Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-27

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incurred, or prosecution now pending.
SEQ This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November IL, 1857.
No. 2o.-AN ACT in Relation to the State
Library.
hu hereby enaet-d, &c.
Sec. l. The state library shall DO under
the direction of nine trustees, three of whom
shall he styled er e6ieio trustees thrse
State Trustees and turce resident Trustees
ana the following persons ara hersby c)n-
stitutsd said trustees, with powers and
duties AS hereinafter mentioned, viz:
The Governor,
The Secretary oil ) ate, neo'
Gsorge P. Marsh. Of Burlington,
Erastus Fairbsu Q, of st. Johnsbury, STATE,
Norman Williams, OF Woodstock,
Ferrand +. Merrill, of Montpelier. }
X. p. Walton, of Montpelier, ! Rsrd,s
Charles Reed, of Montpelier,
&c. 2. Saidrrustees shall have tue follow
ing powers, viz:
/. 10 fill all "acancies in the Offices of
state and resident trustees.
TO appoint ami remove a secretary,
who shall also act as librarian. and, when
pecessary,to appoint an assistant librarian.
~ TuItt anu DVsldWe tOr the
government Of the library.
q. 10 txpend the money appropriated for
the horary; to sell or exchange imperfect
or duplicate books belonging TO the library.
D. 10 arrange and carry on domes .c and
foreign exchanges of books for the benefit
OF the library, and for this purpose, one
hundred copies OF all publications BY the
authority OF the State are hereby ordered
to BE- set aside. subj,ct to the order of said
trustees, except in cases when il shall bs
otherwise provided Ivy law.
Sec. 3. Ii phall be the duty Of said trus-
tees TO report annually to thu legislature ali
acosssions to the library, and as to exohan.
ges made, and generally all transactions
concerning the library TO report, as soon
as possible, and ~ often thereafter as they
may deem expedient, fall and perfect cat.
alogue OF all the books, maps medals, de-,
in the library, which catalo ne shall be
printed to prescribe the duties of the sec.
rotary and librarian, and see that he OBJ
serve them. and, generally, TO supsrintend
the interests and management OF said libra.
~ and to make distribution of the Judi.
cial reports, acts, journals and other docu.
ments. as provided by law, in all cases
where such distribution shall not hereafter
b. devolved by law upon some other person
or offc r.
Sec. !. No salary or compensation shall
be allowed To said trustees for their servi.
ces.
Sec. 5. For the election Of secretary and
librarian. the rdoption efrules and bylaws,
and Tor the election to fill vacancies in the
board of trustees, six members shall consti-
tute quorum. For the transaction OF Or
binary business any three members present
shall be quorum.
SEC, 6. Said trustees shall At all times
subject to the order and control of the
general assembly.
Sec.7. All acts inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed
See. !. This act shall take effect from, u,
passage.
Approved, November II. 1857.
No. 2l.-AN ACT in addition To an act an
tltlei 'al act TO am nd section seventy Of
chapter thirty-one, of the compiled stat.
ut"s. approved, Npvenb Der u, 1884.
IL IS hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. ]. Whenever any person shall be
arrested on process founded on aft iavi-
that such person is about to abscond or re-
move from this State and has property Sc
GREETED about his person or elsewhere to the
amount Of twenty dollais or sufficient 10 ply
The debt, il such process ia made returnable
cut Of the county IN which such person re-
sldes or where the arrest is made, he
may notify the officer arresting him.
and cause reasonable notice TO be
given TO tho creditor or his attorney in such
process, that he will appear, and here
lpon he may appear before one Of the as
Instant judges OF the county court of the
county where such person resides, or where |
he arrest is made, and submit himself to
Z mination AS is now provided to obtain
discharge from arrest. and said Judge shall |
rave the same power to act in the premises |
IS Is conferred upon the authority signing
uch process.
Sec 2 1t shall be the duty Of the off er |
making the arrest. 10 convey the debtor or
defendant, il he requests it, to the placs of |
ueh examination, whether before such |
Judge or before the authority signing such |
'rooess, and such officer shall have no right |
a commit such debtor or defendant to Jail |
ill such examination has been had
See 3. Such j.idge shall be allowed the !
anne fees, and shall TAX the costs Of such !
Z 'mina.ion the same Ms if the hearing had
'een had before the authority signing such /
process, and they shall be paid in the m an
Ter provided where such examination ls had
retore such authority.
Approved November II, 1857.
No. 22.-AS ACT in relation to Fences.
N,s hereby snod.d, &c
SEQ. !. The third section Of an act emit.
led - an act relating 10 the building and
epairlng Of fsnees." approved Decem ber
: 1853. shall not apply TO any unculti-
Ated, unimproved, or unocoupisd lands,
'hich shall sd'ioin other lands Of the owner
hereof that are improved and occupied
ut IN all cases where any person shall i'm
rove and occupy part Of the lsnds owned
: occupied by him, he shall be held liable
} fence all lands owned or occupied by him
hat adjoin such improved and ocea pied
'nds. whether such adjoining lands be i'm.
roved or not, or whether the same shall re-.
ain open and eemuon or not, in the same
tanner and to the same extent, in ali re.-
cots as he may be liable by Law to fenoe such
approved and occupied land: Pyouide5 that
lis sct shall NOT apply to any tract Of wild,
oou.tivsted land that 10 not properly part
laSds occupied bv the owner a. farm.
ut in a.. esses when any person shall 90
Ipy any pat OF suoh tract Of wild land
u properly 10 be deemed . part of the
rm Of the owner. such owner shall be liza.
Q " erect and maintain . legal and sufh.
emit fence wholly around such portion of
id tr ct Of wild land SO occupied, unless
shall elect to miintain his part Of the ;;
nee on the division Saes- i,
eco 2. The board OF sslectmeu, on appli- ,
tion Of the parties, shall decide all qle.- {
ons, in relation to whay constitutes wild I
uncultivated land. not properly belonging
the farm or lot so occupied Or eultivat ted 4
lall cause such decision to b. recorded in !
e town clerks Office, in the town in which
lch land 10 situated, which decision shall
) final between the parties aud such Sc
ctmen shall DO notified 70 meet and dis
large the duties imposed upon them by
is act 10 the same manner that fence
evers are now notified, and shall receive
10 same compensation for their services,
I'd be paid IN the same manner that tenc
ewers are now paid.
Approved, November 10, 1857.
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