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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-07
Notice Of Sherif's Sale.

In the Circuit court Of the Seventh Judicial cir
cult of the state OF South Dakota in and for
Pennington county.
PATRICK B. MCCARTHY,
AGAINST
MICHAEL MCGUIRE.
Notice Ia hereby given that by virtue of q
Judgment of foreclosure and sale in the above
entitled action on the Goth dav of December,
1895, and an execution issued upon said judg-
ment the subscriber, John r. ~Ingersol, sheriff Of
Pennington county, state of South Dakota, for
that purpose appointed, will sell at public auc
s sitn q. At the nei 'front.' rit,t door 90 sa 81 the e, court house in the
and state of South Dakota, on Saturday, the
28th day of March, 1895, at two o'clock in the
afternoon OF that day, the realestate and mort
nington. state OF South Dako a and directed i'll
said Judgment and execution to be sold and
therein described as follows, to-wit:
,an ~. me m TIeh y ME Ne aaa N ere e 81 ts me ;a sa ! de,
described tracts or parcels Of land, beng an un-
divided one-third interest therein to-wit: Lots
numbered fifteen {15) and sixteen (16) in block
site 81 Rapid City. in said county 81 Pennington
now state OF South Dakota with al lthe heredita-
ments and appurtenances therunto belongings or
In anywise appertaining as the same appears
Of record on the plat Of said city on AL, In the
ofice OF the register OF deeds in and tor said
county and state or so much thereof rs may be
sufficient to satisfy said judgment and costs
amounting IN all to the sum of five thousand
seven hundred and fifteen dollars and twenty.
three cents ($H. Tie. 213) with interest thereon
from the date Of said Judgment and all accrulne
Dated q, Rapid City, South Dakota, this 18th
day of January, 1896.
JOHN Il. INGERSOL,
Sheriff Of PENNINGTON county, S. D.
"A. w. BANGS and CHAS. w. BROWN,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
1-F-S-2S-'96)
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-07

Ladies have you been IN to see those
nobby walking hats, the stunning new
all sailors and those fetching caps at
Miss Kehoe's? You will also find that
she has an elegent line OF dressy hats
and bonnets and there too Is the place
to get your dresses made in the latest
mode.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-07
Notice.
NOC1C6.
LAND OFFICE AT RAPID Cry. s. d.

January q, 1896.
Notice is hereby gwen that the follow
ing township plats, all north Of the
Black Hills base line and east OF the
Black Hills meridian, have been received
at this Office and will be filed on the 18th
day of March. 1896, viz:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-07

Prof. Larrabee, principal OF our city
schools, has rented Mrs. Robinson's
house in the western part of the city
and will Immediately move hia family
to the city.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-02-07
Notice-Important.

f#EMA arF4E A&A f
NOtice-1mportants
Dhice Of First Asst Postmaster General
Washington. D. c., october 10, 1895.
Be sure you have sufficient postage on pack
ages.
INQUIRE at post office II in doubt and avoid
delay Of packages in port Office or In dead letter
Office at Washington.
Packages sealed require letter rate. Packages
nnsealed, with writing on abe inside IN the ma
ture Of correspondence, require letter rates.
Certain articles Of merchandise, sealed or I'M
sealed, to foreign countries, are stopped IN the
dead letter Office, unless fully prepaid at foreign
letter rate.
Many articles OF merchandise ore absolutely
prohibited transmission in the mails; therefore
inquire before mailing.
Parcels to Canada or Mexico must never be
closed against inspection.
Full payment of postage on foreign mail mat
ter secures cheaper postage in all cases.
INQUIRE always il in doubt and save money
and prevent delay.
The name and address of the sender should be
on each parcel and letter in all cases before
mailing. This is to facilitate a return to the
sender in the event OF nondclivery.
f. HI. JONES,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16

mine the ownership of all property, real
and pers onal used for Normal school pur-
poses; shall make a complete inventory
and appraisal of the same; shall determine
the age, dimensions, material, construc-
tion' condition, state Of repair and equip
ment Of all buildings connected with said
schools snail determine their convenience,
location and adaptabiity for Normal
school work, shall ascertain the sanitary
arrangements and conditions of all build
lngs and their surroundings and shall
make a full, complete and detailed report
OF the same Co the Legislature at its bien-
MAJ session for the year 1898.
They shall also consider and make rec
concentrations 10 the Legislature for the
year 1898, as TO the wisdom and propriety
of further appropriations for Normal in
strucuon. and as to the advisability of fur
Their appropriations for one, two, three OF
more Normal schools and whether the
present Normal schools should be con-
unued or others established in the same OF
other places, and such other and addition
al facts and recommendations as said
board shall! deem advisable.
Sec. g. Sections five to ten. inclusive n
an act entitled an act in amendmer~ Of
section four hundred and saventy-two OF
| the Revised Laws approved November
2, 1894. and sections 627 to co. inclusive OF
the Vermont Statutes, and all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November "a, 1896
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16

cate of the third grade and who has taught
at least twenty-four weeks, shall not again
be eligible to an examination for ceru-
ficate of that grade
Sec. g. Section six hundred and sixty,
Vermont Statutes. is hereby amended SO
as to read as follows
A person who has held two hve-year GER
tidcates, and has during that time taught
two hundred weeks in the public schools OF
the State may. at the expiration of the
two years covered by said certificates, by
the concurrent action of the superinten-
dent of education and the examiner of
teachers Of thecounty where such person
last taught be granted, without examina-
ton, a certificate to teach in the public
schools until the same is revoked.
Sec. 7. Section six hundred and eighty
two, Vermont Statutes, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows
The clerk, annually, on or before the first
Tuesday of April procure from the towr
clerk a register for each school in his town
district and be responsible for the safe
keeping thereof; when a register is com
pleted in accordance with the law, he shall
file It in the office of the town clerk on or
before the second Tuesday of the following
April, pursuant to the provisions of sec
ton seven hundred and twenty-seVen.
Sec. s. Section seven hundred and eleven,
Vermont Statutes, is hereby amended 50
as to read as follows:
A person having the control of a child
between the ages of eight and fifteen years.
shall cause such child to attend a public
school at least twenty-eignt weeks in Il
year, and such attendance shall be con-
tnuous. beginning with the school, year,
unless the child is mentally or physically
unable to attend. has already acquired the
branches required by law to be taught in
the public school, or is otherwise being
/ furnished with the same education
| Sec. 8. Section seven hundred and twen-
ty-one. Vermont Statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as lows:
a truant or other officer authorized to
make arrests in thetown, or an overseer of
the poor, who refuses or neglects to carry
out the provisions Of this chapter shall be
fined not more than one hundred dollars.
a justice or municipal court shall have
concurrent jurisdiction with the county
court in such prosecutions.
Sec. Dissection seven hundred and fifty
one, Vermont Statutes, is hereby amended
| so as to read as follows:
The money thus received by the towns
shall be divided as other public moneys are
divided by law; but no school district
which has not maintained tWenty-eight
weeks of school during the preceding year,
shall be entitled to receive u share of said
fund
Sec. II. Section seven hundred and sixty
nine. Vermont Statutes is hereby amended
50 as to read as follows:
The school directors or the school board
OF each town, city or graded school dis
trict shall provide and furnish at the eX'
pense Of such town, city or graded schoo
district all textbooks and appliances uset
in the studies required by section six hun.
dred and eghty-three to be taught in the
public schools, to be paid for by order OF
the school directors or school board OF
their respective treasurers.
Approved November "A, 1896.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
NUMBER 20
AN ACT CREATING A BOARD OF NOR
NAL SCHOOL EXAMINERS, SUPER
VISORS AND COMMISSIONERS
AND DEFINING ITS DUTIES.

1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the Stare of Vermont:
Sec. l. The superintendent of education
and two persons from each congressional
district shall constitute board of Nor
mai school examiners, supervisors and
commissioners.
Sec. g In the month of November, 1896,
the governor shall appoint four persons
two from each congressional district as
members of the board of Normal school
examiners, supervisors and commissioners,
whose term of office shall he TWO years
from the date of their appoint ment.
Sec. 3. Said board shall meet on or be-
fore the tenth day of January in each
year, and shall organize by the election of
a president and secretary, who shall keep
a record of the proceedings Of the board
and shall make a report of the same to
the next biennial session of the Legisla-
tu-e.
See L. The members of the board APP
pointed by the governor shall receive four
dollars per day and their travelling ex-
penses for the time spent in performing
their duties under this act, and their sec
rotary shall be furnished with stationery
Sec 3. Said board shall have the care
of the Normal schools and they may as
sign such particular duties TO their several
members, as they shall see fit
The board shall establish courses of
study for the Normal schools, and revise
the same when necessary; they shall deter
mine the conditions of admission to and
of graduation from the Normal schools
they shall attend and assist at all eXamna-
tons for admission and for eraduations,
they shall issue certificates to teach TO all
persons of good moral character who may
pass the examinations required for gradu-
alton, and may revoke he same upon good
and sufficient reasons for so doing; they
shall nominate and approve all teachers
for the Normal schools. and they may
withdraw their approval when the inter
ests of the schools demand; and no person
not having the approval Of the board may
be employed as a teacher in any Normal
school; they shall fix the salaries Of the
teachers of the Normal schools and shall
direct the use of all moneys drawn from
the State treasury for the benefit OF the
Normal schools and no money shall bt
drawn from the State treasury for the
Normal schools except upon the approval
of the board, signed by their president ant
secretary; they shall have the care Of any
property owned or leased by the State fol-
the use of the Normal schools and they
shall report upon the condition and need,
of the same to the Legislature at its bien
| NAL session, for the year 1898.
They shall also examine into and deter
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
NUMBER 0.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE AS
SESSMENT OF A STATE TAX.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont.
Sec. l. A tax of fifteen cents on the dol
lar is hereby assessed on the list of the
polls and ratable estate of the inhabitants
of this State, and non-residents who have
a grand list for the year 1897. The treas
urer of the State shall apportion to the sew
leral towns and cities and unorganied towns
and CORES in this State such tax according
to their respective lists. and shall on or be-
fore the tenth day of October, A. d. 1897
make out and transmit to the treasurer of
each town and city, and the collector of
taxes for the unorganied towns and cores
in this State a notice of the amount so APP
portioned, and two-thirds of said sum shall
be paid into the treasury of the State on or
before the tenth day of November, a. d.
1897. and the remaining third shall be so
paid on or before the tenth day of June
A. D. 1888.
Sec. 9 The commissioners of taxes for
all unorganized towns and cores shall, i'm
mediately on receipt of such notice, assess
a tax for the amount specified upon such
lunorganized towns and cores, and cause the
same to be collected in the manner pre-
scribed by law and paid into the state
treasury according to such notice; and the
several town and city treasurers shall upon
receipt of such notice transmit the same
| to the selectmen or the mayor of their re-
| spective towns or cities, and such select
men or mayor shall draw an order on the
! treasurer of their respective town or city
for the amount of such tax, and such treas
urer shall pay the same to the state treas
urer, according to such notice, out of any
moneys belonging to their town or city,
! and if there is not sufficient funds in the
/ hands of such treasurer to pay such tax,
the seleCtmen or mayor shall borrow the
same upon their orders, and the several
towns Or cities may provide for the pay
ment of such tax by special tax to be as
sessed ana collected like ordinary town or
city taxes, or such State tax may be pro-
Videl for like the ordinary expenses of the
several towns or cities.
/ Sec. 3 The list prepared by the secretary
of state from the abstracts of the grand list
of the several towns, cities. unorganized
towns or cores which are now by law re-
quired to he returned to his office shall con-
stitu;e a basis for the apportionment Of
said tax.
Sec. 4. The form of extent now pre-
scribed by law to be issued against the in
habitants of a town for the non-payment
of State tax may be changed TO conform
TO the provisions of this act.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November "a, 1896.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16

NUMBER 4.

AN ACT PROVIDING THAT REPRE-
SENTATIVES OF POLITICAL PART
les MAY ACT WITH THE BOARD
or CIVIL AUTHORITY IN CITI Els,
TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN GER
TAIN CASES
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
Sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec /. In case the board of civil author
ity in any city, town or village does not
contain a member of each political party
which, by law, would be entitled TO have
nominations made by IT, printed upon the
official ballots thereof; the mayor and al
dermen of such city or the sclectmen of
such town or the president and trustees OF
such village, on application in writing of
three or more legal voters of such city,
down or village, setting forth such facts,
within six days aftersthe presentation of
such application, shall designate and APP
point some suitable member of such un-
represented political party as a member
of said board of civil authority and cause a
certificate of such appointment to be re-
corded in the records of said city, town or
village; and the person so appointed shall
have the same authority in making and re-
vising the check list, conducting elections
and canVassing votes as other members of
the board Of civil authority within said
city, town or village by law have.
Approved November %, 1886.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
NUMBER II.
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
$50 AND 5s3 OF CHAPTER 81 OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES, RELATING
10 TAXATION OF SAVINGS BANKS.

1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
semby of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. Section five hundred and eighty
two of chapter thirty-one of the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended so as 10 read
as follows:
Every savings bank and savings institute
ton Incorporated by this State and doing
business herein shall pay a tax to the
State, which Is hereby assessed at the rate
of seven-tenths of one per cent annually
upon the average amount of its deposits
and denominations, deductins therefrom
the average amount not exceeding ten per
cent of it's assets invested in United States
government bonds, and the average
amount of the assessed valuation of the
real estate owned by such corporation,
and, also, the amount, if any, of individual
deposits in excess of fifteen hundred dol
lars each listed to the depositors in towns
of this State where such depositors reside.
Sec 2. Section five hundred and eighty
three of chapter thirty-one of the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Every trust company or savings bank
and trust company incorporated by this
State, and doing business herein, shall pay
a tax to the state treasurer, which is
hereby assessed at the rate of seven
tenths of one per cent annually, upon the
j average amount of its deposits including
money or securities received as trustee
under order of court or otherwise, deduct
b ing therefrom the average amount not
exceeding ten per cent of its assets invest
ed in United States government bonds,
and, also, the amount If any, of individual
deposits in excess of fifteen hundred dol
7 lars each, listed TO the depositors in towns
of this State where such depositors reside.
Approved November "a, 1896
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
NUMBER 10.
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES. RELATING
no PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF THE
VERMONT STATUTES. RELATING
no PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS.
sembly of the State of Vermont:
See l. Section six hundred and fifteen,
Vermont Statutes, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows
Boards of school directors shall, on or be-
fore the first day of April, annually. APP
point IL town superintendent of schools and
fix his compensation; but no member of
the board of school directors shall be APP
pointed such superintendent.
See 2. Section six hundred and twenty
two, Vermont Statutes is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Two or more towns, having an aggregate
of not more than sixty nor less than
twenty schools may, by vote of their drec-
tors unite for the purpose of employing a
superintendent of schools under the pro-
visions of this chapter.
Sec, 3. Section six hundred and forty
eight, Vermont Statutes, is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
/ An examiner of teachers may grant a
five years certificate TO a graduate of a
normal school in another State, which in
his own county shall confer the same au-
thority to teach, ana be subject TO the
same provision as certificates of gradua-
ton from a normal school in this State
and the state superintendent may under
like circumstances grant a certihca Il
which shall confer the same authority
/ throughout the State.
! See. 4. Section six hundred and fifty
Vermont Statutes, Is hereby amended SC
as to read as follows:
| Examinations shall be both oral a.
written, but if the examiner is prevented
from attending, by sickness or other cause
he may employ some competent person tC
conduct the examination; and may after.
wards grant certificates upon theexamina-
/ ton papers and the report of the person
who conductedthe same. If the examiner /,
unable TO issue seasonable certificates, tn,
superintendent OF education shall do so
An examiner who negects for twelve days
to notify an applicant for teachers Ger
tifcate, of the result of such examination
shall forfeit the amount due him for con
Quoting the examination upon which tn,
applicant was an attendant.
Sec. 5. Section six hundred and Fifty
four, Vermont Statutes, is hereby amend
cd so as to read as follows:
A certificate Of the third grade shall be {
license to teach for specified time, no
exceeding one year. In any town in tn,
county, and may, In the discretion of tn
examiner, be limited TO the teaching of
particular school, and shall be granite,
only to one who has passed a satisfactor,
flaw to be taught in common schools, an,
given evidence of good moral characte
and ability to govern,
Such certificate shall be valid In anothe
county after endorsement by the examine
OF teachers in that county.
A person who has twice taken a certih
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
NUMBER 10.
AN ACT MAKING PROVISION Fol
THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT.
Approved November "a. 1896,


AN ACT MAKING PROVISION FOR
THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. The sum of sixty-hye thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for the
fiscal year 1896 and 1897 for the purpose of
paying the debentures of the lieutenant
governor the Senate and the House of
Representatives, and the contingent eX-
penSes % the General Assembly.
Sec 2 The sum of four hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars is hereby an
propriated for the fiscal year 1896 and 1897
and the sum of four hundred thousand dol
lars for the fiscal year 1897 and 1898. for n,
purpose of paying such demands against
the State as may be allowed by the state
auditor
Sec 3. The sum of thirty thousand dol
lars is hereby appropriated for each of the
fiscal years of 1896 and 1897 and 1897 and
1898, for the purpose of paying the int crest
on the bonds and other debts of the State.
Sec 4. The sum Of one hundred and sixty
thousand dollars Is hereby appropriate1
for each of the fiscal years of 1896 and 1897
and 1897 and 1895, for the purpose of paving
the expenses of the penal institutions of
the State and the support of the insane.
! Sec. 3. The treasurer of the State is
hereby authorized to borrow on the credit
of the State sum not exceeding six hun.
bred thousand dollars for the purpose oi
defraying the expenses of government and
paying such appropriations as are or may
be made.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
| Approved November q, 1896.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
SESSION OF 1896.

and place aforesaid receive tho ballots for
electors of president and vice-nresident of
the United States. of the members and
officers of the general assembly. en-
plovees and other nersons whose official
duties require their attendance upon the
session of the legislature. Judges of the
Supreme Court and members of the bar
attending the supreme Court at
the time of the election. provided
such persons are legally entitled
to vote for such electors i'm this state and
shall take a list of all voters who shall
give in ballots: and shall at the expira ton
of the time of such balloting, sort and
count the votes so received, and make a
certificate thereof. certifying the number
of votes given for zach candidate. which
certificate, sealed IN bv said clerk. he
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
NUMBER 1.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION OF
STATE OFFICERS AND REPRE-
SENTATIVES TO CONGRESS AND
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND
VICE-PRESIDENT
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Nermont
Sec. l. Any legal voter of any town or
city in this State may vote for governor
acknowledgement treasurer, secretary
of state and state auditor and electors OF
president and vicepresident in any town
or city in the State and for representatives
TO Congress in any town or city in the con-
gressonal district in which he resides;
provided that such voter shall first file
with the clerk of the town or city, in which
he desires to vote, certificate from the
clerk of the town or city of his legal resi-
dence, stating that such voters name is on
the check list last required by law to be
prepared in such last named town or city.
Approved November "A, 1896.