Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-29

the contents thereof, may be sold BY the snerin
in the manner hererfter provided.
Sec. 2. Such sheriff shall sell such property
at public auction, and shall give notice OF such
sale, by publication in some newspaper printed
in the town or county where such property Shalt
90 remain unclaimed, three weeks successfully,
the last of which publications shall be not Less
than four weeks previous to such sale; aud II :
there be no newspaper printed in such county, e
such publication shall be printed In some news
paper printed in an adjoining county. ouch
advertisement shall state the time and place OF
sale, the place where such property was received,
description of said property, the marks upon
the articles to be sold, the time when received,
the place whence sent when known, and the
names Of the owners or consignees when known
Sec. 3. If the owner or consignee shall not
claim said property, and pay all legal charges
thereon for advertising the same. before the day
of sale, the sheriff shall proceed to sell said
property and shall make return OF said sale,
together with list of the property so sold as
aforesaid, and a copy of the advertisement des-
cribing such property, within twenty days after
such sale, to the treasurer Of this State, with
his written affidavit of the truth of such return.
Such sheriff shall also return to the treasurer OF
this State, all papers, notes. drafts, moneys or
other yaluables of imiar nature, which shall
be found in such baggage, which, together with
all moneys arising from said sale, after deduct
ing all legal charges thereon, and the charges
and expenses of said sale, shall be kept by said
treasurer for the benefit CT the owner or con-
signee of such baggage, and shall be paid to
him on producing satisfactory evidence of his
right.
/ Sec. 4. The State treasurer shall keep true
minute of the time when such moneys, notes,
drafts or other valuablee, and the avails Of such
sale, shall he received, and if the same shall re-
main in his Office unclaimed by the owner or
consgnee thereof for the space OF two years
after they are SO received, such property sball
become the property of the State, and shall be
disposed of by the state treasurer for the benft
of the State.
Sec. S. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 18th, 1855.
No. 30.-An act relating to appeals from the
decisions of commissioners.
IL is hereby enacted ythe General Assembly
Of the State Of Vermont, as folloDs:
Sec. l In all appeals to the county court
! from the allowance Of claims by commissioners
10 the probate court, the county court may, on
motion, order the claimant to give security for
costs to the executor or administrator OF the
estate against which such claim is prosecuted
Sec. Q This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November I'd. 1855.
No. 3l.-An act in addition to chapter fifteen
of the Compiled Statutes, relating to the
measurement of lumber.
II is hereby enacted by the General Assembly
of The Stale Of Vermont, as follows:
Sec. l. The seleetmen, on application of
seven freeholders of their town, shall appoint
one or more surveyors Of lumber for such town,
and on application of any person interested, any
such surveyor may measure lumber, and shall
be entitled to receive from the person making
the application the sum Of twenty-five cents for
each thousand feet measured.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November l4th, 1855.
No. 32-An act Amending section forty-seven
of chapter fifteen of the Compiled Statutes,
relating to the fees of the surveyors of wood.
Ii is hereby enacted BY the General assembly
of the State of Vermont, as tollo,os
L.
of the compiled statutes is hereby SO amended
as to read rs follows:
The seleetmen, on the application Of seven
freeholders of their town, shall appoint one or
more surveyors of wood for such town, and on
application of any person interested, any such
surveyor may measure wood or bark, and shall
be entitled to receive, from the person making
application to him therefor, feor cents per cord
for the first ten cords and one cent for each ad
ditional cord, measured by him upon such ap-
plication.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 18th, 1885.
No. 33.-An act prescribing the standard mea-
surement of wood and bark
Ills hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State Of Vermont, as tolioos:
Sec. l. A pile of wood or bark, four feet
wide four feet high and eight feet long, well
packed, shall constitute q cord.
Sec. g The length of all cord wood exposed
to sale shall be 80 estimated as to include only
one half of the kerf.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November 10th, 1855.
No. 34.-An act for the protection of orchards,
gardens, nurseries, &c.
His hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of
The State of Vermont, as follows:
Sec. l. Every person who shall wilfully and
maliciously enter any orchard, garden or nurse
ry, and take away, mu tilate or destroy any tree,
shrub, or vine, or steal, take, and carry away,
any fruit or flower, without the consent of the
owner thereof, shall be deemed guilty of mis-.
demeanor, and shall be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment
in the county Jail for term not exceeding three
months, or both of said punishments in the dis
cretion of the court having jurisdiction of the
same.
J SCI. 2. Section twenty-six, of chapter one
; hundred and four Of the Compiled Statutes, i.
hereby repealed.
Approved, November I'd, 1855.
, No. 35.--An act in alteration of chapter one
hundred and four of the Compiled Statutes
} relating to ofenses against private property
II is hereby enaeted by the General Asse,nbl,
of the State Of Vermont as follo,os
, Sec. Every person who shall wilfully ant
} maliciously bum, or set fire to, the dwellin,
} house of another, Or out-building adjoining
thereto, or SO burn or set fire to any other build
ing which shall cause the burning of such dwell
ing house, shall be punished by Imprisonment
in the states prison during the term of his OF
her natural life, or for such shorter term as tn,
court shall, in their discretion, deem adequate
to the degree of the offense.
, Sec. 2. The provisions of sections two an,
, four Of chapter one hundred and four Of tn
. compiled statutes, 60 far as the same are incon
, sutent with the provisions of this act, are here
I. by repealed.
s Approved, November 18th, 1855.
No. 36.-An act to authorize the transportation
of convicts.
: 10 is hereby enacted by the General Assemble
4 Of the State Of Vermont, as foHo,cs:
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