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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24
NO. 218

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION z4s7
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE.
LATINO TO FEES OF KEEPERS
OF JAILS; INCREASING FEE
FOR BOARD AND WASHING
FOR STATE PRISONERS, STATE
OR TOWN PAUPERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section I. Section FAST of the Gen.
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 7457. The fees of the keepers
of jaiIs shall be as follows;
For the commitment of each prisoner
TO be paid by the committing officer
thirty-four cents
For the discharge of each prisoner
twenty-five cents but such fees shall not
be paid il the prisoner is committed only
for safe-keeping or to await trial; each
bailpiece, to be paid by the bail, twenty
five cents;
For board and washing for state
prisoners, state or town paupers, seventy
FIVE cents for each twenty-four hours.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February 70, 1910.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24
NO, 211

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
1904, 1907 AND 1898 OF THE Gen.
ERAL LAWS, RELATING TO
THE FIXING /. OF CERTAIN
SALARIES.
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Vermont;
Section I. Section 1854 OF the Cen
cral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 7,s4. The annual salary OF the
secretary OF civil and military affairs
shall be fixed by the board OF control
and he shall be paid his necessary ex-
penses when away from home on ofii-
cial business.
Sec. .. Section 1897 of the General
Laws Is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 1907. The annual salary Of the
chaplain OF the state prison and the
chaplain Of the house OF correction
shall be fixed by the board OF control,
Sec 3. Section 1898 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
Sec. 1893. The annual salary OF the
prison physician shall be fixed by the
board Of control.
Sec. a. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 5, 1910.
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NO. 212

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1903
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE.
LATINO TO SALARIES OF
COUNTY CLERKS, INCREASING
THE SALARY OF THE COUNTY
CLERK OF CHITTENDEN, Or
LEANS AND WINDHAM COUN-
TIES.
II Is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. Section 74o3 of the Gen.
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 74o3 The annual salaries OF the
county clerks in the respective. counties,
and which shall be in lieu OF all fees
or other compensation, except fees TOR
copies, shall be as follows.
Addison county, fifteen hundred dol
lars.
Bennington county, fifteen hundred
dollars.
Caledonia county, two thousand dol
lars.
Chittenden county, twenty-five hun
bred dollars. =,
Essex county, seven hundred dollars
Franklin county, two thousand dol
lars.
Grand Isle county, four hundred dol
lars.
Lamoile county, twelve hundred dol
lars.
Orange county, fifteen hundred dol
lars
Orleans county, seventeen hundred
dollars
Rutland county, twenty-five hundred
dollars
Washington county, twenty-five hun,
bred dollars.
Windham county, eighteen hundred
dollars
Windsor county, twenty-four hundred
dollars.
The clerk Of the county in which W
general terms of the supreme court arr
held shall receive five hundred dollars
in addition to the foregoing salary,
Sec. .. This act shall take effec
from its passage.
Approved April 8, 1919.
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NO. FOG

KN ACT RELATING TO THE
CARE OF DEPENDENT AND
NEGLECTED CHILDREN COM
MITTED TO THE STATE BOARD
OF CHARITIES AND PROBA-
TON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont:
Section /. When a dependent or
neglected child has been committed by
a juvenile court TO the board OF charities
and probation the board may incur such
expenses for the proper care and main
tcnance OF the child as il deems neces-
sary, which shall be paid in equal shares
by the state and town OF which the
child is a resident. Expenses shall not
be incurred by the board as herein pro-
vided unless prior to the issue OF the
order Of commitment by the court, a
notice and an opportunity for hearing
has been given by the court to the
board, its authorized agent or deputy,
and to the overseer OF the poor OF the
town in which the child is found. Pay
ments shall be made under the provisions
OF this act in accordance with regula-
tons prescribed by the board OF chart
ties and probation.
Approved March II, 1919.
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NO. 2O8

