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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-12-04

An Act III addition to sections six.
tN.siN and sixty seven of chapter
twenty four Of the General Stat.
u,cs, entitled "Of laying out and
djseoutinuiGr highways an d
bridges As amended 10y the act
approved November 20, 1867.
II is hercby eRdcted, Sc.
SEC. |. Whenever any court shall
assess any town or towns, as is pro
vidcd for 10y an act in amcndmcnt
OF sections sixty six and sixty seven
of chapter twen;y.tom Of the Gen
cral Statutes, entitled "Of lay ing
out aud disseminating highway aud
bridgeS,' approved November 20
1867, the court may IN their dScro
ton, OH the motion of any town
interested rs a party to the pro
cccdings, appoint a commissioner
in whose charge the contemplated
work shall bc placed, and under
whose superintendent and dirce
ton all moneys assessed and appro
prated therefor, shall be expended
SIC. .. From time to time, a,
the commissioner 50 appointed shal
need, he shall require OF the select
men of each of the towns whicl
shall have been assessed rs alorc
said, such towns assessment in du,
and ratahlc proportions; and upon
such rcquisitiOn, it shall he the dut'
of the srlcctmen 80 required, e
draw their order or orders upon th'
treasures of their respective TOW ~
for the amount or amounts 50 it
quiled which order or orders sLal
constitute valid and legal claims Il
favor of the holder or holders there
of against the town or towns upoi
whose treasures the same shall haN
been drawn.
SEC. 3. Such commissioners shnl
render To the court by which III
shall have been appointed, and I'm
der its order aud direction, an y,
count of his doings aud expend
lures in the matters 40 entrusted '
, his charge which account shall b
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An Act to amend section eleven of
chapter one hundred and nineteen
OF the General Statutes, entitled
"Of ollenses against public poll
cy."
10 is hereby enacted, d;c.
SEC. /. That section eleven of
chapter one hundred and nineteen
of the General Statutes, be so
amended as to read as follows:
ii any person shall have or keep
about his house, or any Of the de.
pendcncies thereof, or places to
them belonging, any cards, dice, ia.
bles or billiards, or any other iHtple.
ment used in gambling, and shall
suffer any person resorting to his
house, or any of the dependencies
thereof, to use any of said imple.
mcnts for the purpose OF gambling,
every person so offending shall be-
punished for each oilense by n fine
of not less than ten dollars.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1868.
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debentures and other contingent
expenses, under this act.
Snf, n Tn co.A 1 loIa,,

