Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-12-05

Orange County, two
Orleans County, two
Rutland County three;
Washington County, three;
Wndham County, twoi
Windsor County, three.
SEC. .. All acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed.
Approved Nov. 20, 1861.
No. 3.-An act providing for the exercise of
the Executive powers in cases of vacancy IN
the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Gov
crnor.
II is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. |. Whenever there shall be vacancy
in the Offices of Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor, ocsasioncd by failure to elect or by the
removal from Office or by the death, rcsigna-
tion, or inability IF both the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker for the
time being, of the House of Representatives
shall act as Governor, and shall exercise the
powers, and discharge the duties appertainng
to the office of Governor, accordingly, until the
disability shall be removed or a Governor shall
be elected.
SEC. .. The act entitled "An act relating to
the Offices of Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor" approved November 10th, A. ID. 1851, is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Oct. 80, 1861.
No. An act to amend "An act providing
for the revision Of the public laws of this
State" approved Nov. 2G, 1860.
II is hercby enoctcd, DC.
SEC. /. Section one OF "An act providing
for the revision of the public laws of this
State" approved Nov. 26, 1860. is so amended
that the report contemplated by said act to be
made to the General Assembly at its present
session shall be made TO The Governor of this
State on or before the 20th day of June, A. D.
1869.
SEC. Q Said commissioners shall have the
said revision printed and ready for the use of
the General Assembly by the first day of July,
a. u. 1862
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 81, 1861.
No. 6.--An act for the protection of the trea-
sury.
II is hereby enacted Gc
SEC. |. 1t shall be the duty of the Cover
nor to require the officer in command of each
regiment from this State. that is now or NAV
hereafter be, in the service of tho Unitod Statos,
TO make, or cause to be made. and returned to
the Adutant and Inspector General of this
State forthwith, a full and complete roll, by
companies, Of the nOn-commissioned officers.
musicians and privatcs in his regiment, and
thereafter, until such regiment is discharged
from service, the commanding officer thereof,
on the first day of each of the following named
months, commencing on the first day of jan
uary, a. ID. 1862 to wit: the months of Jan
uary, March, May. july September, and No
yember, shall be required to report to the Ad-
jutant and Inspector General, all changes in his
regiment, caused by promotion, desertion,
death, discharge, or otherwise, since his last
preceding report, giving the date of each such
change; and he shall be required at the same
time, and in like manner, to report all additions
to his command by enrolment, stating the
name age, date of enrolment, and place of
residence, of each person so enrolled. And it
shall be the duty OF the Adutant and Inspector
General to furnish as soon as practicable, a
certified copy of each report herein provided
for to the Treasurer of this State.
SEC, 9. The officer in command of any de-
tached company from this State connected with
any other regiment in the service of the United
States shall make or cause to be made such re.
turns and reports of his company as are re-
quired by section one of this act.
SEC. 3. The pro,iso TO section second of
the act entitled "An act to provide for the fam
lilies of citizens of Vermont mustered into the
service OF the United States" approved April
26, 1861, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows; prorided, that no order shall be puid
by the Treasurer of the State for less than
seven dollars, unless such soldier shall have
died, or have been discharged from service ;
nor shall such order be paid unless the name
of the soldier be found, 6y the Treasurer, upon
the rolls lodged in his office, as required by the
first section Of this act, and such order of the
soldier shall be cOuntcrsigned hy the command
ing officer of his company, or by the acting
Quartcrmaster of the regiment in which such
soldier shall serve and no money payable, or
received under the provisions of this act, shall
be subject to attachment by trustee process.
SEC. 4. Minors and men without families
in the service may draw orders upon the State
Treasurer for the seven dollars PER month due
to them from the State upon the conditions,
; and under the restrictions specified in the sec
ond section Of this act.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on the
E first day of December, A. ID. 1861.
Approved, Nov. 81, 1861.
No. An act in amendment Of section foul
of an act for the better protection of The
Treasury, approved Nov 27, 1850.
+ II is hereby enacted, DC
SEC. |. Section four of an act entitled "Ar
act for the better protection Of the Treasury
e approved November 27, 1860, shall hereafter
read as follows; "lf the Treasurer shall divert
"msapply or conceal any of the public treasur,
> "he shall, on conviction thereof, be punished
"by Imprisonment in the State Prison for
term of not less than two or more than tel
'years."
e SIC. 3. This act shall take effect from it
Il passage.
Approved Nov. s, 1861.
No. S.-An act in addition to an act entitled
"an act relating to the sureties of the lat
State Treasurer"
II is hereJy enacted, DC.
e SEC. /. The Committee appointed by tn
"act relating to the sureties of the State Treas
J. urer," approved Nov. 26, 1860, are authorizes
e. in their discretion to commence and prosecut
any suit at law or in equity in the name of tn
/ State of Vermont against said Treasurer am
f. any of his sureties, and any other parties, t
enforce and protect the rights of this State
and may employ counsel for that purpose an
>, said Committee may also redeem any propert
attached on any process in any suit now pend