Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-07
AN ACT relating to criminal prosecutions.
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II IS hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. l. In the trial Of sll indictments, COM
plants, informations or other proceedings
against persons charged with crimes or ofenses,
the person so charged shall, at bis own request,
and not otherwise, be deemed competent wit
ness, the credit to be given to his testimony
being left solely to the jury under the instruc-
tious Of the court, but the refusal of such per-
son to testify, shall not be considered by the
jury as evidence against him.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1866.
IN ACT relating to the redemption of bank
notes.
II is hereJg enacted, &c.
SEC. l. After the expiration of the charter
Of any bank chartered by this State, or after the
termination Of the existence Of any such bank,
agreably TO the laws Of this State, fuch bank
may cause notice to be published in all the
weekly newspapers Of the county where such
bank is located, for one full year, setting forth
that said bank will redeem its outstanding bills
the day Of the expiration Of its charter or the
date Of the termination Of its existence, and a
copy Of this act And upon due publication Of
such notice, neither such bank or its officers
shall be liable to any action for the non-redemp-
ton Of any Of its outstanding bills, unless the
same shall have been duly presented and pay
ment thereof demanded within the year afore-
said at the banking house Of said bank.
S C. ,. After the expiration Of the charter,
or after the termination Of the existence Of any
such bank as aforesaid, such bank shall cease to
be subject to the operation, or liable to the pro-
visions Of the sixty-third section Of chapter
eignty-nine Of the General Statutes.
SIC. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov 10. 1866.
An ACT providing that towns may elect col
lector Of taxes.
II is hereby enacted. SC.
SIC l. Any town in this State may, at its
annual March meeting, choose from among the
inhabitants thereof, a collector Of taxes, who
shall have all the powers and be subject TO all
the duties and liabilities that fret constables are
nog under in the collection Of State and other
taxes, and the first constable shall be collector
Of taxes as now provided by law in such towns
only as shall not choose a collector Of taxes as
heIeinbefore provided.
SIC. ?. Ii shall be the duty Of the town
clerk 10 give the same notice Of the election Of
collector Of taxes as is now required by law to
be gwen OF the election Of first constables, and
IN all cases Of the election Of collectors Of taxes,
all warrants and rate bills for the collector OF
taxes shall be directed to the collector Of taxes
instead Of the first constable, as is now provided
by law.
SIC. 8. Al acts and parts of acts inconsist-
Cnt with this act are hereby repealed.
SIC. 4. THIS act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1866.
| AN ACT TO amend sec;ion forty of chapter twen-
ty-two Of the General Statutes, relat ng to the
providing Of district schools in certain cases.
II as hereby enacted, &c.
SIC l. Section forty OF chapter twenty-five
/ Of the General Statutes is hereby amended by
adding thereto as follows: And 1t is further
provided if any district, either by vote or other
/ wise, shall fail to commence and maintain a
/ term Of school, within four weeks from the tenth
/ day Of Nov. in each year, and within four weeks
from the first day Of May in each year. or shall
tail to provide and keep in proper repair suit
able place for both winter and summer school,
the selectmen Of the town on the application Of
any two legal voters in the district, and upon
bearing Of the parties, may declare all Offices in
the district vacant. and thereupon shall proceed
to provide a suitable place for winter and sum
mer school, and may employ some suitable per-
son to teach school IN said dis rie;, for period
not less than three months aai TO defray the
expenses, they may lay tax on the district in