The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-12-22

tees OF the freenolders appointed III puieu
{ nee of the provisions Of this act, shall =
taxed at the discretion Of the court, ar
the petitioner or petitioners shall give
cogniRsncs to the opposite party for cost ,
ss in civil cases.
Approved, Nov 10, 1868.
An Act in amendment Of chapter ninety
seven Of the General Statutes, entitled
"Of public lands"
Il is hereby enacted, &c.
Src. !, Section five of chapter ninety
fsven ofthe General Statutes, is hereby Sc
uended as to read as follows:
The rents Of lands granted to the use Of
ministry, or social worship Of God,
d the rents of lands granted 10 the fin,
tied minister, shall be divided equally
the selectmen of the town, among the
.fferent religious societies in said town,
no maintain the public preaching Of the
ospel; and ifthere shall! be no such So.
tiety in any town, the same shall be
loaned, TN interest, under the direction Il
the selectmen, until such society shall be
formed, unless it shall be appropriated
to pay for preaching the gospel in such
town, by vote Of such town in towr meet
ing.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from
ito passage.
Approved, November 10, 1863.
An Act in addition to chapter seventy
seven Of the General Statutes, relating
to the standard weight of grain, etc
1t is Asrsbs enacted, &C.
Sec. /. A bushel of onions shall be
deemed fifty-four pounds, as the standard
weight and measure of the same in all
purchase. and sales thereof.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November l9, 1863.
An Act to repeal an act entitled "An sct
to authorize improvements to be made
In Nulhegan River and its tributaries"
approved November 10. 1867.
II Is hereby enacted &c.
SEC. /. An act entitled can act TO
authorize improvements to be made in
Nulhegan River and its tributaries" ap-
proved November Is, 1867, is herel y
repealed.
SEC. 2. THIS act shall take effect from
It's passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
IA Act in amendment Of section five Of in
act entitled can act TO establish State
Normal School," approved November
II, 1866.
II is Aerebyenaetsd, &c.
SEC. ]. Section five Of un act APPROX !
November II, 1866, entitled "An &c, 10
,etablish a State Normal School," i. her. .
by amended so as to read as follows:
The Board of Education at its I'll
meeting after the passage of this act, an ;
at each Of its annual meetings thereafter
shall designate one or more its members,
whose duty it shall be, together with the
Secretary Of the Board to attend the ex
animation for graduation, and determine
who shall receive certificates, and also to
Welt the school at least twice q year on
ether occasions, and for such attendance
md visits such members shall receive such
compensation ne is or shall be allowed
attending the stated meetings Of iLe
bard.
SEC, 2. This act shall take effect frHa
passage.
Approved, November l9, 1868.
IN Act relating to the Norma! Schools oi
this State.
II 10 Asrs5p enacted &c.
SEC. !. The sum Of fifteen hundr {
dollars is hereby appropriated to the Nor
NAL Schools Of this State respectively, It
wit: The snm Of five hundred dollars, ic
the one at Randolph The sum Of fv,
hundred dollars TO the one at johnson
and the snm OF five hundred dollars to The
one at Castleton.
SEC. 2. The money hereby nppropri
ated shall be expended under the direction
of the Board Of Education, IA now pro
vided by law, or may be hereafter prov
ded.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect iron
its passage, and the Auditor of Account
10 hereby directed to lraw bis order OF
she State Treasurer, for the payment o
the sums herein appropriated.
Approved, November 20, 1868
An Act to encourage tie formation o
union or graded school districts, ant
in relation to prudential committees
nj, hereby saadtsi, &c.
SEC. l. Any union or graded school
in any town in this State, formed unde
the provisions of chapter twentyssecon o
the General Statutes, relating to union o
graded schools, whenever the town il
which such union or graded school is 10
Gated 20 vote, shall be entitled to and re
ceiye the same number of the distributiv,
shares of that portion OF the public schoo
money, which is distributed equally be
tween the districts, as they would hav'
been entitled to before forming such higf
or graded school districts.
SEC. 2. Any union or graded schoO
districts, formed under the provisions o