The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-12-10
Nov. -, 1859.


3. An Act relating to the State Prison
1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State of Vermont, follows:
/ Charles Hopkins Of Windsor, John Moulton
of Woodstock. aud Otis Chamberlin of Pom!ret,
hereby appointed committee, and they are
thorized TO let out, for "a term moi exceeding five
years, from and after the twentieth day Of March
next, TO any person or persons who VIII hire the
same, the labor of all the convCts in said prison,
on such terms shall be agreed TO and determined
on by the committee herein before designated.
Provided howev or, that contract Of letting,
under the authority of this act shall be valid nn-
less the contractor contractors SHALL at the time
of entering into such contract contracts, give
curity satisfactory 10 the committee, by bond with
surees executed TO the treasurer of this state
diiioned that said contractor contractors will
wholly indemnify and save harmless the state from
any expense whatever on account OF said prison,
hat shall accrue during the term of such contract
contracts, and faithfully fulfil and perform the
contract contracts made.
Provided also, that nothing in this contained
shall he construed 10 give such contractor
tractors any right to interfere in the government OF
the prison, and said prison shall be conducted and
governed by the superintendent and other officers
thereof in the same manner as has heretofore been
done.
2. Said committee may receive and accept pro-
posals in writing for the hire Of tie Labor of said
convicts, and thereon cause contract contracts
To be made, subject to the conditions made in the
first pr0viso 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 determine
upon such proposals, by publication at least thirty
days previous thereto in one newspaper printed "a
hlonipoller, and one newspaper printed at Windsor
in this State. which publication shall be made
within thniy days after the day Of passing Of this
act.
g. 1t shall be the duty of said committee TO
close contract with the person or persons making
the best propositions for the of the state
also TO report to the next General Assembly The
names of all the persons making proposals OF
tract, together with the propositions by them made
also to report the contract by them made, and also
to stipulae in said that the superintendent
of said prison shall at all times lave liberty to in
spect the books of such contractor or contractors
sofa rs they relate to the business and expenses
at said prison, and to take therefrom such memo
randums he may see fit.
a. This act shall take effect Immediately upon
the passage of the same.
Approved, Nov. |, 1889.
a. An Act, in addition an act entitled s!an act
for regulating and governing the Militia of this
State, approved Nov. ], 1887.
1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of vermont, as follows;
CHAPTER IL
OFFICERS.
l. So much of the first section of the third
chapter of the act 10 which this is an addition as
provides that the division inspeeto shall take pre-
cedence OF any colonel of the lino-and so much as
provides for the appointment of quartermaster
sergeant to each town, hereby repealed
x In addition TO the regmeuta staff re-
CURED by law, it shall be the duty of the regimen
tai field officers to appoint one quarermaster SER
geant.
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