The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-12-13

Judge shall seem Just.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage. eat taA De- shoi
Approved Oct. 26, 1867. oy
An Act to amend an act, entitled IAN
net providing for checklist Of vot-
ers, approved November 10, 1866.
n is hereby enacted, dc. -g
SEC. l. The provisions of an act
entitled can act providing for check
list Of voters" approved Nov, 10, 1866,
shall apply to every town or city in
this State, in which, at any freeman's
meeting, five hundred or more votes
may have been cast for town represen-
tative; aud it is hereby made the du-
ty Of the aldermen of such city, or The
selectmen of such town, to make ont
s lch list of voters for every animal
city, town or freeman's meeting, in
accordance with said act, without the
petition in writing, now required by
the first section of said act
SEC 2. The board of aldermen of
such city, or the board of civil author
ity of such town, may, in their discre-
ton, direct the opening Of not to ex-
coed three sets of ballot boxes at diff
erent places in the room, when the
town or freeman'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 list which contains his
name. $4,000
SEc. 8. Whenever such additional
sets of ballot-boxes shall be opened
under the provisions of 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 alphabet
cal 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 be received by one OF
the selectmen, or, in their absence, by
one of the justices of the peace, to be
/, named by the board of civil authority
and the names of all persons voting
shall be checked by a deputy clerk or
clerks, to be appointed for that pur-
} pose by the town clerk. The boxes
shall be turned, ana all the votes re-
ceived at the several places of voting,
shall be sorted and counted in the
, manner now provided by law.
SEC. 4. At any meeting of the
board of civil authority, held under
the provisions of said act, the free
man oath may be administered to
/ any person who would be entitled to
take the same at the ensuing town or
freemen's meeting, and thereupon the
name of such person shall be placed
on said alphabetical list
SEC. 5. 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. .4ff
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect
from its passage. s
Approved Nov. 6, 1867.
An Act in amendment of number sew
enteen of the Acts OF 1866, relating
to naturalization.
II Is hereby endcted, dc.
SIC. /. Sections one and txo OF
number seventeen Of the Acts of 1866,
are hereby amended so as to read as
, follows: adtsf ST rtu ISL
No court in this State shall natural
ize any alien, except upon proceedings
and examination and oath of the ap.
plicant i'll open court before a judge
thereof, at regular term of said
court, holden in the county where the
applicant resides, and has resided one
full year next previous 10 the date oil
his application.
SEC. 2. If any clerk or judge OF a
: court shall issue a certificate of natur-
aiization to any alien, except npon
proceedings and the examination
and oath of the applicant in open
court as aforesaid, and upon due proof
of his residence as aforesaid, such
Judge or clerk shall bd fined one hun
bred dollars for each certificate SO is
sued by him, contrary to the proyis-
ions OF this act.
! SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
from it's passage. hp "fpa
Approved Nov 81, 1867. s5a.t
! An Act in amendment to section forty
five and sixty of chapter eighty
, nine of the General Statutes, enti-
tied "Of banks. ast
i. u is hereby enacted, dc,
SEC L. That so much of section
, forty-five and sixty-one of chapter
eighty-nine of the General Statutes,
, as relates to the election and salary OF
bank commissioner is hereby repeal,
, ed.
Src. Q. The Auditor Of Accounts
is authorized to perform any duties
now prescribed by law to be done by
the bank commissioner oH s6aid !
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
II Approved Oct. 26. 1867 9a Fh ~
An Act in addition to chapter twenty
i four of the General Statutes, emit
tied "Oflaylng out and discontinu
ing highways and bridges. "'' 's'N'
i RS hereby enacted, &C. p ''''iVti'f
SEC /. Whenever, In the opinior