The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-13
! VERMONT IN THE WAR

One tnlns lual tne legislature
seems likely to do promptly and prop
erly is to provide for compiling q
roster OF Vermont's soldiers in the
war. 1t was thirty years after the
Civil war before the Vermont roster
was published by the late George G.
Benedict and it was too late to inves
tigate uncertain records.
The time to complete the records is
now. The following are the provis
ions OF bill now before the legisla
ture and tho main features Of which
should be enacted and doubtless will
be:
Section |. The secretary OF civil
and military affairs shall compile,
edit and write a fitting history and
memorial, az complete and accurate
as possible, of vermont's part In the.
grea. world war. tsesr
Sec. 2. Such history and memoir
ial shall be printed in appropriate
form and a copy shall be presented
to each free public school and col.
lege library in this state, to each
state library in the United States, to
each sawh and city in this state and
tt each Vermont newspaper.
Sec. 3. One copy OF said history
and memorial shall be presented ae-
cording to such rules as the adjutant
general in his discretion mag pre-.
scribe, to each Vermont soldier sailor
and nurse, and in case OF death, to
their next of kin, to each war work
er from Vermont serving overseas,
or in an army training camp, or at a
navy training station, to each organi-
zation of veterans OF said war which
may be organized in this state.
Sec. A. The distribution OF copies
OF such history and memorial shall
be made to libraries. newspapers,
towns and cities by the custodian of
3 public documents
~ Sec. s. Copies of said history ami
memorial may be sold at cost BY the
adjutant general and funds received
therefrom shall be paid into the state
treasury.
Sec, 6. The ad aiant general shall,
so soon as may be obtain and publish
roster cbntaining the complete rec
ord of each Vermont man enlisted in
or-indls.:Fss iato. any branch of the
army o. hwy Such roster shall con
tain tho name, residence, date and
place OF enlistment or induction, the
nature OF service performed. the
transfers. promotions. citations and
decorations, II any, and the date and
place Of discharge of each such en-.
listed or inducted person The roster
shall also specify any casualties sui
fered, the date and cause OF the
same and, in case of death, the place
OF burial
Sec. Z. Each Vermont soldier and
sailor participating in the great world
war, shall receive a certificate ex
pressing the thanks of the state and
containing a complete statement,
certified to by the adjutant general
Of the service performed by such
soldier OF sailor.
Sec. 8. Clerical assistance re
quired by sections six and seven Of
this act shall be provided for out OF
the appropriation for the office Of the
adjutant and inspector general. The
printing of,the roster shall be charged
to the appropriation FOR public print
ing for the year In which the roster
is completed.
Sec. 0, The auditor OF accounts ID
hereby directed to draw orders or
the treasurer Of the state to an
amount not exceeding twenty-five
thousand dollars for the actual OK
pehse and cost of compiling, writing
editing, printing and distributing the
history and memorial provided for By
section one and for procuring ant
distributing the certificates provided
for by section seven of this act. upor
vouchers approved by tho governor
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