The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-07
Laws Of VernOnt""1S

CIAPIER w AHH AIH
vIsED STATUTES, IN RELATION TIC
RELIGIOUS AND OTHER SOCIETIES.
II IS herein enacted By The Genera
Assemble Of Tie Stale Of Vermont, Thai
any number of persons may associate TO-
gether under the provisions, and accord
ing to the regulations, OF chapter eighty
one of the Revised Statutes, for the pur-
pose Of raising, receiving, holding ADD
appropria,ng funds to procure, by pur-
chase or otherwise, and 10 distribute the
Holy Scriptures; Provided, said society
shall not hold real estate to Il greater
amount than two thousand dollars.
Approved Nov. /, 1913.
No 27.-AN ACT, IN AMENDMENT OF
GAN ACT IN RELATION TO THE MI
LlTIA.n
1t is hereby enacted By the General As
sembly Of the Stale Of Vermont as
toLlOws:
Sec. |. All fines under the l50Lh Sec
tion, l76lh section, l77th section, l79lh
section, 10th section, l80th section,
l8lst section, 1924 section, l83d section,
and article fourth Of the 230th section,
and all fines and forfeitures 10 be paid by
the non-commissioned officers, musicians
and privaes, when no other method of
coll citing the same is pointed out by law,
shall be collected as follows:
The clerk of each company, within five
days afier each training, muster or drill,
OF any forfeiture shall have been incurred,
shall make complaint, in writing, against
all dellnquents coming within the penal
lies of this section, 10 the commanding
officer of the company, in the manner and
forms, as near as circumstances will per-
nit, as now provided by law. The de-
ljnquen., who shall be liable for the fine
or forfeiture, shall be allowed twelve days |
from the time of such forfeiture, to make
his excuse to such commanding officer |
but if be shall neglect to make such ex-
cuse, in writing, within the time afore- !
said, or if the commanding officer of such |
company shall consider his excuse INSULT |
cient it shall be the duty of such COM
manding officer 10 issue notification to |
the delinquent, substantially in the follow
ing form:
STATE OF VERMONT,
SIS.
To any sheriff or constable in the State,
Greeting.
By the authority of the State of Yer.
mont, you are hereby commanded 10 no.
tify of in
the county of >, that he is
amerced In fine of the sum of dol
lars cents there describe The default
and the time of its commlssion,] and un-
less he shall produce to me certificate
in wiring. from under the hand Of one of
the field officers Of the regiment to which
he belongs, certifying that said fine is
RENTED, that execution vii! Issue against
him for the same.
Hereof fail not, but make service and
return according to law.
Dated at this day Of
, in the year
Commanding officer of
} The Company.
Which notification shall be served, by
being read in the hearing OF such delin-
qlent, or by leaving a copy thereof at his
last and usual place of abode; and it shall
be the duty of such officer to make re.
turns of such notification, with his doings
thereon, within six days from the time of
receiving the same.
The person upon whom the Dotifca-
ton shall be served, may, within six days
from the service Of the same, apply to one
of the field officers Of the regiment, for a
discharge of the said fine; and such field
officer shall thereupon notify the clerk Of
the company of the time and place, when
and where, he will hear the excuse OF
such delinquent, which shall be within Z
six DAYS from the time when application
shall be first made and direct the clerk
TO appear and show cause, if any he have, ,
why such delinquent should not be dis.
charged; and the person applying shall
give the notice in such manner as such
field officer shall direct, and shall satisfy ;
such field officer at the time OF hearing, ,
that such notice has been given; and such ;
field officer may, or may not, remit such .
fine, as circumstances may require.
If such field officer shall not remit the .
fine Of such delinquent and deliver him =.
a certificate thereof as aforesaid, 10 the :
commanding officer of the company, the
commanding officer aforesaid shall issue
his execution in the form now prescribed
by law as near as circumstances will per-
nit. And the officer, TO whom such exc
cution and notification is directed, shall
have the same powers and fees as in civil
process.
When any delinquent shall obtain a
discharge, from field officer, from fine,
such delinquent shall pay to the clerk of
the company the fees for the service of
the notification, before the commanding
officer shall accept such discharge, unless
such fees have been discharged by such
fold o6icar And in case such delinnIlentl