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LAWS OF VERMONT-1S4i.
SECRETARY OF SrArs's Orrrcs, }

vissd Statues. JAMES Mem SMARTER,
Secretary Of Stale.
No. IAN ACT to alter the times of holding Coun
~ Courts in the County Of Windsor.
II is hereby enacted by the General Asse IDLY Of
the State of Vermont, as follows:
Sec. l. The county court for the county OF Windsor
shall he held as fellows. AT Woodstock in said coun
" the fourth Tuesday Of March and first Tuesday
Of November in each year.
2 Such Of The provisions Of section two OF chart "
forty three NJ the Revised Statutes and Of section one
Of an act in amendment of section two of chapter
fort y-hree Of the Revised Statues" approved No
venber ~, 1872 as ARE inconsistent with h's ac'' are
repealed.
Approved, Oct 30, 1914.
No.2-An ACT fixing the times for holding Chit
tenien County Courts. II is hereby enacted, &C.
The County Courts for the county OF Chllicnden
shall be holden on the ms, Tuesday one in March
and on the Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday OF
September of each year, any law TO the contrary not
wNhstandinc
Approved, Oct. 80, 1874.
No. 3-An ACT relating % parties in actions, in
addition chapter IS section 20 Of the Revised Stat
ui"s. II IS hereby enacted &c.
In anv action brought section twenty of chapter
ninety five Of the Revised Statutes oil persons, hc'l'g
parties privies sch fraudulent and dccei'f' CON
v-vanccs may be joined as party defendants IN such
acton.
Approved, Oct. 30, 1871.
No An ACT IN addition TO chapter 95 Of the
Revised Si.tutes Of offences against private property
IL is hereby. enacted, &c.
See. l. n any person shall wlfnlly and malicious
" set FIRE, with intent 10 burn 10 the dwel!ng'honse
cf another, or any o,thuldng' adjoining thereto, or
&, any other bnliing. or if nnv person shawilfnly
and malicipusly set fire, with intent to burn, TO any
rcetns .hcu.r, church or court house. town house
college, academy jail school house or other hu'Iing
erected for public use, to any bank, warehouse Of
Zee store, shop mandatory, mill, or barn Of nno,h
or or TO any vessel, cutter or boat used on any lake
river or creek in ,hi. state or 10 any bridge lock dam
or hnme. he shall be punished by IMPRISONMENT in the
s',e prison not more than ten years, and be fined not
exceeding thousand dollars.
. This act shall take effect from it's passage.
Approved, Oct. 26, lSii.
No. 5.-in ACT re ,,ing to offences AGAINST pri.
v,te property, in nd lon to chapter nincyfve OF the
Revised Statutes. 1t is hereby enacted, &c
Sec. I. The county courts, within their respective
counties shall have jurisdiction 81 the offences men.
toned IN chantei ninetvhvc Of the Revised Statutes
entitled ofoitnce. against private property sections
six and seven. where the money or other property
etoIen shall not EXCEED seven dollars, and my sen
ience the person convicted to p1v fine not exceed
ing twenty dollars, and to imprisonment IN the COM
" i,l not more than three mon,hs Provided, mat
no justice shall be empowered to bind over FOR trial
ah hoeHniX court any person WHO'S" nI case IN MS
and seven. ""f'e" Vi SUI" hee''o'' nj"
2 This act shall take effect from lie ,,..,n
Approved, Oct. 30, 1874. p"''"s''
punishment Of capital crimes" approved November
r. lS42 II is hereby enacted. &c.
Sec. |. When any person shall he convicted of any
crine punishable with d,a'h, and sentenced to suffer
such punishment, he sln al the same tune be SEN
fenced TO solitary confinement in the state prison.
until such punishment, shall he inflicted.
z. No person sentenced and imprisoned, shall bt
executed in pursuance of such sentence previous tc
the expiration of one year from the day such sen
ience was pronounced nor until the court which pass
ell the sentence of death shall have issued their war
under the seal of said court, directed to the ser
III Of the county where the state PRISON Is situated
commanding said sheriff to the said >entenc,
10 be carried into execution.
