Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-12-03

" Do taxeu 0eiere HIM and to be made. In whole
sr IN part, charge upon and be paid for out
of the trust fund, so that each person intended
TO be benefited BY such proceedings shall bear
and pay his fair and just share Of such costs
md expenses.
Approved, November 10, 1857.
No. l8.-An act in addition to chapter thirty
of the Compiled Statutes, relating to appli.
cations TO the General Assembly.
II is hereby enacted 3c.
Sec /. No tax shall hereafter be laid upon
any county in this state. unless notice thereof
shall have been given, in the form and manner
specified in sections one and two ofrsherse-
three Of the compiled statutes ~
See. 2. This act shall take effect from i,s pas
sage.
Approved, November IL, 1857.
No. l9.-An act in alteration of and in addi-
tion to chapter seventy eight of the compiled
statutes, entitled "pedlers
IL Is hereby enacted, &C.:
See /. No person shall be licensed rs ped
Ter within this state who b not u citizen of this
State or of some one of the United States aud
shall have resided in this state one full year
next preceding his application for license. and
if such person has IL family the place Of resi-
dence of such family shall be deemed TO be his
residence.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall become ped
Ter without license therefor, as provided in
this act and the act to which this is in addition,
shall forfeit and pay to tho treasurer Of this
state sum not exceeding three hundred dollars
nor less than fifty dollars.
Ssc 3. This uct and the act to which this is
in addition shall not be construed to extend to
articles Of provisions or produce which are the
growth or produce of the United States nor to
any articles of goods, wares o, merchandise
which are the manu- facture of this state except
plated or gilded wares, jewelry. clocks and
watches
Sec 4. Nothing in this &C, shall affect any
license already granted, or any penalty incurred
or prosecution now pending
Sec. 5, This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November IL, 1857.
/ No 2O.-An act in relation to the State Library
Hs hereby enacted, &c:
Sec. |. The state library shall be under the
direction of nine trustees. three of whom shall
be styled er o6fcio trustees three State trustees
nhu sulCO iOriuchb tTuSttPS anu tHb tOllONlHE
persons are hereby constituted said trustees,
with powers and duties as hereinafter men,
toned, viz:
The Governor,
The Chief Justice of Supreme Court, er cdicio.
Tho Secretary OF State.
George p Marsh, of Burlington,
Erastns Fairbanks, of 81 Johnsbury State.
Norman Williams, Of Woodstock,
Ferrand f. Merrill of Montpelier,
Z p. Walton, of Montpelier. Resident.
4 Charles Reed Of Montpelier,
Sec. 2, Said Trustees shall have the follow.
ing powers. viz.
l. To fill all vacancies in the offices of State
and resident trustees
z 10 appoint and remove a secretary, Wit
| shall also act as librarian and when necessary
; to appoint an assistant librarian.
8. To prescribe rules and by laws for the gov
: einment OF the library.
! t. To expend the money appropriated for tn
) library to sell or exchange imperfect or dupli
! cate books belonging to the library.
.. 10 arrange and carry on domestic and for
/ eien exchanges Of books for the benefit of tn,
library, and Tor this purpose one hundred copie
of all publications by the authority Of thu
state are hereby ordered to be set aside, subjec
, to the order of said trustees, except in case
where it shall be otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of said trustees
to report annually to the Legislature all acces
sions to the library, and as to exchanges made
and generally all transactions concerning tn,
library; to report as soon us possible, and VI
often thereafter as they may deem sxpedient
full and perfect catalogue of books maps, med
: ais &c. in the library, which catalogue shall b
printed to prescribe the duties Of the secre
r tary and librarian, and see that he observe
, them, and, generally, to superintend the inter
, ests and management Of said library; and t.
/. make distribution Of the judicial reports. acts
| journals and other documents, as provided b.
law, in all cases where such distribution sha
! lot hereafter be devolved by law upon some 9th
Z er person or officer.
See. 4. No salary or compensation shall b
: allowed to said trustees for their services.
SEQ 5. For the election of secretary and Il
brarlan, :he adoption of rules and by laws. an
for the election to fill vacancies in the board q
trustees, six members shall censtitu tie quoruu
For the transaction of ordinary business an
three members present shall be u quorum.
/ Sec 4. Said trustees shall at u Il times be sui
: ject TO the order and cuntro of the general III
I semby
f Sec. T. All acts inconsistent with this act a,
D hereby repealed.
$ See. 8 This act shall take effect from i
: passage.
g Approved, November II, 1857.
' M. 2l-An act 10 addition to an act en- titls
y an act to amead section seventy Of chapt
thiriy-one, of the Compiled Statutes" appr
t we'd November ID, 1854
r IL is hereby enacted DC.
n SEC. |. Whenever any person shall be ARE
II ed on process founded on affidavit that sue
Q person is about to abscond or remove from tn
" State and has property secreled about his pers,
IS or elsewhere to the amount of twenty dollars It
70 sufficient To pay The debt, il such process
" made returnable out of the county in whit
/ such person resides or where the arrest is ma
10 he may nolify the officer arresiing him al
st Cause reasonable notice to be given to the ere
ls itor or his attorney IN such process, that he W
h appear, and thereupon he may appear before u
e of the assistant judges Of the county court of Il
y county where such person resides, or whe
the arrest is made, and submit, hinself 10 e
10 animation as is now provided to obtain a dl
y charge from arrest and said Judge shall have Il
t; same power to act in the premises as is CO
Is forred upon the authority sisning sach proce,
Is SEC D. 1t shall he The duty of the ofiic
II making the arrest, to convey the debtor OF
,e fendent il he requests it, 10 the place of SUI
l. examination, whether before such Judge or befc
IN the authority signing such process, and su
10 officer shall have no right to commi, such debl
IT, or defendent to Jail ill such examination b
ee been had
nd SEc. 8. Such Judge shall be allowed F,
al same foes, and shall tax the costs of such exam
III nation the same as if the hearing had been h
ue before the authority signing such process, a
ss they shall be paid in the manner provided VIII,
,r such examination 10 had before such authors
Approved, November IL, 1857.
er No 22.-An act in relation to Fences.
or 1t is hereby enacted dc.
Of SEC. l. The third section of an act EMIT
oh " an act RELAXING to the building and repairing
ig fences,' approved December e. 1853, shall
Ter apply to any uncutivated, unimproved, or mn