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NO. AT

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1867
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO CHARTERS OF DO
MESTIC CORPORATIONS, ES-
TABLISHING THE FEE PAY
ABLE FOR AMENDMENT
THERETO.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1867 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1867. If the charter or articles
of association of corporation are
amended so as to increase the capital
stock, the fee payable shall be a sun,
not less than five dollars and equal to
the difference between the fee required
for the amount of capital stock before
such increase and the fee required for
the total amount of capital stock per-
mitted after such increase. If the char
ter or articles of association are
amended, but the amendment does not
increase the capital stock, the fee shall
be FIVE dollars.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February II, 1910,
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under section five thousand six hundred
and fifteen of the General Laws.
Approved April q, 1910.
NO. a.

AN ACT RELATING TO EXEMP-
T1ONS FROM TAXATION OF
INVESTMENTS BY BANKS IN
THE VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A domestic savings bank
or savings institution, trust company or
savings bank and trust company, doing
business in the state may, in determin-
ing the amount of its deposits and
accumulations subject to tax, deduct
thercfrom, in addition to the deduction
of assets invested in securities of the
United States under the provisions of
sections one thousand and thirty-one
and one thousand and thirty-three of
the General Laws, the average amount,
not exceeding five per cent, of its assets
invested in securities of the Victory
Liberty Loan.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 7, 1910
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NO. 81
AN ACT TO ENABLE THE STATE
OF VERMONT TO ISSUE BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSES THERE
IN NAMED

AN ACT TO ENABLE THE STATE
OF VERMONT TO ISSUE BONDS
FOR THE PURPOSES THERE
IN NAMED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont:
Section l. The treasurer of the
state is hereby authorized to prepare
and issue in the name and on behalf of
the state negotiable bonds to an amount
not exceeding one million and five hun
dred thousand dollars, for the purpose
of retiring outstanding notes issued in
accordance with the provisions of num-
Der iifty-siX of the acts of nineteen
hundred and seventeen and for the pur-
pose of making payments in accordance
with the provisions of an act of the
general assembly of nineteen hundred
and nineteen entitled IAN act to provide
state pay for drafted men and for
women in the military or naval service
of the United States" approved March
co. 1910.
Sec. 2. Such bonds shall be desig-
mated as the Vermont st; te Loan of
1910, shall be issued in oupon form,
payable to bearer, in the denomination
of one thousand dollars each, shall be
payable in equal annual pay nents, the
first of such annual payn ents to be
made not later than one year after the
date of such bonds. and the last not
later than thirty years after such date
and shall bear interest at a rate not ex-
ceeding four and half per cent per
annum, payable semiannually. The
principal and interest of such bonds
shall be payable in gold coin of the
United States of America of the present
standard of weight and ineness, at the
Office of the state treasurer in Mont
pelier, Vermont, or at Boston, Massa-
chusetts, or New York, New York. as
may be determined by the treasurer.
Such bonds shall be signed by the
treasurer and countersigned by the
secretary of state and auditor of
accounts, and shall bear the seal of the
state; and such bonds shall be regis
tered in the Office of the secretary OF
state, in compliance with section five
hundred forty-seven of the General
( Laws The interest COUPONS thereon
shall bear the fac simile signature OF
the treasurer Such bonds shall bear
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we'd March 4 1919
NO. 33

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7s2
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO NOTICE TO TAX
PAYERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 7S2 of the Cen
ral Laws is hereby amended so as to
cad as follows:
Sec 782. When the list of a person
has been made under the provisions OF
! he second preceding section, he shall
be notified thereof by the listers on OF
before six days from the day fixed by
aw on or before which abstracts of in,
+lividual lists shall be completed ant
edged in the town clerks Office, by q
written notice delivered to him per,
bonally, or by registered mail or lef
bit his last usual place of abode, if {
resident, or if nonresident, mailed to
him at his last known residence Ir
ease of corporation, the notice shall
be delivered or mailed to the Officer
Whose duty it is to make the inventory
|In towns having a population of ONT
Thousand or less when the list of a per
Bon has been made under the provisions
'pf the second preceding section, he shall
be notified thereof by the listers OF
April twenty-frst in the manner hereiI
prescribed.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effec
from its passage
Approved March 28, 1919.
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and fees allowed by law for the collec-
ton of delinquent taxes.
Sec A. a town which prior to the
date on which this act takes effect has
voted TO avail itself OF the provisions
of sections S67 to S77 of the General
Laws and which has not voted to rcscind
such action, and town which at the
annual town meeting in nineteen hun
bred and nineteen votes to avail itself
of said provisions, may at the annual
meeting in nineteen hundred and nine
teen vote to take advantage Of the pro-
visions of this act Notwithstanding the
warning for the annual town meeting
in nineteen hundred and nineteen con-
tains no specific article for that purpose
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February Fl. 1919
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NO. As

