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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-10
ARTICLE TX.
TGrGtiOn and Finance.

Sec. /. All taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class Of subjects with
in the territorial limits of the author
ity leVying the tax, and shall be levied
and collected under general laws; but
the general assembly may, by general
laws. exempt from taxation public
property used for public purposes,
actual places of religious worship,
places of burial not used or held for
private or corporate profit, and insti-
tutions OF purely public charity.
Sec ,. All laws eXempting property
from taxation, other than the proper
ty above enumerated. shall be void.
Sec 3. The power to tax corpora
tions and corporate property shall not
be surrendered or suspended by any
contract or grant to which the state
shall be a party.
Sec I. No debt shall be created by
or on behalf of the state except to
supply casual deficiencies of revenue,
repel invasion, suppress ihaurrcction,
defend the state in war, or to pay cX-
istirg debt. and the debt created to
supply deficiencies in revenue shall
never exceed in the aggregate at any
one time one million Of dollars.
Sec ). All laws authorizing the
borrowing Of money b, and on behalf
Of the state shall specify the purpose
for which the money is TO be used, and
the money 50 borrowed shall be used
for the purpose specified and no other.
Sec 6. The credit of the common
wealth shall not be pledged or loaned
to any individual, company, corpora
ton or association.
Sec I. The general assembly shall
not authorize any county. city, bor-
ough, township or incorporated dis
trict to become a stockholder in any
company, association or corporation,
or to obtain or to appropriate money
foror to loan its credit to any corpo-
ration, institution or individual.
Sec 8. The debt of any county, city.
borough, township, school district or
other municipality, or Incorporated
district, except as herein provided,
shall never exceed seven per centum
upon the assessed value Of the taxable
property therein, nor shall any muni-
cipality or district incur any new debt
or increase its indebtedness to an
amount exceeding two per centum
upon such assessed valuation of prop
erty without the assent of the elect
ors thereof, at a public election, in
such manner as shall he provided by
law, but any city, the debt of which
now exceeds seven per centum of such
assessed valuation, may be authorized
by law to increase the same three per
centum in the aggregate at any time
upon such valuation.
Sec 9. The commonwealth shall
not assume the debt, or any part
thereof, OF any city, county, borough
or township, unless sucn debt shall
have been contracted to enable the
state to repel invasion, suppress do
mestic insnrrection, defend itself in
time of wai, or to assist the state in
the discharge of any portion of its
present indebtedness.
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ARTICLE XI.
1f,fthd.

Sec |. The freemcn Of this com
monwealth shall he armed. organized
and disciplined for its defense when
and i'll such manner rs may be direct
ed by law. The general assembly
shall provide for maintaining the Ui-
litia by appropriations from the treas
ury of the commonwealth. and may
exempt from military service persons
having conscientious scruples against
bearing arms.
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not otherwise provided for sb.r
filled in such manner as NOV. l'"' Z
vided by law. VPl
Sec 3. No person shall hoo,
ed to any office within anv rpoI2 rp
who shall not have been a citi,a' ,o''l
an inhabitant therein one yes, VI
before his appointment. if tba".p'e p'e
shall have been so long erects5
if it shall not have been So Ion,. Pa
ed, then within the limits oftbns9H H0t
or counties out cfwhich it shall Y
been taken. D'e
Sec 4. Prothonotaries. clerk. .,
courts, recorders of deeus, ro,;. w. v
Of wills. county surveyors and
ifs shall keep their offices in,be..~-', y,
ty town of the county in which y ''
respect, ely shall he officers
Sec ). The compensation ofcou..
officers shall be regulated by 3
and all county officers who a.,
may be salaried shall pay M
which they may be authorized :,
ceive into the treasury of the co..s
or state, as may be directed br L.
In counties containing over onal
dred ana fifty thousand inhah,,-
all county officers shall be psa
salary, and the salary of any spg
/ ficer and his clerks, heretofore -.
by fees, shall not exceed the ,r,
CRATE amount Of fees earned dSs.
his term and collected by or fo,ar
Sec 6. Tne general assembv N
provide by law for the strict arconr
ability of all county, township 4,
borough officers, as well for the {
which may be collected by them
for all public or municipal mona
which may be paid to them.
Sec I. Three comfy commis,
ers and three county auditors s..
be elected in each county WHERE M
officers ars chosen, in the wear d
/ thousand eight hundred and seven
five, and every third year thereaAs
and in the election of said Officers "a.
qualified elector shall vote fornonr
than two persons, and the three h
sons having the highest numbr
votes shall be elected; any casuaIr
cancy in the office ofcounty comns
sioner or county auditor shall he
ed by the court of common paso
the county in which suchvacaaga.2
occur, by the appointm int ofmde
tor OF tue proper county who sd
have voted for the cummissong
auditor whose place is to be filled
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ARTICLE XIV.
COuRta Officers.

