Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29
Ds,ioaafea 10 BE- published IN the NswsPago u
fhe SECRETARY Of STATE,

No. 2.-Anact establishing the Vermont Board
of Agriculture.
II Z. hereby enacted, etc.. 80
See. 2. The governor, the president OF Jug
University of Vermont and state Agriculturu
College, SIX persons appointed by the GOV,
ernor and confirmed By the senate, who shall
hold their office until the first day OF December
in that year In which the regular biennial ses-
sions of the general assembly occurs next al.
ter their appointment, and said board shall
elect It's secretary, who shall Mt all times be
subject to the direction OF the board and shhll
hold his OH ce until his successor shal nave
been appointed, shall constitute the vermont
Board Of Agriculture, for the improvement OF
agriculture and The general Interests o. nus.
bnndry and the promotion Of agricultural
education In the State. In case OF vacancy III
the board by reason OF the death, resignation,
or removal from the State OF any member, or
from any other cause, the Governor shall MI
the vacancy by appointment, as IN other chses.
Sec. 2. The board shall hold one meeting III
each county In this state annually, anu may
hold as many more as II shall deem eNpeuleh,,
either independently or In connection with any
society. ASSOCIATION. or other organization ue-
voted TO the same general object, anu may w
its discretion employ lecturers, essay ISIS, OF
other aids IN the conducting OF us analrsi anu
shall, NJ far ~ may De prnctcable, ava anu Gu
courage State and local societies, associations
and clubs m their efforts. The members OF
the board other than the secretary, shall re,
cciyc one dollar aud my cents per day anu
shall be entitled TO receive their expenses
necessarily incurred In the discharge OF their
,Iutir. The secretary shall not have or pur-
sue any other business which shall IN any man,
uor interfere with the null performance OF hh
the duties herein prescribed or Wnich may pc
assigned to him by the board. and he shall be
paid such sum ~ shall be determined upon by
The board. aud the entire expense ot the boaru
shall not exceed twenty five hundred dollars
See. .. The secretary shall annually, ON or
before the thirty-irst day Of july prepare
detailed report OF the proceedings OF the board,
with such suggestions and recommendations
as the interests OF agriculture may require anu
append thereto abstracts Of the proceedings OF
the several agricultural societies, uairy men
associations and farmers clubs III the state,
and the same shall be printed In the manner
prescribed by law for the printing OF other
State reports Provided, that each volume
shall not contain more than Tour nuhureu
octave pages. five hundred copies OF when
shall be for the use Of the State librarian ana
the general assembly. five hundred for the use
Of the Vermont Dairy mems Association, ana
fifteen hundred for distribution by direction OF
the board throughout the State.
Sec. A. An act entitled IAN act establishing
a board Of agriculture, manufactures anu
statistics approved November %, $50, and
oil acts or parts Of acts In amendment thereoi
or In addition thereto, and an act entitled AN
act TO procure the printing and distribution Of
the report OF the secretary Of The vermont
Dainmen's Association approved November
II, 1874, T. hereby repealed.
See. o. This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage.
approved, November y, 1876.
No. 3-An act for the establishment and con-
siructlon Of work house.
II hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. L. There hall be established, as Is
herein provided an institution for the safe
keeping, correction, employ meni and reorma-
ton fall persons above the age ofsixteen years,
convicted of offences for which the punishment,
hy law, b only by iine or Imprisonment IN
the county jail, or by both hne aud such
Imprisonment, with or without costs OF
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. also. Of all persons
not less than sixteen nor more than twenty
year, Of age at the time Of conviction,
convicted Of offences punishable. by law, by
imprisonment in the state prison, when the
court shall be OF the opinion that the cifcum-
stances Of the case do not require imprlson-
ment in the State prison.
