Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-07

ments; and secondly, to the extinguishment
of the principal.
Sec. 3. On all notes, bills. or other SINH
lar obligations, whether made payable on
damand or at a specified time, with interest
annually, the annual interest that remains
unpaid shall be subject to simple interest
from the time they become due to the time
of final settlement; but if in any year, reck-
oning from the time such annual interest be-
gan to accrue, payments have been made,
the amounts of such payments at the end of
such year with interest thereon from the
time of payment shall be applied: first, to
liquidate the simple interest that has accru-
ed from the unpaid annual interests; second
ly, to liquidate the annual interests that have
become due; and thirdly, to the extinguish-
ment of the principal.
Sec a. Nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to affect the existing laws re-
lating to banks and banking institutions, nor
to notes and contracts existing before the
passage of this act.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866
An act to provide for the restoration aud preservation
of fish in the State of Vermont.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
O6C L. nc OONcrllOr Oh lUc NlUlc Is U6TC-
by authorized and empowered to appoint
two persons to be styled Fish Commission
ers, whose duties it shall be to confer with
the Fish Commissioners of the New Eng
land States and Canada; to direct and SUI
perintend in their discretion, the construc-
ton of fish-ways that may be built in the
streams of the State; and Also at the eX
pense of the State TO introduce shad and
salmon, or other good varieties of fish, into
such streams, lakes or ponds as they may
deem suited to the habits and successful cul-
tivation of such fish. Provided the entire
expense incurred under this act shall not ex-
coed five hundred dollars.
Sec 2. Said Commissioners shall hold
their offices for the term of five years, I'M
less others shall be appointed to fill the va
cancies occasioned by death, resignation, or
inability to attend to the duties required.
Sec. 3. No person shall be allowed to
take any shad or salmon in any waters of
this State or contiguous thereto for the term
of five years from the date of the passage
of this act, provided: the States adjoining
and the Province of Canada enact similar
prohibitory laws respecting the waters trib-
utary to and flowing from the lakes and
streams Of this State; and, provided fur
thermore, if the States of New Hampshire
and Massachusetts each enact similar pro-
hibitory laws, then this section shall prOh-
bit the taking of shad or salmon in the Con-
necticut river and the streams, lakes or
ponds tributary thereto; and provided fur
Their, if the government of Canada and the
State of New York shall each enact Il SINH
lar law, then this section shall prohibit the
taking of shad or salmon in Lake Cham
plain and Lake Memphremagog and the
ponds and streams tributary thereto, but
not otherwise.
Sec. 4. No person shall be permitted to
take any trout or lunge in this State, with
any hook, net or other device, for the term
of five years from the date of this act, ex-
cept from the first day of May to the fif-
teenth day Of August of each year: provd-
ed, however, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit the taking of
fish in private ponds constructed expressly
for the raising of fish by the owners thereof;
and provided further, that any person want
ing spawn for the propagation of fish, may
take fish from their spawning beds or else
where during the spawning season, provid-
ed such person first obtain a written permits
sion from majority of the board of civil
authority of the town in which such fish are
TO be taken.
Sec. D. Any person violating the third or
fourth sections of this act shall be liable to
prosecution before any justice Of the peace
Tor the county in which the ofiense is COM
mitted, and shall be fined not less than five
dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars.
or imprisoned not less than ten days nor
more than three months, in the Jail of the
county in which the oflense is committed, or
both penalties, in the discretion of the court.
together with costs of prosecution-one-half
of the fine to go to the person making the
complaint, and the other half to the treasury
of the State. Provided that nothing in this
act contained shall prevent any person from
taking trout or muskalunge with hook and
line, from the fifteenth day of May to the
thirty-first day of August in each year.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1866
An act making provision for the support Of govern
ment
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. a tax of ifty-five cents on the
dollar is assessed on the lists of the polls
and rateable estate of the inhabitants of this
State, for the year 1866, to be paid into the
treasury by the first day of June next. in
money, certificates, or notes issued by the
treasurer, or orders drawn on the treasury
by authority of law.
Sec. 2. The sum of forty-eight thousand
dollars is appropriated for the purpose of
paying the debentures of the Lieut.. Cover
nor, the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, and the contingent expenses of the
General Assembly.
Sec. 3. The sum of two hundred and thir-
ty-seven thousand five hundred dollars is
appropriated, for the purpose of paying such
demands against the State as may be allow
ed by the auditor of accounts and such drafts
as may be drawn by county clerks as pro-
vided by law.
Sec. a. The sum of seven thousand five
hundred dollars is appropriated, to pay such
orders as may be drawn to pay the contin-
gent and incidental expenses of the execu-
1--WE ana treasury departments.
sec. o. The sum of one hundred thousand
dollars is appropriated, for the purpose of
paying the interest on the bonds and debt
of this State.
Sec. 6. For the payment of bonds of this
State due in 1871 such sum is appropriated
not exceeding one hundred and 'hfty thou
sand dollars, as may be in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, and in addition
thereto such further sum not exceeding one
hundred thousand dollars, as may be receiv-
ed from the United States Government, on
account of the claims of this State. The
State treasurer, with advice and direction of
the Governor, is authorized TO negotiate on
the best terms possible for the payment of
said bonds.