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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

An act annexing certain islands in Lake Mem
pbremagog to the town Of Derby, and author
izing their sale, together with q portion oil
Province Island.
IL rs hereby enacted, &c.
SIC |. Black Island 10 Lake Memphrema.
cog and Bell Island, situate just south of said
Black Island, are hereby annexed to the town
OF Derby, and shall hereafter constitute a part
Of said town, the same a, if included in the orig.
nsl charter thereof
SIC, ? Black Island and Bell Island are
hereby annexed to the county OF Orleans
SIC. 3. The auditor is authorized a, agent
of the State to sell and convey said Black and
Bell Island, and so much OF Province Island a.
is situate in the town of Newport, whenever in
his opinion the same can be done advantageous.
y to the State.
SIC. T. All former acts inconsistent with tn,
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect from il
passage.
Approved Nov. 4, 1865.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
VIZ
Approved Nov. s, 1865.
An act relating to the duties of Teachers OF Com.
mon Schools.


mon Schools.
II is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. /. The several teachers OF common schools
in this State shall faithfully keep all the records
required by section one hundred and ten, chapter
twenty-five of the General Statutes, and shall
make correct answers to all statistical inquiries
required by said section, and shall make due
return thereof to the district clerk or such per
son as no may designate and no prudential com
mi,tee shall be authorized or allowed TO pay such
teachers for their services until the register proper
ly filed up and completed shall be so returned
SIC. ,. This act shall take effect from i'll
passage
Approved Nov. s. 1865.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
An act relating to the pay of Town Superb

An act relating to the pay of Town Superin-
tendents OF Common Schools.
IL is hereby enacted, DC
SEC. |. Any town in this State may at its an
nual March meeting, or at any other meeting
legally warned for that purpose, vote to pay the
Superintendent OF Common Schools within such
town, out of the town treasury, such sum OF
sums of money in addition to the pay now pro-
yided by law for his services, as shall to such
town appear reasonable and just.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. 8, 1865.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
An act relating to the duties OF School District
Clerks.

JItrks.
II is hereby enacied, Sc.
SKc. L. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk OF
each School District in the State to make u list
annually of the number and names OF the chll-
dren resident in his district on the first day OF
January between the age Of four and twenty
years, with the names Of heads Of families and the
number OF children in each, and return the
same to the Town CLERK during the said month
of January.
SIC. 3. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. 6, 1863
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

for him, and the same shall be liable to the pro.
visions Of said chapter eighty-three, in Ike man
ner as any other kind Of personal estate
Approved NV. 8, 1865.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

dent cannot be found shall be tho amount OF
fine, cost, and interest and in case the sentence
was imprisonment such sum as the court shall
adudge equitable Provided that a Judgment
against tho bail and payment OF the same shall
not relieve the respondent from the sentence OF
imprisonment if he is afterwards apprehended
in the State
SEC A. This act shall take effect from its
passage,
Approved Nov 9, 1865.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
Approved Nov. 2, 1865.
An act making an appropriation for delrayinI
AZ Il ~

An act making an appropriation for delraying
the expense of completing the Gettysburgb
Cemetery
II is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. /. A sum not exceeding thirteen hundred
dollars, is hereby appropriated out of the treas
ury OF the State, to deIray the share Of the ex-
pcuse of completing tue Gettysburgh Cemetery
which belongs to this State to pay and the
Governor OF the State OF Vermont is hereby au.
thorized to draw his order for the same, or 30
much thereof as shall be necessary for the pur-
pose aforesaid.
SIC. 2 THIS act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 2, 1865.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

