Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05


TO the olices town clerk and town superin- |
tendent
It il hereby enacted, ETC.:
s.C. I. Women twenty.one years Of age may |
be elected or appointed 10 the ofIice Of town |
superintendent OF schools or town clerk Of town
n they have resided In such town one year next |
preceding such election or appointment. And |
any bond given by any married woman 40 elect |
81 or appointed shall be as valid ag inst her and
may be enforced against her separate property |
and against the sureties upon such bond In the
same manner as though she were sole and un-
Approved December %, 1880
NO iOt-An act relating to married women and
suits brought by and against them.
II Ia hereby enacted, ETC..
SIC /. x married woman carrying on business
In her own name may sue and he sued In all mat
tiers connected with such business, In the same
manner as II she wera unmarried. and execution
may issue against her, and be levied on her sole
and separate goods chattel9, and estate.
SEC. Q. This act shall take effect from Its pas
sage.
approved December 4, 1890.
No. los. IAN act to amend section two OF chapter
fifteen NJ the General statutes.
II Is hereby enacted, etc.
SIC. l. section two Of chapter ffteen Of the
General statutes IL amended so as TO read as fol-
lows:
are legal voters In town meetings, shall be held
In each town on the flrst Tuesday Of March, an
nually, for tho election OF town officers and the
transaction OF other proper business: but the fall
urc TO hold an annual town meeting, as hercn
provided, shall not prevent the election OF town
officers at any subsequent town meeting legally
warned and holden.
Approved December 81 1880.
No. 106-An act in relation to town meetings In
towns Of over seven thousand Inhabitants
II is hereby enacted. etc;
SIC. |. In towns, whose population by the last
census taken, exceeds seven thousand inhab-
tants, the annual March or other town meetings
shah be warned to meet at nine o'clock In the
forenoon and the time for transaction OF business
ings shall be two O'Clock In the afternoon, and
the business transacted shall be confined TO the
articles specified In the warning.
SEC 2. In towns as specined In section one OF
this act the board of civil authority may direct
boxes at different places In the room where an
election Is held and may divide the check lists In
TO the same number parts aud no person shall
vote except at the place provided for that portion
| OF the list which contains his name.
Approved December ~ 1850.
No 1n1.--An act TO amend section eight OF chapter
| one OF the General Statutes
IL Is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. I. 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
| leu thereof the words, twelve o'clock noon"
Approved November II, 1890.
NO. iOs.--An act relating to the adjournment OF
rreemens meetings.
| II is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC l. A ireemens meeting held on the first
| Tuesday III september snail MOI De w
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. 1850.
no ina.-An act relating TO freemen's meetings
II is hereby enacted, etc.
| SEC In towns whose population exceeds
three thousand inhabitants the lreemen's meet
| ings held on the first Tuesday OF september or
held tor the purpose uf electng electors OF presl-
de i and ce-presiden OF the United states, shall
be called at nine o'clock forenoon OF the day ap-
pointed by law for holding the meeting
SEC. 2. No meeting OF the board OF civil author
l'y to revise check list shall be held, and no
alteration in such list shall be made, after twelve
o'clock at night of the saturday preceding the
DAY on which the list Is TO be used If the meeting
at which such check list Is TO be used Is 10 N
held on Tuesday; and In no case shall meeting
OF the board OF civil authority be held to revise
check list or shall alterations he made IN checH
list after thriy-six hours before the time appoint
ed for the meeting at which such check list u
SEC 5. This act SHALL take eject from Its pas
Approved December 10, 1880,
No iiO--An act in addition to chapter fifteen o
the General Statutes entitled "Of towns, tow
meetings. and town officers
II Is hereby enacied, etc.
! SEC No person shall at the same time holC
the Offices OF selectman and lister in any town II
this state.
| SIC. 2 This act shall take eject on the frs
Tuesday Of March, A. u. 1881.
Approved November II, 1880.
( No. lli.-An act relating to the duties OF tow
, clerks.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SIC. /. Each town and city clerk shall trans
init TO the state treasurer by the frst day OF Jul
annually III name, Of me y, collector S OF taxes mrs
on neglect 10 make su h RETURN sh al be fined no
more than nifty dollars
SEC. . Sec ion thirty mine of chapter fifteen O
' the General statutes, and so much OF section NV
OF number foty-iour Of the acts OF 1866. as relat,
to the duty OF the town clerk IN returning 10 III
T STATE TREASURER the uAme OF tho town collector O
-, tINPs, l. hereby repealed.
I Approved November 3, 1850
t. No I.--An act requiring town officers TO max
n annual settlements of their accounts
! | II Is heirby enacted, etc:
SEC. !. The selcctmen OF a town upon deliver
: ing a state, town Or county taX-bl TO u coectO
shall take from such collector receipt Tor eac
, | TAX bill, and shall deliver such receipts 10 III
!, town treasurer. such treasurer shall In boo
a 10 be kept by him for that purpose keep with III
= | collector u separate account OF each laN.bll
makl,g the collector debtor upon one page 10
The an, lu. u the tax bill. and, on another Pug
crediriDs iht collector with all amounts paid o
n such tax-uA stating the date of each payment
and shall ca, ili the collector with the amour a
a lowed him fol cOllectlng the tax and the amour
of abatements allowed on each taX-blll by III
state treasurer, or board OF ciyil authority.
SEC p The collector shall ON or before III
1rst day OF March In each year, pay over all moi
A eys collected by him, to the treasures TO whlc
n they belong, and settle his account with n
treaSul er. Anu iONn 5ilt'i, On vi W
fore the inst day OF March, annually examine ia
l. accounts OF the treasurer which he Is requir
keep With the collector, and shall report the stat
OF such accounts 10 the annual town meeting
10 II collection refuses or neglccts TO pay over III
q moneys collected by him Ia any year, and TO Sc
n tie his ac counts as required by this section, b
n shall be Ineligible 70 reelection To the oce
~ collector for the year ensuing.
I SIC. g. Sclectmen,toWn lfeaSuferS, tOwn clerk
70 overseers OF the poor and all persons authorize
"A TO receive or dlsbufse moneys belonging 10
town, shall settle their accounts With the aud
tors OF such town on or before the first Tuesday
March, annually. And II any such Oflcer refus,
or negleots to make such settlement In any yea
he shall be ineligible 10 reelection TO the san
n Office for the year ensuing.
r Approved Dec. %, 1870.
i' No li4-An act relating TO vacancies In the OH,
ofas,lstant judge OF the county court.
AZ ! IL is hereby enacted, etc.
ia SIC !, When an assistant Judge OF a count
al court dies, resigns, removes IRON the county,
~ | becomes Insane, said ONCE shall be deemed TO
,e vacant, and the governor shall NIL the same
n Sac. . The governor shall not appoint a su
ar cessor TO Judge alleged or supposed 10 be insal
al unit he has received certificate OF such judge
a. insanity made by two physicians OF unquesti0n,
ri integrity aud skill, residing In the probate dl
M trict IN which such Judge alleged or supposed
er be insane resides, accompanied By u certificate
No. the Judge OF probate OF the same district III
~ such physicians are OF unquestioned skill and 1
tegIfty in their profession.
me- Ssc' 3. This act shall take eject from Its pa
n sage.