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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23
NO. 1872
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 52o4
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATING TO THE HEIGHT OF
RAILROAD BRIDGES.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION s2o4
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATING TO THE HEIGHT OF
RAILROAD BRIDGES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section s2o4 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1904 All single track railroad
bridges in this state, except the two
bridges over the track in the village of
Middlebury, and except as hereinafter
provided, SHALL when built or rebuilt,
be hereafter so constructed as to leave
feet between the inner sides of such
bridges, and also clear space of not
less than twenty-five feet from the low
est timbcrs, boards or irons in the cover
ing of such bridges, and the top of the
rails under the same; and, in ali double
track bridges, the clear space of inside
width shall be not less than twenty
seven feet All overhead highway
bridges, wires, ropes or other obstruc-
tons shall be not less than twenty-five
feet above the top of the rails under
the same, except the bridge crossing the
track of the Central Vermont railroad
on Stowe Street, in the village of Water
bury, which may be constructed at a
height of not less than eighteen feet
above the top of the rails under the
same. The public service commission
may after notice and hearing grant such
further exemptions from the provisions
of this section as may in its judgment
be for the public interest.
Approved March 28, 1910.
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NO. 1872

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47z2
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE.
LATINO TO THE Mantle
NANCE FUND; INCREASING
THE AMOUNT TO BE EXPEND-
ED IN THE MAINTENANCE OF
HIGHWAYS OTHER THAN
STATE ROADS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 4722 of the Gem
read as follows:
Sec. 4722. All fees required by this
chapter shall be deposited with the sec
rotary of state at the time of making
application, and said secretary shall pay
the same quarterly into the state treas
ury. All expenses incurred by said
secretary under the provisions of this
chapter shall be paid out of the gross
amount of fees SO covered into the state
treasury, and the balance shall be set
apart as a separate fund to be called
the maintenance fund.-" said fund to be
expended as follows: seventy-fve thou
sand dollars of said fund is hereby an
nually set apart to be used by the state
highway commissioner in assisting towns
in the maintenance and improvement of
highways other than state roads, the
balance of said maintenance fund to be
used in the repair and maintenance of
the main thoroughfares and state roads,
including the maintenance and neces-
sary improvements on the Sandbar
bridge and culvert mentioned in Sec
ton four thousand five hundred and
eighty-four. Such money shall be ex-
pended upon such thoroughfares under
the supervision and direction of the state
highway commissioner. Said commits
soner shall make such rules and regu-
lations respecting the expenditure and
apportionment of such funds, and shall
cause such amounts of money to be ex-
pended in the several counties of the
state under the provisions of this chap
ter, as in his judgment seems for the
best interests of the state. The said
maintenance fund is appropriated for
the purposes specified herein and the
auditor of accounts shall draw his order
therefor upon the requisition and the
approval of the state highway commits
sioner.
Approved April 8, 1910.
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NO, 124

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF
AND IN ADDITION TO SEC
TON 47o6 OF THE GENERAL
LAWS, RELATING TO BURIAL
GROUNDS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 47o6 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. AGO. Said board may make
necessary bylaws and regulations in
respect to such burial grounds. and in
terment of the dead not inconsistent with
law, and may alter the same; and such
bylaws and regulations shall be recorded
in the town clerks Office. A bylaw or
regulation shall not be adopted to re-
strain a person in the free exercise of
his religious sentiments as to the burial
of the dead but a box containing a
dead body shall not be buried at a
depth less than three feet from the top
of the box to the surface of the ground
Sec. 2, A person who violates a pro-
vision of this act shall be fined not more
than ten dollars.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April a, 1919
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NO. 129

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION so6o
OF THE GENERAL LAWS. RE-
LATINO TO THE FILING OF
CHANGES IN SCHEDULES OF
RATES BY PUBLIC SERVICE
CORPORATIONS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l.. Section 5000 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows;
Sec. 5000 Every company subject to
the provisions of this chapter shall file
with the commission within time to be
fixed by it, schedules which shall be
open to public inspection, showing all
rates, tolls and charges which it has
established and which are in force at
the time, including joint rates, for any
service performed, or any product fur
nished by it, within the state, and as a
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NO. 1873

