Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-14
LAWS OF VERMONT.
Passed a, tho Special session, March 0, 1865
An Act providing for change Of Venue il Ger.
tain casgs

An Act providing for change Of Venue III Ger.
tain eases.
us hereby enacted By The GeH'rqi assembly
Of The Seie Of Vermoui:
Sec, J.. Whenever any person shall be under
information or lnd.c,men, fora any 0fsnse against
any law Of this State, tie punishment whereof
by law shall b9 death or imprisonment IN tho
state Prison. any Judge 81 the supreme Court
NAV, upon application by respondent e. by the
States Attorney Of the county where such prose
cutlon 10 pending, direct the trial Of such re-
spondent 70 be removed 20, and had in any
county within this State, and thereupon the
Same Proceedings shall be had as though such
ofense had been committed ia tho county whore
the trial is held.
See. , Whenever any person is OF shall be
under arrest in this State charged with any Of
lens, named in the preceding section and when
~ the opinion OF the Governor Of this State such
person cannot be properly or SMELLY Kept in the
jail of the county where such prosecution il
pending ;he Governor may by his order in
writing, direct the oHieer having the custody OF
such person to commit or remove such person
Tor Confinement and safe keeping 70 the State
Prison at Windsor, OF 20 any jai! ia any county
in this State, pending proceedings uron such
charge.
Sec. 3. This arl shall tak' aas irnm he
passage.
Approved aaroh q, 1865
An Ac, declaring the assen, OF this c;atc 10 o
certain article of amendment to the cons,iiu.
| ton OF the United States.
/ II is hercby enacted BY tbe GH,rdI 4s0miiy
/ OF The STATE Of Vermont
Sec. l. That the amendment 10 the cons i
tuition OF the United States, providing that uei-
Their slgyery nor involuntary servltudo, except
asa punishment for crime whereof The party
shall have been duly convicted, shall exist with
in the United States, OF any place subject TO
their jurisdiction, proposed by the thirty eighth
Congress Of the United States, al the second
session Of thu, b. ly, begun and holden a, the
city of " ashingtou, IN the District Of Colum
bia, on the first Monday OF December, one thou.
sand. eight hundred AMI sixty-iour, and Gppro-
we'd February first, one thousand eight hundred
|, and sixty-6ve, in the words following; viz
" RESOLVED By the Senate and House Of Repre-.
" ssnaiiue' If nc imtfd Sot,s 81 Amplcl N
&" Congress assembled ulro.hirds Of both house,
" eoncurring) that tue following article DO pro
, "posed to the Legislatures Of the several State:
~ an amendment to the constitution OF the
" United States, which. when ratified by three.
" lour,hs of SAID Legislatures shall be valid t
- all intents and purposes, a. a part of the alC
1 d" cons tuition, naMely
ARTiCLE XIII.
Sec. /. Neither slavery nor involuntary
: servi,ude, except as punishment for chmt
E. whereof the party shall have been duly con
o "victed, shall exist within the United States. OF
" any place subject to their jurisdiction"
Sec . Congress shall have power to en-
g force this article by appropriate legislation,
be, and the some is hereby ratified
Sec ?. This act shall take effect from II
> passage.
10 Approved March Q, 1865.