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE I'M
PORTATION OF DEPENDENT
CHILDREN INTO THE STATE.
AND IN AMENDMENT OF AND
IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER
3lo OF THE GENERAL LAWS,
RELATING TO DEPENDENT,
NEGLECTED. ! AND DELlN-
OUENT CHILDREN
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section I. A dependent child shall
not be received into home or institu-
ton within this state. without first
obtaining the approval of the board Of
charities and probation and certih-
cate therefor in accordance with the
provisions OF this act. The board may
issue such a certificate under such regu-
lations as it may prescribe, providing
the person TO whom it is issued gives
to the board a sufficient guaranty, by
furnishing bond or otherwise, that
such child has not contagious or IN.
durable disease, is not fceble-minded
and will not become public charge. !.
Sec. 2. Section 1888 Of the General
LAWS 10 hSfcbt dlHSnuCh ~ dS " iS"S
as follows.
Sec 1888. A juvenile court or the
board of charities and probation may
at any time require from a private in
stitution, association or person receiv-
ing or desiring to receive children under
the provisions OF this chapter, such re-
ports, information and statements as
the court or board deems proper and
necessary for its action, and may vlsit
and inspect such institution. association
or the home of such person at such
times as it deems proper
Sec l. A person shall not receive q
dependent child under the age OF two
years to board or care for and shall MOI
engage in the business Of placing chi,
dren in homes, unless he has obtained
a license so TO do from the state board
OF charities and probation. The board
may grant such license and may make
reasonable regulations relating 70 tne
conduct of business hereunder 50 lar
as concerns the health OF the children
and the sanitary and moral conditions
surrounding them. The board may az
any time visit premises where a oe'
pendent child or children are cared io'
and may require such reports frol
licensees relating TO their business as Y
edeens proper.
Sec. = a person who violates pro
vision OF tbs act shall be hned MOI
more than FIVE hundred dollars
I Sec. s. This act shall take cffec'
from its passage.
Approved February II, 1919
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NO. go

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
748o, 748r, AND 7483 AND TO RE.
G GENE Al LAWS AVS kELATING rs
THE OFFICE OF STATE PUR-
CHASING AGENT.
II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont:
Section !. Section 1880 Of the Cen
eral Laws Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows;
Sec. 1880. When any of the institu-
tions hercinbefore named are in need Of
materials or supplies, requisition there
for shall be made on said purchasing
agent by the managing Office or board
OF such institution, and said purchasing
agent shall supply them; and when the
amount to be purchased at any time
exceeds an expenditure Of FIVE hundred
dollars, said purchasing agent shall IN
the manner prescribed by the board Of
control advertise for sealed proposals
to furnish such materials or supplies,
by notice in two or more daily papers
published in the state. Such notice
shall be published at least five days
successfully, the last publication. to be
at least FIVE days before the date on
which such bids are to be opened. BIDS
received shall be opened by said pur,-
chasing agent and the contract Tor such
materials or supplies awarded to the BID
der whose bid in the judgment OF the
board OF control is for the best inter-
ests OF the state. They may reject any
and all bids and direct the purchasing
agent to rcadvcrtise, if in their judg-
ment II is for the interest OF the state
40 TO do. All bids shall. within. twenty
DAYS after they are opened, be tor,
warded to the auditor OF accounts and
shall be kept on file in his office open
10 public inspection. In case a salts
factory bid Is not received and IN any
case where the interests Of the state
demand, said purchasing agent may pro-
rure such materials sssd sssesaa~s W.T.
osa BIDS in such other manned. as INC
hoard Of control may approve IN writ
ing. - ri
avs Is hereby amended so az TO read
See 7Asr Bills for materials or sup
olies ordered on account OF contracts
made by said purchasing agent. shall At
once be forwarded 10 the board OF con-
troll, who shall, on approval forward the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24
NO. 219

