The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-20

'Ac'r frroft, sia''nr rafticuipfl, an ,l.rif
rncrrdinrs eud thcir decision. with
thrir survey arl appraisal Vt DAMAGE.
Il any, and shall hlc the same in the
town clcib's ofice IN the town where
ihu .aia lsnd BE- .iiua'c. and .i.all cana,
thc same io ls there rrcotylod
SIC. 2 Before the scir.al dinri,t
shall enter ou such lands, u shall pn, or
tender io such owner or ownrr, a.,
amount Of 'acb damage 40 arpra.clb,
/ sa'l -e'fc'mru.
Sc. 3. u the owner or owner. n
said land shall no, ucrrpi the aemnrr.
I ~ appropriated by said sclrc,mrn a.,
/ prudential committee oi ihr di.trif, mn,
I on behalf of lhc ji.r,ci aefrr with .nri,
owner or owners to rctcr lho question
Z oi damages 90 ouo or mote disinicrc.ted
I persons, whcsc aNnrA. made IN writing.
shah ho Gnal
Sto. 4 II auy person interested in
Z such lands shall b. dls,niisard with a.,
damages opplaIscd hy the srlrclmrn. h,
may make application hy petition ~
writing 10 The county couii In the snmo
county, az their next term. If thrrc shall
hc time tor uot,cc--it NOT, % the sue.
crcdug term aud any number of rer.
sons negric'cd may JON in the petition,
and The petition, together with citation
for that purpose, shall bo served on one
or more Of the prudential committee OF
the district nj least twelve days before
the sitting Of the court and ihe court
shall appoint three disiniorcstrd fnre.
hollcrs, resident IN tho town whore ll,c
lauds lie. 10 be commissioners ia nm.
praise the damages which may ha,,
been sustained by the petitioner or pc.
ttinncts.
Sic. , The commissioners shall
! give notice 10 one or more of The pfu.
DENTAL committee oi The time when they
viii make inquiry in the premise. and
hear the parties, and shall also give like
notice to the said petitioner ar peiiron.
/ "r' "", '." 81" - i"tt vf such cunmis.
sioncrs the count may r..,.las ,.l......-..
for the petitioner TO recover against The
school district such sum for hi. DANA
ecs rs shall bo shown by such rcpnu To
! have been sustained; and II The sum so
allowed shall bc greater than was as
sesscd by the sccrmcn, the court may
taN costs for the petitioner. or may tax
costs for either party, ns shall appear
| just.
SrC. g. This net shall take effect from
IFS passage.
Approved, December 9th, 1853.
No 9l.--AN ACT for the prcscrvn-
ton of School Houses and Acadc.
mics.
N ~ hosbg eBdcfcd, &c.
SIC. !. II any person shall wlfully
or mnlciously brcnk any windows or
door IN any school house or academy,
or any outbuldiug attached thereto, or
shall willully or maliciou,ly injnro any
such building, by cutting. or marking.
way mN,othgr 'say,itcTah hJliN 10Y
Otherwise, or dcincc the same in writing.
printing or painting thereon any OBJ
scene word, figure or device, OF by
placing thereon any paper, or other ma
tcrial bearing such word, fgnre or de-
vice or shall iuiure any shade or ornn-
mental tree or shrub standing npon the
grounds belonging TO, or upon the hiph-
way or common contiguous 10 such
school house or academy. either by cut.
ting OF breaking the snme. or los ihstcn-
ing nny horse or other animal 10 the
same, be shall bc punished by fine not
exceeding twenty dollars, or by impris-
onmeni in the county inil not exceeding
ninety days, or both Of said punishmonts
in the discretion Of the court aud nl.o
shall he liable TO pay the school district
owning such school house, OF TO the
trustees of the corporation owning such
academy, as the case may be, all dam
ages occnsoncd by such act or acts, 10 be
recovered in AN action founded upon
This statute, together with full costs Of
suit
SEc. 2. All prosecutions of crimi-
nal nature for any of the offences de-
scribed in this net. may be- tried aud de-
iermned by any justice Of The peace
within the county where the Offence Is
committed and any justice before
whom such prosecution Is trirl may sem
tcncc the phrndcrs 10 pay inc in sum
not exceeding twenty dollars, and may
Issue warrant To carry his Judgment
into effect, in cnse no appeal is taken.
SIC. 3. This act shall take effect
from H. passage.
Approved, November n. lh58.