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of Railroads in Vermont by foreign corpo-

of Railroads in Vermont by foreign corpo-
rations.
WHEREAS, the control by foreign cor.
poratinns of the railroad facilities of This
State has become q subject of grave prac-
tical importance, and whereas serious
complaints have been brought TO the
attention of the Legislature against the
conduct of such corporations, engaged
in the management of Vermont roads,
and
WHEREAs,np disposition of these public
works ought TO be allowed, which impairs
the paramount right of the people of the
State TO the lust and reasonable use
thereof; Therefore,
Resoircd By tie Senate and House of
Representatives.
That the Governor be requested to ap-
point three commissioners, whose duty it
shall be TO consider this subject and to
inquire into the grievances alleged TO have
been sustained, with power to send for
persons and papers, and TO report TO the
next annual session of the Legislature
whether any, and what additional legisla-
tion in the premises is necessary, and to
prepare any bill on the subject which they
may think proper TO recommend.
JonN w. STEWART,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
A. b. GARDNER,
President of the Senate.
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Approved March %, 1857.

An Act to cnuble the bennington and
Rutland Railroad Company to aid in
obtaining necessary Railroad connec-
ito rs
II is here Ly caacted etc.:
Sec. l he bennington and Rutland
Railroad Company are hereby authorized
an empowered to sub.cribcd for, pur-
chase, or acquire the bonds of the Lee.
banon Springs in the state of New York,
or the bonds or stock of any other Rail-
roa Company, now or hereafter or.am-
izc !, whose road may connect with the
Bennington and Rutland Railroad, or
with amy railroad connecting Herewith,
in snch manner and direction as to af-
ford to said Bennington AMI Rutland road,
communication by railroad with New
FORK, Albany. or Boston. And to hold,
or TO sell, assign, or dispose of such bonds
or stock, upon such terms as they may
think proper, and to guarantee the pay
mcnt of such bonds, or of dividends ON
such stock, and to make any contract in
cidcnt thereto.
See. ,. The said bennington and
Rutland Railroad Company are hereby
further authorized and empowered, to issue
their bonds, at IA rate of interes, not cx.
cecdinG seven per cent. per an; UNI, pay
able annually, and to execute IL
mortgage or deed of trust of their said
railroad and franchise or property, or to
pledge the income thereof, either for the
purpose of securing the payment Of said
bonds, or Of securing the performance of
any guarantee or contract that may b
made by sai1 Company as authorized by
the first section OF this act.
Sec. 3. No contract shall he made
by said Company under the authority
conferred by this act, until such oJn-
tract shall be authorized by vote of the
directors ofsad company, AMI approved
hy Il vote of three fourths IN amount of
the stockholders of said company. at a
gal meeting thereof.
Sec l. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved March %, 1867.
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STATE OF VERMONT.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
Montpelier, March %, 1867.
l hereby certify that the foregoing ten
numbers are true copies of acts and re-
solves, passed by the General Assembly
at the special session, held in pursuance
of a proclamation Of the Governor, Mar,
A. ID. 1867, 7,-designated for publication
in the newspapers.
GEORGE NICHOLS,
Secretary of State.
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such commissioners shall be sworn to a
faithful discharge of their duties. And
until such records are made, said COM
missioners shall not proceed TO make any
contract, subscription or purchase in the
or behalf Of such town.
Such crrt1gcate so executed and re-
corded shall conclusive evidence of the
facts stated, and by this act authorized to
be stated, therein And certified copy
thereof. and Of such assent, from either of
snid offices where the same are 50 recorded,
sliull be legal evidence of the same.
SEC. :. If any OF the commissioners
provided for in this act, shall, after their
appointment rs such, as aforesaid. die or
removed from this state, or become inca
pabc Of acting, APPLICATION may be made
by any signcr OF the instrument of assent
wherein such commissioner was named, to
the Court of Chancery, for the appoint
ment of a commissioner in the place of
the one so deceased, removed, or incapa-
blc. And said Court may make such
appointment, upon such notice Of slid
application to parties in interest, aS said
Court may direct. And the person SO
appointed shall be n resident citizen and
taxpayer Of the town for which he is APP
pointed. And shall have the same pow
cr and du;ics,as if originally named in said
INSTRUMENT of assent.
