The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-12-24

Sec. 1. Clause number "fourth" of sec
ton one of chapter seventeen of the compiled
statutes is 90 amended as to read as follows
Every person of full ago who shall reside in any
town in this State and whose rateable estate held
In his own right besides his poll, shall be set in
the list of such town. at the sum of three dollars
or upwards, for five years in succession, shall
thereby gain q settlement in such town.
Approved, November Is, 1869.
No. 25.--An Act to repeal the law allowing re-
covery for Moneys expended in and about Pau
per Cases.
his herein enacted, &c.
Sec. /. In all cases of appeal hereafter taken
from any order, warrant of removal of pau
per, no recovery shall be had by either party, for
moneys expended in and about said appeal, ex-
cept such as is by law taxable as costs in other
civil cases.
Sec. Q. In cases of such appeal nov pending,
no recovery shall be had for moneys hereafter X
pended in and about said appeal, except Tor costs
Us aforesaid.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1866.
No. 26.-An Act in relation to the Punishment OF
Minor Offences.
IL is hertbU enacted, dc.
Sec. |. Whenever any person shall be con-
victed before any court of crime, the punishment
whereof is by imprisonment in the county Jail OF
any county, or by fine, or by both OF SAID pun
ishnents, the court before whom such person
shall be convicted and after sentence, shall have
power in its discretion to order such convicted
person 10 be put to hard labor under the direct on
Of the sheriff Of the county. or the constable OF
the town, wherein such offence was committed,
for period not exceeding that for which such
person has been so sentenced to Imprisonment,
and the period during which such person is so
rut to labor shall for all purposes be regarded the
same as though said person had been confined in
the county jail during said period.
Sec. g In cases where The sentence is that the
person 80 convicted pay fine ana cost OF prose
cution and stand committed until sentence nc
complied with, if said fine AMI costs are not paid;
said court may in its discretion order the sau
person to be put to hard labor in this act pro,
vided, until said fine and costs are pSld or uh'll
the avails of such labor, received by tic town
county or state as hereinafter provided, snail
amount to a sum sufficient to pay said fine and
costs
Sec. 8. The said sheriff or constable in their
discretion may put such person TO hard labor un-
der the control Of the keep or superintendent Of
any poor house or farm or association for the sup
port Of paupers, if the town in which the offence
Is e, ininitted is legally intcrestel i'll such poor
house, farm association.
Sec. d. The ayals Of ssci labor shall lie re-
ceived by the town county entitled to the fine,
in cases where Il fine shall be imposed, and in all
other cases by the State,
Sec. 8. III case any such person shall wilful-
ly refuse to work nj any time, the officer having
charge of said person may commit him to the
Jail in said county, at any time during the period
of such sentence to hard labor, and coniinc him
therein ia solitary confinement for such time du-
ring said period to such officer shall deem prop
err or until he shall be willing to resume labor.
See. d. If any person so sentenced and order
ed to labor shall escape ont Of the custody Of the
officer or other keeper having him in charge, lie
shall be liable to retapturc and to the pcnaties,as
are by law provided in cases of the escape ofper-
n on
persons breaking Jail.
Sec !. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November IA, 1856.