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

after the same has been offered to any town at
town meeting and not accepted said town may
furnish substitute for the same.
SEC. 3. When the publisher shall furnish a GER
tifcate to the state auditor from the subscribing
town. or substitute in said town. that any volume
or volumes have been delivered and two dollars
per volume paid thereon, said auditor shall draw
his order I'm favor OF the publisher, on the state
treasurer for the remaining two dollars per vol
ume for the same.
SEC. 4. Volumes four and five shall complete
the work, and shall contain the histories OF Wash
ington, Windham and Windsor countless and
supplement for the first eleven counties, and be
volumes OF twelve hundred pages each, bound to
match volumes one two and three.
SEC. ;. Volume four shall be completed I'm the
first part OF the year 1882, and volume five in the
year 1888 provided that no money for the purposes
co. tempated In this act shall be paid under the
authority of number one hundred am forty-seven
OF the acts and reso yes OF the General Assembly
Of 1873 entitled 81 Joint Resolution relating to
the Vermont Historical Gazetteer
Approved December q, 1890.
No. l33.-An Act to provide for the participa-
ton of this State in the Centennial celebra-
ton of the surrender of CORVALLIS at York
town.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. l. The governor is hereby authorized
to DETAIL not exceeding two companies of
mi itia to represent this State at the centennial
celebration of the battle and surrender at York
town, to be held on the nineteenth day of De-
tober, 1881, and the auditor of accounts is
hereby authorized to draw his order on the
treasurer for a sum not exceeding three thou
sand dollars TO carry out the provisions OF this
act hut no per diem allowance or compensa-
| ton shall be made to such force, or any part
thereof.
Approved Dec. 90, 1880.
No. l34.-An act establishing the Vermont
board of agriculture.
! 1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. The governor of the State, the
president Of the University of Vermont and
State Agricultural College and six other per-
| sons appointed by the governor and confirmed
by the Senate, who shall t. old Their office until
the first day of December in that year in which
the regular biennial session of the General
| Assembly occurs next after their appointment,
shall constitute the Vermont board of agricul-
| ture for the improvement of agriculture and
the general interests of husbandry, and the
| promotion of agricultural education through
out the State In case of vacancy in the hoard
| toy reason of death, resignation or removal
from the State of any member or from any
other cause the governor shall fill the vacancy
by appointment as in other cases.
SEC. 2. The members OF the board shall
receive two dollars per day each and their eX,
duties. They shall designate one of their
number who shall serve rs secretary, and the
entire expense of the board shall not exceed
twenty five hundred dollars annually.
SEC. 3. The board shall hold one meeting
in each county in this State annually and may
hold as many more as ii shall deem cXpedient,
either independently or in connection with
any society, association or other organization
devoted to the same general object and may in
its discretion employ lecturers, essayists OF
other aids in the conducting of its affairs and
shall as far as may be practicable aid and
encourage State and local associations and
societies
SEC. H. The secretary shall prepare on OIL
before the thirty. first day OF July of that veal
in which the regular biennial session OF the
! General Assembly is held detailed report Of
the proceedings of the board. with such sug
gestions and recommendations as the interests
of agriculture may require and may appenc
thereto such abstracts of the proceedings o
the several agricultural societies, darymen't
associations and farmers clubs in the State as
the board shall deem advisable. The repor
= shall be printed in such manner as the boarC
shall direct and such numberas they shall deem
advisable, five hundred copies of which shall
be for the use of the State librarian and Gener
nj Assembly and the remainder shall be distrib
uted under the direction Of the board. The
r expense of printing the report shall be includ
ed in the appropriation made in section two 0
. this act
! SEC. 5. An act entitled can act establishing
i a State superintendent Of agricultural affairs,
8 approved November 26, 1873, is hereby re
peaed
SEC g. This act shall take effect from it
- passage.
: Approved December %, 1880
J. No. l36.-An act relating to adoptions ant
u changes OF names.
h 1t is hereby enacted, etc:
. SEC. |. Any person other than a marrie
y woman, of full are and sound mind, and an
y husband and wife, may adopt any other pei
L son as his or their heir at law with or withou
n change of tame of the person adopted. But
married man shall not adopt any person, o
8 change his own name, without the consent q
l. his wife, expressed in the instrument of ado[
= tlon or change of names, which instrument il
= such cases shall he signed, sealed and acknow
edged by such wife.
d SEC. 2. If the person sought to be adopte
= Is OF aye, the person or persons desiring t
y make the adoption may make an instrumen
, in the form prescribed in section five and fiji
- the same in the office OF the probate court c
the district in which the person or person
l. making the adoption reside, or if they are nc
ID residents of the State, in the office of the pre-
bate court of the district in which the perSo
Il adopted resides Such instrument shall b
" signed and sealed by each party and acknow
u edged by each before the probate Judge i
ID whose office the instrument is filed.
a Sec 3. If the person sought to be adopte
~ is minor the same proceedings shall be ha
except that the instrument shall be signeC
scaled and acknowledged on the part of tn
or minor by parent of such minor, or, if he ha
rs guardian, by the guardian of such minor, 4
If II married woman under age, by such woma
ii and her husband; and if the mino" has n
IS parent or guardian or husband, or his parents
D. guardian or husband have abandoned his car
le and support, or are, in the opinion of tn
u probate court incompetent to have the car
10 and custody OF the minor the instrument may
ID with the consent of the probate court, b
d signed sealed and acknowledged on the pal
g OF the minor, by the first selectman or mayo
:. OF the town or city in which such mine
r. resides. And if the mother of such minor
v the wife of the person adopting, she may ~
ecute the instrument Oh the part of the mine
uotwithstapd her coverture
=, SEC. f. parent, guardian or husband, {
y, "a minor when IL minor is adopted under til
n provisions OF the preceding section, who ha
no notice of the proceedings may at any tim
within year after receiving notice, apply h
4 petition to the judge of the probate court i
!, which the instrument was fled praying tia
If the adoption may be vacated The JUDI
# applied TO shall give notice of II hearing an
~ shall hear the petitioner and all parties imte
rs ested and may vacate or affirm the adoption i
20 his discretion Any party interested ma
10 appeal from the decision OF the probate judy
r in the matter, as in other Cases OF appea
Or from probate.
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