The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-12-20

service of the United States, either
within this State or without the same
on the days appointed for elections by
the laws OF this State or Of the United
States, IN any year, shall be entitled
to exercise the right Of suffrage at the
several posts, camps or places where
the regiment, or battery of artillery,
or part Of a regiment, not less than
one company, or part OF a company
under a separate command to which
such citizen belongs, may be on that
day, as fully as il such electors were
present at the places in this State
where such elections may be held, and
where such persons would be entitled
10 vote, any provision TO the contrary,
notwithstanding. Propided that this
election shall not extend TO and in
clude any person in any regiment, bat
terry or company organized and Off
cered out Of this State.
Sec. 2. So much Of section third
as provides for their right to vote for
electors Of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, shall be
amended so as to read as follows:
AT the election for electors TO be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, each elector
authorized TO vote by this act shall
have the right TO vote for electors.
Sec. 3. Volunteers in the United
States service, who are citizens Of this
State, shall have the right to vote FOR
members OF Congress and electors Of
President and Vice President Of the
United States, at the polls opened in
any company from this State in the
brigade, division or corps TO which
they may be attached.
Sec. 4. Any of the special consta-
bles provided for by said act, shall
have power 10 administer oaths pro-
yided in the constitution for freemen
in this State.
Sec. s. The Secretary Of State
shall transmit statement of the votes
together with the votes cast for cleo
tors of President and Vice President
of the United States, TO the board Of
csnvassers when assembled at Mont
pelier on the third Tuesday of No
vember, to be canvassed the same as
provided for in reference TO votes cast
for such officers in the State.
Sen. 6. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Oct. 10, 1864.
An Act TO repeal an act, entitled
"An an act TO encourage volunteer
ing" approved Nov. II, 1868.
II Is hercGG enatted, &c.
Sec. l. An ac. entitled "An act TO
encourage volunteering" Approved
Nov. IL, 1853, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved tog l6, 1864.
An Act in amendment of Section
twelve of Chapter one hundred end
iwenty-six, Of the General Statutes
u is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. Section twelve Of Chap
ter one hundred twenty-six, Of the
General Statutes, is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows
The annual salaries Of the Judge of
Probate in the District Of Lamoile
shall be four hundred dollars lin the
District OF Rutland eight hundred dol
lars.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passag,.
Approved Nov. Is, 1864.
An Act in amendment Of section thir-
ty-two of Chapter sixteen Of the
General Statutes. entitled "Of the
organization of Village Corpora
iions and fire Districts.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. Section thirty-two Of chap
ter sixteen Of the General Statutes,
shall be amended, by adding thereto
the following, "proviled that the polls
Of no members Of fire companies shall
be exempt from taxation, except by
vote of the town in which such mem
bers reside, given at the animal March
meeting of said town, in each year,
previous to such exemption.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. u, 1864.
An act defining who shall be voters in
town, village, city and school dis
trict meetings.
II is hereby etaeted, &c.
Sec. l. No person shall be enti,-
led TO vote in any town, city, village,
or school district meeting, who is not
a citizen of this State, and resident
of the city, town, village or school
district where said person may claim
a right TO vote.
Sec. 2. The word "citizen" as u.s.
ed in this act shall be construed to
mean person born within this or
some one Of the United States, or nat
uralized agreeably 10 the Acis Of Con-
gress, or a person who has become a
freeman Of this state, by virtue Of the /
laws in force before June 26, 1928.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from IFS passage.
Approved Nov. Fl 1864.
An Act to enable towns TO fulfll GER