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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
p Said selec,mrn shall dra,

nance Said selcctmen shalt draw
their orders for the amount thus
apportioned on the approval OF said
state highway commissioner Town road
commissioners shall. subject To- the APP
prevail of the sclectmen. have the sans
powers that selcctncn have Under the
provisions of this section respecting the
designation of state roads t. he
patrolled, the apportioument of money
for the same and the drawing Of orders
ior the amount thus apportioncd. The
provisions OF this section relating 10 the
maintenance of state roads by patrol
men shall extend to roads i'll incorpo-
rated villages constituted as highway
districts and the trustees thereof shall
have the same powers and duties rclat-
ing thereto as the Selcctmcn have i'll
towns.
Sec > This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March ,S, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 100

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4o1o
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO THE ABATEMENT
OF TAXES OF PERSONS IN
THE MILITARY OR NAVAL
SERVICE. OF THE UNIT ED
STATES IN THE WAR WITH
GERMANY.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section L. Section 4o1o of the Gen
.cral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Sec. 4oIo Said board may abate the
taxes of persons who have died insol-
vent, removed from the state, or are un-
able to pay their taxes, and may abate
in whole or in part taxes in which there
is manifest error or taxes in which there
is a mistake of the listers, but the sum
so abated shall not exceed twentieth
part of any tax bill. Taxes assessed
for the years nineteen hundred and
seventeen. nineteen hundred and eight
cen or nineteen hundred and nineteen,
against persons in the military or naval
service OF the United States i'll the war
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. LIP
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1910
OF THE GENERAL LAWS. RE
LATING TO THE PAYMENT OF
STATE AID FOR THE CON-
STRCCTION OF BRIDGES
1t is hereby enacted by the Gene

- M ~ lNAN VIZ i>I\lI'bI<C.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1910 of the Gen
cral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec, 454o If the sclectmen OF a
town build or rebuild bridge on a
state road of a span not less than four
feet they may apply to said commits
sioner for aid. Said commissioner may,
upon his approval of the building or re-
building of such bridge, and upon the
receipt of a sworn statement from the
sclectmcn, on such forms as said COM
missioner may furnish, showing the
cost of building or rebuilding such
bridge, and such other facts as he may
require. issue certificate in favor of
the town i'll which sucl, bridge has been
built or rebuilt for such sum as he
deems just, but such aid shall not, how
ever, exceed thirty three and a third
per cent of the cost of the building or
rebuilding of such bridge, nor shall it
exceed fifteen hundred dollars for any
one bridge. In all cases where the
traffic demands it, said commissioner
may require that bridges he constructed
to bear a load of not less than fifteen
tons, and to be not less than twenty
feet i'll width. but, in case the circum-
stances warrant, these requirements
may be varied as may be agreed upon
between said commissioner and select
men.
Sec. = This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March e. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 1902

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1923
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE
I LsATlNG !, TO q THE PRESERVA :,
BY TOWNS OF SOLDIERS IN
THE WAR OF THE REBELLION
AND SUBSEQUENT WARS AND
MILITARY ENTERPRISES OF
THE UNITED STATES.
1t i, hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1923 of the Cen
cral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1923, Such record shall con-
tain the name of every soldier and
sailor furnished by such town during
the War Of the Rebellion and all suisse
qucnt wars and military enterprises of
the United States, with the following
statistics, so far as applicable to each
case: age at the time of enlistment;
date of enlistment; date of
muster into the service of the United
States rank, promotions; rcenlistment;
date of discharge and cause thereof;
date OF pension and amount; date of
death and cause; date, place and nature
of wounds; bounty received from the
town and bounty received from individ-
uals.
Approved February II. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

property or income out of which con-
tribution is made towards such support
shall allow therefor such sum less than
the amount per week so fixed by said
board As is necessary
Sec :. From and after the first day
OF July, 1913. payment shall he made at
the rate provided i'll the preceding sec
ton for the care OF each patient for
whom the state is liable under the pro-
visions OF section 4,SI OF the General
Laws
Sec 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved April !. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

