Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-19
section iify.seven, of the Compiled Stat.

election sh III De held on tile hrSt lueSday
in September next, in the saine manner as
was provided by law Tor in election on the
first Tuesday of September, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-three.
Approved. December l, 1892.
No. S,-AN ACT directing the Board of
Education 10 select text book of the
Geography and History of Vermont.
II IS hereby enacted, SC.
Sec. /. ] lie Board Of Education is here
by directed to sci. ct at It's session, next af-
ter the passage Of this act, some book or
books to be used in the district schools Of
this State as text hooks of the Geography
and History of Vermont. which selection
shall be published, ne soon as may be, In
all the newspapers in the State. and also
inserted In each school rrgtster: Aud such
selection, when thus made and published,
shall be authorItive aud binding upon the
Beard of Education, superinlendents and
teachers, until Jsuusry first, A. d.. eight
cen hundred and sixiy-seven.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 20, 1862.
No. 9.-AN ACT relieving Banks from
certain penalti $.
Il is hereby enacted, sc.
Sec /. The operation of section eighty
four of chapter eighty -fouI, of the Com
pild Statutes and of one and three, of
chapter ore hundred and ten, of the Com
piled Statutes. so far as the same apply TO
Banks of issue, incorporated by the Legis-
latnre Of this State, is hereby suspended
until the first day Of January, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-ive.
See. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 9, 1861.
| No. l0.-AN ACT to tax dogs.
Il is hereby epucted sc.
Sec. /. The listers in the several towns
in this State shall in each year set all dogs
in their respective towns, in the grand list
to the owner or keeper Of the same, at the
| sum of one dollar each aud no person shall
be entitled to have the amount so assessed
deducted from their list, in consequence OF
any debts owing.
Sec. 2. Every owner or keeper of a
| dog. SHALL when called upon by the listers
| for their list, notify them of the numter OF
dogs by him owned or kept, and every own
er or keeper Of dog who shall neglect OF
refuse to notify the listers as aforesaid. shall
forfeit and pay to the town in which he re-
| sides, the sum Of two dollars 10 be recover
ed in an ac,ion on the case In the name OF
the treasurer of such town before any court
competent 10 try the same, with full costs.
Sec 8. 1t is hereby made the duty OF
the owner or keeper of dog, wi ether SET
in the list or mol, 10 cause collar with the
name of the owner or keeper plainly writ
ten thereon, to be worn upon the neck oi
each dog by him owned or kept, and il
! shall be lawful for any person to kill any
dog running at large OF the premises q
the owner or keeper not having on such col.
lar. and the owner or keeper OF such dog
shall recover no damage for such killing.
Sec. A. This act shall take effect on the
last day of March, A. d. 1862.
Approved, November 26, 1852.
No. 11.-AN ACT establishing the Stat,
Arms, Seal and Flag.
IL is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. The Coat os Arms of the State
shall be, and is described as follows;
Green landscape occupying half of the
shield on the right and left. in the bach
ground. high mountains, blue; the sky yel
low. From near the base, and reaching
nearly 10 the top of the shield, arises bin,
tree of the natural color. and between. three
erect sheaves, yellow, placed bendwise or
the dexter side, and red COW standing OF
the sinister side of the field.
The CREST.
A bucks head, of the natural coior Gu
off aud placed on scroll, blue and yellow.
i The MoTTo AND BADGE.
4 On scroll beneath the shield, TIE motto
Vermont, Freedom and Unity. The Yer
monter's Badge; two pine branches Of til,
natural color, crossed between the Shielt
aud scroll.
Sec. 2. The State Seal shall includ
the Coat of Arms, excluding the crest. scrol
and badge, and with the motto In circula
border around the same.
See. 8. The Flag of the State, shall
be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white
! the Union shall be one large star, white, il
a blue field with the Coat of Arms of tn
State therein
Sec. A. The Secretary of State shal
: obtain, and keep in the archives OF hi
office. a representation of the coat of Arm
of the State according to the above descrip
; ton thereof.
Sec. 5. This bill shall have place il
the General Statutes of this State. as Titl
. Al, chapter l3l, and he entitled :" Of tn
. State Arms Seal and Flag
J Approved Nov. %, 1865.
No. 12-AN ACT in addition to chapie
twenty-five of the compiled statutes rela
ting 10 laying out and disseminating high
ways and bridges.
, n is hereby eaacted, &c.
Ser. |. Whenever in the opinion Of tn
selectmen of any town it shall be necessar,
, for the purpose OF constructing, altering o
repairing any highway in such town. to di
, vert the course of any brook or stream, tn
seleUtmen shall give notice TO all person
who's rights or property may be affected b
such diversion of such brook or stream, c
the time and place at which they will hea
and consider any claim for damages, whie
notice shall be given either personally or b
Writing left with, or at the residence Of, th
n person required to be notified or, It he b
not resident of this State, with his ager
OF attorneys
: Sec. 2. The selectmen shall. after I'll
i time so appointed for such hearing and cor