Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-11-20
No ban ACT IN ALTERATION OF AND IN ADD
TlON TO CHAPTER SENENTY-EGaT OF THE COM
PILED STATUTES ENTITLED o pEDTERSD

TIoN TO CHAPTER sEyENTY-EIGHT OF THE COM
PILED STATUTES, ENTITLED "PEDLERS"
IS hereby enated by Tie GeerH ASsea6 tie Of
Peria0m t6HotCS:
SEC l. No person shall be licensed as pcdIer within this
State who not citizen of this of the
United States and shall have resided this year
next preceding his application for license and if such person
family the place of residence of such family shall be deemed
to be his residence.
SEC. q Any person who shall become pedor without Ii
therefor provided this act and the act to which this
is addition shall forfeit and pay the this State
sum not exceeding three hundred dollars less than fifty
dollars.
SEC 3. This ard the to which this is in addition shall
not be construed to extend to articles of provisions produce
which are the growth produce of the United States to
any articles of goods merchandise which are the manu-
act1re OF this State except plated or gded jewey
clocks and watches.
SEC. T. Nothing this act shall affect any license already
granted any penalty incurred prosecution pending.
SEC o. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved, November II, 1851.
No 2O.--AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE STATE Ii
BRARY.
is hereby enacted By he General assembly of he state Of
SEC /. The library shall be under the direction of nine
trustees three of whom shall be styled oco
three state trustees and three resident trustees and the fol-
lowing persons hereby constituted said trustees with powers
and duties as hereinafter mentioned viz:
The Governor,
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Er 0GTeio.
The Secretary Of State,
George p. Marsh, of Burlington,
l1rastus Fairbanks, of st, Johnsbury, State.
Norman Williams of Woodstock,
Ferrand f. Merrill, of Montpelier,
Il. p Walton, of Montpelier, Resident.
Charles Reed of Montpeer
SEC said Trustees shall have the following powers viz:
To fill all vacancies in the Offices of and resident tru
tees
To appoint and a secretary shall also act as
Librarian and when necessary appoint assistant librarian
D. To prescribe rules and bylaws for the government of the
library.
To exPend the money appropriated for the library to sell
exhange imperfect duplicate books belonging library
D. To arrange and carry on domestic and foreign exchanges
of books for the benefit of library and for this purpose one
hundred copies OF all publications by the authority of the State
are hereby ordered to be set sde subject to the order of said
trustees except in when shall be otherwise provided by
law
SEC 8. 1t shall be duty said trustees to report annu-
ally the Legislature all accessons the library and ex
changes made and generally all transactions concerning the Ii
bry to report possible and often thereafter as
they deem expeden full and perfect catalogue of all the
books, MAPS medals, &c, in the library, which catalogue shall
be printed TO prescribe the duties of the secretary bar-
an, and that he observe them and generally to suprn
tend the interests and of said library make
distribution OF the Judicial reports acts journals and other
umens provided by law in all cases where such distribution
shall not hereafter be devoyed by law upon other person
officer.
SIC L. No salary compensation shall be allowed to said
trustees for their services
SEC b. For the election of and librarian the ado
ton of rules and bylaws and for the election fill vacancies in
the board of trustees, six members shall constitute quorum
For the transaction of ordinary business any three members pres
ent shall be quorum.
SEC g. Said trustees shall all times be subject order
and control of the general assembly.
SEC T. All acts inconsistent with this act hereby
peaed.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved, November H. 1851
No. 21.-AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT ENTITLED
AN ACTTO AMEND SECTION SEVENTY OF CHAP
TER THIRTY ONE OF THE COMPILED 81 lrIITES >,
APPROVED NOVEMBER H. 1854.
is hereby cpactcd by the General ASmby Of the Suite Of
Vermont jop0ws:
SEC L. Whenever any person shall he arrested ON process
founded affidavit that snc person about ascond
from this State and has property about his person
elsewhere 10 The amount Of twenty dollars sufficient pay
ia; de1t II such process made retunabe out of the county
which such resides where the made, he