The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-12-19


act.
Sec. /. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Dec. =, 1862.
No. An Act to provide for the putlica-
ton of the General Statutes.
1t is heIeby enacted, &C.:
Sec. l. The Reporter of the Decisions of
the Supreme Court is hereby appointed a
commissioner TO edit and superintend the
publication of the General Statutes of the
state OF Vermont, together with the state
constitution, and the constitution of the
tnlted States and the public acts of the
present session Of The Legislature and also
to prepare suitable head-notes to the several
chapters, and marginal notes to the several
sections, with marginal references to previous
legislation as revised and combined in the
several statutes; and to the Decisions OF the
Supreme Court constituting such statutes and
to prepare an exact and copious index to the
whole.
Sec. ,. When the work shall have been
completed. ready for publication, said COM
missioner shall prepare an exact cory Of the
same for the use of the printer, and in pre-
pairing the same he shall omit to insert the
enactlnS clause at the commencement of each
chaptrr, except chapter first of the General
statutes; but next previous to the General
statutes ne shall insert the act of this session
enactlnS the said Genera! Statutes. If said
commissioner, in preparing such copy, shall
discover any obvious errors, either by oms-
at b1,1
chapters or sections, be may suggest the
errors in brackets.
Sec. ). The SAID commissioner shall ad-
vertSc in such newspapers published in the
state, and in The cities of New York and Bos-
ton, as ne may select for tie publication of
the several matters aforesaid, in one volume,
asreeah!y t. the copy mentioned in the pre-
cedlng section, and shall set forth in such adj
Vertl>eniel!t the quality and amount of work
required, and such proposals may be directed
to said commissioner, and as soon thereafter
as may be, the Governor. Secretary of State
and SAID Commissioner shall award the con-
tract for such publicati IN either to any bidder
therefor, or to any other person who NAV Of
Ter terms deemed most advantageous to the
state. And said volume shall be substantially
H. the manner and style Of execution like the
General Statutes Of Massachusetts, and shall
retain the copyright for the use of the state
hereafter If in such contract it shall. be
provided for the printing Of the same on
provision shall also be made that
the stereotype plates shall be the property of
the state TO be retained for future use.
Sec. 4. When the printing of the General
Statutes shall have been completed, the said
commissioner and the secretary of state shall
examine and compare them with the original
acts, and that the same are true and correct
copies Of the General Statutes Of the state of
Vermont, as passed and remaining in the Of
flee OF the secretary %. state and shall deposi,
a copy, 50 certified, in such secretary's offic
which shall be conclusive evidence of such
statutes.
Sec. ). The certificate of such com mis-
sloner aud secretary, provided for in the pre-
ceding section, shall be printed in each
copy Of the General Statutes, and every copy
So printed containing such certificate may be
used in eyidei &c.
See. 6. The contract referred to in Sec
ton three, shall provide for the publishing Of
such number as they shall deem expedient,
not exceeding five thousand copies of the
General Statutes, of which number the sec
rotary of state shall receive for distribution,
and shall distribute in the same manner and
in Ike number, to tie same persons and in
stitutions, and for the sane purposes, as is
provided in the act entitled IAN act relating
to the distribution of the Compiled Statutes"
approved November is, 1851 and the re-
mander Of such copies may be sold by such
commissioner and secretary for the benefit o!
the state, and the avaiiS Of such sales shall be
paid by them into the state treaslry: and in
determining the price at which the same
shall lie sold, they shaI! cndeavor, as near as
may be, 70 fix sSch price per volume as vii!
meet the expenses Of publication including
the cos. Of preparing the same for pabicat
by the commissioner.
Sec. :; This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Dee. >. 1862.
No. An Act relating to the Election of
Members Of Congress.
1t is hereby enacted, &C.:
Sec. l. IN Act entitled " an act to post
pone the election Of representatives. to con-
gress," approved November s, 1861, is here
by repealed.
Sec >. If the Congress Of the United
States shall be convened by order of the
President Or otherwise by law. at any time
between the fourth day Of March and the
first Tuesday of September next, an election
of representatives t, represent this state in
the Congress OF the United States, may be
held as provided b! chapter one, section fifty
seven, Of the Compiled Statutes.
Sec. 3 If no election shall be held pursu-
ant to the preceding section. then such cleo
ton snail be held on the first Tuesday in
September next, in the same manner IS was
provided by law for an election on the first
Tuesday Of September, 1868.
Approved, Dec. l, 1862.
No. S.-An Act directing the Board of Edu-
cation to select Text Books of the Geoera
phy and History of Vermont.
II is hereby enacted, &c:
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