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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-10
LIST OF AGENTS

to whom payments for THE VERMONT PIgNIX for 1862
may he made;
West Drateboro, DUNKLEEj Brooklinc, C. W. STEB-
BINsj Dover, LYMAN BURR W. Dover, wM. H. JONES'
Dummerston, r. KNIGHT West Dummerston, $. W.
WILSON Grafton, BENZ. w. DEAN Gulford, ELMER
MASON Guliord Centre, s. L. SHELLEY Green River,
JOHN u. WALKERi Jamaica, 0RIN KNOWLTON; Halt
ftN STEPHEN NILES West Halifax, A. II. TUCKER
Suth Londonderry, J. L. PIERCE; Marlboro, W. W.
LiNDE Fayetteville, J. DUNKLEE, JR Williamsvlle
sAMuE uEL BROWN putney, WIN. lIOuuHr0N saxton's
River, O. w FAIRBROTIIER Cambrdgeport, A. A. wy
MAN Somerset, @. X. MORSE, stratton, NiELNIN A.
kNOWLr0N ; Townshend, o. BUTTERFIELD West
Townshenl, =. d. SAWYER; Vernon, ADDISON WHIT
HE'D; Warlsboro HOLLAND PLIMPTON West Wards
bpro, LIREkTY wILDERj South Wardsboro, II. W. KID
X; Westminster, ii. c. LANE; Westminster West, D. W
HAMnlINi Nottingham, II. N. lIIX; Jacksonville, H. r.
HITCHCOCK; Wilmington, ORIGIN SMITH Winiham
WM. HARRIS, JRj South Windham, EZRA PIERCE, JR.i
Chesterfield, N. II II. o. COOLIDGE; Hnsiale N H., G.
j. AMIDoN Winchester, N IL, f. NJ. FORBES; North
Dernarlson, Ms, N. z. CHAPLIN.
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No. 27.-An Act in Addition to, and in Amendment
Of, Chapter Ninety-two of the Compiled Statutes,
in Relation to Pounds.
is hereby enacted fc.'
SEC. l. Whenever any person shall mpound any
beast, agreeaby to said chapter ninety-two of the
compiled statutes, of any subsequent act in addition
thereto, the pound-keeper may require sufficient se-
curity to indemnify him for any liability for detaning
such beast, and for supplying such beast with food
and drink while in the pound and if the person so
impounding shall neglect refuse for the space of
twentyour hours, to furnish the pound-keeper such
security, he may release such beast from the pound
and deliver the same to the owner or keeper of the
same; and the person so impoundng such beast shall
be liable to the pound-keeper for all cost, trouble and
expense that he may have suffered in the premises.
SEC. 2. II the owner or keeper of any beast i'm
pounded shall not within forty hours after notice
thereof provided in said act either replevy or re-
deem the same, it shall be lawful for the mpounder
to advertise and sell such beast, in the same manner
MS is provided in said chapter in case when the own
thereof is unknown.
Approved November IS, 1859.
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$4,000 A YEAR
MADE BY ANY ONE WITH STENCIL
lNl TOOLS which cost only $40
Diploma, also, cash Premium and Silver Medal were
awarded these tools by Vermont New Hampshire and New
York State Fairs Of 1858.
Blank Plates Frames Brushes and Indeble Ink furnish
times. Tools will last life time, and the business
Is strictly honorable and useful Do not fall to address for
samples and particulars, which are free.
A. J. FULLAM,
Sept, 80, 1S59.-1y*3ol Springfield, Vt.
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Approved November 81, 1859.
No. s2.-An Act Providing for District Schools in
Certain Cases.