expenses, under this act.
SEC. 6. In making up said deben-
lures, the members, president, sec
retary and other necessary officers
or attendants, shall be allowed the
same compensation as is by law pro-
vided for the members, officers and
attendants of the Senate.
! Approved, November 19, 1868.
An Act in addition to chapter one
of the General Statutes, entitled
"Of elections"
10 is herebg enacted, dc.
SEC. l. The town clerks in the
several towns in this State shall an
nually, on the first Monday next af-
ter the first Tuesday in September.
transmit 10y mali 10 the Secretary
or state, certificates of votes given
at the annual freemen's meeting, for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Treasurer, assistant judges Of the
count court, Judge of probate,
States attorney, sheriff, high bailitf,
and justices Of the peace. Said
certificates shall be in form, and at
tested, as now prescribed by law
for such officers: The certificates of
/ votes given for Governor, Lieuten-
| ant GOvernC / Treasurer shall
be enclosed and securely sealed III a
I single package or envelope, which
/ package Or envelope shall be direct
ed to the Secretary of State, and
/ shall be endo- y,,' 'tc,s,t'fcates of
votes Tor State Ol1icers,' together
with the name Of the town where
such votes were given; the ecrtiA,
cate OF votes given for assistant
judges Of the county court, judge of
probate, States attorney, sheriff,
high bailh', aud justices of the
peace, SHALL be enclosed and secure
! ly sealed in a single package or en-
ye,opr, which package or envelope
shall be directed to the Secretary OF
State. and shall be endorsed "ccrti
ticate OF votes for county officers
together with the name of the town
where such votes were given.
SEC. =. Whenever an election
f,r sopt,tiveSto Conorpss shall
I,n Ln11 n.nd,r ti,, nrn,isinns of srr
ioa fh.,tv4v. If +5arto. one ofth,
. General Statutes, it shall be tt,
Idut,. nr ,hn ,l.rl:s +, transmit -.
h.rc;,boe,rc dos,,i,,.I f,rtLAtr,rns
,ni.siD, 1t a,.,t.fr,trs ~ vnrrs rn,
Stotn ami couptv officers = cnrtif
/ cate of votes giteu ut such election
:, t,..;, ,.ss..fi,r t"yns FIR r ~
ra.aot,tn.r IN Car,erevs said corti
d.,..'sl,.1I Il. in f1Iu, and ottr.tof
ms now p.,serihqd by law for sucl
o.Iioer. ana Shall i've enclosed an.
securely s,nl,d ia Al cnNc,cre
Which shal GG directed TO the See
r.tatv Of State, and endorsed "cer
. tiicaic OF votes for RepresentatiY,
. to Congress-" together with til,
name Of the topr in which sncl
. votes were given.
SEC. ;. I'm ease the Secretary O
State shall fail t. receive either g
, all OF the certificates named in tn
/ first and second sections Of this act
if shall be the duty Of the towl
clerk Of tho town of which sue
failure mas exist. upon Notification
} thereof by the ,Sco4etery of STATE
t to immediately thereafter transmit
. in thr manner already described,
| luu.ic.t, copv Of such certificate O
! certificates II votes asmly be want
inr.
3 S.%I m'br Il correct r'''ScI' i''
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An Act to prevent thu traffic in in,
toxicating liquors.
II is ke,ybv enacted. DC.


SEC. /. Ii any railroad conduc.
tor, freight agent, expressman, de
pot master, or other person in the
employ of or in any way connected
with any railroad corporation, or
any teamSter, stage driver, or com.
mon carrier of any kind, either in
his own person or by an agent, shall
knowingly bring into, or deliver
within tLis State, for any other per
son, any barrel, cask, jug. box, or
other vessel capable of holding in
toxicating liquor, unless said barrel
or other vessel be legibly marked
with the name of the person to
whom the article Is sent, or to be
delivered, such person so offending
shall be punished by fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars and
costs, Of prosecution, to be paid in.
TO the treasury of the State.
SEC. .. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1865.
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not have been signed, as Of tho
term when the same should have
been signed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. II, 1868.
An Act entitled IAN Act In relation
to life insurance companies, and
in addition TO chapter eighty-sev-
en- ofthc General Statutes"
IL is hereby enacted, de-;
SEC. l. Whenever by the laws
existing in, or which may hereafter
he enacted by, any Of the United
States, other than this State, any
taxes, fines, penalties, deposits OF
money or of securities, statements,
licences, attorneys other obligations
or requirments of any description
whatever, are or shall be imposed
upon any life insurance company,
o, companies, incorporated by or
organized under the laws OF this
State, and transacting business in
such other state or under the agents
or any such law or laws Sh,h cOntin-
ue III force the same taxes, fines,
deposits, statements, licences, at
torneys' obligations and requirments
which under such law or laws are
or shall be imposed upon any life in
surance company or companies OF
this State, shall be imposed upon
all similar life insurance com.
panies doing business in this State,
which are incorporated by or organ.
lied under the laws Of such other
state or states and upon all agents
of such life insurance companies.
And such life insurance company or
its agents, shall be liable to pay the
same taxes, fines, licenses and pen
alties, 10 make the same deposits
and statements, and be in all re.
spscts ucdeI and subject to the
same Obligations and aequirments
as or shall DE imposed upon any of
the similar life insurance compan-
les of this State, or upon their agent
by the state by or under the laws
of which said company is incorpora-
ted or organized.
SEC. 2. Whenever by virtue Of
the laws of such other state, any
life insurance company, incorpora-
ted by or organized under the laws
of this State, or its agents, is or
shall be required to make any de.
post, oaths or statements, to any
officer of said state, or to pay any
taxes, fines, licenses or penalties to
such officer, in every such similar
case the life insurance companies
Of sucn state, or their agents doing
business in this State, shall make
the same deposits with the Treas.
urer of this state, and shall pay to
said Treasurer like taxes, licenses
and penalties, and shall make like
, oaths or statements to the commits
sioners of insurance of this State.
SEC. g. Section twenty three oi
chapter eighty seven of the Gener
al Statutes, so far as the same is in
consistent with this act, is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effec.
from its passage,
, Approved, Nov: IL, 1868.
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HOUSE, SIGS, AND oliNAMENTAL
Painter Gratn,r, cluster, e Fdpcr- Hanger,
uuNutuRp, NERMoNE
Also, drai,l iu Paints Oils, NHuuishce, ana
Paint Stock ot every description, Picture
FrameB, MoWdnps nud Glass
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An Act relating 20 warning tow
meetings.

