Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-20
Approved, S. II. JENISOl
November II, 1886.

37.--An act relating to the Public Buildings,
is hereby enacted By The General assembly OF the State
of IermoH, follows:
SEC L. The Governor of the state SHALL at the annual
October session of the General Assembly, appoint some
suitable person residing in the village of Montpe
ler, Surveyor of Public Buildings, whose term of
Office shall 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 or belonging
thereto, to keep the at all times 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
ery lighted and tended And said surveyor shall make
out and keep accurate schedule inventory embrace
ing every article of furniture and all other public property
in and about said building belonging thereto, and shall
annually within two days from the rising of the legse-
te deliver to the secretary Of state, to be preserved
file in his Office true and certified copy of said schedule
inventory.
SEC g. If any person or persons shall wifly or care
lessy deace, inure the walls waincottng any
other part of the house, of any other building
the appurtenances thereof belonging to this state,
by cutting, writing marking or in any other man
ner, shall do any injury to the furniture, fence,
yard, ground shade trees shrbbery connected there
with asten any horse other animal to any part of
the fence 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-
delaced 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 name of the treasurer of this state before any
having jurisdiction Of the same ana it shall be the duty
Of the surveyor OF public buildings to prosecute the
same, provided such damage injury do not exceed
the sum 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 hereby directed, forthwith
to give notice to the states attorney for the county of
Washington of such injury damage, and shall be the
duty Of said states attorney to prosecute for the
and the person persons so offending, on conviction
L, H. r Il
sand dollars, at the discretion of the court.
Provided neverthccs That the provisions Of this act
shall extend to- in any way affect any repairs al
eratons improvements being made by, or 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 damage may be done to
any part of the buildings yards fence grounds urni-
ue, by any person persons contrary to the provisions
of this act, Immediately to such injury damage
be repaired and to for, and the full cost
of such REPAIRS in action on this statute, in the name
Of the treasurer OF this state, against the person per-
sons 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 may
conduce most efectuay to make known the provisions
of this act.
SEC. 5. The surveyor of public buildings shall, on
the first day of December in each year, execute good and
sufficient bonds to the treasurer of this state and his
cessors in office, in the of thousand dollars
conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his
Office
SEC g. An act entitled Z" an act directing the APP
poinment of surveyor Of the public buildings at Mont
peer" passed November SIXTH in the year thousand
eight hundred and nine, and act directing the repairs
of the state house. passed November ninth in the yea
thousand eight hundred and twelve, hereby
peaed
Proritea This act shall take effect and be in force
Immediately after its passage.
CARLOS COOLIDGE, Speaker
of the House Of Representatives.
Z. N, BRIGGS, President pro tenn