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NEW AMBASSADOR.
tional News Service /:

international News Service:
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Ignacio
GOmillas. Mexican member of the
recent joint comission, has been ap-
pointed by First Chief Carranza as
am bassador to the United States. il
was learned here today.
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LATEST IN THE NEWS WORLD

going tugboats at Galveston and
other gulf ports and using them for
coast defense, according 10 reports
in authoritative circles here today.
Naval men said that sufficient sup
ply OF six and three pound guns and
ammunition for such a purpose is
available here.
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international News Service
COPENITAGEN. Feb. I2-The
coal famine in Denmark Is becor
ing acute Transportation and i1-
dustr!es are seriously affected 10 81
hoped 10 secure fuel from Spitzher-
gen, by way OF Norway and sweden
when spring comes
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PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT
Slav Tree Ma-on- Condemn Ger
many's sub Policy

international News Service
CARY, Ind Feb a. Restoration
OF their allegiance 20 the United
states and a tender OF their services
IN the event or war today was sent
20 Pres't Wilson by the John Hue
league Of Slav Free Mazons Re-o-
buttons adopted hy the organization
condemn Germany's submarine
policy
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TAKE 100 PRISONERS.

InternatIOnal News Service:
VIENNA. via Berlin wireless. Feb.
1.-THE capture OF more than 400
Italian prisoners was reported today
by the war office i'm an official state
ment dated Sunday.
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VIOLINIST DIES

CHICAGO. Feb. u. - Bernhard
Lislemann. IS years old. noted vio-
10 the prince OF Schwartzburg. Ger
many, is dead here.
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WILL USE TUGS.

International News Service:
GALVESTON. Tex, Feb. l2.-Ar-
rangements have been completed by
the government for arming all sea-
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CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

Sec. 4os. (Sec. Cor G. L. The exc
cinption from taxation of real and per-
sonal estate, granted, sequcstered or used
for public, pious or charitable uses shall
not be construed as cxempting lands or
buildings owned or kept by a religious
society. other than a church edifice,
parsonage and the outbuildngs of such
church edifce or parsonage, building
used as a convent or school, orphanage,
home, or hospital, lands adjacent to such
cdiflce, parsonage, convent or school,
orphanage, home, and hospital kept and
used as lawn, playground or garden,
and the so-called glebe lands; nor as
exempting from taxation the property of
railroad corporations; nor as exempting
municipal electric light plants when To-
Gated outside the town wherein the mt
nicipality owning the same is situated;
but the lands or buildings exclusively
used for the support OF orphanages,
homes or hospitals which, without pay,
receive and care for INDECENT, old or ifi-
firm patients or inmates shall be exempt
from taxation, when such lands or build
ings are located in the town in which
such institutions are situated.
Approved April 2, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 49,.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION e,
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES As
AMENDED BY NO. So Of THE
ACTS OF 1915, RELATING TO
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section l. Section 563 of the Public
Statutes as amended by No. So of the
acts OF 1915 (Sec. $50 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. 563. (Sec. $50 G. L.) When the
list of person has been made under
the provisions of the second preceding
section, he shall be notified thereof by
the listers on or before six days from
the day fixed by law on or before which
abstracts of individual lists shall be COM
pleted and lodged in the town clerks
office, by a written notice delivered to
him personally, or left at his last usual
place OF abode, if resident. or if nom
resident. mailed to him at his last known
residence. In case of corporation, the
notice shall be delivered or mailed to the
officer whose duty it is to make the in
ventory. In towns having a population
.of one thousand or less when the list of
la person has been made under the pro-
visions of the second preceding section.
he shall be notified thereof by the list
ers on April twenty-irst in the manner
prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March z. 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
Public Revenue
NO. SO.

AN ACT TO AMEND SUBDIVISION
Lie STATUTES. RELATING TO
THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY FROM TAXATION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section I. Subdivision vi of section
4o6 of the Public Statutes (Sec. $50
of the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended so as to read as follows {:
vi. Real and personal estate granted,
sequestcred or used for public, pious or
charitable uses; real and personal estate
set apart for library uses and used by
the public and private circulating
Libraries, open to the public and not
used for profit; lands leased by towns or
town school districts for educational
purposes; and lands owned or leased by
colleges, academies or other public
schools, or leased by towns for the Sup
port of the gospel; aid lands and build
ings owned and used by towns for the
support Of The poor therein; bot private
buildings on such lands shah be set in
the list to the owners thereof, and shall
not be exempt The exemption Of lands
owned or leased by colleges, academies
or other public schools. shall not apply
to lands or buildings rented for general
commercial purposes, nor to farming or
timber lands owned or leased thereby !;
but this provision shall not affect the
exemption of so-ealled school or college
lands. sequestered to such use prior to
January twenty-cighth, nineteen hundred
and eleven.
See a. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 2, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. AZ.

