SECTION 1. The governor shall appoint some suitable persons, to act as agents, in transmitting and receiving all objects of international exchanges. (Sec. 1. of No. 33 of 1849.)

SECT. 2. The sum of two hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, on the order of the governor, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of said agency, for the promotion of literary and scientific international exchanges, founded by M. A. Vattemare, and exchanges between this state and other states of the union. (Sec. 2 of No. 33 of 1849.)

SECT. 3. The annual sum of two hundred dollars, is hereby appropriated to the aforesaid purpose, to be expended yearly, in manner aforesaid, in such way that no more than the sum of two hundred dollars shall be expended for the purpose aforesaid in any one year. (Sec. 3 of No. 33 of 1849.)

SECT. 4. Reports of the proceedings under this act shall be made annually to the general assembly. (Sec. 4 of No. 33 of 1849.) SECT. 5. A sufficient number of copies of the journals of the senate and house of representatives, and all reports and legislative documents published under the authority of the state, shall be annually furnished to the resident agent of international exchanges, to be forwarded under the direction of the governor to such states and institutions as will regularly send their journals, judicial reports and legislative documents to the state for the use of the Vermont State library: provided, the number of such additional copies shall not exceed seventy-five in any one year. (No. 58 of 1850.)

Chap. 8 of the Revised Statutes, pp. 60-67.

No. 2 of the Laws of 1839,

4. Not to disburse moneys but on certain 20. General mode of declaring in suits in favor

10. To communicate statement of moneys fur- 25. He may appoint deputies.

11. To furnish abstract of orders paid by him, 27. He shall attend the sessions of the legisla&c. Comparison to be made.

12. Treasurer to communicate information 28. He shall make communications, when re

17. Penalty for refusing to exhibit and settle 33. To preserve copy of printed journals and

41. Claims disallowed by him may be referred.

42. Certain claims to be presented to him.-
Proceedings thereon.

43. Allowance of claims by the legislature.
44. Auditor may examine claimant under oath.
45. Proof required before allowance of claim.
46. Proceeding upon allowance of a claim;
effect of an order.

47, 48. To forward abstract of orders.

49. To notify state's attorneys of delinquencies. -Duty of state's attorney.

65.

to be performed by auditor of accounts, and office of auditor in the treasury abolished.

REPORTER.

Reporter of decisions of supreme court to
be appointed.

66. To prepare reports for publication.
67, 68. To publish reports. Copies to be de-
livered to secretary of state and librarian.
69. Salary of reporter.

70. Not to attend sessions of supreme court.
71. Salary reduced.

OTHER STATES, IN THE TERRITORIES AND
IN CANADA.

72. Governor to appoint commissioners in each
state to take depositions, &c.

73. Acts of commissioner to be valid.

50. Default of state's attorney, how proceeded 74. Commissioner to be sworn and give bonds.

against.

51. Auditor to report annually.

52. Auditor's report, how distributed.

53. To report modifications necessary to procure faithful accounting.

54. To attend the sessions of the general assembly.

55. Committee of claims to examine auditor's 78. report. Auditor to resist claims before committees.

56. Committee to report, &c.

79.

57. Auditor to settle contingent expenses of the 80. legislature.

58. To draw orders to correct errors in state tax.

AUDITOR IN THE TREASURY.

59. Auditor in the treasury to be elected and sworn, &c.

60. General powers and duties.

He shall cause the apartments in the state house to be kept in order.

He shall appoint doorkeepers and messengers.

He shall serve process when required. 81. He shall have the general charge of the state house and appurtenances. 82. Except of the library rooms. 83. He shall furnish wood, lights, &c., during the session of the legislature.

84, 85. His compensation.

86. Penalty for receiving pay of visitors.

TREASURER.

SECTION 1. The treasurer of the state, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute a bond with such sureties as shall be approved by the governor, in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, to the secretary of state, and shall take the oath of office, a certificate of which oath shall be endorsed on said bond. (Sec. 1 of R. S.)

SECT. 2. The treasurer's bond shall be in the form prescribed by law, and shall be kept by the secretary of state, and recorded in his office, and copies thereof certified by the secretary, under his seal of office, shall be received as evidence in any court of law. (Sec. 2 of R. S.)

SECT. 3. The treasurer shall keep fair and accurate accounts of all moneys received and disbursed, entered and arranged in such

manner, as to show the proceeds of the several branches of revenue, and the expenses of each department of the government. (Sec. 3 of R. S.)

SECT. 4. The treasurer shall disburse no moneys, except on orders drawn by the auditor of accounts or judges of the supreme or county courts, or county clerks, or by virtue of general or special acts of the legislature, creating salaries or providing for the payment of specific sums of money, or on the certificates of debenture of the senate and house of representatives, in pursuance of appropriations for that purpose, or by direction of future acts of the legislature. (Sec. 4 of R. S.)