AN ACT TO REPEAL SUBDIVI-
SION V OF SECTION 1868 OF
THE GENERAL LAWS, RELAT-
ING TO INVESTMENTS OF
BANKS IN RAILROAD BONDS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Part V of section 1903 of
the General Laws is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof a new sub
division (n) as follows:
STATUS FIXED DURING FED
ERAL OPERATION OF
RAILROADS.
(n) Railroad bonds which were
legal investments for savings banks at
the time when the government of the
United States, under the act of Congress
approved March FL, 1918, took over the
operation of the railroads issuing such
bonds, shall not become illegal invest
ments by reason of the operation of the
railroads by the Federal government
The time during which any such rail-
road is operated by the Federal govern
ment shall be excluded, including the
year in which the government operation
ends, in determining the compliance of
any such railroad with the provisions of
this section provided, however, that in
case railroad corporation the mort
gage bonds of which would become
legal for investment under subdivision
(e) of Part V of this section upon its
compliance with the requirements of
said subdivision shall have complied
with the requirements of said subdivi-
sion during the ten years or more next
preceding January Ist, 1913, such rail-
road corporation shall be deemed to
have complied with the requirements of
said subdivision during the period of
the government operation of it's rail-
road, including the year in which such
government operation ends, in comput-
ing the time of compliance with the re-
quirements of said subdivision.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 8, 1910.
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NO. l34

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER a2s
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE
LATINO TO THE FORMATION
OF SAVINGS BANKS AND OF
TRUST COMPANIES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section L. If savings bank, trust
company or savings bank and trust COM
pany for which charter shall be
granted under the provisions of chapter
two hundred and twenty-five of the
General Laws shall not commence
business within two years from the
granting of such charter, the charter
shall lapse,
Sec. 2. A charter for bank already
granted under the provisions of this
chapter shall lapse if within two years
from the passage of this act business
shall not be commenced Hereunder.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March IS, 1919.
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NO. 100
AN ACT RELATING TO THE
CHANGE OF NAME OF A RAIL.
ROAD CORPORATION

KOAD COHfONh lON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A railroad corporation
organized or Incorporated under the
laws of the state may change its name
by the vote in meeting assembled of the
holders of two-thirds of the class Of
outstanding stock entitled to vote.
Sec. 2. Such change of name shall
be evidenced by certificate reciting the
required vote of the stockholders and
executed by the president and clerk, or
by majority of the directors.
Sec. g. The certificate of change Of
name and the fee prescribed by law
shall be transmitted to the secretary of
state, who shall record such certificate
If it conforms to the provisions of this
act, and the change Of name shall take
effect when such certificate Is recorded
A certified copy of such certificate shall
also be filed in the Office of the COM
missioner of taxes.
Sec. 4. Such corporation shall have
succession by such changed corporate
name for the period limited in its char
ter or articles of association, or per-
petually if no period is limited, and by
such changed corporate name shall be
entitled to all of the rights, privileges
and immunties of its charter or articles
of association and shall be subject to
the provisions of title twenty-seven so
far as consistent with its charter
Sec. S. A change of name as herein
provided shall not affect an existing
liability of such corporation
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March II, 1910.
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part thereof shall file the rules and
regulations that in any manner affect
the tolls or rates charged, or to be
charged, for any such service or product
and change shall not thereafter be
made in any such schedules, including
schedules of joint rates, or In any such
rules or regulations, except Upon thirty
days notice to the commission; and all
such changes shall be plainly indicated
upon existing schedules, or by filing
new schedules in lieu thereof thirty
days prior to the time the same are to
take effect; provided that the commits
sion may, upon application Of any COM
pany subject to the provisions of this
chapter, prescribe a shorter time with
in which such reduction or change may
be made.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March 28, 1910.
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NO. 131

AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TINE
WITHIN WHICH THE CON-
STRUCTION OF RAILROADS
HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED
MAY BE COMMENCED OR
FINISHED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. The time limited by law,
within which any railroad corporation
existing or chartered under the laws of
this state is required to commence or
to finish the construction of railroad
together with all rights granted under
its charter is hereby extended for a
period of two years from and after the
present time limit within which the rail-
road corporation is required to COM
mence or to finish such construction.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved March a8, 1910.
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mobile or motor vehicle that has
sold or exchanged by him, imme-
ely notify said secretary of the sale
xchange of such automobile or motor
|cle, as the case may be, and give
name and address of the purchaser
such automobile or motor vehicle,
registration number on the tenn
hry number plates and such other in
nation as said secretary may require.
purchaser shall Immediately, upon
delivery to him of an automobile or
or vehicle, apply for registration
Feof. Said purchaser shall, unless
frwise directed by the secretary of
e, at the expiration of such period
I've days, return such temporary num-
plates to said manufacturer or
err. Such temporary plates shall
be used by manufacturer or
er for the purposes herein provided
&c. 2. Section 1867 of the General
Us is hereby amended so as to read
follows
ec. 1857. Special or professional
uffeurs licenses shall be issued by
secretary. Such license shall
be issued until said secretary or his
authorized agent satisfies himself
the applicant is proper person to
hive the same and such license shall
be issued to person under eighteen
rs of age. Said secretary shall ap-
hit examiners and cause examinations,
they seem necessary, to be held at
venient points throughout the state
blications for such licenses shall be
lie upon blanks furnished by said
Fetary.
&c. 3. Section 46o1 of the General
us is hereby amended so as to read
Follows:
&c. 46oI. The fee payable to said
tetary for an examination hereinbe-
provided for shall be two dollars.
Ecial or professional chauffeurs'
nses shall expire on December
Fty-hrst of the year in which they are
led. The fee for such a license, If
led prior to August first, shall be
be dollars, and the fee for such a
nse, if issued after August first,
II be one dollar and fifty cents.
lee. 4 This act shall take effect
uary first, nineteen hundred and
Enty.
approved April 7, 1919
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23
NO. 126

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
1851, 1852 AND 1853 OF THE GEN
ERAL LAWS. RELATING TO
THE PRODUCTION OF BOOKS,
DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER
DATA IN THE CUSTODY OR
CONTROL OF A CORPORA
TON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section 1. Section 1851 of the Gen.
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Sec. 1851. A corporation doing bust
ness within this state, whether organ
lied under the laws of this or any other
state or country, shall, when notice
therefor is served upon it according to
the provisions of the second following
section, produce before any court, magis-
trate, grand jury, tribunal or commits
sion, acting under the authority of this
state, all of the books, documents, corre-
spondence, memoranda. papers and data
which may contain any account of, refer
ence to or information concerning the
suit, proceedings, action, charge or sub
ject of inquiry pending before or to be
heard or determined by such court,
magistrate, grand jury, tribunal or COM
mission, and which have, at any time,
been made or kept within this state, and
are in the custody or control of such
corporation in this state or elsewhere at
the time of service of such notice upon
it.
Sec. 2. Section 1852 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 1859. Such a corporation shall,
when notice therefor is served upon it
according to the provisions of the fol-
lowing section, produce before any court,
magistrate, grand jury, tribunal or COM
mission acting under the authority of
this state, all of the books, documents,
correspondence, memoranda, papers and
data which may contain any account of,
reference to or information concerning
the suit, proceedings, action, charge or
subject OF inquiry pending before or
| to be heard or determined by such
court. magistrate, grand jury, tribunal
or commission, and which in any way
relate TO or contain entries, data or
memoranda concerning any transaction
within this state or with any party re-
siding or having place of business
within this state, and. which are in the
custody or control of such corporation
in This state or elsewhere at the time
Of service of such notice upon it.
Sec. a. Section 1858 of the General
Laws is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
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on the front of the radiator of such
automobile or motor vehicle Said Sec
rotary shall furnish to each person
registering motor cycle two number
plates which shall be Of such size, shape
and color, with such letters and figures
thereon as said secretary may deter
mine. Such number plates shall be dis
played and illuminated substantially in
the same manner as plates on automo-
bile and motor vehicles are required to
be displayed and illuminated
Sec 2. This act shall take effect
January 1, 1920.
Approved March 7, 1910.
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NO. 121
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47o7
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO SIZE OF AUTO
MOBILE NUMBER PLATES.

AN All ~ AMEND SEC lON 47O7
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATING TO SIZE OF AUTO
MOBILE NUMBER PLATES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont;
Section I. Section 47o7 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 47o7. The secretary Of state
shall furnish to each person registering
an automobile or motor vehicle, except
motor cycles, two metal plates. Such
plates shall be delivered without expense
to said person at such place as said
person may, in his application for regis.
tration, designate. Such plates shall
not be less than twelve inches in length
and four and five-eighths inches in
width and shall be of distinctively
different color each year, and there shall
be marked contrast between the colors
of such plates and that of the numerals
or letters thereon and such colors
shall be designated by said secretary.
Such plates shall bear the number
assigned to such automobile or motor
vehicle, and such number shall be in
Arabic figures not less than three inches
in height with stroke at least half of
an inch in width, and such figures shall
be placed at least half of an inch apart.
On the number plates furnished to a
manufacturer or dealer under section
four thousand six hundred and seventy
eight there shall be a different letter
or mark on each pair of such number
plates. An automobile or motor vehicle
shall not display the number plates OF
more than one state at the same time
One of the plates shall be attached to
the rear of the automobile or motor
vehicle in secure manner, so as to
be plainly visible, and the other shall
be attached to the front of the auto
mobile or motor vehicle in similar
manner; provided, however, that an
owner of an automobile or motor vehicle
in lieu of attaching the number plate to
the front of the automobile or motor
Vehicle VEN ..r may. upon being authorized By
regulations prescribed by him, cause
such registration number to be painted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23
NO. 1879
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION $50,
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE.
LATINO TO INVESTMENTS BY
BANKS IN ROAD BONDS.

