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THE
SFimT
OF
THE
AGE
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT
The People's Rights A Representative Deir.ccracy The Union and the Constitution Without Any Infractions.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 222, 1913.
VOL. L NO. 42 WHOLE NO. 4493.
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Reno Courti House
T
OSE famillar
hlcb hnve mado Reno Nev.,
ynonymous wi.h casy dlvorce
uro Hkly to lose much of their
polnt Eoon. Accordlng to a re-
cfcnt nnnouncement tho Nevada dl
vorco lnw Ib to be nmepded and there
after tho lld will be placed tlghtly on
tho fnmous colony of dlvorco seekers
Through the exietence of the dl-
korce colony, lt uppears, Nevaoa han
bpon Berioiisly Injurrd In o buslncss
way. Lnrga numbcra of prospective
seulers, lituring' of the supposcd go
Ings on at Reno, have been lcd to be
bleve that they were typlcal of ihe eo-
tal llfe of the state as a whole, and
mve cooscquently gone elsewhero. At
ho prcEent tlmo Nevada Ib raaklng
fforts to lncreaso Ha populatlon and
aa tnany Induccm .nta to offor. No(
nly are the state'a mlneral resources
nly partly developed, but through
ihe completlon of an extenslve lrrl-
;ation system endrmous areas'of for
er desort land have been made fcr-
lo.
Furthermore, Nevada la surpassed
cltmate by fow otber states. lts
mmers belng freo frora excnaalve
at. whllo the wlntera are bracinc
nd dFllghtful. In spite of theso at-
ractlona, however, the Reno dlvorco
olony Is better known than the other
eaturea of Nevada, and eo the stream
f weatern Iiomoscckers haa been dl
erted to other statcs..
It Is for thl8 reason that the people
if Nevada have determined to out
mo restrictlona on the colony by
cana of an nmendraent to tho dl-
forco law Increasing the legal trm
resldence for dlvorco seekers from
x months to one year. Thls amend
ent, It la understood, wlll be adont
d by the leglslature at Its npproacb
ng sesalon. A further amendment
llkely to be made wll' provldo that no
dlvorce decree shall be effectlvo untll
yoar haa lapaed .from the date of
issunnca. Thla plan. lt Is belleved
would prevent tho Immedlate remar
rlages whlch bo ofton follow Reno
dlvorces and have been the cauae ol
much scandal.
Attractlve Clty.
Strango as It may seem. compara
tlvely fpw natlves of Nevada get dl
vorced, moat of the people who take
advantage of the liberal dlvorce law
havlng como rora other states. A
majorlty of theso make thelr resl
dence In Reno bccause lt Is the larg
cst and plcasantest town In Nevada
It la an attractlve little clty a town
of red brlck so far as lts buslncss dls
trlct la concerned The princlpal
streets are asphalted, the sldcwalk
well paved and the' whole place looks
unusually' well kept. The resldentlnl
dlatrlcta comparo fayorably wlth
those of much larger citles.
As ls well known, people of somo
dlstlnction ln llterary, muslcal, theat
rlcal and' artlstlc clrcles, as well as a
certaln proportlon of what la tormed
"tho aportlng Bet," have been much
ln ovldenco In the dlvorce colony. In
a comparatlvcly small town for
Reno's populatlon Is scarcely 12,001)
the llveller membera of tho colony
are naturally more notlceable than
they would bo ln, a larger clty Sto-
rles of thelr dolngs ,have been circu
lated far anJ'Wlde,, anil lt ls, on; thls
ccount that Reno In recent years. tias
ecome notorlous. Colonlata of tho
Ively typo usually gather at such
osorts as tho Colony cafe; the. Del-
onlco's of Reno, whlch has been the
cene of dlvorce dlnners and th otber
ovels ot whlch so, much la heard.
Havlng ample funds, they may bo
on dlnlng any evenlng In what ls
pularly known as the "romanco
om." They hnve fllled the stroets
f Reno wlth automoblles and have
ken a foremost part In tho local
od roads movement, They do much
ward Bupportlng the varloua placea
amusoment and have proved such
bonanza to the Reno storekecpers
at It Is not BurprlslnK the buslneas
cople aro protestl'ng agatnat the pro
oaed change ln the dlvorco law.
