Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-12-13

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nine Of this act. The secretary of the board OF
agriculture shall receive hlty cent? for recording
saily spent In drawing samples and bis travelling
expenses incurred In the dlschnfge Of such duty.
such fees and compensation shall be paid from the
state treasurer but the fees and compensation IN
cdcnt TO the drawing of samples and analyzlngany
such brand, shat not exceed the amount paid for
SIC H. lhls act shall take effect from lie passage.
Approved November 3D. 1881.
No 122.-An act relating to official advertising and
the publication of the laws.
II Ia hereby enacted, etc.i
SEQ. !. There shall be paid to the several news
papers in this state for publishing sucn acts Of tn
Legislature as shall be designated by the secretary
Of state Tor publication a sum equal 10 one dollar
and my cents per hundred OF the circulation,
provided that no paper .hall receive more than
SIC. 2. The account for publishing the laws
as provided In section one oil this act-shS in each
of the publisher or proprietor OF the paper of the
actual number OF copies OF his paper regularly
sEc g. This act shall take effect from Its pas
approved Nov. %, 1881.
No. i2i-An act relating to the proposed articles
/ of amendment Of the constitution.
| It is.hereby enacted. eto.i
sac. l.. The following articles OF amendment Of
the constitution having been proposed by the last
general assembly, published in the manner re-
CURED by the constitution, ana concurred IN by
the general assembly now In session. stall be sub
mitted to the people for their ratification and
adoption.
Sec. /. The representatives having met on the
day appointed by law for the commencement ola
chosen their speaker and the senators having met,
shall, before they proceed to business taNe aud
subscribe the following OATH In addition to the
oath now prescrbed ''You, do
solemnly swear Tor a1irml that you did not ct the
time of your election to this body and that you do
not now hold, any office OF profit or trust under
the authority of Congress. So help you God. COR
in case OF anirmationL under the pains and penal
Sec. \. The words " office Of profit or trust under
mean any office created directly or indirectly hy
congress, and Tor which emolument provided from
the treasury Of the United states
Second article of amendment;
Sec. /. The secretary OF state amt auditor Of
state upon the same ticket with the governor,
Lieutenant governor and treasurer.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall carry this article
into eject by appropriate legislation.
SIC. q The people shall be assembled for the
purpose aforesaid in their respective towns and
cities at the same time and place for the annual
+ town meeting on the first Tuesday, being the
necessary to insert special article for this pur-
pose in the warning OF such meetings. except IN
= upon the day above named at which meetings all
the frcemen of this state may give IN their votes
by ballot for or against each of the said articles
= OF amendment and The same officers shall preside
in the said meetings as it, the annual town or
sort and declare the votes of the fIeemen for
and against the same AMI the sad votes -all he
returns thereof shat be ma,lc out under the hands
: OF the mayors and aldermen of the cities and the
of said cities and towns Respectively, and sealed up
: and transmitted by mail or otherwise to the secte-
tary of state within seven days after he said
ings provided that IN the several cities the meet ngs
f held under this act shall be couduc ed according to
: the provisions of the acts establishing the and
c of the several acts thereto.
G SIC $. The secretary of state shall cause to be
printed upon single sheet the foregoing articles of
= amendment in long primer roman type, set solid,
+ with the words yes or no. IN agate type
beneath. and to the left OF each article ami with not
;, less than inch space left beneath each article
upon the sheet; and the secrctary OF state shall
annfff tn ha pf oh ,tett,~
I, ber OF copies thereof equal to the whole number
of voters in such city or town to be used by the
b ireemen thereof rs ballots. Every freeman qualih-
II ed TO vote in said annual meeting may express his
IS opinion on each article by anneNing thereto the
d shall appear to he approved by majority of the
e persons voting thereon shall be deemed aud taken
u to he ratified and adopted by the people
II The governor ami secretary of state shall
on the seconu Iuesday of April next, open and
N examine the votei returned afo esal: and
10 II 1t shall appear that SAID articles of amendment
either of them have been approved by a majority
e of the lreemen voting thereon, according TO tile
n votes returned, and certified aforesaid the same
It shall be enrolled parchment and de o.ited In
n the Office of the secretary OF state Of the
y constitution OF this state. and -hall lie published
le immediate connection herewith, numbered accord
IL their numerical position with the articles
e amendment of the constitution heretofore adopted,
In all future editions OF the laws OF this state printed
g sEC. S. The governor shall thereupon forthwith
= issue his proclamation atese by the secretary
III state, recitng the said articles of amendment and
= announcing that said articles OF amendment. or
d either of them have been duly ratified and adopted
r by people of this stale AMI have become part
d the constitution thereof, and requiring all nagis-
y traes and officers and all citizens of the state to
take notice thereof and to govern themselves ac-
e, cordngy or that the said articles OF Amendment,
N or either OF them, have been rejected the ease
% SIC. 9. with the ballots provided for in section
three, the secretary of state shall tansmit the
CLERK ofeach city and town copy OF this act and
blank forms OF the returns of votes on each OF said
e articles.
