Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-19
LAWS OF VERMONT, A. u. 1853.
Designated by ne secretary o. state for P@et'ea-
ton IN al he Newspapers.


NI~-An Act To Encourage Volunteering
10 Is hsr,1y enacted osb~ "tFe'"' e'ss'"P y
De State If 'fmoW
Sic. L II any volunteer who may be hereafter /
raised under the authority Of tins State 20 serve
IN the army Of the ur-ned States for the period OF
three years, unles. sooner discharged, ana VINO,
shall he entitc TO receive from this state, pay ~
the rate OF seven dollars per month"; SNAIL p,loI
his mister into the United States service, ylegVW
ccmmu,e such state pay, ana signliy sueh eie9S-
ton 10 the officer by whom ne shall pc recruteo,
he shall be entitled to receive irom the Treasurer
OF this State at the time OF such muster, the sum
Of one hundred and twenty five dollars, IN which
case he shall not DO entitled 10 receive Said State
pay fseven dollars per month.
Sec. 2. This act shall not apply 20 any Vol9n-
teer who shall have a family residing IN TINS
State except with the written consent OF tho Sc
lectmon of the town in which such family resides
SEQ. 8, This act shall take effect IRON. aus pas
sage
No. Am Act for the aid Of drafted soldiers.
Uis hereby enacted bQ TIE General Assembly, y
he State Of Vermont;
Sec. |. Any town, at town meeting legeliy
warned and holden, may grant and vote saeh
sums ofmoney as they may judge best, 10 De plno
10 those persons who have been, or may hereafter
be drafted from said town into the military service
of the United States, for the purpose OF paying
| any debts contracted by the selectmon OF sach
| town, TO pay any bounty TO such drafted men,
| for the purpose of defraying the expense and
| amount Of bounties to such drafted men, which
bounties may have been paid 10 sueh uraiteu men
by private subscription, or from private means
Provided, that nothing in this act SHAH De con-
| strued to give sny town authority TO RAISE money
/ TO pay any bounty or reward to any drafted man
| who shall not, either actually enter the military
| service of the United States, or be exempt there
| from by having furnished an accepted substitute.
Sec. o No money payable, or received under
the provisions of this act, shah be subject TO the
| trustee process
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from It's pas
| sage.
Approved, Ncvernber 10, 1868.
! No 3-An Act granting State pay 70 drafted men,
! and aid to their families.
| u hsrsby enacted By tbe General Assembly Of N,
! State Of Vermont:
| Sec l. The non-commissioned officers, must
clans and privates, now in the military service OF
| the United States, and all who may DC GRATED
and mustered into the service OF the United states
| before the second Thursday OF OCTOBER, A ~
1854 from this State, drafted men, shall be en-
titled to receive seven dollars per month from the
State of Vermont, so long as they shall remain IN
he Vermont regiments, or IN cetached compare
| of Vermont men in any other regiments Of tue
United States service, 10 be paid 10 them N tho
| same manner as is provided by law Tor the pay
ment of seven dollars per month 70 the Aoh-cou'
| missioned officers, musicians ana pf!Vs'eS OF tht
| yolene GERS from this State, now IN the service o.
| the United States. PROVIDED, that TINS seeuor
| shall not authorize the payment Of SAID sever
dollars per month to any person who has entered
| the service of the United States as suosttut'
| for drafted man.
sec Q. The families of such drafted men sbal
be entitled to all the rights and gratulties tina
| are now provided by law for the families OF thu
| volunteers from Vermont, now IN the service 0
the United States, in the Vermont regiments or il
; | detached companies of Vermont men in any othe
, | regiments Of the United States service.
See. 5. This act shah take effect from its pas
: | sage.
Approved, November TO- 1868.
No. 4. An Act authorizing Towns TO erect Monu
nents to the memory OF deceased soldiers
IL is hereby enacted BY the Genera! Assembly Q
the Stat Of Vermont:
- Sec l. AT any town meeting, in the warnin
for which q suitable article for that purpose sna
i be inserted. any town may instruct IT'S seieetme
G | to erect monument or monuments 10 the meme
nv of citizens of such town, dying in the service
u the country, during the present war, and may Al
r propriate 4 sum of money sufficient TO detray IL
: | expense If such erection.
Approved, October 80, 1858.
n No s-An Act in addition TO Chapter One HUI
bred and Ten of the General Statutes, entti'
: "of the ORGANIZATION, Regulation ana aofeT1
q | ment of the Militia oftais state"
"a nts hereby enacted By the General Assembly
Tie STATE Of Vermont:
e Sec l. The enrolled militia shall be subject
y duty in case of war, invasion, the prevention
invasion, the suppression of rebellion against u
- General or state Government, the suppression
q resurrection or riots and to aid civil officers n 81
execution Of the laws of this state, III which en-
the Commander in Chiefmay order for actual Sc
% vie. bv draf or otherwise, as many Of the enroll
Ia Militia as the ease demands, aud in case of a 7
~ nuisition by the General Government for nlilit
le | the COMMANDMENTS Grief is hereby authorized
furnish the quota Of this State by draft, either
n | recruit the Vermont regiments in the field, or
VI be organiaea under the 18th section Of ehapt
in ! llO Of the General Statutes, rs he may order
fbe tjyc, of SUI Ia draft
Sec .. Tho Selectinen of each town and t
Ia | common eonpclmen Of each city in this q a
H., shall enter mn m the book containing the reed
~ the eproIiraent made in such town orr ci
~ | AGAINST the name of each person, when he sh
aSr;vo AZ +ho age Of forty-hve years, with
N ygarls a forty-fiyo years of age' and shall a
~ Sa,g ! rea line across the name OF such pers
Fn s,,ag, esia cord; and shall also note upon
of lnargin, the death Of am person thus enroll
- at5a the time when such death occurred at
ean,a limo erassng the name Of sucn deceased p
a 1.sm ,7e1ln,en sball. from time TO time
Al, rsr,y dr4w d red line across the ma
M 800, onyali narson vino had been, or n
rp 5s,afyo Io dvafted either under the laws of