This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ...275 Secretary to the Governor, --200 Engrossing Clerk, .... 150 Assisting Secretary of the Senate, -125 Assisting Clerk of the House, --125 State Librarian, ..... 100 Superintendent of State Prison, -500 The President of the Senate receives four dollars per day, the speaker of the House three dollars, and the Senators ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ...275 Secretary to the Governor, --200 Engrossing Clerk, .... 150 Assisting Secretary of the Senate, -125 Assisting Clerk of the House, --125 State Librarian, ..... 100 Superintendent of State Prison, -500 The President of the Senate receives four dollars per day, the speaker of the House three dollars, and the Senators and Representatives one and a half dollar per day, 'while attending the general assembly; and they receive for travel each way ten cents per mile. 8. Lotteries. The practice of raising money by lotteries for specific objects was, in early times, legalized by the legislatures of most of the states in the Union; and Vermont, although she did not indulge largely in this species of gambling, adopted it a while as a method of dispensing charity and promoting good objects. Up to 1804 the whole number of lotteries authorized was) 24. As early as 1800 a very considerable change had taken place in the public sentiment with regard to the propriety of raising money by lotteries, and only one lottery was authorized after that period. After the legislature ceased to authorize lotteries within the State, the sale of foreign lottery tickets became so general here, that, in 1826, a law was passed prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets without a licence, and imposing a duty of $500 for a licence to sell tickets for one year. The penalty for selling without a license was fixed at $1000. The next year the cost of a licence was raised to $1000 and the penalty to $2000. By the present laws of the State, lotteries of all kinds, and the sale of lottery tickets, are prohibited by severe penalties. 9. Post Offices. The first post office was established at Bennington in 1783, with a weekly post between that place and Albany, N. Y. In 1784 additional post offices were est
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