N SIC. 7. II the second OF said constitutional
amendments Is ratified by majority oi the voters OF
lie the reemen voting thereon certcates OF votes
| "A election
'c auditor accounts shall be certified and dspos,
certain state officers by sections eighty live eighty
six, eighty seven, eighty eight. ninety anu ninety
sc three oil the revised laws.
it Approved November 20, 1852
he No. l25.-An act providing for the distribution
aud control of certain books.
m 1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. /. The state librarian is directed to deliver
one copy OF each volume of "Ihe Records of the
Governor and Council ~ to the town clerk of each
8 town in the state for such tow n and the books SO
p delivered for each town shall he the property OF
G. such town.
e SEC. 9. The copies for the use of the state OF
r the addresses and proceedings ut the centennial
Id celebration of the battle of Bennington are hereby
,e put into the charge and control OF toe trustees vi
il, the state library and said trustees are directed tc
ri deliver copy thereof to the town clerk OF each
town In the state for such town, aud the copy
OF delivered for each town shall be the properly OF
~ such town and the remaining cop shall be dis
posed of In such manner sald trustee sh,l
r direct.
e, SEC. 3, This act shall take effect from ii,
"a passage.
"a Approved November 2s, 1852
Of No. l26-An act providing for the uses smcnt OF
c. state tax on the grand list OF 1882.
OF 1t Is hereby enacted, etc;
l" SEC. |. tax OF ten cents on the dollar Ii
r. assessed on the list of The polls and rtable estate
G, of the inhabitants of this state Tor the year ont
or thousand eight hundred aud eghty-two, to be
&c paid into the treasury or before the is day OF
tee February next,
oil oil SEC. = Section 3sS of the revised laws /.
rs amended so as to read ns follows:
ct When the general assent ~ imposes n state OF
OF county tax the treasurer of The state county
oil shall seasonaby Issue bis warrant, directed 10 the
% first constable or collector OF taxes and transmit
r. the same to the seectmen of ea, Ii town aud the
e, mayor OF each city who shall take receipt for the
al same of such collector, and when collector pays
e. money TO the treasurer state taxes he shal take
he a duplicate receipt therefor and within ten days
~ forward one to the auditor of accounts and II he
he neglccts TO do for thirty days he shai forfeit to
err the treasurer i've dollars to be deducted from the
I'd amount paid by such collector and much OF the
y, W tax TO be collected by him shall be treated as
" unpaid.
III SEC, 3. The provisions of this act shall in nc
way be affected by the provisions OF an act entitled
=, IAN act TO provide revenue for the payment oil
state expenses, passed nj tue session of the gen
~ eral assembly, A. d. 1882.
u SEC T. THIS act shall take effect from lis pas
OF sage.
c. Approved November 80, 1857.
n No. l27.-An act making provision for the sup
port Of government
n. 1t Is hereby enacted, elc
i. SEC. /. The sum of sixty thousand dollars il
ne hereby appropriated for the fiscal year 1852 and
81 lSs3 Tor the purpose of paying the debentues o.
Y the lieutenant governor the senate and the house
ii of representatives, aud the contingent expenses
the general assembly.
c. SEC. g The sum of three hundred aud twenty
" five thousand dollars Is hereby appropriated fol
IN the fiscal year 1882 and 1888 and the sum OF thrc,
I, hundred thousand dollars Tor the fiscal year 1881