Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-12-18

ao Approved, 3Nov.s29, i 500. 1smA sl.
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No. IAN ACT providing for the ap.
pointment of Agents to receive and dis
pose of the Land Scrip to which this
State may be entitled under the act of
Congress approved July 2, 1862. ss
1t is hereby enacted &c.:
SEC. |. Homer E. Royce, of Berkshire
in the county of Franklin, and John B.
Page, in the county of Rutland, are here
by appointed agents in the name and be-
half OF the State of Vermont to obtain,
and receive from the United States Gov.
ernment all Land Scrip to which said
State may become entitled under an act
of the Congress of the United States, ap.
proved July 2, 1862, entitled an act do.
mating public lands to states and terrific
ries which shall provide Colleges for the
benefit of Agriculture, and the mechanic
.,rts" '9 fii@b 1879 1872 sifat2t otaa
SEC. 2. The aforesaid agents are here.
by authorized and required to make such
examinations of the public lands as are
subject to private entry and procure such
information in relation to the same as
they may judge will be useful in the dis
posal and location of the scrip mentioned
in the first section Of this act, and they
are authorized to sell, or assign the same,
or any part thereof upon such terms and
conditions as they shall deem will be most
advantageous to this state; provided the
Governor of the State shall approve of all
such sales or assignments.
aa SEC. 3. 8 The agents appointed by this
act shall hold their appointment for one
year, and until their successors shall be
appointed, and before entering upon the
duties of their appointment, each shall
give his bond, with good and sufficient sur
ETY. or sureties to the State Of Vermont in
the sum of fifty thousand dollars, the said
bond to be approved by the Governor, and
deposited with the Secretary Of State, and
to be in such form as be shall direct, and
all conditional for the return to the treas
urer of the State Of all scrip, money or
other securitity obtained or received for
: the benefit of this State, and for the faith
; full performance of all the duties of their
office. @ at oat 5c5os hd1
2d SEQ 4. Said agents shall make annu-
/, al report to the Governor Of the State, Of
all their doings under this act.
SEC. S. The Governor Of the State ID
hereby authorized toireceivetproposals for
such donations ofand buildings and funds
as may bestendered from any part Of the
State, or from any person or persons for
the purpose of establishing college ac-
cording to the provisions of the act Of
l Congress heretofore mentioned, and report
the same to the next Legislature u
: Sec. g.. If either agent appointed by
this act shall fail to give bond as re-.
: quired by section 8, for the period of two
weeks after he 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 de-
clare the Office Of such agent vacant and
, appoint an agent in his place, whouishall
hold his office untilrcmoyed by the COVER
nor, or his successor shall have been sp.
pointed by the General Assembly of the
state, and who shall be subject to all the
! liabilities and requirements of this act.i
sisSEc5 Z. ALI moneys derived from the
! sale of said lands or scrip. mentioned in
section two of this act, should be invested
by the Treasurer of the State in safe stocks
!. yielding not less than 5 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 Congress-. Provided. that
y said investments shall always be made
with the approval Of the governor Of the
State. &. oia .sdi ohiyil ., bssyidc 50
SRoaS.ga This act shall take effect from
n its passagc.sid a iqm9j;a Ell ta9q91 liis
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No. fss==AN;A ACT authorizing the COVER
nor to appoint listers and collectors Of
i aataxes for the several cores in this state.