St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-08

on voters M such city or Town 10 6e used low f6,
freemen thereof as ballots Every freeman qnaiifi
opinion each article by annexing thereto tn,
words yes y or Is no. And every article tina
shall appear to be approved by a majority of tn,
persons voting thereon shall be deemed and takeI
to be ratified and adopted by the people.
SEC. The governor and secretary of state shall
on the second Tuesday of April next, open and
examine the vote returned as aforesaid; and
either of them have been approved by a majority
of the freemen voting thereon, according 10 the
votes returned. and certified as aforesaid the
shall be enrolled on parchment and dc; osited in
the office of the secretary OF state part of the
constitution this state, and shall be published IN
immediate connection herewith, numbered &c cord
ing TO their numerical position with the articles of
amendment of the constitution heretofore adopted,
all future editions OF the laws of this state printed
by public authority.
SEC 5. The governor shall tbereupon forthwith
issue his proclamation atteste by the secretary of
state, recting the said articles Of amendment and
that said articles OF amendment, or
~ e eone 81 hnne 1een a AND adopted
hc constitution thereof, aud requiring ali inaais-
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or that the said articles OF amendment,
or either OF them, have been rejected AS the case
cieri q each st{ ant s9w voses on on eas s
ar ssc If the second of said constitutional
amendments is ratified by majority OF the voters of
the freemen voting thereon, certificates of
at election Tor the secretary OF state and for
auditor # accounts shall be certified and dispose
of in the same manner as is now provided in case Of
certain state officers by sections eighty
three OF the revised laws.
Approved November 20, 1881
No. 125-An act providing for the distribution
and control of certain books.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC l, The state librarian Is directed to deliver
one COPY OF each volume of "The Records Of the
Governor and Council to the town clerk of each
town in the state for such town, and the books so
delivered for each town shall be the property of
such town.
SEC. 9 The copies for the use of the state of
the addresses and proceedings at the centennial
celebration of the battle of Bennington are hereby
put into the charge and control OF toe trustees OF
the state library and said trustees are directed to
deliver one copy thereof to the town clerk of each
town in the state for scch town, and the copy so
delivered for each town shall be the properly of
such town and the remaining copies shall be dis
posed of in such manner as said trustee shall
direct
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November IS, 1882.
No. 126-An act providing for the assessment of
a state tax on the grand list of 1882.
IL Is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC l. A tax OF ten cents on the dollar s
assessed the list of The polls and ratable estate
Of the inhabitants of this state Tor the year one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, to be
paid into the treasury or before the first day of
February next.
SEC. 3 Section 3eS of the revised laws Is
amended so to read as follows:
When the general assembly imposes n state or
county tax the treasurer of the state or county
shall seasonably issue his warrant, directed to the
first constable or collector of taxes and transmit
the same to the seectmen of each town and the
mayor of each city who shall take receipt for the
same of such collector, and when a collector pays
money to the treasurer on state taxes he shall take
a duplicate receipt therefor, and within ten days
forward one to the auditor of accounts and IL he
ncgccts do for thirty days he shall forfeit to
the treasurer five dollars to be deducted from the
amount paid by such collector; and so much of the
tax to be collected by him shall be treated as