The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-12-07

are hereby appointed a committee ana are au'hor-
lied TO let out for term not exceeding hVe years,
from and after the twentieth day oil March next,
TO anv persop or persons who will hire the same,
the abor Of the convcts OF said prison, on such
terms rs shall be agreed to and determined on
bv the committee herein before designated.
Provided however, that no contract of letting,
under the authority of this act, shall he valid, un-
less the contractor or contractors shall, at the time
of entering into such contract or contracts, give
security, satisfactory to the committee, by bond
with sureties executed to the treasurer of this
state, conditioned that said contractor or contrac-
tors will wholly indemnify and save harmless the
state from any expense whatever on account of
said prison that shall accrue during the term Of
such contract or contracts and faithfully fulfil and
perform the contract or contracts so made.
Provided also, that nothing in this act contained
shall be construed to give such contractor or con-
tracturs any right to interfere in the government
and governed by the superintendent and other
officers thereof, in the same manner as has here
tofore been done.
2. Said committee may receive aud accept
propesl lis in writing for the hire of the labor of
said convicts, and thereon cause contract or con-
tracts to be made, subject TO the conditions made
in the first proviso TO the first section Of this act
and the said committee shall give notice of the
time and place at which they will receive and de-
termine upon such proposals, by publication al
least thirty days previous thereto, in one newspa-
per printed at Montpelier, and one newspaper
printed at Windsor in this state, which publication
shall be made within thirty days after the day o.!
passing of this act
3. 1t shall be the duty of said committee to
close contract with the person or persons max
ing the best propositions for the interests of the
state, also 10 report to the next General Assembly
the names of all the persons making proposals of
contract, together with the propositions by them
made; also to report the contract by them made,
and also to stpuae in said contract that the super
intendent Of said prison shall at all times have
liberty To inspect the books Of such contractor
contractors so far as they relate to the business
and expenses at said prison, and to take therefrom
such memorandums as he may see fit.
a. This act shall take effect Immediately upon
the passing of the same.
Approved, November II, 1889.
Am ACT, in addition to an act entitled an
act, for regulating and governing the Militia
Of this State approved Nov. l, 1887
/, is hereby enacted by the General assembly
of the State Of Vermont, as follows:
CHAPTER |.
OFFICERS
!. So much OF the first section Of the third
chapter Of the act TO which this is an addition
as provides that the division inspector shall take
precedence of any colonel of the line-and! so
much as provides for the appointment of one
quar,ermaster sergeant TO each town, are hereby
repealed.
2. In addition to the regimental staff now re-
quired BY law, it shall! be the duty Of the regi-
mental field officers to appoint one quartermaster
sergeant.