Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-25

adjoining proprietor or proprietors, and said
freehOlders shall make report in writing
of their dOings to said court, and said court
may accept or reject the report Of said free
holders, In whole or in part, as justice shall
require, on hearing Of the parties, and said
court may make such orders therein as they
shall deem lawful and right.
SEC. .. The costs Of the petition, the of
ficer's fees in serving the same, and the fees
of the freeholders appointed in pursuance of
the provisions of this act, shall be taxed at
the discretion of the court, and the petitioner
or petitioners shall give recoSuizance to the
opposite party for costs, Us in civil cases.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in amendment Of chapter ninety
seven of the General Statutes. entitled
"Of public lands
IL as hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. /. Section five of chapter ninety
seven Of the General Statutes, is hereby 50
amended as to read as follows:
The rents of lands granted to the use of
the ministry, or social worship Of God, and
the rents OF lands granted to the first settled
minister. shall be divided equally By the
selectmen of the town, among the different
religious societies IN said town, who main
tain the public preaching of the gospel and
if there shall be no such society in any town,
the same shall be loaned. on interest, under
the direction Of the selectmen, until such So
ciety shall be formed, unless il shall be APP
prOpriated to pay for preaching the gospel
N such town, by vote or such town ii town
meeting.
SEC. ?. This act shall take effest from It's
passage.
Approved, November -, 1865.
An Act in addition to chapter seventy-seven
of the General Statutes, relating To the
standard weight Of grain, etc.
IL as hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. J.. a bushel Of onions shall be
deemed fifty-four pounds. as the standard
weight and measure Of the same in all pur-
chases and sales thereof.
SEC. ? This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 70, 1868.
An Act to repeal an act entitled =. An act to
authorize improvements to Be made in
Nulhegan River and its tributaries" APP
proved November 10, 1867.
1t IS hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. /. An act entitled - An act to au-
thorize improvements to be made in Nulhe-
gan River and its tributaries" approved
November Is, 1867, is hereby repealed.
SEC. 2, This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in amendment Of section five of an
act entitled . in act to establish a State
Normal School, approved November II,
1866.
IS hereby enacted, 8c.
SEC. l. Section fTe Of an act approved
November II, 1866, entitled * An act to
establish 9 State Normal School, = is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows:
The Board OF Education at its first meet
ing after the passage OF this act, and at each
of it's annual meetings thereafter, shall desig-
nate one or more Of its members, whose duty
it shall be, together with the Secretary Of
the Board to attend the examination for
graduation, and determine who shall receive
certificates, and also TO visit the school at
least twice q year on other occasions, and for
such attendance and visits such members
shall receive such compensation as is or shall
be allowed for attending the stated meetings
Of the board.
SEC. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act relating to the Normal Schools of this
State.
is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. l. The sum Of fifteen hundred dol
lars is hereby appropriated to the Normal
Schools OF this State res pectively, to wit ::
The sum of five hundred dollars, to the one
at Randolph The sum Of five hundred dol
lars to the one at johnson and the sum Of
five hundred dollars to the one at Castleton.
SEC. 2. Tn money hereby appropriated
shall be expended under the direction Of the
Board Of E .~ucation, as now provided by law
or may be hereafter provided.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage, and the Auditor Of Accounts is here
by directed to draw his order on the State
Treasurer, for the payment of the sums here
in appropriated.
Approved, November 20, 1868.
An Act to encourage the formation of union
or graded school districts, and in relation
to prudential committees.
IL as hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. l. Any union or graded schools in
any town in this State, formed under the
provisions of chapter twenty-second of the
General Statutes, relating to union or graded
schools, whenever the town in which such
union or graded school is located SO vote,
shall be entitled to and receive the same
number of the distributiye shares of that
portion of the public school money, which is
distributed equally between the districts, as
they would have been entitled to before
forming such high or graded school districts.