No. s2.-An Act Providing for District Schools in
Certain Cases.
II is hereby enacted, &c:
SEC. l. If any district shall, during the whole of
any school year, omit or neglect to cause a common
school Of any grade to be taught in such district du
ring the period of a least four months all the offices
of said district shall be vacated by such OMISSION and
on the application of any two legal voters in said dis
trct the seecmen of the town in which such district
is located shall proceed to fill such vacancies is
provided for by law in the case of vacancies in such
offices otherwise occurring; and it shall be the duty
of the prudential committee, appointed, to sustain
sufficient school in such district at least four months
in each school year, at the expense of such district
and such committee shall have all the powers given
by law prudential committees duly elected in legal
school meeting; and such committee hereby further
empowered without previous vote OF such district to
assess tax upon the grand list of such district for the
amount necessary to sustain such school for the four
months specified and make out rate-bill therefor,
and proceed in all respects in the collection and dis
bursement thereof, as though directed to do by a
previous vote OF legal school meeting in such dis
trict
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 81, 1869.
No. 33.-An Act in Addition to an Act Entitled "An
Act in Relation to the Location of School Houses, :,
Approved November IL, 1867.
His hereby enacted, &C.:
SEC, l. The act to which this act is an addition
shall be construed as to extend to lands sufficient
for yards and the erection of necessary outbuilding
thereon.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 81 1859.
No. 34--An Act Fixing the Time of Holding tn,
Annual Union School District Meetings.
his hereby enacted &c;
SEc l. That the several union school district
shall hereafter hold their annual meetings for the eec
ton of officers the first Wednesday after the las
Tuesday Of March in each year; and the term Of of
flee of the officers then elected shall continue for ON
year, and until others elected.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect from Its passage
Approved November ~, 1859.
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No 25-An Act Relating to Accounts of Surveyor
Of Highways.

VI
lis hereby enacted, &c:
SIC. l. The selectmen of the several towns in this
state shall, at the expense of their respective towns,
furnish each surveyor OF highways with blank book
in which to keep their accounts, which shall be de-
hvered to the surveyors with their tax bills
SEC. 2 All surveyors Of highways shall keep a
fair account Of all moneys received by them for taxes,
specifying the time when and the person by and for
whom, each sum was 50 paid; also account Of all
work received and laid out on the highway specifying
the time when, and the person by and for whom each
days work or job of work done; also specifying
the time and amount Of all allowed for the use
OF teams and tools.
SEC. 3. All surveyors of highways SHALL annually,
previous to at the lime of the expiration Of their
term of Office deliver to the seectmen of their re.
spective towns the book of received and
kept by them, and shall all questions put to
them by the seectmen in relation to the collection and
laying out of said taxes; and SHALL for that purpose
II required by the seecmen, or any of them, be
der oath.
SIC. 4. Any selectmen within his town, or any
other officer authorized by law administer oaths i
hereby authorized to administer the oath contemplated
by the preceding section of this act.
Approved November 81, 1859
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Approved November IS, 1859.

No. 31.-An Act to Amend Section Three of An Act
Entitled An Act Relating to Common Schools" :"
Approved November 23, 1868.
is hereby enacted DC:
SIC. l. Section third of an act entitled "an act re-
lating to common Schools" approved November 2S,
1855 is so amended as that the public examination of
teachers shall be in the months of April or May and
November.
Approved November a. 1859.
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No. 26.-An Act Relating to Highway Surveyors and
Street Commissioners
u % he~e1y eaaefsd 80,
SEC. !. All highway surveyors and street commits
soners hereafter elected at the annual March meetings
Of their respective towns in this state, shall hold Office
for one year from the fifteenth day Of May next
succeeding their election.
SEC. 2. All highway surveyors and street commits
soners shall return their tax bills to- or settle their
wh the selectmen Of their respective towns
between the tenth and fifteenth days Of May of each
year
SEC 8. All highway surveyors and street commits
sioners, whose term Of office will expire the first of
April next shall continue to hold their respective Of
fees till the fifteenth of May next.
SEC 4. All acts or parts of acts incons stent with
this act are hereby repealed.
Approved November Is, 1859.
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hIuPS,
SEC. Q. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 12 1859.
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SEC. l. All prosecutions Of a criminal nature hero
after commenced before Justice Of the peace with
in the Jurisdiction OF such justice to try and deter.
minc shall be tried in the town where the offence was
committed, or in the town where the respondent re-
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No. i2-An Act in Relation to Appeals in Criminal
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No. 5s.-An Act Relating to the State House.
His hereby enacted, &c;

