Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1864-09-23

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day OF such freeman's meeting, and shal
also have taken the oath of allegiance tc
this State. and the oath TO support the con.
stituiion Of the United States, and the free,
mans oath.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from
lis passage.
Approved, Nov. 22, 1864.
An act TO provide for the recording of the
stamps of the United States internal
revenue, and for other purposes.
is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. l. Whenever there shall have
been affixed any stamp or stamps of the
United States revenue to any written in
strument which by law may be recorded
in any public office, the officer whose du.
fy II shall be to record such instrument
shall make certificate, on the record of
the amount of stamps affixed 10 the origin
al instrument, and Of the cancellation there
OF, which certificate shall be in the follow
ing words, =" l hereby certify that United
States revenue stamps TO the amount Of
were affixed 10 the forego-
ing instrument and were duly cancelled"
A. B. (with title of office.)
SEC. 2. Whenever a memorandum of
the amount Of such revenue stamp or
stamps, and OF the cancellation thereof, has
been made upon the record of any instru-
ment required 10 be recorded. whether by
copying said stamp or stamps or in any
other manner showing that the same were
affixed to such INSTRUMENT and duly can
celed, the same is hereby declared suffi-
cient record thereof; and all records made
in conformity with this act shall be deemed
good and valid. Certified copies thereof
may be received in evidence in all the
courts of this State.
Approved, Nov. Is, 1864.
An Act in amendment of chapter twenty
five of the General Statutes, entitled.
"Of repairs Of highways and bridges.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. l. Section two of chapter TWEEN.
ty-fye of the General Statutes, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
For the purpose of keeping in repair
highways and bridges. the selectmen of
each town shall annually, previous TO the
twenty-fifth 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
ont in repairing highways and bridges
Prorided, however, il shall be lawful for
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 dollar instead of twen- |
sy-nVe' which tax shall be collected in /
money wlthoaf any s1srersr,. .hereon -, -. /
Osseye the tlxst aaY 81 9ess lss .sas.s9l -
SIC. !. Section four Of said cbapier
is hereby amendod.so as TO read as follows:
Each person who shall furnish work on
the highways, in payment Of his highway
tax assessed by the selectmen, shall be al
lowed for good hand at the rate of fifteen
cents for each hour /; and the several towns
at their annual meetings, and in case of
their neglect, the selecfmen, may establish
the price TO be allowed for teams, carriages
and tools employed in making repairs.
SEC. 3. Section twelve of said chapter
is hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Section twenty-five of said
chapter is hereby amended so as TO read as
follows:
II any person against whom surveyor
shall have highway tax payable in labor.
shall elect 10 pay his tax in labor, and shall |
neglect to work out the same as direc, ed
by the surveyor; or if he shall elect to
pay said tax in money, and shall neglect
TO pay said money for the space of ten
days after demand shall have been made
by such surveyor for the payment ahereof:
IN either case, the surveyor shall proceed
TO collect the same in money, and shall
have all the power which constables by
law have TO collect State taxes, and shall
proceed IN the same manner in the collec-
iion, and shall have the same fees.
Approved, Nov. %, 1864.