Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-12-13
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Sec. 8. The governor shall select hom the names
thus returned such persons as he shall think best 10
designate as benetoiaries under this act, aud may
allow all on any Of the expenses Of conveying sa d
beneicares 10 said school for their instruction, aud
OF their support therein for such length of time as
he shall deem proper, and may In payment there
Of draw orders ON the treasury for any part or OF
may IN his discretion take bonds to indemnify the
state against expenses which may be Incurred for
the cotlng or transportation, or IN consequence Ct
the sickness Of any of said benehcaries.
Sec. g. Whenever any person shall be approved
and designated beneficiary under this act, the Sc
loctmen OF the town In which such beneficiary
sides are empowered and authorized TO delfay the
expenses of conveying said beneficiary to and trOm
the school in which said beneficiary l. 70 be instruct
cd out Of the treasury OF said town. fn their opin-
Jon the parents guardians of said beneficiary are
not able u pay the same,
See Z, The governor shall annually report to the
legislature his proceedings under this act with an
account Of all expenditures arising therelrOm
Approved November 20, ls92.
Annct making further appropriation 10 the Normal
Size. !. The further sum Of five hundred dollars
per annum Is hereby appropriated 70 each Of the
to be expended By the trustees Teach schools
with the concurrence and under the direction of the
Board Of Education, in aiding and assisting each Of
said schools
See 2. The Auditor Of Accounts is hereby author
lied and directed to draw his order on the State
Treasurer, for the payment Of said sum of hyo hun
dred dollars per aunum to the treasurer of the
board of trustees OF the Normal School at johnson.
for the payment of the like gum per annum, to the
treasurer of the board Of trustees of the Normal
School at Castleton, and for the payment Of the
further like per annu, TO the treasurer Of the
board Of trustees of the Normal School at Randolph
See. 3. This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November "a, 1872,
An act to amend section three Of an act approved No
vember % 1870 entitled An act relating to pri-
waite corporations by voluntary association"
See. /. Section three OF an act entitled "Anaet re-
latng private corporations by voluntary associa
ton" approved November %, 1870 Is hereby amend
| ed SO as to read as follows:
| The amount of capital stock in every such oorpor-
alton shall be determined by the stockholders in
their articles Of association, AMI shall in be
/ less than five hundred dollars nor more than five
hundred thousand dollars, and shall be divided into
shares not exceeding one hundred dollars each;
provided that one half Of said capital stock shall be
paid in before such corporation shall contract any
| debts and no part Of it shall be withdrawn di-
verted from the proper business ofsaid corporation;
and debts shall at any time be contracted by such
| corporation, exceeding in amount two-thrds the
capital stock actually pal, in and any director as
BILE personally for such excess.
| Approved October %, 1872.
|
soyenofchapter eighty six Of the General Statutes,
entitled "of private corporations approved Nov.
Is. 1870,
seven Of chapter eghy-six Of the General Statutes.
entitled "of private corporations approved Nov.
49, 1870 as may relate to aud effect trust companies
organized with capital stock paid up, is hereby
See 3 This act shall take effect from its passage
| Approved November u, 1872,
An act relating to witnesses in prosecutions for
selling or furnishing intoxicating liquors.
Sec. l. In prosecutions for selling, furnishing or
| giving away intoxicating liquors undor the pToy
sons of chapter ninety Of the General Statutes
person, other than the respondent shall be ex-
cused from tostifying, for the reason that his tGst
mony may tend to criminatc himself.
Sec, ? Such testimony as given by any such per-
any prosecution Of such person, for the otnses
| in regard to which said testimony was given
Approved November q. ls72.
