Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-02-13
Bradford, VT, Feb. 10, 1875.
Acts Relating to Public Matters.

Passed at a Special Session Of me General AZ
sembiy co,rened January Is, 1875.
No. IAN act relating to the Yer
mont Reform School.
1t is hereby enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State Of Yer
mont:
Sec. |. A sum of money not ex'
cceding thirty thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated for the purpose
of erecting and fitting up buildings
for the Vermont Reform School, and
all the necessary fitting fixtures and
furniture for the same, and for the
purchase of lands for the use of sad
school, and said bills and expenses
incurred shall be appaoved by the
last two of the trustees Of the school
and audited by the auditor Of ac'
counts, who shall draw his order for
said expenses, upon the State treas
urcr.
Sec. .. The governor is hereby
authorized to purchase for the use OF
said school the grounds and build
ings known as the Champlain Ar
scnal property, at cost not exceed
ing eleven thousand dollars, and the
Reform School shall hereafter he To-
Gated at Vergennes. The governor
is also directed to purchase such
additional lands at Vergennes, as
he may deem necessary for the puI-
poses of the school, at further cost
not to exceed eight thousand dollars,
said sum to form a part OF the APP
preparation mentioned in section one.
See. 3. The necessary buildings
and tixtuses at vergennes, for the
use of said school, shall be erected
under the supervision of the govern
or, and trustees of the Vermont Re-
form School.
Sec. 4. The trustees of the Yer
mont Reform School are hereby au
thorized to sell the lands belonging
to the State at Waterbury, and such
other property as cannot be profita-
bly, used at Vergennes, and the pro-
cetds thereof shall be conveyed into
the treasury of the State.
Sec. 5. This act, SO far as it shall
be construed to relate to the place
of confinement of the inmates of
the Reform School, shall take effect
on the first day of December, a. ID.
1876; and for all other purposes it
shall take effect from it's passage.
Approved, January Is, 1875.
No. 2.-An act relating to the Yer
mont Reform School.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. /. AS soon as practicable
after the completion Of the Vermont
Reform School buildings at Vergen-
mes, as authorized by an act approx
ell January Is, A. ID. 1875, entitled
"An act relating to the Vermont
Reform School," it shall be the duty
of the trustees and superintendent
thereof to cause the pupils therein
to be conveyed to and committed
within the buildings so completed
as aforesaid, and such transfer and
commitment shall in all respects, be
deemed lawful and regular, and a
legal continuance of their sentences
of Imprisonment respectively, the
same us though they had been kept
in said school at Waterbury.
Sec. 2. The proceeds Of the sale
of the real estate and property at
Waterbury, authorized to be sold by
the terms of the act aforesaid, shall
be available for the benefit of said
Reform School. and may he drawn
from the State treasury upon the
order of said trustees and used in
paying the expenses OF finishing
and furnishing said school build
ings.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, January 10, 1875,
No. 3. An act providing for the
admission of girls to the Vermont
Reform School.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
Sec. |. Girls not less. than ten
years of age, nor more than fifteen,
SHALL be admitted to the VERMONT
Reform School upon the same terms,
aud for the same cr;mesand offences
chat boys are now admitted; and
the several courts within this State
shall have the same powers to sen
tence or commit girls to the Yer
mont Reform School that they now
have or mag hereafter have, by the
laws of this State, to sentence or
commit boys.
Sec. 2. The trustees of said school
shall arrange build ings for the com.
plete separation of the two sexes,
except for educational and religious
instruction, and such recreation as
may be allowed by the trustees and
superintendent in their discretion.
Sec. 3. That sum not exceed
ing five thousand dollars be appro-
priated to carry the objects of this
bill into effect.
Approved, January Is, 1875.
No. Am act relating to convic.
tlOnS and sentences to the Yer