The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-12-05

property.
IL IS hereby enacted, Sc.
That If any person shall take out, catch and
carry away, or destroy, any fish, IN any artiG-
cial pond or body Of water in this State, with
out the consent OF the owner thereof-said
pond or body of water being private property,
and constructed for private uses,-he siall be
punished by fire not exceeding twenty dollars,
or by imprisonment in The county Jail, not ex-
ceeding twenty days, or both of said punish
nentS, IN the discretion of the court.
PROVIDED that this act shall be construed to-
extend only to such Artificial Ponds as are
constructed exclusively for Fish Ponds.
An act in amendment Of chapter 1O1 of the
Revised Statutes, relating to circas and 9TH
er exhibitions.
IL IS hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. l. The selectmen of the several towns
within this State, may, in their discrebon,
grant permission to any person to make the
exhibitions prohibited by section eighteen of
said chapter,fol a time not exceeding two days
at any one time. on condition that such person
pay to the selectmen, for the use of such town,
a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, nor less than
ten dollars.
SEC 2. The provisions of section eighteen
and nineteen of said chapter, SO far as they
pealed.
Approved, November Z, 1913.
An act in amendment Of chapter IFS Of the
Revised Statutes, relating to persons con-
fined in close jail on executions issued in ac-
tons of tort.
II is hereby enacted, s..
SEC. 1. Ifany person shall be confined in
/ faflo L
covered in an action lounded~on tort, when it
IS stated in the execution, or endorsed thereon,
that the cause of action arose from the wful
act or neglect OF the defendant, and that he
ought to be confined in close jail, such person
may make application to the county court, at
any session thereof. in the county in which
such person Is confined, or TO any judge OF The
supreme court, by petition. praying that the
statement in said execution endorsed there
on, aforesaid, may he vacated, and that
such person may be admitted to the poor
debtors oath, or to the liberties of the Jail
yard.
SEC. ,. Such petition shall be served on
the creditor, ms agent or attorney of record,
at least twelve days before the session of the
court, to which it is preferred, and if to a
judge of the supreme court twelve days before
the time set therein for a hearing; provided
such Judge shall in his discretion, determine
to hear the same. and issue citation to that
effect; and such court or judge shall proceed
to hear the parties, and shall, in consideration
of the aggrayation Of the prisoners case, and
the extent of his confinement, determine when
such person shall be entitled to the privil, gcs
of the poor debtors oath, or the liberties of the
/ Jail yard, in the same manner as if the exccu-
ton on which he was committed, had issued
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SDC 3. This act shall take effect from it,
passage.
! Approved, November IS, 1913.
/ An act in addition to chapter i05 Of the Re-
vised Statutes, relating to the fees of par
ties in book actions and actions Of account,
and oil trustees.
II Is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. /. The party finally recovering in any
action of account, or book account, shall be
entitled to recover five cents per mile, for his
actual travel, and sevcnty-fve cents per day
for his actual attendance before the auditor.
SEC 2. Any trustee appearing before
commissioner, shall be enttled|to recover five
cents per mile for his travel and seventy-fve
cents per day for his actual attendance Le>
fore The commissioner.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 3, 1913.
An act to amend section IS of chapter 20 of
the Revised Statutes, entitled of private cor
porations'.
II Is hereby enacted. &c.
The court Of chancery, on application Of
any stakeholder, creditor, or member of any
corporation whose charter has expired, or has
been annuiled, or shall axpire or be an
nulIed. and which has been ors shall be extend
ed bv law beyond the term of three years
mentioned in section seventeen Of sad chap
ter seventy-nine, may in its discretion appoint
4 receiver or receivers, or trustees of and for
such corporaricn at any time within the peri
od to which corporation has been or shall be %
extended; and such receiver or receivers shall
have all the powers, and perform all the duties
prescribed by section eighteen ofsaid chapter,
and the powers of said receiver or receivers,
may he contained as long as said court shall
Judge necessary for the purposes contemplate
ed in said section seSenteen.
Prorided. such court of chancerv shall. up
on the application Of such creditor, STOCKHOLM
er or member, be required and ordered to
provide ample security to protect all the rights
Of parties interested in said application, before
,nr such extension shall be made or any such
receiver or FccclNcISf uuo~CCo eAslA OS
nointed -Prorided, also, that notice Of such
application shall be given by publication in
some public paper printed in the county
where the same is made, at least two weeks
before the time set Tor the hearing Of said aP-
plication.
Approved, November 10, 1s4S.
An act to assess a tax for the support of gov
eminent.
Il is hereby endcted, &c.
A tax Of twelve cents on the dollar, is as
,essed on the list of the polls, and rateable es-
+pte Of the inhabitants of the State, for the
year one thousand eight hundred and forty
eight, to be paid into the treasury, by the first
Law of June next, in money, certificates, or
notes issued by the treasurer Of the State, or
lers drawn by the auditor of accounts, or or
lers drawn by the Supreme or county courts
,r in orders drawn by county clerks, approved