The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-06
LAWS OF VERMONT,
PASSED AT THE
First Biennial Session, A. ID. 1870

LIN w y We VGhMON i,
PASSED AT THE
First Biennial Session, A. ID. 1870.
Public .fcts, designated by the Secretary Of
State for publication in the newspapers.
An Act to amend the existing statute laws re-
lating to the appointment or election, ten
ure Of office, aud duties, of certain state
officers.
his hereby enacted by the General .fssem-
bly, Of The Slate Of Fremont:
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Sec |. Section thirty-six of chapter eight Of
the general statutes is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
" Sec 36. 1t is hereby made the duty Of the
secretary Of state to procure hereafter one copy
Of the printed journal of each house of the gem
eral assembly at any session thereof, and also
one copy of the acts or laws passed at such ses-
sion, Immediately after the came may be print
ed and published. and deposit the same in his
office. and also one copy Of this and all subse-
quent revisons of the laws Of this state, and de-
post the same in his Office all of which, toge-
Their with all such journals, and laws, and revi-
sions Of the laws of this state as the said secre
tary may have heretofore possessed and deposit
cd in his Office, shall therein be kept, and the
same shall not be taken from his Office unless un-
der the sanction of law to that effect and it is
also made his duty hereafter, on or before the
first day Of September in each year, to prepare
and forward to the town treasurer OF each town,
blanks adapted to the provisions of section sew
enty seven of chapter fifteen to each court au-
ditor blanks adapted to the provisions Of section
one hundred and six Of chapter twelve to each
states attorney blanks adapted to the provisions
of section sixty-four of chapter twelve ; and to
each sheriff in the state, blanks adapted to the
provisions of section thirty-six of chapter twelve
and on the return of the same, filled in compli-
ance with the aforesaid sections, to the secretary
Of state, he shall file the same in his Office for the
use Of the general assembly"
SECRETARY OF CIVIL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
SEC. 2. Section forty of chapter eight of the
general statutes is hereby amended by substtut
ing the word " bienniol" for the word q" an.
ruaI " therein.
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
SEC. 8. Section forty-one of the same chsptei
last mentioned, is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. Al. There shall be biennially elected
by the Senate and House of Representatives il
Joint Assembly an auditor of accounts, wht
shall be commissioned by the Governor, ant
sworn"
Sec. 4. Section forty-two of the same chapter
last mentioned, is hereby amended 50 as to read
ss follows
Sec. AZ. The auditor Of accounts, befor
entering on the duties Of his office, shall exc
cute bond to the State Of Vermont in the sun
Of twenty thousand dollars, with such sufficien
sureties as shall be approved Of by the Govern
nor. conditioned for the faithful discharge Of tn
duties Of his office"
SEC g. Section forty six of the same chaptc
last mentioned, is hereby amended 80 as to rea
a. follows
Of accounts to make full and thorough exami
nation of all the books, papers, and items of &C
count kept by the treasurer, relating to tn
finances Of the State, between the first AMI I'll
tenth days Of August in each year, and he shaI
report the condition of the same to the geners
assembly at the commencement of its next sue
ceeding biennial session ; and shall state in sue
report full detail Of the indebtedness Of tn
State, with all other facts connected therewt
which he may deem important to the interests {
the State"
SEC 6. Section So of the same chapter la,
mentioned is hereby amended 20 as to read a
follows:
Sec. So. The auditor of accounts shall bier
nially prepare and publish, for the use OF II
general assembly, an edition not exceeding Fl
teen hundred copies of a report, exhibiting und'
appropriate heads all the sources Of revenue
the State, with a specific and detailed statemel
OF its disbursements for each of the two next pr
ceding fiscal years to which report he shall a
pend any report which he may make in the pc
Torrance of the duties OF the bank commission
devolved ON him, under the provisions Of an a
entitled IAN Act in amendment Of sections 70
ty-four and sixty-one Of chapter eighty-nine
the general statutes entitled 'Of banks, a
proved October 26. 1867 and it shall not
his duty hereafter, unless specially required
to do, to make any report to the governor, or
the general assembly, designed merely to exhi
an account of monies received or disbursed
account Of the State"
SEC. 7. Sections ffty-nine, sixty, and six
two, Of the same chapter eight before mention
are hereby severally amended by substitute
the word y" biennially" for or in place OF
word +" annually" wherever the said last m
TONED word occurs in the said sections resp
lively.
INSPECTOR OF FINANCE
SEC 8. Section sixty-six Of the same chap
last mentioned is hereby amended so as to r
as follows:
Sec. sc. The governor shall biennially
point an inspector of finance, whose duty 1t 81
be to assist the auditor of accounts in his ann
examination of the treasurer's department,
examine infinitely all Of the accounts Of
treasurer, with a view to ascertain the corr
ness Of his report, and whether the accounts
properly kept and also to examine all OF
books and papers Of the department Of the Al
tor of accounts, to see that they are prop
kept and his allowances properly made an
report to the legislature the result Of such
animation which report shall be printed
bound with the biennial report Of the audit'
accounts"
REPORTER.
SEC. Q. Section sixty-seven Of the same cl
tar last mentioned is hereby amended by
stituting the word " biennisiy" for or in ?
Of the word " annually A" therein.
SEC. 10. Section seventy Of the same chs
last mentioned is hereby amended by addir
the end thereof the following proviso, viz
Provided, That the volumes TO be furnl
to the organised townr, as aforesaid, OF the
reports, which may be published in each ye
which there is no regular biennial session o.
general assembly, shall be forwarded by Il
brarian, at the expense Of the State, to the
" clerks Of the several counties IN whicl
towns respectively are situated and II sn'
the duty Of each county clerk to deliver thu
ume by him received for any town with
county to the town clerk or other agent OF
town, taking his receipt for the same, and
yard such receipt to the librarian, whenev
ouired 80 to do by the librarian"
sERoEANT-AT.ARMs.
SEC. IL. Section twenty OF the
chapter last mentioned 10 hereby amended
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