Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

Sec. g. II shall be the duty Of such justice
to reduce the substance Of the testimony Of each
witness to writing, and return the same TO the
comfy court at their next stated term in the
county in which it is taken, together with an
account Of the fees and expenses, which, ailer
having been duly audited by said court, shall be
paid on the order of the court out Of the state
treasury.
SEC L. In case Of a feonious killing, the
officer who takes the testimony shall have pow
err to bind by way of recognzance any witness
in the case for their appearance at said court.
SEC. o. All acts aud parts Of acts. incon-
sistent with this act, are he eby repealed.
Approved, November 9, 1855.
No. 39.-An act TO provide for the support Of
Transient Insane persons.
II is hereby enacted by he General Assembly
Of the STATE Of Vermont, as .IoAo'cs
SEc. l. An insane transient persons in
any town in this state, destitute of the means
10 maintain and support themselves, and who
have no relatives that are bound by law to sup
port them, and who have no legal settlement in
any town in this state, shall be maintained and
supported by the state at the insane asylum.
SEC. 2. The seleelmen in any town shall
on the application of the oyerseor of the poor
of such town, make examination and enquiry
whether such insane transient person had suiii-
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trustees of the asylum, or some one of them.
true copy of such warrant. with his retnrn
thereon, which shall be sufficient warrant for
receiving such person into said asylum.
SEC. 4. The costs and expenses incurred
BY the examination aud removal of any insane
transient person 10 Vermont ASYLUM. as afore-
said, shall be paid and DISCHARGED BY the town
insltuting such enquiry.
SEC. G. Whenever such person shall be
lawfully discharged from, said asylum. it shall
be the duty of the town SO causing him Ia he
removed to said asylum TO take charge of and
support such person in the same manner as if
he had not been removed from such town. and
any town not complying with the provisiop n,
this section shall nav to any town suffering
covered in an action on the case.
Approved, November IA, 1855.
NO. Ao.-An act to amend section thirty, nine
oil chapter eighteen OF the Compiled Stat
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SEC. l. Section thirty-nine Of chapter eigh-
teen OF the compiled statutes is hereby so
amended as TO read as follows:
Each town shall share in tho appropriation
mad, in sections thiny-seven and ihiriy-eight
OF said chapter in proportion to the number Of
its insane poor in the asylum, the expense Of
transporting them at the rate of eight cents
per mile on the nearest practicable route from
their respective places of residence to the asy-
lum, and the length of time thew shall have
ty-fye cents per week during the year mex,
breeding the first day of August annually.
SEC. = This act shall take effect from
It's passage.
Approved, November II, 1855.
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No. 4l.-An act in amendment Of chapter
eighteen OF the Compiled Statutes, relating
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