AN ACT RELATING TO THE
SALARY AND FEES OF TOWN
CLERKS AND AMENDING SEC
TIONS 27o4 28ot .377S, 3zSo, 3788,
Una AND 7462 OF THE GENERAL
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State Of Vermont.
Section T. Town clerks shall receive
such salaries as the town may vote, to
be paid by their respective towns each
year, and an appropriate article there
for shall be inserted in the warning for
each annual town meeting
Sec. q Section 1894 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows
Sec. 27o4. A town clerk shall procure
and keep book of records for mort
cages Of personal property, record there
in any mortgage, transfer or discharge,
and an officers return of sale upon any
mortgage, make reference upon the
margin OF the record OF such return to
the volume and page Of the record Of
such mortgage, and a reference upon
the margin Of such record to the volume
and page OF the record Of such return,
and give certified copy thereof, when
requested, on payment of his fees at
the rate OF twenty cents folio with a
minimum fee of fifty cents, and certify
the time when the same is received and
recorded, and keep an alphabetical index
OF mortgagors and mortgages; and
such record and index shall be open to
public inspection; provided, however,
that mortgages or deeds Of trust con-
veying both real and personal property,
shall be recorded only as real estate
mortgages, but town clerks shall include
in their induces Of mortgages Of per-
sonal property reference to the record
thereof.
Sec. 3. Section 78o4 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: !,
Sec. zSo4.' The officer making the sale
shall within thirty days therea ftef,
make return OF his doings and, me
the same in the town clerks once WIZ ~
the mortgage is recorded. ana pay 80
town clerk twenty cents ioiio WY"
minimum fee OF fifty cents for fec9ra.
inc The same. which shall DC iaxeo y
,he costs 81 sale. The fees OF me ON
Ger for selling the property shall be the
ss,,e .s r. case OF sale on execution
The return shall particularly oese1.D. .
lie articles sold, and state tne anloun'
received for each. and snal ope,a's
as discharge OF me men "e''o''
created by the mortgage
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24
NO. 2O3
AN ACT RELATING TO CONDl-
TIONAI, PARDONS.

Ii is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont
Section !. The governor may, IN his
discretion. grant pardon for offences
against the state upon such conditions
as he Judges proper. Until a person TO
whom such conditional pardon IS
granted is excused from the performance
Of the conditions thereof, the governor
shall have all the authority, rights and
powers over and in relation to such
person which he would have if he were
surety in the case upon the recognizance
OF such person before conviction, and
he shall be the sole and exclusive Judge
as 10 whether the conditions OF such
pardon have been violated If, in the
Judgment OF the governor, such condi-
tons have been violated, he may cause
such person to be apprehcnded and re-
turned to his former condition OF Gus
tody that execution Of sentence may be
complied with.
Sec. q. This act shall be construed
to be part OF chapter three hundred
and seventeen OF the General Laws.
Sec. !. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 7, 1910.
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NO. u5

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 54so
or the GENERAL LAWS. RE
iATfNC TO FEE UPON DISTRl-
BUTTON or ESTATES
I, IA hereby enacted by. the General
Assembly ~ The State OF Vermont;
Section /. The tweny-thifd para.
graph OF section 1870 OF tho General
Laws Il hereby amended 80 as 10 read
AZ follows
For the distribution or division Of
each estate b. decree OF court, two dol;
lars: hy committee appointed by the
court, three dollars II the residue. q
the estate amounts 10 ten thousand dol
lars in value. ten dollars IN addition
shall be paid; il such residue OF The
estate exceeds ten thousand dollars ~
value. twenty dollars shall be paid Tor
each additional two thousand dollars OF
larger fraction thereof in value OF such
residue Of the estate,
Sec. q, This act shall take cfiee'
from lis passage.
Approved February AZ. 1910.
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I, i hereby enacted BY the General
NO. .225

AK ACT AUTHORIZING THE
AUDITOR or ACCOUNTS TO
CONVEY CERTAIN LAND
OWNED BY THE STATE WITH
m THE TOWN or WATER
BURY.
Al Is hereby enacted by tI'e General
A1svrpbsy Of fbe State Of Vermont
Sscton !. The auditor OF accounts
shall. q. agent o. the state. with th,
approval Of the board OF control sell
and convey any 81 the real estate now
used as meadow land owned by the
state in the town Of Waterbury, stu
stcc easteriy Of the Central Vermont
freight depot and the plant Of the
Union Granite Company, and being tho
oieee situated ON the fiat easterly 81 the
oreseri line OF the Central Vermont
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24
NO. 2O2

