Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-02-12
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
EXTENDED IN VERMONT.
New Highway Bill introduced. Ac-
tivities of Orleans County
Men Chronicled.

Returning to the sixth week of the
legislative session, Vermont law
makers find only four bills which
have gone through the mill and be-
come law. Much important work IS
ahead and adjournment is not looked
for before about April l.
Women will vote for presidential
electors IN the state of Vermont from
this time forth. This matter was
definitely settled last week, when the
House passed IN concurrence, and
without discussion, S. 8. The vote
was 120 to 90. Fifteen Orleans
county representatives voted for the
measure as follows: Brown of Bar
ton, Brown of Brownington, Calkins of
Nestmore, Connal of Newport town,
Durgin of Morgan, Dwinell of New
port city, Elliott of Coventry, Hast
ings Of Glover, Hitchcock of West
field, Holden of Troy, Kinney of
Greensboro, Martin of Albany,
ORourke of Derby, Page of Holland,
and Phillips Of 1rasburg. Lucier of
Jay was absent, and Hinton of
Charleston, Sawyer of Craftsbury
and Sweet of Lowell voted against
the bill
Activities of local men in the leg
isiature are shown as follows:
Mr.. Sweet of Lowell has introduc-
ed a bill to appropriate a sum not
TO exceed $4,000 to assist the town
OF Lowell in surveying and construct
ing highway across Lowell noun
tain along the site of the old Hazen
road.
Mr.. Dwinell of Newport City has
introduced a bill TO pay the state
board of dental examiners the sum
therein named, 5000, for portable
chairs TO be used in examinations of
apphcants and $500 to defray a de-
felt.
Upon motion of Senator Lewis of
North Troy, the senate reconsidered
house bill 70 relating to the use of
telephone lines by county officials.
This bill was killed the day previous
but upon motion Of Senator Lewis the
bill was reconsidered and ordered TO
third reading.
Mr.. Elliott of Coventry has intro
duced bill to amend Section 7447 of
the General Laws. Increasing the
fees of grand and petit jurors. I'm
creasIng the fee from $3.50 to So a
day for Jurymen or talesmen.)
Mr.. Brown of Bloomington has in
troduced bill to amend Section 6776
of the General Laws, relating to the
issuance of licenses for certain
amusement places by selectmen.
trustees, and aldermen. Providing
for a hearing before revoking of a
license or refusal to grant a Iicensel
Mr. O'ROuke of Derby has intro
duced two bills, one to amend sections
ITO, Ill, and ia of the general laws. |
relating TO direct primaries and that
voters therein shall declare their |
party affliation. The other was in +!
troduced by request and would amend |
section 1888 of the general laws, re- |
lat1ng TO parties and witnesses at |
tending court and trial (Exempting |
persons involved under said section |
from being served by officer, instead |
of being outside of Imprisonment. |
etc.)
Two bills have been introduced by |
Mr.. Holden of Troy, one to amend |
Sec. 4246 of the General Laws, pro-
viding for the removal of a poor and |
INDECENT person to the town from |
which he last came; persons who /
bring a poor or INDECENT person from |
one town to another shall be liable to /
double the forfeiture previously pro-
viuci II the measure.
The second bill by Mr. Holden asks |
to amend Sec. 6219 of the General |
Laws, providing for the removal of a |
health officer; state board of health at |
any time may upon unanimous rec
ommendation of the selectmen re-
move local health officer.
A bill introduced in the house by
Mr.. Dwinen of Newport city calls to
amend certain sections of the charter
of the city of Newport.
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