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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20
An act to provide for the repair of hig

An act to provide for the repair of high
ways.
II is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. /. When in the opinion of the
highway surveyor or road master of any
highway district in any town in this State,
it shall become necessary to take any gravel,
earth or stone, for the purpose OF repairing
or building any road under his charge that
does not lie within the limits of the high
way as surveyed, or beyond the limits of his
districtand the owner thereofwill not permit
him to take the same without paying more
than in his judgment he ought to pay, then
the highway surveyor or road master shall
have the right to call on the selectmen of
the town in which such material is located,
and they shall at once make an examination
of the matter, and if they are satisfied that
the public good requires the taking of such
material, then the seeCtmeu shall give no.
tice of the intent to take the gravel, earth
or stone, TO the owner or occupant of the
land from which the material is to be taken,
and proceed TO apprise the damages, by the
year or otherwise, and shall pay or tender
the same to said owner or occupant, and
they may then direct the surveyor or road
master to take the material so apprised TO
the amount necessary for the purposes set
forth in this act.
SEC. 2. And it is further provided, that
if the owner or occupant of said land is not
satisfied with the amount of damages al
lowed by the selectmen, then he shall have
all the rights of appeal in the same man
ner and form as he would have under the
statutes, in case of appeal from the apprisal
of selectmen in opening highways.
SEC. 3. Any high 'ay surveyor or road
master of any highway district in this State,
may when in his opinion il shall become
necessary, to take any gravel, earth, stone
or other material tor the purpose of repair
ing or building any road under his charge,
that lies within the limits of the highway,
whether the same is TO be used at or near
the point where the same is taken from, or
other places on said highway.
Sac. A. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
An Act relating to the rights and liabilities Of
husband and wife.
II is beTe5g enacted, dc.
SEC. 1. Section Que Of chapter seventy-one of
the General statutes is her,.ty amended so as o
re d a. follows, VIZ: hen any married man
shall leave the Suite aban oning his w fe aud
not making su1ici Mt PRIV ion for her main
te snce or when a. marri mtu ehail be IN
der g1ardis ship b virtue OF the laws If hit or
any 9th Ut the nj c Stale, if III " fe Is of
tn age Of ghtrtn yeas t h Supreme Co ut
may on ~ pet tia, autho T. hr ELI and
convey her resi estate %, any part thereof. and
also AHy personal 81 tie " icA -hsl at the Tiihs,
hty- ONE to tie husband hy reason Il the
m risg, srN w az may remaln ia tue Sisie
pndispoesd OF by him
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

PUBLICATION IN THE NEWSPAPERS.
An Act in amendment of section forty-four
chapter one hundred and twenty-six, of
the General Statutes, relating to Jailors'
fees.
II is hereby enacted, &C.
SEC. 1. Section forty-four of chapter one
hundred and twenty-six of the General Stat
utes is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: There shall be paid to the keepers of
tails as follows: For the commitment of
each prisoner, to be paid by the committing
officer, thirty-four cents; for the discharge
of each prisoner, twenty-five cents; for each
bond for the liberties of the yard, fifty cents +;
for fuel, diet and washing for State prison
ers, State or town paupers, three dollars
and fifty cents per week; for each bail
piece, to be paid by the bail, twenty five
cents.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from the
first day of November. 1866.
Approved Nov. II, 1866.
An Act regulating the fees of persons act
ing under the authority of the Probate
Court, and in amendment of section fifty
of chapter one hundred and twenty-six of
the General Statutes.
II is hereby enacted, Sc.
SEC. [. Section fifty of chapter one hun.
dred and twenty-six, of the General Stat
utes, is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Persons acting under the authority of
the Probate Court shall be paid as follows {:
Each days attendance by executor, admin
istrator, trustee, agent or guardian, on the
business of their appointment, two dol
lars; each days attendance of commission
ers, appraisers or committee, two dollars;
and the Probate Court may allow in cases
of unusual difficulty or responsibility, such
further sum as the court may judge reason
able.
SEC. 9. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 9, 1856.
An Act relating to Probate Fees and Sal
aries
II is hereby enacted, 8-c.
SEC. 1. In addition to the fees now re-
quired by law to be paid TO the Judges of
Probate for the benefit of the State, there
shall be paid the following:
For each order of public notice, fifty
cents; for granting each license to sell per-
sonaI estate, one dollar; for each hearing
on citation as provided in section seven of
chapter ffty-two, and section twenty-foui of
chapter seventy-two of the General Statutes,
three dollars for each day; for granting au-
thority to purchase real estate, two dollars;
for each inquisition of lunacy, two dollars;
for each order to remove transient insane
pauper TO the insane asylum, two dollars;
for making dividend to creditors five dol
lars instead of two dollars, as now required
by law; for the distribution or division of
each estate, If the same am unts in. value TO
the sum OF ten thousand dollars, ten dol
las III addition TO the Tee now required law
law: for each adoption, three doIlars; for
approving each bond in ease OF asSifr,u ent
for tbs benefit Of creditors, two dollars;
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

