Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-13

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Ses. |. All claims which have or may here.
alter accrue against any county in thm State
shall BE- examined and allowed by the assistant
judges Of the county court for such county,
and statement Of each claim. with the amount
allo" ed thereon, shall be certified by them to
the county clerk, who is hereby authorized to
draw al order therefor upon the county treas
urer and no money shall hereafter he p@Id out
of any county treasury in this Stats, except
upon the order of tho county clerk.
Sec. 2. 1t shall hereafter be the duty oil each
county clerk to keep on file in tho county
clerk Office all statements or vouchers furnish
cd him by the assistant judges upon which ne
may have drawn orders upon the county treas-
urer, and also to keep record OF all such or
ders; which record shall state the number Of
each order, it's date, its amount, to whom pay
able, and az near as may be for what purpose
drawn, and tho book containing such record
shall be kept on file in the county clerk Office.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be tho duty Of each county
clerk, within three days after the drawing Of
any order upon the county treasurer, to trans-
nit to such treasurer an abstract Of such order,
giving its number, its date, its amount, to
whom payable, and as near as may be for what
purpose drawn, and no such order shall be paid
by the treasurer, or endorsed as accepted by
him, until the abstract shall be lodged in hs
Office.
See. j. The treasurcrs Of the several coun-
tics in this State shall annually, on or before
the eighth day of January of each and every
year, prepare and lodge with the assistant
judges of their respective Counties full report
Of their several accounts u9 treasurer5 for the
year ending on the first day Of January, Hxhib,
Iting the amount and sources of reuenue Of
their respective counties, and each item there
of; also all Sum} pIld by them az such treas
urers, giving the number, date and amount Of
each order.p4id, to whom made payable, and
for What purpose drawn, and the amount OF
inter- st, if any, paid thereon also the amount
OF indebtedness Of their respective counties, if
any shall exist, together with a copy Of the alb
stlacts Of all orders then unpaid,
Sec S. 1t shall be the duty Of the assistant
judges in lho several counties, Immediately
upon the receipt Of tho report Of the county
treasurer, MS mentioned in the preceding section
to compare the same with the record of the
county cleak az 10 the orders drawn upon the
county treasurer for the time embraced in said
report, and after causing all errors therein to
be corrected if any shall exist, it shall be their
duty to cause such report to %s filed in the
county clerk q Office
Sec 6. Tho assistant judges shall, annually
and within Elk days after the receipt Of the re-
port Of the county treasurer, as provided in
section four Of this act, publish SO much and
such parts OF sud rel,ofs as to show the income
Of the county for the time embraced tharoin,
the amount paid by the tressarer, the indebted
ness Of the county, and such other facts reIat-
ing to the financial condition Of the county as
they shall deem important such publication
shall he made in che Ormorc newspapers pub
ished in the county, and if no newspaper il
published therein, then in some newspapers
which have ageneral glksulation in said county.
SEQ, I. All acta and parts Of acts inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved November 26, 1850.
No. 27--An act increasing the duties Of town
treasurers, justices Of the peace, court au-
ditors statos attorneys, jsilers and the sec
rotary Of state.
His hertby enacted, Sc;
See /. Tho treasurer Of each town in the
State shall, before allowing orders Of justices
Of the peace, drawn on account Of criminal
prosecutions, require said Justices to furnish in
writing, statement embracing tho n8mo Of the
person prosecuted, his age, nativity occupation,
offence and sentence, copy of which shall be
made by said treasurer, and forwarded on or
before the second Thursday Of October in each
year, to thosecretary of state.
Sec. 2. Every justice Of the peace, neglect
ing to furnish to the treasurer Of the town in
which trial may be had, a written statement
in accordance with the provisions Of the pyeui-
Gus socton. shall be liable to penalty of FIVE
dollare, ono half Of which shall be paid into
the treasury Of such town in which the trial
may be had, and the other half to the person
making the complaint against such justice
! Sec 3. Tho court auditor in each county
shalt require every !stice of the peace in hi
county, tn furnish written statement of the
name Of the party by HIM bound over for trial
with the age, nativity and occupation of sale
person, before allowing any costs Of trial in tht
prosecution Of the same and said auditor shall
make copy thereof, and transmit the same or
or before the second Thursday Of October
annually, to the secretary Of state.
Sec. 4. The states attorney for each county
shall transmit annually, on or before the secon(
Thursday Of October, to the secretary Of state
IL statement OF the name OF every person con
vIctcd on Indictment or information in hi
county, with the age, nativity, occupation 0
such pcraon, and the crime by him committed
Sc, 5. Every jailer in this State shall ann u
ally transmit to the secretary of state, on o
before the second Thursday Of October in each
year, statement Of the name, age, nativity anC
Occupation Of every person committed to hit
Jail tie preceding year, together with state
ment of the offence alledged to have been com
united by such person.
See 6. The secretary OF state SHALL on o.
before the first day Of January, 1861, and OF
or before the first day Of October, in each yea
thereafter, prepare and forward bianl
adapted to the provisions Of this bill, to eacI
town treasurer, court auditor, states attornc,
and j,iler in this State; and on the return
thereof, filled in compliance with the provision
of this act, shall file the same in the Office o
tho secretary of state, for the use of tho Iegs
lture.
Approved November 26, 1860.
No. 48.-An act fixing the terms of the count,
court tor the county of Chittenden.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
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