The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-17
PROPOSED CHANGES
IN CONSTITUTION
Twelve Amendments Submitted by
Commission Appointed by Leeis-
Iature OF 1919.

Montpelier, Jan 1.-THE committee
appointed at the 1919 session OF the leg
islature to propose amendments to tht
state constitution has completed It.
duties and presented It's report, copies
Of which have been distributed in the
house and senate. The majority oi
the committee proposes nine amend
ment while the minority submits
three, ifdie1sad a5i ~ ncsss7 -iF
The ninto majority amendments are
briefly, az Goll6wss4- l'fiH s"t1l','n
PROPOSAL would amaiid Section 81
Of Chapter providing that every ner
son 81 years od instead OF every
mar" shall be qualified as q Iega
voter after taking the proper oath
This section makes the state constitu
tuition conform TO the 18th amendment
OF the federal constitution. m
Proposal ., would amend Section
iof Chapter providing for the veto Of
bills by the governor and their sub
sequent reconsideration. The purpose
Of this proposed amendment is to give
the governor what is known as the
Item veto" which would allow him
to veto certain sections of an appro
priatiOn measure without vetoing the
entire measure.
Proposal ,. provides for the election
of representatives by towns by giving
the general assembly power TO regu
late by law the mode of ii ling all va
cancies in the house caused by death
resignation. or otherwise.
Proposal 4, deals with trials by jury
II adopted it would except cases re
quiring an accounting with numerous
items"
Proposal would amend Article 1C
of Chapter l, defining the right of an
accused criminal on a count such as
would naturally call for a trial by jury
The proposed amendment would give
him the privilege OF walying a jury
trial and submitting his cases direct y
to the court.
Proposal 6 would provide for the re
cording of deeds and conveyances OF
land through act of the Legislature in
stead of requiring that they be filed
in the office Of the town clerk or coun
ty clerk. This amendment Is proposed
in connection with the great difficulty
experienced by railroads and other cor
porations in filing deeds and convey
ances within the state under the pres
ent law.
Proposal Z would restore the biennia
election to September and the opening
of the legislature to October.
Proposal is for a new amendment
which would give the pubic service
commission the power Of a court al
law in matters properly under It;
jurisdiction
Proposal . would add a new section
to he known as Section 5l-A and pro
yiding that the general assembly shall
have authority to provide for compul
sorry voting at elections,
The minority committee proposal.
iare
Proposal would amend Section G.
of Chapter . providing for the process,
| OF amenulng the constitution by max
ing 1t possible to propose amendments
at any session of the legislature in
stead OF every 10 years as now
Proposal wou d amend Article II
sections OF Chapter 2. which if adopted
would do away with the assistant
Judges of county courts as constitution
al officers.
Propose 8 provides for the appor
tionment of senators in counties by
'iyiding the state into 80 senatorial
districts as Nearly equal in population
as practicable, the first division to b.
made upon the basis of the 1920 cen
susj and by the new division to HI
made into senatorial districts after tht
taking Of each United States census