Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-25

SALISBURY. Cnjamin 1Ough and Mr.. Spcn-
Ger of Scarborough. Bliss Wilioughbv and
libcncIer Cole at or near Bennington, and
George Gardiner of Pownall: but the cXcr-
else of their judicial functions was not II
pleasant pastinc. No session Of the courts
of either county was ever held in Vermont;
and their jurisdiction, save i'll theory, never
extended over it.
After the sessions of the New York courts
ended in li,j. no judicial organizations OK
istc1 in Vermont until the special courts
were established in us.
THE VERMONT COURTS
The organized government of Vermont
began i'll as The first constitution, chap
ter H. section t. provided that courts of
justice shall be established in every coun-
ty.' The first Legislature met on the 18TH
day of March, l,,S: adjourned on the Goth
to the 18th day of June: then meeting. CON
tuutd in session two weeks, when it adj
.ourncd and did not again meet At the
March session two counties were established,
bennington in the west and Cumberland
in the east Two shircs were created in
each. Bennington and Rutland, Wcstmin-
ster and NcwbuIy County and inferior
courts are mentioned in the legislative re
cords: but there i, no evidence. record or ira
dictionary, that any were organized that
year. At the first session special courts
were established. On the > March the
Assembly records SHOW the following vote,
namely: Assembly made choice of Gen.
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