Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-11-27


more votes may have been cast for town rep
resentative; and it is hereby made the duty
of the aldermen of such city, the select
men of such town to make out such list OF
voters for every annual city, town or free
men meeting, IN accordance with said act.
without the pet tion in writing, now required
by the first section of said act.
SEC. 2 The board of aldermen of such
citv or the board of civil authority of such
town. NAV, in their discretion, direct the
opening of not to exceed three sets of ballot
boxes at different places in the room, when
the town or freemen's meeting is held, and
may divide the alphabetical list provided for
by said act, into the same number of parts,
and no person shall be allowed To vote except
at the place provided for that portion OF such
alphabetical Inst which contains his name
SEC 3. w henevcr such additional sets of
ballot boxes shall be opened under the pro-
visions oi this act, the proper presiding
officer shall have the general direction OF
the meeting; he shall suitably notify the
voters at which place each division of said
a phabetical list shall vote, and shall also re-
ceive the votes at one Of said places. At the
other place or places Of voting. the votes shall
he received bv one Of the selectmen or in
their absence, by one of the Justices of the
peace. to be named by the board of civil au-
thority and the names Of all persons voting
shall be checked by deputy clerk clerks,
to be appointed for that purpose by the town
clerk. The boxes shall be turned, and all
the votes received at the several places of
voting, shall he sorted and counted in the
manner now provided by law.
SEC t At any meeting of the board Of
civil authority, held under the provisions of
said act. the freeman 5 oath NAV be admins
tered t. any person who would be entitled to
to take the same at the ensuing town or
lrcemens meeting. and thereupon the name
Of such person shall be placed on said alpha
betioal Inst.
SEC. ). No meeting of the board of civil
authority shall be held for any hearing, under
the provisions of this act, later than the day
preceding the day OF election.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. :, 1867.
An Act in amendment of number seventeen
of the Acts of lo06. relating to naturali-
zation.
]! IS herebq enacted, dc.
SEC. /. Sections one and two Of number
seventeen of the Acts of 1860. are hereby
amended - a. t. read - follows
No court in this State shall naturalze any
alien, except upon proceedings and exanina-
ton and oath of the applicant in open court
before judge thereof, at a regular term Of
aid court, holden in the county where the
applicant resides, and has resided one full
-ear next previous 10 the date of his ap-
plcation.
SEc. >. If any clerk or Judge Of a court
hall issue certificate Of naturalization to
ny alien, except up)n proceedings and the
xamination and oath of the applicant in
pen court a. aforesaid, and upon due proof
Il his residence rs aforesaid, such clerk or
udge shall be fined one hundred dollars for
acn certificate 50 issued by him, contrary
. the provisions of this act.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
,assage.
Approved Nov. 20, 1867
IN Act in amendment OF sections fortv-fve
and sixty-one of chapter eighty-nine of the
General Statutes, entitled = Of banks
Il IS hereby enacted, 80.
SEC. /. That - much Of section. forty
We and sixty-one of chapter eighty-nine of
he General ST tutes, rs relates to the cleo
ion and salary OF bank commiss iOner is
erehy repe eileel-
SEC. .. The Auditor of Accounts is au-
horizcd l perform any duties now prescribed
y -aw to DE done by the bank commissioner.
81 . Au'c dct e4litu t1hc eueGl IrCm lis
,assage.
Approved Oct %, 1867.
IN Act IN addition t. chapter twenty-four
of the General Statutes, entitled .'Of lay
ing out and discontinuing highways and
bridges.
Ii IS here6g enacted. dc
SIC /. Whenever, in the opinion Of the
electmen Of any town, any public highway
n such town is liable To be obstructed by
now-drifts, and the fences adjoining such
ghwav, are 50 constructed that they may
e conveniently laid down, such selectmen
nay cause any portions of such fences TO be
Aid down, to remain during the then coming
inter, under the same provisions for notice.
caring and dama Ges las are provided in sec
on nine of chapter twenty-four of the
ieneral Statutes
SEC. ,. This act shall take effect from its
assage.
Approved Nov. -. 1867.
n Act in addition to chapter twenty-four of
the General Statutes, relating to highways.
II IS here6V enacted do.
SIC /. In all cases where street or high /
'ay has been, or may be hereafter laid out |
nj established, or altered as provided in |
lapter twenty-tour Of the General Statutes, |
ne selectmen of the town in which such |
rect or highway is laid out, est ablished or |
tered, shall have authority and are hereby
npowered to take possession of the land
1thin the surveyed limits of said street or
lghway, and remove all distractions there
ON, at any time after the expiration of time
llowed and fixed by the .electmen laying
1t the same, or the county court establish
II said street OF highway, for the lapd own
II lam IN bai f,,1sl !
nces, trees, timber or wood. and to Law
lch lands open for working and travel :; pro-
ded, said selectmen shall tender and offer
pay such land owner or owners his or their
lid damages, if any has been awarded by
le selectmen or committee laying out or
tering said highway street.
SsC. ,. This act shall take effect from its
usage.
Approved Nov. ~, 1867 /
II Act In addition to - An act for the regu-
lation and government Of the Vermont
Reform School" approved November 70,
1866.
IL IS hereby enacted, e,c.
SEC. /. Whenever any justice of the
eace shall bind over for trial TO the county
urt any minor within the age of sixteen
sars, such justice in his discretion may
der such minor. for the want of sufficient
reties, TO be confined in the Vermont Re
rm School at Waterbury, instead Of the
'unty Jail. -. --5E
SEC. > When any boy shall be committed
said School by virtue of this act, aud said
y shall not submit to the rules and require
ent. of said School, or his presence in said
hool shall be prejudicial thereto, by and
ith the advice of the truste s, the superin-
ndent shall endorse upon copy of the
arrant left with the superintendent when
i'd boy was committed, an order TO commit
id boy to the common Jail of the county
ON which said boy was sent TO said School. II
nd said order shall be, as near as practica-