The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-14

III Is here0y enacted 6y The General assembly of
the State Of Vermonf, That The several com
the return now required by law to be made, to
the town clerks in the month of June annually.
Approved Nov. IL, lS4I.
l9--An act IN amendment of an act entitled ian
act in relation to highways.
II is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of
me State Of Vermont, That the notice required by
the act entitled san act IN relation to highways
approved October twenty-sixrh one thousand
eight hundred and forty, may be signed by any
person in this State
Approved Nov. II IS41.
2O-An Act in addition to chapter 81 Of the Re-
vised Statues.
~ Is hereby enacted blythe General assembly of
the State Of Permont, as follows:
That for the purpose of keeping the highways
and bridges In repair, the several towns in this
state at their annual March meeting, or at any
other legally warned meeting for that purpose,
may raise by vote tax of such per cent on the
grand list of such town as such meeting may
think necessary, m addition 10 what is now as
sessed by the selectmen, TO be paid IN labor and
expended in the several highway districts of such
town under the direction OF the surveyors of such
districts.
Provided, Tint if, in The judgment OF the
selectmen Of the town, any of the several high
way districts Of such town shall not require the
whole amount of the tax accruing from the grand
It's. 1t shall be appropriated in any part of such
town where the selectmen shall direct.
Approved Nov. 9, lS41.
2l-An Act to provide for the receipt of the
proceeds of the sales OF the Public Lands.
IL 1: hereby enacted by The General assembly of
The State Of Vermoni as follows:
The Treasurer of this Stale is hereby auhori-
zed 10 receive from the Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States, all the money which is d.
iected 10 be divided with the Stale of Vermont,
by virtue of the provisions of an art entitled San
actio appropriate The proceeds of the sales of the
Public Lands and TO graft pre-emption rights"
passed by The Congress of the United States at
the session thereof now last past past and approx
ed by the President on the fourth day of Septem-
Der, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred
and forty -one; and the said Treasurer of this
State Is hereby directed and empowered to exc
cute and deliver TO the said Secretary OF the
Treasury oflhe United States, and give receipts
for said money, OF such other evidence as the
said Secretary of the Treasury may require
Approved Nov. IL, 1S41.
IL is hereby enacted by the General assembly of
The State Of permont as follows:
SIC. |. A sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars may be annually drawn from the treasury
of this State by the board of commissioners for
The instruction OF the deaf dumb and blind TO be
appropriated for the benefit of the insane poor OF
this state, agr"eably 10 the provisions of This act.
Sec. 3. The board of civil authority in each
town shall ascertain and certify 10 the county
hafn ha Er,t IL, = I'll
nually, the number Of insane persons in such
town, their respective ages. condition and cir
cumsances, how long they nay have been in-
sane, what attempts have been made TO restore
them TO reason, and whether, 10 the opinion of
such board. such insane persons are proper objects
of the charity of this State, and whether their
present guardians or friends are willing that they
should become benefciaIi les at the Vermont Asy-
lum for the Insane, under the provisions OF this
act.
Sec. 8. Each county clerk shall make return 10
said commissioners, before the first day of March
in each year, Of ali The information SO received
from the several boards of civil auhori;y in his
county.
Sec. 4. The said beard of commissioners shall
have power tn appreciate and designate beneficial
ries as aforesaid, 10 draw orders on the treasury
for any part of the appropriation provided in the
first section. and to allow all or any part of the
expenses of their conveyance 10 and support in
the Vermont Asylum for the Insane, for such
term of lime as said commissioners shall deem
proper.
Sec. 5. The board OF commissioners shall
make an annual report t" the Governor, by the
second Thursday of October, of their proceedings
heIein with an account of the expenditures in
CURED by them in the discharge of their said du-
ties.
Sec. 6. Each commissioner shall be entitled
to receive from the state treasury, under the or
der of the auditor of accounts, two dollars per day
and his reasonable expenses, for all the time in
which he shall be actually engaged in the dis
charge Of the duties herein enjoined.
Approved Nov. 8, 1s41.
23-An Act, providing for the nnion of school
the State of Vermont, as follows
Sec. l. ANY two or more contiguous school
districts in this State may associate together and
form union district, for the purpose OF maintain
ing union school, to be keptfor the benefit of the
older children OF such associated districts, if The
inhabitants of each of such districts SHALL at legal
meetings called for that purpose, agree 10 FORM
such union by vote OF two thirds of the legal vo-
tiers thereof present at such meetings.
Sec. 2. Every union district thus formed shall
be body corporate, with the corporate powers of
other school districts, in relation to prosecuting
and defending suits at law, and holding real and
personal property; and shall be called by such
name as said district at its first meeting shall de-
termine.
Sec. 3. The first meeting of such union dis
trict shall be called in such manner, and al such
time and place as may be agreed upon BY the as