3. Said court shall, within three months after thu
expiration of one year from the day of passing seu
,cnce of dealh agnns any person, issue their warran
10 the sheriff of the county in which the state prison
situated ngrecahy to the provisions of section TIVE
IF this act and the sentence SHALL nj the time direct
ed by the warrant, be executed within the walls q
the prison. or in the enclosed yard Of the sane, I'M
less prev,us that time the lceis 'ture of the satt
Oh, have commuied the punishment of such person
T. The eheri of sad county shall be present nj thu
ptnco of execution uneos prevented hy sCh".a~
other casualty. and also two Of his deputies desgna
Ted nv him. He shall request the states attorney o
the comfy and twelve citizens, including surgeon
mr. nh ysican and shall permit the counsel of the pr>
onrr such minister of the gospel as the prisoner sinai
DESIRE and his relatives TO be present. and such otl
of The prison. deputies con>tabes and mlitnr.
r,i,rd M he may deem best, and no others.
s. When sheriff shall intict the punishment u
death upon any convict in obedience to a warran, a
Af,resaid he shall return copy thereof, with his do
ing, thereon to the Office of the Secretary of State
a, soon as NAV be- and shall also return the origna
warrant with his dongs thereon, 10 the court iron
which sld warrant issued, and the clerk shall sub
join tho record Of the sentence, brief abstract
the sheriff = rcinrn upon said warrant.
g. All laws or parts Of laws inconsistent with IN
provisions Of this act are repealed provided TINT an
conviction hal. or Judgment, or sentence rendered
according the provisions of said laws shal be cal
red into effect in the same msnner as II SAID laws ha
not been TPnealtd this net passed
7. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved, Oct 81, 1914
No 7-ln ACT relating to common schools.
i. hereby enacted, &c.
Sec |. When the children Of any school disirt
shall have become 30 numerous ns, IN the opinion
the prudential committee. TO require more than on
teacher. the clerk of such district shall, on npplicr
,ion Of such committee call meeting of such Dir
,ric for the purpose Of crtanny the views of IL
district thereon.
2 If at such .n,eeting majority Of the legal vote
eha vote to have two more schools IN the dls'ri
NJ the snme TIM, such district nnv vote to erect
many school houses in the district as snail he four
necessary, and shall by vote, or IN such other mar
mr. rs the eg, voters pre- ent may determine, fix c
the location Of snch school house or houses.
3. ANY such district so composed OF several schoo
may nv vote of majority Of such district, Mt ar
meeting legally warned for that purpose direct q
teacher Of the huhcr central school of tho dlstr
to teach auv Of the sciences higher branches of
thorough education. which may not by existing Law
t1ve heen nItnOrlIcu
4, Tie prudential committee Of such district, or
committee appointed for that purpose, shall have pc,
.r to examine rs the nge and qualifications of 4
children, and designate the school they shall each o
tend.
S. Children rot residing in such district shall n
Re permitted to nitend the higher school of such
,ric, except with the consent Of the prudential COZ
m'ee who NAV prescribe the terms upon which tn
nav he admitted.
Approved, Oct so, 1874
M. Am ACT relating to Common Schools.
ishcrchy enacted, &c.
Sec l. A. any meeting Of any school district, leg
" warned, the Legal voters in such district may
s,ruct the prudential committee TO omit, in making
The tax hill for the support Of schools the names
such persons ns are not ale to pay their proporli
Of snch TAX; two thirds Of the voters present asset
ing thereto.
2. Thi. act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved, Oct. 26, 1874
9-An ACT 10 provide for geological 81
yey of The State. II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The Governor is hereby authorized and
rected tn appoint Stale Geologisi who shall hav
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