Women In Majorlty.
Whllo It ls dlfQcult to estlmate tho
extent of tho, colony, lt ls generally
oeiievcd that between flve hundred
, nnd a thousand peraons vlslt N Reno
i-very year In quest of dlvorce. A
large proportlon of theso comc frotn
New York. and for thls preponduranco
of New Yorkers varlous cxplanatlons
aro glven: probably tho most luipor-
tant reason Is the aeverlty of tho New
Vork dlvorco law.
Woracn are In tho majorlty, and
nioat of them Rve quletly-enough dur
tee tftsb; sbt woatta term oT 'red-
uenuu. Many hava chlldren wlth
them and superlntend thelr cduca
tlon; othera tako up specl.al courses
of study and cngage ln church work.
MoBt of the women to bo aern ex
changlng booka in the little Carnegle
Ubrary aro membera of the colony
and accordlng to the llbrarlan prob
lem novcU and tho works of Ibsen
Kllen Key and Bernard Shaw aro. ln
niuch demand.
Tho men who go to Reno uauaHy
find work of somo klnd to relleve tho
monotony of exlatence; somo lnvest
money ln rnlnlng ventures and othera
tako a hand at farmlng. Thore aro.
however, plenty of poor people who
seek dlvorco nnd are glad to turn
thnlr handa to work of any klnd
Somo roen who would have scorned
to do manuel labor at bome flnd
themaelvea roughlng It ln true west
ern faalilon. A bookkeeper from
Hrooklyn,' for Instance, found employ
ment au porter ln one of tho hotels
nnd tho drlver of n mllk wngon had
once been n floor walkor ln a New
York department store.
The women who work thelr way to
frecdom aro even more numeruus
They are . to bo, .fouri"dbehlnd.th?.
counters in me siores, mey iap iyp
jvrlters, they keep books, they teach
muslc, palntlng and danclng, they
cook, nct as nursca and waltreasos
and even scrub the floors wlth the
solo object of obtalnlng releasn from
marrlago Ucb that have become ln
tolerablc. Tho coat of' a Reno dlvorco ranges
from flfty to flfteen hurdred dollars.
.the lattor sum belng euppoEcd to
cover modcrate Ilvlng oxpensea for
3tx montha, travellng expenaea and
legal fecs. Tho mlnlmum amount rep
rcsents the uaual fee pald by.the poor
dlvorco seekers, who work whllo
awaitlng thelr decrees.
In spite of a ve'ry gorieral lmpres
Blon, tho Reno colonlata do not herd
togother, -but nre sca'ttored nll over
the town.
FIRMLY BELIEVED IN GHOSTS
Men of tho Strongeot Intellect De-
lleved They Beheld Apparltlons
Vltlble Only to Themaelves.
Goetho statcs that he one day saw
the exact counterpyrt of hlmself com-
tng towardB im. fope aaw an arm
Apparently comc through tbe wall, and
made lnqulrles after Its owner Ryron
often recelved vlslts from a specter.
but he knew It to be a creatlon of Inv
aslnatlon. Dr Johnson heard hls
mother call hls namo In a clear voice,
though sho was at the tlme in another
clty.-
Count Emanuel Swedenborg bcllev
ed that he had the prlvllego of lnter-
vlewing persons in the splrlt-world.
Loyola. lylng woundcd durlng the
elege of Pampeluna, saw the Vlrgln,
who encouraged him to prosecute hls
mlsslon. Sir Josbua Reynnlds, leavlng
hls house, thought the lampa were
trces. and the men and women bushes
agltated by the breezo' OJivcr 'Crom
wxll. lylng slcepless on hls couc(i. saw
tle curtalns open and n gtgaiitlc' wo
man nppcar, who told him he .would
become tho greatest man In England.
Hen Jonson spent the. watcbes of tho
nlght an Intcrested'.apcctator of .a
crowd of Tartars. Turks and Roman
CaMiollcB, who rosc up and fougbt
round hls armchalr tlll sunrlse.