AN ACT RELATING TO EVI-
DENCES OF MONEY LOANED
WRITTEN OR ENDORSED AT
AN INDETERMTNATE OR con-
OPTIONAL RATE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. A promissory note, mort
gage on real estate, or personal estate or
bond for deed or contract for a deed
so written or endorsed that by the terms
thereof the rate of interest on the loan
evidenced thereby is, and shall remain,
at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
amum.. so long as the provisions of No.
"a of the acts of 1915 cxempting money
loaned within the state at a rate of in
terest not to exceed five per cent per
annum arc in force, shall be evidence of
loan entitled to the exemption accord
cd by said No. "a of the acts of 1915.
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March 2, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. A..

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS l.
10 AND II OF NO. 40 OF THE
ACTS OF 1910. RELATING TO
APPEALS BY TAXPAYERS AND
TOWNS FROM APPRAISALS;
PROVIDING FOR SECURITY
FOR COSTS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section !. Section 4 of No. 40 of
the acts of 1910 (Sec. SI3 of the Cen
eral Laws. as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 4. (Sec. 8I3 G. L. In case an
appeal is taken to said commissioner "a
provided in the third preceding section.
the appellant shall furnish triplicate
copies thereof. one of which shall be
by said commissioner forwarded to the
clerk of the town from the decision OF
whose listers or board of civil authority
such appeal is taken, together with I
copy of the bond, and one copy thereof
shall be forwarded by mail to the tax
payer, postage prepaid, when the appeal
is taken by the town agent. Ii such ap-
peal relates to the Quadrcnnial appraisal
of real estate, said clerk shall record
the same in the quadrennial appraisal
book in his Office, otherwise such COPY
shall be so recorded in the grand list
book therein. M,
Sec. 2. Section 10 of No. 40 of the
acts of 1910 (Sec. $40 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 20.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE CON-
troll AND SUPPRESSION OF
INSECT PESTS AND FUNGUS
DISEASES OF PLANTS.
Il is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. A person who Intentionally
interferes with or binders the work OF
the commissioner of agriculture in the
determination of the San Jose scale,
gypsy moth, brown-tal moth or any
other threatening or unusual insect pest
or fungus disease found to be injuring
vegetable growth or person who brings
bor causes to be brought, or ships OF
eznses to be shipped into the state plants
bUf strawberries contrary to the regula-
beions which may be made by said commits
bGioner IN accordance with the provisions
fof No. Is of the acts of 1915 as amended
by an act of the General Assembly OF
fuo17, entitled IAN act IN amendment oil
k2nd in addition to No 10 of the acts oil
E1gIS relating to the suppression oil
fmgus diseases of plants" approved
April 10 1917, shall be imprisoned moi
more than three months or fined moi
mnre d,an $roo, or both.
Sec 4 This act shall take eftec.
&um its passage.
| Approved April z, Io17.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 81.
AN ACT TO CREATE A BOARD OF
CONTROL.

CONTROL.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. The board of control shall
consist of the governor, state treasurer,
auditor of accounts, director of state in
stitutions and person to be appointed
biennially by the governor with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate. Such
appointed member shall hold office for
the term of two years from and includ-
ing the first of February in the year of
his appointment. The members of said
board cxcent the person appointed by
the governor and confirmed by the SEN
ate shall serve without pay, but all shall
be paid their necessary expenses when
away from home on official business.
Said board shall be furnished with Office
supplies and stationery necessary for Off
cial use and the payment of postage,
freight, telephone and Geographic and
express charges necessarily made in con-
ncction with their official duties shall
be allowed in settlement of their
account. Such person so appointed by
the governor and confirmed by the SEN
ate shall receive eight dollars a day for
time actually spent in the performance
OF his duties. Said board shall meet in
the state capitol or at such other places
as the governor may designate at least
monthly to transact such business as may
properly come before it.
Sec. 2. The governor shall be the
chairman of said board, and the secrc-
tary of civil and military affairs shall
be its secretary and recording officer and
as such shall be allowed his necessary
expenses incurred in carrying out the
duties of his Office. Said board may
employ such assistance, expert or other
wise, as it deems necessary to properly
carry out its duties
/ Sec. 3. All state boards, institutions
commissions, officers and departments
other than judicial officers shall make
monthly reports TO said board, and such
reports shall contain statement of work
done and expenses incurred during the
preceding month. The board of control
snail deliver such reports to the legis'
lativc reference librarian, who shall make
condensed statements thereof and fur
nish copies Of the same to newspaper:
OF the state.
Sec. 4. The board of control, shall, al
all times, have power to examine thu
books, accounts and business of ever,
state board, institution. commission
officer or department, and the governo
may, and shall upon Recommendation o
said board, revoke the commission o
any member of board OF commission
or OF any officer appointed by him wit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

