Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-12-07
An Aor in amendment of Act providing for sol
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An ACT in amendment of Act providing for sol.
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1t is hereby enacted, &c
Sec. |. Sec. one of an act providing for SOL
diers' voting, approved Nov. IL, 1868, shall be
amended TO read Us follows:
Every citizen of this state, Of the age of 81
years or upward, who shall be IN the actual mill
tary service of the u. s either within this
state or without the same on the days appointed
for elections by the laws OF this state or the I'm
tied States, in any year, shall be entitled to ex-
srcse the right of suffrage at the several posts,
camps orplaces, where the regiment. or battery
OF artillery, or part of regiment, not less
than one company, or part of a company under
separate command to which such citizens be-
longs, may be on that day, as fully as if such
electors were present at the places in tins state
where such elections may be held, and where
such persons would be- entitled to vote, any pro-
visions of law now in force to the contrary, not
withstanding. PROVIDED, that this election
shall not extend to and include any persons in
any regiment battery or company organized and
differed out of this state.
SEC. 2, So much of section Sd as provides for
the right to vote for electors of President aud
Vice President of the u. s., shall be amended
SO as to read as follows
At the election for electors to be held OIL the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
each elector authorized to vote by this act Shall
SEN. 5. Volunteers in the United States SER
vice. 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 com
pany from this state in the brigade, division
or corps, to which they may be attoched.
SEC 4. Any of the special constables provid.
ed for by said net. shall have power to administer
oaths providedin the constitution for freedom in
this state.
SEC, D. The secretary of state shall transmit
statement of the votes together with the votes
cast for eiector of President or Vice President of
the United States, to the board of canvasSerS
when assembled at Montpelier IN the third Tues
day OF Nov, to be canvassed the same AZ pro-
Vided for in reference to votes for such officers
cast in the state
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Oct. iS. 1864.
AN ACT to repeal an act, entitled IAN act to en-
1868.
1t is hereby enacted, &c:
SEC. |. An act entitled IAN act to encourage
volunteering" approved Nov. IL. 1858, is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved, Nov Is, 1864.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. 90 1864.
An act in amendment of section twelve Of chap.
ter l26, Of the general statutes.
1t is hereby enacted. &c:
SEC. l. Section II of chapter 126, of the gen.
erai statutes. is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows
The annual salaries Of the Judges Of Probate
IN the district of Lamoille shall be four hundred
dollars in the district of Rutland eight hundred
doas.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on the first
day of Dec. next.
Approved Nov. Is, 1868,
AN ACT in amendment of section 81 of chapter
l6 Of the General statutes, entitled 'Of an or
ganization of village corporations and fire dis
triets."
It is hereby enacted, &c:
SEC l. Section 32 of chauter l6 Of the gene
raj statutes, shall be amended, by adding thereto
the following, provided that the polls of no
members of fire companies shall be exempt from
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