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

apprehension ot such suspected person
IN the same form as is authorized up
on complaints made by town grand
jurors.
Sec. 4. Ii shall le lawful, in all
cases arising under the provisions OF
said Treaty, to proceed in the manner
and form heretofore provided by law,
ANYTHING ia this act contrary notwith-
standing.
Sec. 5. This act. shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. l2, 1864
An Act relating to Migrants.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. All idle persons, who not
having visible means TO maintain
themselves, live without employment I;
all persons wandering abroad and
lodging in taverns, groceries, out-hous
es, sheds or barns, or in the open air,
and not giving good account of them
selves, shall be deemed vagrants.
Sec. 2. Every person, who having
bis face painted, discolored, covered or
concealed, or being otherwise disguis-
ed In manner calculated TO prevent
him from being identified and bis true
character discovered, shall appear in
any road or public highway, or in any
field, lot, wood or inclosure, shall be
deemed vagrant.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of ev.
cry sheriff, constable or other peace
officer, whenever required by any per-
son, TO arrest and carry such vagrant
before any Justice Of the Peace ct the
county in which such vagran';s shall be,
for the purpose of examination.
Sec. T. If such justice is satisfied
by the confession Of the offender or by
competent testimony that such person
is a vagrant, within the meaning OF
this act, he shall make up and sign q
record of conviction thereof, which
shall be filed in the office of the Clerk
of The County Court III such County,
and shall by warrant under his hand
cause such vagrant TO BE- committed
10 any Jail in any county in this State
for term not exceeding six months,
to be there confined and securely kept
Sec. s. Every sheriff, deputy sher-
ilf. constable or other citizen Of the
county where such vagrant shall be
found, may OF his own authority and
without process, arrest, secure and
convey to any justice residing in the
county where such arrest shall be
made, such vagrant to be examined
and proceeded against in the manner
prescribed in the preceding section.
Sec. 6, Any justice Of the county
where such vagrant shall be, may on
the complaint Of any citizen of said
county, issue his warrant for the arrest
OF such vagrsni, and may depute and
empower any officer or other person.
TO execute the same, and bving such
vagrant before him to answer said
complaint. And in any such warrant
or in any other warrant or process
agains: such yagrant, whose names
shall not be known, it shall be suili-
cient to describe the offender by any
fictitious name.
Sec. Z This act shall take effect
from it's passage.
Approved Nov. 8, 1864.
An Act relating to the bounty aud pay
Of soldiers and support Of their fam.
lilies.
Ii is hcreJy enacted, &c.
Sec. 1. TIE bounty money or pay
due from any town in the State to any
volunteer or drafted soldier by reason
Of any vote Of such town, SHALL net be-
subject to trustee process, excep:
by action in favor Of a town which
has been obidged TO furnish support
10 the family of said soldier after he
has entered the service; and such
town may recover for all expense so
Of necessity incurred, and judicious "
expended in cases where the soldier
being Of sufficient ability, neglects TO
provide for his family.
Sec. 2. In case said bounty or pay
is due directly from the town furnish
ing such support, so much thereof as
the oyerscer Of said town may deem
necessary, may be applied to such sup
port Of said family.
Sec. 8. No action shall be had or
sustained against any town by a sol
dier, for such bounty or pay when said
soldier has deserted the service.
Sec. 4. This act SHALL take effect
from ils passage.
Approved Nov. l5, 1864.