An act to authorize the Towns Of Stowe, Nor
ristown, Hydcpark, johnson, Eden, Wolcott
and Emore, to raise money to builda railroad
II i, hereby enacted, &c.
Sac |. The towns of Stowe, Morristown,
Hydepark, johnson, Eden, Wolcott and Gilmore
are hereby seyerally authorized to raise ty tax
on the grand list Of each respective town, o sun
not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, or any
part Of said sum, or may authorize and direct
the selectmen Of said several towns to borrow on
the credit Of the said severa towns respectively
such part OF said sum as any said town may direct
to DO appropriated to aid in building u railroad
from Waterbury in the county of Washington
to Molsvile in the county of Lamoile, or for
the purpose OF aiding the Mount Mansfield Rail
road Company to build such railroad, either By
subscription for stock or otherwise, rs such
towns may by vote severally direct.
SEc, g. The soleotmen of ths said severa
towns shall, on application by petition of ter
legal voters Of such town, call meeting of ruct
town for the purpose contemplated by the pre-
cedng section, within fifteen days after the IRE
sentaion of said petition, and any tax raised in
pursuance thereof, shall be made out and co...
leoted in the same manner as other town taxes
are made and collected,
SEC. 3. Whenever any money shall be raised
by tax or by loan, Tor the purposes contemplated
by this act, and paid into the treasury of the re-
spective towns before mentioned, it shall be the
duty Of the treasurer to pay the same on the
orders of the seleetmen of such town, to any au
thorized agent OF the railroad company building
the railroad mentioned 10 the first section of th
act and any money so paid out may, if such
town shall 80 direct at the meeting aforesaid, OF
at any other legal meeting ofsuch town, be paic
as a subscription to the capital stock OF sale
railroad company, and the said several towns be
fore mentioned arc hereby seyerally authorized by
vote to subscribe for, receive, hold and dispose
of, in the name and right Of the town, any nun.
Der of shares of such capital stock thus by then
seyerally owned and held
SEo. A. This act shall take effect from il
passage.
| Annroved Nov q lS65
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
Approved Nov. 8, 1865.
Joint Resolutions endorsing the Administration
OF Andrew Johnson

JOINT RESOLUTIONS endorsing the AunlnbrAuOn
OF Andrew johnson.
RESOLVED BY the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentafire, That in the death OF Abraham Lin
coin, the late President Of the United States the
nation mourBs the loss Of noble, patriotic and
self sacrificing Magistrate, and while we
earnestly bow and submit to the hand oil Him
who never willingly aflcts the children Of men,
we will ever cherish the name Of Abraham Lin.
coin as that Of Wise and good man, and com
mend the teachings OF his life and adminIstra-
ton, as an example worthy TO be followed by his
suCcpeoOTs.
Resolved That in Andrew johnson, the pres
en Chief Magistrate OF the United States, va
recognise a noble example of loyalty and deyo-
zion to his country, IN his opposition to traitors
during the rebellion, and in the sacrifices which
be made IN sustaining the Constitution and
laws and we hereby pledge ourselves to main.
tain aud support him IN all his efforts to restore
and re-estabIish the Government upon the cor
uer-sons OF freedom and equality, in accordance
with the letter and spirit Of the Declaration of
independence
RsIOlred, That as people and as a nation
we have abundant cause to render thanks TO the
Supreme Ruler OF events for the successful ter
mlnaton Of the late rebellion, by which the
majesty and sovereignty of popular governments
has been INDICATED and established, and the
cause Of freedom and right have been made to
triumph over wickedness and oppression, 10
spite OF armed traitors in the field, aud the In
sidous arts and counsels Of their friends 81 home
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

county court, the clerk shall be entitled to the
same lees as are allowed in the Supreme Court for
similar services. The county clerk or sheriff
when required to canvass the votes OF the free
men for any office, shall be allowed ten cents per
mile each way for travel, and two dollars per day
while canvassing the votes
SEC. O. All acts and parts of acts nconsist-
ent with the foregoing section are hereby repealed.
SEC 3. This act shall take effec! from its
MASSAGE
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
Approved Nov. ., 1865.

An act to authorize Probate Courts to remove
and appoint Com issioners in certain cases.
his hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. |. Whenever any commissioner, ap-
pointed by the Probate Court, 70 receive, examine
aud adjust claims against the estate OF any de-
ceased person, or person under guardianship
shall by reason Of interest," relationship, or other
wise, be adjudged by said court to be an improper
person to act as such commissioner, said court
NAV remove such commissioner, appoint another
in his place, aud from such removal and appoint
ment there shall be no appeal.
SEc. .. Whenever in the judgment Of Probate
Court the appointment Of an additional commi'-
soner to hear, examine and adjust claims against
the estate Of any deceased person, or person I'm,
der guardianship, shall become necessary, said
court ia authorized to make such appointment
and no further notice OF the meetings OF the com
missioner shall b. required IN consequence oil SUCH
appointment. ,a,.,,.n ,.
sage. ,ao,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
oake'
Approved Nov. s, 1865.
An act relating to oacnses against Private Prop
erty.

