Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-09
der hand at this day of March
Given under
A. d. 1913.

A. B., First constable, Town clerk, or
Seectman las the case may be.)
And such presiding officer shall deliver such GER
tfcate, sealed up to the clerk of the county court
IN the county in which such votes taken, within
fourteen days of the taking of such votes; and the
county clerks aforesaid shall receive such votes and
on the Wednesday next following the first Monday in
May next, at o'clock P. NJ shall meet together at
the State House in Montpelier, and when convened
shall proceed to sort and count said votes, and shall
certify to the Governor the thirteen persons who have
the highest number of votes, elected Censors with
in six days OF the time of their meeting aforesaid;
and the Governor shall, at the charge of the State
notify such persons officially of their election within
twenty days.
Sec. 2. In case of the absence or disability Of
any such town clerk the presiding officer, aforesaid,
shall deliver such certificate sealed up to the sher
if Of such county, who shall perform the services in
this act enjoined upon the county clerk.
Sec. 3. The council of Censors shall hold their
first meeting at the state house in Montpelier the day
appointed by the Constitution for that purpose, and no
tce from the Governor aforesaid of such cectionsha
be sufficient credentials Of such choice.
Sec. 4. The Secretary of State shall cause this act
to be published in two newspapers in each county in
the State, where there are so many, as soon may
be after the adjournment of the present Legislature
Sec. 5. If the first constable other presiding Of
fcer in any town, shall neglect refuse to perform
thereof by the county court o. the county in which he
resides, he shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of said
county fine Of twenty dollars and cost
Sec, 6 If any county clerk sheriff shall refuse or
neglect to perform the duties required Of him. by this
act and be convicted thereof by the county court of
the county in which he resides he shall forfeit ond pay
to the treasurer of this State, fine Of one hundred
dollars, with cost.
Sec. Z. The presiding officers aforesaid shall re-
rn ia th.ir in coli civ
cents per mile each way, from their respective dwell
ings, to the residence of the county clerk, sheriff.
to whom such return by this act, is to be made; and
the said county clerks and sherffs shall receive six
cents per mile each way for their travel and two dolls.
80 cts. er day while attending to the business ofths
appointment, to be paid out of the treasury of the
State and the auditor Of accounts against the State
is directed to audit the accounts Of the county clerks
and sheris and the county clerks sh- audit the
counts of the consables and other presiding officers
and draw orders accordingly.
Approved Nov g. l847.
An act relating to international Literary and Scientific
| exchanges
u is hereby enDced &c.
The Governor, by and with the advice of the Pres
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House o
Representatives, shall appoint some suitable persons
to act as agents in transmitting and receiving all OBJ
jects of international exchange.
Sec. 2. The sum of two hundred dollars is hereby
appropriated, to be paid out Of any money in the tea
5ury not otherwise appropriated on the order of the
Governor for the purpose OF detraylng the expense o
sand agency for the promotion OF the system OF Lit
erary and Scientific international exchanges founded
/ by Mr. Vattemare, and exchange between this Stat,
and other states of the Union.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from It's passage
Sec. 4. The SAID agents shall make report of thei
dongs by virtue Of this act to tie next General As
sembly on the first day of the session thereof
Approved Nov. ~ 1917.
An act in addition to the several acts now in force, t.
encourage and promote agriculture,
u IS hereby enacted &c.
Sec ]. Live animals the growth of any foreign
state country, which have been owned and kept il
any county in this State for the term of six months
previous to its annual agricultural fair are hereby
placed on the same footing, and may receive the SAINT
premiums on the same conditions, as live annimal
which are the growth of such county.
i Sec. 9. An act entitled san act in addition to al
act to encourage and promote agriculture" approved
Oct. 25, 1915, IS hereby repealed.
Approved Nov. ID, 1917.
Resolution relative to altering the Constitution.
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representative
that the Constitution of this State ought 20 be al
tered and amended, that the assistant Judges OF the
several county courts, the sherifs, high baliffs, an
states attorneys of the several counties, be elected
the freemen of their respective countless and that tn
Judges of probate be elected by the feemen of thei
respective probate districts, and also, that justices
the peace in this State be elected by the freemen O
the towns in which they reside.
And be it further resolved that the council of Cen
sors to be chosen in this stete are requested
propose to the people of this State by way of amend
ment and alteration of the the present Constitution
ode nofth in fho aho
resolution.