Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-27
Approved, S. II. JENIsON
November II, 1886.

37.-An act, relating o the Public Buildings.
hereby enacted By The General assembly Of the State
of per1n0Bt, follows
SEC /. The Governor the state SHALL at the annual
October session of the General Assembly, appoint some
suitable person residing in the village Of Montpe-
lier Surveyor of Public Buildings, whose term of
Office shall commence on the first day Of December in
each year, whose duty shall be to take good and prop
Of the state house, yard, grounds fences, all
furniture, and every thing appuTtenant belonging
thereto to keep the same at all times in good and tho
rough repair during the session of the General Assembly,
to that all the rooms, occupied either by committees
otherwise, properly lighted and cleaned to have
all the lamps around said building its enclosures prop
erly lighted and tended And said surveyor shall make
out and keep accurate schedule inventory embrace
ing every article olurniture and all other public property
in and about said building belonging thereto, and shall
annually, within two days from the rising Of the egse-
ture deliver to the secretary of state to be preserved
file in his Office, true and certified copy of said schedule
or inventory.
SEC 2. any person persons shall wifly or care
essy delace, inure the walls wainscotng any
other part OF the state house, of any other buildings
the appurenances thereof belonging to this state,
by cutting writing, marking in any other man
ner, or shall do any injury to the furniture, fence,
yard ground shade trees shrubbey connected there
with, or iasen any horse other animal TO any part Of
the fence or trees about said buildings, shall post up
bills notices. any thing of the kind, upon any part of
said house, fence, trees, whereby the may be-
come deaced or injured the person persons Offend
ing shall seyeray forfeit and pay fine not less than two
dollars for each and every offence committed, with full
costs OF prosecution to be recovered in action of debt
in the of The treasurer of this state before any
having jurisdiction OF the same and shall be the duty
Of the surveyor of public buildings to prosecute the
same, provided such damage or injury do not exceed
the of twenty-five dollars. But if said injury or
damage shall exceed the Of twenty-five dollars,
it shall he the duty of the surveyor OF public buildings
for the time being and he is hereby directed forthwith
TO give notice to the states attorney for the county of
Washington of such injury damage, and it shall be the
duty Of said states attorney to prosecute for the
and the person persons so offending, conviction
thereof shall severaly be fined, exceeding thou
sand dollars at the discretion of the court
Provided nevertheless, That the provisions of this
shall extend to- in any way affect any repairs, al
terations improvements being made by under the
direction of the superintendent of the state house, the
surveyor Of the public buildings.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty of the surveyor of public
buildings when any injury or damage may be done to
any part of the buildings yards fence grounds irn
ture by person persons contrary to the provisions
of this act, Immediately to such injury damage
to be repaired and to for, and recover the full
of such repairs, in action this statute in the name
Of The of this state, against the person per-
causing such injury damage, before any court
having jurisdiction of the
Sec H. 1t shall be the duty of the surveyor of public
buildings to procure printed copies Of the second and
third sections Of this act and them be placed in
suitable frames and suspended in such conspicuous places
in and about said buildings and its enclosures as NAV
conduce most ehectuaIy to make known the provisions
ofths act
Sec. 5. The surveyor Of public buildings shall, on
the first day of December in each year, good and
sufficient bonds to the treasurer of this state and his
in office, in the sum of thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his
Office.
Sec. g. An act entitled San act directing the APP
pointment of surveyor of the public buildings, Mont
peler" passed November SIXTH in the year thousand
eight hundred and nne and act directing the repairs
Of the state house, passed November ninth in the year
thousand eight hundred and twelve, hereby
pealed
Prouited This act shall take effect and be in force
Immediately after its passage
CARLOS COOLIDGE, Speaker
ofthc House Of Representatives.
Il. N. BRIGGS, President pro TEN.
Of the Senate.
November II, 1886.
Approved, $. II. JENISON