Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-12-03

and draw orders upon the treasurer OF said coun-
y for the same.
Approved, November g. 1851.
No. 5S-AN ACT in relation to the location Of school
houses.
IL is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. l. Whenever any school district shall
determine in what place in such district the
school hous, shall bs loo itei. and the owner or
owners Of such place shall refuse TO convey the
same by deed to slch district, or in the opin-
ion OF the prudential committee of such district,
shall demand an unreasonable sun therefor,
such prudential committee may apply to the Sc
lectmen Of tho town, in which such district Is
situated. whose duty it shall be to locate such
school house, and when such location shall have
been determined by them to cause the same to
be surveyed and they shall proceed to ascer
tain what damages shall be sustained by the
owner or owners of the land included in said
survey but before they determine upon tho
amount of damage which any one may sustain,
they shall cause him to be notified Of the time
and place of hearing, either personally or by
leaving written notice at the residence Of such
owner of the land, and when they shall have
completed their inquiries, they shall make their
report, stating particularly all their proceed
ings and their decision, with their survey and
appraisal Of damages, if any, and shall file the
same 10 the town clerks Office, in the town
where said land is situated, and shall cause the
same to be there recorded.
Sec. 2. Before the school district shall enter
on such lands, it shall pay or tender to such
owner or owners. the amount Of such damage
so appraised by said selectmen
| Sec 8. If the owner or owners of said land
shall not accept the damages 50 appraised by
said selectmen, the prudential committee of the
district may, on behalf Of the district agree
with the owner or owners of such land, to refer
the question of damages to one or more disin-
terested persons, whose award in the premises,
made in writing, shall be final.
Sec. 4. If any person interested in the land
upon which such school house shall have been
located by the selectmen, shall be dissatisfied
with such location, Or with the compensation
for his damages, he may make application, by
petition in writing, to the county court, in the
same county, at their next stated term, il
there should be time for notice, if not, at the
next succeeding term, and any number OF per
sons aggrievel may join in the petition, and the
petition, together with citation for that pur-
pose, shall be served on one or more OF the pru-
Dental committee of such school district, al
least twelve days before the sitting of the court
and the court shall appoint three dlslnterested
commissioners to inquire into the convenience
and necessity of such school house, and the
manner in which the same shall have been loca
ted, as we'll as the matter Of damages whict
may have been sustained by the persons inter
ested therein.
Sec s. The commissioners shall give notice
to one or more of the prudential committee o
such school district, of the time and place when
and where they will make such inquiry, auc
hear the parties, and on the report of such com
mssoners, the court may establish or set aside
such location, as shall appear just and may
render Judgment for the petitioner to recove
against the school district, such sum for hi
damages as shall be shown by such report tt
have been sustained ; and the court may tai
costs for either party as shall appear to be just
Sec g. When application shall be made t
the county court as provided in the two preceding
sections, the opening Of the lot of land survey
ed and laid out for the location of the schoo
house shall be STAYED until the decision of tn
county court in the premises, and such cour
may fix the time for opening the same, and th'
payment of damages, and it such damages shall
not be paid within the time limited, the oour
may aWaTu eAtCuJlUH luT euo sauC'
Approved, November IL, 1857.
No. 5s-AN ACT to protect lands belonging to Town
Houses Church and schooHouses.
IL is hereby, enacted, dc.
SEC. |. If any person shall turn any cattle
h rises, sheep or swine into any yard belonging
| to any town-house, church or school house
within this State, which is properly inclosed, o
knowingly suffer them to run therein, the per
son so offending shall forfeit and pay line o
not less than three dollars nor more than tel
dollars for each and every offence 80 committed
with full costs of prosecution, to be recovered
before any justice Of the peace Of the count.
where such offence is committed, on complain,
Of any grand juror of the town in which sucl
offence is committed, or by the state S attorne.
for the county.
See 2 This act shall take effect from it
passage.
Approved; November 10, 1857.
No. 60 AN ACT to prevent injury to animals BY poison
1t is hereby enacted, 3c
SEC l. If any person shall deposit any poi
son or poisonous substance upon the lands or IL
the buildings of any other person, he, or they
shall be punished by fine, not less than ten dol
lars nor moro than fifty dollars, and such per
son or persons so offending shall be further liza
BILE, in damages, TO any person injured by to-
deposit Of such poison or poisonous substance
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect from it
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1857.
No 61-AN ACT in alteration of for the preserv,
ton of Nh ,krats in the towns therein mentioned
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC |. The first section of an act approve
November H., 1852, entitled an act for th
preservation of muskrats 10 the towns therein
mentioned, is 50 amended Us 20 read as fol
lows-
II any person shall, between tina first day G
May and the first day of February following il
any year, kill or destroy any muskrats> With
the chlrtered limits Of the towns Of Addison
Brdport, Panton, Farrisbursh and Orwell, an,
be thereof convicted, the person 50 off,ndin
shall forfeit the sum OF one dollar for eac
:fuskrat 50 killed or destroyed, for the uset
the town in which such offence shall be commi
ted, to be prosecuted by the selectmeu of sue
,toSu, b.fors any court Of competent jurisdit
ton.
SEC 2 Ttns act shall take zefct from il
pass4ge.
Approved, November 6, 1857.
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No. elAN ACT for the preservation Of Fshin Railro;
anil otaer ponds in Richmond.
It is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC l. If any person after thu passage
this act shall catch, kill, or destroy 10 any mar
ner, other th.a in the ordinary way with hoo
an line, a,y pickerel OF other fish in any
the ponds formed by the railroad eubankmen
in tho town OF Richmond, in the county Of chi
tender, or in any other ponl situated in sal
Richmond, except artificial ponds, the person
persons 80 evening, killing or destroying sue
pickerel or Other fish shall forfeit and pay fl
mot exceeding five dollars mr. less than one do
lar, to the treasurer Of tho town OF Rlchmon,
. with full costs Of prosecution, which may b r
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