SIC. /. Every person, who by ues'pass
with intent TO steal, shall take and carry away
anything which is parcel Of the realty, or an
neSed thereto, the property Of another, against
his will, shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and
be punished as provided in case Of larceny.
Approved Nov. |, 1865.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
saRt. ,eot
Approved Nov. 9, 1858.

act 10 amend section two Of chapter forty-eight
of the General Statutes, relating 70 rfopa'e
Courts.
MS hereby enacted &c.
SIC. /. Section two OF chapter io'V-e'B"''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
Joint Resolution relating to the ImProvd'n'

JOINT Resolution relating 10 the
Destruction of Shad in Connecticut River
Resolved by II, Senate and Hou's Of Rtp'tHn,
tatiues, That the attention Of the State Of Cou,
ncclicut be respectfully invited to the suoloc. "
the improydent destruction Of the sbad 10 W.
Connecticut river, and especially near its NOUN
by means of gill-nets and otherwise, and 'o..
the State be earnestly requested, as NAV,
Of comfy between sister states, to 50 regusIS
the fishing In that river as to allow the tree auu
uuobsr ,cied passage of oil kinds OF sea hsn nv
it during such portion OF the time as VIII % ~.
dcent to stock the upper waters Of that river sn
its tributaries with reasonable supply oil ''V'
fish
Resolved, That His Excelency the dovo'a NV
be requested to transmit to the Governor Of WI
State of Connecticut, aud also OF the sts'cs 4
MassaOhusets aud Now Hampshire, coplee "
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

Joint Resolution, asking an appropriation BY
Congress to endow Female Colleges in the
several States
Resolved, By The General .A,"mOly Of The Stat
of Vsmont That our Senators and Represen-
tatives in Congress be and are hereby requested
to use their influence to procure donation Of
lands by Congress to endOw Female Colleges IN
the several States
Resolrsd, That we hereby invite and urgently
recommend the Legislatures of the several States
to cooperate with this Stale in procuring from
the Federal Government a grant Of lands ior
the aforesaid purpose.
Re,olued, That the Secretary of State be ,nd
he Is hereby requested to transmit copy the
foregoing resolutions to each Of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress, and to each oil
the Legislatures OF all the loyal States.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

Joint Resolutions in relation to the reconstrue-
ton Of the States recently in rebellion against
the United States.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of the General
Assembly Of this State, that in the re-construc-
ton of the governments of the States lately Id
rebellion against the government and authority
of the Uniled States, the moral power and legal
authority vested in the Fcoera Government
should be- exercised to secure equal right, with
out respect to color, to all citizens residing IN
those States including herein the right Of elective
franchise
RESOLVED, That the Secretary Of State is here
by instructed to transmit copy Of these resolu-
tions to the President Of the United States, to
the Governors Of the several States, and also o
copy to each oil our Senators and Representa-
nves in Congress, who are hereby requested to
present the same to both Houses in Congress.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

organize the Militia.
II /, hereby snasted, sc.
SEC. /. Sections twenty-three and TWEEN W five
of an act, entitled " An act for organizing tho
militia approved November %, A, d. 1864
and so much OF section twenty four of said act
as relates to the annual parade for drill and in
spectiOn by company in the month Of Septom'
Der, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect from it's pas
sage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
Joint Resolution pertaining to the Sanitary
Condition of the State

Re'Olvsd by tie Senate and House Of Rtpr''".
tdiius, That the Governor of the State -
hereby authorized and requested to confer WIZ
members of the medical profession of this ana
other states, with regard to the approach o.
that threatening epidemic scourge, the cholera
and take such measures las will, as far as pos
sible, prevent its approach to our State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14
An &C, restoring Sewa Hale to bis legal rights
and privileges.

