The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-28
LEGISLATURE OF VERNON 7
Annual Session, 1862,
Monday, October -.
,SE.N.47'E-.1Ntrnoon.
GENERAL STATUTES.

GENERAL STATUTES.
Mr.. kirkland moved to amend House bill Title
81, Chapter 1OI, General Statutes, by striking out
the last section of the bill !; agreed to.
Mr. Richardson moved to amend the 18th sec
lion Of same chapter, by striking out the words,
asserting thereto"
Mr.. Allen opposed the amendment. He thought
the directors Of corporations should be liable
only for their assent to acts for fthe minority were
10 be made responsible for the acts of the major.
.ty, great injustice might result.
Mr.. Clark, Of Bennington, favored the amend
ment. lie thought it Of more consequence to
protect the outside public, than minority of Di-
racors.
Mr.. r chardson, said there was no law Compel
log persons to accept the appointment or re-
main directors OF any of these corporations and if
they choose to remain in Office they ought to lie
held responsible for the acts of the corporation
and he thought there was no reason why direc
tors in these corporations should be held to a
lighter responsibility than bank directors. The
amendment was agreed to, and the bill read a
third time and passed.
Mr. StoughtoU, called up House Bill, Title 81
Cdapter lOG and moved TO amend the bill by
striking out the 6lh section agreed to and the
bill was passed.
MI. bdlOEC, lOf peClil committee, reported
f4yorably House bill, Tile Is, Chapter 70, d
money, of account, and interest !" !; ordered to a
third reading Tomorrow morning
Mr.. Fish, for Committee on Agriculture, re.
ported favorably, House bill, Title 81, Chapter
1OS " OF mechanics and other liens %; passed.
Mr. Stewart, for judiciary Committee, report
ed hvorably, House bill, Title 10, Chapter so, 90
the common law y; passed
House bill, Title 3, Chapter :, "Of the Ii
Drary''; laid on the table.
House bill, Title g. Chapter 10, " OF counties
20 Special Commute on Title 6, Mr.. Stafford chair
man,
House bill, Title "a, Chapter 1l6, Offences
against the public peace" t. Special Committee
On Title 81, Mr. Kirkland Chairman.
House bill, Title 50, Chapter l22, il" Of assign
meot of persons to hard labor for minor offences "
House bill, Title 80, Chapter 1913, "Of the
State Prison."
House bill, 50, Chapter 12l, Of county ias,
Nc.''; all to Special Committee on this Title, Nj.
Clark Of bennington, Chairman.
RESOLUTION.
From House, joint accepting the benefits Of
the |. ). law donating lands to the States for Ag-
rcultural Colleges; concurred in.
REPORTS.
Mr. Bean for General Committee reported "a
yorably House bills changing names and defining
The heirship Of certain persons; passed.
Mr.. Stevens for Committee on Education, re-
ported fayorably House bills, to incorporate the
Newport Cornet Band, and to incorporate the
Londonderry Cornet Band; bills passed.
Mr.. Cleveland for Bank Committee, reported
tavorably Senate bill, reducing the capital stock
of the Bank of Lyndon, with proposals of amend
ment, fixing the time for the reduction of capital
stock AZ Jan. /, 1868 amendments agreed to. aud
bill ordered to third reading tomorrow morning
LIBRARY.
Mr.. Stevens for Committee on Education, TO
whom the report of the Trustees of the State
Library was referred, asked to be discharged.