The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-11-22
owed November 8, ls45.

No. 6-An Act in addition to Chapter 20 Of tho
Revised Statutes, relating 10 Trustee Process. u is
hereby enacted, sc,
Section four Of chapter twenty mine Of the Revised
Statutes shall be so construed To extend to
and embrace whatever any trustse may have ia his
hauds or possession which he holds against law and
equity.
Approved November 8, ls45
No. An Act relating to subsequent attaching
creditors. II is hereby onacted, &c.
Whenever a subsequent attaching creditor or real
persona property shall wish to contest the validity
Of the debt or claim on which previous attachment
is founded the court before whom the process shall
reurnabe which such previous attachment shall
have been made. may in their discretion permit such
subsequent TEACHING creditor TO appear by himself or
counsel and defend said suit.
Approved November 8, ls45.
No g. An Act in explanation Of section forty nine
Of chapter twenty ofthe Revised Statutes, relating 10
the dscontnuance ofroads II is hereby enacted Sc
Section fony-nlne of chapter twenty Of the Revised
Statutes shall be construed empowering selectmen
of towns, and county, and supreme court commission
ers to discontinue any road previously laid out, ac-
cording to the provision of said section, whether said
road shall have been made or not
Approved Move nber ,, 1910
No 9-An Act to repeal the laws giving bounty
on silk. 1t is hereby enacted, SC.
the production Of silk and all acts in addition to,
IN amendment alteration Of said chapter, are here
by repealed
Approved October 20, 1915.
No Io-An Act in addition to act entitled can
act to encourage and promote Agriculture" II Is
hereby enacted, &c.
Live animals the growth Of any foreign state or
county, which have been owned and kept IN any oil
the counties Of this State for year previous TO its
annual agricultural fair hereby placed upon the
same footing and may receive the same premiums, on
the same conditions, live animals which are the
growth Of their several counties.
Approved October 25, ls45.
No II.-An Act in addition 10 ''an act for the re-
lief of the Insane Poor" approved Oct. 80, ls4i.-
II is hereby enacted, sc.
Sec. l. Instead Of the sum mentioned in the first
section Of an for the relief Of the Insane Poor
approved October 80, 1874, the Trustees OF the Yer
mont Asylum for the Insane may, annually IN the
month of August, draw from the Treasury oil this
state the SUN OF Eve thousand dollars for the purpose
expressed in and subject to, the provisions OF said
act.
Sec. q There shall be Annually appointed by the
Legislature commissioner Of the Insane, whose dn-
~ il shall be, monthly oitener If need be, TO visit
said Asylum, with the Trustees or alone, to examine
into the condition Of the Institution, the receipts and
expenditures, the management Of the patients and the
general welfare Of the Asylum, and TO make report
thereon annually to the Legislature.
Approved Nov. 27, lS45.
No. IAN Act relating 10 public squares and
commons. 1t is hereby enacted, sc.
Sec. l. Every public square common IN any
village in this state which has not been Incorporated
by Of the Legislature, shall be deemed and taken
under the care, superintendent aud control OF ine
selectmen of the town in which the same shall be SIT
uated 40 far as to enable the seectmen Of such town
to authorize and allow the inhabitants OF such village,
any of them, at their own expense, 10 ncose WIN
fence, and plant with trees and shrubbery Tor shade
or ornament such part of any such square or COM
mon as public utility convenience may require,
with suitable bars or gates Tor foot passengers TO pass
aud epass thereon and far also to enable such Sc
ec and prosecute, for injuries thereto IN
the manner hereinafter provided.
Sec 2. If any person or persons snail wlIuHy, ana
without 1sdye license, from the seectmen ct the
town in which any such public square or common
may be situated, destroy throw down, or lnJure any
part of the fence, bars gates ncosnS the same OF
cut down, destroy, njure, or carry away any 'ree OF
trees shrubbery, grass growing thereon, or DO any
damage by subver,ing digging up the soil thereo'
or turn any cattle thereon, the person or persons
committing any Of such acts shall he liable 10 pay
treble damages for the injury thereby done; ana tne
seectnen Of such town shall have the right, and are
hereby en,powered in the name of such town. TO in
stitute maintain and prosecute to final Judgment an
action Of trespass for the recovery oil such ua'hges
before any proper 10 try the same' wh'en u",
ages when recovered, after deducing Inc reasonaoe
expenses incurred if any, over and ABOVE the cos's
taxed and allowed in such suit, shall be applied in re-
pairing such square common or otherwise imProV-
ing the same.
Approved October 81, 1916. en-
No 13--An Act to facilitate tho rendering OF Turn
pike Roads, Free Dads. 1t is hereby enacted: sc.
Sec /. On the application of the agent OF any
Turnpike Company within this state, = sh"'l oe ;ne
duty ofthe Turnpike Inspectors in ther Respective
countries 70 divide such Turnpike Road INTO sections,
appor,ionng to each gate, there be more than one,
an equal part having regard to the expense Of making
and keeping the same in repair ......,,
Sec. 2. 1t shall he lawful for any Town OF owns
- ,,rch,se IF said Turnpike Company the whole or
anv section OF sections of such Turnpike Road so d.
vided situated within the limS of said town or towns
for the purpose Of rendering the same ree ana mere
upon such Road, section or sections Of sncn Noau
40 purchased, shall cease to be corporate properly
and become county or town road as the case may
be.