between legal separation and absolute divorce, and to grant absolute divorce with liberty to marry again only in cases of well proved connubial infidelity; 2d, to increase the penalties for the crime of adultery; 3d, to invest the Law of Marriage with such precautions and protective formalities as to dignify and ennoble it in the sight of the people, without obstructing the marriage of any honest citizen whatever his station; and at the same time to protect the community, so far as practicable, against the misfortunes of ill-judged, hasty, clandestine, and criminal marriages; 4th, so to identify, by license or otherwise, the parties seeking marriage as to guard the rights of parents and to protect the officiating minister from imposition at the hands of designing persons, and from becoming unwittingly an instrument for solemnizing clandestine or criminal unions. With a profound sense of the importance of this subject, and believing that in involves, through the family, the best and truest interests of the State, your petitioners respectfully commit the whole matter into your hands. Rutland, June 3, 1869. MALCOLM DOUGLASS, I. NEWTON FAIRBANKS, Committee. Upon presentation of the foregoing report the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Convention: Resolved, That the report of the Committee on the Canon on Divorce now submitted, be accepted and adopted by this Convention, and that it be signed by the President and Secretary of the Convention in behalf of the Clergy and Lay Delegates, and presented together with their resolution to the Legislature at the next session by a Committee consisting of the Hon. R. Richardson, Hon. Harmon Canfield, and the Hon. Charles Dewey. In behalf of the Clergy and Lay Delegates, and by order of the Convention, the undesigned have caused their signatures to be attached. W. H. A. BISSELL, President of the Convention. THOMAS H. CANFIELD, Secretary. BURLINGTON, June 4, 1869. This certifies that the foregoing Report and Resolution were unanimously adopted openly by the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Vermont holden at Trinity Church, Rutland, on the second and third days of June, 1869. THOMAS H. CANFIELD, Secretary of the Convention. BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PETER T. WASHBURN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. A PROCLAMATION. It becometh the people of a Christian State, who acknowledge the Supreme Ruler of the Universe as the bountiful bestower of all gifts and the source of all blessings, to unite in reverently returning thanks to him for his kindness and preserving care in the past, and in craving with earnest supplication a continuance of his abundant providence for the future. For this, and in accordance with the usage of our fathers, I do appoint THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER next, to be observed as a day of THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE TO ALMIGHTY GOD. And I do enjoin upon all the people of this State, that on that day, suspending their ordinary and secular employments, they do unite with each other, and with the people of the Nation, in the rendition of thanks and ascription of praise to HIM, who has bestowed upon us prosperity, peace and freedom throughout the land, for all his mercies. Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, in Executive Chamber at Montpelier, this twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtynine, and of the Independence of the United States the ninetyfourth. By the Governor : PETER T. WASHBURN. JOHN W. MARSH, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs. MANUAL OF THE LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT FOR THE YEAR 1869. "term" of Senators and Representatives means the term of service in both Houses. As to the officers JUDICIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES. UNITED STATES OFFICERS. David A. Smalley, Burlington. SUPREME COURT OF VERMONT. John Pierpoint, Vergennes... CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. PETER T. WASHBURN, Woodstock, Governor. Ahiman L. Miner, Jr., Manchester, Messenger... GEORGE W: HENDEE, Morristown, Lieutenant Governor.. When and where born. ..Lyme, Mass., Sept. 7, 1814. John W. Marsh, Springfield, Sec'y of Civil and Military Affairs... Woodstock, Aug. 31, 1845. Henry C. Fisk, Peacham, Clerk. John A. Page, Montpelier, Treasurer. George W. Wing, Montpelier, Clerk. George Nichols, Northfield, Secretary of State. George W. Wing, Montpelier, Deputy Secretary of State.. Morristown, July 22, 1852.. Northfield, April 17, 1827. . Plainfield, Oct. 22, 1843.. Daniel G. Thompson, Montpelier, Assistant Secretary of State....Montpelier, Feb. 9, 1850. Charles H. Lane, Cornwall, Clerk. Dugald Stewart, Middlebury, Auditor of Accounts. Fred I. Pitkin, Montpelier, Messenger.... Cornwall, Jan. 14, 1853 Middlebury, Sept. 26, 1821 East Montpelier, February 25, 1855.. ..county clerk...6 student .2 Zebina C. Camp, Montpelier, Sergeant-at-Arms. Luther Cross, Montpelier, First Clerk. Tunbridge, Feb. 6, 1805... .civil engineer..5 Swanzey, N. H, Oct. 7, 1802. .retired merch't.3 Frederick C. Camp, Montpelier, Second Clerk. Montpelier, Sept. 15, 1849. student .5 Chrrles C. Robinson, Montpelier, Messenger. Hiram A. Huse, Randolph, Assistant Librarian. .Reading, June 4, 1852. ..student 2 Leominster, Mass., June 23, 1853. .student 2 Albert D. Hager, Proctorsville, Curator of Cabinet.. .East Randolph, June 23, 1819. ..student .3 Calais, April 8, 1843. .student .1 William Wells, Burlington, Adjutant and Inspector General. James S. Peck, Montpelier, Ass't Adjutant and Inspector General. . Montpelier, Dec. 1839. Perley P. Pitkin, Montpelier, Quarter Master General. .Chester, Nov. 1, 1817. Waterbury, Dec. 14, 1837 geologist. .5 .merchant 4 attorney.. .manufacturer 9 Alvin C., Welch, Williston, Commissioner of Insane.. John W. Hartshorn, Lunenburgh, Directors of State Prison. Governor's Staff. Col. Kittredge Haskins, Brattleboro, Col. Elmer D. Keyes, Reading, Col. Henry S. Hard, Arlington, Col. Joel H. Lucia, Vergennes, Aides-de-Camp. Rel. & Pol. preference. When and where born. Occupation. Term. .cong. .bap r. .... .cong. .Bennington, March 22, 1821. .cong. Jib. r Manchester, July 12, 1824. .Burke, August 8, 1818.. Barnet, March 21, 1820.. New Haven, November 16, 1817. West Cornwall, November 12, 1819. .farmer. farmer.. 3 ..... 7 Officers. GEORGE W. HENDEE, Morristown, President. HENRY CLARK, Rutland, Secretary. MASON B. CARPENTER, Barre, Assistant Secretary. PERRIN B. FISK, Peacham, Chaplain.. EDWARD M. BROWN, Montpelier, Reporter. GEORGE B. SHAW, Burlington, Reporter.. Counties. Senators. Address. ADDISON.. ..William P. Nash, New Haven. BENNINGTON. Martin J. Love, Bennington. CALEDONIA.. Harley M. Hall, Burke. Horace Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury..cong. |