Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-01
LAWS

LAWS UF VEkMUNT.
Passed al The session Of The General As
ssm6iy, IN October & NOvember, A. d.
1889.
AN AcT, relating TO the revised statutes.
Ii is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont, as
/. The committee who revised the stat
ltes, or any three OF them, are hereby
1irected 10 prepare the same. with the
Constitution of the United Estates, and of
this State, fol publication, as soon as may
be, and make copious index to the whole,
and concise reference to each section at
the head of each chapter, and contract
with some responsible person to publish
the same.
2. Before making any contract, such
committee shall give notice, BY publica-
ton in at least four newspapers printed in
this State, that they will receive proposals
for printing the revised statutes, and shall
make the contract with the person who
shall propose to publish the same on such
terms as, in the opinion of such commit
tee, will be most advantageous TO the
State.
8. The contract shall sti7ulate for the
delivery of one hundred and seventv-five
copies of such statutes. when published,
for the benefit of the State.
A. When the printing of the revised
statutes shall be completed, the commit
tee, or any three Of them, shall certifythe
same to have been examined and COM
pared by them with the original acts, and
shall deposite copy, so certified, 10 the
office OF the Secretary of State. which
shall be conclusive evidence of such stat
utes.
6. Such certificate shall be printed in
each copy of the revised statutes, publish
ed under the direction OF the committee,
and every copy so printed, in which such
certificate shall be inserted, NAV be used
evidence in all courts of justice, and in
all proceedings before any officers, board
or body in this State.
6. This act shall be published with
and as part of the revised statutes.
Approved, November l9, 1899.
2.--AN Act, in alteration of the act providing
for the reporting of the decisions of the Supreme
Court, approved November |, 1887.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont, as
follows:
/. Hereafter it shall not be the duty O
the reporter of the decisions of the Su
preme Court, personally to attend The ses
sion Of said court, but in all other thing;
his duties shall be the same as before tht
passing of this act
2. Such:reportsr shall annually receive
out of the treasury of this State, fouI
hundred and fifty dollars, instead of sew
en- hundred dollars, as provided by the &C
to which this is an addition aud alteration
Approved, November 10, 1889.
| 3.-AN ACT, relating to the State Prison.
| 1t is hereby enacted bv the general AS
sembly OF the State of Vermont, as fol
lows:
| /. Charles Hopkins of Windsor. Joh
Moulton of Woodstock and Otis Cham
berlin of Pomfret, are hereby appointe
committee, and they are authorized t
let out, for term not exceeding fiv
years. from and after the twentieth dav
March next, to any person or persons VIII
will hire the same, the labor of all tn
convicts in said prison, on such terms d
shall be agreed to & determined on bv tn
committee herein before designated.
: Provided however, that no contract
|. letting, under the authority of this &C
r shall, be valid unless the contractor or COZ
tractors shall. at the time of entering in
: such contract or contracts, give securit
| satisfactory to the committee, by Dor
t with sureties executed to the treasurer
$ this State; conditioned that said contrac
: or or contractors will wholly indemni
n and save harmless the state from any e
| lnense Whatever on account of said prise
that shall accrue during the term of sue
! contract or contracts, and faithfully full
j. and perform the contract OF contracts
!, made.
ri Provided also, that nothing in this a
" confined shall be cons rued TO gi
I; such contractor or contractors any rig
], to interfere in the government of the pr
70 on, and said prison shall be conduct
y and governed by the superintendent a
Of other officers thereof, in the same mann
10 as has heretofore been done
n z SAID committee may receive and a
4 cept proposals In writing for the hire
n the labor of said convicts, and there,
i. cause contract or contracts to be mad
of subject to the conditions made in the e,
" provso to the first section Of this act. =,
K the said committee shall give notice
is the time and place at which they will +
Z ceive and determine upon such proposal
d bY notification 81 least thirty DAYS nre,