Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19
laws on VERMONT, a, u. 1861.
rPuhlis Acts, designated by the Secretary OF
state for publication IN the newspapers'l

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the Acts of 1865, relating TO AUGMENTATION
70 L. keFt6y enacted, DC, , |
see. /. Sections one and two OF number
seventeen OF the Acts OF 1850, are heresy
amended so as TO read as follows; -
No court in this State shall natlrallHe any
alien. except upon proceedings and eGamlna' |
ton and oath Of the applicant IN open court oe,
fore iudge,thereot AZ regular term y, salu
cour holden In the county where the applicant |
Tesid, :. and has resided one full year next pre-
vious the date Of his application: ou,, shall
SEC l. II any clerk or Judge OF a court sISsi
issue sertiacate Of naturalization TO any allen,
except lon proceedings and the examlhauou
and oath Of the applicant in open court as
aforesaid. and upon due proof OF ms resluenCs
as aforesaid, such clerk or judge shall DC hneu
one hundred dollars for each certificate SO Is
sued by him, contrary to the PROVISIONS ol 'n's
SEC. s. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 20, 1867.
Anact in amendment of sections forty-Ave and
sixty.one of chapter eighty.nine of the Gen
eral Statutes, entitled "0f banks"
Il Is heFeby enacted, dc,
SEC, !, That so much OF sections forty'hVe
and sixty-one of chapter eighty nine oil the
General Statutes, as relates to the election ana
salary of bank commissioner is hereby repealed.
SEC 3 The Auditor Of Accounts is au,
thoriZRd to perform any duties now prescribed
by law TO be done by the bank com missioner;
SEC s. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Oct %, 1867.
An act in addition to chapter twenty four of
the General statutes, entitled "Of laying out
and disseminating highways and Bridges
70 Is HEREBY enacted, dc
SEC. / Whenever, in the opinion OF the
scectmen of anStown any public highway in
such town is liable TO be obstructed by snow
drifts and the fences adjoining such highway,
are so reconstructed that they may be conveniently
laid down, such selectmen may cause any por-
lions of such fences TO be laid down, to remain
during the then coming winter, unoer the same
provisions for notice, hearing and damages, as
are provided in section nine OF chapter twenty
four of the General Statutes.
Sec .. This act shall take effect from its
Approved Nov 90, 1867.
An act in addition 10 chapter twentyfOur OF
the General Statutes, relating to highways
II is hertby Enacted, dc.
SEC l. IN all cases where u street or high
way has been. or may be hereafter laid out and
established, or altered as provided in chapter
twenty-iour of the General Statutes, the select
wey is laid out, established or altered, shall
have authority and are hereby empowered to
take possession of the land within the surveyed
limits Of said street or highway, and remove all
distinctions therefrom, at any time after the
expiration of time allowed and fixed by the
seicctmen laying out the same, or the county
court establishing said street or highway, Tor
the land owners of said land to remove their
buildings, fences, trees, timber or wood. and TO
lay such lands open for working and traVel
provided. said ~ ectmen shall tender ana oher
to pay such land owner or owners ms or thell
land damages, il any has been awarded by tht
selectmen or committee laying out or altering
said highway or street.
SEC. ;. This act shall take effect from til
Approved Nov, 81, 1867,
An Act III addition to "An act for the regula
ton and government of the Vermont Reform
school, approved Nov. 10, 1866.
10 Is htfeby esQcted dc.
SEC. ], Whenever any justice of the peact
shall bind over for trial to the county court am
minor within. the age of sixteen years, sucl
Justice in his discretion may order such minor
for the want of sufficient sureties, to be con
fined in the Vermont Reform School at Water
bury, instead of the county jail.
SEC. 2. When any boy shall be committed t.
said School by virtue Of this act, and said DO,
shall not submit to the rules and requirement
of said School, or his presence in said Schoo
shall be prejudicial thereto, by and with tn
advice OF the trustees, the superintendent shal
endorse upon a copy of the warrant left wit
the superintendent when said boy was commit
ted, an order to commit said boy to the commel
jail oe the county from which said boy was sen
TO said School. Ard said order shall be, as nea
as practicable, in the form following:
STATE OF VERMONT, To any sheriff o
WASHINGTON COUNTY, S. constable in thi
State GREETING:
By the authority of the State of Vermont yo
are hereby commanded to take the body of tn
within named
and him commit to the keeper of the Jail il
in the county OF
within the said prison. who is hereby con
manded 20 receive the said boy and him sael
keep so tna; he may be had TO appear before ii
county court for said county of
- within set forth.
Hereo! :ai. no. M of this precept and yor
doings there Ike due return to me.
Given uior' NY htnd at Waterbury in sal
county q Washington, this ia
Of 4. y. iSG
Superintendent of
Vt. Reform School.
SEC ). Any sheriff or constable in the Sta
may serve me SAID warrant and commit sai
boy to the Jail OF the county, from which sa
boy was sent. and ssd boy shall be held in sa
jail to answer the charge against him as thoug
he had been committed to said Jail instead
the said Reform School.
SCI, / The cost OF committing such bt
TO al ~ he paid out Of the funds of sa
ScnOo..
SCI. :. When such boy, so committed, sht
1--WE surety for his appearance before the coun
court Ia answer the charge against him, as pr
yded In section twelve, chapter one hundr
and twenly.iour sf the General Statutes, al
the clerk OF said court shall certify such ia
to the superintendent, said superintendent sh
discharge such hoy from said School.
Approved Nov. 81, 1871.
An Act concerning the education Of childrt
between eight and fourteen years of age.
Il is EeJeby ehdct6d de-
SEC. /. Every child of good health and sou
mind, between eight and fourteen years of az
in this state, shall attend a public school
least three months in the year, unless such CHI
has been otherwise furnished with the mea
Of education for like period of time, or
already acquired the branches oflearning taug
in the pablo schools
SEC. 2. No child between the above az
who has resided in this State one year, shall
employed in any mill or factory, unless 81
child has already attended public school thu
months within the year next preceding.
SEC. 3. Every parent or guardian who p
mits his child or ward to violate the above p
visions, or every owner, employer or oversC
of any mill or factory who shall employ q
child in violation of section two Of this a
shall forfeit and pay sum not less than
= 1ars or more than twenty dollars, to
-, 'overed like other penalties, by prosecute
hof, re any justice of the peace, one-half of 81
oo1s " to 90 to the complainant, and the otl
5oiF 70 the treasurer of the town in which 81
Epn LTS sd Nov. 81, 1867.
An Ac, T, :. lation TO the hours of labor of Ct