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

last resided before becoming inmate Of the asy-
lum.
SKc 40. II town does not pay such sum on
demand, the trustees may, in the name Of the treas
urer Of the State recover the same In action Of
assumpst. Such town may recover the sums 80
paid Of the town whre such child has legal settle
Sac. ~. The couk by whom a person is SEN
fenced the reform school shall certify In the nit
timus the town in which the person had his last
home, agreeably to the two preceding sections
and such certificate shall be presumptive evidence
Of the fact. The superintendent upon the commit
ment Of such person, shall notify in writing, me
the name OF the person committed, the offense
charged, and the Term Of sentence.
Sac. "a. The trustees OF the state reform school
now provided by law shall, after the present scs-
sion Of the general assembly, be elected by the
general assembly.
Sac. %. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Dec. "a, 1880.
No 3.--An Act relating to commitments.
1t is hereby enacted, ete.i
SEc I, Where an ofiense is declared by law to
be punishable by imprisonment, and II Is not spee-
PRISON, 1t shall be construed to mean imprisonment
IN the house Of correction, " the offender is over
sixteen years Of age II man, or fifteen II woman,
at the time Of nvicton.
SEC =. A person convicted Of two or more Of
lenses punishable by imprisonment In the state
same time for more than one Of such offenses may
be sentenced TO as many terms Of imprisonment as
there are ohenscs Of which he Is convicted, one
term being limited to commence upon the expira-
tion Of another, in the order designated by the
court.
Sac. When person over sixteen years Of age,
II man. and over fifteen, II a woman, is convicted
Of ofense punishable by fine, or by 6ne or i'm
prisonmcnt with or without COSTS and the court
sentences him to pay tine or hne and costs, and
passes other sentence, 1t shall further order that
II the sentence Is not complied with within twenty
four hours he shall be imprisoned In the house Of
correction for as many days as thrice the number OF
dollars to be paid by the sentence including the
cost OF commitment, which cost shall be fixed BY
the court and included in the sentence. And the
court in its discretion issue a warrant of COM
mtment forthwith.
SEC g. An officer may arrest and hold the re-
spondent on such warrant during such twenty-four
hours II sentence is not sooner complied with, and
for such detention shall receive ten cents an hour
and twenty-five cents for each meal furnished the
prisoner and shall certify such fees the warrant
and II the prisoner is committed to the house OF
correction they shall be added to the costs OF
mitment The respondent may at the time OF his
arrest upon the mittimus, waive the provisions Of
this section, and II he do the costs of detention
shall not be added to the costs Of commitment.
SEC. S. person so committed may be dis
charged on Paying e Gnanfe Of The fine OR fine
third cents for each day he has been committed for
such default.
SIC. 6. When person over sixteen years of age,
II a man, and over fifteen, II a woman is fined by
court at the same time for more than one offense
upon different prosecutions said court shall issue
single mttimus recitng the sentence IN each case
and may order that Il the sentences are not COM
piled with within twenty -four hours such person
shall be imprisoned in the house of correction for
as many days thrice the number OF dollars to be
paid by all the sentences including all the costs
taxable against such person, and the OF COM
mtment, and thereafter the rights, duties and liza
btics Of the convict and OF all persons concerned
shall b. the same though the total OF the tines,
for the non-payment OF which he is committed, had
attached for single ofense. And II such person
is sentenced to a term or terms of Imprisonment,
and at the same time to pay fine or fines upon the
same different prosecutions said court may issue
a single miitmus reciing the sentence in each case,
and may order that unless the aggregate of all the
fines and costs including the costs OF commitment,
are not paid before the expiration Of the term or
terms Of imprisonment such person shall be con-
fined In the house of correction the herein
before provided in the case OF the imposition of a
fine only, such term to commence after the cxpira-
ton of the previous term or terms OF Imprisonment
to which such person is sentenced.
SEC. 2. II such person appeals to the county
court from two or more judgments by the same JUS
tce at different times, and fails to enter his appeals
at the term to which they are taken, the Justice
may issue single mittmus to carry his judgments
into effect, as provided in the preceding section,
the time OF signing the mittmus, which time shall
be endorsed thereon
SIC. 8 The authorities OF the house OF correc-
ton shall bold prisoner committed on more than
one mittmus, for the sum Of all the terms contain
ed therein, and the prisoner shall have the same
right of iessenng term OF imprisonment by
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cases.
SEC Q. term OF Imprisonment in the state
prison or house of correction shall not commence
to run before the commitment Of the prisoner to
such prison or house OF correction.
SIC 10. Any sheriff or constable in the State, or
any officer OF the state prison house of correc-
ton, having written order from the superintend-
ent OF either institution, may transfer prisoners
from the one institution TO the other, whenever
such transfer may by law become necessary
SEC. H. The form OF mitimus to the house OF
correction shall be substantially as follows:
State OF Vermont, To any sheriff or constable in
-. county, IS, the State, greeting
by the consideration of within and for the
county OF was duly convicted OF the crime
tense and the date OF convictlonl and was by said
court sentenced to pay fine OF hnesl of
there insert the amount OF each tine and the treas
house OF correction Tor days OF months II such
was the sentenced and 20 pay the costs oil proseeu-
ton taxed at dollars and the costs Of com,
committed until sentence is complied with.
And ii was then and there ordered by said court
that in case said fine Tor mes and costs, aggrega,
before noon the sais should be eou0ed IN the 'Rs
house OF correction at Rutland, in the county OF
And the said court having aseertained and deter
mined that the aggregate OF the said fines and costs
and costs OF commitment Is dollars and
cents.
Therefore, by the authority Of the State OF YER
mont, you are hereby commanded to commit the
body OF the said to the keeper OF the house
OF Correction in Rutland, in the county OF Rutland
within the said house OF correction, who Is hereby
commanded to receive the said and employ
at hard labor in said house OF correction for the full
term OF days, or until he is sooner discharged
in accordance with law.
Hereof iail not. but due service and return make
according to law.
Dated this day OF AID.
Clerk Tor Justice OF the Peace).
SEC Section ten OF number four OF the acts OF
1873, and all other acts and paris Of acts inconsis-
ent with this act hereby repealed.
Approved Dec. a., 1850.
No. An act amending sections twenty-six, TWEEN
ty-scven and twenty-eight OF chapter one hun
bred and twenty-three OF the General Statutes,
entitled Of the state prison.
II is hereby enacted, etc.,
Sac. I. When person confined in state prison
or house of correction for limited time escapes
therefrom and is retaken and returned to the inst-
tuition from which he escaped, the term for which
he Is sentenced to be confined shall be deemed as
commenced at the time he is returned, and he
shall be confined after his return the whole term
for which he was sentenced.
SIC a. The governor may discharge convict
In the state prison or house OF correction sentenced
by the authority OF the State. such conditions as
he Judges proper, which discharge shall contain a
copy OF the miitimus on which the convict was cons
miited, the conditions OF the discharge, and Sec
tons one and three OF this act, aud the COVER
nor shall all such discharges to be recorded
at length in book kept by him for that purpose.
SIC. J. II convict so d, charged fails to keep
the conditions OF his dschargs he shall be deemed
to have escaped from the institution from which he
was discharged and shall be subject to the provis-
ions Of section one of this act, and the governor
granting such discharge, or his successor, on be-