Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-12-29

auences naMed in the said sections FespectiSe-
", and eoaaected with the adoption named in
said sectiens respectively.
SIC 4. Every judge Of probate, when the
instNmeat aforesaid shall have beea fled 10 his
Office, shall make an order requifiag the per
SOC adopting the adult or minor, to publish |
Datre ct the adoption and chuage Of name pro-
yi4ed feg IN the foregoing sections, fer three
weeks etc cessively, IN some newspaper publish
ed ia the district, and if there We aoae pabllsh.
ed IN the district, then in aewsPaPer in the
county, and il there be none published in the |
county, then in some newspaper IN sR adjoining
coany, and circulating in the dis,Ecs aforesaid
SEc. 5. Judges of probate Cor tac several
districts shall annually. in the Raonta of Septem.
Der, make retHrns TO the secretaryot state of all
adopGOfs aud changes u nanses aRGsr this act
aoa each returas shall be published IN tabular
form ia the Legislative acts Of each year.
Approved, November 80, 1853
No 5i,-An act in addition to chapter eighty.
FIVE Of the complied statutes
II is hereby eaacied ~ The General assembly off
The Slate Of Vermomt, as follows,
Sec. |. Any nanfseS Of persons may associate
together under the aso~is;oas e5 the act to which
tis is ia addition fsr the eurpese Of making ex
pesiaseats in agriculture assd tw the breeding
and improvements of domestic animals, with
the night 10 owa ecrssnsl OF real estate not to
exceed ftty Thousand dollars
Approved, December 9Th. 1853.
NJ SAN act ia addtti'm to chapter eighty
ak of the complied statutes.
A!is Hereby enacted BY the General assembly o.
TIE stale Of Verno@t, ds Jstbeses.
SSc. !. The stewards Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and their sl,ceessors in Office are
hereby authorized to erect, within their respec-
tive circuits. apoa groHnds used and occupied
for the purposes Of csa9 meetings under the
vsse,4s If said church. 5earding tents for the
,ec4laodail,si Of s9ch persons as may attend
s"c', meetings AID faentsk them with board and
l,4lgIng during the haldiag OF said meetings.
Arpspst,I. November "a, 1852
M. 5s-Aa uct TO Proyide for the geological
survey OF the state,
KS hereby enacted by lie General assembly of
The State Of Vermoas &c jeliows:
Sec |. The governor IS hereby directed and
authorized TO appont Prof Zadock Thompson,
state naturalist; who shal be subject to the or.
ders of the soQerner, Cor the time being, and re-
snosabie in his discretion.
Sec. 2. 1t SHALL be the duty of the State natu-
ralist to 0nter, as sooa as practicable, upon
thorough prosecution and comp elton of the
geological survey of the State, embracing there
in fall and scientific examination and descrip-
ton Of ito rocks, soils, metals and minerals !;
make ctrefu and complete assays and anal Uses
of the same, aHd prepare the results Of his la
bors for publication under the following titles,
to wit:
fira-Phyical Geography. Scientific Geol-
ogv and Minerology.
Second Economical Geology, embracing Bot
any and Agriculture.
Third General Zoology of the State.
Sec. 8. Whenever sufficient facts and Inateri-
ais shall have been collected upon the first of
the above named subjects to form volume Of
not less than FIVE hundred pages octave the state
naturalist shall make report thereof TO the sec
rotary Of state, with an estimate OF the size and
probable cost of publication, who shall mme-
dately issue circular addressed to the several
iowa clerks.in the state specifying the nature
size, numbcr of engravings, and estimated cost
OF the work and requesting them to post up
such ciacuar ia their respective Offices; also ia
convey notices Of such circular to The public by
such other means as they may adopt to receive
Subscriptions for the work, and within forty
days fiom the time Of their receiving such cir
cular, return such subscriptions to the said
secretary; and SAID secretary shall also trans
init like circulars to all the publishers of news
papers printed within this state, with request
for graui,ous publication Of the same.
Sec. 4. immediately upon the expiration Of
the above named period and the return OF sale
subscriptions, Tie secretary OF state sha'i Issue
proposals for printing said work. specifying the
size and quantity Of engravngs, style OF bind
ing quality of paper and number OF volumes
required which shall not exceed more thai
one fifth the whole number OF subscriptions re-
turned the period within which said work shal
be completed and the time and place for opening
bids; ard at the said specified time and place
the said secretary shall open AID examine tn
bids, and the lowest bid, having due regard t
the ability and responsibility of the person max
ing the same, shall be excepted. And the sal
secretary shall take a bond from the perso
whose bid is accepted, conditioned upon faltllft
performance of his said contract, in sum NJ
less than double the cost of the work. An
when the said work shall be completed and &C
cepted by said secretary, he shall cause to
sent to the constable of each town such numb'
of volumes as have been subscribed tor In sue
town, with list of such subscriptions, and eac
of said cons,ables shall deliver The SAID volume
COeCt Inc aCIudt COST tIieIeoi, nuu pay oSS' "
same into the treasury OF the State.
Sec. S. Whe never sufficient facts and mater
ais shall hive been collected and arranged und
the second and third titles specified in sectl'
second the same shall be published in their ordt
agrceably to the provisions o. sections three al
four of this act.
Sec 6. The sum Of one thousand dollars. a
nualiy. is hereby appropriated tor the term
i ,,,l thor lisa 10
legislature of this State for the purpose OF CT
rying into effect the provisions OF this act
Sec 7. All claims under this act shall be pi
scented to the auditor of accounts for allowant
who shall draw orders on the treasurer Of t
State for the amount he shall find due, equal
but not exceeding, in any year, The annual g
preparation.
Approved December 6, 1853.
No. 54-An act making provision for the ST
port Of government.
his hereby enacted Sc.
SEC l. A tax of sixteen cents on the dolla
assessed on the list of the polls and ratea
estate of the Inhabitants of this State for
wear one thousand eight hundred and fifty thr
10 be paid into the treasury by the first day
June next. in money, certificates or notes 1887
by the treasurer of the State, or an order dra
by the county clerks and approved by court
thorities.
Sec. The SUN of sixty thousand dollar
appropr,ated for the purpose OF paying the
bentures Of the lieutenant governor, Inc ser
and house of representatives, the contingent
penses of The general assembly, and such
RES as are provided by law. and such sums
are directed to be paid by the treasury by
c;ol ,c,s Of The legislature.
Sec 3. A sum moi exceeding seventy IN
and dollars is appropriated tor the purpose
having such demands against Tie STATE as