North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-22
6. This act shall be published with and
as part OF the revised statutes.
APPROVED, Nov. 10, 1859.

/ :. an Act IN atferbttou oi thS sSN Pfo'fs
! ing for the reporting Of the decisions o
the Supreme Court, approved Novem
Der |, 1887.
IL is hereby enacted by the General As
semhly OF the state Of Vermont, as follows
| J.. Hereafter il shall not be the duty o.
the reporter of the decisions OF the Su'
preme Court, personally TO attend the SEES
sions OF said court, but in all other things
his duties shall be The same az before the
passing OF this act.
9. Such reporter shall annually receive,
out Of the treasury of this state, four hun
bred and fifty dollars, instead of seven
hundred dollars, as provided by the act TO
which this is an addition and alteration.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1889.
s. An Act, relating to the State Prison.
IL is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the state Of Vermont, as follows
/. Charles Hopkins Of Windsor, John
Moulton Of Woodstock, and Oils Cham
berlin of Pomfret, are hereby appointed a
committee, and they are authorized TO lei
out, for a term not exceeding Ave years,
from and after the twentieth day of March
next, 10 any person or persons who will
hire the same, the labor OF all the convicts
in said Prison, or such terms as shall be
agreed TO and determined on by the COM
mittee herein before designated.
Provided however, that no contract of
letting, under the authority Of this act,
shall be valid, unless the contractor or con-
tractors shall, at the time Of entering into
such contract or contracts, give security,
satisfactory to the committee, by bond with
sureties executed to treasurer OF this state:
conditioned that said contractor or con-
tractors will wholly indemnify & save harm
less the state from any expense whatever
on account Of said prison, that shall accrue
during the term Of such contract or con-
tracts, and faithfully fulfil and perform the
contract or contacts so made.
Provided also, that nothing in this act
contained shall be construed to give such
contractor or contractors any right to in
terlere 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 ac-
cept proposals in writing for the hire ofthe
labor of said convicis, and thereon cause
contract or contracts TO be made, subject |
to the conditions made in the first proviso |
10 the first section Of this act, and the said |
committee shall give notice Of the time and |
place at which they will receive and deter
mine upon such proposals, by publication
at least thirty days previous thereto in one
newspaper printed at Montpelier, and one
printed at Windsor in this
state, which publication shall be made
within thirty days alter the day of passing
If this act.
5. 1t shall be the duty Of said committee
o close contract with the person or per-
ons making the best propositions for the
interests OF the state, also 10 report TO the
Iext General Assembly the names of all
he persons making proposals of contract,
ogether with the propositions by them
made; also TO report the contract by them
made, and also TO stipulate in said con.
ract that the superintendent Of said prison
hall at all times have liberty to inspect the
ooks OF such contractor or contractors. so
ar as they relate to the business and ex-
ense of said prison, and to take there's
-om such memorandum as he may see
I.
q. This act shall take effect Immediate
7 upon the passing Of the same.
Approved, Nov. IL, 1889.
An Act, in addition 20 an act EMIT
led "an act for regulating and govern /,
ing the militia of this state" approved
Nov. 1, 1887. II is hereby enacted by q
the General Assembly of the state of !,
Vermont, as follows: q
CHAPTER !.
OFFICERS.
1. So much Of the first section Of the Z
ird chapter Of the act TO which this is an II
EDITION as provides that the division in.
rector shall take precedence of any colonel q
the lne-and so much as provides for u
e appointment of one quartermas,er p
1eant to each town, are hereby repeal =
2. In addition TO the regimental staff II
wv required by law, il shall be the DUTY G
the regimental field officers to appoin, u
lie qGartermaster sergeant. p
CHAPTER. III. q
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
/. So much Of the second section of the u
urth chapter Of the act to which this is u
addition as makes ii the duty of the u
jutant and Inspector general to attend u
ID take command al all regimental drills. G.
d so much of the tenth section as re- "
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