The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-12-04

dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding
one year, and shall be further liable to
any town in the state for all such sums of
money as may be expended by any town
for the support and maintenance OF such
poor and INDECENT person
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
lis passage.
Approved October 80, 1916.
No, 2l.-An Act relating TO offences
against private property. Ii IS hereby
enacted, &c.
Sec. /. The county courts, within their
respective counties, shall have concur
rent jurisdiction of the offences, mentioned
in chapter nine,y>fve, sections six and
seven, of the Revised Statutes, where the
money or other property stolen shall not
exceed the value of seven dollars: Pros
vIded, however, that the county court, for
he aforesaid offences, shall impose only
such penalties as justices may impose for
the same offences.
! Sec. 2. No justice of the peace shall
| bind over for trial. at the county court, any
person charged with stealing money or
other property not exceeding seven dol
lars ia value
Sec. 8. An Act entitled "an act relat-
ing to offences against private property
in addition 10 chapter ninety6ve Of the
Revised S atutes," approved October 80,
one thousand eight HUNDRED and forty
four, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from
It's passage,
Approved October 81, 1915,
No. GAN Act, relating to public
accounts. 1t is hereby enacred by he
General Assembly of the State of Yer
mont, as follows:
Sec. 1. The Judges of the Supreme
Court shall as soon as may BE-, and from
time 20 time thereafter, establish uniform
rules, which shall govern all courts in
this Sale, in allowing for any services. OF
expenses for which no fees are specified by
law.
Sec. 2. The Auditor OF accounts shall
recommend to the Judges of the Supreme
Court such alterations 10 the rules so Ere
scrlb"d, as he may from time to lime fad
necessary; shall furnish each county
clerk with a copy of the rules so pre-.
scrbed and shall by correspondence with
the judges aud auditors and otherwise. Sc
cure, as far as practicable, uniform allow
ances 10 the several counties, and correct
any devaions from the rules so es,ab-
Iished.
Sec. 8. The judges Of The several
courts shall, at each term, audit and al
low the accounts accruin9 at such term,
Of the sheriff, States attorney and clerk
and the several county courts shall in like
manner audit ard allow all accounts a.
gainst the State arising out of inqnesls Of
The dead, and the prosecution OF criminal
offences, including the maintenance OF
slae's prisoners and states paupers.
Se:. 4. The several courts may so au.
dit and allow such accounts by their clerk,
or any other person they may appoint.
Sec. 5. A judge of the court or chan
ceIIor shall draw an order on the treasur-
er, Tor the sum allowed to the clerk, on
his account; and the clerk shall draw
like orders for the sums so allowed on al
other accounts, and for the fees allowed
10 officers returning votes at any election.
Sec. 6. AT the close o. each session oil
the several courts, the clerk shall trans
NIT 10 the treasurer an abstract of all The
orders so drawn at that session, certified
by one OF The Judges or the chancellor OF
said court TO be correct !; after which he
shall draw no further orders until the sue.
ceeding term; and within six DAYS after
the votes are received at any election, the
clerk shall transmit TO the treasurer "A corr
rect abstract Of the orders drawn to pay
the returning officers and The treasurer
shat! paw no order so drawn upon him by
anv Judge, chancellor OF clerk, until he
has received lie abstract of the same.
Sec. 7. The clerk shall embrace in his
account at each term of Tie severa. courts
all fees accrung to the State al such term;
and within sixty days after the rising OF
the court shall pay The treasurer The bal
ance due thereon 10 he State. il say; and
also furnish The treasurer with a state
meut of the amount due upon such &C
count, certified BY judge or chancellor
of such court.
Sec. s. Ten days previous to each term
of the county court, the clerk shall send
to the treasurer an estimate Of the money
he will probably require, and the treasur-
er shall furnish him as much as he finds
necessary to pay the grand and petit ju-
rors, and witnesses in State causee, and the
clerk shall pay such jurors, and under
the DIRECTION oil the States attorney, such
witnesses their caebcnLures, taking their
receipts for the same.
Sec. 9. Within ten days after the rising
of each county court, the clerk shall re-
pay the treasurer the money SO furnished,
which has not been paid out under the