The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

Jndges of The supreme court, or any of
them, to give in writing their opinion
upon any question submitted to them
by the governor in accordance with
the provisions of this act ras.7
Sec. 3. This bill shall take effect
from lis passage.
Approved, Nov Is, 1864.
AN ACT to repeal sections five, six and
seven of chapter sixty nine of the
general statutes
N is hereby enacted DC ''f thf
x Sec l. Section five; six and seven
of chapter sixty-nine Of the general
statutes are hereby repealed. Proyid-
ed, however, that ii case any minister,
of the gospel, or justice of the peace
shall solemnize any marriage between
parties either Of whom shall be insane,
or who. may be for any cause whatever
under guardianship, without the writ
ten consent of the guardian or guard
iahs Of such parties, Of In case of u
town patiperj without the written
consent of the selectnsen or oyerseer
of the poor of each of the towns
where said parties reside, or which
are liable for the support of the same,
such minister of the gospel or Justice
of the peace solemnizing such mar
riage shall be liable to all the pen
alties prescribed i'll chapter sixty-nine
of the general statutes, in the same
manner as they would be, without the
passage Of this act
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. Is 1864.
AN ACT to amend section six of
chapter one Of the general statutes.
II Is hereby ENACTED, DC
Sec. 1, No citizen of this State,
who has heretofore removed, or shall
hereafter remove from this State, and
shall have resided in any sister State,
foreign State, Kingdom, or government,
shall on his return therefrom be adj
mitted to vote in any freeman meet
ing IL this State, until he shall have
resided within this State for the term
of one full year next preceding the day
of such frceman's meeting, and shall
also have taken the oath of allegiance
to this State, and the oath to support
the constitution of the United States,
and the freeman's oath.
Sec 3 This act shall take effect
from its passage. a.
Approved, Nov. On 1864
AN ACT to provide for the recording
of the stamps of the United States
internal revenue, and for other pur-
poses.
II Is he,eby enacted, de-
Sec J. Whenever there shall have
been affixed any stamp or stamps of
the United States revenue to any
written instrument which hy law NAV
be recorded in any public Office, the
officer whose duty it shall be to record
such instrument shall make a certifi-
cate on the record of the amount of
stamps affixed TO the original instru-
ment, and of the cancellation thereof,
which certificate shall be in the follow
ing words II hereby certify that Unit
ed States revenue stamps to the
amount of were affixed
to the foregoing instrument and were
duly cancelled"
A. b. with title of Office,
Sec. 2. Whenever memorandum
of the amount of such revenue stamp
or stamps, and of the cancellation
thereof, has been made upon the rec
ord of any instrument required to be
recorded, whether BY copying said
stamp or stamps or in any other man
ner showing that the same were affixed
to such instrument and duly Cancelled,
the same is hereby declared sufficient
record thereof and all records made
in conformity with this act shall be
deemed good and valid. Certified
copies thereof may be received in evil
dence in all the courts of this State.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1864.
AN ACT in amendment of chapter
twenty-five of the general statutes,
entitled, "Of repirs of highway and
bridges.
II is hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. l. Section two of chapter
twenty-five of the general statutes, is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol
lows
For the purpose OF keeping in re-
pair highway and bridges, the select
men of each town shall, annually, pre-
yious to the twenty-ffth day Of May,
assess a tax Of twenty-five cents on
the dollar, of the lists Of such town. to
be paid in labor, and laid out in re-
pairing highways and bridges pro
vided, however, it shall be lawful fol
any town in this State, at its annual
March meeting, to vote that the highway
tax of said town shall be collected in
money. And when any town shall SO vote
the tax assessed on the list of such town
shall be twenty cents on the dollhr in
stead of twenty-five, which tax shall
be collected in money without any
discount thereon, on or before the first
day of July in each year.
Sec. 2. Section four of said chap
ter is hereby amended so as to read Al
follows :...,.. .l.;'E. lt'..s ,.I
Zach person who shall furnish work
on the highways, in payment of hi'
highway tax assessed by tue selectmen
shall be allowed for a good hand al
the rate of fifteen cents for each hour