The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-11-27

Sl5. The county court shall have conclu
sive jurisdiction of the offences against thi
act, and the said offenders maybe prosecute
by indictment or information.
SIC. Any Justice of the peace is empower
ed 10 bind over to the county court, allperson
charged with offences against this act an,
also TO recognize all witnesses who have ties
tilted therein before him. Provided alway.
that all assessments made on licenses granted
by the said commissioners to persons resid
ing within the city of Vergennes, shall b.
paid over to the treasurer of said city, b,
said clerk, within thirty days from his receip
of such assessments, and that the city courts
ofsaid city shall have jurisdiction of all often
ces against this act arisin g within the limits
of said city.
S17. The several county courts, in their
respective counties, shall have power to grant
licences, onsuch terms as they, in their discre-
ton may deem proper, to expire on the last
day February next provided that the per-
sons receiving such licenses, shall be liable
TO all the provisions and penalties of this
act
SlS. Chaptereighty three Of Revised Stat
utes, and all subsequent acts relating threto
are hereby repealed.
Sl9. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Oct 81, 1874.
No. 12-An Act in relation TO the Militia.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly OF the State of Vermont as follows
81: All acts and parts OF acts requiring the
enrolled militia 10 do military duty, are re-
pealed, except in cases ofinsurrectiono or inva-
sion, and as provided in Title seventeen ofthe
act OF 1912.
81. The listers in the several towns shall
enroll every person liable to enrolment, be-
tween the ages eighteen and forty five, in
their respective towns, who are not members
oil uniform companies, in the same manneras
captain OF companiesare now required TO ell
roll, and they shall correct such rolls annual
ly in the month of April. And said listers
shall make duplicate returns of such enroll
ment 10 the town clerk of their respective
towns, annually in the month of May, one of
which returns the town shall annually in the
month June, transmit TO the Adiutant and In
spector General, under a penalty of five dol
lars, TO be recovered by the officer to whom
the return should be made, as provided in sec
ton two hundred and one of the act of 1912.
And said listers shall make an account for
their services in making such enrolment and
returns, and the selectmen of such town shall
audit and allow said account and draw an
order for the same on the Treasurer of such
town, who is directed to pay such order.
50. There may be within the bounds ofeach
regiment, as now established, six uniform
companies, not to exceed one hundrend men
each, including officers, musicians and pri-
Yates.
"a. Should all the uniform companies be
called into actual service at any one time,
and it shall be necessary TO callout greater
number OF men the Adjutant General under
the direction ofthe Commander in chief shall
issue orders TO The selectmen OF the towns
from which additional men shall be required,
specifying the time and place ofrendeZvous,
and directing such selectmen to draft such
quota 81 men from the enrolledm militia as shall
be necessary and he shall also order some
general or field officer, who may be conven-
iently located for that purpose 10 organize
such quota of men so drafted, by the election
OF the necessary officers and such organiZa-
ton shall only continue I'LL the time of service
OF such men shall expire. And when so or
ganized, the selectmen shall furnish such
ratlons, &c, IN the manner provided by law.
%. The limits and organization of regi-
ments, brigades, and divisions shall remain
as they now are; and all laws and regula-
tons establishing the limits and organization
OF companies ofthe enrolled militia, are abro-
gated and repealed. The commissions of all
company officers of the enrolled militia shall
expire from the passage of this act, and such
officers shall not be liable 10 do military duty
after they shall be discharged, as now requir-
ed by law.
Sc. All general, field, and staff officers,
shall be considered as belonging to the uni
form militia, and shall be exempted from
taxation as members of uniform companies,
on returning themselves equipped, TO the
town clerk as now provided by law. But
the enrolled militia shall not be exempted
from taxation.
81. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are repealed.
Approved Oct. 30, 1874.