St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-14

ton 81 of No. 201 of the acts of 1912.
as amended, relating to the taking of
! wild ducks. (Fixes open season from
! Sept / to Jan. /, except on ponds and
lakes containing less than 500 acres)
| Fish and game committee,
Senator Kicker of st. Johnsbury
presided over the Senate this FORE
noon. He discharged the duties of
presiding officer with dignity and dis
patched an unusually large amount of
| business.
Among the bills introduced were the
| following.
S. 80, by Senator Proctor of Rut-
+! land. An act to amend sections p,
| 25 and % of No. 15S of the acts Of
| 1910 and to repeal No. 152 of the acts
of 1915, relating to unclaimed deposits
| in savings banks and examination of
deposits in such banks. I'm the year
1918, and every fifth year thereafter,
the bank commissioner shall cause an
examination and verification of all
deposit amounts in the banks, at such
time and in such manner as he shall
deem for the best interest of the bank
and dcpostors. Expense to be paid
by the bank examined.) to committee
on banking and insurance.
S. SO, an act relating to misbranded
foods requiring statement of net
weight on packages was passed this
morning as was S. 40, an act relating
to the sale Of opium, morphine and
other narcotic drugs las amended),
and S. Al, an act relating to the re-
port of the license vote, the certifica-
ton of the license commissioners and
the labelling of liquors.
S. 81, an act to create the office Of
director of state institutions; S. 70, an
act relating to exemption from taxa
ton; S. rs, an act relating to appeals
from the public service commission,
and Fl. &c, an act relating to the
granting of Il bounty on black bears
were ordered to a third reading.
The following also were ordered to
u third reading:
III. 112, an act to create the Office of
insurance commissioner ard to amend
and repeal certain sections of the L.
S., relating to insurance commissioner
and insurance expert.
III. 129, an act relating to the pay
ment of moneys earned by prisoners.
H. 1873, an act to secure the benefits
Of the federal aid road act.
II. 10, an act relating to the de-
livery of u weight slip with coal.
Third Reading Ordered With Pro-
pOsals of Amendment
II. 113, an act to legalize the grand
list of the town OF Sutton for the
years 1915 and 1916.
Rejected
II. rs, an act relating to the pro-
motion of the poultry interests of
Vermont
Recommended
s. SO, an act to prevent cruelty to
animals.
Senator Hawley of Chittendan OPP
posed the amendment offered by Sen
ator Morse, which amendment would
not allow any citizen to lawfully inter
fere to prevent the preparation of
any act Of cruelty upon any animal in
his presence.
Senator Morse defended his amend
ment being Of the(belief that the pres
ent law is sufficient to allow any citi-
zen to interfere or report to a hu-
name officer Senator Demerit spoke
against the proposed amendment.
might greed their authority if the
bill passed in it's original form.
Amended on q rising vote, IA to Is.
On motion of Senator Villas the bill
was recommitted for further consid-
Grafton. Adjourned at 11.53.
Governor Graham has signed the
following:
February 81. H. R. 10. Joint res
United States of the unqualified sup
port of the state Of Vermont in the
present crisis.
February III. 8, an act to author
ize the town of Richford to issue
| bonds; II. 81, an act to repeal q part
Of section 2 of No. SIS OF the acts OF
1915, entitled IAN act to amend the
charter of the city Of Rutland: III. 81.
an act relating to the election of towns
officers; H. 43, an act relating to the
licensing of peddlers, itinerant VEN
doris and auctioneers, and repeating
No. POI of the acts of 1915. section
1877 of No. 1 of the acts of 1915, and
chapters 80, 232 and 233 Of the Public
Statutes; II. 80, an act to amend sec
ton 1910 of the Public Statutes, re-
lating to neglect to furnish certificates
Of death; IT. 80. an act to settle the
divisional line between the land of the
state and the land of Thomas j. Hea-
phey; J. r.. II. 1 T., Joint resolution to
empower the Senate and House COM
| mttees on state institutions to visit
| the State School for Feeble -,Minded at
Brandon, and the provide for expenses
of said committees: S. 81 an act to
amend paragraph 2 of section 306S of
! the Public Statutes as amended by
! No. 104 of the acts of 1915, relating
! to divorce. t4
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