The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-12-17

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Sec This act shall take effect
frsin It's passage
Approved Nov. l3. 1867
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eual Stainies. ia rtaii1a 10 divorce.
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Sec After the fling Of a libel for
the dissolution a marriage or for n
divorce, any Judge Il thesuprome court
may on the petition 81 the eife. pronib-
1.-THE husband from imposing any re-
straiut on her personal liberty punug
the pendeucr Of the libel and may in
like manner, on the application ofeither
party. make such order concerning the
care and custody Of the miuor children
Of the parties, during the pendency Of
the libel as shall be deemed expedient
and for the benefit Of the children
Sec. 2. After the fling Of libel for
divorce any Judge Of tho supreme court
may, on application OF either party, on
such notice to the adverse party as said
Judge shall direct, make such order
and decree III regard to temporary all
mony and funds to support the wife
and minor children, aud maiptain the
litigation during the pendency Of such
libel, as to the said Judge shall seem
ust
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved Oct 26, 1867.
An Act 20 ameaH au sot, entitled "An act providing
fir "A checklist Of VOTERS approved November ~
1865.
n Is dsyeJy cnacttd, &c.
Sec. |. Tue provisions OF an act en-
titled, "An act providing for check
list OF voters" approved November 10.
1866, shall apply to every town or city
iii this State, in which at any freeman's
meeting, five hundred or more votes
may have been cast for town represen-
tative; and ii is hereby made the duty
of the alderman of such city, or the Sc
lect men of such town to make out such
list Of voters for every annual city,
Gown or freemans meeting, III accor-
dance with said act, without the peti-
lion in writing, required by the first
section OF said act
See 2 The board of aldermen of
such city, or the board of civil authori-
ty of such town, may, in their dlscre-
ton, direct the opening of not to exceed
three sets of ballot boxes at different
places in the room, when the town or
freemens meeting is held, and may di-
vide the alphabetical list provided for
by said act, into the same number of
parts, and no person shall be allowed
10 vote except at the places provided
for that portion Of such alphabetical list
which contains his name.
Sec. 3. Whenever suca additional
sets Of ballot boxes shall Do opened un-
der the provisions of this act, the prop
er presiding officer shall have the gen
eral direction of the meeting; he shall
suitably notify the voters at which place
each division of said alphabetical list
shall vote, and shall also receive the
5otes at one of said places At the
other place or places of voting, the votes
shall be received by one of the select
men, or, in their absence, by one Of the
Justices of the peace, to be named by
he board of civil authority; and the
lames of all persons voting shall be
,,hecled by a deputy clerk or clerks, to
be appointed for that purpose by the
town clerk The boxes shall be turned,
and all the votes received at the sever
III places of voting, shall be sorted and
counted in the manner now provided
by law,
Sec. f. At any meeting Of the board
Of civil authority, held under the pro-
visions of said act, the freemen's oath
may be administered to any person who
would be entitled to take the same at
the ensuing town or freemens meeting,
and thereupon the name Of such person
shall be placed on said alphabetical list
Sec. 8. No meeting of the board Of
civil authority shall be held for any
hearing, under the provisions of this
act, later than tho day preceding the
day Of election.
Sec g. This act shall take effect from
It's passage
Approved Nov 6, 1867.
An Act in amendment of number seventeen Of the
Acts Of 1866, relating to naturalization.
Hfs hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. |. Sections one and two of num-
Der seventeen of the Acts Of 1866, are
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
No court in this State shall natural
ize any alien, except upon proceedings
and examination and oath Of applicant
in open court before Judge thereof, at
a regular term Of said court, holden IN
the county where the applicant resides,
and has resided one full year next pre-
Yious to the date Of his application.
Sec. 2. If any clerk or Judge Of q
court shall issue certificate Of natura-
iization to any alien, except upon pro-
! ceedngs and the examination and oath
Of the applicant in open court as afore-
said, and upon due proof Of his resi-
dence as aforesaid, such clerk OF Judge
shall be fined one hundred dollars for
each certificate so issued by him, con
trary to the provisions Of this act
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved Nov. 20, 1867
An Act Ia agnenfsneut Of sections f1rtv~fvs and