The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-13
THE LEGISLATURE
Most of the Members Are Home for
Over Sunday.

week will be ladies week and many
extra visitors are expected.
The bill relating to the licensing OF
peddlers by the commissioner of tax
es was introduced by Mr.. Reirdon of
Barton From information obtained
by the tax department disclosed in a
bulletin issued in March, 1915, it ap-
pears that for the year ending Decem-
Der 81, 1914, only % licenses were is
sued to peddlers on foot and only 81
to peddlers travelling other than on
foot. 1t is apparent to any one con-
yersant with the facts that there
must be many unlicensed peddlers in
the state. 1t is expected that the
centralizing of the licensing power as
well as the administration of the law
relating thereto in the tax department
will result in an appreciable increase
in the amount OF revenue derived
from this source. The revenue is
turned over to the school fund. The
essential features of the proposed
law are as follows: No local license
can be issued to a peddler except up
on presentation to the local authori-
ties of state license; state licenses
are granted upon application made to
the commissioner of taxes; peddlers
are required to have their licenses
with them at all times; license plates
and badges to be issued and attached
to vehicles or worn by peddlers and
not transferable; no change is made
in the amount of the fee charged, and
no change made in the legal iofini
ton of what constitutes peddler;
auctioneers, and itinerant vendors are
also included in the proposed law,
but no change is made in the fees for
licenses or in the legal definition of
what constitutes an auctioneer or
itinerant vendor.
Persons convicted and having SER
we'd three sentences OF intoXication
within a year may be sentenced for
subsequent offense for period of not
more than IS months nor less than
six months If bill introduced by
Mr. Belknay of Royalton becomes a
law.
Mr. Button of st. Adams is author
of measure which would provide
that foreign or domestic creamery
companies make weekly payments TO
patrons instead of monthly and with
in ten days after the same is due.
Two bills which have for their OBJ
ject the speeding up of county court
sessions were presented today by
Senator Fairchild of Franklin. The
first. S. Is. would have county courts
convene on the first Thursday pre-
ceding the first Tuesday of the regu-
lar term for the purpose of calling the
jury calendar and to hear and dispose
of motions for continuance. pleas
would have the county clerks appor-
tion to the first day OF the calendar
such cases as in their judgement and
information are most likely to be
tried at the term for which the as
signment is made without regard to
priority OF such cases.
Other important bills introduced
today follow:
S. 24-By Senator Peck OF Chitten-
den. an act to amend section Sly OF
the p. s., relating to rape Changes
age of consent from sixteen to eight
cen years of age) To committee on
judiciary.
S. 2S-By Senator Villas of Chitten-
den, an act to amend section of No
"a of the Acts OF 1915. entitled IAN
act relating to the taxation of person
al property and providing for effects
for debts owing" Qisters shall de-
duct from the appraised value OF real
estate of taxpayers amount of all
standing against such real
estate and shall take one per cent Of
the remainder. If any, as the real pro-
perty list of the taxpayer) To COM
mittee on taxation.
II. 35-By Mr.. Brooks Of Montpel-
Ter. an act relating to the use of muf-
fer. cut-outs on automobiles or motor
(Forbids opening of cut-outs
in thickly settled part of city, town
or incorporated village) To general
committee.
II. 36-By Mr.. Haynes of Orange TO
provide that all public printing be
done within the state. (All printing,
binding and stationery work for or
in behalf of the state to be done with
in the state. All county printing,
binding and stationery work, execu
ted for or in behalf of the several
counties, to be executed within the
for which such work is done,
when there are practicable facilities
within such county for doing same.
If it be established that price for such
l. l. tn. ne ai,o
ually made for similar work, the pur-
chasing agent or county officers shall
have power to have the work done
outside the county or state.) To gen.
eral committee.
II. 3S-By Mr.. Dana of New Haven
an act to amend paragraph % of sec
tion Of No. POI of the acts of 1912
to fish and game. (Defnes
resident as a citizen of the U. s., who
has lived in this state six months
prior to the date of making applica-
tion for a license, and three months
in the town wherein application is
made.) To committee on fish and
game.
II. 41---By Mr.. Bliss OF Georgia, an
act to amend Section 5623 of the P. S.
as amended by Sec. of No. 226 OF
the acts of 1912, relating to dog IL
Gee Of fifteen dollars for
each female dog.) To general COM
mittee.
The reunion of the men1bers of