Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-03

That lie will bestow special blessings on all our
institutions of learning that lie will grant pros
perity to our churches, bounty and plenty to our
people, and a cheering reward to all lawful indus
tryi
And that lie will eraciously preserve MS from
pestilcnce, give us health and an uudyng love for
true liberty, equal laws, and an undeiled religion.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State,
in Executive Chamber at Montpelier this
twenty-seventh day Of March in the year
us. OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-seven, aud Of the Independence
Of the United States the ninety-first.
PAUL DILLINGHAM;.
BY His Excclcncy the Governor;
WILLIAM Z. DuuNGHAM,
Secretary Of Civil and Military Affairs.
AN ACT TOlENABLE THE TOWNS THERE
IN NAMEp TO AID IN THE CoNsrRUcroN OF
THE MoNrrELER ANp ST. JoHNsBuRY, AND
THE ESSEX CouNY RAILROADS.
10 IS hereby enacted by the General assembly Of
the state Of Vermont;
SIC. 1. The towns Of Montpelier East
Montpelier, Planfeld, Marshdeld and Cabot in
Washington county, the town OF Orange IN Orange
county, the towns of liardwick Walden, Danville,
Peacham, st. Johusbury. Waterford and Kirby in
Caledonia county and the towns of Concord and
Lunenburgh in Essex county, are hereby author
lied and empowered, in the manner hereinafter
specified, TO aid in the construction of the Mont
pcer and St Jolnsbury and the Essex County
Railroads either by subscribing for or purchasing
the stock or bonds Of such roads, or by guaran-
teeng the payment of interest ON such stock or
bonds
SIC 2. Such subscription, purchase or con
tract, may be made by any Of said towns, when
the assent in writing thereto OF majority Of those
paying taxes, both in number and amount OF grand
list then in force in such town, shall first be OBJ
tanned by an instrument Of assent, signed and
acknowledged before any person authorized to
take the acknowledgement Of deeds in the county
in which such town is situated, by each person so
asserting and each assent shall be dated, and
shall specify the amount OF the grand list Of the
person asserting. SAID instrument OF assent shall
set forth in substance the contract, subscription
or purchase, to be made by such town. and the
conditions which the same is to be made
Provided, the assent of no taxpayer shall be bind
ing or of force or be counted in ascertaining the
majority aforesaid, unless such majority shall have
been obtained within six months from the date Of
the first certificate of assent
SEC g. Every such instrument of assent shall
name three persons, who shall be resident citizens
and taxpayers of the town wherein such assent
shall take effect who shall be commissioners to
make and execute, in the name OF and on behalf
of such town, the contract, subscription or pur-
chase therein mentioned. And when said COM
missioners shall have made and executed said
subscription, purchase contract in pursuance of
the terms of such assent, and the provisions of
this act, the same shall be binding upon such
town.
SEC. A. Any of said towns are hereby author
lied and empowered to make and issue negotiable
bonds or notes at q rate Of interest not exceeding
seven per cent. per annum, specified in semi-an-
nual coupons thereto attached, for the purpose Of
carrying out the contract, purchase or subscription
made by the commissioners OF such town, as be-
fore provided in this act, Said bonds notes
shall be signodb by the seectmen and countersiened
by the treasurer of the town issuing the same, and
shall be dated and numbered aud a record of said
bonds or notes shall be made and kept in the town
clerks Office of such town. And the treasurer of
such town is hereby authorized, and it is made his
duty, TO issue said bonds or notes, or pay over the
ayails thereof to the parties entitled thereto by
the terms of such contract, purchase or subscnp-
ton.
SEC, 3. In determining the majority provided
for in section two of this act reference shall be
had to the grand list of such town in force at the
time the first certificate OF assent is made. And
where the estate of any person deceased, or under
guardianship, or any estate in the hands of trus-
tees, shall be included in said list, the executor,
administrator, guardian trustee representing
such estate, is hereby authorized to give the assent
hereinbeiore provided IN behalf of such estate
In case the property OF any corporation is EN-
braced in such list, the majority Of the directors
of such corporation may give such assent. Aud
where any real estate included in such list has,
since tho making Of said list been conveyed, the
assent herein provided for shall be given by the
person or party to whom such property has been
conveyed. In determining the majority provided
for in section two of this act taxpayers non-resi
dent in such town, and the grand list against such
nonresident taxpayer, shall be excluded.
SIC. 6. When any instrument of assent, here
in provided for, shall have been signed and ac-
knowledged by the majority in the manner herein
before required the commissioners named in such
instrument shall append thereto a certificate, by
them subscribed and sworn to, stating that such
assent has been signed and acknowledged by such
majority is required by this act, and shall cause
such instrument of assent, aud such certificate, to
be filed and recorded in the town clerks Office of
such town, and shall also a copy of such in
| srument and certificate, certified by the town
clerk of such town, 20 be lodged and recorded in
| the county clerks office, in the county in which
| such town is situated and until said records are
made, such commissioners shall not proceed to
make any contract, subscription or purchase, on
| behalf of such town. Before entering upon their
duties said commissioners shall be sworn to a
faithful performance of their duties, and certf-
cate of such oath shall be made upon such instru-
ment Of assent and recorded Herewith. Such in
strument and certificates, so executed and record
ed shall be conclusive evidence of the facts there
in stated, and certified copy thereof from either
of the Offices where the are recorded, shall
be admissible as evidence.
SIC z. II any of the commissioners provided
for in this act, shall become from any cause inca
pablo of acting any signer of the instrument of
assent wherein such commissioner is named, may
apply to the court of chancery for the appointment
OF a commissioner in the place of the thus in
capable of acting; and said court, after such no
tice as it may direct, may make such appointment
and the person appointed shall be resident tax
payer in the town for which he is TO act, and shall
have the same powers and duties as if originally
named in said instrument Of assent.
q. 4. 4. q
sage.
Tue TROUBLE IN MAINLAND The situation
in MARY land, for which the interpostion of Con
gress is invoked, is in substance this 49,
1 When the Union men were in power during the
rebellion, they neglected TO do ANYTHING toward
bringing eolored Unionists to the polls, so that
when Tho reheh retuTned, they, with the aid Of a