Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-12-17
LAWS OF VERMONT.
OCTOBER SESSION. 1855.
Designated for Publication IN the Newspapers.

No. 54.-AN All to secure Freedom 10 all
persons within this State.
II is herein enoc,ed. dc.
Soc / No nerson within this State shall
bo considered rs nronertv. or subject. MS such
70 solo nurcboso or delivery nor shall onv
,,orsn ,rr;thin tbo limits IF ilis Stotn NJ ony
timo bc donr;vod If liberty or nronertv will.
o,t d,o ,rdccss Of law
Soo D Duo nroccss of law mentioned in
tbo ,,roced;na section of tbis nct shall. in Mi
. ons H. 5oGnod 20 ,oo,,, tho nsnoI nrocoss
ond f,r,,s i, foroo b., tho lows IF tbi5 Stotc
~ ~ H.. H. Coy,n,s .tonooc. al -,
snch nrocoss snch norson shall he entitled TO
= tr;ol h,, ~,
e.. . IIvGSor.,o, 81, ,,o,.so,, i, tb;, State
iii H. io,'.;,,,I " ill.,, nrrostnd 30 do.
,;d 10 ~, .h ,,,,,d that s,,oh ,orso o,yos
sor,';oo nr 10 bos 70 ano,,o. craor not an in
Lnh;to,,t 81 Iii. Statn ntbdr art, nav, slain,
+, tr;oi h, ;urv and IN sncb casc cbnllonges
sb,,l bo olYIo,rod 70 tho defendant ngrecnhlv
to sections fnur and five of cbantcr one bun.
drcd and clcvcn Of tLo comn;lcd statutes
Soc A Evorv norson Who sbolI dnnrivo mr.
ottcmnt 70 donr;va nnv other nnrson Of his or
bor Jihortv contrary 70 the nrovisions or tbe
nrcccdinG sections IF this act shall. on con-
yction thereof forfeit and nav n fine not cx-
cceding two tbonsond dollars nor less than
fvc bnndrod dollars. or Inc FINISHED bv i'm
nr;sonr,ont IN tbo State nris,n for n term NOT
exccodina tcn vrois. pfor,ded. that nothing
in said nTccodinr sections shall apnlv To. or
Act tbe rigbt n orrcst or imnris6n under
existing laws for contempt of court.
SEC, 5 Neither descent near or remote
.ro,n un Urea, T,,ee,o. SUN SUI. ni,.0a an,or Of
shin nr com nlarion shall disC,.l;fy INV Nor.
son from being. or prevent any person from
becoming, citizen of this state. nor deprive
such person OF the rights and privileges
thereof.
sec. b. Every person who may have been
held as slave who shall come or be brought,
or be IN this state with or without the con-
sent OF his or her master or mistress, or who
shall come, or be brought, or be, involun-
tarily or in any way in this state, shall he
free.
SEC. !. Every person who shall hold, or
attempt to hold, in this state, in slavery, or
as slave, any person mentioned as n slave
in the sixth section of this act, or any free
| person IN any form, or for any time however
short. under the pretence that such person is
or has been slave, shall, on conviction
thereof, be imprisoned in the state prison
for term not less than one year, nor more
than fifteen, and be fined not exceeding two
| thpuouilu uOllilo'
Sec. s. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed
Sec. Q. This act shall take effect from its
| passage.
Approved November %, 1858.
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II % "','"G e""'''"' &C. ~
Sec. |. hcnever the uniformed militia OF
unls ouale snali pe oreolIlgu INTO separate
nsnmomo ~ th w, or;uinns Wv tont;o III
VI .io Pi.I9 VI ae.'!o'. tw?n
-tMo III an 'c. er,.lga IN "c, IN rei i5t
$40 tha foid oeappls ~ soh
90 .lJ le, oiloeis % SuCi ieSrien'S S',d IA
several COMPANIES in each regiment resnect-
iyely. as provided by title five of the said
statute, approved Nov. 18th, 1912, to be
convened Tor that purpose Tor inc hrSt eiec-
tion IN each regiment after the same
snail DC orsahlzeu ny the COM
commander-in.chiet, at a time ana place to
De ny MN designated IN tne order ORGANIZING
such regiment ana MAJOR ana brigadler
generals OF the uniformed militia shall be
elected ny the senate ana House OF hepre,
sentatlVes, IN JOINT Assembly, as provided
ny sald title hvc OF the statute OF November
Il, lof2' ana the several diVlsion' brigade
ana regimentil stan Giilcers snail be appoint
ed as PROVIDED by sald ute I'VE.
SfC, =. Inc sixth section a' an . nct en-,
Titled ian n act IN I I9.t to the militia,
pealed.
Approved Nov. %, 1858
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tations
II ,e be,eb,, euo,,,J tc
SEC. No nerson shall co;n orv rcb,
or interest within tho I;mi+e ~ on,, 70 :,
in this State. solely Inv the ,ossession 9nd 90,
cnnotion of onv norti33n of sncb b;,,h,rn,,
hnnrovad %oror,hor Ok 1875
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NO % al AL rei't'nS 10 highway sur
N0SolS anu '''oe' ooiii iS''o'ers'
IL IS hereby enacted dc.
SEC. |. All highway surveyors and street
commissioners hereafter elected at the an
nual March meetings in the respective town,
IN TINS STATE shaii hold once ior one yea
. u'! NC l''' u"E VI Apiii "eA' '''Voee''ns
'ie Sto eie'''ol hi,,;h,r,, nd ,,n.o
,;.-;a ~ aui ",' III: ~
or settle their accounts with the selectmer
VI sn Gf,h iguet.ro toM"' ueL"ue '''o MS
"Ar n''5 Nay u pr "a ."oI -,
j.; c,o o. ; a. IetS anu PI,'1 ~ " ae.s, nov
III III, inoonI ISI "i'i' '''' 'o'ee''ns
are netuuy i'I T",. o, 1885
-'PPi0'ou' N0'' 49, i0''
No. SAN ACT in relation to highwa,
taxes, and in addition to chapter twenty,
three of the compiled statutes
his hereJy enacted dc.
otc' !. II sl'iil DC iuwiu II, llr any .o"l
IN TINS STATE, AT us ali'ual MaFch meeting
10 vote tiat inc highway ''A oi Sa'o town DIT
corrected IN money,
DEC: Ana Wheh any town snail 30 vote
the highway tax required 10 oe So raised II
suCu lONH DN inc sttOllu Sctllbll VI CHhpltl