SEC. s. In case the conditions express
ed in amy instrument of assent that shall
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While the new station house at New
port, II. L., was being finished up,a Young
man who occasionally takes ''suthin,"
dropped in quite frequently among the
workmen and jocosely selected his "cell."
The Marshal told him he might get in
there sooner than he expected, but he
said there were no fears of that, but it
turned out otherwise, for he was picked
up drunk and first slept in the cell of his
own choice.
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An Act cedng to the United State ex-
elusive jurisdiction over sites for Custom

An Act ceding to the United State ex-
elusive jurisdiction over sites for Custom
House
II is Hereby caccted, &c.
Sec. l. The exclusive jurisdiction over
so much land in the town of Newport as
the United States shall hereafter purchase
not exceeding three acres 81 hereby ceded
to the United States of America, provided
said United States shall purchase such
piece o. land of the owners theieJf and
shall erect thereon u building for custom
house or for other purposes, and keep
there n said custom house.
Sec .. All the land over which iur.
sidctiOn is hereby ceded, and the buildings
and property which may be placed thereon
by said United States, shall be exempt
from taxation so long as the same shall
be used for purposes hereinbefore men
toned.
Sec. 8 This act shall in no manner
take away or interfere with the Jurisdiction
OF this State for the purpose OF serving or
executing any legal process.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved March 2S, 1867.
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A Celt in Memphis thus expressed his
opinion of the County Court. IL don't
think much of this County Court at all.
| know man that killed two nsgurs in
riots and divil cent has he got from the
County Court yit."
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court of chancery for the appointment of
a commissioner in the place of the one
thus incapable of acting and said court,
after such notice as 1t may direct, may
make such appointment and the person
so appointed shall be resident tax payer
in the town Tor which he is to act, and
shall have the same powers and duties as
if originally named in said instrument of
assent.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved March %, 1867.
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Approved March %, 1867.
An Act to incorporate the Rutland
Rail road Company.

An Act to incorporate the Rutland
Rail road Company.
II IS hejrJy cHdcted, etc.
See. |. John l.. Page, Edwin A.
Blrchare, Peter Butler, John b. Taft,
James s Whitney, Aaron B. Spencer,
Friedrich Chaifte and John :. Ehhilg,,
bond holders under the second mortgage
or deed of trust ON the Rutland and Bur
lington Railroad, in the State of Vermcnt,
their associates and SUCCESSORS are hereby
incorporated under the name of the Rut
land Railroad Company, for the purpose
OF holding, maintaining and operating the
SAID railroad, and as such shall have sue
cession and be entitled to all the rights
and privileges of IA corporation.
Sec 2. The capital stock of said cor.
poration shall be three millions of dollars
divided into shares of one hundred dollars
each. And every holder of bond sc
cured BY said second deed of trust or
mortgage on said Rutland and Burlington
Railroad shall he entitled 10 surrender
the same to said corporation and to re.
ceive in lieu thereof one share of capital
stock for each hundred dollars of principal
and interest due on such bond
Sec. 3. This act shall not take effect
to incorporate said company unless the
holders of three fourihs in amount of the
bonds issued under said second mortgage
shall within four months alter the passage
OF this act surrender their bonds as here
matter provided.
Sec. 4. John Prout and John Howe.
Jr, are hereby appointed commissioners
whose duty it shall be to give public no
tlce in one newspaper published in the
city OF Boston, and one nawspI pIper pub.
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Many person has presented Crosby
with five dollars who would not give his
neighbor dollar TO prevent his freezing
Ex.
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"None but the brave deserve the fair"
No; and none but the bIare can live with
some OF them.