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
1881 AND 1888 OF THE GEN
ERAL LAWS RELATING TO
TAXATION OF DEPOSITS OF
TRUST COMPANIES, EXEMPT
ING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL
SECURITIES FROM TAXATION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 1881 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1881. A domestic savings bank
or savings institution doing business
herein, shall annually pay tax to the
state which is hereby assessed at the
rate of seven-tenths of one per cent
upon the average amount of its deposits
and accumulations after deducting
therefrom the average amount not ex-
ceeding ten per cent of its assets invested
in securities of the United States; the
average amount of the assessed valua-
ton of the real estate owned by it and
the average amount of its assets in
vested in notes, bonds or orders issued
as evidences of indebtedness for money
loaned to the state, county, town
town school district, incorporated school
district, village or incorporated FIRE dis
trict Of this state at rate of interest
not exceeding FIVE per cent per annum
provided, however, that cooperative
savings and loan association organized
under chapter two hundred and twenty
nine shall be exempt from such taxa
ton.
Sec 2. Section 1888 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec 1888. A domestic trust company
or a savings bank and trust company
doing business herein snail annually pay
tax to the state, which is hereby
assessed at the rate of seven-tenths o.
one per cent upon the average amoun
of its deposits, including money received
as trustee under order of court and de
posted in its interest department, after
deducting therefrom the average amour
not exceeding ten per cent Of its asset
invested in the securities of the United
States, and the average amount of it
assets invested in notes, bonds or order
issued as evidences of indebtedness TO
money loaned to the state, county
town, town school district, incorporated
school district, village or incorporated
FIRE district of this state at a rate o
interest not exceeding five per cent pc
annum.
Approved March II, 1919.
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NO. IS
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8IS
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATING TO RETURN OF ABB
STRACT OF GRAND LIST.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8I9
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE
LATING TO RETURN OF ABB
STRACT OF GRAND LIST.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 8I8 of the General
Laws is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
Sec. 818. Listers shall annually, on
or before the fifteenth day of June,
make and deposit with the town clerk
an abstract of the grand list of such
town in the following form; and on or
before the fifth day of July annually, a
like abstract shall be made by the ap-
praisers for unorganized towns and
cores and be deposited by them with
the county clerk of the county in which
such town or gore is situated
STATE OF VERMONT
Abstract of the grand list of the town
OF ......, for the year 20.
Total appraised valuation of real
estate for taxation .........
Total appraised valuation of per-
sonal estate for taxation .........
3 Total deductions for debts owing
.........
4 Total appraised valuation of real
and personal estate for taxation .......
5 One per cent of the total appraised
valuation of real and personal estate
s Total appraised valuation of tax
able polls ..........
7 Total grand list ..........."
We certify that the above is true
abstract of the grand list of the town
of .........., for the year 10. :, and OF
the total amount of deductions made
from the list of taxpayers therein on
account of debts owing.
Given under our hands at .........
aforesaid on this ...... day of ........
49,.
Listers Cor Appraisers).
Town Cor County, Clerks Office
, I hereby certify that have examined
the grand list of this town for the yea,
10. :, now on file in this Office, and that
the foregoing abstract is correct; anc
that such abstract is incorrect in the
following particulars:
Attest,
Town lor County, Clerk.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effec,
from its passage.
Approved February II, 1919.
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NO. 46

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1893
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO THE ASSESSMENT
OF ANNUAL LICENSE TAXES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 1898 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Sec. Io3s A corporation subject to
the payment of the annual license tax
and having capital stock or deposit of
fifty thousand dollars or less is hereby
assessed an annual license tax of ten
dollars, and for each fifty thousand dol
lars or fractional part thereof Of CAPT
tai, stock or deposit in excess of fifty
thousand dollars, five dollars; but such
an annual license tax, except as other
wise provided in this chapter, shall not
exceed one hundred dollars.
Approved March 10, 1919
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NO.. 80

/ ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
iAKING OF AN ABSTRACT
BIZ THE OUADRENNIAL AP-
PRAISAL OF REAL ESTATE.
{ is hereby enacted by the General
bembly of the State of Vermont:
section I. Listers shall, on or be-
the fifteenth day of October in each
in which quadrennial appraisal is
de, make and deposit with the town
TX an abstract of the quadrennial
raisal of such town, on blanks to be
INFLATED and furnished by the COM
sioner of taxes.
bec. 2. The clerk to whom such
tract is returned shall compare the
ne with the quadrennial appraisal, and
he finds it correct in every particu-
shall SO certify on the abstract +;
he finds that such abstract is not cor
4 he shall so certify and state where
the same is incorrect and what
knges are necessary to make it con-
m to the quadrennial appraisal.
6ec. 3. Said clerk shall, on or before
first day of November of such year,
|nsmit such abstract by mail to the
Inmissioner of taxes, who shall keep
same on file in his Office. If changes
additions in the quadrennial ap-
kisal are made by the listers previous
April first after such abstract has
In so transmitted, said clerk shall
thwith certify the same to said COM
|Bsioner.
ADproyed ADril A. roro.
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1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section I, Section 87I of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows:
Sec. 87I The selectmcn shall, on or
before May fifth, place such poll tax
bill in the hands of the collector of town
taxes, who, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, shall forthwith collect the same
in the manner provided for the collec-
ton of town taxes placed in his hands,
and pay over the taxes collected to the
town treasurer. Said collector shall re-
ceive one per cent of such poll taxes,
unless otherwise paid by the town.
Sec, p Section S75 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec Sz5 In town taking advantage
| OF the foregoing provisions, the town
clerk shall, within twenty-four hours
after such vote is taken, notify the COM
missioner of taxes thereof, and of the
| time voted by such town within which
such taxes are to be paid and said COM
missioner SHALL upon receipt Of such no.
tice, prepare, procure and furnish such
town a book for its use in making up
| suCn pOll llst
Sec. 3. Section 877 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to..read
as follows;
Sec. S77 A town may vote to avail
itself of the foregoing provisions at
any meeting thereof duly warned for
that purpose; and having so voted, poll
taxes shall thereafter be assessed and
collected as hercinbefore provided until
the town shall vote to rescind such
action, at meeting duly warned for
the purpose of voting on such question
A town havino voted to avail itself OF
the foregoing provisions, at any meet
ing thereof duly warned for that pur-
pose may vote to shorten the time with
in which poll taxes may voluntarily be
paid, provided that in no event shall
the taxpayer have less than fifteen day:
from the date of giving the notice as
required by law in which to make volun
tary payment. If town votes to
shorten the time within which poll take:
may voluntarily be paid. the collector
shall proceed at the expiration of tn,
time limit to collect the Delinquent
taxes in the manner provided by law
for the collection of delinquent taxes
laud shall be entitled to the commission
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NO. 80

PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT
OF INTEREST ON OVERDUE
TAXES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A town, city, fire or school
district in which the taxes are collected
by a collector and which does not vote
to give discount for the prompt pay
mcnt OF taxes may vote to adopt the
provisions Of this act, and if it so votes,
taxes assessed shall be due and payable
not later than the first day of October
and on taxes so assessed that remain
unpaid after such date, interest shall
be paid at the rate of one-half of one
per cent per month from such date until
such taxes are paid but town, city,
fire or school district may, by vote,
ordinance or bylaw change the date for
the payment of taxes and time when I'M
paid taxes shall begin to draw interest
to an earlier or later date.
Sec. 2, This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March IL, 1910.
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NO. Al


AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1920
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, X :
LATINO TO RETURNS TO BE
MADE BY TELEPHONE CON-
PANIES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 1920 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1920. A person or corporation
owning or operating a telephone line
within this state shall annually, on or
before the fifteenth day of September,
make returns to the commissioner of
taxes of the amount of the entire gross
and net earnings of such corporation,
for the year ending on the thirteth day
of June next preceding, upon such tele-
phone line within this state Such re-
turns shall contain brief description
OF all real and personal estate, trans
mission lines and equipment located
within this state; statement showing
the terminals of all such lines, the num-
Der of poles per mile thereof. the num-
Der of wires carried upon such poles,
the mileage of such wires. the size and
character thereof, or SO much of such
I data as shall, by said commissioner, be
deemed necessary or convenient in the
appraisal of such property; the amount
and value of its capital stock; the
amount Of its surplus and undivided
profits, if any; its funded and floating
debts its bonds secured by mortgage or
other security on the property of such
person or corporation within this state
the market value of all its stock and
bonds; the amount of dividends, interest
or indebtedness paid annually or semi
annually; and all stocks, bonds, securi-
ties and surplus held by such person OF
corporation within this state, or so much
of said data as shall by said commits
sioner be deemed necessary or con-
venient in the appraisal of such prop
erty.
Approved March ?, 1919.
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y ACT TO AMEND sUBD1v1-
6IONS II AND III OF SECTION
VS. OF THE GENERAL LAWS,
RELATING TO THE PREPAR-
ING OF A RECORD OF TRANS
FER OF REAL ESTATE FOR
THE USE OF LISTERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Isembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Subdivisions II and III
section 778 of the General Laws are
|reby amended so as to read as fol-
Tvs:
hi Town clerks shall annually, on
first day of April, prepare and fur
bh for the use Of the listers a copy of
much of such transfer book, or index,
ranged in alphabetical order, as re-
Is to deeds and mortgages which were
I'd for record during the year ending
the first day of said month.
III Town clerks shall likewise, on or
fore the first day of June in cacl,
|ar wherein a quadrcnnial appraisal Of
al estate is to be made, prepare and
|rnish for the use of the listers copy
50 much of such transfer book, or
Hex, arranged in alphabetical order,
relates to deeds filed for record dur
B the time between the first day of
Pril in the year wherein quadrennial
|praisal OF real estate was last made
I'd such first day of June.
approved February I8, 1919.
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NO. 40

