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

title of any private person possessing or hold
ing adversely any of said lots
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved No. 90, 1861.
No. 50.-An act laying tax on the County of
Chttenden.
II ia hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. 1. There is hereby assessed tax of
three and one half cents on the dollar of the
list of polls and ratable estate in the several
towns in the County Of Chittenden for the year
A. d. 1861, for the purpose of meeting the de-
fciency in the Treasury Of snid County, and
paying the current expenses of the same.
SEC. .. The Treasurer Of said County is di-
rected on or before the first day of January, A.
ID. 1862 to issue his warrants to the first con.
stables of the several towns in said County, for
the collection of said tax in the same manner
as by law State taxes are required to be collect
ed, except as herein otherwise provided.
SIC. 3. The Selcctmen in the several towns
in said County shall make out and deliver to
the First Constables of their respective towns
in the month of March, A. d. 1862, tax bill
for the collection of said tax, in the same man.
ner as is required by law for the collection of
State taxes.
SEC. 4. The First Constable shall collect and
pay into the Treasury of said County, the said
tax, by the first day of June, a. d. 1862, less
such abatements as may be lawfully made there
in.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect Immediate
ly.
Approved Nov. s, 1861.
No. 52.-An act providing for the repairing,
enlarging or rebuilding of the Jail in Orleans
County.
II is hercby enacted, &c.
SEC /. Harry Hinman of Derby, i. p.
Cotton of lrasburgh, and Jonathan Elkins of
Troy, in the County of Orleans, are hereby
constituted n committee, with authority to re-
pair, enlarge or rebuild the jail in Irasburgh, in
said county; and said committee are hereby
empowered and directed to examine said Jail,
and it, in their judgment, the public good re-
quires that said Jail be repaired, enlarged or
rebuilt, then said committee are hereby author.
lied and directed to expend for either of such
purposes, as soon as may be, such sum of mon
ey, not to exceed three thousand dollars. as
may be required for either Of the purposes
aforesaid and a majority of said committee
are hereby authorized to draw orders on the
County Treasurer, who is hereby directed to
pay the same, for the expense of repairing, en-
larging or rebuilding as provided in this sec
tion, and when said committee shall have de-
cded upon the amount to be expended, for
either of the purposes aforesaid, they shall
cause written notice thereof to be delivered
to each of the Assistant Judges of said county
SEC .. The assistant Judges of said coun
ty arc hereby empowered, on receiving the no
tice mentioned in the first section of this act, tC
borrow, on the credit of the county, such sun
of money as they shall be notified by said com
mittee is required for either of the purposes
contemplated by this act, and shall draw an or.
der or orders therefor, on the treasurer of said
county, in favor of the person or persons whom
such sum or SIMS of money shall be borrowed
which order or orders shall draw interest at the
rate of six per cent per annum, from the date
Of the same; and such sum or sums as such
judges shall so borrow shall be paid into the
treasury of said county and drawn out upon
the orders of said committee for the purpose
in the first section of this act specified.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved Nov 20, 1861.
No. 56.-An act in relation to the direct tax
of the United States.
II is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. /. This State doth hereby assume,
and will pay into the Treasury of the United
States, its share and QUOTA for the year A. ID.
1862, of the direct tax laid upon the United
States, by act of Congress entitled, "An act TO
provide increased revenue from imports, to pay
interest on the public debt, and for other pur-
poses approved August 9th, A. ID. 1861, being
the sum Of two hundred eleven thousand and
sixty. eight dollars, subject to the deductions,
and other provisions relating thereto provided
in section ffty-three of said act of Congress.
SEC. .. The Governor is hereby directed to
give notice forthwith to the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States OF the intention
of this State to assume, and that it does assume
the payment into the Treasury of the United
States OF its said share and quota of said tax
for the year A. ID. 1862, pursuant to the pro-
visions Of said act of Congress.
| SEC. 3. The Treasurer Of this State is here
by directed to pay into the Treasury of the
United States, on or before the last day of June
A. ID. 1862, the said share and quota of this
State, in said tax, out of any money not other
wise appropriated, or by the release of an!
iquidated and determined Gains of this Stat'
against the United States, to an amount mol
exceeding such share and quota, or by both o
said methods; and if there shall not be fund
sufficient in the Treasury of the State to max
such payment by the time aforesaid, the Treas
urer is directed to pay and discharge any bal
ance OF such tax remaining so unpaid, on o
before the last day of September, A. ID. 1862
out OF any money in the Treasury, not other
wise appropriated, or otherwise in the maine
above stated all as provided by section fifty
three of the aforesaid act of Congress.
SIC. 4. This act shall take effect on III
passage.
Approved Nov. l6, 1861
No. 57.-An act providing for the immediate
settlement and allowance of claims in favo
of this State against the United States.
1t is hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. |. The Governor is hereby directed t.
take immediate measures to make up the ac
count of moneys expended by this State in th'
raising and equipping of soldiers for service un
der the Uuited States and cause the same, will
all necessary vouchers therefor, to be presented
to the United States Government, for allowance
and payment, at the earliest practicable day
And the Governor is authorized and directed t.
make up from time to time hereafter, smila
statements of similar expenses which may b'
incurred by this State, and to present the same
with proper vouchers, to the Government OF thu
United States for allowance and payment.
SEC. 2. To efectuate the provisions of th'
foregoing section, the Governor is hereby au
thorized to employ such assistance as may b,
necessary.
SEC. 8. The vouchers mentioned in the frs
section of this act shall be recorded, at length
under the direction of the Governor, in book
provided for that purpose, and such copies shal
be compared with the originals, by the Secre
tary of State, and he shall certify in his books