The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-08
Approved, Nov. ls, 1858.

the sum of four thousand do lars.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved, Nov. ls, 1855
No. 1s.-An Oct in alteration OF Section thirty.
two Of chnpter fifteen of the Compiled Statutes
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec l. The town clerk shall furnish and keep
in his Office general index to the books Of rec.
ords of deeds, wherein he shall enter in one col
umn in alphabetical order the name Of the grau-
tor TO the grantee, and IN n parallel column the
name Of the grantee f,om the erantor of every
deed or other conveyance of land hereafter re-
corded with the number of the book or volume
and the page Of record in the following form
Blk Gntor to P'ge Blk G'ntee from P'gs
G'ntee G'ntor
Approved November is, 1858.
No. 19-An act relating to the reports of the
Supreme Court
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. Instead of the fifty copies and the
thirty. five copies of Vermont Reports required
- be furnished to tie State by sections sixty
seven and sixiy-eight Of Chapter nine of the Com
piled Statutes, the Reporter shall annually furnish
TO the State one hundred copies of said reports,
and shall be entitled TO receive therefor from the
state sum equal to the actual cost of the publ.
cation, binding and transportation thereof.
Sec. said reports shall be delivered TO the
State Librarian, who shall deliver a copy on re-
quest to the several parties entitled thereto and
the iemainder Of said reports shall be subject to
the controi Of the trustees of the State Library
for the benefit Of the Library.
Sec. 8. All provisions of law or by resolution
inconsistent with this act are hereby repea ed.
Sec. A. This act shall take effect from Its pas
sage.
Approved Nov 20, 1855
No. 2O.-An act providingfor the safety Of Probate
Records,
1t is hereby enacted, &c.,
Sec. /. The Judges of the County Court in
the several counties in this State are hereby dl-
reced to provide, at the expense of the county, q
fre-proot safe or vault for each Probate District
now unprovided with the same, suitable for keep
ing the Probate Records Of said District.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage ~m
Approved, Nov 20, 1858.
No, 21.-An act in alteration of an act entitled
IAN act for the relief OF the town Wheelock,"
Approved November tenth, 1867.
Ills hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. Section two OF said act shall be 50
amended a. to equire the listers in said town to
complete the grand list ard deposit the same in
the town clerk Office at the same times that It
is required of listers by the general avs of this
State and so much Of said act as requires the
listers to deposit the list or before the frat day
of May is hereby repealed.
Approved, Nov. 20, 1858.
No. 22.-An act relating to Highways
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. On all public cross roads and lanes in
this State, known rs pcut roads, where gates or
bars now are or hereafter may be erected across
the same, the selectmen of the town in which said
gates or bars are situated shall at the expense of
/ said town, cause good and sufficient posts to be
/ erected ut convenient distances on each side of
/ sad gates or bars suitable for fastening horses
and teams Of travellers thereat while opening and
! closing sad gates or bars when travelling upon
! said highway, and for neglect thereof said town
shall be liable to an indictment by the Grand
/ Jury of the County.
Sec. 2. In all highway districts in this State
where there are looe stones in the travelled por.
tion Of said highway, it is hereby made the duty
OF the highway surveyor or other persons having
charge Of said road in said Highway district to
examine or cause said highway to be examined,
at lelst orce month, while the same is bare of
| snow, and remove, or cause to be removed, said
loose stones from said travelled portion of said
1 Highways and the same compensation shall be
allowed for such services as is now allowed By
law for other highway services.
Approved, November 20, 1858
No. 29 An act relating TO Comm, Schools
1t is hereby enacted, &c
Sec. /, The several towns in this State shallat
| their annual March meeting, elect o. e person to
he superintendent of common schools within
such town, who shall hold his office during the
school year, commencing on the first day ofApril
( next after his election, and, when appointed by
the sci ctmei, during the remainder OF the then
current school year and who shall receive for
his services one dollar for each day necessa, ily
spent in the discharge Of his legal duties, and
reasonable sum for his annual report to the
March meeting; and his accounts shall be au-
dited by the court auditor of the county in which
he resides, and when approved, s al be paid out
of the State treasury upon the order cf the yari
ous county clerks, who are hereby authorized TO
draw orders therefor; but no order shall be drawn
by any county clerk for the amount thus allowed
to any Superintendent until such Superintendent
shall have filed with such clerk the receipt of the
Secretary Of the Board OF Education for the sta
tstcal return OF the preceding school wear, re-
quired by Jaw of such Superintendent; but no
Superintendent shall receive compensation for
his services while visiting schools for a number
Of days greater than twice the number of schools
in the town for which be act.
Sec 2. Tho statistical returns required BY law
10 be made to the Secretary of the Board Nv the
Town Superintendents of schools annually on or
before the first day of Septem5 sr shall hereafter
be made and returned to tile Secretary on or be-
fore the first day April of each yearand the Sec.
retary is directed on the receipt of such return.
TO forwar certificate thereof to the Superin,
tendent making the returl.
Sec. 3. The examination Of teachers BY Town
Superintendents shall be pubic,and held in some
public place after due notice given pursuant To
law, in the months o. May and November in each
year, ana citizens generally invited to attend /;
and no examination Of teachers shall be held at
any other time or in auy other manner excep. In
the discretion of the Superintendent and for tha
accommodation Of teachers prevented by sick.
ness or her unavoidable circumstances from at
tending at the regular public examination and
an Superintendent exam ming achers at any
other time than the regular public examination
shall be entitled to receive from each teacner an .
plying for such examination the sum of fiffy
| cents.
Sec. 4. whenever, upon personal examination
OF schools, the Superintendent OF any town shall
become satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that
teacher % whom certificate has been granted
is incompetent To teach govern his school mon
erly, or setting an evil example before his school
the Superintendent is hereby en powered In his
discretion to revoke the certificate theretofore
granted iS such teacher by filing in the town
clerks Office OF such town statement in writing
OF his having made such revocation and deliver.
ing copy thereof to the prudential committee
and also to the teacher whose certificate is so re-
Voked and every teachers certificate that shall
have been duly revoked pursuant to the proyi-
slons OF this section, shall immediate v, upon the
Ming OF such revocation, become thereafter mil
and void ami of'no effect, and such teachers cen,
! tract with the school district shall become void