hI ANJ ltid'llH ~ VIII hlHE WV "
meetings.
1t is hcreby cadcied, SC.
SEC. /. II the selectmcn Of any
town shall refuse or neglect to warn
a town meeting for any purpose mp
on the petition IN writing of thirty
or more legal voters, setting forth
the purposes Of said town meeting,
for more than ten days after receiN.
ing such petition, said selrctmcn SO
refusing or ncglectng, shall each
bo liable To Il penalty of forty dol
lars and a like penalty of forty dol.
lara for every twenty days neglect
or refusal 60 warn such meeting
thereafter.
SEC. .. Such penalties with costs
may bc recovered, on suit brought
upon this statute IN the name OF
either of sai ! petitioners, one half tc
30 to the prosecutor, and one hal
IA be paid into the town treasury.
SrC. 3. This act shall take cilt @
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. 20, 1868.
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"a. sEstEdE&B.A>p.

IRON FOUNDER AND MAClllNlSr,
And Manufacturer ol Agricultural lmpl 'mcnt'
nuApruRp, NEuMONt.
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An Act IN addition to chapter sev.
cntS Of the General Statutes, en-
titled "Of divorce and alimony.'
~ IL hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. I, Every Judge Of tho SUI
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Hail Road Grove.
lYN DONVl l. l. E, VT.

This Grove only two minutes walk from
'ne Railroad station, ofcrs superior attfac
tons Tor Political mass meetings, sunday
ichpol gatherings, Pisnice, &c. Favorable
itraugemcn,l made for transportation
dnj VI PERRY, bupt,
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Laws of Vermont, A. D. 1868.

Public Acts designated by the Sec.
retary Of State for publication in the
nemspo fers.
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.B "a HOW Il,
D. IA. .ssS%EIS, VI. 3D.,

