The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-13
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
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and the state board Of health, there is
need for such hospitals or wards The
bill appropriates 100000 for the period
ending June 30, 1919.
| Another bill introduced in the Senate
last night amends the primary law so
that political parties casting less than
5 per cent of the votes at the last pre-
yious election need not hold nominating
conventions on the same day of the pri-
mary election. The bill was introduced
by Senator Dunton Of Rutland.
The Senate's last act before adjourn
ment last evening was to kill the SEN
ate bill 10 to enable the state TO issue
bonds for highway purposes. The Sen
ate during the evening passed in concur
renee the following bills: An act relat
ing to the taking of mink, muskrat and
otter; an act relating to the taking OF
fur bearing animals in Franklim county;
an act providing that applicants for fish
and game licenses must make application
to the town clerk of the town in which
the applicant resides; an act relating to
witness and juror fees in municipal and
city court; an act to incorporate city
OF Newport, town of Newport and
town of Derby; an act amending sub
division of the fish and game laws; an
act relating to fishing in Lake Eden an
act to authorize the selectmen of the
town of Wells to maintain a screen at
the outlet of Lake st. Catherine.
Resolutions were adopted by the House
yesterday afternoon expressing sympathy
to Representative John r. Dillon and
family of Duxbury because of the critical |
illness of Mr.. Dillon's son with infantile |
paralysis.
The widow of Admiral George Dewey |
sent the following message to the presid- |
ing officers of the legislature: MAY | |
ask you to express to the respective bod ,
les you represent, my heartfelt gratitude
for the tribute which you paid to my /
George Dewey, admiral of the
navy, in the resolutions you passed upon
hearing of his death"
The House yesterday afternoon passed
n concurrence the following measures
TO pay John G. Diekman the sum therein
named; relating to general duties OF
health officers; and the House passed its
,wn measures as follows: Relating TO
he salary of the auditors II accounts;
IN act TO accept the benefits of an act
,assed by the Senate and House of Rep
of the United States in Con-
Tess assembled to provide for the pro-
notion of vocational education; TO pro-
,ide for the establishment OF county
ospitals for tuberculosis; abolishing the
highway district of Derby Center; to in
the village of Alburg; TO pay
he weekly underwater the sum therein
AIMED.
Dog Bills Debated in Committee.
The subject of dogs was the cause of
Gated debates last evening when two
ills prepared by the House general com
littee came up.
( male dogs shall pay 50 license tax for
he first dog and So for each additional
ne, and s. for am unspayed female dog
nd $40 for each additional female dog
he present tax on male and spayed fe-
lale dogs is 81 and ON female dogs So. !
The second bill provides that person ,
lay kill a dog off his owners premises,
which assaults him, or
seen worrying sheep or other domestic
nimals. deer or hens. A sheriff, deputy
constable is directed to kill and other :
ersons may do so, dogs habitually run !
ing at large, unaccompanied by their
yner, after notice has been given TO the :
Fner that the dogs have been 50 doing.
ennel license fees remain unchanged.
The revenue derived from the dog IL
nses is TO be paid directly into the
,wn treasurcr's Office with the exception &
Is cents for each license. which is al d
wed the town clerk, and 25 per cent of ,
e net receipts, which Is to be paid into
e state treasury by each town. The
'praisals for damage to sheep are to Be
ade in the same manner a. under the
esent law and are TO be paid by the n
ate treasurer, after which the balance
this fund remaining in the state treas n