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

| tanned shall in any wise affect any complaint
or indictment now pending, or that may
hereafter be made or found for any ofenses
committed before the passage of this act.
against the provisions of the act to which
this is an amendment and addition.
SEC 5. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. q, 1867.
An Act changing the name Of the town of
Goshen Gore to Stannard. and legalixing
IS hereby enacted. DC.
SEC 1. The town in Caledonia county
now know by the name of Goshen Gore shall
hereafter be known and called by the name
of Stannard.
SEC. .. The officers elected by that town
st meeting holden for its organization on
the first Tuesday of September, 1867, shall
he the officers of that town till others are
chosen To fill their places. agreeably to the
statutes of this State: and as such shall have
I'll the powers. perform all the duties, and
he subject to all the liabilities which such Of
fcers have. perform and are liable to, when
regularly chosen at the March meeting in an
organized town.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved Nov. 20. 1867.
An Act 10 encourage manufactures.
IL IS here6U enacted. etc.
SEC. l. All manufacturing establishments
hereafter erected by any individual, compa-
nv or corporation, and all the machinery and
canital used for operating the same, together
with all such machinery hereafter put into
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MED, and all the capital used for operating
the same. are exempted from taxation for
term not exceeding five years provided, that
towns and cities in which such manufactur-
ing establishments NAV be located, or in
which it may be proposed to establish the
s1me, shall in legal manner give their as
sent to such exemption, and such assent
shall have the force of contract and be
binding for the full time specified and the
listers in the several towns are directed to
leave out of the grand list. such property as
their respective towns shall from time to time
exempt from taxation under the provisions
Of this act
SEC. Q. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 81, 1867.
An Act authorizing the establishment and
maintenance of town, city and village
libraries.
Ii IS hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. ]. Each town, city or incorporated
village in this State, NAV establish and main
tain public library therein, with or with
cut branches, for the use of inhabitants
thereof, and provide suitable rooms therefor,
and make such regulations for its manage
ment as may from time to time be deemed
necessary by such town, city or incorporated
village.
SEC. > Any town. city or incorporated
village may appropriate for suitable build
ings or rooms and for the foundation of such
library a sum not exceeding a dollar for each
IF its ratable polls in the year next preced-
ing that in which such appropriation is
made, and may also appropriate annually.
for the maintenance and increase thereof, a
sum not exceeding fifty cents for each Of its
ratable polls in the year next preceding that
in which such appropriation is made, and
may receive, hold and manage any devise,
5equest or donation for the establishment
increase or maintenance of public library
within the same.
SEC. 8. All money raised under the au-
rhority Of this act. by any town, city or in
eorporated village. for the purpose of estab-
fishing and maintaining a library, shall be
paid out and expended by an agent. to be
appointed by the selectmen, board of alder
men. or trustees of such town, city or in
village.
SEC. T. The act entitled, il" An act for
town libraries approved Nov
I, 1863 is hereby repealed.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 2, 1867
An Act authorizing the exchange of coupon |
bonds of the State Of Vermont for certif- |
Gates Of registered loans.
II IS hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. l. Holders of coupon bonds, issued
under the authority of this State may return
the same to the Treasurer of the State, and
receive in exchange therefor like amount
in certificates Of loan, TO be issued as pre-
-cribed in this act
SEC 2 The Treasurer of this State is au-
thorized to cancel the coupon bonds of the
State now deposited in the treasury belong
ing to the Agricultural College Fund, and
issue in lieu thereof certificates of loan, as
provided in this act.
SEC. 3. The certificates of loan issued I'M
der the provisions Of this act shall be made
at the Office of the Treasurer of
this State at such time the bonds would
become due, which may be exchanged there
for and the interest on all such certificates
shall he payable at the Treasures office on
the first days of June and December in each
year.
SIC. i. The loan hereby authorized shall
be inscribed Oh the books of the Treasurer
flee. and also in the books of the Office of
the Secretary of State, and the certificates of
said loan shall bear the seal of the Treasur-
er's Office. the signatures Of the Treasure r