Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-12-07
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov.I6, 1857
An act making provision for the support
of government.

iHt IS hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. A tax of fifty cents on the
dollar is assessed on tho lists of the polls
and ratable estate of the inhabitants of
this State for the year one thousand eight
hundred and sxty-nine, to be paid into
the treasury of this State by the first day
of June next. in money, certificates, or
notes issued by the Treasurer, or orders
drawn on the treasury, by authority Of
law
Sec. 2. The sum of forty-fve thous-
and dollars is appropriated for the pur-
pose of paying the debenturcs of the
Lieutenant Governor, the Senate and
H,use of Representatives, and the con-
tingent expenses of the General Assem-
bly,.
Sec. 3. The sum of three hundred
thousand dollars is appropriated for pay
ing such demands against the State as
may be allowed by the Auditor of Ac-
counts, and such orders on the treasury
as may be drawn by county clerks, as
provided by law.
Sec. 4 The sum of seventy FIVE hun
dreddollars is appropriated to pay such
orders as may be drawn to pay the con
tipgent and incidental expenses of the ex-
ecutive and treasury departments. I'D.
Sec. 5. The sum of seventy thousand
dollars is appropriated for the purpose Of
paying the interest Oh the bondsand debts
of this State. r5
Sec. 6. A sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars is appropriated to pay
the expenses of the Vermont Reform
School, to be allowed by the Auditor Of
Accounts, who shall draw his orders on
the Treasurer in favor of the supcrinten-
dent, on his presenting proper vouchers
for the amount of expenses incurred, and
on the approval Of one or more of the
trustees of said Institution.
Sec. 7. A sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars is appropriated to defray
the expenses of the convention called by
the Council of Censors, to be holden in
June next.
Sec. s. Thc president and secretary
of the constitutional convention shall each
receive six dollars per day, aud the mem
bers Of said convention the same allow
ance for travel and attendance as is made
to members Of the House of Representa-
tlves. The librarian and other necessary
officers of said convention shall each re-
ceive three dollars per day.
Sec. 8. For the payment ofthe bonds
of this State, such sum is appropriated,
not oxoeoding ono hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, as may be in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, and in
addition thereto such further sum as may
be received from the United States gov
eminent on account of the claims of this
State. The State Treasurer is authorized
to negotiate On the best terms possible for
the payment of SAID bonds.
Sec. 10. For all taxes assessed by
virtue of this act, and paid to collectors
of the same before the first day Of Feb
ruary next, there shall be allowed by the
collectors to the individuals or corpora
tons making such payment, four per cent.
on the amount paid, which allowance the
treasurer shall credit on settlement of his
tax account ; provided the collector pays
the money 50 collected into the Treasury
before the fifth day of February next.
See. IL. Instead Of the credit men
toned in section sixty-four of chapter
eighhty-four of the General Statutes, the
Treasurer shall credit the several collec-
tors one-forticth part of the whole sum
contained in the warrant by him issued
for the collection of this tax to each COL
lector, who shall be accountable to their
respective towns for so much of such for
tieth part so credited as is not allowed by
way Of Attachments to such collector, and
this section shall not apply to any tax but
that assessed by this act.
See. IL. The Treasurer Of this State
is hereby authorized to borrow sum not
exceeding two hundred thousand dollars
and to pay therefor a rate Of interest not
exceeding seven and tl,ree-tenths per
cent. per annum, for the purpose Of de-
fraying the expense Of the government,
and paying such appropriations as are OF
may be made.
Sec. l3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.