Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21

both, either of the slectmen Of the respec
tive towns in this state, shall set up 9
notification at the usual place Of warning
freaman's meeting, at least six days before
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November in such year, warning the
freeman of such town to meet on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November at the same place and the same
time of the day of holding the next pre-,
ceding freeman's meeting in such town,
for the purpose of electing such number Of
electors of president and vice president
of the United States as this state may
at such time be entitled to: ProUided,
that any meeting of the freemen of any
town in this state holden in the year A.
D. 1861 for the purpose of electing cleo
tors of president and vice president of the
United States, shall be legal if warned
and holden in accordance with the pro-
visions, of the complied statutes.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved October 20, 1860.
No. 20. An act relating to chapter one of
the complied statutes entitled "Elec-
tons" tN #g-,
II IS hereby enacted By the General As
senaby Of the State Of Vermont, as fol-
lOWs:
Sec. !. Chapter one of the complied
statutes shall be 80 construed as to give
the right of any person who is a legal
voter in this state for state officers and
electors of president and vice president to
vote in any town within the state and
for representative to congress, in any
town in the congressional district in which
he resides; for county officers, in any
town in the county in which he resides
for judges of probate, in any town in
the district in which he resides
Sec. 2. If any person shall vote for
any of the above named officers when he
is not a legal voter for such officers, or
shall vote at any election for any of said
officers in more than one town, he shall be
liable to all the penalties now prescribed
for such illegal voting
Approved November 27, 1860.
No. 81. An act in amendment of section
sixty-eight of chapter fifteen of the
complied statutes in relation to town
auditors.
II IS hereby enacted By tie General as
Sen'dy Of tie State Of Vermont, as fol-
IoaoS:
Sec. |. That section sixty-eight of said
act shall be so amended as to read as fol-
lows:
The auditors shall, Immediately pre-
vious to the annual meeting in each year,
examine and adjust the accounts of the
treasurer and all other town officers, and
report the accounts 50 settled, with the
items thereof, to the town at said annual
meeting.
Sec. 2. The auditors shall have no
power or authority to allow any claim or
account for personal services of any town
officers, except where compensation for such
service is fixed by law, but it shall be the
duty Of the auditor to report the amount
of such claims and the nature and extent
of the services so rendered to the town at
said annual meeting.
Approved November 81, 1860.
No. %. An act in relation to town clerks
fees.
IL IS hereby enacted, &c.:
Sec. |. Town clerks may require
their fees to be paid in advance; and in
addition to the fees now allowed by law,
they shall be entitled to ten cents for each
examination Of the town records, and for all
time spent in any one examination ex-
ceeding one hour at the rate of ten cents
per hour.
Approved November "a, 1860.
No. %. An act in relation to the abate-
ment of taxes.
IL IS hereby enacted By the General As-
semby Of the State of Vermont, as fol-