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION zro4
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO VISITATION OF
STATE INSTITUTIONS, AND
TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUR-
CHASE OF SUPPLIES FOR THE
SOLDIERS HOME.
IL is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont;
Section I. Section 7Io4 OF the Cen
eral Laws Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: :.
Sec. 7I64. The board Of control shall
annually, and as often as il deems proper,
visit the state prison, house OF correc-
ton, Vermont industrial school, Yer
mont state hospital for the insane,
Braitlcboro retreat, Vermont state
school for feeble minded children, the
soldiers home, and any private retreat
or hospital for the insane within the
state, and the Austine institution,
examine into the regulations and gen
cral management OF each institution,
see that the purpose and design thereof
is carried into effect, examine the con-
dition and treatment Of prisoners and
patients confined therein, inquire into all
alleged abuses or neglect Of duty, hear
the grievances OF prisoners, patients and
inmates apart from officers and keepers
thereof, and investigate or cause to be
investigated such cases as, in its Judg-
mcnt, require special investigation, and
suggest to and advise the director OF
state institutions or the trustees or per
sons in charge Of or in such institution
As to such changes and alterations If
the management thereof as it deems
proper, The governor may, in his dis,
erection, appoint woman, citizen. o.
this state, to act with said board wher
performing its duties under this section
The duties OF such woman shall be to
examine only into the regulations ane
management OF each institution so fai
as relates to the female persons there
in confined. Said board shall make ;
biennial report TO the general assembl,
Of its doings and include therein thu
names and ages OF children received By
the Austine institution under the pro
visions OF chapter seventy-three, a state
ment OF the condition and progress o
such children and such recommendation
| in regard to the management OF such IN
stitution as said board deems proper.
Sec. q. The soldiers home may re
quest that the purchasing agent purchas
| its supplies or any part thereof and
such request is made the PURCHASING
agent shall, with the approval OF tn
board OF control, make such purchases
Approved March 10, 1910.
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NO. POI
!, AN ACT RELATING TO TRANS,
FERS or INMATES BEL MEEA
CERTAIN STATE iNSTlTC-
TiONS.

AN ACT RELATING TO TRANS
rERS or INMATES BETWEEN
CERTAIN STATE iASTlFt-
TiONs
4, is hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly 81 tho State 81 Vermont
Scr,ion /. The superintendent Of the
industrial school and the superintendent
az the state school for iceiic-nindea
children may. when IN their judgment
an inmate of their respective institutions
requires ,feai...eni 81 the state hospital
for tho insane. make application 70 Inc
state board of supervisors ot the insane
ior an examination 81 such person,
Such board shall thercupon examine
such person. and II IN the Judgment OF
such board such inmate should be trans.
lesred 10 said state hospital, they shall
so notify the governor IN writing. Inc
governor may upon feceip, OF such no.
ice order such person 10 be transferred
Ia the state hospital TO be there cared
Tor until discharged according 10 law.
Sec. q The superintendent, OF the
state hospital for the insane. when ~
! his judgment an inmate 81 the state
hospital can be better cared for at the
| staic school Tor feeble minded children
may in like manner make application e
the state board Of supervisors Of the
insane for an examination Of such per.
son, and IL in the judgment Of said board
such person should be transferred C
the state school for feeble-minded chill
dren. il shall so notify the governor ir
writing. The governor may upon re-
eeip, OF such notice order such person
20 be transferred to the state school fol-
feeble minded children.
Sec 3 This act shall take efec'
| from its passage.
Approved March a. 1919
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NO. 217

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION z447
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, IN.
CREASING THE FEES OF
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS
1t Is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 7447 of the Gen.
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows;
Sec. 7447. There shall be allowed to
grand and petit jurors in the county
court the following fees
For travel, eight cents mile;
For attendance, three dollars day
For each talesman, three dollars q
day;
When in the trial OF criminal cause
in a county, municipal or city court :
petit jury is kept together by order Of
the court, the necessary expenses of thu
board and lodging Of such jury, while
SO kept together during the trial OF sucl
cause, and the board of the officer hav'
ing said jury in charge, shall be borne
by the state.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effec
from its passage.
Approved February ~, 1919.
4
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49,. A the sudtscs III aSeognts waa
.A,j sr~v rwdrss therefor W laypf 81
,ss i~rscas rendering sseh h'lls
"a ccstsca ySSJ 81 the Gerefa
Lad i hereby amended - /. 70 read
-.s, blank, Tor al contracts
an Iprcrnsals .hAll be Of unsfotm s'ss
an r,yls and shali h< furnished by saM
pur kssinr agent at the expense o. INC
stasl and All contracts LEI ~ s.'d PVT.
chs IND agent shaii b IN suen fcsm w
,he hoard ~ control may d's~ss -
COZ facts made by said rurehaane
arrf shall Ne made in duplicate, sp-
prs,sd IN the board Of control and enc
cor shaii forthwith nc forwarded 20 inc
Section ,ass Of the General
LavS 10 hereby repealed
Asproved March AZ, 1919
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two dallsTs day. and soF earh aepn'y
shefsn, 80, 10 exceed thrre unless nc
grand iary Il To session. and for snchl
.,ws ~, Is excrcd foar unless ordered
ls ,hc court. when actually 70 attend
srce al oosst. icaF dollars day, such
Oct dicru TO bc paid ~ the dtpaty nc'i'
fs Ia and actually attending sueh
court
Sec This ACT shall take effect
from ~ passage
Approved April y ioio
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NO. EOS

