Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-12-19

! terms and conditions as they snail deem
will be most advantageous to the State;
Provided the Governor of the State
shall approve of all such sales or assign
ments.
Sec. 3. The agents appointed dy this
act shall hold their appointment for one
year, and until their successors shall be
appointed, and before entering upon the
duties of their appointments, each shall
give his bond, with good sufficient surety
or suriiies TO the State Of Vermont in
the sum Of fifty thousand dollars, the
bond to be approved by the Governor,
and deposited with the Secretary Of
State, and to be in such form as he
shall direct, and all conditional for the
return to the treasurer of the state Of all
scrip, money or other securities obtained
or received for the benefit of this state,
and for the faithful performance of all the
duties of their office.
Sec. 4. Said agents shall make annu-
al report to the governor of the state, Of
all their doings under this act.
Sec. 5. The governor of the state is
hereby authorized to oreceive proposals for
such donations of land, buildings and
funds as may be rendered from any part
OF the state, or from any person or per
sens for the purpose of establishing col
Iegs according TO the provisions Of the
act of congress heretofore mentioned, and
report the same to the next legislature.
Sec. 6. If either agent appointed by
this act, shall fail to give a bond as re-
quired by section 8, for the period Of two
weeks after be shall have been requested
to do so by the governor Of the state, or
shall die, resign or become disqualified,
it shall be the duty of the governor to
declare the office Of such agent vacant,
and appoint an agent in bis place, who
shall hold his Office until removed by the
governor, or his successor shall have been
appointed by the general assembly of the
state, and who shall be subject to all the
liabilities and requirements of this act.
Sec Z All moneys derived from the
sale of said lands OF scrip, mentioned in
section two of this act, should be invest
ed by the treasurer of the state in safe
stocks, yielding not less than five per
cent. upon the par value Of said stocks,
and the interest of the fund created by
said stock shall be appropriated for the
purposes declared in the said act of con
gress. Provided that said investments
shall! always be made with the approval
of the governor of the state.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Dec. l, 1862.
No. 19.-An Act authorizing tie Gov
ernor to appoint listers and collectors
of Taxes fer the several cores in this
State.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. The Governor shall, before the
first day of March, annually, appoint
in every county where there are any
cores, or uEorganized towns, CT person
to be a commissioner, and also fit per-
son to be collector Such persons shall,
as far as practicable, be residents Of
some town near TO such gore, or uuor-
ganized towns, and they shall hold their
Office till others are appointed.
See. 2. Said commissioner, immedi
ately after his appointment, shall be
sworn to the faithful discharge OF bis da-
ty, certificate of which oath shall be en-
dorsed on his commission, which COM
mission, with the certificate thereon, he
shall cause to be recorded in the office Of
the county Clerk Of the county where he
resides. Such commissioner shall, and
he is hereby authorized, on, or immedi-
atey after the first day Of April in each
year TO take the list of all the persons in
said gore or unorganzed towns, whose
personal property and real estate are
liable to taxuton, and also the property,
real and personal of non-residents, in the
same manner as listers of towns perform
their duties in their respective towns
Such lists shall, when completed, be de-
| posted in the town clerks Office in the
town in which such commissioner re-
sides, and be subject to examination In
the same manner and for the same pur-
poses as lists of towns now are, and APP
plications for abatemenfs and corrections
shall be made to such commissioner in
/ same manner as such applications are
made TO listers 10 towns. Such commis-
sioners shall have the same power to act
in the premises, as listers and selectmen
have in like cases in towns, and shall on
or before the first Thursday of October
in each year, return a copy of each list