Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13
LAWS OF VERMo MT.
SESSION OF 1865.

No. 2S.-An Ac, relating to railroad cor
poiaIiorS.
Il is hereby enacted by The General ,qssem-
blu Of The Stale q VcrmoM, as JOlIorS;
SEC. |. When any railroad corporation
il, this State shah have constructed railroad
across any public highway, either nY paSs'n-
upnn, over, or under the Travelled PAIN "i
,uch hi.hwny, such corporation shal' Al All
tin,s keep in GOOD and sufficient repair, ana
rebuild. when necessary, all bridges, cuIVeHS,
crossings and other constructions whIch nave
been, or shall hereafter he made for the nc-
comrnrdalion safety, and convenience OF inc
publc travel on such highway, over, unurr,
or upon such railroad, And any raIII Dad
corporation, which has or shall hereafter so
c,nsrruct A railroad acinsS any highway as
;,f,rc.ajd. shall be liable 10 the town within
whose limits such crossings shall be, l'r any
damage or injury that shall accrue by reason
of their not compIy ylng with the terms and
urnvis,nus of this at, to be recovered IN any
,,roprr action brought therefor.
SEC. > Any person, or person, having
the possrs,loa of control, or management
of any such railroad, or of the en2,ucs and
cars runnlnI thereon. either as IrSSreS, as
sirucrs, or trustees, or III any other capacity,
shall perform the same duties aud be SnhJrct
~ the same liabilities, t, be enforced in the
same manner, as is provided IN the FIRST sec
ton of tins act, in the case OF the railroad
corr Grafton.
SEC 3. If the seIectmrn, or persons act
irg in like capacity, IN any tow" or cry IN
lhis State in which any such cioS>n4 may
be, shall 1T any time be of the opinion that
such bridge, cuIvelt, cr"s$ng, "r other con-
structions require repairing or rebuilding III
order ln be Safe for travel thereon, they may
notify the person or persons whose duty II Is
made by this act to repair or lcbnIid the
same thereoi, by leaving written n"'lcc t"
that effect with either the person acting h>
president, or the superintendent "i sncti r"au,
or the clrrk uf said curpnrat n. Aud II Snch
person, ar persons, shall neglect I" repair or
rebuild the same for tine period "i one m"hth
after the notice aforesaid, the smm" town or
city may repair "r rebuild the same and
recover the expense Thereof "t such person
or persons, in an action "I general aSsunpst
for work aud labor done, together with costs
Oi suit
SEC. A. Nothing in this act snail "- SO
construed as to Interfere with any express
contract which has been or may hereafter
b. made between any railroad corporation,
,r other persons herein referred to, ana any
town or civ relative to the keeping in repair
or rebuilding of any such bridge, cuI'er''
crossing. or other construction.
SEC. S This act shall take effect from
its p"ssaGc, ,o-
Approved, October 30, 1850
No. 20.-An Actin add'tl"nto chapter twenty,
three Of the Complied Statutes, entitled
'railroads. providing for the disposition OF
unclaimed baggage.
His hereby enacled &C.
SEC. |. lfany trunk, va'ise, pe''b0g,
or other article of persona baggage, brought
upon any railroad in this State, sh"I remain
far . period of six months in any depot or
warehouse Of any railroad corporation in thus
State. and when the owner or cons'gnee
thereof shall have been notified that such
oroper,y is at such depot or warehouse ana
shsiD have refused to take The same away