II " HtTtVV tHU'ItUi Vt'
SEC. /. sewall Hale of Weston, 10 the county
of Windsor, is hereby restored to oil tho legal
rights and privileges which he has lost by reason
Of conviction Of the crime of larceny.
SEC. q This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage
Approved Nov. o, 1860,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-14

thereof.
Approved Nov. 8, 1865.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-11

city, being opposed by the claims OF the Du-
rant company, which claims to own the fran
chise, and the latter company has issued an
injuncti on against the government paving the
bonds 10 Their rivals. There must be a law
suit on the matter but l hope the Perry COM
pauy has the means to push on in spite Of OBJ
stacles, as any considerable delay in the con.
suuction of this road would give our Nebraska
neighbors a great advantage over the Kansas
road. The Atchison and Pike's Peak road is
being rapidly pushed West from Atchison, and
and the 1eayenworth branch of the Pacific road
is being built from Leavenworth to Lawrence.
These are the only roads in the State actually
in the process of construction, but there are
two or three other lines which have liberal en-
dowments Of land from the general govern
ment and which we hope will soon be built.
The principal Of these are road South from
Lawrence and one south west, and one south
west from Topeka 10 connect with the Law
renee road in The same direction. Our coun-
ties are willing to subscribe generously for all
these roads and as live men are hold of them
/ believe ere long they will all be built.
A census is being no taken in Kansas. The
State will show considerable increase since
1860. l think about twenty-five per cent.
The assessor says Lawrence will show FIVE
thousand inhabitants against sixteen hundred
d
about fifty per cent. But all counties have not
done as well, and the railroad has given great
impetus to our town, Among the buildings
going up in Lawrence this year, ! am happy to
mention the Free State Hotel. Twice has the
Barbarsm OF Slavery destroyed the hotel bull,
on that site, and now Cor the third time the
spot is marked by State House, large and
well built fitting memorial Of both ruffan
and rebel days. The city is building a sub
stantial schoo-bouse ct OIL expense Of about fif-
teen thousand dollars 10 be finished this fall
The Methodsts have just completed church
at a. cost Ct eighteen thousand dollars. The
Pre- sbyterians are building fine church, and
the Baptists are intending to build this fall
Altogether think l can make good report o.
the material prosperity of Kansas. All looks
brig hit for the future and we hope ere man!
year roll round 10 see population of mil
lion on our broad and fertile prairie.
Yours truly. w.R. B.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-11
John Stuart Hill.

II, New York Tribune speaks as follows Of
J. S tuart Mill, lately returned to the English
Hot se of Commons by the Liberals
d" Mr.. Mill has been for nearly all his adults
life q thinker, investigator and writer on this
mos abstruse political and social topics 1t is
not probable that one in ten of the electors oil
We stminster had ever seen him or read one OF
his books. He did not reside among them he
had neither brilliant achievement, nor wealth,
nor high connections, TO recommend him and
he refused to canvas for votes or to pay the us
ual expenses. He told the people frankly i
must stick to my books, and cannot do the or
binary work OF member in answering the calls
of hi, constituents. You must take me as you
have me or let me alone
"But more: Mr.. Mills is the champion oil
what are termed advanced opinions, whi,h u
majority of no British constituency is ready to
accept. He is opposed to all state religion
He iavors an extention OF the right of suffrage
to women. He holds that whoever chooses to
attend theatre or other place Of amusement
on Sunday evening, should be at liberty to dc
so. There are probably dozen important
practical questions on which his opinions are
not accepted by the mass of his constituents
Yet they said, I'VE will be represented by him in
Parliament because he is man Of ideas, true
Liberal and has given his life to the advance
ment of political and social REFORM"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-11