Sec |. County officers shall consist
OF sheniis, coroners, prothOnotaries,
registers of wills, recorders of deeds.
commissioners, treasurers, SURVEYORS.
auditors, or controllers, clerks of the
courts, district attorneys and such
others as may from time to time be
established by law; and no sheriff or
treasurer shall be eligible for the term
next succeeding the one to which he
may he elected.
Sec 2. County officers shall be ell
ected at the general elections. and
shall hold their offices for the term of
three years, beginning on the first
Monday of January next after their
election, and until their successors
shall be duly qualified; all vacancies
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ARTICLE XVI
Frroie Corporations.

'''t-' CDf pm "''"''''
See |. All existing charter
grants Of special OF exclusive 4
leges, under which bona fidc Of
iZatiOn shall not lave taken piacg
business commenced at the tin
the adoption Of this corstrr
shall thereafter have no vail. IT,
Sec 2. The general ASSEMBLY
not remit the forfeiture OF lhe @
ter Of any corporation now eNH.
or alter or amend the -auIe, OF
any other general or special ia'
the benefit of such corporation tl
on the condition that such cOrp0G
shall thereafter hold its charter>l,
to the provisions of this con,tIia.
Sec ,. The exercise of tie H--
eminent domain shall never
abridged or so construed as to Z
vent the general assembly from
ing the property contemporaries
panies. and suhjccting them 10Y
lie use. the same as the proP'R
individuals; and the eXelclse OIL
police power OF the state shau q
be abridged or 50 construed A. '.
mitcorpOratiOns to conduct tloI
mess III such manner as omlrI0-'
equal rights ofindiyiduals or II'I
eral well being Of the state.
Sec |. In all elections tordIIo
or managers of Il corporation
member or shareholder may c'
whole number of his votes !"
candidate. or distribute them
two OF more candidates, as N
prefer.
Sec 5. No foreign corporate.
do any business i'll this state p
having one or more known pl
business. and an auth0rIzea u
agents in the same, upon WHY"
cess may be served.
Sec 6. No corporation shaI. '-
in any business other than ~
pressly authorized in its chaf'
shall it take or hold any re-"
except such as may be necr',''
proper for its legitimate bu''%
Sec I. No corporation ,oan
stocks or bonds except ioF
or labor done, or money or F.. \.
actually received; and all pS h..
increase of stock or indeo'1~
corporations shall not De u.
except in pursuance OF SeI,
nor without the consent VI
sons holding the largeramouD
lie of the stock first oo'aD
meeting to be held after '.Ai X
notice given in pursuance .r.r u
Sec 5. Municipal and o'..' n
rations and individuals NV
the privilege of taking Priy'. ,..
erly for public use shan ts;s
compensation for proper. rr-.
jured or destroyed by .nJ .I..;,r
ton or enlargement o' '
highways or improvelIii'I". .r.
compensation shall be Pal" oris U
before such taking, lIJui.
ton. The general asseinoi5 !,'ssa
by prohibited from deprnmsIip
son of an appeal from Any =
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ARTICLE VIII.
Suffrage and Elections.

