New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-28
Yernrnnt InrisIntnrn.

Aue Hi|Htt2ffI Regl$ieT contains bret 70
view OF the proceedings Of the Vermont Legisls
ture al its late session from which we extract ths
following
The General Banking Law, thoroughly rsdi
cal lac asure, was defeated after full discussion
BY much more decisive majority than last year
The chartering Of Banks, for which there have
been numerous applications has been cautiously
and CONSIDERABLY managed Banks were granted
at Derby, Swanton Fails Dandy, and at soma
point in the White River V alley, to be determined
by committee. The capital stock OF the Bank
Of Rutland, and OF the Bank Of Orleans, was also
increased. This is nearly or quite the sum ct al
the legislation of this soft-out Of some twonty
five or thirty applications.
In the department of Roads, the great ques
tons in agitation this year were: The bridging OF
Lake Champlain at Rouse Point, and the appli-
cation OF the Rutland and Whitehall Railroad
Tor right to extend their road from CaStleton to
Rutland. In the former case after so amending
the original bill as to give the Rutland aud Bur
lngton Road equal privileges with the Vermont
Central IN connecting with the Vermont and
Canada authorizing the X. and B. TO extend their
road TO Swanton via St. Adams ay for that pur.
posel-the grant was made almost unanimously
only thTfe IN the Senate lMesSrs. Chandler, Cur
rier and Parker voting against it In the House
there were but eleven opposed. The grant asked
by the Rutland and Whitehall Road was refnsed
companies were Incorporated the num-
Der oue from Bristol to Vergennes, and one from
Rinesburgh to Burlington.
\ bill to repeal the new Judiciary Law of last
year passed the House, but was killed in the
Senate.
The License Law occupied no little time in the
House. having been referred to a Special Commit
tee who spent week or two in maturing the
bill on the subject, which was subsequently vari-
ously amended and discussed at length in tho
House
We have already published an abstract Of this
Iaw.-Ed Tnb
These are but portion of the topics which
principally occupied.the attention OF the LegslR-
ture--but all we have room to specify at present.
We have already spoken OF several in another
connection.
The following act in relation to the writ of Ha.
beas Corpus to persons claimed as fugitive slaves
and the right of trial by Jury, we publish entire
1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Vermont, as follows:
SEC. l. The same power is hereby given to- and
the same duties imposed upon the Circuit Judges
OF the several Judicial Circuits of this State which
are given to- and imposed upon, che judges of tho
Supreme Court, by the provisions of charter 80 OF
the Revised Statutes, entitled "0f Habeas Cor
pus"
SEC , 1t shall be the duty of States Attor
neys, within their respective Counties whenever
any nhabitant of this State is arrested or claimed
as fugitive slave, on being informed thereof, dill
gently and faithfully to use all lawful means TO
protect defend and procure to be discharged every
such person 50 arrested or claimed as fugitive
slave
SEC 8 The application OF any States Attorney
in writing to any one OF the Judges OF the Su'
preme Court or 10 any Circuit Judge, signed by
any States Attorney in his official capacity, stat
ing in substance the name OF the prisoner and the
persons OBTAINING him il known, and that the per.
son arrested claimed or imprisoned, is arrested,
claimed or imprisoned as Fugitive Slave, shall
be sufficient authority to authorlse the issuing OF
a habeas corpus as provided in said chapter thir
ty eight of the Revised Statutes, and said writ
may be signed by any one OF said Judges, or the
Clerk of the Supreme or County Court and eaId
writ shall be made retumabe to this Supreme OF
County Court, when in Session in the County
where such application is made and in vacation 4
said writ may be made returnaple iortwlth oeiofef
either of the Judges aforesaid.
SEC L. 1t shall be the duty o all Judicial andVf
Executive otcess in this State, in their respective
counties, who shall know, or have good reason TO
believe that any lnhabitant OF this State Is about
to be arrested or claimed Fugitive Slave
forthwith to give notice thereof to the States At
torney Of the county in which such person resides.
SEC s. Whenever the writ Of habeas corpus ia
granted in vacation az provided In this act, or as
provided by existing laws, II upon the hearing OF
the same before any one OF tue Judges hlorebaid,
the person imprisoned arrested claimed "a a.
Fugitive Slave, shall not be discharged, such per
son shall be entitled to appeal to the next
stated term OF the County Court in the county
where such hearing was had on furnishing such
bail, and within such time, as the Judge granting
the writ on hearing the case, shall adjudge to be
reasonable and proper
SIC 8. The court to which such appeal is taken
and any other court to which writ OF habeas
corpus in behalf of any such person claimed or ar
rested as n fugitive slave is made returnable, may
aud shall, on application of either party to such
proceeding allow and direct trial by jury on all
questions Of fact in issue between the parties, in
the matter aforesaid, and the taxable costa Of
snch trial shall be chargeoble to the State; whom
ever the same would be otherwise chafgeabe to
tie person arrested or claimed fugitive
slave.
SEC. 7. The several Circuit Judges shall have
the same power now yeated in the Judges Of the
Supreme Court by virtue of act in amend
ment OF chapter 1903 Of the Revised Statutes, re-
latng to persons confined in close jail, on execu-
tions of tort approved Nov 10, A. ID. l848.
sEo : This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.