found to be doing damage to vegetable
growth in any part Of the state the COM
missioner of agriculture may take con-
troll OF certain areas designated by him
threatened by such insect or fungus dis
case; and for the purpose of preventing
the spread OF such insects or diseases
may enter upon lands and destroy vege-
table growth affected thereby; and he
may in such designated area destroy the
host of any animal or plant disease.
Sec. 5. Whenever in the suppression
of such insect pest or fungus diseases
| It becomes necessary for the commits
sionef to destroy the hosts of such pest
/ or disease, compensation shall be made
IS follows: the commissioner and owner
of the lands upon which such plants are
destroyed shall, if possible, agree upon
the price to be paid as compensation
therefor. In the event of the inability
of said commissioner and owner to agree
thereon compensation shall be deter
mined By the selectmen of the town in
which such land lies, and the compcnsa-
ton agreed upon shah be paid by the
auditor of accounts upon the award of
such commissioner or selectmcn; but no
compensation shall be made for diseased,
wild or uncultvated trees, plants or
Fo0IUDUCly WHICH, arc OIQcTCO OCSIIOyCu
bon account Of disease or infection.
Sec e The Sum of ten thousand dol
a1rs Is hereby appropriated to be ex-
kpended under the direction of the COM
kmissinner of agriculture in controlling
|and suppressing the white pine blister
eust disease; three thousand dollars OF
dis sum sa,aIl be available for the fiscal
k1en ending July I, 1917, five thousand
dnll4rs for the fiscal year ending July
1913 and two thousand dollars for
kehe fiscal year ending July I. 1919. The
additional sum of fifteen thousand dol
hrs is hereby appropriated for the same
lpurpose, which may be expended during
khe biennial period ending June 80, 1919,
cniy upon the certificate of the gov
Aernor.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
Hrom its passage.
Approved April ,, Ior7.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 81.

AN ACT TO AMEND SUBDI-
VISION XI OF SECTION 4o6 OF
THE PUBLIC STATUTES, RE-
LATINO TO EXEMPTIONS FROM
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Subdivision XI of section
400 of the Public Statutes subdivision
XI of section $50 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
XI. Household furniture of every
person, not exceeding FIVE hundred dol
lars in value; wearing apparel; private
and professional Libraries; automobiles
and motor vehicles; mechanics tools,
and farmers tools and implements, and
farm, orchard and garden machinery, in
Guiding gasolene engines not used for
hire, carts, wagons and vehicles, neces-
sary to carry on their respective occupa-
lions, not including traction engines
provisions necessary for the consump-
ton of the family of person for one
year; live fowls not exceeding twenty
dollars in value; one watch. one organ
|or piano; one phonograph; sheep, cattle,
horses and swine, not more than four
months old on the first day of April ;
hay and produce sufficient to winter out
the stock; and for each person one
wagon, one sleigh and harness for using
the same. But pleasure wagons and We
|hicles exceeding one hundred dollars in
value, other than automobiles and motor
vehicles, shall not be exempt from taxa
ton.
Sec. q This act shall take eTec,
from its passage.
Approved March 5, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 81.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS TO
ADVANCE MONEYS, UPON REQ
UISITION, TO STATE OFFICERS
AND TO PROVIDE FOR BOND
OF INDEMNITY.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The auditor of accounts is
hereby authorized, with the approval of
the governor, upon requisition Of an Off
Ger having authority to expend money
for the payment of expenses chargeable
to the state, to advance funds for such
expenses. Such advances shall not be
made until said officer files with the
state treasurer a good and sufficient
bond, the expense of which shall be paid
by the state, approved by the governor
and auditor of accounts, indemnifying
the state against all loss or shortage OF
sums so advanced. Said officer shall
quarterly, or at such other times as the
auditor requires, render an account, in
such form as the auditor prescribcs, of
the expenditures of moneys so advanced
and furnish vouchers therefor.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March ~, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. Il.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE
COMMISSIONERS OF AGR1CUL-
TURE TO DEED CERTAIN
J: LANDS OF THE STATE.
Il u hereby enacted by the General
lAssen&ly Of the State of Vermont:
: Section !. The commissioner Of 1gTi
Jenlture, my. with he advice and CON
sent Of the board of control, as agn
of the state agree with the city of Rut.
a.nd upon . divisional line between tn,
property of the state known as tn,
George Aitlsen stzte forest situated with
i'm the town of Mendon and propert,
lof the city Of Rutland known as tn,
Thornton lot adjacent thereto. and, a:
tagent of the state, may transfer ant
convey to the city of Rutiand sucf
rights q the stzte may have as may b.
Necessary to carry out the terms of sucf
agreement
ApprosetApr1 II. 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 26.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION IS
OF NO. as OF THE ACTS OF
1912 AS AMENDED BY SECTION
S OF NO. eo2 OF THE ACTS OF
1915, RELATING TO THE PAY
MENT FOR TUBERCULOUS AMI
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 10 of No. 275 of
the acts of 1912 as amended by section
S of No. 2o2 of the acts of 1915 (Sec.
4oS of the General Laws, as proposed)
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Sec. 10. (sec. 4os G. L) A resi-
dent of this state who slaughters for
human consumption at place within
this state an animal which after slaugh-
ter he finds or believes to be tuberculous,
which animal shall have been owned
within this state for a period of at least
six months next preceding its slaughter,
may forthwith notify said commissioner
! in writing, or otherwise, giving such
statement of facts as the commissioner
shall by general regulations require.
The commissioner shall thereupon at the
earliest date possible, in person or by
agent, inspect the carcass of the animal
in question, and, if such carcass is
tuberculous. he or his agent shall ap-
praise the same at value not to exceed
ten cents per pound; and thereupon,
within sixty days, said commissioner
shall furnish certificate thereof to the
auditor of accounts who shall draw an
order in favor of the owner of such car
cass for the sum of sevcnty-fivc per
cent of the appraised value thereof
provided such claim shall be presented
in the office of the commissioner within
thirty days. Such diseased carcass shall
be buried or destroyed by the owner
and at his expense, in the presence OF
said commissioner or his agent. In nc
case shall such sum of seventy-hve pei
cent be reckoned OH a sum greater thar
scventy-hvc dollars for single animal
If, upon examination. the carcass is moi
found tubcrculous the expenses for in,
spection shall be paid by the owner Of
the party who applies for the inspec
ton.
Approved March ", 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO.4l.