Sec. /. Every male citizen twenty
one years OF age, possessing the fol
lowing qualifications, shall be entitled
to vote at all elections:
First. He shall have been citizen
of the United States at least one
month.
Second. He shall have resided in
the state one year (or if, having pre-
viously been qualified elector or
native born citizen of the state. he
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ARTICLE XIV.
Cities and CITY Charters.

CdteS ana Cty tHdF'TS-
Sec |. Cities may be chart.
whenever a majority Of the elecin
any town or borough hayiUgap
latiUn nf at least ten thou~aEa ,
vote at any general election in d
of the same.
Sec :. No debt shall /, ntrl
OF liability incurred by ANY mUat
commission, except in rur>uaDc
an appropriation previously d
therefor by the municipal gag
mept.
Sees. Every city saa!irr.a,aa,
ing fund, which saall hc iny@
pledged for the payment Of ..,t
ed debt.
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ARTICLE XIII.
NelC Counties.

Sec |. No new county shall be es-
tablished which shall reduce any
county to less than four hundred
square miles, or to less than twenty
thousand inhabitants; nor shall any
county be formed ofless area, or con
tanning a less population, nor shall
any line thereof pass within ten miles
OF the county seat Of any county pro-
posed to be divided.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-04

1t was voted to hold the next encamp.
mcDt at Brattlcboro.
This afternoon the soldiers banquettcd
at the Welden House, and this evening
they held camp fire" at Academy
Hall, which was open to the public.
Papers of interest were read by Col.
Vcazey and comrade Goulding, and brief
speeches were made by other comrades.
RUTLAND RAILnoAD.-1hc annual meet.
ing of the Rutland Railroad company,
yesterday, was in the main harmonious
aud resulted in the election Of the old
board Of directors, with two exceptions.
Mr.. Barnes, of Burlington, and Mr.. Skill
lings, Of Boston, voluntarily retiring, and
their places being supplied by the election
Of James w. Ilickok, Of Burlington, aud
Jacob Edwards,o of Boston. Both Of these
gentlemen are excellent business men, and
largely interested in the Rutland railroad
and its prosperity The reports of the
president and treasurer, which are given
in full in another place, give a satisiacto-
ry account of tho finances and prospects
Of the road. The floating indebtncss
amounts to 1884, sO6. 6S, and to meet this
sum there arc available assets, amounting
to S2,2S6,7I9 .35. These assets include
the balance, on hand, of the bonds author
lied at the last meeting of the stockhol-
dors of which nearly two thirds. or about
one million dollars, have been negotiated
or subscribed for. OF the remaining half
million, it is expected that some over a
half will be absorbed by tho conversion of
outstanding scrip, issued for dividends on
preferred stock. With the same success
that the managers have experienced the
past year, we may expect, that at the
next annual meeting, the road will find
itself free from all liabilities excepting
its stock and funded debt. An impor-
tant step was taken, yesterday, in author
rizing the surrender, by the trustees and
managers of the Vermont Central and
Vermont and Canada railroads, of the
leases of the Whitehall and Pittsburgh
and Montreal and Pittsburgh railroads
and the leasing or transfer of the same to
the New York and Canada railroad, or in
effect to the Delaware and Hudson canal
company. This action will not affect the
the receipts of the Rutland road, as the
rental received by them was the same
that they were compelled to pay to these
roads. The arrangement, however, will
aid the managers of the Central, in their
embarrassment, as it is understood, that
the losses which they are said to have
suffered by reason ofthe Rutland lease"
were occasioned in connection with the re-
pairs and running Of these roads. The sale
of the steamer "Oakes Ames," which was
also authorized, will result in reducing
the floating Indebtedness TO the amount
Of one hundred thousand dollars. The
