Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-13

February IN each year return to the several town
clerks their respective countless the names OF all
persons drawn as grand or petit jurors from such
TOW during the year ending the last Tuesday oI
February; and 1t shall be the duty OF such town !
clerks to make record Of the names so returned.
SAC. ?. This act shail take effect IRON It's pas I
Approved Oct 81, 1852.
No 100 An act relating to court expenses.
IL Is hereby enacted, etc:
SIC, l. Each county in the state shall provide
good and suitable buildings Tor the holding OF the
county court supreme court aud court OF chancerN
in their respective counties, keep them IN repair
ana provide all Neces>ary furniture All other eN-
pensrs connected with the courts shall be pad by
the state, including the entire expenses of the
general term OF the s.iprcme court
SIC. p Tins act shall take effect from Its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. II, 1882.
No lOl.- An act relating the fees Of expert wit
nesses and witnesses called from without the
1t l. hereby enacted. etc:
SIC. |. In state causes extra compensation or
fees may be allowed TO expert witnesses in case,
and only IN Gaze, they shall have been previously
selected and their production ordered by Judge OF
The supreme court to prevent failure oil Justice,
aud then only such extra compensation or lees as
shall be allowed by the court before whom the trlai
/ Is had.
fees may be allowed 10 Witnesses called from with
out the state, whether as experts or otherwise In
case, and only IN case, their production shall nave
been ordered By judge of the supreme court, or
by the Judge OF the county court presiding ut the
| trial, to prevent q failure of justice.
| SrC 3. n Judge OF the supreme court may, 10
prevent failure of justice, orler an examination
to be made by expert or by experts. either with
in without the state, in the Investigation OF an!
crime supposed to have been committed within this
state. Such order shall be made only petition OF
the states attorney for the county in which the
crime is supposed to have been committed setting
forth tn facts because of which the order Is applied
Tor and verified by affidavit, and shall name the
expert or experts by whom the examination Is to
be made, and shall limit the expense of tue eXamn
alton; and such expenses shall be paid in the
manner provided for the payment of witness fees
in state causes in the county court.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 20, 1882
No. lO2. - An act relating to compensation OF
county CLERKS.
IL Is hereby enacted, etc
county clerks, to be audited and pad scml-annu-
ally upon the order of the auditor Of accounts, iol
each certificate of election, one dollar; for each
state prison warrant or venre one dollar; Tor each
entry of nolle prOsequi not to he brought for
ward fifty cents; for subpGnas, six cents Tor each
witness; for each order for jury, fifty cents Tor
transferring causes docket, six cents per cause;
for alphabetng docket, fifty cents for each one
hundred causes; Tor preparing docket Tor puDliGa
ton, ten cents per cause; for dis rbuting public
documents two dollars annually, to be paid ut the
Term of court next after the first day of January;
'or disbursng public moneys two ami one, nal
per cent; Tor receiving fines and costs and all
mon, payable to the cerk-eNcept upon the order
OF the auditor of accounts-One per cent, provided
that no more than three dollars shall be allowed
upon one transactions; tor settling the court, jury
/ and witness deDentures, including the settling
with the state treasurer, for each term of county
court, six dollars for returns to auditor OF ac-
counts, ten cents per follo for draw ing and record
= ing recOgnizances for county officers or 'thet
recognizances, two dollars each; for each cr'Iih
cate OF votes received. ten cents for altc.da acc
; upon court, including one dav drawing jury, ont
j day assigning causes to the jury, aud one day
settling with the auditor of accounts, two dollars
per dav; to be taxed from the first day Of the term
To tie last inclusive, dehuCting such week days NJ
the court is not in actual session. Tor all parrs moi
enumerated, ten cents per folio, provided that fO
n preparing copies of state cases for supreme cOur
=
and the same shall be printed at the expense OF thu
i state
e SIC. o There shall be taxed against the re
spOndcnt, clerk lees IN state cases, for entering
the case, seventy-hve cents; Tor entry OF Judgment
y one dollar for each continuance, sixteen cents
for taking recognzancc. twenty-five cents; caplns
one dollar; taxing costs, one dollar; record ten
cents per folio; copy OF indictment, seventy-hv'
cents, and the clerk shall receive cne-haf tn
same.
i SEC 3 The clerk shall receive in lieu of al
" other fees at the general term of the supreme
: court. for notices to the county clerks. SIX dollar
and Iitty cents for attendance five duars per day
i and the fees as in county court for prepare
/ ton Of docket.
), SEC. 4, THIS act shall take effect IRON its pas
II sage.
