Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-12-17

, towns in said county shall make out and dc
f liver to the first constable of their respectiv
, towns, on or before the first day of January
, A. CD. 1859. "a tax bill for the collection o
said tax, in the same manner a, is reuuiret
f by law for the collection of state taxes
SE. 1. The said tax shall be collectet
by said constables and paid into the treasur,
+ of said county on or before the fifteenth da,
of March, A. ID. 1859.
SEC. 5. The money 80 raised shall b,
paid out by the treasurer of said county ir
payment of the debts and liabilities of sale
county.
SEC. G. This act shall take effect from it.
passage.
Approved November 25, 1858.
No. 45.-AN ACT in addition to an act en-
titled "an act to authorize the removal OF
distractions from the north branch of the
Onion river and its tributaries" approx
ed December 9th, 1853, and also modify
ing chapter ninety three of the compiled
Statutes.
us hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. ] The aid act of 1853 to which this
is in addition, shall not be construed to i'm
pair the right ofany person to maintain a
boom across said stream, so far as may be
consistent with the right to improve said
stream and its tributaries in such way as to
perfect the right to tolls as provided in said
act Prorided, however, that no person shall
be allowed to stop the floating of lumber by
a boom unless when necessary for the due
protection of property of such person, and
when 80 stopped, it shall be the duty of the
person so stopping to release the lumber so
stopped with all reasonable despatch and
care, in such manner as least to interfere
with such floating.
SEC. 2. Nothing in chapter ninety-three
of the Compiled Statutes contained, shall be
SO construed as to subject defendant in any
court to a judgement for damages exceeding
the actual amount proved to the satsfac-
tion of the trer or triers of the issue of fact,
unless from consideration of bad faith in the
defendant thus proved, such damages, as
are provided in section five of said chapter,
may be allowed
SEC. 3. Without in any way effecting
any suit now pending, this act shall take eff
feet from its passage.
Approved, November 25, 1853,
No 46.-AN ACT to repeal an act entitled
:" an act for the draining of swamps and
otner low lands, approved November Is,
1856
II is hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. |. An act entitled q an act for the
draining of swamps and other low lands"
approved November 18th, 1856, is hereby
repealed
Approved, Nov 25, 1858.
No. 47.-AN ACT relating to minors and
married women.
1t rs hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. l. The Trustees or Direct-rs of any
Savings Bank or other institution for Savings,
may, at their discretion, pay to any minor
or married woman, such sum as may have
been deposited to his or her credit, and may
be due to him or her, as if such minor was of
age, and such married woman unmarried.
and the check, receipt or acquitance of such
minor or married woman, shall be full
discharge for the amount for which it is
given.
Sec 2. No Savings Bank or other Instl-
%.u'io.. % c. savings, shall be chargeable as
trustee on account of any funds deposited to
inc credit OF any minor or married woman
Pror'ded. such funds earned by or belong
to such minor or married woman in their
own right.
SEC, 3. All acts or parts of acts, inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this act are here
by repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved November 25 1858.
No. 4s.-AN ACT Regulating the salary of
Railroad Commissioner.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. |. The salary of Railroad Commits
sioner shall be five hundred dollars, which
sum shall be in full for salary of said Com
| missioner.
SEC. 3 This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 25, 1858.
No, 40 AN ACT to enforce certain rules of
the Vermont State Library.
II is hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. l. If any person shall violate any of
the rules which have been or may hereafter
he prescribed by the Trustees of the State Lii
br2ry for the regulation thereof, such person
| shall be liable to pay the State, for the bene-
| fit of said Library, the several amounts and
penalties by any of such rules required and
prescribed.
Sec. .. All the aforesaid sums and penal
ties may he sued for and recovered in an ac-
tion on the case, brought in the name of the
State Librarian.
| SEC 3 This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved November 25. 1858
No. 50-AN ACT in addition to an act re-
| Jatipc to witnesses annroyod Noyou har %
h $50 W "'' "pf''''' ''o''"''' -''
!, ber,b, eno,,.d T.,
Sec. l. No married woman shall be disquali-
ned as witness IN any clvh suit OF proceeding
az NV or IN equI'y, Prosecuoeu IN .ne name
OF OF against her nuspano' wnether joined or
hos WIN her nuspanu as party IN inc ioi-
lowing cases, 10 WIZ;
property so far as relates to the amount and
value OF the property alleged to be injured OF
destroyed.
2 In actions against carriers, 50 far as re-
lates to the loss OF property, and the amount
3. In Ali matter, Of business, transaction,
| where the TRANSACTION was had and conduct