RELATING TO THE ELECTION
OF SCHOOL, DIRECTORS, AMI
SECTIONS 1914, 1907 AND 4olc
OF THE GENERAL. LAWS, RE
LATTNG TO TOWN ACCOUNTS
AND THE DUTIES OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS RELATING THERE
TO.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section /. Section IIS7 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended SO as tc
read as follows:
Sec. 1857. In town districts the
school directors shall be voted for upon
ballot box.
Sec. 2 Section 1914 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Sec. 1914. The chairman of the board
of said sclectmen shall keep record
of all orders drawn by said board, and
all other persons authorized to draw
orders on the town treasurer shall keep
a record of orders drawn by them. show
ing the number, date, TO whom payable,
for what purpose and the amount of
each such order. They shall submit
such records to the auditors annually
on or before the first day of February.
Sec. 3. Section 1907 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec 30o7. Said treasurer shall pay
orders drawn on him by persons author
lied by law to draw such orders; and
if he does not pay any such order drawn
by the Selectmen or ovcrscCr OF the poor
on demand the holder thereof may re-
cover the amount from the town, with
interest from the time of such demand
and said treasurer shall keep record,
in a book kept for that purpose, OF such
orders not paid on demand.
Sec. 4, Section 1910 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Sec. 1910 Town auditors shall, at
least twenty days before each annual
town meeting, examine and adjust the
accounts of town officers, and all per-
SONS authorized by law to draw orders
on the town treasurer, including the
account which the treasurer is required
to keep with the collector and said
trcasurcr's accounts as town school dis
trict treasurer, and shall report such
accounts with a list of all orders drawn
by any officer authorized to draw orders
upon the town treasurer, together with
a list of orders heretofore drawn and
not paid. designating which are draw
ing interest, the date, number, to whom
payable and the amount of each such
order, and the state of the town and
town school district treasury, to and
the thirtyfrst day of January
next preceding, and the amount of any
special funds i'll the hands of the tow
treasurer, to the voters at least ten days
before such annual town meeting to-
gether with a statement showing the
financial condition of such town and such
town school district.
Approved April 3. 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 1O4

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
1881 AND 4os5 OF THE GEN
ERAL LAWS. RELATING TO
THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL
BONDS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 4o8I of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
lrcad as follows:
Sec 4oSI. All bonds issued under
this chapter shall be of denomna-
ton of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than one thousand dollars
and shall draw interest at rate not
to exceed five per cent per annum, pay
able scmi-annually; such bonds shall be
payable serially, the first payment to be
deferred not later than from one to five
years after the issuance of the bonds
and subsequent payments to be con-
tinucd annually in substantially equal
so that the entire debt will be
paid i'll not more than twenty years from
the date of issue.
Sec. e. Section 1855 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 4oS5. The bonds issued under
this chapter shall be sold to the highest
bidder after being advertised once a
week for three consecutive weeks on
the same day of the week in news
paper published in such municipal cor
poration, or if newspaper is not pub
lished in such municipal corporation,
then publication shall be made in some
having general circulation in
such municipal corporation; the last
publication to be not more than ten
days, nor less than three days before
the date of sale of the bonds If the
issue of bonds is to exceed the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars, one pub
LEGATION of such notice shall also be
made in some newspaper published in
this state having general circulation in
the state, and in some financial paper
published in Boston. Massachusetts, or
New York, New York; such publica-
ton to be made not more than fifteen
days nor less than five days before the
date of the sale of the bonds. The ad-
vertisement shall state the amount and
of the bonds, date of ma
turity, rate of interest, and the time
and place where the bonds are to be
sold. The legislative branch of any mu-
nicipal corporation may reject any and
all bids and in case all bids are so re-
iected they may advertise and call for
new bids in the manner hereinbefore
provided.
Approved March ?, 1910
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with Germany may be abated by said
board. The abatement of such taxes
heretofore made is hereby declared legal
military or naval service of the United
States, whose taxes have been abated or
shall be abated for the years nineteen
hundred and seventeen. nineteen hun
dred and eighteen or nineteen hundred
and nineteen, if otherwise qualified.
shall be legal voters in the annual town
meeting.
Sec :. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February 27. 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. Ill

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4544
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE
LATING TO THE MAINTE-
NANCE OF STATE ROADS BY
THE PATROL SYSTEM.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section ASIA of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec 4544. Said selectmen shall, as
i'll their judgment seems best, divide
between such districts the moneys re-
ceived from the town highway tax and
the use of the town road making tools
and machinery; provided, however, that
the selectmen of town, whether it has
one or two road commissioners, may,
with the approval of the state highway
commissioner, designate part or all of
its state roads to be maintained for
term not exceeding three years by
patromen employed by said state high
way commissioner, and said selectmen
shall for that purpose apportion an
equitable part of the total highway tax
of such town to be expended together
with the money furnished by the state
on such state roads in conformity with
such rules and regulations as may be
made by said state highway commits
sioner governing such plan of mainte-
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. LA

AN ACT EMPOWERING TOWNS
TO VOTE A PART OF THE AN
NUAL HIGHWAY TAX FOR THE
MAINTENANCE, OF CERTAIN
ROADS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. AT any annual meeting a
town may vote any part of its highway
tax to be used for the maintenance of
such roads in said town as are not desig-
mated by the state highway commissioner
for improvement in accordance with
sections four thousand five hundred and
eighty-six and four thousand six hun
dred and one of the General Laws.
Sec. 2. At such annual meeting such
town may elect one or more patrolmen
to patrol said roads, under the direction
of the selectmen.
Sec, 8. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 3, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 1O8