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION o4o
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO ASSESSMENT OF
TAXES IN UNORGANIZED
TOWNS AND CORES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. Section o4o of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec: o4o A state tax of one dollar
and forty cents on dollar is hereby
annually assessed upon the grand list OF
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NO. 40

AN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHAP
TER 40 OF THE GENERAL
LAWS, RELATING TO INHERI-
TANCE TAXES, PROVIDING
FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
AN ADDITIONAL APPRAISER
IN CERTAIN CASES.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section I. Whenever it appears that
an estate, or any property or interest
therein, is or may be subject to tax
imposed by the provisions of chapter 4o
of the General Laws, the probate court
at the time of the appointment of the
appraisers of such estate, or at any
other time thereafter may, and on mo-
ton of the commissioner of taxes, shall
designate an additional appraiser to
represent the state. Such additional
appraiser shall join with the other ap-
praisers in making an inventory and ap-
praisal Of such property, and III case he
fails to agree with such other ap-
praisers as to the appraisal, he shall file
a separate report with the probate
court.
Sec. g. An appraiser appointed in
accordance with the provisions of this
act shall receive three dollars a day
for the time necessarily spent in max
ing such appraisal and his necessary ex-
penses incurred therein, to be paid by
the auditor of accounts on the certi6-
cate of the judge of probate that such
services have been rendered and tina,
such compensation and expenses are
fairly due.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February FL, 1919.
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each unorganized town and gore for the
purposes hereinafter provided, which
tax shall be the only tax assessed or
levied therein upon such grand list
Approved March 7, 1919
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NO. SO


GOVERNMENT AND PROVID-
ING FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL
APPROPRIATIONS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
PART l
General Regulations.
Section I. The sums hereinafter
named or so much thereof as may be
necessary, are hereby appropriated for
the purposes specified i'll the following
sections of this act; and when no time
is expressly named during which any
of such appropriations is to continue,
such appropriations are hereby declared
to be single appropriations and only
for the purpose indicated.
Sec q The limit of each appropria-
ton actually to be expended shall be
subject to the approval of the board of
control, to be determined by such board
as the work authorized may progress,
and shall in no case exceed the maxi
mum sums herein specifically appro-
priated, unless herein otherwise ex-
pressly provided.
Sec. 3. The appropriations herein
after authorized shall be divided into
two classes, viz: (A) annual appro-
priations; and OBJ special appropria-
tons; and no money shall be diverted
from one class into another, except as
herein expressly authorized.
Sec. 4. The manner in which each
appropriation shall become available and
the purpose thereof shall, unless other
wise specified in this act. be the same as
is provided by statute with respect to
the particular department, board, insti-
tuition or official for whose benefit such
appropriation is made. If it appears
that any of such appropriations are in
consistent with the provisions of such
statute or the use most beneficial to such
department, board, institution or Off
cal then the board of control shall
have authority to designate the manner
and purpose of the expenditure of such
appropriation to the respective depart
ments, boards, institutions or officials.
Sec. S. The sums hereinafter appro-
priated, unless otherwise designated,
shall be available only during the fiscal
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NO. 81

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
87I, 875 AND 877 OF THE GEN
ERAE LAWS, RELATING TO
THE ASSESSMENT AND EARLY
COLLECTION OF POLL TAXES.
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NO. 43

AN ACT RELATING TO THE
PLACING OF INSURANCE IN
COMPANIES NOT AUTHOR
lied TO DO BUSINESS IN THE
STATE AND LEVYING A TAX
ON SUCH COMPANIES.
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NO. SO

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR CEN
TRIAL SUPERVISION OF THE
COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT
TAXES BY THE COMMITS
SIONER OF TAXES, AND To
AMEND SECTION o2S OF THE
GENERAL. LAWS RELATING
'TIJEpJ,tTn
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1920
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, X :
LATINO TO RETURNS TO BE
MADE BY TELEPHONE CON-
PANJFS
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NO. 81

approved April 4, 1919.
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NO. "a

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 78f