RUINS OF THE REBELLIoN-A Virginia ma.
per speaIi IS of the startling fatality which has
overtake those who were the political rebel
ious lead ers Of that State Al the beginning
of secess ion Virginia had one Cabinet minister
who was a secessionist, the Secretary of War.
John b Floyd. He is dead. She had two foreign
Ministers who were secessonists, Hon. r. K.
Meade and John NJ. Daniel. Both are dead.
Her two Senators, Hunter and Mason, were Sc.
cessionis, some is prisoner the other an ex.
lie. Her oldest and most persistent, and am opg
her most influential citizens who supported Sc
cession, and the man who fired the first gun al
sumter, was Edmund Rufin. lie is dead.
The recognized leaders of the secessionists in
the State Convention were George w. Ran
dolph and Ex-President Tyler. Randolph is
dying abroad, Tyler is dead She had three
newspapers consciously devoted 10 secession,
the Richmond Inquirer, the Richmond Eram-
iner, and the Norfolk Arga. The journals are
all extinct, and the leading spirits Of all-Wise,
Daniel and Lamb-are dead. In brief, we are
told, there "are not now ten men of conspic-
uous prominence in the secession movement of
January, 1861, who remain to exercise-if they
possess the desire-their influence TO thwart
the movement of the people toward loyalty and
Ire-union. IN. Y. Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-11
"Brevet Major General TURN n.
"E LEWIS MOORE, Assistant Adjutant General"
For he Phanir.

For he Phanir.
LAWRENCE. KANSAS, July 9th, 1865.
DEAR PHOENIX If any one still believes
that Kansas is dry country, lying upon the
margin Of "The Great American desert" as the
old Geographers used to say, wish he would
visit our State this year and he would be sur
prised at the luxuriance, the vegetation, the
productveness of the soil and the quantity of
rain that has fallen. From one extremity Of
the State to the other, we get the same reports,
of uncommonly fine crops, and an uncommonly
wet season.
Eastern people are in great measure mis-
taken about the dryness of Kansas, sure crops
failed in 1860 and want and suffering fell upon
our population, but that was an exceptional
year, and had not our farmers been deeply in
debt and compelled TO sell every spare bushel
of corn, trusting to the next crop for support,
even then the suffering would not have been
very great Since then there has been no fail,
ure of crops, and no great suffering. A better
proof still that Kansas is not extremely dryis the
observations for the Smithsonian Institute
made at Fort Leayenworth during period of
twenty five years, and these observations show
an average fall of rain at that point Of over
thirty inches, az much as Western New York,
Minnesota or Wisconsin, and those are not con-
sidered very dry countries.
Last week Leavenworh was visited by a
terrible flood, the little stream which flows
through the city, three Mile Creek, was raised
by the rains to an unprecedented height, rising
nearly forty Jet in a few hours and sweeping
away houses and bridges in its irresistible
course. Some dozen lives were lost and $780,
900 worth of property destroyed, including two
or three handsome bridges which had been re-.
Gently built at great cost by the city.
From our Eastern counties we are hearing
reports of great oil discoveries and in Bourbon
and Linn companies are now engaged in bor-
ing with good indications of ultimate success.
In Linn Co., for several years the existance
of oil has not been doubted as several wells
have been dug ut different points which have
been rendered totally useless by oil, and in one
or two instances oil in considerable quantities
has actually been collected. The indications
extend along near the Missouri line from the
Kansas river into the Irdian Territory and
those interested in the speculation are very
hopeful of finding oil in paying quantities.
Our Kansas Railroads are being pushed for.
ward with considerable activity. The Pacific
road is having some II ouble in getting its
bonds from government. the Perry company
which built the road from Wysndoue to this
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-11
For The Vermont Picnic
National Temperance Convention.

MIR. EDTTOR:-
As the reserve delegate from Windham County to
the National Temperance Convention held at Sarato-
ga N. Y, Aug. LIST, beg leave to make the follow
ing report, through your paper. This report is not
made for the purpose Of presenting full record Of
the proceedings of this important convention, but
briefly to state few of the leading questions discuss
ed and the more important decisions made by that
body
The National Temperance Convention though not
as emnenty practical in its present results as some
might wish yet on the whole was success.
Resolutions were adopted and sugges tions made
which ifca'Tied out cannot fail to the people
to their danger and exercise the demon Intemperance
from our land.
A resolution was adopted in. the early part of the
session to the effect that the convention of '65 take
the same grounds against intemperance as did the
conventions of 49, '96, Al and 5l-that we look up
on this evil second to none other in our land, and
that every effort should DO made for its extermina-
ton.
Connection Of Temperance with Religion. Later