An act in amendment Of and in addition to section
twenty-one of chapter ninety -four of the General
Statutes, entitled of the traffic in intoxicating
drink"
That section twenty Of chapter ninety -four Of
the Heneral Statutes is hereby amended read
as follows In all prosecutions under sections nine
and thirteen of this chapter it shall be the duty of
the prosecuting officer to allege in the complaint
Information OF 4huetleht (as the case may be) all
known prior convictions under said section to the
number Of two, and upon trial to make proof Of the
same, and in case OF willul failure neglect or re-
fusal so to allcge and prove such known prior con-
yictiOns, said prosecuting officer so falling neglect
ng OF refusing shall be liable to the prTisions of
and the penalty prescribed by section iorty-two Of
this chapter, And all cases arising under this chap
ter shall take precedence of all other trials in the
court in which they pending except those in Grim
nal cases where the respondents are under arrest
anu neither the court or prosecuting officer shall
have authority to enter HoRs prosequf or to grant
continuance in any case arising under this chap
ter either before after the verdict except where
in their opinion the purposes Of justice require it,
Sec. 2. In all cases where the person intoxicated
is brought before justice of the peace and dscloses
a ~ "a bp solid FINN, yloIt .,
liquor or any part thereof, which caused said intox
ication, and the Justice issues his warrant and the
person oilendingis brought before him and CON
yicted of said ofense, ifthe person convicted has
been once or more convicted Of similar Ofense the
justice, on production of the records certified
copies of the records of former conviction conyic
tons, shall sentence such offender the amount of
penalties as for second or third conviction as the
case may be, without any other pleadings and the
justice in making his record shall state the facts Of
the former convictions and the dates of the same
which shall be sufficient record of said conviction
and sentence.
Approved November %, 1872,
An act in amendment of section twenty-nine of chap
ter one hundred Of the General Statutes
Sec. l. Section twenty of chapter one hun
dred Of the General Statutes shall be amended as
TO read as follows
Any person who shall suffer any cattle, horses
sheep OF swine, TO run at large in the public high
way, or yard belonging to any public building, or
bis own premises, shall for every such oense will
fully or knowingly committed forfeit and pay fine
OIL not imam tnree dollars than dol
lars for each and every oflenso so committed with
full costs Of prosecution he recovered before any
nstee of the peace Of the county whether residing
in said town or not, where such oenso is committed
on complaint Of any grand juror Of the town inwhich
such oflense is committed the States Attorney of
the county and u shall be the duty Of town grand
of this act.
Provided that the sclectmen OF any town may per |
NIT any person who is the owner Of but one cow, to
turn the Same into highways, under such regulas |
tlons as they shall deem eNpedient and may revoke
that provision at any time in their discretion.
Approved NoYember26, 1872.
An act in amendment Of sections eight and nine of
chapter One hundred and twenty of the General |
Statutes relating to crime and punishment.
Sec l. Sections eight and nine Of chapter hun |
dred and twenty of the General Statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
No person so sentenced and imprisoned shall be |
executed in pursuance of such sentence previous to
the expiration Of two years from the day such sem
tence was pronounced, nor until the court which |
passed the sentence Of death abal haYe issued their
warrant under the seal of said court directed 10 the
sheriff OF the county where the state prison is stu
ated, commanding said sheriff to cause the said sem
tence TO be carried into execution.
Said court shall at the term ofwhich may be
in session at the expiration Of two years from the
day Of passing sentence of death upon any person.
or if at the expiration OF such two years such court
shall not he in session at their next term after such
eNpiatio1 Of such two years issue their warrant to
the sheriff of the county in which the state prison
situated agreeably TO the provisions Of the proceed
ing section, and the sentence shall at the time di-
rected by the warrant be executed within the walls
Of the prison or in the enclosed yard of the same
unless previous TO that time the legislature OF the
State shall have committed the punishment Of such
persons.
See. 2. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed
Soc B This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 25 1872.
An act providing for assignment Of counsel In be-
half Of Respondents in Criminal Cases under Ger
tain circumstances.
Sec. l. When II shall appear to any count in
which a criminal cause shall he pending, that the
respondent is from extreme poverty unable to pro-
enre the aid Of counsel the court may in its discre
tion assign counsel in his behalf at the expense Of
the State,
See. ?. In case Of sucl assignment of counsel as
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