Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-12-03
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the owner thereof that are improved and oc-
cupied but in all cases where any person shall
imporove and occupy part OF the lands owned
or occupied by him, he shall be held liable TO
fence all lands owned or occupied by him that
ad]oln such improved and occupied lands, wheth-
CT such adjoining Iaads be improved or not, in
Inc same manner aud 10 the same ex tent, in all
respects, as he may be liable by law to fence
such improved and occupied land ~ Prousded,
'ha1 TINS act shall not apply to any tract of wild
ahcallivaled land that Is not property a part Of
lands occupied by The owner as iarm i,ut in
all cases when any person shall occupy any
pari OF such tract Of wild lard not properly to
20 deeaisd = psfr OF me fafm OF the owner such
owner shall be liable 70 srset and ,naintain le-
gal and sufficient fence wholly around such por
lion of said uacl Of wild land 50 occupied, I'M
less he shall elect 10 maintain his part of the
feuce on the division lines
SEc. g. The board OF seectmen, on applica-
eion of the parties shall decide all Questions in
relation to what constitutes wild or uncullivaed
and NOT properly belonging to the farm or lot
SO occupied or cultivated, and shall cause such
decision TO be recorded in the town clerks Office
in the town in which the land.is situated, which
decision sha II be final between the parties and
such Sc ectmen shall be notified TO meet and
discharge the duties impused upon them by this
act in the same manner that fence viewers are
now Motif d, and shall receive the same CON-
pensation for their services, aud be paid n the
same manner that fence viewers are now paid
Approved, November 10, 1857.
| An IN ,ld
December 6, 1853, entitled an act in relation
10 The building and repairing Of Fences.
It's hereby enactsd DC. -...
SEC. | Whenever the lands of two or more
individuals shall pc lying without division fence,
neither party shall pu. any horses, cattle sheep,
swine. or other animals thereon to pasture or
run al large. until such owners or others occu
lpying sha mutually agree 10 occupy said lands
without division fence and i'll common. Proui-
ded, however, that if the owners or others oceu-
pying cannot agree 10 occupy said lands in COM
mon, the fence viewets. upon application OF
either party and notice 10 the other party. shall
determine the number of such animals each par
ty may put upon such lands and the decision
of the fence viewers, when recorded in the Town
clerks ofce shail be binding upon all the parties
interested until the division fence between the
lands shall be built.
SEC. 2. Section six Of the act to which this
is an addition is hereby repea led
Approved November 10, 1857.
Ne. 24.-An act relating 10 payment OF
Highway Taxes.
II is hereby enacted &c.
SEC. l All persons, when called upon for a
highway. tax by the surveyor of any district,
shall eIec, whother they viii pay in maney or
.bor.
Sec. 2 All acts and parts of acts iaconsis,
tant with this ac. are hersby repealed.
Approved November IL, 1857.
No. 25.-An act relating to the duties OF
Highway Surveyors.
IL is hereby enacted DC.
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty Of each high
way surveyor, In addition to what is uow requir
(, ed in section twentv-two OF the compiled statut
es, to so keep his accounts as to show the exac.
: amount of money received by him in payment
of highway taxes, giving The name of each in
. disldua' who paid the money and the amount
: paid by each. 1t shall also be his duty to keep
an account Of the time he spends in the service
of the district. with the times when such service
0 was rendered. 1t shall also be his duty to keep
an exact account of al the money paid out by
him for the benefit of the district 10 whom pa id
and for what purpose A ct which he sha Il
render 10 the selectmen as provided IN section
twenty-five of chapter twenty three of the COM
] piled statutes.
: Approved, November 10, 1857.
Q No. 26. An act in addition 10 40 act EMIT ed
s " an act to provide for winter Roads," App
4 roved November l6 1856,
II is hereby enacted Do
Sec |. Whenever it shall appear to the
l. selectmen of aay town that the public good will
8 probably reqaira the opening of winter road
: and that to make the same practicable it is nee
o essary some preparation therefor shall be made
!. before winter, the seleemsn shall have the DOW
J or al suitable time to cause the same to be pre-
IL pared for that E1Rrpose and upon hearing had,
l. and notice TO the land owners, shall award to
each such sum for damages occas lsned BY such
70 improvement. as they shall adjudge reasonable
Sec. Q. 1t any land owner sha Il not accept
l. the sum SO awarded by the selectmen for his OF
her damages, such person shall have all the rem
VI edies to obtain his or her damages as are now
4. pruv'ded by law tor cases where The award Of
y the selectmen in the laying of ordinary high
ways is not accepted, and which are provided BY
y chapter twenty-five of the compiled statutes
s. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from il
passage.
re Approved, November 10, 1857.
to No. 27.-An act in amenement of section forty
five Of chaptsr twenty-five Of the compiled
statutes, relating 10 laying out and discon
tinuing highways and Bridges,
ID IL is hereby endaed dc.
er Sec. /. When an application shall be made
o. as provided IN chapter twenty-five of the compi
led statutes, 10 the selectmen to crest bridpt
across any river, creek or stream between tw,
s. towns, it shall be the duty Of such sesc men tt
III make their report in writing upon such appli
lis cation within six months from the time th
m final hearing upon such application is had an,
or 10 case the seectmen shall make their report il
is writing and sheren deny the prayer of the pc
,h ti,onels, and refuse to erect such bridge. tn
de application may be made to the county court
nd at their session next to be holden after the I'll
d. ing of said report in The manner sprovded il
i'll said act. o
ne Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from il
he passage.
re Approved, November 6, 1857.
s. No 2S.--An act relating to the Homestead,
he 1t is hereby enacted 3c.
IN Sec. | In all cases in which a homestea
,s. right or interest exists in any property of th
er value Of two thousand dollars or more inclut
o. ing such homestead and such homestead canno
ch be set out 10 the person entitled thereto in se
IRE srility without great Inconvenience to the ps
eh ties interested in such homestead or propert
Tor any person interested in such homestead or pr
as per,y may apply tn the court Of chancery in II
county in which such property may be situate
he by the petition, setting foth the facts respec
nj ing such homestead and property, and prayir
lad tor relief in The premises and all persons il
nd teres,ed in such homestead Or property shall
ere made parties 10 such petition p
iy. Sec. 9. Upon the filling of such peii,io
the petitioners shall give security 10 the sdver
party for the costs of prosecution. IN the ma