Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-07

nm sTArE HOUsE-No. 2

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House, as connected with Montpelier, shown
by the act Of the leslature, and money paid,
and deeds executed to the State, by citizens
of Montpelier, prior to the burning of the
State House. In that number have shown
that the State accepted the conditional deeds
and the money paid by the fhnors, aud on
her part, she agreed that the sessions of the
General Assembly should continue to be held
in the State House in Montpelier. in the
County of Washington, and then declared
by her enactment that the State House, and
the property connected with it, should be the
property of the State. At that time it was
considered. by all interested that Montpelier
had paid all that the State would ever require
of her to pay. The house was completed,
and the State took the whole interest into her
own keeping. Had the citizens Of Mont
peier supposed they had any more right or
interest in the State House than what was
held liz common with the rest of the citizens
of the State, as matter of prudence they
would have effected an insurance against fire
upon the building, for their own safety The
State, by her own acts, deprived Montpelier
of even this precaution. She went further.
A citizen of Montpelier was not, at the time
the house was burnt, permitted to take charge
p
Their citizen, or resident of Montpelier. The
case stands in this point of view From the
time of the erection Of the State House up
to the time of its destruction by fire, the
State was the sole and erciusire owner Of the
property; none but the State could have ie-
qaUy effected an insurance upon it, The
State took the entire charge and control of
the premises. and they were burnt lrhae an
der the control and charge Of the state Mont
pelier never offered or presumed to have any
thing more to do with the State property than
any other town in the State In common
with the other towns, she paid her State tax
es for the support of government. She had
made a solemn, and, she supposed and now
believes valid contract with the State. a
contract which conld not be set aside or vio-
lated without a breach of good faith and fair
dealing The village of Montpelier has
grown up under this contract. Public and
private buildings have been erected. improve
ments made, roads laid out and worked-a
vast expense has been incurred under and in
faith Of the validity of the contract Mont
pclier never agreed to stand insurers Of the
State House. The State Of Vermont before
the house was burnt would have scorned the
q idea that Montpelier, or any other town. or
even company, should stand insurers of the
State property She publicly declared to the
world that Vermont built the House, that it
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, whether she now does. or ever has violated
or furnished her pliphted faith . yhetbor she
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b dppheu 10 heT IN consequence OF a breach OF
, good faith on her part
On Tho 9th doy Of Eohr,,orr 1ot- .ha
$ ~" N"l WI i0"'"a'!' 1910 Vho
h legislature OF Vermont passed AN act to
provide for rebuilding the state House"
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@ II Is feys'y "'ae" " ne "o"ern A''enby Of the
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~ appronriated for he n,r,o oC ,;lJ i +, $50
e iir'"tl w uu' P,'I'se "' ienN!'uhs 'hc oaie
and , , 'aH',s SuCu s,lIs ana Improvements m
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pe necessary, me treasurer Is hereby directed 10 pay
90 ,s",i3I . w. nc "Pl"'hc u as as hereinafter
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n id - 20 b td U.S. e',on o., .9'' lo', one haIi OF
t y e i ,b ~ "nv !e' gnu ,ne rehander IN
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l. ernor to appoint a Committee tn nroraro
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Il duty of the Governor to appoint a Committee
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act taxes eIect from It's passage
= ARreeao'y 70 the proVlSo IN the hrst sec
e "oh OF the ACT the following bond was exc
. cuyeu' ana accepted 10y the state
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. Montpelier. in the County Of Washington and State Of
gp ar ana utny bound and Obliged unto the
,ors in Office in the penal sum Of one hundred ,bo',.
sand dollars current money Of the United States. for the
ourselves. our e~ectors aud ne maze we hnnd
these presents, signed with our hands and sealed w6
:, our s stai'. -, ,t......,,.. =.
, mi. 27th day Of February. A. D iS57
The condition Of this obligation such that whcrea.
held at SIontpeer On me is, dy 'i ~ AT session
1871, passed an act entitled IAN aci providing for re-
building g ns the S'.iG House. by which i i provided il tho
y pcicr or any individual. shall bcfore ,he r.n " ,
legislature give good and sufficient bonds securing t.
the whole cost Of tbs work e m sam equal t.
Of his act half Of said sum to be paid in one wear
anu me reanaeT IN Two years from ne passage Of h