SECT. 5. In the account current of the treasurer, he shall make the state debtor for all moneys paid out on proper vouchers, and shall make the state creditor for all taxes granted, interest received thereon, and all moneys received from any source belonging to the state treasury. (Sec. 5 of R. S.)

SECT. 6. In the month of September, annually, the treasurer shall settle his accounts in the treasury department with the auditor [in the treasury] (see § 64) and on neglect or refusal to make such settlement, shall forfeit and pay to the use of the state, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, for every month he shall refuse or neglect to make such settlement, to be recovered by information or indictment, prosecuted by the state's attorney of the county in which the treasurer resides. (Sec. 6 of R. S.)

SECT. 7. If the treasurer shall refuse to exhibit to the auditor [in the treasury] (see § 64) any books, documents, vouchers, or other papers belonging to the treasury department, and demanded by the auditor, he shall forfeit and pay to the use of the state, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be recovered as provided in the preceding section. (Sec. 7 of R. S.)

SECT. 8. If the treasurer shall divert, misapply, or conceal any of the public treasure, he shall forfeit and pay, to the use of the state, double the amount of the money so diverted, misapplied or concealed, to be recovered as provided in the sixth section. 8 of R. S.)

(Sec.

SECT. 9. On the thirty-first day of May,.annually, the treasurer shall forward a statement of all the state taxes then in arrear, and the names of the delinquent collectors, to the auditor of accounts, who shall ascertain the correctness of the statement, [and report thereon to the auditor in the treasury] (see § 64) on or before the first day of September. (Sec. 26 of No. 25 of 1846.)

SECT. 10. The treasurer shall, annually, on the fifteenth day of September, communicate to the auditor of accounts, a statement of all sums of money furnished to county clerks to defray the contingent expenses of the courts, the number of blank licenses for pedlers sent to said clerks, also all sums paid drafts of the quarter master general, the commissioners of the deaf, dumb, and blind, and the superintendent of the state prison, and all payments and advances made to, or for the use of, any person, to be disbursed on behalf of the state. (Sec. 12 of No. 2 of 1842.)

SECT. 11. The treasurer of the state shall annually furnish abstracts of all the orders paid by him during the preceding year,

drawn by the auditor of accounts, and the quarter master general, to the committees who have their allowances under examination, and said committees shall carefully compare said abstracts with the allowances of those officers. (Sec. 3 of No. 36 of 1848.)

SECT. 12. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to communicate, when requested, to the governor, or to either house of the general assembly, any abstracts, copies of accounts, or documents of any kind in his office, or any information relating to the state of the revenue, to his official transactions, or to any matters appertaining to the treasury department. (Sec. 12 of R. S.)

SECT. 13. Whenever the treasurer shall pay any order drawn on him, he shall immediately so deface the same with an appropriate stamp as to prevent it from being circulated again; and whenever the auditor [in the treasury] (see § 64) shall allow any such order in settling with the treasurer, he shall again so deface the same with an appropriate stamp as to prevent the same from being again received as a voucher for any charge by the treasurer; and the treasurer shall pay no order bearing date over three years previous to the time when the same is presented to him. (Sec. 23 of No. 25 of 1846.)

SECT. 14. Every treasurer, going out of office, shall exhibit to his successor a true and particular acccount of all moneys by him received and paid out for the use of the state, since his last settlement with the auditor [in the treasury,] (see $ 64.) (Sec. 13 of R. S.)

SECT. 15. The treasurer, going out of office, the treasurer for the time being and the auditor [in the treasury,] (see § 64) as soon as conveniently may be, and during the session of the general assembly at which the newly appointed treasurer shall be declared elected or shall be chosen or appointed, or within ten days after he shall be appointed, shall adjust and strike the balance of such account, and the treasurer, going out of office, shall pay to his successor all such balance as shall be found against him, within such time as the auditor [in the treasury] (see § 64) shall prescribe, or be liable therefor to his successor in an action of account. (Sec. 14 of R. S.)

SECT. 16. If, upon such adjustment of accounts, it shall appear that a balance is due to the treasurer going out of office, such balance shall be reported to the general assembly, and discharged as they shall direct. (Sec. 15 of R. S.)

SECT. 17. If the treasurer, going out of office, after demand made by the auditor [in the treasury] (see § 64) shall refuse to exhibit and settle his account, as provided in the thirteenth and fourteenth sections, (§ 14 & 15 of this chap.) he shall forfeit, for each month. he shall so refuse, the sum of two thousand dollars, to be recovered as provided in the sixth section. (Sec. 16 of R. S.)

SECT. 18. The treasurer, going out of office, shall, at the time of adjusting his account, as provided in the 14th section, (§ 15 of this chap.) or within ten days after his term of office shall expire, deliver to his successor in office all books of account, memorandum or registry, all bonds, bills, notes, obligations, contracts, securities, and all other instruments or papers appertaining or relating to the treasury