See. = Whenever any person above the
age Of sixteen years At the time OF CONVICTION
shall be amer the first day Of september, 1875,
convicted Of an offence for which the punish
ment, by law. Is only by ine or imprisonment
Ia the county Jail or by both line and such I'M
prisonmcnt, with or without costs OF prosecu-
ton, and the court shall sentence the respoi-
dent 10 pay hnc only with or without cosis oil
prosecution. the court shall further order that,
Ia case such line, or iine and costs. shall not be
paid according TO such order within twenty
four hOurs after such order, the respondent be
confined at hard labor in such work house Tor
A. many DAYS a. thrice the number OF dollars
of such fine, or fne and costs, including the
costs Of commitment under such order, which
costs OF commitment shall be nscertained and
determined by said court aud included IN the
sentence aud warrant OF commitment. Ana
II in the eases mentioned IN this section the
court shall sentence the respondent TO impris-
onmeni only. with or without the payment OF
costs OF prosecution, the sentence shall be 10
Imprisonment at hard labor IN the said work
house, instead ofin the county jail Any per-
son sentenced To the said work house for non
payment OF tine or costs, OF both, may DC
discharged at any time ON payment OF the bal
ance of the line aud costs, after deducting
thirty-three aud one-third cents for each day
such party has been imprisoned under sush
sentence
Sec 3. Whenever any person above the age
of sixteen and not more than twenty years OF
age at the time Of cOnN iction, after the nrst day
OF September lstS, shall be convicted OF an
offence, the punishment Of which is imprison-
ment in the State prison, or by fine, or by both
said punishments, when the court shall be OF
the opinion that the circumstances OF the case
do not require imprisonment IN the state
prison, such court mas sentence such resp0n-
dent 10 confinement at hard labor In such work
house Tor term not shorter nor longer than
the term Of imprisonment TO which such re-
spondent might have have been sentenced in
the State prison.
See T. The Governor shall appoint three
commissioners, whose duty II shall be to as
certain II any county will contribute twenty
thousand dollars towards the purchase of land
and the erection OF the work house thereon In
such county. on condition that such county
shall have the use of the work house for the
purpose of a Jail. as mentioned in section i've
Of this act and II any county shall make such
contribution within one year irom the pas
sage of this act, the said commissioners shall
ihereupon proceed 10 select proper site for
the location of said work house in said county,
with proper grounds attached thereto OF not
more than two hundred and nfty acres. said
commissioners, before entering upon the duties
of their office, shall each give bond TO the
State with two or more sufficient securities, IN
the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the duties OF his
Office, such bond to be approved by the treas
urer Of the State.
Sec. 5. The said commissioners are hereby
authorized and empowered to purchase land
for such site, In such county in this State Us
will contribute the sum oftwenty thousand dol
lars towards the establishment OF said work
house, Aud when any county shall contribute
the sum Of twenty thousand dollars aforesaid,
and pay over the same TO the treasurer OF this
State said commissioners shall thereupon To-
cate said work house In such place in said
county as in their judgment shall seem best, and
Immediately upon the purchase of said land,
and obtaining possession thereoi,th said board
Of commissioners shall proceed to erect suit
able buildings thereon for the detention and en-
plOyment of all persons consigned thereto, and
the county in which such work house is located
shall have right 10 use the same for common
jail for said county. And the superintendent Of
such work house shall peform the same duties
and be subject to the same liabilities Of keepers
of jails, as provided In chapter one hundred
and twenty-onc ofthe General Statutes, 50 lar
as said work house is used as a Jail for said
county. The building shall be arranged for
the complete separation of the sexes, and their
separation shall be strictly maintained, except
when assembled for moral or religious in
stTuctiOn. The said sum Of twenty thousand
dollars when contributed by said county, and
u further sum Of twenty thousand dollars, nre
hereby appropriated for the purpose otpur.
chasing sand site and erecting buildings and
enclosures thereon. And the directors of such
work house aud the judges Of said county may
make all necessary repairs uDon said buildings
in the future, In case they can agree upon the
proportion ofthe expense Of such repairs TO be
borne bv the State aud said county respective
Is; and In case they annOt agree, said direc-
tors or said judges may apply TO the supreme
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