Renvcnuto Celllnl. lmprlaoncd at
Rome, reeolved to" frce hlmself by sclf
dcstructlon. but was deterred by the
apparaitlon of a woman of wondrous
i beauty. whose reproaches turned blm
from hls purposo Napolcon onco call
ed attcntlon to d brtght atar ho bo
Heved he saw ehlnlng In hls room, and
tald:."tt haa never deaerted me. I
! Bce It on tho occaslon of every gr,eat
ovcnt. urglng me onward., It ls my
unfnlllng omen of succesB."
' Otherwlce Maklng Men of Boys.
, Overbeard at one of the box of
f.ces of the Hlppodrome:
Have you any Junlor tlckets?"
"What are Junlor tlckotsT" asked
tvie -uave tlckoi seller.
"Why, tiekqts ror little boys llke
theso two here." answered the proud
father as he exb'iblted two lads df
80ven and ,une years respectlvely to
tho envlous bachelor scllep of the
pasteboards,
"Sorry. alr. I cant accomraodata
you." came tho reply from the ead
factd man behlnd, tho window, -all wa
havo are fu nra tWU."r-Nw
SEACOVV BREAKS FROM QAGE
Vlonater of 1,500 Pounda Smashea
Way put or Exhlbltlon Tank Is
Lasaocd by Wlre Cable.
Cblcago. The Bea-cow a strangn
nnlmal on exhlbltlon ln n "loop" storo
broke looso from lts moorlnga and
created a small panlc In the lmrao-
dlato neighborhood of Stato and Van
iluron streetB. The crcature, whlch.
accordlng to the best authorltiea on
tho subject, ought to bo extlnct. wab
bled from lts tank past tho attcnd-
ants and proceeded to etroll toward
tho State Btreet door.
Sunday lt was decldcd to feed tho
anlmal on flsh, and on Tueeday tho
dlct was changed to Florlda oranges.
plnacb, tomatocs and otber dellcacles.
That nlght the sea-cow fell Into a
qeep sleep.
Tho cllmax came when there was
a sudden upheaval of the watcr In
tho tank, a loud hlsslug notse, hnd an
indlgnant sea-cow arose ln lts wrath.
One thoUEand flve hundred pound of
adlpose tlssue colllded wlth tho steel
supporta of tho tarfk. nnd many gal
lons of water flooded the bullding.
general atampcde was made from the
place.
Efforts to corral the anlmal were of
no avall. Wlth one sweep of i tall
It demolished tho rest of the tank and
tho lmltatlon graaa that surrounded.
lt. AI1 was chaos, nnd the exhlbitors
were at their wlts' end.
Finnlly a cowboy, by namo Frnnk
beonard, proved hlmself the real hera.
InBsolng the anlmal wlth eome tele
phone cable that had been left ln the
back of tho bullding. Now tho sea
cow Hes pcacefully ln a newly-mado
and much sronger tank.
LOST U. S. WOMAN FOUND
Taken to Hospltal In Italy he Ex.
ptalna Sho Wao Overcomo by III
ness and Had Falnted.
Rome. Mrs. Wllliam Mansfield, the
Araerican woman,whose .dlsailpear
anco has caused much anxlety to her
frlenda and occasloned an Investign
tlon by tho Itallan authorltiea, has
been found ln Venlco, accordlng to. a.
dlspatch. to the Glornalo d'ltalla.
Mrs Mansfield arrlved in Venlco a
fortnlght ago and took a room at a
bonrdlng houoe, whlch she left. Tbe
pollco came upon he'r lytng uncon
sctous In the strcet and removed her
to a hospltal. On. regainlng cousclous
"liess' the woman sald that Ehe"ha"d"
been overcomo by lllness and had
falnted. She rematned In tbe hospltal
all nlght and left In the morning.
The pollco say Bhe told them , she
belonged to a wealthy New York fam
lly, and that the namo of her hus
band, from whom she was separated,
waB Wllliam Mansfield.
