Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-17

ner. 8. 81. providing for the punish
ment of habituai drunkards by a fine
or not less than $50 and not more than
$l0O or Imprisonment for not less than
six months or more than one year at
detention farm or county Jail. H. Al,
Increasing fee for witnesses in county
and municipal courts on an average
Of so cents a day. and gives mileage
both ways II. $780, gives the governor
power of conditional pardon.
s. Is, empowers insurance commits
sioner to hold hearing and subpoena
with esses. II. 2SS. requires that the
auditor of accounts make certain re-
turns to town auditors. II. 29S es-
tablishes the Vermont Firemen's Re.
lief fund.
S. 49, provides that evidences of rec
ords and judgments Of other States
are good in this State.
S. 90, provides that the time within
which railroads heretofore authorized
may be constructed shall be extended
two years under limits Of the pres
ent charter laws.
II. 314, provides for marking of net
quantities of food in containers or
packages.
II. aga, provides for the purchase by
the State of the birthplace of the poet,
John @. Sake, and the erection of a
| tablet thereon.
S. 11s. provides heavy penalties for
the promotion Of anarchy.
Several new forestry laws have been
enacted. Fl. 299. provides for protec-
ton of forests against fire; II. 100.
for a new classification of forest
lands for tax purposes and protects
the young growth of forests; H. 1870,
for the classification of State forest
reserves for tax purposes
THE JUDICIARY,
In the Judiciary department.: H. so,
changing the method of bringing the
| petition to perpetuate the testimony
of witness; H. 90. provides for 80
years Imprisonment or a fine of not
more than $4,000. or both. for assault
with dangerous weapon: H. 90,
makes the punishment for the crime
OF arson not more than 80 years i'm
prisonment; H. 1926, provides fine
of not more than $4,000 for a corpora
| ton making n false certificate to the
commissioner of taxes; H. 172, that
witnesses from outside the State
shall be exempt from the service Of
papers of any kind whatsoever and
| from arrest from any cause while 60
| ing to or attending court within the
| State; H. PSI, provides that a person
| cannot be put on trial twice on the
same charge; H. 2s3. provides that
executors. administrators. ETC.. shall
make annual settlements of estates.
Other insurance laws includes: H.
SO, providing heavy pepalties for in
| surance companies. their officers and
agents misrepresentation the company
to the assured; H. IS. making insur
ance companies responsible for the
acts of their agents.
In the military department II. 56,
raises the qualification of the staff
officers of the National Guard; II. 1858.
provides for the erection of a memoir
ial to Commodore Thomas Marlborough.
Several new laws were enacted in
| regard to game. II. so, decreases the
open season for deer from ten days
to one week and permits the killing of
doe; H. 245. provides for the estab-
| lishment of open zones for deer
around commercial orchard enter
prises.
Among the new tax laws are: II. II,
providing for central supervision of the
collection of delinquent taxes by the COM
missioner Of taxes; s. 1o, empowering
towns to voc a part of the annual high
way tax for maintenance OF certain roads
III. LBS, providing for returns to the COM
missioner Of taxes by telephone compa-
nies Fl. III. permitting towns to provide
for the payment of interest on overdue
taxes.
Other new laws Of importance are: H.
60. providing heavy penalties for violation
of the weights and measures law. so that
a person who even weighs piece Of paper
with merchandise may be punished; H. SO,
increasing fee for board and washing for
State prisoners, State or town paupers;
H. lis. providing for granting of peddlers'
licenses; H. ia providing for the removal
of a poor and INDECENT person to the town
from which he last came; II. 27. reguiat-
ing the transportation Of dynamite. gun
powder and other explosives by common
carriers: II. $50. providing that the star in
the State flag shall be five pointed.
4 Three new laws were enacted by the
, Legislature of 1919 which directly affect
the city of Burlington. They are: S. Ill,
amending the charter of the city so that a
65-cent school tax may be raised: S. 113
!. authorizing Burlington to issue bonds for
construction and maintenance of perma-
Nent pavements: and S. 127, another bill
amending the charter Of the city.