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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-30

herewith at the expense Of the town or city by
the prudential committee Of the school district,
or by the school board Of the city.
SEC. 2. Should the prudential committee fail
for two weeks after the enrolment Of any pupil
20 unsupplied with books, to supply him With
the needed books, as required in section one Of
this act, then it shall be the duty Of the town
superintendent Of schools to supply the same at
the expense Of the town.
SEC g. The prudential committee and SUI
perintendcnt shall give notice in writing to the
assessors Of the town or city Of the names of
the pupils by them respectively supplied with
books under the provisions Of the preceding
sections Of this act, Of the books so furnished,
the prices thereof, and the names Of the parents,
guardians or masters who ought to have supplied
the same.
The assessors shall add the price of the books
20 tie next annual tax of such parents, guar
dans or masters, and the amount 80 added shall
be lcvied, collected and paid into the treasury
of the town or city in the same manner as other
town or city taxes.
SEC. T. II the assessors are Of the opinion
that any parent, master or guardian, is unable
TO pay the whole expense of the books 50 sup
piled on his account, they shall omit to add the
price Of such book, or shall add only part
thereof to his annual tax, according to their
opinion Of his ability to pay
SEc. D. This act shall take effect on the first
day Of December. A. ID. 1870.
Approved November %, lS70.
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Approved Nov. %, 1870.
An act relating to the normal schools of this
siaie.

An act relating 10 Tue uOrmll SCHOOLS oil TINS
state.
SEC. l. The sum Of ten hundred dollars per
annum is hereby appropriated to each of the
three normal schools now established in this
state, for the purpose of assisting those young
men and women, inhabitants Of this state, who
may desire to more perfectly qualify themselves
for teaching by attending said schools, and who
shall give satisfactory assurances to the board
of education that they will hold themselves in
readiness to teach in the common schools OF
this state, at least two years subsequent to their
graduation. And such appropriation shall be
expended by the trustees OF each of said schools,
under such rules and regulations as shall be
prescribed by the board Of education
SEc ?. The auditor of accounts is hereby
authorized and directed to draw his orders on
the state treasurer for the payments of the said
sum Of ten hundred dollars per annum to the
treasurer Of the board OF trustees of the normal
school at Raudoph for the payments of the
like sum per annum to the treasurer of the board
Of trustees Of the normal school at johnson
and for the payments Of the further like sum
per annum to the treasurer of the board of trus
tees of the normal school at Castleton.
SEC 3. All acts and parts of acts inconss-
tent with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC f. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov. %, 1870.
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An act in relation to school district collectors
SEc l. The prudential committee of any
school district in this state may require the col
lector OF taxes in their district, before he enters
upon the duties of his office, to give bonds to
tue district for the faithful performance of his
duties in a sufficient sum with good and suilic-
lent sureties. And if any person chosen to the
office of school district collector in any school
district in this state SHALL after being requested
by the committee to give such bond, neglect
for ten days next succeeding such request, his
office shall be vacant.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. %, 1870.
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An Act providing for the manner in which the
qualifications of voters in school district meet
ings may be determined
SIC l. II at any school district meeting in
any school district in this state, any person shall
offer or claim the right to vote in school district
meeting whose vote shall be objected to by one
or more legal voters present for the reason that
such person is not a legal voter in said district
the moderator presiding at such meeting shall
not receive such vote so objected, until the
right of such person to vote in such district
shall be determined as hereafter provided in
section two of this act
SEC. =. Whcneyerany persons vote or right
TO vote n any school district meeting shall be
objected to as mentioned in section one of this
act, the moderator presiding at such meeting,
the clerk and such members Of the prudential
committee as may be present, shall consider and
decide the question OF said claimants right to
vote in said meeting, and his vote shall there
upon be received or rejected, as may by them be
determined.
SEC. 3, The provisions of this act shall not
in any way affect the rights of any person in
law or equity in any suit or proceeding con-
cerning school districts and the votes thereof.
SEC. I. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November %, 1870.
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An Act in amendment OF section one of chap
ter llfty-six of the general statutes, relating
to estates of deceased persons
SEc. /. Section one of chapter iftysx of
the general statutes, is so amended as to read
as follows;
When any person shall die, seized OF any
lands, tenements, or hereditaments within this
state, or any right thereto, or be entitled to
any interest thereon which shall not have been
devised, by will, the same much thereof
as shall not be necessary for the payment of the
Just debts, and the expenses OF settling the es-
tate of the deceased, shall descend in the fol-
lowing manner
First. In equal shares to his children, or the
legal representatives of deceased children.