Mrs. Mansfield 'left Salo, on Lake
Qarda, about two weekd ago after
cashlng an American check for $60 at
a bank. She sald she was golng to
Verona to buy palnt brushcs, but there
Is no traco of her havlng staycd at
any hotel in Verona. Apparently sha
wciit dlrect to Venlco.
C00N.AND W0LF BATJLE HARD
Cauoht In Stcel Jaws of Traps the
Two Anlmals Clawedfand Bit
Each Other.
Salina. Kan. C. E. Mattox. a trap
per; on the Smoky Hlll.'river, saw a
lght between a ,coy,ote. nnd, a coon
tear one of hls straw stacks. There
are several traps near the Btack and
une of tho anlmala was caught in one.
The cther anlmal came dlong for a
lght and was caught lu one of the
ithcr traps close encnigb so they could
cach each other. '
Infurlated by the paln of the traps.
ho- anlmals' attacked each other the
nore flcrcely and each soon waa In
jiother trap. When Mr, Mattox found
hom four trapa had anapped on the
soon and three on the wolf. Both
were exhausted, but still flghtlng. The
;round Bhowed that the battle had
been waging for several hours. The
;oon had the- better of the flght and '
when the wolf was about dcad the
trapper endcd the flght wlth a club.
BANDITS' FALSE C0W FEET
lmltatlon Hoofs Wprn by Callfornla
Robbers to Delude Pursuera Are
Found In Cache.
iini! nencu. Cal. What is belleved
to have been a eare oiowcrs cache,
dlscovero'd at tho edge of a swamp
near here. yielded several Ingenlous
contrtvances apparently lntended to
dlvert pursult after the commlsslon
a crltne. They wero a palr of lpii
:atlon horae hpofs. carvetl out of plne
.und fltted wlth Btrapa so that they
could be adjuBted t'o a' palr if shoen:
an lmltatlon cow's hoof fastened to a
cane evldently was tntcnded to be
tised ln conjunctlon wlth the others
to, gtvo the lmpresslon of a miyi on
horseback drlvlng a cow. ' v
VEIL USED BY' 15 BRIDES
Has Been Handed FromOne Member
of New1 York Famlly to Another
for Seven Years.
' New York. A vell worn by fourteo'n
brldes in tho laBt seven years was
used agatn by Eleanor fiobm whon
she was marrled to Harry Roso of
Yonkors Guarded wlth the most
Buperstltloua care. tbe vell has been
handed op from one member of tho
famlly to another. and each of the
tourtecn marrlages under it have all
been confeldered as resultlng most bap
pily At the preaent tlme there aro
sald to be over twenty relatlvea of the
brlde' who are waltlng BS bitUwf
W twi lts luttk. tabana.
IN
GtD
GAH
Exlsts on Apples From Nbvv Vork
to lowa.
When Refrlfltrator I FlnallY Opened
PaasonQer la Unablo tolstand
Up, and Both.Feet Aro
Froxen.
Sloux Clty. Ia. Almoat tiead on ac
count of hls sutfcrlngs, Andy "Oorcbltx.
a Hungarlan, was removod from a
refrlgorator car ln tho Sloux Clty
yarda. He had been ln the car thlr
tcen daya. nnd had travcled from
Spencerport, N. Yv Ho aald hq had
been worklng at Nowburg, N, Y.
The car was fllled wlth apples,
loaded In barrols. Purtng; tho long
trip Qorchltz Ilved on appleo. con
sumlng.ono barrel of the frult.
Tbe raan's feet wrere frlghtfully
frozen nnd swollen. The dUcolora
tlon extendcd almoat to hls knees.
Tho restrnlnlng bands of hls shoes left
deep marks in the frozen feet Bvery
effort belng made to restoro clrcula
tlon. Qorchltz waa romoved to St. Vln
cent's hospltal, wbere he waa attended
by Dr, J. P. Dougherty, pollca "surgeon.
H6 revtvod under tho treatmcnt glven
him. Tho latest roport indlcated that
hls llfe wlll be saved. althougb lt
. probably will bo nccessary to ampu
tato tho feet Ho is flfty-two years
old.