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
-yfs AND -siT or TIE GIN.
FRAf, l.AWS. RELATING TO TIE
ntfTfFS or TIE BOARD or
CHARITIES MID PROBATION
WITH RESPECT TO POOR kh'l
LIEF
I, q hcrshy enacted b the General
Assembly III she State IA Vermont
Sec;kon I. Sectin Tgis 81 the Cen
orai Laws Is hereby amended 10 as 70
read as follows
Sc. sst4 The userxreF ot the psof
n each tonn shall report 10 the board
81 charities and probation all cases o.
dependent, neglected, o. delinquent CHI
drrn, ard shxii annually during the
month III February make statistical re-
ports to the board on blanks furnished
hy il showing such hnafseia and ether
data al the board may require.
Sec. T. Section 7ss7 81 tho General
Laws Is hereby amended 70 as to read
as follows
See. 7si7. i, shall be the duty Of the
hoard 10 investigate the administration
OF poor relief and the condition of the
poorhouses IN the state. II any poor.
house Is found deficient ~ the care OF
,is inmates. or II the buildings equip
mont OF appliances are insanitaFy, de-
ieciiye OF improper. or il any condition
surrounding Me care OF tho poor war
rants. the board shall report and recon-
mend such changes as il deems best tor
the correction OF such deficiency or con-
dition 10 the seleetmen The board may
also request the cooperation OF the
state board OF health when necessary or
advisable, II, upon investigation OF the
poofhouses OF certain towns or OF a
county, il appears TO the board that II
will be for the benefit Of the inmates
OF such poorhouses and will promote
their welfare and enable proper separa-
ton into groups to be made TO organize
a poorhouse association under the pro-
visions OF chapter one hundred and
eighty four, then the board may call a
meeting OF the selectmen OF such towns
and present 10 them the facts and their
recommendations. The selcctncn Of the
several towns shall thereupon present
the matter at the next town meeting
for action IN accordance with the pro-
visions OF such chapter.
Approved March ~, 1919
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NO. 223
AN ACT RELATING TO THE
PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION
OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

II is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State Of Vermont
Section I. The state librarian, Gus
todan Of public documents, legislative
reference librarian and the board Of con-
tro may by majority vote make regu-
lations relating to the number OF copies
to be printed, the kind and quality OF
binding and the free distribution OF re-
ports, documents, laws or other publ
cations printed at state expense. But
nothing herein shall be taken to apply
to legislative printing while the Cen
eral Assembly is in session
Sec. 2. All acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
peaed.
Approved March ~, 1919,
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ID il hestby onscaod hy tac CcneEal
Assembly q the State Of Vrfmoni
Section ; Section TsAs 81 the Geo
rrsi Lam Is hereby amended - a. 10
fcad as follows
Sec ysst The annaai salary q ne
andii0r II accounts shall be thirty ilfge
hundred dollars SAID aadiisr. hit
depu,y. chwf accountant, clerks and
aeaosraphef shall be paid Their peces.
sary expenses whcu assay from home oa
Official bushscss. The combined salaries
81 the deputy auditor, chief accountant.
clerks and s,cnogfaphef shall not exs
coed flip .iiye hundred dollars annually
Each OF the persons specified ~ TINS
section shal devote his entire iirse 70
thc work Of the auditor Of accounts
oifsce,
Approved April 2, 1910