The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-01-18
qualified by giving the bonds now required

act as such director, until he shall have CIV
en-. subsequent to his last election, the bonds
now required by law to be given by band d.
rectOrs.
Approved Nov %, 1860.
No: 43.-AN ACT to regulate the organiza-
ton of towns in this state.
Ii is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. Section nine of chapter fifteen of
the compiled statutes shall be SO amended
that it shall not be the duty of the inhabi.
tants OF any unorganized town to become or
ganized, unless there shall be at least len
families residing therein, who shall have re.
sided therein at least three months previous
to such organization and any organization
attempted TO be made where there shall be a
less number Of families residing therein, who
shall have so resided three months as afore-
said shall be void.
Approved Nov I. 1860.
No. 44.-AN ACT to prevent prize fighting
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. Every person who shall, by previ-
ous appointment or arrangement made with
IN or without this state, meet another person
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.
I Sec :. Every person who shall be pres
ent at such fight, as an aid, second or sur.
S,on, or who shall advise, encourage or pro-
mote such fight, shall be punished by impris-
onment in the state prison not more than
live years, or by Imprisonment in the county
jail rot more than one year and fine not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
Sec. 8. Every person, an inhabitant or
resident of this state, who shall, by previous
appointment or engagement made within this
state, leave the state and engage in fight
with another peTson,without the limits there
OF, shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
state prison. not more than five years, or fine
not exceeding FIVE thousand dollars
Sec. i. This act shall not in any manner
affect the provisions of any statute hereto
fore enacted against due ling
/ Sec. D. This act shall take effect from ifs
passage.
/ Approved Nov %, 1860
No. 4j.-AN ACT in amendment of chapter
n:nety-one of the compiled statutes in re.
lation 10 the preservation of the public
ncaltii.
IL is hereby enacted, &c.
Section ore of chapter nine:y-one of the
compiled statutes shall be so amended as to
read is follows:
If any person shall be infected with the
small poX. the selectmen of the town in
which such person shall be, shall Immediate
ly providc place as remote from inhabitants
as shall be convenient, and remove the per-
son 81 infected to such place. unless in the O.
plnlon OF the ATTENDING physician the life of
such person would he endangered by the re-
moval, and III all cases by requiring immed-
ate vaccinalion, and otherwise, to take the
most prudent means to prevent the spreading
OF the disease.
Sec >. Il any person shall be infected
with The small iiox near the line of an adioin-
l"c iown - as TO expose the inhabitants
thereof, the selvc.Een of said adjoining town
may. in their discretion, exercise all the au-
thoiliy ana take all the precautionary meas
ures prescribed in the first section of this
act.
Sec. ). Section one of chapter ninety-one
Of the complied statutes is hereby repealed.
No. i6,-AN ACT in addition to chapter
tWe.'e 2: tie complied statutes, relating
TO TIE duties of county judges and county
treaSurerS.
II is hereby enacted. &c
Sec. l. All claims which have or NAV
hereafter accrue against any county in this
.a.a ball h, IL
assistant l"dges of the county court for such
county. and statement of each claim, with
the amount allowed thereon, shall be certified
by them - the county clerk, who is hereby
authorized 10 draw iii order therefor upon
the county treasurer. and 10 money shall
hereafter he paid out of aay county treasury
III tins state, except upon the order of the
county clerk.
Sec. .. 1t shall hereafter be the duty of
each county clerk 10 keep on file in The coun-
" clerk $ Office all statements or vouchers
furnished him by the assistant Judges upon
which he may have drawn orders upon the
county treasurer, and also to keep record
cf all such orders which record shall state
the number of each order, its date, its d.
mount, to whom payable. and as near as NAV
be for wha, purpose drawn. and the book
containing suci: record shall be kept on file
ii the county clerks Office
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of each coun-
" clerk, within three da,s after the drawing
of any order upon The county treasurer, to
transmit to such treasurer an abstract of such
order. giving It's number, It's date, its amount,
to whom payable, and as near as NAV be for
what purpose drawn. and TO such order shall
be paid by the treasurer, o. endorsed as ac-
certed by him. until the abstract shall be
lodged in MS office
Sec. 4. The treasurers Of the several
counties in this state shall annually, on or
before the eighth day Of January of each and
every year. prepare and lodge with the assis-
tart Judges OF their respective counties full
report OF their several accounts as treasurers
for the Year ending on the first day of said
January. exhibiting the amount ard sources
of re.eiuc of their respective counties, and
) each item thereof; also all sums paid BY
. them as such treasurers. giving the number,
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 abstracts of all
orders then unpaid.
Sec. ). Il shall be the duty of the assist
ant Judges IN the several counties, immedi-
atel ly upon the receipt cf the report of the
county treasurer. as mentioned in the prece-
ding section, 10 compare the same with the
record of the county clerk as to the orders