The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-06

OF the Offices Of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. !. Whenever there shall be vacan-
cy in the Offices Of governor and lieutenant
governor, occasioned BY failure to elect, or
by the removal from office or by the death
resignation, or inability Of 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 appertain-
ing to the office of governor. accordingly, I'M
til the disability shall be removed or a gov
ernor shall be elected.
See. . The act entitled "an act relating
to the Offices of governor and lieutenant gov
ernor. 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is hereby repealed.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 November &c, 1860.
1t is hereby enacted. &c.
Sec. |. Section one of ian act providing
FOR the revision Of the public laws of this
state. approved November 2G, 1860, is so
amended that the report contemplated by
sad 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 Goth
day of June. \. ID. 1862
Sec. >. Said commissioners shall have the
said revision printed ard ready for the use
Of the general assembly by the first day Of
July. \. ID. 1862.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. u, 1861.
No. 6.--An Act for the protection of the
treasury.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. 1t snail be the duty of the COVER
nor to require the officer in command of
each regiment from this state, that is now or
may hereafter be in the service of the United
States, to make. or cause 10 be made, and re-
turned to the atiutant and inspector general
OF this state forthwith, fall and complete
Eo!l, by companies. of the non-commissioned
officers, musicians and privates. in his regi
ment; and thereafter, until such regiment is
discharged from service, the commanding Of
ticer thereof. on the frs: day of each of the
following named months. commencing on the
first day of January, \. ID. 1862, to wit: the
months of January, March, May, July, Sep
TENDER and November, shall be required to
report to the adjutant and inspector general,
all changes in his regiment, caused by pro-
motion, desertion, death. discharge or other
wise, since his last preceding report. giving
the date of each such change; and he shall b.
required, at the same times, and in like man
ner. to report all additions to his command
by enrolment, stating the name, age, date of
enrolment and place Of residence, CT each
person so enrolled. And it shall be the duty
OF the adjutant and Inspector general to fur
nlsh. as soon as practicable, certified copy
OF each report herein provided for, to the
treasurer of this state.
Sec. . 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 returns and reports of his COM
pany as are required by section one Of this
act.
the act entitled IAN act to provide for the
families of citizens of Vermont, mustered in
to the service Of the United States" approved
April %, 1861. is hereby amended so as to
read as follows; proridel, that no order
shall be paid 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, by the trea-
surer, upon the rolls lodged in his office, as
required by the first section Of this act, and
such order Of the soldier shall be counter
signed by the commanding officer Of his COM
pany, or by the acting quartermaster 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. t. 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 speci
fled ii the second section of this act.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect on the
first day of December. \. d. 1861.
Approved Nov H. 1861.
No. An Act in amendment of section
four of an act for the better protection of
the treasury, approved November %,
1860.
it is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. |. Section four of an act entitled ian
act for the better protection of the treasury"
approved November -. 1860, shall hereafter
read as follows: IF the treasurer shall di-
vert. misapply or conceal any of the public
treasure, he shall, on conviction thereof, be
punished by imprisonment in the state prs-
on for a term not less than two or more than
ten Years"
Sec. >. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. s, 1861.
No. S.-An Act in addition to an act relating
70 the suretits Of the late state treasurer.
II IS hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. !. The committee appointed by IAN
act relating 70 the sureties Of the late state
treasurer. approved November 2G, 1860, are
authorized, in their discretion, to commence
and prosecute any suits at law or in equity,
III the name OF the state Of Vermont against
said treasurer and any Of his sureties, and
any other parties, to enforce and protect the
rights Of this state, and may employ counsel
for that purpose; and said committee may
also redeem any property attached on any