The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-09

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Sec The Flag of the State shall be thirteen stripes
ate red and white the Union shall be large STAR white
blue field with the Coat of Arms of the State therein
SEC f. The Secretary of State shall obtain and keep in
the archives Of his Office representation of the Coat of Arms Of
the State according to the above description thereof
SEC 5. This bill shall have place in the General Statutes
Of this State Title A. chapter 49, and be entitled Of the
State Arms, Seal and Flag"
Approved Nov. % 1862
No. IAN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER TWEEN
TY-TWO OF THE COMPILED STATUTES RELA-
TING TO LAYING OUT AND DISCONTINUING
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
lis hereby enacted by the General Assembly of tile State of
Tamont as toloos
SEC l. Whenever in the opinion of the seectmen of any
town shall be necessary for the purpose of constructing alter
Ing repairing any highway in such town. divert the
Of any brook stream the selecme shall give notice all per-
whose rights property may be affected by such diversion
Of such brook stream, of the time and place which they
will hear and consider any claim for damages which notice shall
be given either personally by writing left WITH the resi-
dence Of the person required to be notified if he be
resident of this State with his agent attorney.
SEC g The seectmen shall, after the time appointed for
such hearing and consideration allow to all persons whose rights
property may be affected by such diversion Of such brook
,a such damages they shall deem they respectively
entitled to- and shall be recorded in the clerks
Office of such order directing the diversion Of such brook
stream specifying particularly the point which such diver
SION shall be made and the direction and distance thereof and
shall also in such order the damages allowed by them the
several persons interested in such DIVERSION and the mode of
diving Them which order shall be kept file in tie clerk
Office.
8. If any person, whose rights property shall be az
ccd By such diversion Of such brook stream shall be dissat
SIZED with the same with the amount Of damages allowed him
therefor by the seectmen he may make application for
hearing upon the question Of the necessity OF such diversion Of
uch brook or stream and the Of damages which he
entitled therefor by petition in writing the county in
the same county their after such allowance if there
shall be time for notice. if not the succeeding term and
any number of persons aggrevcd may join in such peon and
the petition together with citation for that purpose shall be
served of the seecmen of such town at least
twelve days before the sitting of the court and the shall
appoint three dsnteested persons to be commissioners inquire
the necessity of such diversion of such brook stream and
of damages the petitioners respectively entitled
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Providcd That such application for hearing shall
made the county court unless the petitioners SHALL within
twenty days after the order of the seecmen referred in the
second section of this act shall have been recorded in the
clerk Office give notice Of such seecmen of
their intention 50 to apply for new hearing
SEC f. The commissioners shall give notice to more
the seecmen of such town. and the petitioners of the time
and place when they will make such inquiry and hear parties
and they shall decide whether such brook stream ought to be
ertc and if at what point and in what direction and or
what distance and shall allow the petitioners such damages as
they shall respectively be entitled to by of such diversion
such brook stream and report such decision and allowance
the county court and the report of the commissioners the
shall order the diversion of such brook stream III such
shall appear just and shall render Judgment for the
petitioners to recover against the such for their
yc damages shall be shown by such report to have been
sustained; and may for either party shall appear
Just.
SEC s. When application shall be made to the county court
provided in the third section of this act the diversion Of the
of such brook shall be stayed until the decision
county court and such court may fix the time for divert
such brook or stream and for paying any damages which may
awarded and if such damages shall not be paid within the
tine limited the court may issue execution for the same
Sec g. Whenever in the opinion of any board of commits
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