The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-12-17
Approved Nov. l3, 1850.

No. 27.-An Act relating to The taxation u
certain College lands.
IL is hereby enacted by the General as
Sembly Of the Slate nf Tcrmont;
SEc. l. Whenever any college owning
lands in any town III this State, shall lease.
or shall have leased, the same as long az
wood grows and water runs, securing 10
tie irssees the right or pre- empton, saiu
lands so leased snhlI not, Dy virtue oI any
law heretofore enacted, be exempt from
county, town, and school taxes.
SEC. 2. This act shall not be so construed
as to affect any way lands which have been
chartered or scqucstered for the bt nett ei
any college, or lands which may have be>
come The property of any college, prior 10
the organization OF the town in which they
are situated.
SEc. 3. The Stale shall not be liable in
any event to pay any damages, COSTS or
charges that may accrue 4 this act shall
be decided by the Supreme Court 10 DO
unconstitutional, or violation Of the char
ter OF any college.
SEC. 4. This act shall taks eflec, from
its passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1850.
No. 2s--An Act in a'terdtion Of Chapter
ohty-tfRft " ttc AAcutctU otutUteot fftu-
| ting to Tie manufacture and inspection Of
-Four.
IL is hereby enocied bV The General As
Sembiy cf The State Of Vermont, as foli0rs:
! SEC. /. 1t shall be the duy Of every
manufacturer Of flour in this Sials 10 brand
/ egiby on iha head OF each barrel o. cask
oil flour by him exported or sold, The words,
extra, fancy supclfne No. /, or SupcItim
M eg,Uf,bsH xup.rGne f,s snI fus
midiing, and Likewise tile true lare or
weight Of each barrel or cask, and the
weight of the contents.
Sc 2. Every manufacturer of -four in
this Slaie, who shall sell or export any bar-
rel or cnsk of flour which shall contain less
than the number oi pounds required by
law, or which shall not be branded as re-
quired in The preceding section, or which
shall be falsely branded in any particular.
or which shall not have been duly inspec-
ted previous TO such sale or exploration. by
some legal inspector, shall forfeit and pay
for each such barrel or cask the sum Of
five dollars, to be recovered with COSTS ih
an action on lhe case, on this slatule, in tho
name OF the person injured, aud TO he e.
qually divided between such person and
The 10 W whore such olie &C is coni-
mited.
SEC. 8 II shall be the dufy Of each IN.
speclor OF flour in this State, Whenever any
flour is inspected by him, first, 10 ascertain
the quality Of tie contents Of each barrel
or cask, and brand legibly on tie head of
each barrel or cask the words cTtra. .taRcy,
Supcrfnc No. ], sBJ erfUe No 2, scratched
SuperfRe fine. and hne middtiHg, n"cord-
ing as the quality may be-, unless the same
shall have been previously aud correctly
branded, and in all cases where the same
shall nave been previously and incorrectly
branded. tu alter the brand according TO ihs
quality, and To brand in The same manner
all barrels or casks containing flour so dam
aged ns to be unfit Tor use, with Tie word
" bud :" serond, 10 ascertain The weight of
each barrel OF cask by him suspected, and
If containing The number of pounds re-
ouircd hy law, to brand said weight legihly
on the head of cnch barrel or cask il not
previously correctly branded, and to brand
in ihe same manner each barrel or cask nor
containing the number Of pounds required
by law with The word wight ~ lhFd, I0
ascertain lay examination Iie weight Ui aU
casks or barrels which he may suspeot of
being falsely or incorrectly marked, aEd
correct the mark OF the tars thereon, il
false or incorrectly marked.
SFc. 4. All tie penalties provided for in
the ihirty.second, thirty third, aud thirty
fourth sections OF chapter slNIy-eighi Of The
Revised Statutes. shall be recovered and
divided in the Same manner as The penalty
provided for in the second section OF this
act.
SEC. 5. All acts and paris ci acts, in.
consistent with the provisions Of thus act,
are hereby repealed.
Sro G. The board nf sivil authority in
each town may, at any meeting of the
board. duly notified for that purpose, ap~
poinl sulahe person ms ar inspector OF