The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-06
The Proposed New County.
MONTPEIIER. Nov.


MONTPELIER, Nov. 8.
Hugh Henry, Esq, of Chester, to-day
introduced into the house bill constituting
new county by the name of Allen, as
follows:
Sec. l. The towns of Weston, Andover,
Chester, Cavendish, Ludlow, Weathers-
field. Plymouth, Baltimore and Springfield
in the county of Windsor the towns of
Londonderry, Windham, Grafton and Rock
ingham, in the county of Windham, be and
they are hereby constituted distinct coun-
ty by the name of Allen county, to be or
grained with all the rights, privileges and
mmunites of other counties in this state.
Sec. 2. 1t is hereby further enacted that
Hon. Aurcius c. Howard, of Townsbend,
in the county of Windham; Hon. George
w. Grandcy,o of Nergennes, in the county of
Addison; Hon. Wheelock G. Veazey. OF
Rutland. in the county of Rutland, be and
they are constituted and appointed COM
mittee to designate the place whereon to
erect a court house, Jail and jal-house for
the accommodation of the keeper thereof,
within the county of Allen, and by pur-
chase or gift procure sufficient land for that
purpose, taking deed thereof in trust for
said county and the said committee are
hereby authorized to proceed to the duties
OF their appointment as soon as may be
after the rifng of the present session of
the Legislature.
Sec. 1t is hereby further enacted that
the inhabitants or proprictors of any town
or village (thc said town or village being
the place designated by the committee
named in this act as the place of holding
the county courts in said county of Allen
shall erect the said county buildings men
toned in the second section of this act,
agreeably to a plan to he furnished by the
Hon. Aurelius G. Howard, of Townshend,
in the county of Windham, within two
years from ,he passing of this act, free of
all expense to the state of Vermont and
the county of Allen, and said buildings
shall be erected and completed to the ac-
ceptance of the judges of the supreme
court of this state within the time afore-
said
Sec. 4. 1t is hereby further enacted that
when the inhabitants or proprctors of said
town or village shall have given bonds to
SAID committee, in trust for said county CT
Allen to the satisfaction of the judges of
the supreme court, that they will, free of
all expense to the state of Vermons and
the said county of Allen. complete the
buildings hcreinbefore specified, in the man
ner and within the time specified, the said
county of Allen shall be organized for the
transaction of all legal public business as a
county.
Sec. 5. The justices of the peace elected
at the September election, A. d. 1874, in
the several towns comprised within the
limits of the county of Allen, shall be,
after the giving of bonds hereinbefore
specified, justices of the peace within and
for the county of Allen, for and during the
terms of their Office
Sec. G. The freemen of the several
towns comprised in the county Of Allen
shall, at the March meeting held in their
respective towns on the first Tuesday of
March after the giving of the bonds here
inbefore specified, and cast their ballots for
such persons as they would elect to the
various elective county offices, except a
sheriff and county senators, to fill such Of
fees until December LIST, A. d. 1S76,in the
manner now provided by law for the cleo
ton of county officers.
See. Z. The town officers whose duty it
is, under existing laws, to make returns of
votes for county officers, shall, within the
towns comprised in the county of Allen,
make their returns of the votes cast tor
county officers to the secretary of state,
and the secretary of state, before the tlf-
teenth day of April after the giving of the
bonds hereinbeforc specified, canvass such
votes and certify the result thereof to the
governor of this state, who shall thereupon
issue his proclamation announcing the va :
rious persons who have been elected to
county offices at said March election, and
the offices to which they are elected, and
issues commissions to them.
Sec. 8. The county of Windsor shall
hereafter, until new apportonment of
senators shall be made, be entitled to two
senators, and the county OF Allen to one
senator, and the person elected to the Office
of senator for Windsor county at the cleo
tlon of Sept list, A. ID. 1874, who was at
the time of ho election resident within any
of the towns comprised within the limits
of Allen county, shall, after the giving OF
the bonds herein before specified, be the
senator for Allen county until the first
Tuesday of September, A. ID. 1876
Sec. 0. The probate districts of Windsor
and Westminster shall, upon the giving OF
the bonds herein before specified, be abol
ished.
Soc. TO- There shall, at the abolishment
of said districts, be comprised in the pro
bate district of Marlboro, the the towns Of
Putney, Westminster, Brookline, Towns
bend, Jamaica and Athens, in addition t.
those already constituting such probate
district.
Sec II. There shall, after the establish