The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-22

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either party may claim Il trial by iurv and in
such case, challenges shall he allowed to the de-.
PENDANT agreeably to sections four and five Of
chapter one hundred ana eleven of the coinpicd
statutes.
"a. Every person who shall dcpr.ye oil affcmpt
contrary to the provisions of Inc nrrceedmg ssc-
tuns Of this act shall ON conviction thereof for
felt and fine not exccrdinr two thousnud dl
lars nor less than five hundred dollars mr. he NM
ished by imprisonment in the state prison for n
term not exceeding ten wears; proriIed that
nothing in said proceeding sections shall npplvto
or affect the right to arrest or i,nnrson uudar ex
listing laws for CONTEMPT of court.
SO Neither descent near or remote nom nm
African is or NAV have been D, slave or mot NOR
color of skin or complexion Shall disouaiiry any
person from being, or prevent nnv person from
becoming n citizen of this state nor denrive surh
person OF The RIGHTS and priyiloec. thereof
G. Every nerson who may bnva Lccn bc11 nc
Il slave who shah come. or DO brouolt. ar bo in
this state with or without tlIe consent of his or
her master or mistress or who CHI II como or be
brought or be. invountarilv or in INV wov in this
state. shall be free. 10y
81 Every person who shall, hold or otternnt to
hold in this state in slavery. or rs n slave any
person mentioned ~ Il slave in ilc -ix,h soction
of this act or any free person i'm any i,-ln or ior
any time however sh irt under llc irctcii,c that
such person is or has been a slave shall. con-
viction thereof, be inpr .ored In iAp state prison
thousand dollars
IS. All acts and pnrts Of act- inconsistent
with the provisions Of this nci .r, b.rol, rc
pealed.
o. This act shall fake effect from it, passage
Approved, November %, 1858.
respect to the militia.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
: /, Whenever the uniformed militia of this
state shall be organized into separate regiments by
the ommander-in chief, in pursuance of the
provisions of section twenty-five of an act EMIT
led an act in relation to the militia" approved
Nov. 18th, 1e43 the field officers of such regi-
ments shall be elected by the commissioned Off
GERS of the several companies in each regiment
respectively, as provided by title five Of the said
statute, apr wed Nov. 18th, 1872 10 be convened
for that purpose Tor the first election in each reg
iment after the same shall be organized by the
comm andsr-in-chiet, at time and place tobc by
him designated in the order organizing such reg
ment and major and brigaGier generals of the
and House of Representatives, in Joint Assembly,
as provided by said title five of the statute Of
November II, ls42 and the several division,
brigade and regimental staff officers shall be ap-
pointed as provided by said title five.
2. The sixth section OF an act entitled 4" all
act in relation to the militia approved October
18TH, 1874, IS hereby repeated.
Approved Nov. %, 1855
operation of the statute Of limitations.
Ii is hereby enacted. &c.
"a. No person shall gain any right or interest
within the limits of any highway in this State,
solely by the possession and occupation of any
Approved, November %, 1865.
Nc.57 AN actrelating to highway surveyors and
street commissioners
1t is hereby enacted, Nc
Sec. l. All highway surveyors and street
commissioners hereafter elected at the annual
March meetings in the respective towns in this
state shall hold Office for one year from the first
day Of April next succeeding their election.
Sec. 2. All highway surveyors and street COM
mssioners shall return their tax bills TO settle
their accounts with the selectmen of theirrespec-
tive towns, between the first and fifth days of
April in each year
Sec. q. All acts and parts of acts. now in
force inconsistent with the foregoing. are hereby
repeaed.
Approved Nov. %, 1855.
Ma 6s-Ap act in relation 70 highway faxes and
ni,sd statute.
Sec 4 II shall be lawful for any town in this
state at its annual March meeting to vote tLot
the hiobwov tax of said town he collected in
money'
Sec. 2. And when any town shall so vote. the
HIGHWAY tax reouired TO he raised in such town
nv tbe second section of chapter twentv-three Of
tLe Compiled Statutes. for aid wear shall lie n
tax of fourteen cents instead of eighteen cents
and such tax shall be collected in money, without
sny discount thereon. and on or before the fret
day of July in each wear.
No 69.-An act in amendment of tan act to
nrevent the traffic in Intoxicating LIQUORS for
the nurpose of drinking" approved November
gard IS52
Ills hereby enacted. &c.
Il. In prosecution, under the fifth section of
an act entitled an act TO prevent traffic in intox
moved November 2sd 1852. the respondent irhe
pisads guilty. shall state in his plea the number
Of offences Of which he is guilty and the nv
cutting officer, under the direction of - court,
NAV accept such plea for suchnur,l + OF offences,
or nav NIT the RESPONDENT - trial, in his dis
cr.t;onn
40 In such prosecutions, no more than one
,ounnt shall be required and no costs shall be al
lowed 10 any States Attorney, or taxed against
any respondent, for any additional counts in such
prosecution.
Sec 9. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November %, 1868.
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No eo-An act in amendment of an act ap-
nrov.d Dec ember 9th, 1853 entitled an act 10
am.nd an act TO prevent the traffic in intox-
eating linnors for the purpose OF drinking" ar
nroysd Nov. ~. 1852
+. !. bar.hy enscted S,c