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF
AND IN ADDITION TO SECTION
4282 OF THE GENERAL LAWS,
RELATING TO THE SUPPORT
OF STATE PATIENTS AT THE
BRATTLEBORO RETREAT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. Section 42S2 of the Cen
eral Laws Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 4282. Upon receipt and exami-
nation of such a statement, the auditor
of accounts shall draw an order, payable
from the moneys annually available for
the purposes of this section, in payment
of the same, at such rate per week as
shall be fixed by the board of control
for the number of weeks each patient
is wholly supported therein at the ex-
pense of the state, and if a patient has
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
hereby enacted by the Genera

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1910 of the Cen
era Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec 1910. A male or female citizen,
twenty-one years OF age, who has taken
the freemans oath and whose list in
GLIDING poll, is taken i'll a town at the
annual assessment preceding a town
meeting. and whose tax or taxes due
such town were paid prior to the
fifteenth day of February preceding such
town meeting, or who has attained the
age OF tWenty-One years subsequent to
the last annual assessment, or who is
exempt from taxation for any cause,
shall. while residing in such town. be
voter i'll town meeting; but such male
citizen or female citizen, if resident
OF an incorporated village. within such
town, shall not vote in town meeting
for town road commissioner unless at
least fifteen per cent of the last highway
tax of such Incorporated village has
been paid to the town treasurer to be
expended upon the highways of the town
outside of such Incorporated village.
Sec. ?. Section 677 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Sec. 81. Except as provided i'll sec
ton six hundred and eighty-thrce. list
ers shall set the polls of all male III
habitants of the state, and such females
as file a written request with the listers
before the date OF expiration for filing
tax inventories with the listers, citizens
and aliens, over twcntyone and under
seventy years of age, in the grand list
of the town wherein such male and
female inhabitants reside on the first
day of April in each year, at two dollars
each
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
April I, 1910.
Approved March II, 1910
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A town treasurer


One auditor for the term of three
years;
One or more grand jurors
A first constable, and if necessary, a
second constable;
An agent to prosecute and defend
suits in which the town or town school
district is Interested; provided, how
ever, a town school district may, if ap-
propriatc articles are contained in the
warning, vote to and elect all agent to
prosecute and defend suits i'll which such
district is Interested;
And may elect a tree warden.
When election is by ballot a majority
of all votes cast for any such office
shall be required for an election there
to, unless otherwise specifically provided
in this chapter, or in section two hun
dred thirty two.
Each town shall have three select
men and three listers. AT each annual
meeting one selectman and one lister
shall be elected and the term of office
of each shall be three years, but in towns
SO voting, one or two additional listers
or one or two additional selcctmen may
be elected for term of one year each.
A town shall. at each annual meeting
vote whether or not the selectmen shall
be empowered and authorized to APP
point one or two road commissioners,
the number to he determined by the
town, and an article enabling town
so to empower and authorize the select
men shall be inserted in the warning for
such meeting. If the town votes so to
authorize and empower the sclectmcn,
said sclectmcn shall forthwith appoint
one or two road commissioners, accord
ing to the instructions OF the town; but
citizen, if a resident of an incorpo-
rated village within such town, shall not
vote i'll town meeting on the question
whether the road commissioners shall
be appointed by the selectmcn, unless
at least fifteen per cent of the last high
way tax OF such incorporated village has
been paid to the town treasurer to be
expended upon the highways OF the town
outside of such incorporated village.
Said road commissioners so appointed
shall serve until the next annual meet
ing, and until their successors are elected,
or appointed and qualified. A road
commissioner may, after hearing, he re-
moved from office by the sccctmen for
cause.
Approved April !, 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
MAINTAIN A WOOD. COAL AND
FUEL. YARD

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont;
Section l. A town, city or incor-
porated village may establish and main
tain a wood, coal and fuel yard for
the purpose of selling, at cost, fuel to
its inhabitants: and may establish and
maintain all ice plant for the purpose
OF manufacturing, cutting and storing
ice TO sell to its inhabitants at cost.
Sec. >. Such town, city or incor-
porated village may acquire and hold for
the purposes aforesaid, real and per-
sonal estate TO the extent reasonably
necessary to operate. equip and maintain
the business covered by the preceding
section.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved March 70. 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

the Vermont state hospital for the in
sane, when ordered committed by JUS
tees, municipal city or county court
or when an inebriate or dipsomaniac or
person who has lost the power of self
control is ordered committed by the
probate court, shall be made by the
sheriff of the county in which such court
is located
Sec. ;. The sheriff of each county
shall on the first day of each month.
Upon blank forms furnished him for that
purpose. report to the governor the num-
her, description. term, employment and
condition of all Jail prisoners in his GUS
tody
Sec. g. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved April 4, 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 100
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1901
OF THE GENERAL LAWS. RE
LATINO TO THE DUTIES OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE INSANE.

