The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-12-04

that an assignment can be made in pursuance of
the seventeen section Of the act constituting pro-
bate courts
Approved, Nov. 5, 1898.
I5-An Act, relating to elections.
Ii hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State of Vermont, as follows
/. The first constablcs of the several organized
towns in this state, (whose population by the last
census shall exceed the number Of two thousand
inhabiants,) or, in their absence, the town clerk
of such town, in the absence OF both, either OF
the secctmen Of such towns, without further ord
or, shall set up notifications at such place or pla
shall have been appointed by the inhabitants
Of their several towns for notifying town meetings,
least twelve days before the first Tuesday OF Sep
tember annually, warning the lreemen of their re-
spectve towns TO meet on the said first Tuesday
Of September, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
said day, at the usual place of holding town Meet
ings in such towns, for the purposse OF eiecting
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer of the
state, Senators, and Representatives to the repre-
sent the town in the General Assembly for the
year ensuing.
9. The presiding officer shall call on the free
Of such town, from time to time, for the space
Of seven hours, to give in their votes for Cover
nor, Lieutenant werner, Treasurer of the state,
and Senators of the county and five hours for
representative to represent such town III the Gener
al Assembly land shall have the boxes ready to
ceive such votes ; and at the expiration of five
h ours the votes for representative shall be sort
ed and counted and if no person shall have a
majority OF all The votes, the presiding officer of
the meeting shall notify the same, and call on the
treemen as aforesaid, giving them a reasonable
time only for receiving such votes, until cleo
ton shall be made.
8. All acts ard parts of acts coming within the
purvew of this, are hereby repealed.
Approved, Nov. 5, 1888.
l6.-An Act, IN addition to, and in alteration OF
an act, entitled " an act regulating the charter
ing Of banks" passed Nov. o. 1881.
1t is hereby enacted by the Genera! Assembly OF
the State of Vermont, follows
l. So much of the act to which this is an addi-
ton and alteration, which empowers monied cor
porations, having banking powers,to appoint TWO
commissioners is hereby repealed.
2. All the powers given to, and duties imposed
upon those PERSONS styled by the act aforesaid,
bank commissioners of the state of Vermont -
be- given to, and imposed upon the commissioner
provided by said be elected by the joint bal
lot of both houses of the egisature.]
3. If any director directors OF any bank in
this state or any officer or person having charge
or control Of said bank, interest in the same,
shall eorruptly emit cause TO be emitted, or put
in circulation, any amount of the bills of said bank,
beyond the amount limited and prescribed by its
charter, such person persons, so offending, shall,
on conviction thereof, be confined to hard labor in
the states prison, for term not exceeding ten
years in the discretion of the court.
4. No person shall take or borrow from any
bank in this state, hereafter to be chartered,
chartered, any sums of money, by reason
of the pledge of any stock IN such bank.
S. Ifany offences shall be committed against
shall be the duty of the bank commissioners to
make application for an Injunction against the bank
when any such offences shall be committed, and a
ny chancellor is hereby author lied and required on
proof being duly made of such offences to grant
such Injunction.
G. Each subscriber for stock in any monied cor
poration having banking powers in this state, char
Tered rechartered at the present session, or to be
hereafter char tered rechartered, shall, recev
ing certificate of such stock, make affidavit under
OATH that he is the lawful owner of such stock,
and that no other person persons have any inter-
est in the same, whatever, which affidavit shall be
placed on the records of said corporation:
z. No director, cashier, or other officer,
shall at any time be indebted to the bank of which
he is director cashier officer, for any loan or
discount in a greater than six per cent of the
capital Of said bank, actually paid in.
Approved, Nov 5, 1888.
I7-An Act, to encourage the growing of silk.
1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly OF
the State of Vermont. as follows
l. The treasurer of this state is hereby author
lied and directed pay out of the treasury of
the state, the sum of twenty cents for each pound
of cocoons hereafter raised or grown within this
state ; and the sum of twenty cents for each and
every pound of raw silk reeed from cocoons, rals-
ed or grbwn within this state and the sum OF ~
cents for each and every pound of sewing silk
manufactured in this state and at that rate for a
greater less quantity, as bonus or premium to
the person persons raising such cocoons or man
ufacturing suck silk.
g Before any person skall be entitled to receive
the bounty provided IN the foregoing section, he
shall prove the satisfaction of the town clerk of
the town in which such person resides, that the
said cocoons raised and said sill was reeled
manufactured by him within such town. And
said town C Jerk is authorized and empowered to
examine such person, oath, in relation to the
same and if such town clerk shall be fully salts
fled that the said applicant did produce the
cocoons offered within said town, or did reel
the said raw silk, or did manufacture such sewing
silk in such town, from raised III this state,
such town clerk shall thereupon give such per-
son certificate of the facts proved, and shall
also certify that 1t had been satisfactorily proved to
him that neither the said cOcoons, reeled manu-
featured silk, any part thereof, had ever before
been presented offered for the purpose ofobtain
ing the premium thereon, allowed by this act !;
which certificate the said treasurer is hereby au-
thorized to receive and pay.
3. The provisions of this act shall not apply to
bodies polite corporate.
a. An act entitled 6" an act to encourage the
growing of silk within this state, passed Nov. 10,
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