Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-11-29

EIGHT AND NINE OF CHAPTER NINETY-NINE OF
THE COMPILED STATUTES, ENTITLED "AN ACT
FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF
AGRICULTURE, DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES AND
THE MECHANIC ARTS"
hereby enacted By the General assembly Of the State Of
SEC l. Sections six eight and nine of chapter ninety
nine of the compiled statutes, hereby repealed
SEC 3 This shall affect any claim which any county
shall have for any money account Of agricultural exhibitions
which have been made the present year.
SEC 3. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November 8, 1861.
No. 4O-AN ACT AUTHORIZING sELECTMEN TO LIGHT
COVERED BRIDGES.
II is hereby enacted, DC:
SEo L. Tho seectmen of the in this state are
authorized in their discretion place lamps the necessary
appliances for gas in such Of the covered bridges in their
pecye towns for the purpose of lighting such bridges and
the to be properly lighted and taken of such times
and such occasions they shall M and the safety and
convenience Of the travel upon such bridges may require the
expense of their respective towns
SEC ?. This shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November Z, 1851
No. Alan ACT TO PREVENT THE CIRCULATION OF
COUNTERFEIT AND ALTERED BANK BILLS.
II is hereby eAacted, De.
SEC Any and every bank now established or which may
be established under the authority of this which shall
ccigc in payment upon deposit for redemption from any
other bank from any persons any counterfeit bank
bill, shall write stamp upol such bank bill the word
t adding thereto Hereunder the of the bauk and
the initials of its officer by which such writing stamp shall be
made
SEC 3 ANY bank note or bill which may have altered
from its original denomination or amount to some other shall in
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ner to give notice of its alteration.
SEC B. any bank its officers SHALL by mistake mad
yerence make any such writing stamp upon bank note
bill which not counterfeit altered the bank its officer
shall be answerabe in damages for any greater than the
actual loss damage which such mistake nadyerence may
produce exceed the of such bexcept in
where appears that the stamp writing raudueny
made
SEC t. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November 8, 1861.
No. 42.-AN ACT RELATING TO BANK LOANS TO
THIS STATE AND THE UNITED STATES
n Is hereby enacted, DC;
SEC l. Section chapter eghtyour of the
piled shall be construed prevent any bank
from oanng the Of Vermont, the government of
the United States exceeding per cent of its capital
stock
Sec "An in addition to chapter eightyfour of the
complied statutes relating banks approved April 26, 1861
is hereby repealed.
Approved November 90 1861.
No. 47-AN ACT TO ALTER THE TIME OF HOLDING
THE COUNTY COURT In THE COUNTY OF ORANGE.
SEC The county for the county of Orange shall hero
after be held the third Tuesday of June and the second Tues
day Of January Of each year PrOvded that this act shall
abolish au affect the term of the court appoint
ed to be holden the third Tuesday of January d 1862
Approved November 90, 1861.
No. 4S-AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE LANDS RESERVED FOR PUBLIC USES IN THE
CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF BELVIDERE.
Werea in the charter Of the town Of Bevidere to John
land reserved in other townships chartered by this state and
hea the said John Kelley or his heirs grantees did, in the
survey Of said actually apart for said lots
bered hundred aud sixwo hundred and sxtyhee
hundred and hundred hundred
and hundred and hundred and sixty
eight and one hundred and sixtyne the plan of said town
oherea by force of said grant the right of the University
of Vermont the right of the county grammar school for the
county of Lamoe the right of the first settled minister in
said Bedere the gospel right called and the town school
right are entitled said reserved lots Of land in equal proper
and Wherea division partition of said lots to said
several rights has been made and whereas said lots now lie partly
within the of Eden aud partly within the town of Bely
dere-
II is hereby eaacted, &C.;
Sro l. George f Edmunds of Burlington John b. Wheeler
of Burlington and Samuel Morgan Of Johnson hereby APP
pointed committee to make just partition and division of said
lots said several rights equally and to establish such partition
and division by and bounds said committee SHALL having
made such partition aud DIVISION to be recorded their pro
cecdngs the clerks Office in Beyidere and Eden, aud
heeupon said several rights shall be held in seyera according
SEC 3 Such partition shall be made without expense the
state and the expense thereof shall be paid equally by said
rights ard such partition shall have effect upon the title
of any private person possessing holding adversely Of said
lots.
SEC g. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November 20, 1861.
No. 52-AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REPAIRING,
ENLARGING OR REBUILDING OF THE JAIL in OR
LEANS COUNTY.
10 is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC l. Harry Hinman of Derby, p Cotton of Irasburgh
and Jonathan Ekns of Troy the county Of Orleans hereby
constituted committee with authority to repair enlarge
build the Jail in asburgh in said county and said committee
hereby empowered and directed 10 examine said jail and it,
their judgment, the public good requires that said Jail be
paired enlarged rebuilt then said committee are hereby author
lied directed expend for either of such purposes soon
such money exceed three thousand dollar,
required for either of the purposes aforesaid and ma
oy of said committee are hereby authorized to draw orders on
the county treasurer who hereby directed TO pay the same or
the expense of repairing enargng or rebuilding as provided
this section and when said committee shall have decided upon
expended for either of the purposes aforesaid
they shall written notice thereof to be delivered to each
of the assistant judges of said county.
SEC 2 The assistant judges of said county hereby
powered on receiving the notice mentioned in the first section Of
this act to borrow the credit of the county such sum OF
money they shall be notified by said committee required for