Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-11-27

is hcby c1acd JY the General assembly Of the State
II Vermont toioacs
SEC l. The first paragraph of six chapter eg-
teen OF the Compiled Statutes amended read fol-
lows II such stranger ordered be disa-
bled confined Jail such town, and removed
without endangering his life committing Jail breach the
shall provide for his maintenance charge
OF SAID town and after Inc recovery of such his
discharge from such imprisonment shall cause him to be removed
under such order.
Approved November 49, 1851.
No 49AN Acr n AMEXDMgNr OF, AND IN ADDITION TO
CHAP Err TWENTY SIX OF THE COMPILED STATUTES.
IS hoby e"atcd by the Gcai Asmby Of Tie state Iu-
), fDh0tcs
SIC any conductor engineer or other person having
the control OF shall such
or train OF cars allow the be upon
of any railroad within tins State upon the qnaed for
any other engine or train of cars to run upon such section in
opposite direction without notice from the conductor engin
other person having control of the last mentioned engine
train OF cars authorizing him to such conductor
gIuecr other person. offending shall injury
ensue eeom be punished by fine not exceeding thou
sand dollars less than one hundred dollars imprisonment
in the State prison not exceeding five years the discretion of
the court and IL the death of any person thereby
person offending shall be deemed guilty and
punished accordingly.
SEC shall be the duty of every railroad company with
10 this State to have printed copy OF the foregoing
hung or posted up every engine and every passenger
when IN use and DO every passenger aud freight depot belong
ing TO such company.
SEC 3. any railroad company shall employ or retain in its
service any conductor engineer brakeman swican who
shall make use Of intoxicating liquors beverage such fact
being known to the president superintendent amy Of the
directors of such road such corporation upon conviction there
of in the county shall forfeit aud pay the treasury of
the State, not less than three hundred than
three thousand dollars together with prosecution aud
shall also be liable for all damages which any person may
tain by the employment of such conductor engn-
Ger brakeman, Swchman
SEC T. Any person through whose lands any railroad pas
SEES may after said road put IN operation make complaint in
Tg to 9 5 @ provided for nj, me net to which
fault Of any railroad company erecting constructing or
maintaining fences. catleyards farm crossings which said
company bound to construct that he az
course by their making stopping any ditch The com.
plant shall require the corporation appear before the commits
a and place therein appointed show cause
why the commissioners should make order the prem
and shall be served upon the corporation in due form of
law Upon the hearing the may make an or
der m writing thereby re- rmg te corporation To erect
maintain in good repair such fence caleguard or
farm crossing within such time they may require make
alter such Waor-coursc ditch remove such I'M
pedmen to the within such as they may rclue
The corporation failing comply with such order shall forfeit
and pay the party uggreved the Of twenty dollars with
of prosecution be recovered on de case
and shall be further liable TO the party uggreved for all dsmag
he consequence OF noncompliance with such
order Proridd such corporation shall be required bv
such order to open any dc wie the ground frozen
alter the natural course OF any act in
regard any which they legally bound to
do be required to comply with such order till days after
being served with a copy thereof.
SEC ) Noraroad corporation shall have power to take
otherwise than by purchase any water spring of which
the thereof Shall require for the reasonable convel-
lent use OF his own premises aud where such and the
corporation what watN necessary for the
reasonable aud convenient of such owners premises the
corporation shall INST apply to commissioners to determine the
before taking such water, and such owner twelve
days notice i'll writing of the time and place where app-
cation will be heard
SEC g. No land without the limits of their road shall be
taken by any railroad corporation for the requisite
accommodation of their road without the permission
the thereof unless the commissioners, application
of the corporation and after twelve days the owner
shall first prescribe the limits within which such land shall
taken.
SEC l. Whenever any railroad corporation shall in the lay
ing out building grading making of their road any
obstruction the travel meanso manuctory
mill place business dwelling house shall continue such
distractions such corporation shall be liable pay the person
thereby injured such reasonable compensation the
determining railroad damages shall deem proper
The person claiming to eaggreyed shall make application
writing the setting forth such grievance and
such application with from the commissioners
corporation and place Of hearing, shall be served
the corporation in due form OF law.
Approved November -, 1851