Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-02

An act in addition to chapter goth of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to highways and bridges.
II is hereby enacted &c.
That when any town shall shall deem tsefoppressed
by being required to build make, or put in repair any
bridge or road located or laid out by the county or
supreme court, in through such town. which is evil
denly for the accommodation Of other travel than that
Of the inhabitants Of such town, the select men of such
town NAV make application to the county or supreme
court for emcdy and it shall be the duty Of said court
to appoint three con'rs, not inhabitants ofsuch town.
or any town interested in such proceedings to be hid
on such appcallon whose duty it sh1 be to make eX
animation into all the circumstances relating to such
bridge, or road, respecting its public utility, the expense
attending the building, repairing the same, the abi
y OF such town to bear such expense, and the special
benefit that other towns in the vicinity of or through
which such bridge or road is located, may derive from
the construction of the same; and ifsuch commissions
ers shall be Of the opinion that such town would be
excessively burdened by deiraying the whole of the
expense of such bridge or road they shall apporton
such part Of the expense they shall deem Just and
reasonable, not exceeding one half to any other town
or towns, which they shall deem to be benefited by
such bridge or road to be paid by such town or towns
in the proportions aforesaid and the commissioners
shall, tlereupon maze report of their d,nos to
the court from which their commission issued; and such
court may thereupon the town or towns 50 benc-
fitted, according to such report and make order on the
same, IN the same manner as now provided BY law in
case of roads or bridges located ill., or running through
] two or more towns.
Approved Nov. 15 1917.
An act in alteration of an act relating to peddlers.
IL IS hereby enacted SC.
Sec !. Every peddler shall pay for license the fol-
lowing sums, to wit: If he lrave on foot fifteen dol
lars; he travel with horse or other beast bearing
burden, or if with wagon, sleigh or other vehicle
dawn by one beast or more, thirty dollars aud if he
carry and otr for sale any plated gded ware Jew
ery Watches or any patent medicine or any compound
medce, the composition Of which is kept secret from
the public, sixty dollars.
Sec. 2. Sections seven and eight of an act entitled
AN act relating to peddlers, passed Nov 3, A 1916
E are hereby repealed.
Approved Nov Is, l847.
An act IN addition to and alteration of chapter 8
the Revised Statutes, relating to common schools.
: II is hereby enacted &c.
Sec. l. The school year, for all purposes contem
plated IN this act shall be taken as commencing OF
the first day of April in each year, and ending on tho
last day J March following.
Sec 9 1t shall be the duty of the District clerks
the several school districts in this state to maketh re
turns required in section ten of chapter 1S of Revised
Statutes between the fifteenth of February and the frs
day OF March instead Of making them in the month o
January, as required in said section
sec g. 1t shall be the duty of each district clerk il
making out the returns specified in said section ten
y annex to the names Of the heads of families the name
c OF the children; to certify the number of weeks
school shall have been taught by male and femal
teachers, respectively, including any such school u
W the close OF the school year may have been con
acteo Tor in good faith and is expected to be kept tn
amount OF wages paid to male and female teachers re
sPec'Ney, including wages to the close of the schoc
year as before specified the cost of board for teacher
cd -, II
cost fuel furniture, and other Incl lental expcnses
i the school not including interest on buildings, amour
paid for sites, for repairing buildings or for fencin
&c ana improving grounds appurenant thereto--whic
70 return shall be as near may be in the folowin
IS form:
Ii Heads of families. Names of children.
tie A. Is c. B. II. B. r. B. 3.
n G. II. +. II. w. II. g
at No. Of weeks school taught by male teacher
al No +" /" by female teachers
III Amount of wages paid male teacher 8
Exclusive Of board s