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An Act in addition to and explanation of
certain statutes authorizing towns to

An Act in addition to and explanation of
certain statutes authorizing towns to
aid in the construction Of Railroads
within thi, State.
IL Is hereby enacted, DC.
Sec. l. Any town in this State, which
has been heretofore authorized to aid any
railroad company by loan, gift, subscrip
ton for stocks, or otherwise, may vote
such aid, or so much thereof as shall not
have been heretofore voted, at any
meeting called for that purpose in the
manner prescribed by law tol calling spe-
cial town meetings, notwithstanding such
town, at meeting called in the manner
prescribed by the act authorizing them to
grant such aid, may have refused TO
grant aid to such railroad, or have grant
ed portion of the all, only, which such
town was authorized to grant.
Sec. 2. Any town in this State. which
has been heretofore authorized to aid any
railroad company, and which shall have
authorized, or may hereafter authorize
the selectmen, or ether officer or agent of
such town TO borrow money for that pur-
pose, may authorzs the bonds of said
town, with interest coupuns attached, to
be issued for money so borrowed, or to be
borrowed; and any vote by such town
heretofore passed, author izing the issue of
such bonds for such purpose, is hereby
declared valid and legal
Sch. 3. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved March 2S, 1867
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LAWS OF VERMONT.
SPECIAL SESSION, A. d. 1867.

Designated By tic Secretary of State for pub
hcatiOa IN al the Newspapers.
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An Act to provi lie for the expenses of the
present Session of the General Assem-
bly,.
IL is hereby enacted, &c,
s. C. !. The sum of len thousand dol,
lars is appropriated, for the purpose of
paying the debentnres of the Lieutenant
Governor, the Senate and House Of
Representatives, and the contingent ex-
penses of the present special session of the
General Assembly
Sec .. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved March 2s, 1867.
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the action Of any future legislature, to
amend, alter or repeal, as the public good
may require.
Sec. l3 This act shall take effect from
It's passage.
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An Act TO prevent the destruction of fish
by the use Of pounds or by the setting
of nets.
IL IS here5y enacted, &c.
Sec. If any persons shall hereafter
take, kill, or destroy, by the use ofpounds
or by the setting of nets Of any kind, in
any waters of this State, any fish, such
persons shall forfit and pay to the treas
urer Of the town in which, or nearest
which, the same shall be so taken, killed,
or destroyed, to be recovered on complaint
of a town grand juror, with cost of
prosecution; aid any justice of the peace
Of that county shall have full jurisdiction
to hear, try and determine the same.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect
from its pa'soge
Approved March %, 1867.
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Joint Resolution concerning the control
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The politicians have been doing their best
to make fuss over JEFF Davis and keep up his
notoriety before the country For all this
Congress, the Executive and the Judiciary are
alone to blame. They should have tried JEFF
Davis for treason Just as soon as possible after
his capture; and as treason is defined in the
constitution TO mean "levying war against the
United States, or adhering to their enemies,
giving them aid and comfort" there could
be no doubt OF his conviction, and
he should have been punished by Danish
ment forever from the country he sought
TO destroy. This would have satisfied the
loyal people, have vindicated the war for the
preservation Of the Union, and have rendered
treason odious In the future. But instead Of
this, Congress, the Executive and the Judiciary
have all alike displayed . narrow, selfish,
time-serving policy, and have shown them
selves utterly unfit to grasp great public
questions "a statesmen and patriots In play
ing their paltry little game Of politics against
each other they suffered Davis to remain for
two years imprisoned without a trial, and then
turned him loose on straw hail. to the stultIfica-
ton Of the government and the utter disgust Of
the people. Aud now crazy agitators, cunning
copperheads and ranting radicals, are availing
themselves Of the imbecility OF our rulers to
sustain their own peculiar views in relation to
the war and its consequences, and to keep up
the fuss over Jef Davis.
