Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-11-27
LAWS OF VERMONT.

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Of The several towns in which the same are owned,
in the same manner as stock in moneyed other
corporatiops is now by law assessed and set in the
list-Provided. however that no shares any rail-
road company shall be liable to taxation until some
portion of the road of the company shall have oeen
made and brought into use for the transportation oi
freight or passengers.
Approved Nov, 5, lS45.
No. 6Ap Act in addition to Chapter 90 of the
Revised Statutes, relating to Trustee Process. 1t
is hereby enacted. &c. c
Section four of Chapter twcnty-nne OF the Revi-
sed Statutes shall be construed as to extend to
and embrace whatever any trustee may have in his
hands or possession which he holds against law and
equity
Approved November 5, 1916.
No Am Act in relation to subsequent attach
ing creditors. 1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Whenever subsequent attaching creditor Of real
or personal property shall wish to contest the valid
ity of the debt or claim on which previous at
tachment is founded, the court before whom the
process shall be returnable on which such previous
attachment shall have been made may in their dis.
erection permit such subsequent attaching creditor
to appear by himself or counsel and defend said
suit.
Approved Nov. 5, 1915.
No. S.-An Act in explanation of section forty
nine of chapter twenty OF the Revised Statutes, re-
latug to the discontlnuance of roads. 1t is hereby
enacted, &c.
Section forty-nine of chapter twenty of the Re-
vised Statutes shall be construed as empowering
seectmen of towns and county, and supreme court
commissioners, to discontinue any road previously
laid out, according to the provision of said section,
whether said road shall have been made or not.
Approved November 3, 1916.
No 9.--An Act to repeal the laws giving
bounty on Silk. It's hereby enacted, &C.
Chapter 10 of the Revised Statutes, entitled
"of the production of Silk" and all acts in addi-
ton to- in amendmentor alteration OF, said chap
ter, are hereby repealed
Approved October 90, l645
No. I0.-An Act in addition to an act entitled
san act to encourage and promote Agriculture.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Live animals, the growth of any foreign State or
county, which have been owned and kept in any of
the counties of this State for one year previous TO
its annual agricultural fair, are hereby placed upon
the same footing and may receive the same premi-
ums, on the same conditions, as live animals which
are the growth of their several counties.
Approved October 25, 1915.
No. ll.-An Act in addition to can act for the
relief of The Insane Poor" approved October 80
1874. 1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec !. Instead of the SUN mentioned in the
first section of act for the relief of the insane
poor" approved October So 1884, the Trustees of
the Vermont Asylum for the Insane may, annually
in the month of August, draw from the Treasury
of this State the of five thousand dollars for
the purpose expressed in, and subject to, the proy
sions of said act.
Sec 2. There shall be annually appointed by
the Legislature commissioner of the Insane,
whose duty 1t shall be, monthly or oftener if need
be, to visit said Asy lum, with the Trustees or Alone
IN ipfo thrI ,l,
receipts and expenditures the management of the
patients and the genetal welfare OF the Asylum, and
to make report thereon annually to the Legislature
Approved October27 1S45.
No 12.-An act relating to public squares and
commons. 1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. L.. Every public square common in any
village in this State, which has not been incorpora-
ted by act of the Legislature, shall be deemed and
taken TO be under the care, superin Evidence and
control of the selectmen of the town in which the
same shall be situated SO far as TO enable the Sc.
lectnen of such town 10 authorize and allow the
inhabitants of such village, any of them, at their
own expense, to incose with fence, and plant with
trees and shrubbery for shade ornament, such
part OF any such square or common, as public utllI
ty or convenience may require, with suitable bars
or gates for foot passengers 10 pass and repass
thereon; and as far also to enable such select
men 10 sue and prosecute, for injuries thereto, in
the manner hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2 If any person persons shall wilfully, |
and without leave cence, from the selectmen of
the town i'll which any such public square or com |
mon may be situate. destroy, throw down, or iniure
any part OF the fence, bars gates nclosing the
same, or cut down, destroy, injure or carry away
any tree or trees shrubbery or grass growing there
on or do any damage by subvertng or digging up
the sol thereof, or turn any cattle thereon the per-
son or persons so committing any of such acts shall
be liable to pay treble damages for the Injury
thereby done; and the selectmen Of such town shall
have the right, and are hereby empowered in the |
name OF such town, to institute, maintain and pros
ecute to hnal judgment an action of trespass for !
the recovery of such damages before any court |
proper to try the same: which damages, when re-
covered, after deducling the reasonable 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 October 81, ls45.
No. I3-An act to facilitate the rendering of
Turnpike Roads, Free Roads. 1t is hereby enact
ed, &c.
Sec. l. On the application of the agent of any
Turnpike Company within this State, it shall be the
duty of the Turnpike Inspectors in their respective
counties to divide such Road into sections appor-
tionng to each gate, if there be more than one an
equal part having regard to the expense of making
and keeping the same in repair.
sec. q III snail DE lawful Tor any town or towns
to purchase of said Turnpike Company the whole
any section or sections of such Turnpike Road
so divided, situated within the limits of said town
towns for the purpose of rendering the same
free, and thcreupon such Road, or section or sec
tons of such Road purchased, shall cease to be
corporate property and become a county or town
road as the may be.
Sec. 3. The town or towns so purchasing said
road may, If necessary to effect the object propos-
ed, demand and receive the legal toll at the gate
or gates on the road so purchased, until the same
shall reimburse the purchase money, they assuming
all the duties and liabilities of the original corpo-
ration: Provided that such right of toll shall in no
case exceed the term OF live years from the time of
such purchase
Sec. a. The powers vested in the supreme and
county courts by the act entitled ian act relating
to highways" passed November 10, 1879, TO Law q