St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-12-18

delivered by both parties, subject howeveI
to the approval of said court.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No. 59-An act TO regulate elections
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. Section sevcnty-five of chapter seve
of the Revised Laws of Vermont is hereby amend
ed so as to read Is follows: The first cnnstabl(
or in his absence selectman, in his absence
justice of the pcIce, shall preside at such meetin
and call on the freemen from time to tim
to vote for such officers. But no such ofIicd*
above named in this section, shall preside at sue
meeting who is knowingly candidate for reI
resen tative to the general assembly, senator, a
sistant judge ofthe comfy court, judge of probat
sheriff or states attorney, and in case he is sue
candidate, one ofthe other officers above name
shall preside.
SEC. =. Whenever the town clerk of any tow
in the State shall he candidate for town repr(
sentative the duties of town clerk, as required b
sections 80 and 81 OF the Revised Laws, shall b
performed by one of the selectmen, or in theI
absence by justice of the peace.
Approved Nov. p, 1884.
No. 60.-An act relating to elections.
II is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. 1. Section 63 of the Revised Laws
hereby amended so as to read as follows
Every male citizen, twenty one years of age
or more having resided in the State one YEA
next preceding an election of Governor, Lieu
tenant-Governor, Treasurer, Secretary
State, Auditor of Accounts, Senators an
county officers, Judge of Probate Justices
Representatives to the General Assembly, Rep
resentativeS to Congress, or electors of Pres
dent and President of the United States
shall have a right to vote for such officers
such election, in the town where he resides
the day of the election. But he shall not vot
for Town Representative or Justices at sue
election unless he has resided, during tn
three months next preceding the election,
the town which is his residence on the day
election provided that no such citizen, afte
removing from and residing without the State
shall vote at such election until he has reside
in this State one year next preceding the da
of such election and has taken the oath of allie
glance to the State. the oath TO support tn
Constitution of the United States and the free
mans oath and provided further, that
person who deserted from the military servic
of the United States during the war for tn
suppression of the rebellion in the Souther
States and who did not return to such servic|
in the time limited in the proclamation of tn
president of the [ nited States or who has no
been pardoned therefor, nor any person VIII
has been convicted of a felony and not subse
quently restored to his rights of CITIZENSHIP
by act of the general assembly shall vote a
such election.
SEC. 2. Section sixty-fve of the Revised |
Laws is hereby amended so TO read as TO |
lows: The selectmen in each town shall al
least thirty days before a freemen'S meetngI
make an alphabetical list of the persons quail
fed to vote in such freemens meeting, and
shall Immediately cause copies of such list II
be posted in two or more public places in sue
town, and copy to be filed in the town clerk
office. Upon such check list shall be stated
against the name of each voter, the street and
number of his residence, end where the street
are not named and numbered, the school dis
trict in which he resides; and against thu
name of each person on the list who has no
resided in the town for which the list is mad
three months next previous 10 the freemen
meeting for which the list is made, shall II
stated that such person is disqualified to vOt !
for town representatives and justices,
SEC 3. Section seventv-one of the Revised
Laws is hereby amended so as to read as fol
lows: No person shall vote at a freemen
meeting in town, for any of the officers to ID
elected at such meeting, unless his name is 81
the checklist prepared in such town for usI
at such meeting. And the vote of no perso}
whose name is on the list shall be rejected
except that no person shall be allowed TO volt
for town representative or justices who il
designated on the checklist as disqualified II
vote for these officers.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No. 61.-An act in addition TO chapter POI d
the Revised Laws.
1t is hereby enacted. etc:
Any one who personates another person.
living or dead, and gives in or offers to give
his vote in the name OF such other person, 81
gives in or offers to give in his vote under
fictitious name. at a town, village, school dis
trict or freemans meeting, foran officer 20 bi
elected at such meeting, shall be fined mol
more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not more than one year.
Approved Nov. 10, 1854.
No CAN act requiring the election or apl
pointment and qualification of town clerks
to be certified and returned 20 the COUNT
clerk
tits hereby enacted. etc:
SEC. l. Each town clerk shall, within ST
days after his election or appointment, deposi
with the clerk of his county a certificate OF
his election, signed by the moderator of thd
town meeting at which he is chosen, or, if ap1
pointed, a certificate signed by the selectme1l
making the appointment, and shall also del
post copy OF his official oath, signed by him1
self, with certificate of the magistrate
administering the same, that he has taken
such oath. And, on compliance with the pro1
visions Of this act, such county clerk is emf
powered to certify under seal to the official
character of such town clerk.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 21st, 1884.
No. 63.-An act in amendment of section ESQ
of the Revised Laws, relating 10 the duties
of town clerks.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. !. Section $3.50 of the Revised Laws -
amended so as to read as follows: TOWN.
clerks shall carefully examine the returns OF
births and deaths made to them by the clerks
of the several school districts; and II tho
returns are made up and returned, agreeabiyl
to law, they shall furnish the school district
clerk SO complying with the requirements Of
law. certificate to that effect and on pref
sentation of such certificate to the selectmeni
they shall draw an order on the town treas
urer to pay such school district clerk, or clerk
of school board, fifteen cents for each birth on
death returned. Provided, however, tina
town clerks may, if they elect, pay said fee
and take receipts therefor; and on presenta1
ton of such receipts TO the selectmen, tho
selectmen shall draw an order on the town
treasurer to pay the town clerks all sums 50,
paid
No. 64-An act in amendment of section 2143
Of the Revised Laws of Vermont, 1880.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC l. Section 2742 of the Revised Laws of
Vermont, 1885, is hereby amended so as 10 read
as follows: Towns may at town meetings, the
warnings for which contain an article for that
purpose, instruct the seiectnen TO erect mon
uments to the memory of citizens OF SUCH
town VINO died IN the service OF the country
during the war for the suppression Of the
rebellion in the Southern States, and may
ar,Dropriate sufficient money for that pur-