Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-05-15


"sce l. BE u eaaetei by t1e Gqregaor aga L,g.gates
Ass-M5y of he Ioritorg Of utab, That joseph Young
and William p Empy have the right to ESTABLISH Terry
ferries Bear river for three years dunng Che
tyng Of each Year, from the passage Of this
act place which will best subscrve the public inter
csts between the mouth Of said nver and point live
miles east Of the mouth of the hanyou'
"scc g. The said kpuug and others shall pay Ten per
cent ni l they receive rs t1 ON said tcfcs ana naEe
go th~ Treasurer Of the Perpetual Emigrat.ug fund
Company on oath or 'rmaton, on or before inc I'i aay
The rates of toll are, for one man. twenty
five cents ono animal and hack one dollar
wagon and two animals, three dollars with
four animals, six dollars, &c
These rates would appear little inflated
but then it is to be noticed that these prime
ayorites are put under bonds to disgorge ten
per cent lin some cases not but five per cent?
of any such excess for the benefit Of proselyt-
ing foreigners or the perpetual cmigrating
fund ] give a section of another similar act
on page pa of the laws
"soc 4. BeH o.aaed bgtls Goren.or oea Leqis,afre
4a-qbv qf ~ 1errtoWof tfeh. Ihat 1aioph iiusby
h1yc hc yrlsivc right Of rrceuns ey or ferries on
HON. ork n'o' !or ue term oi i've ,eor nom ana
after thn passage 9 t act at some point within this
Territory fI Ic ac.1uroaation oi Che cmer1uou from
e s'c 600 c.ioliia, Oregon, and This Territory, pro-
yidcd hc payi upon oatn t'e pcr cent o' o moneys c9
looted OF a,ii fDuy fuies into She treasury of thc
Pepru1l Lmerlt.ae Fund Company. for hc benefit Of
said fund before Tie inst day Of September OF each
When these persons fail to establish ferries
or bridges power Is given to the Governor to
appoint some other person to establish them.
See Laws, p. 2471
ro1s ,g;N,in tbo or;ne of tbc cburcb and
,,,,,,,l t,or, to l;.G,rd an ot,cr tr;hpn,I. II
il n,c,r nolic, to discarJ and driyc ont Of tbr
rerr;tor, IN 'l,,g,ors Tbat nrofossiop sce,ne
.to ho drc,dcd as tboir natural foo In fine
F. T.,r;tor;,l ro,,s ,,,.,e tgo 0,o la,,,ors como
in f,r il in tbis stvIo' III.
.e o. -. ~. ,..-.,. ,....,,.,. oo,,,,.,, i
any Of he eoar. 5 SIS Territory shai 6c compelled, hy
any process o. hw, pay the counsel SO emroyca ior
m . ol tr'.i F.. tf ,e1s,
"scr g. It shah bo ue duty Of The rudrcsofal courts
in ae Territory TO f'rid aud prevent I'D Indecent aqa
on.e,e ,e,t r., .,.. lsii, ii,r',.rej 9r5 resent
elt b, 1ij COUNSEL -h'l ue ue dgty Of the judge si,-
,' t.'aAe 70 uNlt 'ne I.a. 10 l''sa s o' .s'a
hcrl as c5aasa ia auy court u th.s TERRITORY. until
sirn me sau.aeHou ha. been given t9r m, good eon-
,..c a. s.',, ,,,t .-.-.. o.. It.nir,d J5n.r-oD sb
counsel ho may aeeai just; u1 he may commit aid
soai.. ia prison o'hi tA' term OF tne Court 'N'N D'
5sse :. Ans at,orne, OR person otherwise assuming
o. appear before amy e1Dr a his Territory in any cause
,sc, 5-s ,iii,.,1 e si.t n. ,Ii.rt m rs,,r
ymhhcis in posses on and Shall present the best evil
o'nse .lsi pc can IN ne e,e 70 i9e intent tl1t ~.
court: and ra f'iia5 TO- do So. ana 70 comply Win III
the re- uiremcnt Of this ac, shall be liable 70 ail the
,,t h.. t,,n oIc 5oier , tbe 5i.sretor IF t,t
4 court"
This is tight place for lawyers. They
must work without any legal claim for pay.
They must not use ANY indecent language
nor get excited. They must prove
"Al doctrines plain and clear
on both sides of the case at once. being liable
y tor contempt and for all sorts of short-com-
- ings to severe and summary punishment. Pc
\ ter the Great. when in England, said there
was but QUO lawyer i'm RUSSIA, and he was
going home to hang him The number in
I tah cannot be much greater than then existed
in Russia.
On page $50 OF the Territorial Laws is a
resolution OF rather comprehensive dmen-
sions, bnt not wholly bad, which authorizes
each county to elect a council OF twelve as
referees, to decide all cases OF litigation
~ brought before them by mutual consent their
~ decision to oe hnal but not to vest IN sand
council any judicial power. This. If design
ed to settle all differences peaceably and with
r ont costs is Well; but If for the purpose OF
a. concentrating all power in the church, 1t would
y. ,,.o,r n IL ff;srent asnoct
No & @ ~
u .'Drovided that the right of suffrage and of
vs. llil; a. .t.l1 t, ,,.,,o;.l l,. l,. ,;,t.
re 1ens Of the 1-riteJ states ;ncInding tbosc re-.
ie co,,nisod as c;t;zcns hy tbo trc,ty with tbe
IS Bonnblc or Ncxico concluded Febrnnrv D
ieie.,, ,,t l,lo,,s are olIo,,,1 ~ ,.oto and boId
oaico Mormonism is tbe bigber-Iaw ouoli6.
III cation In noint of fact ali tbe voters ar,
IT. ,,,oro ,,oclines 10 rcoistor tbo e1icts of Presi
M Jo,,t Vonn, N ones daros =, tl,ro,, 81 scat.
- 80 ,al ha,oo ~ LII = ,,o,rl,
- al,raTs nraninons vote Tbe presidenI
D. aor,;,,otss snd tbo No,ys r,,hl;.bos tbe no,,;
of notions and tbo YANKEE and tbc Scot th,
val,l,,ra,, and tho S,,oda no Sard,y;cl
I,la,dorand the Australian oll ccbo tho sam,
nato In ordor IN bc oblo to' stron,,Io ony dis
We -, rel,o1Iio,,s 80 =, +5;r ;nf,nc,,
5, III mo ,oto ~, ballot ;s ost,hlisbod Tho,
o1 ~ L.1l,t ~ ~, ;,.r,e.a,.alla ,,,itnoss !,
IL | ~, - ~ 60 ~, ,,.',, %.
e. T9,.;4,r;sI Ior.s III L. the o4oc
ne a., .,.,1 ,,,J - t.ooI, r,,5 l,,,,+ A.,
"a tL,;r ,,r,,,l,or ,bo sb,,,ld ba,.o tl
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