No. 3.-An act in amendment of and in al iiltoi
to chapter 2 revised laws relating to salaric
, aud fees.
d 1t is hereby enacted. etc:
+ SEC !. There shall be pad to sherifr7s and con
stables for travel and sportatioh OF one prlsone
10 court Tor trial, twenty cents pei mile one way
II in charge OF more than one prisoner at the sam
$ time ten cents mile Tor each addition prisoner
SEC. 2 Section 452l revised laws shall be 81
amended as to read as follows: There shall be PAL,
u to the keepers of jals follows: For the commit
ment of each prisoner to be paid by the commttln'
officer, thlItyour cents; for the discharge oil Caci
o prisoner, twenty-five cents for each bailplece t
be paid by the bail, twenty-five ents; Tor fuel, boar
and washing for state prisoners, state or tow
q paupers, fifty cents for each twenty-fOur hours
The fee for commitment and discharge shall be pai'
only in cases OF actual commitment, anu moi Whef
prisoners are placed in jail for safe Keeping or Il
u await trial.
t. SEC 3 There shall be paid to IN tees in Grim
nal cases, in lieu of fees heretofore paid in case
e disposed oi without trial one dollar and fifty cents
a trial by court, two dollars trial by jury tw'
' dollars aud fifty cents for making nd returning
, copy of record in where the respondent /
" bound up, dollar; tor taking and returning al
" inquest on the dead or on the burning OF buildings
IS SEC A. There shall be paid to prosecuting
officers the same fees as to the Justices according
to the disposition of the case, with ten cents pc
4 mile travel one way to the states attorney IN al
v prosecutions attended by him in towns other thai
u the one in which he shall reside also lee OF tw
dollars IN of conviction IN ali prosecution
=, before a justice under chapter 1863 revised laws
~ except when the complaint is for rntoxication am
II the respondent pleads guilty.
II Approved November 20, 1882
N N No. lo4 An act in amendment of and in addio
= to section 21B chapter l33 revised laws relatln
" to the appointment of police officers
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. /. Section 2i93, chapter 1873 revised laws
- | hereby amended by adding thereto The i0llowln
" words: They may also temporarily increase III
number OF police officers, and such Temporal
SEC > This act shall take effect from its passage
=, Approved November %, 1882.
u | No lO5.-An act providing Il unlform method 10
- the compensation OF police officers.
II lt Is hereby enacted, ETC.:
II SIC. /. All fees taxed and allowed for pole
~ officers in criminal shall belong to the Office
>, rendering the service, and not to the munlcipat
= by which he is appointed. And police oihcer
- assigned to regular duty may receive from til
u municipality by which they are appointed sue
further compensation as such municipality sha
provide.
SEC , All acts and parts OF acts inconslstcn
J., Approved November -, 1882
y No lU6.-An act to amend section three hundre
II eghty-hve chapter twenty-sIx OF the rcvls c
- laws.
u 1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
- SEC. |. Section three hundred eighty-fve {
n chapter twenly-six of the revised laws shall b
1t amended so as to read as follows The town cas-
81 shall be allowed per cent on all sums pal
w by the ia -pal ers to such treasurer; there sha
Al also be allowed the treasurer the sum OF i've cent
~ for each name on the warrant issued by HIM unlt
this act, (sectIons three huniired eighty-Iwo
three hundred eighty-eight) which shall be take
against the delinquent taxpayer
of SIC. 3 This act shall take effect March |, 1888
W Approved November %, 1852.
No. l01An act to amend section 454O OF the revise
70 laws, relating to fees OF town superntehdenls
~ 1t is hereby enacted, etc.
p |. section 45IO OF the revised laws is hereb
=, amended by striking out IN the second nne there,
#, tue words one dollar anu fifty cents" and lnsei
" Ing IN lieu thereof the words 1.-TWO dollars"
- Approved November IS 1882.
~ No. lll.-An act in addition to, and IN amendmer
q, OF chapter iortytwo OF the revised laws, relatln
No. to proceedings IN naturalization cases.
a., 1t is hereby enacted, etc:
= FEC. /, Any court within this state OF competer
~ jurisdiction, under the laws of the United STATE
70 may taAe jurisdiction oil the application for natui
= alizatIOn of any alien resident within This stat
- whenever such court Is in actual session W,tui
l. the county where the applicant resides.
SIC. :. All acts and parts OF acts inconssteI
herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved November II, 1882.
10 No. ll9.-An act to amend chapter SIX of III
revised laws, concerning check list of voters.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
)r SEC. L. section sXty-eght of the revised laws
nj hereby amended by adding thereto the fOllOwn
words Provided that names of persons VIII
re- become OF age before the time fixed TOR the Con
peton of the check list, shall be added at Ii
ircemen's meeting.
Approved November %, 1882.
10 No. ll3 An act to regulate elections.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
sic |. Section seventy-1ve of chapter seven
ri the revised laws of Vermont is hereby amened !
IN to read as follows The constable or IN h
absence seeCtman or In his absence Justice ,
re the peace, shall preside at such meeting, and ca
on the Irgcmen from time to time to vote for sue
officers bat no such officers above ; amed IN iii