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
BRNuFU Vt
Room, over Stephenson \ Davis store
OfYIcE Hours From TO A. VI y TO- 2h"
6to8P.AI. saturdays, from t. e I. NJ.
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finally audited and adjusted by such
court upon notice to the several
towns interested therein; and lie
shall be liable to refund to the sew
eral towns, according to their re
spectivc interest therein, such mon.
eys o. property as upon such ac-
counting shall be found in his
hanfs.
Sc. 4. Such commissioner shall
giv1 bond i'll such amount, and with
such sureties as the court shall re
quirc, to each of the towns interest,
ed As, aforesaid, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties
OF his said appointment and for the
re payment of such moneys or prop
erty as upon su ch accounting shall
be found in his hands.
SEC. o. This act shall take effect
from It's Passage.
approved Nov. 10, 1868.
An Act in addition to chapter twen.
ty four Of the General Statutes,
entitled "Of laying out and dis.
continuing highways and bridg,
es."
II is hereJy enacted, dc.
SEC. /. Whenever an application
by petition shall be made to any
county or Supreme Court, to dis
continue any highway, laid by com.
miss!oners appointed by either OF
said courts, which has not been
built and completed, agreeably tc
tie orders OF such court, such peti
tition shall be served on one OF
more of the original petitioners fol
the laying of said road, as well as
on one or moro Of the selectmen o
the town or towns through whicl
such road is laid, or the same, on
motion, shall be dismissed and i
commissioners shall be appointed
who Shall report adversely to tn,
prayer of the petition to discontinue
the original petitioners shall be en-
titled to costs, to be taxed by tn,
court in their discretion.
SEC. ,. This act shall take effec
from is passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1868.
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An Act in amendment Of section one
of chapter eighty-threc Of the
General Statutes, relating to the
grand list.
Ii Is tercjy enacted. dc.
SEC. /. Section one Of chapter
eighty three Of the General Statutes
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: All polls of the male in
habitau.s.of This State, whether cit
izen or alien, over the age Of TWEEN
ty.oue years and under the age Of
seventy, shall be set in the list at
two dollars each provided, never.
tha1asS thr h~tors IN the several
towns may in their discretion omit
the polls Of such persons as are ac-
tually poor. aud OF any otherreu> on,
from whom. hy reason OF absence
or Other cause, a tax is not likely to
be collected.
SEC. :. This act shall take effect
from the first day OF Marrh, 1869.
Approved Nov. %, 1865.
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whom such petition shall be pre-
sented, either in term tine or vaca-
tion, shall have power and it shall
be his duty to enforce in summary
manner the provisions of this act,
and compel obedience thereto.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. Is, 1868.
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preme court Of this state, whose
term of Office has heretofore expired
or may hereafter expire, shall have
authority to sign any decree OF ali
moAy, made in conformity to the
provisions of sections thirty.twO
and thirty-three of the act aforesaid,
which by mistake or otherwise may
not have been signed, as Of the
term when the same should have
been signed.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. II, 1868.
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An Act in amendment Of section
one of chapter fifteen Of the Gen.
eral Statutes, relating to town
meetings.
II is hreeg enacted, dc.
SEC. /. Section one of chapter
fifteen Of the General Statutes, is
hercb, amended so as to read as fol.
lows; All citizens exempt from
taxation in consequence Of having
arrived at the age of seventy years,
hall, during their residence in any
town, be legal voters in town meet.
Ing.
SEC. .. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1868.
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An Act 20 amend an art approved
NOV. 20, 1867, entitled "An act
in addition to chapter twenty four
of the General Statutes, entitled
'Of laying ont roads and bridg,
eS.'r
II js hercby enacted, sc.
SEC. l. An act approved Nov.
20, 1867, entitled Gan act in addi
ton to chapter twentY-tour OF the
General Statutes, entitled 'of laying
out roads and bridges,n is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows
Whenever IN the opinion of the
highway surveyor OF any highway
district, any highway in the district
Of which he is surveyor is liable to
be obstructed by snowdrifts, and
the fences adjoining such highway
are so constructed that they may bc
conveniently laid down, such high
way surveyor may cause any por
ton Of such fences 20 be laid down
to remain during the coming win
ter.
SEE. ,. The selcclmcn of tn,
several towns, when any fence shall
be 50 laid down, shall, when Gale,
upon for that purpose by the rartie!
interested, give reasonable notice t
all parties interested, of the tim,
and place where they will attend t.
hearing upon the matter, ant
shall thereWon proceed TO asses.
such damage rs shall seem rcasona
bic, for taking down and laying NJ
such fence. and also for a.y damag
occasioned to such fence thereby
and shall draw orders on the tow
treasurer for the sums allowed.
Approved, Nov. 10. 1865.
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ATTORNEY AND COuNaLLLOR Al law,
nnAurouD. yEGWoN
O.H.F.o..t Hd',ts'. Store lill
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r.. VI. COLLINS,
VI ~ ARDEN