Oo-1fI zfCV ISeIHtIrTB IIUUse'
II is hereby enacted, &c,
SEC. l. sum not exceeding thirty -four thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for the following pur
poses, namely:
First. To pay the debts incurred in furnishing the
state house;
Second To pay the outstanding debts for freight
shoprent, materials furnished and labor done in
building the house, other than the services Of the
superintendent;
And the treasurer is hereby directed to ray such
sum on such orders of the committee appointed
perntend the rebuilding of the state house may be
audited and allowed by the auditor of accounts.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November IS, 1859.
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No. 12.-An Act in Relation to Appeals in Criminal
Causes.
II is hereby enacted &C.:
SEC |. In all criminal causes commenced before
justice of the peace and appealed to the county court
in which the appellant shall fail to enter his appeal ia
the county court within the time prescribed by the
rules Of such court the appellee may enter the same
for nfiirmance; and if good be shown to the
contrary the same shall be affirmed with additional
costs.
SIC. 2. In case Of the affrmance of any judgment
or sentence mentioned in the preceding section the
recognzance taken by such justice shall be prosecut
ed in the same manner AS is now provided in civil
causes.
Annrnvnd Nnrnn,Inr 1G
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BUSINESS CAR RDS.

A LEXANDER II. PIKE Manufacturer of
IA and Dealer In Lumber and manufacturer Of Phillips
Pat mt Farm Gate. Bills Of Lumber made fitted and
furnished To order 100 900 feet of Cpboards and 600
feet of other lumber hand.
Address West Wardsboro, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-10

No. 24.-An Act in Amendment of Section Eight Of
Chapter Twenty-three of the Compiled Statutes
Relating to Highways.
IL is hereby enacted, &c;
SEC. l.. Section eight of chapter twenty y-three Of
the compiled statutes is hereby amended as to read
ms follows; IL any person shall remove into any town
after the list which the tax shall be assessed shall be
made upthe seecten shall such person in such
sum as shall appear TO them to be in proportion to the
other inhabitants of the town. but if such person shall
produce certificate from surveyor in any other town
that he has paid his tax in whole in part, in such
other town. for the same year, the which he may
have so paid shall be deducted from the tax which
may have been assessed against him In the town to
which he shall have removed, and any sum which he
may pay in the town to which he shall have removed
sha be so far in discharge Of any tax assessed against
him in any other town: Propided nothing in this
section shall be construed to authorize the payment
OF any highway tax assessed upon real estate in any
other town than the in which such real estate Is
situated but the same shall be paid and expended in
the town in which such real estate is situated.
SEC. 2. THIS act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 81, 1863.
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approved November 10, 1850.

