sel, ship or boat, any goods, wares or merchandize, to depart this State, or by departing the same in any such vessel, ship or boat, the owner or owners, shipper or shippers, of such goods, wares or merchandize, vessels, ships or boats, shall be liable to the same penalties, punishments and forfeitures as any person or persons are liable to by the clause in an ordinance passed the twentyeighth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight, are made liable and subject to, for violating any embargo laid by the Governor's proclamation, according to the constitution; such penalties and forfeitures to be recovered and applied in the same way and manner as the said clause of the said recited Act ordains. Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to prevent the Governor or Commander-in-chief for the time being, with advice of the Privy Council, from permitting any vessel or vessels to depart the same, as he, with the advice aforesaid, may think necessary and proper for the public service.

Ratified by the General Assembly, in the Senate House, the 12th day of February, 1780.

CHARLES PINCKNEY, President of the Senate.
THOMAS FARR, Speaker of the House of Representa

tives.

ACTS OF VERMONT.

(Printed from "Acts and Laws of the State of Vermont in America," printed by Judah Padock & Alden Spooner, printers to the General Assembly of said state, 1779.]

PASSED AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD FEBRUARY 11, 1779.

[P. 33.]

An Act for preventing Wrong by Impresses.

No Person's goods to be im

pressed, unless

by warrant.

BE it enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the Representatives of the Freemen of the State of Vermont, in General Assembly met, and by the Authority of the same, That no, Person shall be compelled to do any Work or Service for the Public, unless it be by Warrant from Authority, and he have reasonable Allowance therefor. Nor shall any Man's Horse, Cattle, or Goods, of what Kind soever, be impressed, or taken for any public Use or Service, unless it be by Virtue of such Warrant, nor without such reasonable Satisfaction: And if such Horse, Cattle, or Goods perish, or suffer Damage in such Service, the Owner shall Such to be paid be duly recompenced.

[102.]

An Act to prevent the selling or transporting raw or untanned Hides or Skins out of this State.

BE it enacted, and it is hereby enacted by the Representatives of the Freemen of the State of Vermont, in General Assembly met, and by the Authority of the same, That no Person or Persons shall, directly or indirectly, sell, or transport, or send away out of this State, (except it be to exchange for Leather) any raw or untanned Hides, or Skins of any neat Cattle, (Continental Property excepted) Penalty for upon Pain of forfeiting the Sum of Thirty Shillings Lawhides out of this ful Money, for every such Hide or Skin so sold, transported, or sent away; one Half thereof to the Complainer who shall prosecute the same to Effect, and the other Half to the Treasury of the County where the Offence is committed.

transporting raw

state.

Preamble.

Wheat, Rye, &c. prohibited,

of the Continent

permited by the

required to seize

sions as may be

chased to be car

State.

[Printed from Laws of Vermont, Department of Justice print.}

An Act to prevent transporting Provisions out of this State. WHEREAS large Quantities of Provisions are continually exported out of this State, which, if not immediately prevented, will render it impracticable to furnish the Troops raised for the Defence of the Northern Frontiers. Therefore,

BE it Enacted, and it is hereby Enacted by the Representaexcept for the use tives of the Freemen of the State of Vermont, in General or the same be Assembly met, and by the Authority of the same, That any Governor. and all further Transportation of Wheat, Rye, Indian Corn, Flour or Meal of any Kind, as also Pork, Beef or any other Provisions whatever, that may be useful for All Sheriffs, &c. supplying the Troops raised by this State, be, and is all such provi- hereby strictly prohibited and forbid to to be transported attempted or pur- out of this State, except for the Use of the Continent, or ried out of this that the same be permitted by the Governor with the Advice of three or more of his Council. And all Sheriffs, Grand Jurors and Select-Men, in their respective Towns, and all Persons whatever within this State, are hereby authorized and required to seize any and every of the above-mentioned Articles, which they have Reason to To make return suspect any Person or Persons may be carrying out, or the next Assist purchased to be carried out of this State, contrary to the true intent of this Act; and if need be, to command assistance, and make Returns in Writing, of said Seizure, to the next Assistant or Justice of the Peace; and unless said Person or Persons shall satisfy the Court before

of said seizure to

ant &c.

whom the Examination be had, that he or they were not conveying any of the afore mentioned Articles out of this State, said Articles shall be forfeit, or such Person or Persons fined not exceeding Forty Pounds, at the Discretion of the Court before whom the Trial shall be had; the one Half of the Forfeiture or Fine to the Use of this State, the other Half to the Person prosecuting to effect.

Such articles pay a fine not ex

shall be forfeit, or

ceeding 401.

That if any Perport any Provi

son shall trans

sions he shall forfeit the just value

Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if any Person or Persons shall transport any of the above prohibited Articles out of this State, and be thereof con- of victed before any Court proper to try the same, he or they shall forfeit and pay unto the Treasurer of this State the Value of said Articles so transported, to be recovered by Bill, Plaint, or Information. This Act to continue in Force until the fifteenth Day of August next, and no longer.