The truth is, history alone can properly fix
the merits and responsibilities Of all parties in
the late rebellion. The time will come--and
we are now rapidly approaching it--when the
odium Of . wicked war which has cost the
nation so many valuable lives and such vas'
amount Of treasure win be laid at the righ'
doors, and when the violent and vindlctivs
| abolitionlsts Of NE North. end TIE violent end
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The Tribune and Times serve merely as sub
stitutes for Punch and Judy. This is particu-
larly shown in the manner in which they treat
the Albany murder. Punch goes in one diroc-
ton and Judy in the other The one says that
Cole should be hanged, and the other says that
he should not The arguments which they urge
in support Of their views are just what are to
be expected as coming from the show box
These and other indications Of the peculiar
moral condition Of our community compel uss
to say that the best thing Punch and Judy can
do will be to advocate the throwing open. the
doors of the State Penitentiaries and letting all
it's inmates out. II would be consonant with
the spirit Of the age as pictured by Ger.it
Smith and company, and would furnish NJ
with choice selection Of candidates for Con-
gress the Legislature and the Common Coun-
Gil. The members thus elected would DO
worthy Of their places and their places would
be worthy Of them.
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ton and stealing. II must not become the
Presidents protector by diverting the national
game TO such infinitely little matter. It must
60 straight to the mark-boldly, fairly,
openly, in the eyes Of the nation and the
world-and impeach him for the high crime and
misdemeanor Of q usurpation Of power, of the
exercise of authority against the law. of con-
spring with his Cabinet to render null and
imperative laws the energetic and honest en-
forcement Of which was vitality necessary to
the prosperity Of the people and the peace and
welfare of the country. On these broad issues
he must be impeached and removed, and it
must be done this summer, or ii will be too late;
for the President now has the whole game in
his hands, and needs only time. He can ap-
point to civil office in the South or have
appointed whom he pleases. His creatures
can do what they will. There is no military
control. Commanders cannot remove State
officers, and the next thing we shall hear will
be that the State officers are debating their
power to remove the commanders. Conflict is
inevitable and Congress must meet to deter
mine by its action which side shall prevail
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vindic'ive pro-slavery agitators and secession
lists of the South win be held up to general
execration As the originstors Of all the ma
tons troubles. The people are beginning to
understand this well; and il Greeley, Gerrit
Smith, Ben Wade, Wendell Phillips, and men
of that stamp in the North, with Davis. Mason,
Slidell, and their fellows in the South, could be
tried for treason and sent out of the country,
1t would only be what they deserve, and would
be entirely satisfactory to the people. The
folly, partisanship, reckIessness and violence
of these extremists on both sides brought on
the war, and 1t would have been good thing
for the nation if they had all been caught in
an early stage of the rebellion and strung up
in rows upon the same sour apple tree.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-14

We see that Barnum has sold out his palace
in Connecticut and Is about to purchase another
on Firth avenue. We suppose that he comes
10 reside in this city with view to run
ming a. candidate for one Of onr Congressional
districts. We think that he has fair chance
Of being elected BY any Of our metropolitan
constituencies, but particularly by the one that
elected Morrissey. II be can only persuade
John to retire We have no doubt that he could
ret elected By Il, II he could only bring him
al % be = generous and open handed ~
Norrissey wss.
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We notice by our Washington dispatches,
published in another part Of the paper, that the
government made present of the ram Stone
wall, though nominally selling IL, to the Japan
csc commissioners. This was done, II appears,
to save tho character and credit Of the country
from tho disgrace which certain prominent
politicians were bringing upon the American
name and government BY plunderins thu
japanese in the matter Of contracts Tor vessel,
Of war. Though the names Of the parties b
this nefArious transaction arc withheld for IL
present. there can be no doubt - 70 who ths1
are. The despatch speaks fox ITSELF We q
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Bunder number two has at length been COM
mitted in behalf Of the new Post Office, and
the plans of this second blunder are on
exhibition in Broadway. The plan OF
blunder number one is the valueless decd of =
piece Of property which the city had no right
70 sell, but finally disposed of at song But
the architectural plans are now before tho
public, and the happy method of numbering
them has been hit upon instead Of writing tho
architects name. This, it is supposed, will
cause an impartial judgment; but we fancy 1t.