No. 13.-An Act in Addition to Section Twenty Of
Chapter Ihrty-one of the Compiled Statutes, Re-
lating to Process.
II hereby enacted, &C.,
SEC. /. There shall be added to the articles emu
meraed in section twenty of chapter thiryone Of the
compiled staues railroad ties fence posts and rails.
SIC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage.
| Approved November 81, 1850
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three months. When the injury in such does not
exceed seven dollars, the jurisdiction of the county
court shall be with that of the justice pro
vded that the county court for such offences where
the Jurisdiction Is concurrent with that of Justice,
slfal impose only such penalties justices may i'm
pose for the same offences.
SIC. 3. No justice shall bind over for trial any
person charged with either Of the offences named in
the first section Of this act where the injury does moi
exceed the sum of seven dollars.
SEC. a. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 2l, 1859
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No. 19.-An Act Excmpting Certain Property from
Attachment and Execution.
II is hereby enacted, &c:
SEC. l. Among the articles exempt from at
ia a:hment and execution there shall in like manner be
exempt one yoke of oxen or steers the debtor may
select, with sufficient forage for keeping the same
through winter.
SEC. q This act shall not be so construed as TO
apply to any attachment execution issued in
tion on any contract heretofore made.
Approved November 81, 1859.
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billiard HALL, CUTLER's BLOCK,
ID Opposite Revere House, BRATTLEBORO VT.
winants Celebrated Slate and Wood Bed Taoles with the
New style Cushion. 1r Closed at 10 i. NJ.
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No. 42-An Act Authorizing the Selectmen to Pro-
hibit Coastng upon the Public Highways.
II is hereby enacted, &c;
SEC. !. Whenever it shall appear to the selecmen
of any within this state that the lives proper
ty of the travelling public are, would likely be-
dangered by persons coastlng upon the highways the
seecmen are hereby authorized, and it is made their
duty to prohibit the same, by posting up public no
tces in two conspicuous places In the vcini
place, forbiddng all persons coasting upon such por
tions of the highway shall be specified in said no
tices.
SEC. O. If any person shall be guilty of coasting on
any portion Of the highway specified in such notices.
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Picture Gallery

IA Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, sphereoypes Photo
graphs Pictures made at this establishment mounted
by the different patented meho Is warranted to stand
the test OF time and climate. Brattleboro, Vt.
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DRADLEY & KELLOGG, Attorneys and
I'D Counselors at Law and Solicitors in Chancery. Office
opposite the Drattleboro House, Brattteboro, Vt.
J. d. Bradley. Geo. b. Kellogg.
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IA AMI Dealer In Sashes Doors and Blinds Dealer in
Lnm5r. Planning, Ioinng Matching, Scroll Saving and
knls Of Panel Work. promptly executed in superior
First poro Estey Green's building, ,rattleboro VT
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II is hereby enacted, &c,
SEC. /. Every person who shall wilfully commit
any respass by entering upon the garden, orchard, or
other land Of another, which fruit trees are grown
or raised, without permission Of the thereof and
with intent TO cut, take, carry away destroy or iniurc
the trees fruit or vegetables there growing being
shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail
not more than thirty days, or by fine not exceeding
In this act shall be committed the Lords day in
Disguise or secretly in the nighttime between sun
setting aud sun-risng, the imprisonment shall not be
less than five days, the fine less than five dollars.
SEC. 2. Any justice of the peace within the coun.
ty where an offence shall be committed under this act
shall have jurisdiction to try and determine the same
and issue such final process the nature Of the
shall require.
Approved Noveu,ber 81 1879
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GEORGE HOWE, Attorney &, Counsellor
" at Law, and solicitor and Master in Chancery
BRATTLEB0RO, VT.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-18
To Contributors.

As our design is to make our paper
one that will lie Of interest to all en-
gagcd in the different departments Of
active industry in every part Of the
county, we respectfully solicit the CO.
operation Of our intelligent citizens
throughout its limits. And being cs-
pccially DESTROYS Of promoting the
farming interests OF Dubois. items in
any department Of agriculture are par
ticularly solicited. Please send us all
the news, incidents, general intorma
tion, and mineral discoveries in your
respective neighborhoods.
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Firm Washington.

NAsHINtT"N, May IL.
The Territorial overland msii routes be-
tween Neosho. Missouri. and Albuquerque,
New Mexico. aud between Kansas. NJ,
aud Stockton, California. which were let 10
contract last year, have been discontinued y,
10 take effect IRON the first Of July -
The failure " Congress ~ make the usual
appropriations FOR the pnstolfice Depart
men', the interruptions ~ Tn mails mostly
from the presence 81 hostile Indians alon2
The lines, and The consequent reduction o.
mail matter to comparatively Insignificant
amount. are the reasons for the discontinue
ance OF this owe rIand mail service
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-05-18