Tho caso ls an exceedlntfly otrnnge
one and la made moro ' compllcated
becauBe tho man la unabld to Bpeak
Bngllah. The word "alcl' corapriBoa
hls entlra Engllsh vocabulary.
Tho car was fllled. wlth apples ln
barrels and w'ns consigned to Sloux
Clty. When employea openod the car j
they founl tho sufforer strotched
across two barrels. Ho was too wcak
to arlso. He mumbled cohtlniially the
word "slck." Tho Palmer men called
Herman Schmaltz, speclol kgent for
the Chicago and Northwentorn llne.
Schmaltz romoved tho mnnto tho po
Uce Btation. Doctor Dougberty or-
dered blm to the hospltal as Boon
as ho made an examlnation
In a Coma for Days.
Offlccr Schmaltz found an interpre
ter, and through thls agency. managed
to Icarn the- mau's name. Ho sald he
had qult work at Newburg nnd
boardod tho car, thinktng It would
go only a short dlstance. 'Shortl&jafvj
tcr tne car was Beaiea ana siartea
on lts long Journey. Ho was unable
to glve any detallod account of the
trlp. It is thought ho haa been ln a
stato of coma for several days. Ho
sald he had a wlfo and flve chlldren
ln Pollch, Somplln Provlnce, Hungary.
Joseph T. Stanhope, agent for tho
Merchant's Dlspatch, Intoreated hlm
self In tho caae becauso hls coinpony
hadcharge of the car durlng lts shlp
ment. Mr. Stanhope learned that the
car had been opened when the tem
perature was testod, The man ovl
dently was too weak to make an out
cry. Doctor Dougherty expresed tho
oplnton that tho man is in no immedl
ate danger If tho feet can bo saved.
The dist of apples relleved tho hun
ger, although. jhoro was not Bufllclent
nourlshmont to mnlnlatn Btrongth.
'GATOR IS POOR BEDFELLOW
Boy Had to Send Pet to New York
Monagerle Becauso of
Prank.
New York. A flat Ib no place for
a 'gator to grow up In. For that and
one other reason the Ccntral Park
menagerle saurian collcctlon was en
larged by the glft of a young alllgator,
recently captured ln Florlda and
brought to thls clty. The other rea
Bon was divulged to Phllltp Holmes,
the. keeper who has chargo of the alli
gators, when ho asked the boy who
brought tho saurian to tho menagerle
ln a box why he wanted to glve lt
away.
"Mothcr says alllgators grow very
fast," declared tho twelve-ycar-old lad.
"Any other reason?" askod Holmes;
wlth, a sly wlnk.
"I put him in the bed wlth my kld
brother." said tho lad, "and he was
almoBt scared to death."
EATS EIECTRIC .L1GHT BILL
Arrested Chinese 8hocked on Flndlng
It Isn't Lottery Tlcket
Held as Agent.-
Los Angeles, Cal. foo Welah was
brought toj.the.clty Jall sufferlng from
the effects of, havlng eaton an electrlc
llght bill by mlatake for somo lottery
UCAst8sovoral pollceroe.n approached
him ln cninatown weisn grabbed
somo popors from his coat 'pocket' and
startod to chew thom. A search ol
4hi8 peraon rovealed a, number- of
Chtneee lottery tlcketa, and In dlsgust
b'ecause of hls mUtake Welah cough
ed up tho olectrtc llght bill. Ha wae
held as a lottery agent.
"DEAD" MAN 0BJECTS T0 C0LD
When About to Be Placed In Coffln In
Morgue He Speaka Mournera
Ara Terrlfied.
Brussels. An old man was found
apparently dead ln the courtyard or
an almshouse at Aoltre. Flauders,
whero be.llved, aud was taken to the
morgue. "whllo preparatlons-were be
lng made to put "the man- Into a oof
fln, ho suddenly exclalmed. "How cold
lt is horel". Thfi people round ihltn
were at first .terrlfied. TKb DTd-awa.
wM 'talres to Uoeplt!- ;
HAS FUN WITH SPEEDERo
Mlaiourl Boy Makea Llfe MlserabU
for Fast Autolsts Rlfle Soundo
Llke a Puncture.
