The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-01
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uNllN reports OF the hutiillu ufTUu
The Assistant Secretary of the Senate,
Assistant Secretary of State and Assis-
taut Clerks Of the House have compiled
manual of the Legislature (oilccrs and
membcrs), which is now in press, aud by
their courtesy | am permitted to copy
the following interesting statistics
SrNrg. -- Political Preference Re-
publicans, 2S; Democrats. ..
Nativity Born in Vermont 80 New
Hampshire, > Maine, | Connecticut, |;
England, !.
Occupation. Attorneys. u farmers.
IL merchants. 4 editors, > mamlhc.
lures, = physicians, | law Nnlcuis,
| clcrgymcn. | X. r. Supt | stu-
dents. ).
Religious Preference No preference,
}; Ccngrcgaticnalists, ~; liaptisIa, 3
Mcthodists. 3 l'niycrsallsts, 3 l'niia.
rian. | Orthodox Episcopal,
Longest Term Of service IN both
Houses. --Gco. W. Grandcy Ncrgcnncs,
IL terms.
Oldest Member A q. pcwcy,Wlnd.
Sor county, 81 years.
Youngest Member w r. llcrrohin,
Bennington county, n years.
lilo, sr..-- Political Preference Re-
publicans, Dos; Democrats, - ; Conscr-
vativc, | 1t: Doubtful. |.
Nativity, crmont. oil New llamp-
shire. IL Massachusetts,. Il England,
sN.,.l, W.l.,. 4 lN.u.n,t,.,.t
.; New York, ?.
Occupation Farmers, lS7 Mcr-
chants, 81 ; Attorneys, IL Physicians,
81 Manufacturers, II Mechanics I {;
Lumbcrmcn, 3; Clcrgymcn, .; lnmr.
ance Agents, 5 Carpenters, ) students,
g. Editors, ., Butchers, . and Ar
fist, Clerk, Tinsmitl, Bridge Builder,
Drovcr, Miller, Boot and Shoe Dealer,
General Dealer, Hotel Keeper, Furniture
Dealer, Blacksmith. Surveyor, Tobaccon-
ist, Publisher, retired Clergyman, Bank
er, Marble Dealer. Dentist, Leather
Manufacturer Wool Dealer, one each
Religious Preference. Methodist, so
Congregationalist As; Universalist "a
Baptist, "a Episcopal, IA Liberals 9;
No preference, 40; Christians, 8 ; Uni.
tarians, 2; Orthodox, 2; Presbyterians
,; Bible, l /; Second Advent, l Resto.
rationist, | Catholic, ; Unknown,l.
Number serving their first term, l3l.
Longest term Of service, Giles B. Ba.
con, Sunderland, II terms
Youngest member. Samuel b Green
Of Sheldon, 90 years.
THE NEXT ENATE.-Thc constitution
of Vermont provides. that the Senate
shall consist OF thirty members, and the
senators shall be apportioncd to the sew
eral counties according to the population
regard being always had in such appor
tionment to the counties having the lar
gest fraction and giving to each county
at lest one senator. A new appointment
is to be made after this census. unde
this appointment Rutland county vii
gain Senator, giving it four in the flu
turc. By this result Washington count.
lose, one giving them ira instead 0
three. Windsor county used TO hay
four Senators previous to 1860, by tina
census she lost one and Washington gain
ed one which it now lose-,
NEW LAws.--The following bills hay
/, been approved and signed by tho Cover
, nor and are now laws:
An act for the appointment of a Curo
tor Of the Cabinet.
An act to amend chapter II Of III
general statutes relating to births, maj
, riagcs, and deaths, and for the better rec
. An act to protect butter ami chces
! manufacturers.
. An act laying a tax on Windsor Com
, ty.
} An act to incorporate the Walloomsa
t Railroad Company.
, An act TO amend the statute laws rela
ting to State print.
An act in amendment of section ~ {
chapter % Of the general statutes.
t An act explanatory of an act to incol
poratc the Montpelier and Wells Rive
Railroad Company.
An act laying tax on the county {
|, Washington.
BILLS INrRoDucED.-By Mr.. Bullart
Of Fairfax, that the time of service in tn
army shall be deducted in calculating tn
limitation. This bill applies to tow
bountics, etc.
; BY Mr.. Day Of LA, exempting tror
: attachment and execution one single O
: double harness, not to exceed fifty dollar
in value, also one single or lumber WACO
: kept and used for team work, not to ey
coed one hundred dollars in value.
BY Mr.. Lunt, of Derby, making it no
lawful to drive faster than walk upo
any bridge more than eighty feet long
5 under penalty of two dollars for eac
otfense, with damages for all injuries don
, to such bridge. This is not collectabl
unless sign to that effect is posted o
he bridge.
, BY Senator, piugry, that Assistan
| Judges of the County Court may charg
in addition to per diem add travel fee,
. reasonable expenses, not exceeding on
. dollar per day.
BY Senator Grandey, allowing town o
, city clerks for the examination Of record
at any one time, fifty cents, aud if tn
time spent shall exceed one hour, twenty
| five cents for each additional hour spent
and fees may be required in advance.
l BY Senator Bailey, providing thai i
: appeals from the judgment Of Justices Q
the Peace in civil cases, that if neithe
party shall enter appeal in the court t
, which il was taken at the next state
term thereof. the said justice, after tn
adjournment Of the court, may issue hi
! execution, in due form of law, in favor @
the party for whom judgment was rem
: dered for the amount of such judgment
with II per cert. interest thereon, to
gether with such additional costs as hay
been made in good faith since the time @
> rendition thereof and such proceeding
: shall have the same effect as an afiirma
ton of the Judgment, to preserve all lien