increase Of some eight per cent, In the
gross income of the road is, also, crafty
ing, and is an indication of what may be
oxr ectcd in the future. On the whole
the Rutland railroad, as well as its les.
sees, enter upon new year under favor
able auspices. - RW2and Herald.
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XTEBMONT CENTRAL AND
RUTLAND RAILR0 ADS.
WINTER AREANGEMENT.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
On and after MONDAY, Dec. ., 1872 trains viii
run rs follows, Sundays cXceptcd);
GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Leave Middebury at $50 and $50 n m, 4j5
and 100 p. m.
MAIL-l.eavcs Ogdcnsburgh at 600 p. IN, St.
Adams at GO II. IN, Burlington at $40 a. M,
Port Henry SO Il. M, Rutland II. 10 p. m, Bel
lows Falls 2.3O p m, arriving at New London at
$50 D. IN, connecting with steamer for New ork.
NEW YORK EXPREsS.-Leaves ST. Adams at
$50 IN, Burlington 1920 Il IN, arriving in Rut-
land Mt 1870 pm,
NIGHT EXPRESS.-Leaves Oglensburgh at
l2.0O IN, Pittsburgh $50 m, Montreal $50 p
IA, It. Johns $50 p IN, st. Albaus 40 IN, Bur-
lington $40 IN, Rutland l2.5o II III, Bellows
Falls 3 p u IN, arriving ia New London at ll.l1
am
MINED TRAIN. Leaves burlington at 2.2O
IN, Port Henry T. Ia. aunias in Rutland at
l.l5 NJ. Leaves Rutland AT $50 IN, Bellows
Falls las a m, accommodation t-ain) arriving
at Now London Mt $40 m.
MINED TRAIN.-Leavcs Eutlo.nd Mt 800 p
m, arriving in Bellows Falls at 80 p IN.
GOING NORTH.
Leave Middlebury at 10 and GO - IN, and
3.55 and g. 90 pm
MAIL-Leaves Now London at IL III, SPRING
field 500 II m Boston 7.3O IN, Bellows Falls at
200 IN, Rutland 2.30 p m, arrive at Port Henry
ut 1856 p IN, Burlington 5.2G M St. Adams at
IN, making connections for the West
EXPRESS.-Leaves Rutland at 5.0j p IN, ar
irving at Port Henry at 7,3i IN, and st. Adams
at 9.l5 pm.
NIGHT EXPRESS Leaves New London 24j
p IN, Springfield at $40 p m, connecting with
train leaving New York ut 800 m, Bellows
Falls ll.2O m, connecting with train leaving
Boston at 80 p N, Rutland l.j0 n IN, Buring-
ton $50 m, 81. Adams G.2O, arriving in Mou-
treal ut 0.i5 n m. Plattsburgh at II 90 m, and
0gdensburgh at l2.ii IN, connecting with trains
for tho West.
MINED TRAiN.-Leavcs Rutland At 800
m, arriving Mt post Henry at $50 a a.. Leave
Burlington 800 II IN, St. Adams 1900 m, arriving
in Oglensburgh ut ;. 10 p m, and 81 Johns at
$50 p m
MINED TRAIN-Leayes Bellows Falls at 80
a m. arriving in Rutl nd at 300 Il IN.
CONGRATULATIONS New London at
81 IN, Bellows FALL i.3i m, (mixed tran)
arri, ng in Rutland a IS m. .
Trains leave Burlington geng East, for Mont
peier, SC, AT Goa II m, l2.j0 IN, and 7.45 pm.
irains leave Bellows Falls going north for
White River Junction, de, ut $40 a m, 100 N,
and G.3i and ll.20 p IA.
toSNroIiuNs.-At Rslllna with Rensselear &.
Saratoga and llarhln Extension Railroads; at
Bellows Falls with -Chasaic Railroad; mt south
Vernon with Conn River Railroad
II Sleeping CT are attached to nj sht trains
between 81, Adams and Troy and burlington and
Boston.
GYLES MERRILL, Gen supt.
st. Albans, VI, Dee. Z, 1872.
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ADDISON COUNTY TEMPERANCE Society.
Firm CONVENTIONAL meet ng of the
friends Of temperance will be held at the
Congregational Church, in Ferrisburgh,
on Thursday, February 9th, commencing
precisely at l o'clock, p. m, and continu.
ing through the afternoon and evening.
Addresses may be expected in the after
noon by Rev. T. Fl. Archibald of Bristol,
Rev. S Knowlton of New Haven, Rev.
A. f. Bailey, and others. In the even
ing Rev. President Kitchel of Middlebury
College, will give an address upon cal
coholic Medication" Prof Il. II. Higley
is also expected to be present and partic-
ipate in the exercises.
Let the friends Of the cause rally to
the call, promptly and with all the assist
ance they can bring, both to make up the
audience and to assist in the exercises
BY ORDER EXECUTIVE CCM.
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j. Il. BARKER, President.
II. ID. KITcuEL, Chm Elk. Com.