Second II he leave no issue, his widow
shall be entitled TO the whole of his estate for
ever il said estate shall not exceed two thousand
dollars. But if said estate shall exceed that
sum, then the widow shall be entitled to two
thousand dollars, and one half Of the re-
mandor OF sad estate and the remain
ing part of said estate shall descend in the same
manner as the whole would if no widow had
survived and il the deceased shall have no kin
dred, who by law might inherit his estate, the
widow shall be entitled to the whole.
Third Ii the deceased person shall leave no
issue, nor widow, the whole of his estate shall
descend to his father,
Fourth. fhe shall leave no issue, nor widow,
nor father. his estate shall descend in equal
shares to his brothers and sisters, and to the ie
gal representatives of any deceased brother or
sister and If his mother be living, she shall
have the same share as a brother or sister
Fidh. II none Of the relations above named
shall survive the deceased person. his eftate
shall descend in equal shares to his next Of kin
in equal degree, but no person shall be entitled
By right Of representation to the share oi such
next Of kin who shall have died"
Sno. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November p, 1870.
[sEE FOURTH rAdE.
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selectmen may, in their discretion, authorize
such applicant or applicants, to remove such
iioodwood, stone, gravel, or sand, at his or
their own expense
SEC. 2. In removing such deposits or OBJ
structons, when situated in the bed Of a stream
or river, the bed Of the stream or river shall be
graded as near level between the main banks az
IL practicable.
SIC. 3. II any person or persons shall con-
slider themselves injured by such action Of the
'elecimcn, he or they may apply to the court
OF chancery in the same county for relief and
such court shall have full power to enforce or
restrain the action Of the sclectmen in the
premises aud to do full Justice to all parties in
terestcd therein
SEC 4 This act shall take effect from III,
passage.
Approved November 8, 1870.
An Act to amend section tweuty-six Of chapter
fifteen Of the general statutes.
SIC. ! Section twenty six Of chapter Gf.
teen oi thc general statutes Is so amended as TO
read as follows
"ltis hereby made the duty Of the selectmcn
OF the several towns in this state, to require VI
the coustables in their respective towns, before
they enter upon the duties Of their Office to
iormance Of their duties in a sufficient sum with
good and sufficient sureties. and if any person
chosen 10 the office Of constable in any town in
this state shall neglect for ten DAYS succeeding
his election 10 Give such bond hi, office shall be
vacant and tic towns may also reqdire similar
bonds OF their lreasurcrs and clerks
SIC. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November "A. 1870.
An Act in amendment Of chapter nine of the
general statutes. entitled "of public aA
Src. ]. Section one of cblpter nine shall
be so amended as 90 read as follows:
"1he fiscal year OF the state Of Vermont shall
terminate .ou Che ast dav of july. 90 which
tine t,s rcDort of elcb officer Uho Is roanired
D., law 10 make ropoft TO thc general assembly
.hall show ths condition Of their respective
,ubi.rt matters
SIC. . section faur of said chauier nine
shall be so amended az. To read AS follows
o-The directors. cbaplaiu anil suporintendept
of the state urison. trustees and Superintendent
Of tbe Vermont as,lum for the insane the
commissioner of the leaf dumb and blind and
tbe insane moor ibe adiutant and inspector
GENERAL narter-m,ster general. railroad com
missioner trustees of lie Vermont reform
school scrgeapt-at-arms. trustees Of the Yer
mont university and state Agricultural col
la,e. and auditor of accounts Shall make such
rcnort hereafter biennially. such report shall
Ie addressed to tle governor and shall he in
roodiross ana dono.itad with the secretary Of
.ts.o f,r nript;ng on or before the fffeenfb dsy
m Apou.t t;eppially and each renort ar such
abstraSt thereof a, NAV be required Shall be
s,bnittod bv the serrctqrv of state to the gov
AZ en....,t A.. - el,,..,,i,r
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An Act to protect bridges Of more than eighty
feet in length.

An Act to protect bridges OF more than eighty
feet in length.
SIC l. II shall not be lawful for any person
to drive faster than walk on any bridge OF
more than eighty feet in length and any per
son who shall be guilty Of so doing shall forfeit
and pay as a penalty the sum of two dollars for
each offense together with damages for all nju-
ries thereby done to such bridge which may
bc recovered in an action in the name Of the
town or towns or corporation liable for the re-
pairs Of such bridge, with costs
Sac. 2. No person shall be liable, as pro-
vided in the preceding section unless the select
men Of the town or the directors of the corpo-
ration, shall cause to be posted up, and kept at
each end Of said bridge, in some conspicuous
place board with the substance Of said section
printed legiby thereon.
Approved, November 10, 1870.
