The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-12-01

Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in addition to chapter one o
the General Statutes, entitled "Of cleo
tions."
II is hereby eaact ted, &c.
SEC. /. The town clerk in the severa
towns in this State shall annually, o,
the first Monday next after the frs
Tuesday in September, transmit by mai
TO the Secretary of State, certificates o
votes giving at the annual freemen'
meeting. for Governor, Lieutenant Cover
nor Treasurer, assistant judges of The
county court, judge of probate, State,
attorney, sheriff, high bailiff, and justice,
Of the peace. said certificates shall bc
in form. and attested, as now prescribed
bv law for such officers: The certificate.
of votes given for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, and Treasurer shall be enclosed
and securely sealed in a single package
or envelope, which package or envelope
shall be directed TO the Secretary of State,
and shall be endorsed certificates Ct
votes for State officers, " together with the
name OF the town where such votes were
given the certificates Of votes given
for assistant judges of the county court,
Judge OF probate, States attorney, sheriff,
big h bailiff, and justices of the peace, shall
be enclosed and securely sealed in a single
package or envelope, which package or
envelope shall be directed to the Aecreta-
ry of State, and shall be endorsed "corli.
fcates,of votes for county officers" to
gether with the name of the town where
such votes were given.
tASec, 2. Whenever an election for Rep
resentatives to Congress shall be held uns
dor the provisions of section ihirty-five of
chapter one Of the General Statues, ii
shall be the duty of the town clerks to
transmit, as herein before described, for
the transmission of certificates of votes for
state and county officers, Il certificate Of
votes given at such election in their re-
spective towns, for Representative TO Con
gress said certificate shall be in form and
pttested as NOW prescribed by law for
such officer, and shall be enclosed AND e
curely sealed in an envelope. which shall
be directed to the Secretary Of State, and
endorsed certificate CT votes Tor Repre-
sentative to Congress, together with the
name of the town in which such votes
were given.
Sec g. In case the Secretary OF Stats
shall tail to receive either or all OF the Ger.
tifcates named in the first and sccon sec
tions of this act, it shall be the duty OF the
town clerk of the town Of which such l!il
ure may exist, upon notification thereof
by the Secretary CT STATE, TO Immediately
thereafter transmit, lin the manner already
described, ~ duplicate COPY Of such Cur
tificate or certificates of vo:cs a. ma, h.,
wanting.
Sec. / The Secretary Of State s'#il
make correct transcript in lhe aggregate
of the votes given for Stale and count,
officers, and Representatives 10 Congress.
upon sheets prepared for that purpcsc, TN T.
shall safely keep such transcript, together
with the certificates of votes herein named
until such time as they shall be called I CT
by the respective committees appoiotoA
by the General Assembly to canvass >nt,e
for the before named cificare; i! shall 4!.r
be the duty of the Secretary OF Stale to
supply the town clerks Of The .e,srrl
towns in this State with such bl,,Ls g..
may be necessary to fully cary cut rhe
provisions of this act.
Sec. s. All acts nrh paris cl act. n.
consistent with This act aie h.lcby repeal
ed.
Sec, 6. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, No,emtcr Is, 1868.
An Act in amendment O; chapter cieij,.
Is three of the General ~taru.s, cntrrd
"Ofthe grand lit"
nj h:reJy eaaci,d, dc.
See J. The Secretary Of Smts shall
cause 70 be printed and distributed 10 lie
TOWN clerks of the several towu,. arl 6, @
city clerks of the several citi, "a Jb,,
State, suitable blanke, On which to- rnako
up the grand list Of sid tovi,- 'rd c,l,,s
and also blank 20 'nrli toWn urd oity
clerk, upon which to make the aauul ro-
Turns OF M hlFlihNt - t'iN - 'l'tl U.s. III
such towns and city 30 'r h' fore tie first
day Of April, in each wear.
Sec. 2. It shall be bc dni} orthc .i.t-
ers in each town and cry in tins State, On
or before'thc first day q Iuac anuu.liy,
to make and dcposi; with tie clerk. Of
their several towns aud CITIES in Ibis S.ntp,
an abstract Of the gr"nl lit OF their .c,ei,
al towns and cities. in the folm now re-
CURED by law andit shall be the duty
of the clerks of the severed towns ard
Giles. to transmit b. mail an or h.ior,
the first day Of August @. ,nch ycnr The
aforesaid abqtrac'- TO lhc Secretary o.
STATE, who shall, ON the secani THURSDAY
of October Of each year, deliver such a',
s,,ac,s to the Clrk Of the House Of Rep.
resentatives.
Sec. 8. II any tuNn r-;k, city cl'rt
or lister. shall neglect or refuse 10 Ptriorp
the duties imposed upon hin by His act
and shall be convicted thereof, he hal
nav TO the State fine of ten dollars nu'
costs, to be recovered by the States at
torney in said county in TN "cIlon Ia III
name of the State.