The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-13
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual Session 1862
Wednesday, Nov. r.
SEN4I'E.-.4Hern0ou.
GENERAL STATUTES,

House bill, title %, chapter II g" of Husband
and Wife and the rights Of married women %;
ordered to third reading
House bill, title p, chapter So, of towns and
other communities y; passed.
Mr.. Stewart, for judiciary Committee, report-
ed favoraby. with proposals of amt ndment, House
bills, title Is, chapter 45, "Of partition of real
Estates" Title Is, chapter 4G, OF forcible en-
try and detainer." Title II, chapter 10, "Of the
settlement of paupers"; amendments agreed to,
and third reading ordered.
Mr. Stafford, for Special Committee, reported
tavorably House bill, title 6, chapter y, "Of
County officers" with proposals of amendment;
amendments agreed to and third reading ordered.
Mr.. kirkland, for Committee on Finance. re-.
ported tavorabIy House BILL title sc, chapter 1875,
Restricting cost; passed.
House bill, title 81, chapter 100, "Of the gen.
eral provisions respecting fines and urshments,"
was teken up on motion of Mr.. Kirk land, some
amendments adopted, and the bill! passed.
RESOLUTION.
BY Mr.. Bean, providing for Joint Assembly.
Thursday 18Th, inst, at ten minutes past three
O'Clock, for the election of Railroad Commissioner,
Qlartermaster General, Adjutant and Inspector
Genera and Judge Advoca te General; ordered
to lie on motion OF Mr. Kirkland.
Senate bill, extending the charter of the Yer.
mont Bank, was passed.
Senate bill, defining the duties of recording
clerks. in relation to stamped instruments, report.
ed adversely by the Committee, was taken up.
Mr.. Cree said he thought there should be some
memorandum on the record to show that the in
sirument was properly stamped. This evidence
might become important in case the instrument
should be lost, or the stamp should be lost. =
Mr.. EdmundS said that if it was not now the
duty OF recording clerks to make the very record
provided tor by THIS bill, he should be in favor of
!. but he believed that the general law, which
PROVIDED that instruments shonld be recorded
commanded that record should be made
80! the entire instrument, the sea the acknowl-
e0Sement, the witness name, the STAMP, and
everything upon which the validity of The instru-
nent depended.
Mr. Stafford said he had agreed with the Sena-
,aior from Caledonia (Mr. Cree,) but he now
agreed with the Senator from Cnttenden. (Mr.
Edrlunds) The law requires deeds to be re-
corded, and if the stamp is necessary to the
validity of the deed, the law now requires it to be
recorded.
Mr. Clark, of Bennington, thought the bill un-
necessary.
The third reading of the bill was refused.
Senate bill, to amend the chapter of the C. S.,
" OF towns and Senate bill authorizing towns to
raise money 10 pay volunteers were refused a
third readiug.
House bill, title %, chapter 80 "oe town lines
to committee on land taxes.
Messrs. Allen, Stewart and Bean, were ap-
pointed on the part OF the Senate, committee
OF conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on House bill, title 35, chapter 12l.
he Sppafo cd r~o,
mendnent TO House bill, title 2, chapter s. dis.
agreed to by the House.
The Senate receded from its proposal of amend.
ment to House bill, title 6, chapter Is, of town
meetings etc., disagreed to by the House.
The Senate insisted upon its proposal of
amendment to House bill title 10, chapter "a" of
proceedings against trustees, disagreed to by
The House.
The Senate insisted upon its proposals of
amendment to House bill, title 10, chapter 33.
"of process and other matters; disagreed to by
the House.
MOTIONS, &c.
On motion OF MIR. Clark of Bennington, the res
oiutjon providing for the election of Railroad
Commissioner and other officers was taken up.
Mr.. Clark desired the passage Of the resolution.
Mr. kirkland, said the military officers named
n the resolution, ought not to be elected until
they had submitted their reports.
Mr. Allen, moved to amend by striking out of
the resolution all the officers named, except Rail-
road Commissioners.
Mr.. Stewart said as it was agreed that these
officers were not to be elected until they had made
their report, the resolution should be laid on the
table.
Mr.. Stafford favored the passage Of the resou
ton with amendment.
M. Kirkland further opposed the resolution
nnd Mr., Stafford favored it.