Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-12-07

pneumonia shall forfeit to the treasury said
five hundred dollars less than hundred dollars
be imprisoned in the county Jail twelve less than
month in the discretion of the court to be recovered com
plant thereof to the proper authority.
SEC 2 Any in this state by majority vote at any
meeting duly notified and legally holden for that purpose,
may establish such regulations appoint such officers or agents.
and raise and appropriate such sums OF money or ee o
preventing and arreng the spread crcumscong the enect
of the cattle disease called the peuoneumonia as such town
may deem expedient
SEC B. Any meeting carry ont the provisions of this
may be warned 10y posting copies of the warrant therefor
twelve days before the day of said meeting.
SEC The seectmen of any town are hereby fully author
lied to perform all acts and make all necessary rules and regula
ons for and behalf of the which may be TO
carry into effect power and authority conferred on the town
by this act until such town shall otherwise order and direct at
meeting duly called and holden for that purpose.
Approved November 26, 1860.
No 25-AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AND ALTERATION
OF" AN ACT RELATING TO THE ENLARGEMENT OF
BURIAL GROUNDS APPROVED NOVEMBER 90, 1858
n is bereby epacted 8'c.:
SEC l. Whenever hereafter may become necessary to
large any burial ground situated within twenty rods of any dwell
ling house houses the may be enlarged Pfocded
enlargement that portion of said burial ground
which increases its size in direction from the dwelling house or
houses and premises nearest to the same and extend
within twenty rods of any other dwelling house.
SEC. ?. This shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November o. 1860.
No. 26-AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS FOUR AND
EIGHT OF AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE sELECTMEN
OF THE SEVERAL TOWNS TO ESTABLISH FIRE DIS
TRlCTS IN CERTAIN CASES, APPROVED NOVEMBER
II, 1854.
II is hereby eHdcid. d-c.:
SEC. The fourth section of said is amended to
read follows:
The inhabitants every such fire district who legal
ters meetings. hereby constituted body corporate,
and they shall have clerk prudential committee consisting of
three PERSONS collector of taxes and treasurer who shall
be chosen aud aponted in the same manner that the same Off
appointed in school DISTRICTS and who shall hold
their Offices for year and until others elected
SEC 2 Section eight of said act amended to read as
follows:
The prudential committee every such district shall have
power the of such district make all needu contracts,
vaon of property such district from damage destruction
by fire. they shall deem necessary and draw orders the
treasury therefor but they shall have power any
bind such district for the payment greater of money
than shall have been already voted or collected.
Approved November 26 1860.
No 27.-AN ACT RELATING TO THE COLLECTION OF
HIGHWAY TAXES
is hereby enacted DC
highway money, said bill shall be put into the hands
of the collector of the to be by him collected and paid
into the treasury under the authority privileges and
restrictions collected which money shall
be drawn out eecmen orders they shall Judge the high
ways to require.
SEC This shall not apply any town that shall avail
itself of the law which provides for the election of street commits
sioners
Approved November 10, 1860
No 2S.-AN ACT RELATING TO STREET COMMISSION
II is hereby enacted, 8c.
SEC l. All commissioners hereafter elected the
nua March meetings Of their respective towns shall hold Office
SEc ,. All street commissioners shall settle their accounts
with the seecmen of their respective between the first day
of February and the first of March, each year, such
other time the town by its vote meeting may direct
SEC j. The term of Office of all commissioners
elected shall expire at the annual March meeting
SEC Whenever any shall elect commissioners
and to collect its highway money! provided by law
and shall its annual March meeting, due notification
the warning of such meeting and place any lamppos
lamps in the highways Streets any portions thereof for
the purpose of lighting such highways Streets it shall be the
duty of such commissioners by and with the advice
approval the seecmcn procure erect and place such lamp
posts lamps the highways streets for the purpose aoe
said and pay the expense thereof from the proceeds of the
highway and also pay from the proceeds Of said all
the necessary expenses for the and lighting of such lamps
SEC All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed
Approved November q, 1860.
No. 29.-AN ACT IN RELATION TO FENCES