Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-12-09
LAWS OF VERMONT.
PASSED OCTOBER SESSION, 1859.

No 1.--An Act 10 amend Sections eight
and eleven of chapter one of the Com
piled Statutes, relating to Elections.
Il is hereby enacted By the General
assembly Of the State Of Vermont, as
toRo1os;
Sec. /. Section eight Of chapter one of
the compiled statutes shall be 50 amended
as to read as follows:
Every organized town in this State
shall provide one box to receive votes
for a representative to represent such
town in the general assembly of this state,
one box to receive votes for the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant-G Governor. treasurer of
the State, senators, assistant Judges of the
county court, States attorney, sheriff,
high bailif and Judge of probate; and
one box to receive votes for electors of
president and vice president Of the United
States and in the lid or cover of each
box there shall be small aperature, suf-
ficiently large to receive such votes /;
which said boxes shall be properly des-
ignated and kept by the town clerk in
each town, for the purposes aforesaid.
Sec. ?. Section eleven of said chapter
one, shall be so amended as to read as
follows:
Every person legally qualified to vote
for town representative, shall present to
the presiding officer, in his own person,
his vote, with the name of the person
whom be would elect, fairly written or
printed thereon. which said vote shall be
folded up in such manner as to conceal
the name of such person; and every per-
son legally qualified to vote for governor,
acknowledgements, treasurer of the
State, senators, assistant judges of the
county court, States attorney, sheriff,
high bailifF, and Judge Of probate, shall
deliver to the presiding officer, in his own
proper person on one ballot, with the
name or names of the person he would
elect, fairly written or printed thereon.
designating the Office intending for the
person or persons voted for, as near as
may be in the manner following to wit:
For Governor,
A. B.
For Lieutenant Governor,
C. D.
For Treasurer,
E.F.
For Senators,
G. H., sc,
For Assistant Judges Of County Court,
J. K, &c,
For States Attorney,
l.. NJ.
For Sheriff,
o. 2.
For High Bailif,
For Judge of Probate for the District Of,
T. W,
which shall be folded up in such a man
ner as to conceal the names Of the person
voted for.
Approved November i, 1859
No. Am Act establishing the salaries
Of Judges and Registers Of Probate
Courts
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. The several judges Of probate
shall hereafter receive stated salaries.
payable semi-annually from the treasury
of the state, in lieu of fees now provided
by law; and registers of probate shall be
paid by the respective judges Of probate
in the manner hereinafter set forth, which
shall be in lieu of all other fees.
Sec. 3. The annual salaries Of the
Judges Of probate, in the several probate
districts, shall be as follows, which sun
shall also include the compensation O
registers, as hereinafter provided-
Chittenden-Nine hundred dollars.
Washington-Nine hundred dollars.
Georgia-Nine hundred dollars.
Caledonia-Seven hundred and fifty
dollars.
Orleans-Six hundred dollars.
Grand Isle-Two hundred dollars.
Lamoille-Three hundred an fifty dol
lara
Benniugion-Three hundred and fifty
dollars
ManchesteE-Three hundred and ff,J
dollsrs.
Marlboro'-Six hundred and fifty dol
lara.
Wesiminister-Five hundred dollars.
Rutland-Seven hundred dollars.
Fairhaven-Five hundred dollars.
Eartford-Seyen hundred dollars.
Windsor-Seven hundred dollars.
New Haven-Five hundred dollars.
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