The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-11-27


i Approved Oct 81, 1915.
NO. l2.-An Act relating to public
squares and commons. 1t is hereby en-
acted, &c
Sec l.. Every public square or com,
mon in any village in this state, which
has not been incorporated by act of tho
Legislature, shall be deemed and taken
10 be under the care, superintendent
and control ofthe seIectmen of the town
IN which the same shall be situated, so
lar as TO enable th9 selectmen of such
town to authorize and allow the inhabit>
ants OF such village, or any of them, at
their own expense, to inclose with
fence and plant with trees and shrubbery
Tor shade or ornament, such part ofany
such square or common, as public utility
or convenience may require, with suta-
bile bars or gates for foot passengers to
pass and repass thereon and as far also
as to enable such selectmen to sue and
prosecute, for injuries thereto, in the
manner hereinafter provided
Sec. 2. If any person or persons shall
wllfullY, and without leave or license,
from the selectmen Of the town in which
any such public square or common may
be situate, destroy, throw down, or irjure
any part of the fence, bars or gates in
closing the same, or cut down, destroy,
lnJure, or carry away any tree or trees
shrnbbery, or grass growing thereon, or
do any damage by subverting or digging
up the soil thereof, or turn any cattle
thereon, the persons or persons so COM
hitting any of such acts shall be liable to
pay treble damages for the injury there
by done and the selectmen ofsuch town
shall have the right, and are hereby EN-.
powered, in the name of such town, to
institute, maintain, and prosecute to fl.
nal judgment, an action of trespass for
the recovery of such damages before any
court proper to try the same: which
damages, when recovered, after deduct
ing the re sonable expenses incurred, if
any, over and above the costs taxed and
allowed in such suit, shall be applied in
repairing such square or common or
otherwise improving the same.
Approved Oct 81, l945.
No. l3.-An Act to facilitate the rem
dering of Turnpike Roads, Free Roads.
Il is hereby enacted. &c,
Sec. /. On the application Of the agens
Of any Turnpike Company within this
state. it shall be the duty of the Turnpike
Inspectors in their respective counties to
divide such Turnpike Road into Sections,
apportloning to each gate, if there be
more than one, an equal part having re-
gard to the expense Of making and keep
ing the same in repair.
Sec g Il shall be lawful for any town
or towns to purchase OF said Turnpike
Company the whole or any section or
sections of such Turnpike Road SO di.
vided, situated within the limits OF said
town or towns, for the purpose of render
ing the same free, and thereupon such
Road, or section or sections of such Road
50 released, shall cease to be corporate
property, and become county or town
road as the case may be.
Sec. 3. The town or towns so purchas
ing said road may, if necessary to effect
the object proposed, demand and receive
the legal toll, at the gate OF gates on the
road so purchased, until the same shall
reimburse the purchase money, they as
sumiug all the duties and liabilities of the
originaI corporation: Provided, that such
right Of toll shall in no case exceed the
term of five years from the time of such
purchase.
SEC. The powers vested in the su-
preme and county courts by the ACT en-
titled, Gan act relating to highways"
passed November 10. 1882, to lay a high
way on the whole of any Turnpike road
shall extend to the laying of highway
on any section or sections Of any Turn
pike road so divided as aforesaid, any
thing in the said ac, to the contrary not
withsandng.
approved Oci, 81, 1915.
No. l4.--An Act in addition TO Chapter
% of the Revised Statutes, entitled Z" OF
process" II is hereby enacted, g..
Sec. /. Whenever any writ shall issue