C.oKE JaII.-On last sunday al.
tsil,oon. while Sheriff Herman was
giviug the prisoncrs their dinner. AL
nn Rcnner, confined on charge 81
perjury, ran past him and ont OF the
.lsil door. and although there were Sc
r.ral parsons IN the court house yard
~ fhc time no one made an cf.rt t.
stop him. lie ran ont South Main
street into the woods, and made good
his escape. la about hall All honr
the Sheriff, with several others, went
IN pursuit, but without success. The
.'eoplc generally consider themselves
well rid 81 him, as its cheaper for him
to run of than u board him till Au-
gust.
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GEO. W. HlGGiNROTHAN.
SARAH A HiGGINBOTHAM.

paor. " ooD--il eaT =iF; Ms heir huG, lnr
srvrfnl years, hern becnming prrnaiurrly
gray. accompanied by O iiarshnrss which
rendered the constant aprraiipn OF oil. M
cessary IN dressing n. When cnmmenret
using Your II n Restorative abrut iw,
months ago IL vas il ,hat condition; and
having continued IT'S u-e WI within H. iesi
THREE weeks, IL has turned 10 is naiurnl
c1lr. and assumed a scifress and Ius'Ye
greatly 10 be preferred 10 lhps- produced y
The application ot oils o. ary olhrr prepare
lion hasr ever used. regard i ssrn ill.,
i'-p-nrsble eeIicle Tor every lady'S toilet
wh.ih,r ID h- u-fd az Hair Restorative or
~ be simple purpose al dressing NJ bean.
illying lie hair. fUn have permission 10
reier q, me I'll who entertain any doubt Of
IL performing All iha' l. cisirca for il
MRS c. SfNONDS.
Gin. q. Feb. 10. 1891 IA Thvds II.
WELLlasrnS. M. Dee. D. 1851
PRcr Won Dear SIR: BY The advice OF
lrienc Of NINE. vino had been using your
Hair restorative. was induced 10 try u. ]
mad lie lever. s,ine time last Nav. and
nearly every hair ia NY head anne out. Now
my HAIR has come ia Z eat DEAL thicker
than ever Il WIS. Nothing but a duty and
sympathy Thai ! Eel 10 communicate 10 OH
erS whurrc effected az have been, would
induce me 70 give this public s,knowledc-
uent oi The hrn.iif ! have received from
Prot. Woods II air Restorative.
Yours Respectfully. a x. JACOBS.
The Restorative i put up ii bottles Of
sizes. viz: large. medium and small; NE
small holes ! pint and retais for one dol.
sr per bottle; The mfdum holds al least
twenty per cent more N proportion thsn the
snail. retails for Two dollars per boi'le: the
large holds quart, 40 per cent. more To
proportion. and rc'nl- :or SO q bufila.
o. j. WOOD a. o. Proprie,ers, II Brood
wav, New York, Gn The greni N Y. Wir-
Rmiing ~ia5ishment,l md III Market ~.
Si. Louis. Mo.
And sold BY all good Druggists and Fancy
Good- Dealers. mar 9-3m.
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NOTICE is hereby gwen Tint will sell
~ OF public suction on Monday The SON
day Of May 1859, a. The residence q jacob
Bretz late Of Dubois county, deceased, ia
Paioka township 10 suid county. ~. biz
personal property (nvi taken by me widow
consisting among Others ~, about s head o.
cattle 50 hogs, about 1000 pounds Of bacon,
Goo pounds 81 lard aud other prov SONS
Also some corr, wheat, oats mud barley. --
Also 3 plorghs. harrow and other imple-
nents aud utensils. Terms Of sale. Al
sums under three dollars cash. A eredi' q
Twelve monis viii BE- given on all sums over
three dollars: the purchaser giving his note
with approved security waisina valuation
md appra isenicnt laws and bearing iuteresl
rom date OF safe.
PHILLIP JOSEPH BRETT.
Administrator.
April 27, lS59-3~