Knnsas CUy, Mo. Farmer boys In
the vlcinity of Oak Grove have a now
trlck whlch thoy are playing on- cltj
'autolsts who burn up the county road
in. that sectlon, Honry Sleben. witb
Mrs. 81oben and Wllliam Wolf. formoi
alderman, and Mr Walf, whllo motor
ing along tho rock road ln tho eaBtern
end of tho county recently had tht
trlck .playcd on them.
"I guesa wo were hltting lt up' al
about a 50-mllo cllp." sald Henry
"whon I dfatlnctly heard a puncture
I whlstled for brakes and stopped tu
machlno so suddenly I ncarly lost mj
gucsts.
"'Dld you hear anythlngr I askec
nilly Wolf
"You've got a tlro puncture Bome
whero here.' ho Informed me, therebj
conflrmlng my worst susplcions 'It'i
a puncture Bure.' sald the women
nnd thon l knew I wns on the rlghl
track "
Sleben sald ho got out hls teatlns
apparatus and other toola and started
In to locate the trouble- All of tlu
tlroa wero found. tntact nnd the for
mer wharfrnaster was puzzled and
Bomcwhat worrled, when Wolf dlscov
ercd the cause of tho "tlre tronblo,'
It was a grlnntng boy who stood be
hlnd a convenlont treo by the rond
Blde. In hls hand he held a rine
whlch ho evldently Juat had explodec
into tho air ae Henry's machlnc
whizzed by.
"What'Il wo do. drown him?" askei
Wolf.
"Nover." ordered Henry, cl'mblng out
from .beneath the machlne where h
stlll was searchlng for a break o
somo klnd, "Be a good sport. Lei
him nail tho next sucker."
BELL 200 YEARS OLD F0UNC
Belleved to Havf Been Preaented te
Queen Anne to Trlnlty..
Newport. R. I. There has recently
been found here a bell bearlng th
date of 1702 and marka that would
lndlcato that it ono timo belonged tc
Queen Anne nnd was prosented by hei
to Trlnlty church of thla clty.
The bell haB been atorcd nway foi
yeara under a stage- In tho church
gulld hall. Whllo a few knew thal
there was on old bell there, no on!
thought that it was of any imi)Qrtan
untll, lt was nauiea out ana emraineu
by Rov. Stanloy C. Hughes, now rectoi
of the parlsh, a few days ao.
It has tho appearanco of belng mnde
of bronze and sllver and ls ln an ex
collent state of preaervation. It l
two and a half feet high and bosldes
the date has a broad arrow mark,
whlch ls undcratood to have been on
all th- bclls glven by Queen Annu to
tho American colony churches.
Another bell 'the church got from
Queen Anne waB melted up some
yeara ago and ueed ln mouldlng an
other, now used ln tho church clock,
No record of tho other .bell can be
found.
Another Trlnlty church hlstoric rellc
haa also recently comc to llght, Yeara
ago ln tho chancel there were,, two
nualnt mahogany armchalrs that had
been brought from England These
later were Btored nway and when the
late Henry Morgan Stone was rectot
he found ono and put It in use agaln
No trace of tho other chslr could be
fov.c i untll thls week(,when a local
dealer in antlques found lt in bl9
shop. He haa slnco presehted it to
the church.
BREATHES LIFE INTO B0DH
Doctor Restorea Infant That Hac
Been Pronounced Llfelees by
Phy'slclan. ,
New york. After a famlly physi
clan had pronounced, dead o bab
born to Mr and Mrs. Joseph' Rafeti
of "No. 339 EaBt One Hundred ' and
Nlnetoenth street, tbe husband tefo
phoned' Sydenham hospltal nnd' Dr
Harry Fjrled reaponded, He aought te
lnduco reBplratlon by varloua meant
and was unsucccasful after an ho'ur'i
effort.
'Tm sorry." ho sald, "but I can do
nothlng."
