Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-21
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Governor Fairbanks as one of the Trus-
tees of the Mortgages on the road. So
ably and economically did he manage its
affairs, that it recovered from its embar-
rassment, and on the 18th day of October
1857, it again came under the control of
the Directors of the Company. 3. ..se
Gov. Fairbanks represented the town of
St. Johnsbury in the General Assembly
Of Vermont in 1886, 1887, 1888, and
1889 -8a L5 .ta
In lS4S, he was appointed, by Gov.
Coolidge, in connection with Hon. Charles
K. Williams and Hon. Lucius B. Peck. q
Commissioner "to digest and prepare a
general law regulating and governing all
Railroad Companies in this State" AS
the result of their labors they prep; red
ani presented General Railroad Law
and General Law in reference to Manu-
featuring Companies-both of which, in
their main features were adopted, and
still remain laws Of the State.
In 1862, he was elected Governor of
Vermont, by the Legislature. He was
again, the candidate of the Wing Party.
for reelection, to that office, in 1853, and
although he received greater number Of
votes than any other candidate, he was
defeated in the legislature, by coalition
of all the opponents of the Whig party.
During his administration. was passed
f" An act to prevent traffic in Intoxicating
Liquors for the purpose of drinking"
better known. as The Maine Liquor Laar
of Vetmont This law, for the first time
in this State, authorized, the seizure and
destruction of Intoxicating Liquor, if found
under circumstances, warranting the be-
lief that it was intended for sale. This
law forms the principal groundwork Of
our present liquor law, it having been,
from time to time, altered and amended,
to dispose of doubts in reference to its
Constitutionality and to increase its eff
cheney, but in all essential particulars, it
remains the same. Two other very i'm.
portant alterations were made in our code
of laws, during his administration, One,
allowing insolvent debtors to make an
assignment Of all their property for the
equal benefit of all their creditors The
other, providing that "No person should
be disqualified as witness in any civil
suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, by
reason of his interest in the event of the
same, as party or otherwise" ."s 3
Previous to the annual election in 1861,
Governor Fairbanks was extensively men,
toned as candidate for reelection, and
it was generally expected that he would
be the candidate of the Whig party for
that Office, but prior to the assembling Of
the Convention of that party for the pur-
pose of making nominations for State
officers, he declined being "a candidate
for another election on account of exten-
sive and pressing business engagements. y
Again in 1860, he was presented, with
great unanimity. by the Republican Party,
as their candidate for Governor, and at
the ensuing election, was elected Governor
of Vermont. by over ten thousand majority
of the popular vote. =.
The events of his. administration and
the extraordinary amount Of labor thrown
upon him, and the ability with which he
discharged the arduous and perplexing
duties of his Office, are too well known, to
our readers to require especial mention
here.
Z He was honored in 1860, with the de-
gree of Doctor ef Laaos, by the Univer-
sity Of Vermont. T, ,.,, III,
2 He still resides at St. Johnsbury, active
ly engaged in business, in the 10th year
of bis age. - .s r.I,,.r
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JONATHAN's TALKING MACHINE. ,
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