AN ACT for the purpose of procuring Provision for the Troops, to be employed in the service of this State, for the year ensuing..

Whereas, the state of the present currency, or medium of trade, is such that it is difficult to procure necessaries to supply the army, without calling on each town for a quota of such supplies. Therefore,

Be it enacted, &c. that there be seventy-two thousand, seven hundred and eighty-one pounds of good beef; thirty-six thousand, three hundred and eighty-nine pounds of good salted pork, without bone, except back bone and ribs; two hundred and eighteen thousand, three hundred and nine pounds of good merchantable wheat flour; three thousand and sixty-eight bushels of rye; six thousand, one hundred and twenty-five bushels of indian corn, collected at the cost and charge of the respective towns in this State, and at the rates or quotas hereafter affixed to such towns; and that there be a Commissary General appointed, who shall take the charge of the same. And it shall be the duty of the select-men of each respective town, to procure such quota by the time or times hereafter directed by this act: which select-men are hereby impowered to levy a tax on their respective towns, for the procuring such quota; and also such quantity of salt, and number of barrels, as shall be found necessary for that purpose, and all the attending charges, either in the articles before described, or in silver or paper currency.

the same.

Be it further enacted, that if the select-men of any town neglect their duty herein, it shall be in the power of the Governor and Council, to issue their warrant to the sheriff of the county, or his deputy, commanding him to levy of the goods or chattels of such select-men, and dispose thereof according to law, a sufficiency to procure such quota; except it does appear to them that the people of the town, or one-third part thereof, were opposed to the select-men in procuring such provision: in which case it shall be in the power of the Captain General to issue his warrant to the said Commissary General, by himself or his deputy, to repair to such town, and there seize, transport, and dispose of, a quantity of any of the necessary articles, to the amount of such quota, belonging to such persons as have opposed the said select-men.

Provided always, that the said select-men shall be accountable to the Commissary General, for the part of those who have not opposed such select-men.

And whereas, there are several towns in this State, the inhabitants of which have not chosen, or do not choose, select-men according to law, and which towns the Commissary General may have no person to call on:Which difficulty to remove,

Be it enacted, that it shall be in the power of the Governor and Council, from time to time, to nominate and appoint a person or persons, in every such town, who shall have it in their power to transact the business in this act prescribed for select-men; and whose duty it shall be, to notify and acquaint the inhabitants of such town or towns, of the tenor of such act.

Provided, that such person be not liable to be levied on as the select-men. But it shall be in the power of the Captain General, in case of such towns failing to furnish their quota as aforesaid, to issue his warrant to the said Commissary General, directing him to repair to such town, by himself or his deputy, and there seize, transport, or dispose of, a quantity of any of the necessary articles, to the amount of such quota, belonging to any person, inhabitants of such town. And it shall be the duty of such Commissary General, to see that such provision be forwarded in such quantity, and at such time or times, as it shall be wanted for the use of the troops. And if it be found that there be a surplusage. of provision for the army in service, it shall be in his power, with the advice of the board of war, to barter or

exchange such part of such provision as will appear necessary, for rum, salt, powder, lead, or other necessaries for the army.

And be it further enacted, that whatever selectmen, or other person appointed by the Governor and Council, shall embezzle, or be concerned in embezzling, or misapplying any provision, collected for such quota, he shall forfeit and pay, treble value thereof, one moiety to the public, for the purpose of procuring provisions as aforesaid, the other to the person who shall prosecute to effect and shall suffer disfranchisement.

That if any select-man, or other person appointed by the Governor and Council, shall collect, store up, or deliver to the Commissary General, or his order, any provision, except such as is of a good quality, and well packed and saved; or of any other than the quality required in this act, and be thereof convicted, he shall pay treble the value of the article he should have procured, to be disposed of as aforesaid; unless it appears that it was not through his neglect, or for want of properly attending to his duty.

Provided always, it shall be the duty of the select-men to warn a town meeting, and consult the inhabitants on the method of procuring such provision.

That the time for the flour, pork, rye and indian corn, to be provided and stored in each town, be the first day of January next: that the time for the beef to be provided and delivered, be, for the towns of Manchester, Sandgate, and to the northward in the county of Bennington, the eighteenth day of December: that the time for the beef to be provided and delivered for the towns. of Arlington, Sunderland, and all the towns to the southward thereof in said county, be, on or before the fifteenth day of January next; that the time for the beef to be provided and delivered for the county of Cumberland, be, on or before the 15th day of January next; And that all such beef be delivered on the foot, except such towns shall otherwise agree with the Commissary.

Provided always, that the constables of the respective towns shall be obliged to attend to the orders of the select-men, with regard to collecting such provision, And in towns where there are no constable appointed, it shall be in the power of said select-men, or such other person or persons, as shall be appointed by the Governor and Council, to appoint a constable in every such town.