The mother's te'arB rouBed him te,
renowcd efforts. Ha'breathed Intoth
baby'a lungs. and a half hour later
when the jmyalclan waa .almoat e.x
hausted. the baby began to cry That
was Thursday 'night Friday Doctot
Fj-ied -called. tho Ragetz housoAand
both parents embrnced him. The baby
was cqualling'lustlly.
Little Josephlne wlll llve. the phyal
clan asBured them
STRANGE REQUEST IS MADE
Woman Asks Government to Repalr
Plece of paper, Apparently T-irn
From Bill.
Washington. Tho capltol of the
TJnlted States ls ln reoelpt, of one
of tho most oxtraordlnary requeats re
eolved ln many years. It comes from
an Ohlo woman whose name the 'sec
retary of tho senate naB -or ouvious.
I roasonB decllned to "make publ'le ' It
calla Upon tho "Capitoi or tne unitea
States" to .repair a pleco, of paper,
a"Bout two Inches wldo, evldently torn
from thJ end of a dollar bill The seo
retarr. who has fallen helr to the mls
bIvo, says he has handlcd many docu
monta. dcllcate communlcatlona and
all variety of requcBts". but thls 'ono
"has hls goat" It has been recom
mended that the communlcatlon be re
ferred to tho senate commlttoe on
banklng and ourrency, but tho secro
tary doo not. took i upon tho suggos
tftto tfivOTaMyf 1 natsJas tbe htOm-
Proposals of Amendment to the Consti
tution of Vermont to Be Rati
fied March 4, 1913
, f. JIRST PROPORAL OF AMENDMENT
. Rolating' to approviriEr, slgnlne or vetoing of bills :
Artlclo 11
Evato liill whlch nhnll hnve nanaeri tlin ccnalo nnd houso of reiiresentativea.
shnll, be'tore it becomes a law, be presented to tho povemor; if he approve, ho
shall Bign it; if not, he Bhall return it, with hia objectfonsin writing-.jto tho
nouse, tn wmcn it snau navo onpinatca;
nrtnn miph rnrnnRidprntlnn. twn-thirdn af
pass the bill, it shall, together with tho objections, bo 8cnt to tho other house, by
which it shall, llkewise, bo reconsldered, und, if upproved by two-thirds of tho
members present of that house, it shall become a law.
But, in all such cases, the votes of Loth Houses shall be taken by yeaB and
nays, and the nnmes of the'persons votimj for or ngainst tho bill shnll be entered
on tho joumal ol eacn nouse, respccuveiy. 11 any oin snau not. aa reiurncu uy
the governor, ns nforesaid, within five days, (Sundays excepted) after it ahall
have been presented to him, the same shall become a law, in liko manner, as if
he hud signed it; unless tho two Houses, by thelr adjournment, within three days
after tho prosentment of such bill, shall prevent its roturn; in which case. it shall
not become a law.
SECOND PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT
Relating- to biennial sessions nnd clections, term of ofilco of jrovernor, lieu
tcnant governor, treasurer, secretary of state, nuditor of accounts and county
ofllcers.
Article 24, Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6.
Section 1. The Gonernl Assembly shall mcet biennially on tho first Wcd
tiesday next after tho first Monday of January, .beginning in A. D. 1915.
Sec. 2. 'Ihe governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, secretary of state,
lustices of tho neace.
tha firnt Mondnv of Novembcr. hetrinnincr
Sec. 4. The term of ofilco of.senators and town ropresentativea shall be
two years, commencintf on tho first Wednesday next after the first Monday of
January following their election.
Sec. 5. Tho term of ofilce of the aasistant judges of tho county court, sher
IfTs, high bailiffs, Btate's attorneys, judges of probato andjustices of tho peace,
shall be two years, and shall commence on tho first day of February next after
their election.