LIrENSED AUCTION Z r.
WEST rOPsutN, VI
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manner the provisions OF tins act,
and compel obedience thereto.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. Is, 1868.
An Act in amendment Of SectioI. :
sixteen and twenty OF chapter
sixteen OF the General Statutes.
entitled "Of the organization of
village corporations and fire dis
tricts."
1t is hereby endcctcd, dc.
SEC. /. Section sixteen Of chap.
ter sixteen Of the General Statutes,
is hereby amended so as To read as
follows: : Special meetings Of such
inhabitants shah be called BY the
clerk from time TO time, and in case
OF his death, absence or disability,
by either of the prudential commit.
tees, upon application in writing of
three or more of such inhabitants I;
and every such call shall state the
purpose for which such meeting is
to be held, and the time and place
of holding the same; and such call
shall be osted up in two or more
public NJ, ces, in such district at
least ST. days previous to the time
set therein for holding such NEE,
ing
SEC. >. Section twenty one of
chapter sixteen of the General Stat
utes, is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows: The clerk of every
such district, Shall keep for the in
! spcctiOn of the inhabitants of such
/ district, fair record of all the meet.
ings, votes, and proceedings of such
district, and shall call annually a
| meeting Of the voters IL such dis.
trict: and such annual meeting shall
be held on the first Monday in Jan
uary, in each year. And in ease OF
the absence, death, removal or disa
hility Of such clerk, or OF his neg
lect to call such "nnual meeting OF
tho vrtcrs IN such district, as here
inbeforc provided, ri,he, member o
the prudential committee Of Sucl
district, may at any time th2reaite,
! call special meeting of the voter,
OF such district, and the election @
officers made at such special meet
ing shall he as valid as if made a
. thc regular annual nee my cf Sucl
| district.
SEC. 3. This act shall take cffcc
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An Act in relation to the grand list.
1t is herebu enacted, &c.

1t Is herebu enacted. &c.
SIC. l. 1t sS hereby made the
duty of the several commissioners,
whose duty it is to make out the
grand list of the several unorganized
towns and cores in this State, to
make and transmit by mail, to the
Secretary of State, on or before the
first day of August in each year,
an abstract of their grand list, in
the same manner as the listers of
organized towns are required to do.
SEC. 2. 1t is hereby made the
duty of the Secretary of State, to
prepare the list for State taxes.
from the abstracts now required by
law to be deposited in his Office, on
or before the first day OF August
annually; and shall cause four cop.
les thereof, to be accurately en-,
crossed, one copy of which shall be
delivered to the Treasurer of the
State, one TO the Auditor of Ac-
counts, and one to the Clerk Of the
House of representatives, for the
use oft General Assembly; which
copies shall be delivered on or be.
fore the second Thursday of October,
annually.
SEC. 3. All acts and barts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Approved Nov, 10, 1868,
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cler,, of the House of Representa-

clerk Of the House of Representa-
tives.
Sec. 8. If any town clerk, city
clerk, or lister, slall neglect or re
fuse to perform 5he duties imposed
upon him by this act, and shall be
convicted therefor, he shall pay to
the State a fine of ten dollars and
costs, to be recovered by the States
attorney in said couty in an action
ir the name of he State.
SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are here by
repealed.
Approved November 16, 1868.
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u u = II Y -F'7s
IfrEN~Ir haCIIONEEi',
rutproru SGENpNf
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More Inatan Onfrhrnu.

ST. LOUIS, August 1S.-A letter dated
Ellsworth, Kansas, says: On Monday the
18th, band of some 200 Indians appeared
on Spillman's creek, about sixteen miles
Northeast of Ellsworth. Arriving at the
house of Mr.. Shaw they caught and beat
him numerically and drove him away.
The devils then caught Mrs. Shaw and her
sister and violated their persons. Some
thirty or more of them continued 10 abuse
the helpless women until long after they
had become senseless, and then DESTROYED
their property and left them for dead.
They then proceeded to the residence of
Mr.. Smith, beat him in the same manner.
and violated the person of his wife, leaving
her IN q very critical condition. II Is
feared the women subjected to these ont
RACES will not recover. They met and
abused several other citizens After de-
stroying all within their reaoh, they left
for the North. These poor women saw
that for FIVE or six hours thew were sub
Jected TO all treatment, and they show
marks OF the most cruel usage, being beaten
while attempting to defend themselves.
A detachment OF twenty soldiers were sent
after Indians from Fort Harker, accom-
panied by fifty or sixty settlers; on We'd
nesday night, they sent for reinforce.
ments and on Thursday a full company,
under command of Col. Benton, went over.
The latest report was that Benton has come
on the Indians, who had some ten or fifteen
women surrounded in house, and that he
had driven the redskins away, but whether
he killed any of them or not it is not
known. These are probably the same In
dams who have been numbering and COM
hitting their outrages on solomon Creek.