Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-12-15

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said shall be void.
Approved November 81, 1860.
No. A AN Act to prevent Prize Fighting.
us hereby enacted, &c.
| SEC l. Every person who shall, by previous ap-
ponment or arrangement made within or without this
state, meet another persou and engage in fight shall
be punished by imprisonment in the state prison not
more than ten years. or by fine not exceeding five
| thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Every person who shall be present at such
fight, as an ad, second or surgeon or who shall adj
wise encourage or promote such fight. shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in the state prison not more
than five years, or by Imprisonment in the county ail
not more than one year and fnc not exceeding one
| Thousand dollars
| SEC. 3. Every person, inhabitant or resident of
this state, who shall by previous appointment or en-
gagement made within this state leave the state and
engage in fight with another person. without the lin
its thereof shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
state prison. not more than five years. or fine not ex-
ceedine five thousand dollars
SEC. 4. This act shall not in any manner eject the
provisions Of any statute heretofore enacted against
duelling.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 90, 1850.
No. 45.-An Act in amendment of chapter nnety-one
Of the Compiled Statutes in relation to the Preser-
walton Of Public Health
IL is hereGy enacted, &c.
SEC. l. Section one of chapter ninety-one Of the
compiled statutes shall be so amended as to read as
follows:
II any person shall be infected with the small pox
the sclectmen of the town in which such person shall
be, shall Immediately provide place as remote from
inhabitants rs shall be convenient, and remove the
person infected TO such place. unless in the opinion
OF the attending physician the life Of such person
would be endangered by the removal and in all cases
by requiring immediate vaccination, and otherwise to
take the most prudent means to prevent the spreading
of the disease.
SEC. .. If any person shall be infected with the
small poX near the line of an adjoining town 10
expose the inhabitants thereof, the seectmen Of said
adjoining town may, in their discretion exercise all
the authority and take all the precautionary measures
prescribed in the first section Of this act
SEC. Q. Section one Of chapter ninety-one of the
comp led statutes is hereby repealed.
| Approved November 81, 1860.
Complied Statutes, relating to the Duties of the
| County Judges and County Treasurers.
Hshre6y enacted, &c.
SEC. /. All claims which have may hereafter
accrue against any county in this state shall be
amned and allowed by the assistant judges Of the
county court for such county, and statement of each
claim, with the amount allowed thereon, shall be
tilted by thom to the county clerk, who is hereby
thorizcd TO draw order therefor upon the county
treasurer and money shall hereafter be paid of
any county treasury in this state, except upon the or
der of the county clerk.
SEC. .. II shall hereafter be the duty of each
county cer; 10 Keep file in the county clerks office
all statements vouchers furnished him by the assis-
tlut Judges upon which he may have drawn orders up
on the county treasurer, and also to keep record of
all such orders which record shall state the number
Of each order its date, its amount, to whom payable,
and as near as may be for what purpose drawn, and
the book containing such record shall be kept on file in
| the county clerks Office
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of each county clerk
within three days after the drawing of any order up
the county treasurer to transmit 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 such order shall be
paid by the treasurer endorsed accepted by him.
| t,ptil tho ai,s shall he lolopd in his office
SIC. 1. The treasurers of the several counties in
this state shall annually 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 rcasurers for
the year ending the first day Of said January,
hbitng the amount and sources of revenue ol their
respective counties, and each item thereof; also all
sums paid by them such reasurers giving the num-
her, date and amount Of each order paid, to whom
made payable, and for what purpose drawn, and the
amount of interest, if any, paid thereon; also the
amount Of Indebtedness of their respective counties,
if any shall exist together with copy of the alb
stracts Of all orders then unpaid.
SEC 5. 1t shall be the duty Of the assistant judges
in the several counties immediately upon the receipt
of the report Of the county treasurer mentioned in
the preceding section, to compare the same with the
record Of the county clerk MS to the orders drawn up
the county treasurer for the time embraced in said
report and after causing all errors therein to be cor
rccted if any shall exist it shall be their duty to
such report 10 be filed in the county clerks office.
SEC. 6. The assistant Judges shall, annually, and
within SIX days alter the receipt oil tne report OF the
country treasurer, as provided in section four of this
act publish much and such parts of said report as
to show the income Of the country for the time
bmccd therein, the amount paid by the treasurer the
Indebtedness of the county and such other facts
lating the financial condition of the county they
shall deem important; such publication shall be made
in one or more newspapers published in the county,
and il no newspaper is published therein then in some
newspapers which have general circulation in said
county.
SEC T. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
Approved November 20, 1850.
No. 47-An Act increasing the duties of town treas
urers, justice of the peace, court auditors states
attorneys, jailers and the secretary Of state
his hereby enacted, &c.
SEC 1.-The treasurer of each town in the state
shall, before allowing orders of justices of the peace
drawn account Of criminal prosecutions, require
said justices to furnish in writing, statement embra-
cling the name of the person prosecuted his age ma
tivy, occupation offence and sentence, a copy OF
which shall be made by said treasurer and forwarded
on or before the second Tuesday of October in each
year, to the secretary of state.
SEC. 2. Every justice of tho peace, neglectinG tC
furnish to the treasurer of the town in which trial
may be had written statement in accordance with
the provisions of the previous section shall be liable
penalty Of five dollars, half of which shall be
paid into the treasury of such town in which the tria
may be had and the other half to the person making
the complaint against such Justice.
SEC. 8. The court auditor in each county shall re-
qure every justice of the peace in his county, to fur
nish Il written statement of the name of the party by
him bound for trial, with the age, nativity ant
occupation of said person. before allowing any cost
of trial in the prosecution of the same; and said au
ditor shall make copy thereof and transmit the sam,
on before the second Thursday OF October annual,
to the secretary Of state
SEC. 4. The States attorney for each county shal
transmit annually, before the second Thursday
of October, to the secretary Of State, statement 0
- the name Of every person convicted on indictment o
information in his county, with the age, nativity oc
l. cupaton of such person, and the crime by him com
mitted.
Il SEC 8. Every jailer in this State shall annual,
o transmit to the secretary of State, or before tn
: second Thursday of October in each year. staemen
i of the name, age, nativity and occupation of ever
person committed to his Jail the preceding year, to
gether with statement of the offence alleged to hav
been committed by such person.