The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-12
Explanation of Mr.. Amidon's Bill.

The following note is explanatory of
house bill No 80, introduced by Mr.
Amldon of Halifax, and is not made a
part OF the act. The sections of this
act change existing laws as follows: /
See. /. Appropriation of $4,000
omitted. Budget bill to cover same
Duties OF board of agriculture and for
eStry imposed on commissioner of agri- =
culture Power conferred on governor
TO approve or dlsapprove apportionment. !
Sec. :. Commissioner of agriculture
to be appointed biennially. Salary of
commissioner omitted. Commissioner to
maintain such office and employ such
assistance as the governor approves.
Under present law commissioner NAV
employ assistance without approval of
the governor.
| See. 3. Duties of board of agriculture
and forestry conferred on commissioner
of agriculture.
/ See. 4. Provision is made for a re-
/ port IN each even year in lieu of annual
". The words the report of the state
forester are omitted (but see see. 9
Of this act).
See. ;. Commissioner Of agriculture
h made state nursery Inspector. Provi-
sion as to pay of inspector omitted.
Provision inserted that inspector may
employ assistance subject to the ap-
prevail of the governor
See. +. As indicated in printed bill
by inserting or cause to be inspected
and by emitting the words ''who shal,
i'll such matters under the supervision
and direction of the commissioner a.
agriculture.
Sec. !. Commissioner of agriculture
made state ornithologist Provision as
to pay of state ornithologist omitted
Provision inserted that ornithologist
} may employ assistance subject to the
approval of the governor Original
limit of one hundred dollars not to in.
clude personal expenses of commission
er.
/ Sec. s. Commissioner of agriculture
made state forester. Provision as to
pay of state forester omitted. Duties
OF beard Of agriculture and forestry
l imposed on state forester.
/. Sec. 9. Report iii each even year in
+ stead OF annually. Provision inserted
1 that report shall be printed with the
report of the commissioner Of agricul-
= ture.
. See 10. Words "said board may, in
+ its discretion, purchase lands in thc
4 name of the state TO be held as state
: forest reserves omitted {Supcrseded
4 by 1912, No. IS
0 See. II. Duties Of board Of agTieal
ture and forestry imposed on commits
o sioner ct agriculture.
A. See. L. Duties OF board Of agricul
$ ture and forestry imposed on forester
. Sec. IL. Contains provisions Of 1915
e No. u, see. ; and 1908, No. II, see. 4
; which sections are repealed bv section
n ~ of TINS acj. Provisions Of such act
: changed by imposing on governor duties
OF state board Of agriculture as TO ap
I proYal OF expenditures; Further
r changed by providing for the develop
nent Of nurseries n lieu Of the develop
t ment OF one nursery, /. e. the nursery
o provided Ky Z. 5. see 56S Limit as t,
o seedlings III 1915, No -, see . omitted
Y See. H. Commissioner Of agriculture
d made livestock commissioner Pravi
4 sion as to bond omitted. Provision rs I,
removal Of commissioner omitted. Re
: port in each even year provided in liel
d Of annual report. Provision added tina
# report shall be printed with the repor
o of the commissioner of agriculture
~ See. 10. New matter
= Sec. l6, Il. Commissioner of agricuI
ture made director of the state agri
IS cultural schools and duties OF the trus
@ tees of such schools imposed on him. Re
e port i'll each even year required in liet
i of biennial report. Provision as to re
!. port had origin i'll 1915, No. &c, see.
. and 1910, No. s., sec ;, which are re
n pealcd by section 10 Of this act Pro
1 vision inserted that report shall b.
printcd with the report Of the commits
. sioner of agriculture.
n See. IS. Salary OF commissioner 0
i agriculture placed at $4,000. Hcrctofor
Il salary fixed by board Of agriculture an,
L forestry. Provision for payment Of ex
y. penSes inserted.
! H. X. BROOKS PRESIDENT.