Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-12-05

Approved November 2I, 1861.
No AN ACT in amendment of section
four of an act for the better protection Of the
treasury, approved November q, 1860.
1t is hereby enacted, &c
SEC |. Section four of an act entitled "ar
act for the better projection OF the treasury,
approved November 27, lS60, shall hereafter
read as follows "If the treasurer shall divert
misapply or conceal any of the public treasure,
he shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by
imprisonment in the State prison for term Of
not less than two or more than ten years"
SEC . This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November :, 1861.
No. SAN ACT in addition to an act rcIat
ing to the surctes of the late State Treas
urer
1t is hereby enacted &c.
SEC, l. The committee appointed by can
act relating to the surctes of the late state treas
urer," approved November 26, 1860, are au
thorizcd, in their discretion, 10 commence and
prosecute any suits at law or in equity, in the
name of the State of Vermont, against said treas
urcr 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 prop
crty attached on any process in any suit now
pending against said treasurer or his sureties
from any mortgage and iDcumbrance, if in their
Judgment tho interest of the state requires it,
and the auditor Of accounts is directed to draw
all necessary orders upon the treasurer Of the
state for that purpose, Provided that if all
the assets Of the late state treasurer belonging
to the state, growing out of the dcfalcation of
said late treasurer, now in the hands of any
person, shall be surrendered to the state, then
said commissioners are hereby authorized if in
their opinion it shall be for the interest of the
state so to do, to discharge any or all of tho
slgners OF said late rcasurcr's bonds who may
prove, to the satisfaction Of said commissioners,
'hat they have in no way participated in the use
of treasury funds, for speculation or other pur-
poses aud provided that such discharge shall
not be so construed Ms to impose upon anv per-
son not discharged the payment any larger
sum than he would be obliged to make if no
such discharge had been given.
SEC. . This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November o. 1861.
No. 9.-AN ACT in rotation to accounts Of
supcrnteadeots of schools.
1t is hereby enacted &c :
SIC |. The superIalcndents of schools arc
hereby required to- make out IN detail their ac-
counts for official services, stating the date and
time spent, as well rs the nature Of each act Of
service rendered and make oath or Affirmation
TO the correctness of the same before some
magistrate in the lo~n where slch service was
r,ulored, which oath or silirmoon shall be
certified TO by such magistrate before such su-
perntondont'S accounts shall be presented FIR
allowance.
SEc .. The accounts Of surcrntcnden,s or
schools shall be presented to the state auditor
and when approved by him shall be paid out Of
the treasury of the state upon his ORDER but
no order shall be drawn to any superintendent
until said superintendent shall have fled with
the state auditor the receipt Of the secretary Of
the board on education for the statistical re.
turns Of the preceding school year as required
by law.
SEC. g. So much of section one of an act
entitled "an act relating to common schools, :"
approved November 23, 1858, as may conflict
with this act is hereby repealed.
SEC 4. This act shall take effect from April
|, 1862.
Approved November o. 1861.
No l0.-AN ACT in addition to an act cnti-
tied "an act to provide for the establishment
ana enlargement Of school house yards"
approved November 26 1860
1t is hereby enacted &c:
Src. !. Any school district requiring lands
for the purpose specified in the first section Of
an act entitled San act to provide for the estah-
lishment and enlargement of school house yards,
approved November 2G, 1860 or for he pur.
pose of bvilding n school house, and the lands
so required ho encambcred by mortgage, snch
school district shall cause the same notice to be
given to the mort -agee, or the assignee of the
mortgage, that is required to be given to the
owner; and the damage agreed upon. CT other
wise determined, as specified in the act aforesaid,
shall be paid to the mortgage or his assignee !;
but if the sum due on the mortgage he less
than the damage he amount due thereon shall
be paid to III, holder, and the balance to the
owner, on the payment of which damage valid
title should vest in the district for the purpose
aforesaid,
Src. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved November q, 1861
No. l5,-AN ACT in addition to an act en-
tilted ''an act in relation to the disclosures
oftrustocs," approved December 6, 1853
1t is hereby enacted &C.;
SEC. |. In all cases Of trustee proaesa, any
claimant of the funds or property in the hands
of trustee shall have the same right to apply
to the court for The appointment of commission
er that the plaintiff or trustee has. And in all
trustee cases in which mmissionor has been.
or may be appointed such commissioner shall
hear and report upon the claim of any claiman,
in the canse and to that end shal notify such
claimant Of the time ard place Of such hearing,
in the same manner as is provided for the notice
to the trustee in such cases and the cour, up-
on such report shall determine the rights of the
claimant Provided thnt This oc, shall ma, ,r