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seer Of the poor of the town where such minor
resides and shall be signed, sealed and ac-
knowledged by such person if Of full age, OF
by the parent or guardian of such minor child,
or by such oyerscer Of the poor, and by causing
such written instrument so executed to be re-
corded in the town clerks office, in the town
where the person or persons making such adop-
ton reside, and when such written instrument
shall be so executed and recorded, the same
rights, duties and obligations shall exist be-
tween the parties as if the person adopted had
been the legitimate child Of the person or per-
sons making such adoption, and the form Of
such instrument Of allliaton shall bc in the fol-
lowing form as near as may be:
STATE or VERMONT,
County, ss (
Be it remembered that at this
day Of A. D. IA a B
OF in the county of Ca minor.
or Of full age, as the case may hc,) is hereby
adopted and made heir-at-aw Of & u
and T. husband
and wife. Cor Of II q single
person,) OF in the county Of
and said adopted person shall hereafter bear the
uamc Of
In witness whereof we hereuuto set our
names and ailiN our seals this day Of
A. ID.
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Approved, November IA, 1870.


An act in amendment of section twenty-five Of
chapter ninety-four of the general statutes,
entitled "of the traffic in intoxicating
drinks, and in addition to said chapter,
SEC. /, Whenever the owner, keeper or
possessor OF intoxicating liquors, seized under
provisions Of chapter niuety-four Of the general
statutes, shall appear to make claim to such
liquor, he shall file with the justice or court be-
fore whom the proceedings are pending his
claim in writing, setting forth his interest in the
liquor so seized and the causes why the same
should not be adjudged forfeited, and in case Of
Judgment OF forfeiture, the court shall tax the
costs and the expenses of the proceeding.
against such claimant, and render judgment
therefor in behalf OF the state.
SEC. 2. Such claimant shall, at the time Of
/ filing his claim with the court, enter into a re-
cognizance to the state with good and sufficient
sureties in such sum as the court shall direct,
conditioned that he shall prosecute his claim to
effect and pay all costs which may be awarded
against him.
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Pubhc AciS, d,amatd by The Sacrfary of State
IOr pnlhaahon IN Me ncespaucrs
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-30

An Act in addition to chapter one hundred and
sixteen OF the general statutes entitled, 'of
offenses against the public peace"
SEC. /. II any person over ten years OF
age not connected with the school, shall annoy
or disturb any school by remaining at or near
such school, or by refusing or neglecting to de-
part on request Of the teacher or prudential
committee, he shall be punished by fine not
exceeding twenty dollars.
SEC. q This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November II, 1870.
An Act to amend section thirty-seven Of chap.
ter eighty-sx Of the general statutes sntitled
"of private corporstions.n
SKc. /. Section thirty-seven Of chapter
eighty-sx Of the general statutes is hereby 80
amended as to read a. follows;
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SIC. /. II any hoodwood, stone, gravel, or
sand which has been, or may be, deposited IN
the bed of any stream or river, or on any island
in the same, shall tend to change or prevent the
even flow of water between the man banks OF
such river or stream, or which by filling IN tends
to raise the water above, so as to overflow any
land ar lands. or cause such river or stream to
overflow lis banks, or so as to endanger the
nronerty of any person by ohstrueting or di-
yeriinq the usual flow Of water in any river or
stream in times of high water, any person or
nersnns whose land is so endangered, or liable
II he oyernown, or injured, may apply to the
,eloctmen of the town where such iloodwood'
stone gravel, or sand is situated or in case case
,wo Of such selectmen are interested or other
wise incapacitated to Judge in the matter, to to
the selectmen Of an adjoining town, and sueh
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Approved, Oct 25, 1870.

An Act in amendment of an act in relation to
appeals from judgments of justices of the
peace in civil eases, approved November 49,
1866
SIC. /. Section two of an act entitled "An
act in relation to appeals from judgments OF
justices Of the peace in civil cases" approved
November 10, 1866, is so amended as to read as
follows:
Ses. 2. If neither party shall enter the
anneal in the court to which il was taken at the
next stated term thereof, the said justice, after
the adjournment of said court, may issue bis
execution, in due form Of law, in favor Of the
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"No president, vice president treasurer, sec
rotary or trustee Of any trust company, saw
ings bank or other institution for savings in
this state, shall hereafter at the same time hold
Office as president, vice president, or cashier in
any bank Of discount in this state
SIC. 2 This act shall take effect from il
passage
Approved, November IS, 1870
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An Act in addition to chapter f0y-one Of the
general statutes, entitled Of the admins
tration and distribution Of intestate estates"
SIC. /. II any person entitled to a disiribu-
tive share in the estate Of deceased erson,
shall have been, or shall be absent, and not
heard from for the period of ten years from the
death Of such deceased person, such absent per-
son shall be deemed to be dead. and such share
shall be distributed to the known heirs Of such
absent person provided that before such dis
tribution shall be made, the probate court shall
cause notice to be given in the same way that
notice is now required by law to be given on
settlement Of an administrators account
| SIC. q This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, October %. 1870
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An Act to repeal the proviso to section thirty
Of chapter forty of the general statutes enti-
tied Of eiectmeut.
