Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-26
An Act to More Fully Define the
Duties Of County Grand Jurors.
H.. H.

Introduced by Mr. Skinner, of Derby.i
1t is dereBy eaqctcd By the Geseya issaa-
bB Of the State Of I'e,m08t;
Sec. /. That at each sitting of the
County Court for the several counties in
this State, at which the Grand Jurors of
the several counties shall be empanneled
it shall be the duty of the Grand Jurors
thus empanneled, to make diligent and
thorough inquiry and inquisitiOu into
all infractions of the Liquor Law of this
State, and due presentment make of all
offenses thus found.
Sec, ,. lift shall be found impractical
BILE to fully examine all cases of intrac-
tions of said Liquor Law during the sit
tings of such County Courts for the sew
eral counties in this State, then said
Grand Jurors shall have power to ad-
journ to such place or places in the sew
eral counties as majority of such
Grand Jurors may elect, and shall con
tinue their sittings and inquisitions
with closed doors, and in charge of
sheriff or constable under such injunc-
lions as are observed at the sittings Of
the County Court, until all such insrac-
lions are fully examined and offenders
indicted
Sec. 8. All bills of Indictment thus
found in the absence Of the sittingS of
the County Court, shall be made return
able by the chairman Of such Grand
Jurors, to the States Attorneys Of the
counties where such offences were com
mitted, and by them prosecuted and
the same tried, before any Justice of
the Peace having jurisdiction OF the
same.
Sec, 1. All States Attorneys in the
several courts N this State prosecuting
offenders against the liquor law Of this
State during the interim of the sittings
Of the Comfy Court, shall be entitled to
such fees as were chargeablc by law be-
fore the granting of salaries TO States
Attorneys, and all Grand Jurors acting
according to the provisions of sections
LIST, I'd and Sd of this act, shall receive
the same mileage and per diem pay as is
now paid by statute to Grand and Petit
Jurors.
Sec. 5. All County Grand Jurors and
States Attorneys negleCting or refusing
to examine, indiCt and prosecute Offend
ers against the Liquor Law Of this State,
shall, on complaint of one or more of
the freemen of this State, made before
the town Grand Juror Of any town in
this State, when convicted Of any such
neglect or refusal to examine indiCt or
prosecute, as the case may be, shall pay
the sum of dollars for each
and every neglect, one half to com
plainant, and the other half to the treas
urer of the comfy where such neglect
ing officers reside, the same to be col
lected by
Sec s. This act shall take effect on
and after the first Tuesday in March,
A. D. 1865.
SALE OF CoTroN- There was a
largely attended government auction
sale of cotton in New York on Tuesday
last The bidding was animated, and
eight thousand bales were disposed of,
at good prices. First quality of sea is
land cotton brought one dollar and six
teen and a half cents, and middling fair
Savannah fOrty-four and three fourths
cents, the sales being on the gold basis,
the gold dollar rating at one dollar and
forty six cents in greenbacks.
GRAND DIVISION Sons or TEMPERANCE.
OF MASSACHUSETTS, The annual meeting
OF this most important and noble body
took place on Wednesday in Mercantile
Hall, Boston. About two hundred men,
bers were present, and a number of lady
visitors Forty new members were ini-