SUPERVISORS OF HE INSANE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont
Section l. Section 1901 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1901 Said board shall visit the
Vermont state hospital for the insane
and the Brattlcboro Retreat as often as
occasion requires, and one of said board
as often as once each month, and i'll its
discretion. may visit any other hospital
or place i'll this state where insane per-
SONS are confined, Said board shall eX
anime the condition of such hospitals
and other places. the management and
treatment of the patients therein, their
physical and mental condition, and nedi-
cal treatment, shall hear the grievances
of patients apart from the officers and
keepers. and investigate s,lch cases as,
i'll its Judgment, require special invcsti-
CATION, and particularly shall ascertain
hospitals or other places who ought to
be discharged
If said board shall find an insane
bury or the Brattlcboro Retreat al Brat
tleboro, who is there supported by the
state, who requires a surgical operation
for his comfort, or if surgical opera
ton would promote the possibility of
his discharge from such institution, said
board, with the consent of such person
and some member of his family, may
make the necessary arrangements with
some surgeon and hospital for such
operation, the expense of which shall
be paid by the state out of the general
funds of the state, but the entire expense
for such surgical treatment and care in
all such cases shall not exceed the sum
of five hundred dollars in any biennial
term.
Approved April 3, 1910.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. lO1
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4o21
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO SOLDIERS MONU-
MENTS


1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State of Vermont:
Section |, Section 4o2I of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec, 1921. a town may instruct the
selcctmen to erect a building, month
ment or monuments to the memory of
citizens of such town who were in the
military or naval service during any
wars i'll which the United States has
been engaged and may appropriate suffi-
Gent money for that purpose, and may
issue its notes or bonds extending over
a period which shall not exceed five
years to cover the expense of the same
and may also instruct the selcctmen to
have inscribed upon such monuments
or upon or within such buildings the
names of such persons credited to such
town by the state, or federal authorities,
who entered the service of the United
States during such wars and died while
i'll such service or were honorably dis
charged
Approved April 3, 1910
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

/ \N \t'T TO AMEND SECTIONS
1850, 1000 MD iaS3 az rjjt GIN
! EN\I. |. AVIS. REL MING 10
/ TIE OPERATION OF NJ To-
/ MOBILES
|, +, hereby cra,r,1 II, the General
| \,>,mI,l, ri I'M, STATE III Vermont
| Section S,rfi,n lr7o If fine Cen
cral IaN, i, hcr,b, amended 50 n, 10
read 4, follows:
Sec ,o5o \ ncr.,n who drive, an
aut0mobilr nr MOTOR track faster than
,ru n,;lrs =, l,o,,r ar vl, drive, a hor>,
ar other beast. faster thar 4 walk. ON
bridge viii, string pIcccs thirty feet
lone L,tvrrn fine o,,pports. or on a
bridge s,lnrurtrd by one ar more arches.
or drives ON any >uch bridge more than
one loaded team. or more than twenty
head vi cuttlc, horses or mules. ON any
one tier of string pieces. or on any one
arch At the same time. Shall forfeit five
dollars, with damages for injuries
thereby done to the bridge which NAV
he recovered in an action OF tort. on this
statute. in the name and for the benefit
nj thc town or corporatiou Liable for the
rcpairs of the bridge. with costs
Sec =, Section lotNo of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows.
Sec 1000 4 person who drives
faster than a walk. or who operates All
automobile or motor truck faster than
fen miles an hour. on a bridge more
than eighty feet in length shall forfeit
five dollars. with damages for injuries
thereby done to tl,r bridge. which NAV
be recovered in an action of tort on this
statute in the name of the town or cor
poration liable for repairs OF the bridge,
with costs.
Sec !, The selcctmcn shall on or be-
fore the first dav of June, nineteen hum
drcd and nineteen, place or cause to be
D]accd on all bridges referred to in the
two preceding sections a notice that
can he read one hundred feet in either
direction. stating the speed at which
traffic NAV be operated over such bridge.
Sec T. Section 400, of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows.
Sec 16S,. In case a nonresident
other than a foreign corporation doing
business in this state. operates an auto
mobile or motor vehicle in this state
during the exemption period granted by
the preceding section and said nom
resident desires to operate an auto
mobile or motor vehicle for longer
Deriod said nonresident shall make
annlication for the registration of the
automobile or motor vehicle which he
,Ioe;roe a., oo,-,+, aud for M onnr,+,,rc