Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-10

Inc following are the provisions OF the general
law recently passed by the Legislature of New
Hampshire, relative to the righ Of ,oay for rail.
roads, All the new charters arc subject to the pro.
visions of this act
TIE NEW ACT IN REGARD TO RAIL
ROADS.
|. Governor and Council appoint three Railroad
Commissioners, to hold office |, 3 and years, and
new ones to be appointed, as their time expires
9. All Railroad Corporations existing TO
be erected and which shall not be able to purchase
land for their roads, are made Public Corporations,
if they adopt the provisions ofths act and file such
acceptance with the Secretary of State.
3. The Corporation may then apply TO the Rail
road COMMISSIONERS who shall make survey Of the
proposed road. To give notice of time and place
Of hearing by publishing in the N. ii. Patriot two
weeks, last publication to be two weeks before
meeting. To hear the parties. And if, in their
opinion, the public good would be promoted by lay.
ing the road they as soon as may be, to make re-
port, containing description Of the road, to the
Governor and Council If they are of opinion the
road ought not TO be laid out, they will so report,
and appeal my be taken to the Governor and
Council. The report of the Commissioners to be
filed in the office of The Secretary of State and
the Governor, tcih The dduice OF Council at their
ned session after report made shall consider the re-
port and decide whether in their opinion the puJHc
Decision to be Immediately communicated to Rail-
road Commissioners and if the decision is in IA
vor of laying out, the Commissioners, in conunc-
ton with the County Road Commissioners shall
proceed and lay out, assess damages TO owners of
land, &c. and make report to Governor and Coun
Gil. Damages to be PAT said owners before enter
ing upon the land. When road is laid out, Gov
ernor and Secretary lease the land and guaranty
it to the corporation for from one hundred 10 two
hundred years, with the right to build railroad on
the same. Lease may be renewed damage asses
sed to land owners to be deposited in State Treas
ury. State may after 20 years resume their grant
on paying to corporation all expenditures and 10
per cent. interest thereon. Corporation to exhibit
to Legislature annually, account of receipts &c.,
and if exceed net income of 10 per cent, surplus
TO be paid State Treasury, and amount of toll may
be regulated so that in future it will not exceed 10
per cent Corporation to transport soldiers and mu-
nltlons OF war. TO carry mail on such terms as a
greed by United States, or as Governor and Coun-
Gil shall direct, &c. When required by the Legs-
ature, the corporation shall permit others TO run
cars having regard to the interest of the corpora
ton and The public. Railroad Commissioners to
examine the affairs of the corporation and report
to the Legislature. To receive for their services
10 cents per mile travel, and 50 per day-to be
paid by the poration-Keene NJ II. Sentinel.
A meeting of the Northern Rail Road Corpora
ton is notified to meet at Lebanon on Tuesday the
2lst inst. This route connects with the VT Cen.
trail route.
This day meeting is to be holden at Iiaverhill
of those interested in the route from Concord via
Haverhill, st. Johnsbury and Derby to Montreal.
Hint 10 Boston Capitalists. The Troy Wing
urges New Workers to extend Rail road TO White
hall on Lake Champlan, on the ground that if they
do not, Boston will have a road to Burlington and
take all the travel and trade. Yea, very-but il
Boston builds her road to Burlington through Rut-
land and Addison Counties, she helps New York tc
compete with her: short road would connect the
Whitehall and Rutland roads. Boston should lool
rather to the Central Route, in Concord and Mont
peer