The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-24

~ Snail De OIL Rencral iitcfests TIC utsli
mated, however, as will appear from his o
fetal certificate, orc hundred and cigl
acts. This designation included the la
establishing courts OF insolvency, one
the laws of most general interest enacted
the last session of the general assembly
but by some hocus pocus he was induce
to forego his designation, but forgot
alter his official certificate TO conform
the facts.
Among the other twenty-five acts, NJ
published in tho newspapers, Is one pr,
viding for the commitment Of persons
the work house-if the law establishing
work house was Of general interest
enough to be designated for publication,
would seem that the law providing III
manner in which it should receive IL
I" stock in trade" would be of equal intel
est. but the secretary OF state decided Other
wise, and there is no appeal from his dc
cision.
Tho other ''public" laws, not published
we're; An act relating to the management
of the state prison, providing for the sp
pointmen. Of the superintendent by th'
governor. and the manner in which h,
nav be removed from oncc; one making
an anpropriation for building a barn foI
he reform school and improving the pres
| ent buildings; an act providing for the
| qusircunial appraisal of real estate IN 1873
surely, this is of general interest to the
tax payers, but the secretary OF state says,
" No; establishing an uniform system OF
Keeping railroad accounts; relating TO state
printing and stafiorcrv-but more Of this
hc,eifter; providing for printing n directo-
nv of the general assembly-makiag it less
than one hundred and fifty pages instead Of
over three hundred and fifty as heretofore;
making the publication OF the registration
report biennil instead of annual cutting
DOWN the tiz, Of the published quarter
master generals report eppropiiatine five
hundred dollars to carry out the act of 1870
authorizing testimonials Of ono TO Yer
mont volunteers in the war of the rebellion;
down the perqlieitcs of the insur-
ince commissionere-thc secretary OF state
and sta.e treasurer relating To power OF
C commissioners appointed to take deposl-
lions, etc., in other states; giving to the
of the supreme court the appoint
ment of reporter abolishipg ore OF the
Of the senate altering the salary
Of the state Librarian; a~ppropriatipg three
hundred dol'a rs for the purchase OF books
for tie state library providing for the dis
tributioa Of "Rober,'s digest" when pub
shed appropriating two hundred dollars
tor the care If the state cabinet reducing
he salaries Of the adjutant and Inspector
.%cneral. TIE auarter-master general, state
reasurer, secretary Of state AID auditor OF
,cc ,unts: prohibiting the payment OF CON-
pensstion to more than n presiding oflicer
IF the senate or house as such and to
make the pay of the inspector OF finance
i've dollars a day and his '%'actual travelling
- expenses" be be pad by the corpora
lions examined and inspected.
Passing by, for the present. the joint
resolutions, and the laws relating 10 cor
poralions, VIC come TO the "miscellaneous"
,cts. OF thesesthere are eighty three, thirty
light being special appropriations Of
moncy-most Of them being acts to pay q
certain person ''the sum therein nameu"-
,ppropriasing sl3 $50 20. being nearly two
thousand dollars more than like appIopna-
ions in 1874 ; seventeen to legalizc the
grand lists of towns ; ten lcvying taxes on
counties or cores SIX authorizing pew
holders in certain meeting houses to sell
the meeting houses three are for the pro-
lection of fish in specified streams or ponds;
lnd the remainder are to change some
oody's name or to restore somebody else to
,bcir legal rights and privileges, Patrick
Sullivan of Rutland being ono OF these lat
.er youth.
Next to the nuisance and insolvency acts
in local interest is, perhaps, the bill to pro-
vide for building a jail in this county.
Redfeld Proctor Of Rutland, Cyrus Jen-
ainss of Hu~bbardton, and Lyman Batchel.
der of Wallingford, are appointed commits
,ioners to act in behalf of the county fer
the erection Of a Jail In connection with
a state %workhouse, provided that commits
sionors to be appointed by the governor
hall locate the workhouse in this county
and they are authorized 70 sell the old jail
and lot and the new Jail lot. pay the pro-
ceejs to the county treasurer, and draw an
order on him in favor of the state treasurer,
for the sun of twenty thousand dollars.
A tax OF nine cents on the dollar Is assessed
on or before the first day of Octo.
her for the purpose OF building the all
but, in case the workhouse 10 not located
IN Rutland, the tax Is no. to be assessed.
another act, the ttste a%ppropristes
twenty thousand dollars for building a
and makes 1t obligatory upon
he commissioner to locate 1t in the county
that raises twenty thousand dollars bit
under this law, the commissioners have a
discretionary power whether 10 locate 1t IN
Rutland or not, and no other county hay
ing authority TO raise the money, It would
seem that our astute Legislators were play
Ing at a game OF cross purposes.
Among the other acts Of local interest,
are those authorizing the vii age OF Rut-
and to borrow tsenty-five thossnd dollars,
max NJ all water rents collected by the va
commissioners payable into the village
treasury. and vesting the appointment and
of the chief and other engineers OF
he fire department ia the village trustees
81, l04 so to the town Of Rutland
IN account of expenditures in securing the
,rrest and conviction of John l.. Phairi
aging tax on the county of Bennington ;
incorporating the Bennington savings
bank; Incorporating the Brandon sque-
act c1mpary; authorizing Brandon fire
No. I, to expeId not exceeding
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