SIC ! The proviso to section thirty Of
chapter forty Of the general statutes is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect from lis
passage
Approved, November 10, 1870.
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An Act enarging the powers of county clerks
SIC. !. Each county clerk within this state
shall have the same power to take the acknowl-
odgement Of deeds and other instruments, and to
administer oaths for general purposes that JUS
tices of the peace and notaries public now have
and the saue certify under the seal of court.
SEC. 2 There shall be paid to the several
county clerks for each certificate of acknowl-
edgment, under seal of court as aforesaid, the
sum Of twenty-five cents.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from iti
passage. ,a-o
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An Act in amendment Of an act entitled " An
act in amendment of an act approved No
vember 18th A d. 1869, entitled 'Of public
hnds'n
SEC l. Section one of an act approved No
yember 9TH, A. d. 1869, is hereby so amended
as to read as follows;
The rents of lands granted to the use
Of the ministry or social worship Of God,
and the rents Of lands granted to the first set
tied minister shall on the Friday preceding the
last Tuesday of March in each year, be divided
by the selectmen among the different organized
religious societies in said town, in proportion to
the number of sabbaths said societies shall hold
public worship, the aggregate not to exceed the
number Of sabbaths in the year And if there
shall be no such society," in any town, the same
shall be loaned on interest, under the direction
of the selectmen, until such society shall be
formed, unless it shall be appropriated to pay
for preaching the gospel in such town, by a
vote of such town, in town meeting, an article
to be inserted in the warning of said town meet
ing for that purpose.
SEC. 2, All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, November 49, 1870.
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NJ ~ VWWWVV AN aVI 10 amUWU fVVUOn UIIeen
Of chapter thirty five of the general statutes
relating to repleyin.
II is hereby enacted, &c
That section fifteen Of chapter thrty-fvc of
the general statutes Of this siate be so amended
as to read as follows;
The officer shall. before serving the writ.
take FROM the plaintiff or some one in his be-
half a bond to the defendant with sufficient
sur,tIes in double the value Of the good, to be
rcplcvicd, with a condition like that Of the bond
before prescribed in the second section Of this
chapter. and the officer shall proceed to ascer-
tain the value Of the goods or chattels in the
same manner rs is prescribed in the third sec
ton Of this chapter and shall return such bond
TO the clerk Of the court TO which the writ is re-
turnable, for the use Of the defendant
Approyed. Oetober 25. $50.
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An Act changing the time Of holding county
courts IN the county Of Orleans
SIC f. The stated terms of the county court
in the county Of Orleans. shall, after the next
February term thereof be held on the first
Wednesday next after the first Tuesday in Sep
tember, and the first Tuesday in February, in
each year
SEC. ,. All acts and parts Of acts nconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed
SEC. B. This act shall take effect from IL,
pAssa-e.
Approved, November i, $50
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~ Aillh uhN Nl y. ~
rs personally appeared C u
and + f and G.
II (oycrseor Of tine poor, or parent or
guardian Of A e a. the ease may
be) and acknowledged the foregoing instru-
ment by them sealed and subscribed to be their
free act and deed
Before
J NJ official signature.
SIC q 1t is hereby made the duty of town
clerk, to receive and record all such instruments
Of aniation aud shall be entitled TO receive
for making such record twenty-five cents A
duly certified copy Of such record shall be oyd-
ence of such adoption.
SEc. 3. Any single person of full age. d, sir
Gus OF changing his or her name, may do so by
an instrument in writing signed by such person
sealed and acknowledged and recorded in the
town or city clerks Office where such person re-
sides, setting forth the name such person shall
bear, which shall be cffectual to change the
name Of such person, and such instrument shall
be substantially in the following form
STATE OF VERMONT, :
County, S.
BE it remembered that ! b
Of in the county of will be
hereafter known aud called
1 In witness whereof hercunto set my hand
and seal this day of A. D. IS
L. ..
| STATE OF VERMONT,
| County, So.
| Personally appeared A Is now
known and called and acknowledged
this instrument by him Cor herr signed and
sealed to be his Cor her) free act and deed
Before
j
or official signature.
SIC 4. This act shall take effect from itr
passage.