ADDISON County TEMPERANCE CoNvEN.
TIoN All citizens of Addison County
who favor total abstinence from the use
of Intoxicating liquors as beverage, and
who endorse our Temperance laws and de-
sire their enforcement, are requested to
meet at the Lecture Room of the Mctho-
dist church in Middlebury, on Wednes-
day, February 10Th 1878, at u o'clock
D. m. to nominate candidate for the Of
fee Of County Commissioner to be sup
ported at the annual March election.
Per ORDER Cow.
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GRAND ARMY CONVENTION 81. AZ
bans, Jan. 30.-Thc annual encampment
of the Department of Vermont, G A II,
was held here to-day at the headquarters
of Post Badly Smith, nearly all the Posts
in the State being represented by about
fifty delegates.
Able reports were submitted By Col.
w q Veazey, OF Rutland, the Depart
mcnt Commander, and by j II Goulding,
Of Rutland, Assistant Adjutant General,
aud l. G Kingsley, Of Rutland. Assistant
Quartermaster General. which show that
the Order is in aourshlng condition
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year;
Commander-W ncelock & Ncszey Of
Rutland.
SV u---Thcodorc s Peek, OF Burling-
ton.
" C-M h Carpenter, of St. Al
bans.
Medical Dreclor-Dr II II I.lngiop,
of Burlington.
Chaplair-Rev Harvey Webster, Of
West Berkshire.
Council Of Administration T. Ilarts-
horn of Ludlow T. } McWain Of West
Randolph w IL Gilmore of bradford ;
II S Hard Of Arlington Albert Clarke
of st. Albans
Representatives 10 National Encamp.
ment-W w Henry Of burlington; II
L Taylor of Braltleborc Al,eruates
j ii Goulding Of Rutland II VI Curricl
! Of Brattlcboro.
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CTATE OF VERMONT-District of

Addison, SO.
In Probate Court held at Middlebury, in and
for said district,o the 10th day of January A. D.
1872.
Julius b, Benedict, administrator Of tho estate
Of JOHN BENEDICT,
late Of Cornwall. in the district of Addison, de-
ceased, makes application in writing to this court
stating that it is for the interest Of all interested
in said estate to sell all Of the real estate of tho
said deceased as part Of the heirs reside out Of
the state, and that the same cannot be divided
without great inconvenience and damage TO the
heirs, and prays said court for license to sell tho
same, and the proceeds thereof DO distributed ac-
cording to law. 1t is ordered that said applica.
ton be considered for allowance at n session Of
said court to be held at the probate Office in Mid
dlebury,on the 18th day ofFebruary next, Cs73);
and it is further ordered that notice be given 10
all persons interested by publication Of this order
three weeks successfully in the Middlsbury Reg
lister. newspaper printed at Middlebury, in the
County of Addison, previous to said time, that
they may appear at said time and place, and show
cause, if any they may have, why such license
should not be granted.
4G sAML E. COOKE, Judge.
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State of decentralization County, So.
co-rnprs ''nTL} County Court,
December Tenn,
.--.L. n I'm L $50