AN ACT TO AMEND SUBDIVISION
VIII OF SECTION SO OF TIE
PUBLIC STATUTES AS AMEND
ED BY THE SECOND PARA
GRAPH OF SECTION 6 OF NO.
IS OF THE ACTS OF 1910, RE1.AT--
ING TO TAXATION OF DE-
POSITS IN SAVINGS BANKS
AND TRUST COMPANIES.
It is hereby enacted by the Cenersa
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Subdivision VII Of sec-
ton $40 of the Public Statutes as amend
ed by the second paragraph of section
6 of No. IS of the acts of 1910 (Sub-
division VIII of Sec 67s of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
VIII. Deposits in all savings banks,
savings institutions, trust companies and
savings banks and trust companies with
out this state, except in those states By
the laws of which moneys on deposit in
savings banks, savings institutions, trust
companies and savings banks and trust
companies within this state are or shall
be exempt from taxation to the owner
in such other state; in all banks, ma
tional banks and banking houses within
or without this state other than in say
ings banks, savings institutions, trust
companies and savings banks and trust
companies within this state, and IN ma
tional banks within this state whereon
interest exceeding the rate of two per
cent per annum is paid or allowed by
such national banks, shall, on the first
day of April in each year, be set in the
list to the owner thereof in the town.
village, school and fire district wherein
he resides.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 2, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. p.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2
RELA AZ n ?r 70 az An n ANNUAL M 1yl1
CENSUS OF CERTAIN DOMES-
TIC ANIMALS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 2 of No. 46 of the
acts of 1912 is hereby amended so as tc
read as follows:
Sec. 2. Said listers shall forthwith
after completing such list, compile and
furnish to the town clerk an abstract
showing the total number of silos, horses
mich cows, registered neat stock, pure
bred bulls, hogs and other stock in the
town at the time of taking such list.
Approved April 2, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 80.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4o8
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES AS
AMENDED BY SECTION OF NO.
az OF THE ACTS OF 1910 RELAT-
ING TO EXEMPTION FROM TAX
ALTON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 4oS of the Public
Statutes as amended by section of No.
&c of the acts of 1910 (Sec. CO.. of the
General Laws. as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
Sec. 4oS (Scc. CO.. G. L. The ex-
cmption of real and personal estate
granted, sequestcred or used for public,
pious or charitable uses shall not be
construed as cxemDting lands or build
ings owned or kept by a religious So
cicty, other than a church cdi6cc, par
sonagc and the out-buildings OF such
church ediiice or parsonage, building
used as a convent or school, land ada
cent to such church cdihcc, parsonage,
convent or school kept and used as a
lawn. playground or garden, and the So
called glcbc lands; nor as cxcmpting the
property of railroad corporations; nor
as cxcmpting municipal electric light
plants when located outside the town
wherein the municipality owning the
same is situated; nor shall it be con-
strued as cxempting from taxation real
and personal property held by the state
and located in any town other than that
in which the institution of which it
forms part is located; but the lands or
buildings exclusively used for the Sup
port of orphanagcs, homes. asylums or
hospitals which, without pay. receive and
care for INDECENT, old or inhrm patients
or inmates shall be exempt from taxa
Ition.
Approved February "a. 1917.