Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-14
VERM ONT RAPsH.

jure the walls, wainscotting or any other |
part of the state house, or any other building,
and the appurtenances thereof, belonging
to this state, by cutting, writing, marking,
or in any other manner, or shall do any
injury to the furniture, fuel, yard, ground,
shade trees or shrubbery connected there
with, or fasten any horse or other animal
to any part of the fence or trees about said
buildings, or shall post up bills notices, or
any thing of the kind. upon any part of
said house, fence or trees, whereby the
same may become defaced or injured, the
persons or persons so offending shall sew
orally forfeit fine not less than two dol
lars, for each and every offence so commit
ted, with full costs of prosecution, to be re-
covered in an action of debt, in the name
of the treasurer of this State before any
court having jurisdiction, ofthe same and
it shall be the duty of the surveyor of the
public buildings to prosecute the same, pro.
vided such damage-or injury do not ex-
coed the sum Of twenty five dollars-But
if said injury Or damage shall exceed the
sum of twenty five dollars, it shall be the
duty of the surveyor of public buildings
for the time being, and he is hereby direc-
ted, forthwith to give notice to the states at
torney for the county of Washington of
of such injury or damage, and it shall be
the duty ofsaid states attorney to prosecute
for the same; and the person or persons so
offending, on conviction thereof, shall sew
orally be fined, not exceeding one thousand
dollars, at the discretion of the court.
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visions of this act shall not extend to, or in
any way affect any repairs, alterations or
Improvements being made by or under the
direction ofthe superintendent of the state
house, or the surveyor Of the public build
ings.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the sur
veyor of public buildings, when any inju-
ry or damage may be done to any part of
the buildings, yards, fence, grounds or fur
nnure, by any person or persons contrary
to the provisions of this act, Immediately
to cause such injury or damage to be re-
paired, and to sue for and recover the full
cost of such repairs, in an action on this
statute, in the name ofthe treasurer of this
state, against the person or persons eau
sing such injury or damage before any
: court having jurisdiction of the same.
SEC. A. 1t shall be the duty of the sur
veyor of public buildings to procure prin-
ted copies of the second and third sections
of this act, and cause them to be placed in
suitable frames & suspended in such con-
spicuous places in & about said buildings
and its enclosures, as may conduce most
effectually to make known the provisions
of this act
Sec. S. The surveyor of public build
ings shall on the first of December in each
year, execute good and sufficient bonds 10
the treasurer of this state and his success
OTIS in office, in the sum of one thousand
, dollars, conditioned for the faithful dis
, charge of the duties of his Office.
Sec. 6. An act entitled an act directing
the appointment of surveyor of the pub
lie buildings at Montpelier" passed No.
vember sixth, in the year one thousand
, eight hundred and nine, and an act direc-
ting the repairs of the State House, passed
November ninth in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twelve, are hereby re-
pealed.
Prorided this act shall take effect anc
r be in force Immediately after its passage.
APPROVED, Nov, II, 1886
q AN ACT appropriating the sums there
in.mentioned for making certain surveys
& SEC /. 1t as hereby enacted by tn
d General Assembly of the State of Yer
e mont, that there be, and hereby is, appro
B. priated sum not exceeding three thou
n sand dollars, for the purpose of taking I
preliminary survey of the route from .h'
H. south to the north line ofthe state, througi
l. the valleys of the Connecticut and Pas
J. sumpsic rivers, with reference to the con
IL struction of d rail road thereon.
= Sec. 2. 1t Is hereby further enacted
u That there be, and hereby is, constitutes
II board OF commissioners, consisting oftw'
u, persons, TO be appointed by the Governo
G. Of the state, whose duty it shall be to EN-
ploy a competent engineer or engineer
for making the aforesaid survey, and II
tsuperintend the expenditure of the none,
herein before appropriated.
Sec. 8. 1t Is hereby further enacted
That the Treasurer ofthis state be, and h
is hereby, directed to pay to the AFORESAID
, commissioners out of any funds in tn
l. treasury not otherwise appropriated sucl
sums as they shall from time to time order
$ not exceeding in the aggregate the sun
Z herein before named.
Provided neUertheIess, and 1T is hereb
'e further enacted, That no part of the sun
le designated shall be expended for such sur
= vey, until satisfactory pledges shall hav
e been given to the commissioners of sucI
&c route that any further sum which may b.
4 found necessary for completing said sur
n vey shall be otherwise raised, and place.
Re at the disposal of said commissioners.
FL Approved November IL, 1886
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