will preserve rather the reputation of many Oh
the architects, who, had their names been
attached to their designs, would have to close
their offices. The greater part Of the plans
appear to have been designed for any locality
rather than the City Hall Park. China, Con-
stantinople or Northern Africa are better suited
to them. In the first instance the artists, with
one or two exceptions, appear to have given
no attention to the surroundings of the Park or
the architecture of the buildings in it's vicinity,
as did the architect who designed the HERALD
building. The first thing for an artist to study
is the demand of the locality, and the neglect
in the plans already presented Many Of the
designs, too, look cramped, lack holiness and
grace of construction. So clear is this that the
committee will have their brains but little
troubled to make the best selection, provided
the job is to be forced upon the public and An
immense sum drained from an already over
burdened people. Among the plans which
have approached the demands Of the locality
are thir!y-one and thirty-one and half; bat
still there is much lacking about them.
Twenty mine, twenty-five and sixteen all possess
considerable merit. Number thirty-nine has
much architectural beauty Of proportions, and
the artist appears to have outdone the others in
studying the requirements of the ground; but
all Of them require enormous OUTLAWS, and we
are too well educated in expenditures for
public works to suppose that the first estimate
will suit those who manage the job and know
that the public purse can be bled for double
the amount
The proper location for Post Once is
where it can be of the greatest public advan-
tage and where it is the most central. At tho
Five Points q whole square might be pur-
chased for the amount that has already been
foolishly wasted on this job. The Five Points
would give advantages TO the public that no
other location coniers, and it would, more
over, demand less money, by millions OF
dollars, to suit building TO it than TO any
other in the city. Better at once throw aside
all these fancy Post Office plans, buy proper
estate on the Five Points and set The artists at
work on job that will build up, not destroy,
the beauty of the city.
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pect Congress win probe this matter thoroughly.
and then We shsll see how Official influence has
been used to aid these plunderers in this dis
graceful business. The State Department for
reasons best known to itself, may try to hush
up the matter, but the truth must come ont
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The troubles in the northwestern repubIics
! Of South America appear to increase rapidly.
Panama, 1t appears, has finally determined to
strike for her independence, as she should do,
anil cut loose at once from the turmoil Of the
country by which she appears to be cursed.
The attempt to capture the steamer Bolivia
was, no viewer, SO foolish in its planning that
we can hut feel a contempt for such a miserable
failure and the brains that planned it. More
over, the for ced loans which have called out
protest from the consuls appear to be another
act Of the sauAs head. We may expect to see
hot work on the Isthmus ere long, as the result
of all the curious -oubles to which the Panama
Railway has given rlse. The result will doubt
less be the independence Of the Is.hmus and
final protectorate over il BY the United Ssatea
Mosquera, who SO long htld up the ultra
liberal party of Colombia, although now head
ing revolution in favor Of English and French
interests for the Panama road, can DO notaings
He has raised up against him not only tho
Church faction, which have always been his
bold opposers, but also the liberal party of the
country. We predict for him but short lease
Of power
Peru gives us no hope Of peacefhl settie- !
ment of her difficulties. Old Castillo has
landed on her southern border with . small
military f5.ce, seized fifty cases Of rifles on
board the English mail steamer, and threatens
to settle the trouble between Prado and his
Congress in summary way So the South
American war music constantly reaches our
ears and the tune threatens to be continued
with slight variations for some years 10 come.
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Colonel J. r. Fosasv Collector Of Customs was an
rairnsd bssors NE Unssd states Commissioner today
charged with malfeasancs 10 cnoe The defendant We
27th insk
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THEATRE FRANCAIS. Fourteenth street.. and Sixth
svenue.-LA FILE DE L'AvARE-ENGLIsH sPoKRS iIKRx.