Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-05

No. ln3-An act declaring women TO be eligible
to the Ofices OF town clerk and town superin-
tendent.
Il is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. Women twenty-one years OF age may /
be elected or appointed to the office OF town |
superintendent of schools or town clerk OF town
II they have resided In such town one year next |
preceding such election or appointment And |
any bond given by any married woman 50 elect |
et or appointed shall be as valid ag inst her and |
NAV be enforced against her separate property |
and against the sureties upon such bond In the |
same manner as though she were sole and un- |
married.
Approved December p, 1880.
No. 1O4.-An act relating TO married women and
suits brought by and against them.
II Is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. married woman carrying on business
In her own name may sue and be sued In all mat
tiers connected with such business, In the same
manner as If she werr unmarried, and execution
NAV issue against her, and be levied on her sole
and separate goods, chattels, and estate.
SEC. D. This shall take effect from its pas
Approved December 4, 1890
No, Io5.-An act to amend section two of chapter
fften Of the General Statutes
II is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC l. Section two of chapter fifteen OF the
General Statutes is amended so as 10 read as fol-
lows
meeting of the inhabitants OF each town, who
are leg / voters in town meetings, shall be held
in each town on the fir It Tuesday OF March, an
nually, for the election OF town officers and the
transaction OF other proper business; but the fall
ure to hold an annu Il town meeting, as herein
provided shall not prevent the election OF town
officers at any subsequent town meeting legally
warned and holden.
Approved December %, 1880
! No 1O6-An act In relation to town meetings in
Towns of over seven Thousand inhabitants.
| 1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC |. In towns whose population by the last
| C nSuS taken, exceeds seven thousand 1nha0i-
tants the annual March or other town meetings
shall be warned TO meet at nine O'Clock In the
forenoon, and the time for transaction of business
other than the election of officers In such meet
| ings, shall be two O'Clock in the afternoon, and
the business transacted shall be confined to the
articles specified in the warning.
SEC g In towns as specified In section one OF
| this act the board of civil authority may direct
the opening OF not exceeding ten sets OF ballot
boxes at different places in the room where an
election is held, and may divide the check lists To-
| to the same number OF parts ana no person snal
of the list which contains his name.
Approved December "A, 1880.
No. 1O7.-An act toa amend section eight of chapter
one of the General Statutes
1t Is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC l. section eight Of chapter one OF the
General Statutes is hereby amended by striking
out the words zone O'Clock In the afternoon" In
the tenth line of said section and inserting In
Ii u thereof the words, twelve O'Clock noon.'
Approved November II, 1880.
No. 1OS-An act relating to the adjournment of
1reemen'S meetings.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC, /. 4 freemen's meeting held on the first
Tuesday in September shall not be adjourned be-
fore an election OF town representative Is made,
unless upon the unanimous vote of the legal
voters present at the time the question OF such
adjournment Is put
Approved December "a, 1880.
No. 109-An act relating % freemenS meetings.
1t Is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC In towns whose population exceeds
three thousand Inhabitants the Ireemen'S meet
ings held on the first Tuesday of september OF
held for the purpose OF eecting electors of pres
de and president of the United States, shall
be called at nine O'Clock forenoon OF the day ap
= pointed by law for holding the meeting.
SIC. 2. No meeting OF the board of civil author
/ y to revise a check list shall be held, and NJ
alteration in such list shall be made, after twelve
= o'clock at night of the Saturday preceding tht
day on which the lisr Is to be used If the meeting
at which such check list is to be used is TO b.
, held on Tuesday; and in no case shall meeting
y of the board of civil authority be held to revise
q check list or shall alterations be made in checl
list after thirty-six hours before the time appoint
ed for the meeting at which such check list 1
p to be used.
i i SEC 8. This act shall take effect from It's pas
n sage.
u u Approved December 10, 1880,
No 11O-An act in addition to chapter fifteen Q
l. the General Statutes entitled "Of towns, tow
meetings, and town officers
1t Is hereby enacted, etc:
IS SEC l. No person shall at the same time hol
the offices OF selectman and lister in any town Il
this State.
h SEC 2 This act shall take effect on the frs
e Tuesday of March, A. D. 1881
a Approved November II, 1890
II No. 111.-An act relating to the duties of tow
), clerks
n 1t is hereby enacted, etc:
/; SEC |. Each town and city clerk shall trans
nit 10 the state treasurer by the tirstday OF Jul
e annually. tn names OF the collector of taxes, frs
constable and treasurer Of his town or city, an
II on neglect to make su h return, Shall be fined nc
: more than fifty dollars.
SIC . Sec ion thtrty-nine of chapter fifteen
Il the General Statutes and so much of section wv
OF number foltyour of the acts OF 1865, as relate
5, to the duty of the town clerk in returning tn
II state trrasuI er the name of the town collector
+, taxes Is hereby repealed
n Approved November 8, 1880.
y No. IL An act requiring town officers to max
,a annual settlements OF their accounts.
~ 1t IS hereby enacted, etc:
o. SEC l. The selectmen of a town upon deliver
Is ing state, town or county taX-bill to coleCto
= shalt take from such collector receipt for eac
T. TAX bill. and shall deliver such receipts to tn
~ town treasurer. Such treasurer shall, In boo
o to be kept by him for that purpose, keep with I'll
u making the collector debtor upon one page Il
+ he UNI Of the taX-bill. and, on another pag
, Cle0 Ing me COlltCJOI WIFI MI pau
N such tax-n'U stating the date OF each paymen
;" and shall credit the collector with the amour a
10 lowed him fol 'olecting the tax and the amour
l" OF Attachments allowed on each taX-bill by ii
state treasurer, or board of civil authority.
SEC 2. The collector Shall on or before I'll
first day OF March in each year, pay over all mol
al pyS collected by him, to the treasures to WhC
N they belong, and settle his account with IL
IS treasu err And the town auditors shall, on or b.
to fore the first day of Marcn, annually examine IL
r. aCCoun s OF the treasurer which he Is require
keep with the collector and shall report the stat
OF such accounts TO the annual town meeting
he # collection refuses or negectS to pay over II
20 moneys collect by him in any year, AMI to Sc
h0 tie his &C cunts as required by his section, l
nj shall be ineligible t reelection to the Office
rs collector for the year ems ing.
IS SEC. B. Selectmen,t town ireaSureIS town clerk
he Overseers OF the poor, and all persons authorize
ed to receive or diSburse moneys bel )nging TO
" town. shall settle their accounts With the aud
70 tor of such town on or before the first Tuesday
- March, annually. And If any such officer IT ruS
or neglects to make such settlement in any yea
he sha be incl gible TO he election to the san
An office for the year ensuing.
ar App. owed Dec. % 1880.
w No. 114-An act relating to vacancies In the Off
of assistant Judge OF the county court
,,s 1t is her eby enacted, etc.
c cb SEC. l. When an assistant judge of coun
raj court dies, re-igns removes from the county,
L. | becomes insane, said Office shall be deemed to
no vacant, and the governor shall ill the same
of appointment --, -
or ceSSor to judge alleged or supposed 10 be In al
,ol unit he has received a certificate Of such judge
a. insanity made by two physicians Of unquestiont
,p integrity and skill, residing in the probate d
) + trict which such Judge alleged or supp sed
'er be insane resides, accompanied by certificate
no. the Judge Of probate Of the same district tn