St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-04-18
WHAT THE LEGISLATU HAS
ACCOMPLISHED DURING SESSION
(From Montpelier Argus.)

(From Montpelier Argus.)
Recommendation made by Gov.
Graham passed by legislatures:
One million dollar war appropria-
ton.
Board of control.
Director of state institutions. Abol-
ishes the board of penal institutions.
trustees of state hospital. Acts as
member of the board of control. Sal
airy $4,000.
Commissioner of agriculture and
forestry. Board of agriculture, state
forester, livestock commissioner, state
ornithologist abolished. Duties per-
formed by commissioner of agricul-
ture Salary $4,000.
Reorganization of state board of
health, two members and secretary
ex-officio mem Der.
Commissioner of industries, in place
of industrial accident board and state
factory inspector. Salary $4,000.
Salary of state treasurer $4,000.
Salary of secretary of state $500.
Salary of auditor of accounts $4,000.
Salary of fish and game commits
sioner $4,000.
officer of state engineer created.
salary $4,000. s5#
Insurance commissioner. salary
$4,000. Removes duties from secre-
tary of state and state treasurer.
Recommended $225,000 for educa-
ton. Appropriation 100000, direct
appropriation previously $4,000.
Fifteen thousand dollars of the sum
for boys and girls exhibits.
daH lot
back roads. Legislature made provi-
sion that $4,000 be spent annually.
Highway appropriation 100000.
State board of charities.
State detention farm.
Further construction at industrial
school. state prison and school for
feeble minded at Brandon.
Where the governors recommends
tons failed:
The courts.
Salary of bank commissioner $4,000
to be paid by state in place of banks
Salary of the attorney general
| $4,000.
Perhaps the most important meas
ure passed by the legislature was the
act establishing a board of control
he members Of which will have SUI
pervision of appointive state officers
| the board being an advisory body tc
the governor, holding frequent ses.
sions. The measure met with stub.
born but Intellectual resistance in both
branches Of the general assembly
The legislature which adjourned
Thursday, was in session 100 days, thu
second longest in the history of The
state. The assembly of 1912 was il
! session 119 days. The legislature wa
kept together a week longer than ex
! pected on account of the war situa
Ion. The change in the banking law.
gives banks for the first time authority
! % invest in the securities of foreign
nations. Under Fl. 336 banks with de
posits exceeding $t,000,O00 may in
vest in the bonds of Great Britain ant
| France when such bonds are secured
by the deposit of American securities
ap to $4,000 and one per cent of de
posts in excess of one million dollars
The law also gives them the authorit
% invest in the bonds of the Dominion
Of Canada and the provinces Of Cana
ia. Investment by banks in higl
grade public service bonds is also per
mitted, such bonds to have a Ion
stable earning record.
Nc material change was made in tn
fish and game laws outside Of short
ening of the open season for takin
deer. Deer with horns three inches i
length may be taken between Novem
Der 10 and November 20, exclusive {
Sundays. The old season was Novem
Der Is to December s. The Garlic
season was desired by the norther
counties where snow comes early.
One of the most important autome
bile laws passed was that relating t
the operation of trucks. Owners {
5-ton trucks and over are required t
give a bond and get local permissio
from town authorities with right
appeal on refusal of permit to count
commissioners. The traffic rules
he American Automobile Associatio
we're put into law. Chauffeurs mu.
pass a rigid examination, said to /
he most rigid requirements of an
state in the union. The chauffeur
Fee is So for the examination. A pei
son who operates ain automobile viii
under the influence Of liquor is subje,
to a fine of $500 and two years in
prisonment or both, his license bein
automatically suspended for one yea
All automobile licenses expire on d,
cember 81. The state secures til
highest fees of any state in the unto
and the most revenue per car.
The issuing Of fourth class license
has been transferred from the seer.
tary of state to the commissioners
axes. All foreign corporation matter
were transferred from the commi
Sioner of taxes to the secretary
state. Bottled liquor goods must bes
the name of the dealer of the secon
class place where sold and also tt
maker to insure only the selling
liquor which has been tested tt
legislature passed a bill abolishin
second class licenses during the war
Woman suffrage gained it's first vi
tory in Vermont with the passage
an act allowing women tax payers
vote in municipal elections and NEE
ings,
Some of the laws passed were: +
: Consolidation of insurance report
y Fifty thousand dollar appropriate
to finish state building; $4,000 to r