Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-12-16

mo. ZO.-An act ID amendment OF Cnd pteT tWCD-
ty-slx of The Compiled Statutes, relating to
railroads.
II is hereby enacied by The General assembly Of
The State Of Vermont, as totloWS:
Sec. |. In all cases where any railroad com
pany has constructed. or shall hereafter con
struct, its road across any highway or street, and
shall find it necessary to erect bridge or en-
bankment for the accommodation of such high
way or street. unless such company shall com
pIete such crossing to the acceptance of the
selectmen CT railroad commissioners agreeable
to its charter, said railroad company ard its as
signs shall keep and maintain such bridge or
embankment in good and sufficient repair for all
the purposes OF public highway, end shall be
liable for all injuries either to person or property
in consequence of the insufliclency of such
bridge or embankment, to be recovered in an
action on the case in any court of competent ju
risdictiOn.
Sec, 2--If such railroad company or its as.
signs shall neglect to make all necessary repairs
to such bridge, on request of a majority of the
selectmen OF the town in which such bridge is
situate, The seectmen of such town may from the
funds OF such town. make all necessary repairs
TO such bridge, and such raroad company and
its assigns shall be liable to such town for the
amount expended IN making such repairs, and in
case of non payment, such town may recover
the same Of such railroad company or its assigns
with costs, in an actun on the case, in any court
Of competent jurisdiction.
Approved, November %, 1852.
No. 20. An act 10 amend an act to authorize
the business of banking, approved November
seventeen, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty one.
IL is hereby enocted by the General assembly Of
the State Of Vermont, as ,fotlops:
SEC. |. Whenever any note or notes shall
hereafter be protested, agreeably to the provs
ions of section four of the act of which this is
an amendment, the same shall be lodged with
the state treasurer for redemption and one pro
test shall be all that shall be required or allowed
fees for to any one party upon demand made il
any one day.
Seq. This act shall take effect from it.
passage.
Approved, November %, 1852.
No. 3O.-An Act relating to Mechanics Liens
II is hereby enacted by the General assembly o
The State Of VermOnt, as JoIlOrS:
SEC. |. No person shall have e lien upol
any house or other building, by virtue dissection
three of chapter one hundred of the compile,
statutes, until h. lodge in the town clerks otfic
Of the town where such house or other bnlldln!
is situated a copy of the contract under whcI
he is erecting, repairing or altering the same
and cause to be there recorded a declaration
signed by him Of his intention to claim sue
lien.
SEC 2. Within three months ailer paymen
shall become due to him under such contract
such person may commence his action for tn
same, and cause said house or other building t
be attached thereon in due course OF law, and
he shall obtain Judgment IN the suit SO institute
the record of such judgment shall embrace
brief statement Of the contract upon which tn
same was founded and the plaintiff may with
five months after the date of such ndgmen
cause certified copy OF the record of sue
judgment TO be recorded In the town clerks otfc
of the town where such honse or other buldn
Is situated: and such house or other bulldln
shall be thereupon holden for The amount du
upon such Judgment together with the cost
the copy OF the record OF the judgment aud IT
cordlng, IN the same manner as il it had bee
mortgaged for the payment of the same fro
the time the copy of the contract and declaralic
were lodged in the town clerks office as here
PROVIDED aud the plaintiff shall have the san
remedy TO obtain possession, and to foreclose Il
defendants equity Of redemption, and perfo
his own title, as in case Of mortgage.
SEc.3. Section one of chapter one hundre
of the compiled statutes shall be so amended
to read ms follows: Any person who shall pc
form anv labor or furnish materials in this sta
for or towards the building, repairing fitting
furnishing any ship,vesselor steamboat, shall ha'
lien on the same 10. his wages, anInlteria
80 furnished, until four months altersuch shi
vessel or steamboat snail b. comp oled, aud ma
secure the same by attachment on such shi
vessel or steamboat, which attachment sha
have precedence of all other attachments al
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