A..t~ %. ltt~) AID. 1872
A.',. .u mote executed by the said Hill on the
2-il of May. l-lS, for $500, payable u said
Smith or b.lyer, ia ono year from the date there
of, w.,4 at .rcst annually; and on all the gcnef-
al counts in assumpst, demanding $500.
Whereas, the said defendant, Moses B. Hill, j.
without the state, and has not had personal no.
ticc Of the pendeucy Of this suit
1t is ordered that the said Moses 3. Hill be no
titled to appear at the next term Of said court, to
be holden at Middlebury, within and for said
county Of Addison, on the first Tuesday of June,
1873 then and there to answer thereto, by pub
fishing the substance of the plaintiffs declaration
md this order three weeks successfully in tho
Middlebury Register published in Mddlebury,
in said county, the last of which publications to
DO at least twenty days before said term of said
court - RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk.
BnoGs ORNsBEE & Co., Attorneys for plf
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LINCoLN,-The people of this town
have been considerably excited, for few
days past, by the rumor that the small
pox was raging in adjoining towns. and
that certain persons of this place, were at
a donation in Starksboro, some two weeks
since, and thus the disease would forth
with be here to disturb our quiet town ;
but no symptoms Of the plague has yet
appeared.
The oyster supper and visit, for the
benefit of Rev. u. G. Pickett at the par
sonage, on the eve. Of the 30th Jan. wa
a very pleasant one, Notwithstanding
many were inclined to stay away on ac.
count Of the fearful disease just mention.
ed, and others, were anxious to see the
wonderful feats performed by McLear's
troupe, at Bristol the same evening but
the few that did attend were agreeably
surprised to meet about thirty of the good
people of Starksboro there and we would
respectfully say that more civil and re-
spectacle company never came to Lincoln.
Aud we trust we may meet them again,
on similar occasions at some future time.
We learn that few gathered at the
church after supper, and listened to some
excellent music from the Starksboro peo-
pie, in which might be mentioned that
beautiful piece Sweet bye and bye"
played and sung by Mr.. Livermore, chorus
by frankie Searlcs Of Bristol and others.
Mrs. Searles and Mrs Clark of Lincoln
sung some excellent songs; also Ada
Caldwell gave the favorite piece, bessie
ofthe lea" with much credit and "What
are you going to do brother" played by
Lois Clark, and sung by NJ. j. Stcarns
\ chorus by Lois Clark and Miss Caldwell
was listened to with interest after which
the company exchanged few farewell
greetings at the parsonage, and retired a
scasonablc hour, feeling thankful fol
the good time enjoyed by every one
CoRNwALL--Nr. Editor There VIC
u social gathering 10 our town, on We'd
nesla} last. which seems worthy of notice
It was called "An Old Peoples Party,
and the place Of gathering was the com
modious mansion Of Milo T. lsworth, Esq
No persons among us know better how t,
get up and carry through an entertain
ment of this kind, thin do our generou
hearted friends Milo and Cordeia Ellis
worth, and they seem to have done 'thei
, prettiest," on this occasion Their de
siga was to bring together all the sol
} people, Of the town, that they might en-
! JOY a good visit and Il good dinner.
The day proved cold indeed, but yer
bright and very bracing, and in due tim
, there were assembled twenty-six ladiC
aud gentlemen, who for this occasion Q
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Chm Com. Of Arrangements.

RIpToN CoRREcTIoN.-Please allow me
to say that tho statement in the last
weeks Register, that my friends were to
meet at the Green Mountain House, for
donation visit to me, and an oyster sup
per, was an error, so far as | am inform
ed, and | presume they would not make
such an arrangement without consulting
me- c. II. KENT,
Ripton, Jan. 30th 1872.