bEhA>NS iAN MAJ DONDS
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section l. Subsection (e) of subdivi-
sion II of section 5363 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
(e) In the legally authorized bonds
of counties in any of the above men
toned states having population
according to the last preceding United
States or state census Of at least twenty
thousand and an Indebtedness not ex-
ceeding five per cent of the last preced-
ing valuation for the assessment of
taxes, at the time of the investment.
Bonds issued under this subdivision for
building or improving roads, shall not
be legal unless they are payable serially;
the entire issue payable in not to exceed
twenty wears; the principal and inter
est payable from direct tax levied upon
all of the taxable property within the
county, and only such portion of such
bond issue shall be legal as will be due
and payable in not more than fifteen
years from date of issue.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March 7, 1919
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NO. LAG

AN ACT IN ADDITION TO SEC
TON 1868 OF THE GENERAL
LAWS RELATING TO INVEST
MENTS OF BANKS; PERMIT
TING BANKS TO INVEST IN
FEDERAL FARM LOAN BONDS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. There is hereby added to
section 1868 of the General Laws a new
subdivision to be numbered XI to read
as follows:
XII In farm loan bonds issued by fed
eral land banks In accordance with the
provisions of an act of Congress ap-
proved July II, 1916 known as 1.-THE
Federal Farm Loan Act"
Approved February AZ, 1919.
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1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section I. The last paragraph of sub
division II of section 1868 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
In subdivisions (c) and CD the word
Indebtedness shall mean the gross
debt less debts created in anticipation of
taxes to be paid within one year and the
amount of any sinking funds available
for the payment of such indebtedness;
and in subdivisions (e) and (f) the
word Indebtedness" shall mean the
gross debt less debts created in antici-
patton of taxes to be paid within one
year, the amount of any sinking funds
available for the payment of such in
debtedness and debts created for supply
ing the inhabitants of the municipality
with water. Banks may invest in bonds
described in subdivision (h) not to ex-
coed thirty thousand dollars by any one
bank, and in addition thereto two per
cent of the deposits Of such bank in
excess of one million dollars; and in
to exceed thirty thousand dollars by
any one bank, and in addition thereto
five per cent of the deposits of such
bank in excess of one million dollars;
but nothing hereinbefore contained shall
authorize investments in railroad aid
bonds, except such as are issued by mt
inequalities in the state of Vermont, or
in bonds which are not direct obligations
of municipality or in bonds Of mu-
inequalities which have within twenty
years repudiated or compromised the
payment of any debt or defaulted for
more than ninety days in the payment
of any Indebtedness, and the purchase
of such securities is hereby prohibited.
Approved April 2, 1919.
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MENTS OF BANKS; PERMIT
TING BANKS TO INVEST IN
BANKERS ACCEPTANCES AND
IN CERTAIN NOTES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section 1. There is hereby added to
section 1868 of the General Laws q new
subdivision to be numbered XII to read
as follows.
XII A bank may invest in bankers
acceptances and bills of exchange, pro-
vided the same are accepted by an in
corporated savings bank or savings
bank and trust company or a national
bank doing business in this state or by
9. bank incorporated in Boston, New
York or Philadelphia, to an amount not
to exceed twenty per cent of its de-
posts; and a bank may invest in notes
endorsed or guaranteed by any of the
above named banks to an amount not
to exceed twenty per cent Of its deposits.
Approved April 8, 1919.
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NO. 40

AN ACT TO AMEND PARAGRAPH
CID OF SUBDIVISION II OF
SECTION 1909 OF THE GEN
ERAL LAWS, RELATING 10 IN
VESTMENTS OF BANK. IN
THE BONDS OF THE UN TIED