Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-22

rNnney. Flint, r'uliam. Gates. Gridicy.
Hale. Hail OF fillmore. Hall Ct Isle La
Motto. Hayes. Haynes, Hemingway of
Waterford. Higgins OF Arlington,
Hinds Howe. Hutchinson. John
son of Somerset Kelley. Kimball,
kingsbury. Lamb. Leach. Leonard.
Lynough MoLarn. Mclaughlin, Martin
of Westfield Matot, Mcech. Miller OF
Hancock, Miller of Westminster. Mott.
O'Erien. O'Dowd, Orcutt, Parker of Brad
ford, Parker of Lowell. Parker of West
Rutland, Perkins of Plainfield. Perrin,
Phelps. ririe. Pollard, Potter. Pres
ton. Ralph, Ranney, Rawson. Robin
,, Rood. Rublee. Ryan. Seaver, Shores.
Sinclair, Spauldng, Stanton, Sted-
man, Stoddard. Taylor of Greensboro.
Taylor of Tinmouth. Waite of Shoreham,
Walker. Warren. Webster, Wellinger.
Wheeler, White. Whitford. Whitney, Will
liams of Proctor, Wilson of Bristol.
Wooster. Young. Total. ia
| JOB FOR TAX COMMISSION Err.
| The House to-day passed the bill re-
quring the State commissioner of taxes
| to furnish the names of habitual drunk
ards to liquor licensees. instead of hav-
| ing it done by the board of license COM
missioners of each town as Is now the
case. The bill and incidentally the pres
ent public statutes of the State were
amended so that the commissioner of
taxes must have a complaint from a
board of license commissioners in a town
before he can notify the licensees Of that
town not to sell nor to furnish liquor
to person. The present law places this
power arbitrarily in the hands of the
license commissioners and the original
bill simply substituted the tax commits
sioner for the license commissioners.
The act introduced by Mr.. Bates OF
Moretown changing the number of sigma.
lures needed for petition for a candi-
date for a county office from two per
cent. of the total number of votes cast
for all candidates for the office at the
last preceding election to so (signaturesl
twas made a special order for els O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
THIRD READINGS ORDERED.
The act providing that n person who
is or within a period of ten years priol
to the time of such appointment (to thf
board of license commissioners) has beer
engaged directly or indirectly in tho
manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquor shall not be eligible to such ap
pointment was ordered to a third read
ing.
Other bills ordered to a third reading
were those providing that applicants fol
fishing and hunting licenses must make
application to the town clerk of the towr
in which they reside and the one givini
the fish and game commissioner power t.
take, possess. transport and dispose o.
deer which are doing damage in a partic
ular locality. The act changing the mile
age fees allowed sheriffs and constable.
to the number of miles actually Travelled
was also ordered to a third reading.
|; GASOLENE BILL REJECTED.
J The act fixing a certain standard fo
gasolene and motor fuel outside of whicl
1t could not be sold and the one providing
: penalty Of three months Imprisonment
or 800 fine for a person who defraud
the owner or keeper of garage by obtain
ing automobile supplies or not payin,
= for the storage OF his automobile wer
, rejected.
!, AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSES.
. The administration agricultural bill I'm
, posing upon the commissioner of agricul
, ture the duties Of the State board O
, agriculture and forestry. State nursery In
, spector. State ornithologist. State fores
> ter. livestock commissioner and trustee
! Of the State agricultural schools "a
|, passed by the Senate this morning.
e REV. MIR. FAfnGANS SUCCESSOR.
The Senate voted to elect a: 1880 q oc!oc
Friday a chaplain to MI the vacanc
( caused by the recent death of the Re,
Marcellus w. Farman OF Wcstneic TIL
c Rev. G. Leon Wells Of Glover appears I
;. be tho leading candidate for tho pos
!. ton and his election seems PRACTICAL
!. assured.
!, more than $50 or two years. imprison
= mcnt or both for person operating a
/, automobile or motor vehicle II the iiccns
:, is not in force because OF the suspensio
3. or revocation OF the same, and anothe
" providing that the act take effect froy
:. April, 1877. instead OF from it's passag,
:. were proposed by the Senate to H. i
I, relating to the issuance of operator,
&. and special or professional chauffeur,
g. licenses and the regulation OF the opcrs
. tion Of automobiles and motor vehicles.
- MORE BILLS INTRODUCED
r. Senator Villas of ChittendcE county n
v. troduced a bill consolidating the probat
n offices in Rutland county ny abolishin
= Fair Haven district and making the salar
y, of tho Rutland county judge N.4oO
n, Senator Eddy of Windham county b
I, request introduced a measure provtdin
h for a recount Of votes in town and cit
$. elections. The bill provides that With
e. ten days after election candidate d,
,f string recount shall file a petition wit
'f the town or city clerk setting forth Ut
der oath that he is informed and believe
le mistake or fraud has been committe
ana requesting recount. The board
m civil authority or city council are to mai
q, the recount and the axgrieved candidat
r. may appeal to the county court DrOyidIu
& he files n bond to cover the costs ,
II appeal
H. y bill making the State treasurer, con
T. missioner OF weights and measures an
u. liking his salary at 5000 and that of II
" spectms at 81, 30 was introduced I'm IL
g,
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