Sec. 6. Tho persons who shall be soverally elected tn 1912 to the oflices
mentioned in this article shall hold such oflices untll the term of their suc
cessors elected tho firat Tuesday next after tho first Monday of November,
A. D. 1914, shall bcgin as herein provided.
THIRD PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT
Kelating to tho printing of tho journulsf
Chapter 2, Section 14
Tho votes and proceedings of, tho General Assembly shall.be printed (when
one-third.ofthejnemb"era-cieithcrhouse think it necessary),.assoon as conven
ient after the end of tho session, with the ycas and nays of the house of repre
sentativcs on any question when required by five mernbers and of the senate when
required by one senator, (except where the votes' shall be taken by, bnllot) , in
which caso every member of either house shall have a right to insert thereasona
of his voto upon tho minutes. . U-
FOURTII PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT ' ' ,
.Relating to the powers of the legislature and governor. , ,
Chapter 2, Seotion 20 ' (
Sec. 20. No person ought in any case, or in any time, to bo' declared guilty
of treason offelony, by the legislature, nor to have his sentenco upon conviction
for felony commuted, remittedor mitigated by the legislature. .
And that Section 11 of Chapter 2 bo amended by onuttmg tho word3 and
murder " whero they occur therein.
FIF'ITI PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT
Relating tq the grant, extcnsion, change or amendment of charters.
Article 80 -....
No charter of incorporation shall be granted. oxtended, changod or amended
by special law, except for such municipal, charitable, educational, penal or
roformatory corporations os are to be and remain under the' patronnge or control
of tho Stato ; but tho General Assembly shall provido by. general laws for the
organization of all corporations hereafter to be created. All general I laws passed.
pursuant to this article may bo altered from time to timaor repealed. ,
six'rn. pnoposAL
? Relating to.tho change of tho words " judge" or " judges "to:" jsticei,'or
"jus'tices." - -
- Article 31 i ' i
That wherever the words " judgo "or "judges." aro used in the constitution
of Vermont or amendments thereof, to designate. a judge or judges of tho
rupremo court, tho words "juatice " or " justices" shall be substituted therefor,
as tho caae may require. , . , '.
SEVENTir PROPOSAL OF 'AMENDMENT ' v-
Relating to the power of tho General Assembly to pass laws compelling com
pensation for injurics.
Articlo2 '
Tho General Assembly may pass lawa compelling compensation for.injuries
leceived by employeei in the course of their employment resulting m death or
bodily hurt, for the benefit of such employees, their widows or next of kin. It
may desighato the class or classes of employers and emplSyees tt) which such lawa
shall apply. "
EIGnTH'. PROPOSAL OF AMENDMENT.
5 Rolating to tho rovision of Chapter 2-of the Constitution.
Article: 33
That the judges of the Bupromo court bo and, aro hereby autho'rlzed and
directed to rovise Chapter Two of tho Constitution by incorpdrating into said
Chapter all amendments of the Constitution that are now or may be thqnan forco
nnd oxcluding theref rom nll sections, clauses and words not in f orce and rearranff
mg and renumbering the sections thereof under appropriate titles as intneir
judgment may bo most logical and convenient; and said roviaed; Chapter wo
as certified to tho secretary of state by said judges or a inajonty.tliereof shaUbo
a part of the constitution of this stato in substitution for existmg-Chapter two
and all amendments thereof.
Office of the Secretary of State
I hereby certify that tho foregoing proposals of amendment to the constitUi
tion of the State of Vermont, are J;rue copies of the proposals of nmendment to
tho constitution of said state as proposed by a two-thirda voto of: the Senato and
concurred in by a majority of the members of the House of Reprcsentatives at
the session of tho gcneraf assembly holden in 1910; that said proposals of amend
ment wero published in tho principal newspnpera of the state; that said proposals
of amendment were eubmitted to the general assembly of 1912 and wero con
curred in by a majority of the members of tho Senate and of the House of Repre
sentntives, aa appears from tho files and records of this ofilce.
Witness my hand nnd the seal of this ofHce, at Montpelier, this fifth day of
i? ebruary, one tnousana nino nunarea
wntcn snnu proceea to reconsiacr n. n,
thn memliers nreaent of tho hoUBO shall
in A. D. 1914.
of amendment.
uua mirreen.
Socretary of 8tst.