Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-24
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1870.
Notes from the Capital.
RUTLAND COUNTY LEGISLATION.

RUTLAND COUNTY LEGISLATION.
The members from Rutland county
have reported bill authorizing tax on
the county OF Rutland, of nine cents on
the dollar of the Grand List OF 1871. to
pay the Indebtedness of the county, which
ia reported to be about thirteen thousand
dollars. What this Indebtedness is no ad-
v;ces are at hand, but some of it is prob
ably to pay for the Jail lot, and pay any
balance that may accrue over and above
the appropriation made to complete the
Court House. The public buildings OF
Rutland county are getting to be some'
what expensive to the taxpayers OF the
county. 1t is about time the taxpayer
knew before hand what was wanted,
rather than that measures OF this kind
should DO presented to the Legislature
without previous notice.
Another bill has been reported, entitled
IAN act in addition to and in amendment
Of the act providing for the building Of a
new Court House in the county of Rut-
land, and further providing for the fur
nishing of the same" The bill transfers
the authority vested in the Commissioners
TO the Judges of the County Court, to
sell the lot on which the old Court House
stood, and the material saved from the
building. The Judges of the County
Court are also authorized to procure, at
the expense of the county, complete set
of the published Acts and Laws of the
State, and of the public documents and
journals of the General Assembly, also,
the United States statutes at large, and
procuring the binding of them, and place
in hee charge of the County Clerk in the
Court House.
The Judges of the County Court are
also authorized to audit the accounts OF
the Com missioners for building the new
Court House and for furnishing it, for
their time, services and expenses, and to
draw orders for their payment.
Mr.. Bromley, of Pawlet introduced 3
bill for tax on the Grand List of 1870,
in addition to the one of nine per cent.
already voted, also, another on the
Grand List of 1871, for the purpose OF
building new Jail. The bill also pro-
yided that Commissioners should be sp.
pointed, who should have the entire di-
rection and supervision, of the work and
were authorized to contract for the build
ing and furnishing of new Jail, with pow.
er to sell and dispose of the
old Jail and the lot on which
it stands, and do as they thought
the interests of said county should require
A majority of the members of the Legisla-
ture in the county committee, thought
the building of new Jail at the present
time was not exPedient, and they reported
against the passage of the bill, and it was
refused third reading. After the ex-
perience Of the county in building 8
Court House, and with an Indebtedness
of $4,000 for which tax is to be levied,
the present year, the gratatude of the
taxpayers of Rutland County is due the
members of the Legislature of 1870, from
the county, for their action in not forcing
such measure at this time that the pleo-
pie may have breathing spell between
county taxes.
BILLS APPROVED AND SIGNED by THE
GOVERNOR.
An act to amend section 81 Of chapter
Sc OF the general statutes, entitled "of
private corporations"
An act regulating fees for Justice writs.
An act relating to the laying out OF
streets in incorporated villages.
An act to incorporate Guys Cornet
Band.
An act legalizing the grand list of the
town of Vershire.
An act in amendment of an act entitled
"an act to amend chapter II of the gen
eral statutes relating to births, marriages
and deaths, and for the better registra-
ton thereof, approved November 10, 1862 y
An act to incorporate the Brandon Min
ing Company.
An act to incorporate the Avenue Hotel
Company.
An act to incorporate the Bankman and
Howard Gold Mining Company.
An act to incorporate the Union Hotel
Company, lat Bellows Falls.)
An act declaring valid certain bonds is
sued by the Middletown Springs Com
pany.
An act to incorporate the Brandon
Cheese and Butter Company.
An act to incorporate the Lamoille
Fair Ground Company.
An act constituting the members of the
House of Representatives from the coun
ty of Essex, special committee to aver
age and equalize the grand list of thu
county of Essex for the year 1870.