of taxes TO the secretary of stat
Bottled liquor goods must bear III
: namc Of the dealer Of the second ella:
place where sold and also the max,
/, to insure only The selling of liqu,
: hirll has been tested The lcgislatul
! passed y bill aboiiShing second cla'
licenses during the war.
Womau suffrage gained its first vi
tory III vermont with thn passage
: nn act allowing women tax PAYERS
vote in municipal elections and NEE
iugs
, some Of the laws passed were:
Consolidation Of Insurance report
Fifty thousand dollar appropriate
TO finish stat building; $4,000 to T
model interior of the capitol
Prohibiting use Of muller cutou
on automobiles.
: PcnaltS for persons escaping fro
state hospital.
Town auditors elected for thr
years, one annually.