§ 62. Legislative duties
(a) The Sergeant at Arms shall:
(1) execute orders of either house, the Committee on Joint Rules, or the House or Senate Committee on Rules;
(2) maintain order among spectators and take measures to prevent interruption of either house or any committee thereof;
(3) arrange for special meetings and conferences at the State House;
(4) provide for the distribution of mail to all legislators;
(5) schedule the time for the use of rooms for committee meetings and hearings;
(6) maintain in a good state of repair and provide security for all furniture, draperies, rugs, desks, and other furnishings kept in the State House;
(7) provide for the establishment of a cafeteria and supervise its operation;
(8) perform such other duties for the benefit of the legislators as may be required by any duly authorized committee thereof.
(b) He or she or any person in his or her employ shall not accept any compensation or gift for his or her services other than his or her salary. If he or she or any person in his or her employ violates this provision, he or she shall be fined $25.00.
(c) The Sergeant at Arms shall not be responsible for structural repairs, capital improvements, or building maintenance for the State House (as the term maintenance is defined in 29 V.S.A. § 159) or for the use, upkeep, or maintenance of the State House grounds. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 47, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 231, § 1, eff. July 25, 1961; 1971, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 3, 1972; 1999, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 45, eff. May 24, 2000; 2017, No. 84, § 24, eff. June 16, 2017.)