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session of the general assembly, transmit to the
governor for the use of the general assembly. an
abstract Of his account against the state, en-
bracing all of the items in said account, with
a correct statement of the number of persons
employed in and about the state house, and
the amount of compensation paid to each by
the day, together with a true inventory or list
OF all the property in his possession belonging
to the state.''
COMMISSIONER OF THE INSANE.
SEC. ID. Section forty-six of chapter twenty
of the general statutes is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows:
" Sec. 46. There shall be biennially appoint
ed by the legislature commissioner Of the in
sane, whose duty it shall be, monthly, or often
er If need be, to visit said asylum, with the
trustees, or alone, to examine into the condi-
ton of the institution, the receipts and expen-
ditures, the management of the patients and
the general welfare of the asylum, and to make
report thereon annually to the auditor of &C
counts, by the fifteenth day of September which
report shall be published with the biennial re-
port of the auditor of accounts -
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
SEQ. IA. Sections one hundred and nineteen,
one hundred and twenty-one, and one hundred
and twenty-six Of chapter twenty-eight of the
general statutes are hereby severally amended
by substituting the word "bienniahu =" for,
or in place of the word annually" where
ever the said last mentioned word occurs in
the SAID sections respectively.
Sec. Is. Section one hundred and twenty
three of the same chapter is hereby amended
80 as to read as follows:
&c Sec. 122. Said commissioner shall examine
and report biennially to the generally assem-
bly, in the first week of its regular session next
succeeding his election or appointment, the ex-
isting pecuniary condition and financial man
agement of each and every railroad in this
state for each of the two preceding years, show
ing the true pecuniary condition of such rail-
road. Such report shall include the amount of
recsi pts and expenditures of such railroad for
each of said years, and from what sources said
receipts were derived and for what said expen-
dtures were made also the outstanding debts
and liabilities against such road and the nature
thereof; all claims and debts due to said rail-
ROAD, and the probable availability thereof and
the names and compensation of all persons en-
ployed by said railroad and the nature of their
service together with the condition of said
roads, and its equipments and property, as here
in before provided
THE SUPREME COURT.
Sec 16. Section one of chapter thirty Of the
general statutes is hereby amended so as TO read
as follows:
(" Sec l. There shall be supreme court with
in and for this State to be held at the respective
times and places by law appointed for that pur-
pose and it shall consist of one chief judge and
six assistant judges, to be appointed in the man
al tho ff tb,u toto
Sec II. Section two of the same chapter last
mentioned, is hereby amended SO as to read as
follows:
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the judges of
said court, or a majority of them, as soon as
practicable after their appointment, to designate
four of their number to attend the several terms
or sessions of the supreme court to be held within
or for each county of this state, respectively, in
each year Of their term of Office and it shall be
the duty of the judges SO designated, to attend
the said SESSIONS or terms of said court in the
several counties to which they may be so desig-
mated or assigned, as aforesaid"
SEC 1S. Section fifteen of chapter one hundred
and twenty-six Of the general statutes, is hereby
amended 30 as to read as follows
"Sec. 15 The term of office of the judges of
the supreme court and reporter of the decisions
of the supreme court shall, except in the case of
an election or appointment to fill vacancy or
unexpired term, commence on the first day Of
December next after their election, and shall
continue for the term Of two years"
SEC. 49, Section sixteen of the same chapter
last mentioned, is hereby amended 80 as to read
as follows
" Sec. 1G. In cases where no certain day is
fixed by law for the commencement of the term
of office of any salared officer chosen by the
general assembly, the term of Office of such Off
Ger SHALL except in the case Of an election or ap-
pointment to fill a vacancy or unexpired term,
be two years from the day of his election, OF
until successor is chosen and qualified and nc
compensation shall be claimed by or allowed to
any such officer who may continue in office for
longer period than two years from the day Of
his election, for any service exceeding or con-
tinued beyond the said term of two years, as
aforesaid, if successor shall be chosen at any
time during the regular session Of the general
assembly next succeeding his last election or ap,
pontment to such office"
GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE MILITIA.
SEC. 20. Section six Of an act entitled An
act for encouraging the militia" approved No
vember %, 1864, is hereby amended by substl-
tuting the word ''biennially" for or in place Of
the word "Ganually' therein.
TRUSTEES OF THE VERMONT REFORM SCHOOL
SEC. q. Section one of an ACT entitled Al
act for the regulation and government OF thu
Vermont Reform School," approved November
10, 1866, is hereby amended 80 as to read al
follows
{" Sec. 1. The government of the Vermont Re
form School, established at Waterbury, shall bt
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elected biennially by the general assembly, and
shall hold their offices for two years, commend
ing on the first day of December next after theil
election and in case Of vacancy in the salc
hoard occurring by reason of death, resignation
removal from the state, or otherwise, the govern
or shall fill such vacancy by appointment fol
tbe remainder of the unexpired official term, oil
until the next session Of the general assembly
SUPERINTENDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE sTATF
PRISON.
SEC. %. Section one of an act entitled I" Al
act relating to the management OF the STATE
prison." approved November Il, 1867, 10 here
| by amended 30 as to read as follows
"The state prison shall be under the dlrec
t;on and control of three directors and one super
intendent, to be biennally elected by the senat'
and house of representatives in joint assembly
who shall hold their Offices for two years, com
menclng on the first day Of December next foi
lowing their election"
SEQ 20. Section two Of the same act is hereby
amended 80 as to read as follows
/" Sec. 2. The directors and superintendent
before entering on the duties Of their respective
offices. shall each sevsrally give bonds 10 I'M
state. with two or more sufficient sureties,-th'
sunerintendent in the sum Of twenty thousand
dollars. and each director in the sum OF tei
thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithfa