shall at each annual meeting of their respective towns, make a full report of the condition and situation of the deposit money received by them.

"Section 2. If any person elected trustee, according to the provision of this act, shall refuse to give bonds, as provided by section forty-eight of the eighteenth chapter of the Revised Statutes, his office shall be considered vacant, and such vacancy may be filled as provided by section twenty of chapter thirteen of the Revised Statutes."

And to insert in the title of the bill, after the word "to," the words "the trustees of."

And the said proposed amendments were adopted.

On motion of Mr. Munsill, the following amendment was adopted: "Section 3. All acts inconsistant with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed."

And the bill, as amended, was read the third time, and passed in con

currence.

(S. 68.) The engrossed bill entitled "an act in addition to chapter 19 of the Revised Statutes, relating to the instruction of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind," was read the third time and passed.

(H. 145.) The Senate resumed consideration of the unfinished business, being the bill from the House entiled "an act in addition to, and in alteration of 'an act relating to the Grand List,' approved Nov. 11, 1841.” Mr. E. Allen moved the following amendment:

"Sec. 17. Whenever any town in this State shall not be represented in the General Assembly, and the grand list of such town shall not exceed six hundred dollars, such town shall be exempt from the payment of its State tax; and the first section of the act entitled "an act relating to the collection of State taxes, passed Oct. 29, 1829," is hereby repealed."

Which was adopted, and the bill, as amended, read the third time and passed in concurrence.

(H. 36.) Mr. Smalley called up the bill from the House entitled "an act to incorporate the Orange County Bank," and proposed the following amendment:

"Sec. 10. All the bonds, bills, notes, promises or agreements which shall be made and executed by said corporation, shall be deemed and holden to be the joint contract, promise or agreements of the individual members of said corporation, and whenever any judgments shall have been obtained against said corporation, and execution shall thereupon issue, and demand thereof shall be made by the officer holding the same, in the manner now pointed out by law, if the same shall not be duly paid or property turned out sufficient to satisfy the same, it shall be the duty of such officer, and he is hereby empowered to proceed and levy such execution on the goods, chattels or estate of any one or more of the individual members or stockholders of said corporation, or who have been members or stockholders of such corporation within two years from the time of said levy, and proceed to the collection of said execution, in the same manner as if said judgment had been rendered against such members or stockholders by name."

Mr. Butler moved to amend the amendment proposed by Mr. Smalley, by substituting therefor as follows:

"Sec. 10. Said banking corporation shall not issue any bills until the directors thereof shall have executed bonds, to pay and redeem, according to law, all the bills issued by such bank, and to pay and refund all depos

its made therein, according to the provisions of the thirty-ninth section of an act passed A. D. 1840, entitled 'an act relating to Banks."

The Senate refused so to amend the amendment, and on the question upon the amendment proposed by Mr. Smalley, the yeas and nays, being demanded by him, were as follows:

The Senator who voted in the affirmative is,

Mr. Sprague-1.

Those Senators who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Aiken, Barrett, Bingham, Blodgett, Briggs, Butler, Camp, Cutts, Dillingham, Eaton, Field, French, Hatch, Hubbell, Munsill, Plumb, Porter, Smalley, Sowles, Starr, and Wright-21.

So the amendment was rejected.

And the bill was read the third time and passed in concurrence.

(S. 74.) Mr. Plumb called up the bill entitled "an act in alteration of chapter 83 of the Revised Statutes," and moved to amend the same by inserting in the 7th line, after the word "liquors," the words "and all penalties for the sale thereof."

Which amendment was rejected.

Mr. Plumb moved further to amend by adding the following:

Providing, if any person or persons, hereafter shall deal in the sale of distilled spirituous liquors, to be drank in or about the house or premises where said liquor is sold, by keeping or harboring about his or their house or premises thereof, any person or persons intoxicated, or with intent to intoxicate any person or persons, by the sale as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby declared a misdemeanor; and the person or persons so offending, shall pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars,"

Which amendment was rejected, and on motion of Mr. Stevens, the bill was indefinitely postponed.

Mr. E. Allen, from the Committee on Bills, reported that they had this day submitted to the Governor, for his approval and signature, the following entitled bills:

(S. 65.) "An act in addition to an act to incorporate the Goshen Turnpike Company.”

(S. 71.)" An act in relation to the Militia."

(S. 58.) "An act in alteration of chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes." (S. 21.) "An act for the relief of Salma Davis and others."

(S. 78.) Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill entitled "an act in relation to imprisonment for debt," reported the same with the opinion of the Committee that it ought to pass. Mr. Butler offered the following amendment, to be added as a 6th section:

"Sec. 6. If any person, or the agent or attorney of any person, after the setting of the sun on the day preceding the first day of the week, and before the hour of twelve at night, on such first day of the week, shall make an affidavit under oath, stating that he has good reason to believe and does believe, that his debtor, or the debtor of his principal, is about to abscond and go out of the limits of this State, the justice who administers the oath to such person is hereby authorized to issue a writ of attachment in common form against the property and body of such debtor; which writ may be served at any time, notwithstanding the provisions of the thirtyninth section of the twenty-eighth chapter of the Revised Statutes."

Mr. Hubbell moved to amend the amendment by adding the following:

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"Provided, that no sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable, shall be compel led to receive any such process upon the Sabbath, for service." Which was dopted.

And the amendment of Mr. Butler, thus amended, was adopted. Mr. Sowles moved to amend the bill by striking out section 5, and pen ding this motion,

The Senate adjourned.

EVENING.

(S. 82.) Mr. Smalley, from the select Committee, on the report of Henry Stevens, reported the bill entitled "an act to pay Henry Stevens the sum therein mentioned," and asked that the Committee be discharged from further consideration thereof.

And it was so ordered.

Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following entitled bills adversely, and they were severally indefinitely postpon

ed:

(S. 59.) "An act in addition to chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes." (S. 60.) "An act defining the limits of Jail Yards."

(S. 3.) "An act in amendment of section 63, chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes, and to repeal an act therein mentioned."

(S. 1.) "An act dividing the State into Districts and prescribing the mode of electing members of Congress," and

(S. 8.) "An act in addition to, and alteration of, chapters 28 and 103 of the Revised Statutes."

(H. 121.) Mr. Briggs, from the same Committee, reported the bill from the House entitled "an act in relation to chapter 77 of the Revised Statutes," with the proposal to amend as follows:

Insert in section 5, after the form of the advertisement, the words "which advertisement shall be recorded in the town Clerk's office of said town, and the town clerk shall certify whether the same has been published as required by law, which record and certificate shall be sufficient evidence of the fact whether such advertisement has been duly published.” And the amendment was adopted, and the bill, as amended, was read the third time and passed in concurrence.

(H. 150.) Mr. Cutts, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the bill from the House entitled "an act to pay Chauncey Goodrich the sum therein mentioned," reported the same with the proposal to amend by striking out the words "seven hundred," and inserting the words "eight hundred and fifty," and on this question Mr. Butler demanded the yeas and nays, which were as follows:

Those Senators who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. E. Allen, Barrett, Briggs, Camp, Cutts, Eaton, Field, Hubbell, Munsill, Plumb, Porter, Smalley, and Starr-13.

Those Senators who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Aiken, Bingham, Blodgett, Butler, Hatch, Sprague, and Wright -7.

So the amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended, was read the third time and passed in concurrence.

Mr. Munsill, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the petition of A. B. Shepard and others, reported that, in the opinion of the Committee, the prayer thereof ought not to be granted.

(S. 52.) Mr. Smalley called up the bill entitled "an act in amendment of chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes," and moved to fill the blank therein with the words "four thousand," and on this question demanded the yeas and nays, which were as follows:

Those Senators who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. E. Allen, Briggs, Dillingham, Field, Porter, Smalley, and Wright-7.

Those Senators who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Aiken, Barrett, Bingham, Blodgett, Butler, Camp, Cutts, Eaton, French, Hatch, Hubbell, Munsill, Plumb, Sprague, and Starr,-15. So the proposition was rejected.

Mr. Smalley moved to fill the blank with the words "two thousand," and demanded the yeas and nays, which were as follows:

Those Senators who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Aiken, E. Allen, Barrett, Bingham, Blodgett, Briggs, Butler, Camp, Cutts, Dillingham, Eaton, Field, French, Hatch, Hubbell, Munsill, Plumb, Porter, Smalley, Sprague, Starr, and Wright-22.

And no Senator voting in the negative, the motion was unanimously adopted.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Merrill, their Clerk:

MR. PRESIDENT:-The House of Representatives have passed bills of the following titles, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate: (H. 12.) "An act in alteration of chapter 25 of the Revised Statutes." (H. 11.) "An act repealing section 2 of chapter 29 of the Revised Statutes."

(H. 71.) "An act directing the Treasurer to credit the town of Guild, hall the sum therein mentioned."

(H. 112.) "An act to equalize the privileges of the inhabitants of this State."

(H. 120.) "An act in amendment of an act relating to the reporting of the decisions of the Supreme Court."

(H. 142.) "An act in addition to chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes." (H. 154.) "An act fixing the salary of the Librarian."

(H. 168.) "An act relating to the State Library."

(H. 171.) "An act altering the names of the persons therein mentioned."

(H. 172.) "An act relating to the collection of State taxes." (H. 173.) "An act relating to Bank Stock."

(S. 83.) Mr. French introduced a bill entitled "an act fixing the times for holding the County Courts in the County of Chittenden," which was read twice, and the rules being suspended on his motion, the same was read the third time and passed.

(S. 78.) Mr. Briggs called up the bill entitled "an act in relation to imprisonment for debt," and on his motion it was indefinitely postponed.

(H. 2.) Mr. Briggs, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the bill entitled "an act to repeal 'an act in amendment of section 63 of chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes,"" and it was read the third time and passed in concurrence.

The following bills from the House of Representatives were taken up, and severally read and referred as follows:

(H. 112.) "An act to equalize the privileges of the inhabitants of this State."

(H. 142.) "An act in addition to chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes." (H. 12.) "An act in alteration of chapter 25 of the Revised Statutes," and

(H. 11.) "An act repealing section 2 of chapter 29 of the Revised Statutes," to the Committee on the Judiciary.

(H. 71.) "An act directing the Treasurer to credit the town of Guildhall the sum therein mentioned."

(H. 120.) "An act in amendment of an act relating to the reporting of the decisions of the Supreme Court," and

(H. 172.) "An act relating to the collection of State taxes," to the Committee on Finance.

(H. 171.) "An act altering the names of the persons therein mentioned," to the Committee on Roads and Canals.

(H. 173.) "An act relating to bank stock," to the Committee on Banks, (H. 154.) “An act fixing the salary of the Librarian," and

(H. 168.) "An act relating to the State Library," were severally read twice and laid on the table.

(S. 81.) The engrossed bill entitled "an act relating to the collection of taxes," was read the third time and passed.

(H. 2.) Mr. Briggs moved to reconsider the vote passing the bill entitled " an act to repeal an act in amendment of section 63 of chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes," which motion prevailed.

Mr. Briggs proposed to amend said bill by adding thereto as an additional section: "Sec. This act shall take effect from and after its passage." Which amendment was adopted, and the bill was passed in concur

rence.

(H. 171.) Mr. Field, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, reported in favor of the bill entitled "an act altering the names of certain persons," and the rules being suspended, it was read the third time and passed in concurrence.

(S. 38.) Mr. Eaton called up the bill entitled "an act constituting a Board of Education," and the Senate refused to strike out the last clause of the second section thereof.

Mr. Eaton moved to strike out the word "six" in said clause, and insert the word "four," which motion prevailed.

The bill was read the third time, and on the question, Shall the bill pass? the yeas and nays having been demanded, by Mr. Eaton, were as follows:

Those Senators who voted in the affirmative are,