Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19

No. 55.-An act to amend section 24Sg of
Revised Laws, relating to guardians.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC /. Section 2is9 of the Revised !
of Vermont is hereby amended so as to
as follows: When a minor or other De
has a guardian i'm this State, but reside
another State or country, and it is shown I'd
court here that such minor or other pc
has a guardian in the State or country, W
he resides, and that such guardian ha
bond or otherwise given satisfactory secU
for the faithful performance of his trust,
that it will be for the interest of e war
transmit his estate to his last named Guard
the court may order the guardian here to
tie his account and pay over the estate Of
ward to the other guardian.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No. 5G-An act for the better protection
children.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. /. Whenever it shall be maddI
appear to any Probate Court that in t
within its jurisdiction, any child under 4
teen years of age, by reason of Orphanag
from the neglect, crime, drunkenness or
city of its parents, is growing up will
education or Salutary restraint, and III
ClICullSl dIlCtS OK lOSlllR IL W ltdI all lOle
disSOlute life, or is dependent upon pu
charity, such court may, after due motto
the parents or custOdians of the child, if Il
are such within its jurisdiction, and to
selectmen or OverseerIOf the poor in the L
where such child resides, commit such C
to the care and custody of any respect;u
family or any institution in the state for 4
and destitute children that will receive id
any time not exceeding it's majority.
tbn nf Cn0h inGtItl1tinn w l.
receives such child, are hereby authorize
arrange for the care, education and mainV
ance of such child within the institution
may bind it out to some respectable family +
an indenture of two parts, signed, sealed
delivered by both parties, subject howe
to the approval of said court.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No. 59.-An act to regulate elections.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. Section seventy-five of chapter 81
of the Revised Laws of Vermont is hereby am (
ed so as to read as follows: The first cOnsti
or in his absence a selectman, or in his absen
justice of the pc1ce, shall preside at such NEE
and call on the freemen from time to
to vote for such officers. But no such of
above named in this section, shall preside at I
meeting who is knowingly candidate for
resentative to the general assembly, senator
sistant judge ofthe county court, judge of pro
sheriff or states attorney, and in case he is
candidate, one ofthe other officers above ma
shall preside.
SEC 2. Whenever the town clerk of any Il
in the State shall be a candidate for town re5
sentative the duties of town clerk, as required
sections 80 and 81 of the Revised Laws, shall /
performed by one of the selectmen, or in u
absence by a justice of the peace.
Approved Nov. 25, 1884.
No. 60.-An act relating to elections.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
Sec. /. Section 60 of the Revised Law
hereby amended so as to read as folloI
Every male citizen, twenty-one years of
or more, having resided in the State one |
next preceding an election of Governor, II
tenant-GOvernor, Treasurer, Secretary
State, Auditor of Accounts, Senators
county officers, Judge of Probate, Justil
Representatives to the General Assembly, II
resentatives to Congress, or electors of Pi
dent and VicePresident of the United Std
shall have right to vote for such otfcelI
such election, in the town where he resided
the day of the election. But he shall not
for Town Representative or Justices at 4
election unless he has resided, during
three months next preceding the election
the town which is his residence on the dad
election provided that no such citizen, 4
removing from and residing without the 81
shall vote at such election until he has resi-
in this State one year next preceding thel
of such election and has taken the oath of Il
glance to the State, the oath to support
| Constitution of the United States and the u
mans oath and, provided further, that
person who deserted from the military ser|
of the United States during the war forI
suppression of the rebellion in the SoutlI
States, and who did not return to such serl
, in the time limited in the proclamation of
president of the United States or who has
been pardoned therefor, nor any person
has been convicted of felony and not sui
quently restored to his rights of citizenl
by act of the general assembly shall void
such election.
SEC. 2. Section sixty five of the Rev
Laws is hereby amended so as to read as
lows The selectmen in each town shall
least thirty days before a freemen's meet
make an alphabetical list of the persons q
| fed to vote in such freemen's meeting,
| shall Immediately cause copies of such lisI
| be posted in two or more public places in 4
town, and a copy to be filed in the town cid
Office. Upon such checklist shall be sta
against the name of each voter, the street.
number of his residence, and where the str
are not named and numbered the school
trict in which he resides; and against
name of each person on the list who has
resided in the town for which the list is nj
three months next previous to the freem
meeting for which the list is made, shall
stated that such person is disqualified to
! for town representatives and justices
Sec. 3. Section seventy one of the Rev.
| Laws is hereby amended so as to read as
lows: No person shall vote at a freem
meeting in town, for any of the officers Il
elected at such meeting, unless his name i
the checklist prepared in such town for
at such meeting And the vote of no pei
whose name is on the list shall be reiec
except that no person shall be allowed to
| for town representative or justices Wild
designated on the checklist as disqualified
vote for these officers.
Approved Nov, 26, 1884.
No. 61.-An act in addition to chapter 20
the Revised Laws.
| 1t is hereby enacted. etc.:
Any one who perSOnateS another per.
living or dead, and gives in or offers to Civ
| his vote in the name OF such other person
gives in or offers to give in his vote und
| fictitious name, at a town, village, school
| trict or freemans' meeting, forlan officer t.
elected at such meeting, shall be fined
more than one hundred dollars, or impriso
not more than one year.
Approved Nov. 10, 1854.
No. CAN act requiring the election or
DOintment and qualification of town Gle