An act to prevent injury to public high
ways.
II is hereby enacted, 8c.
SEC. l. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person to draw, or cause to be drawn, any
logs or timber, on any public highway in
any manner that may injure such highway,
more than it would be injured by the ordi-
nary way of drawing such logs or timber,
on a wagon, cart, sled or other vehicle,
which would keep suCh logs or timber from
dragging on the ground; provided, the
selectmen of any town may in their diScre-
ton give any person permission to draw
logs or timber in any way, when in their
opinion the highways would not be greatly
injured thereby; provided, any person may
draw logs or timber in any way at such
| times, when by reason of frost, highways
would not be liable to injury thereby.
SEC. 2. If any person snail violate the
provisions of the preceding section, such
person SHALL on conviction thereof forfeit
and pay for the use of the town in which
such offense shall have been committed,
| the sum of not less than five dollars, nor
| more than ten dollars, in the discretion OF
| the court, together with costs of prosecu-
| ton, to be recovered on complaint of town
| grand juror before any justice of the peace
| having Jurisdiction thereof Such persons
| shall be further liable to the town in which
such offense may have been committed for
all damages TO any public highway by rea.
son of the violation of this act, TO be recov-
ed in the name and for the use of such
town, in an action on the case.
| Approved, Nov, 10, 1866.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20
BaNSa ~ -
Approved Nov. ~, 1869
An Actrelating to criminal prosecutions.

II Is heye5y enacted, dc.
SEC l. In the trial of all indictments, com
plants, informations and other proceedings
the person so charged shall, al his own request,
and not otherwise be deemed a competent wit
n IS. the credit to be given to his testimony he
ing left solely to the jury under the instructions
of the court, but the refusal of such persOn to
testify, shall not be considered by the jury as
evidence against him.
Approved Nov. 49, 1866.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20
Laws of Vermont, Session of 1866

DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
PUBLICATION IN THE NEWSPAPERS.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

JNO VII nj IT May C0NCt ~
ali. ersnny indeb ed to a ar felui IL. @
tal tnvi bills ~ b. ore hy So'n +, bsnds 10
Cd $50 he lse4 IN = era ~. ~ w
ARE Ia kARAkeT. q h-sN
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

An Act to amend section four Of chapter
seventeen of the General Statutes, in rela-
ton TO fees for registration
II is hereby enacted, &C.
SEC. l. That section four Of chapter
seventeen of the General Statutes be so
amended as to read as follows The clerk
of each town shall be entitled to receive
from the treasury of the towns, five cents
for recording each birth, death and mar
rage and said clerks shall be entitled to
receive from the treasury Of the town, an
additional sum of ten cents per folio, for
copying the same for the use of the Secre-
tary of State. Provided said clerks shall
comply with the provisions of this chapter
in all respects.
Sec 2, This act Shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. II. 1866.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

An ACT i'll auuluOn 10 NUMBER tnlfty-tWO OF
the acts Of 1865, approved November g.,
1865" relating TO the fees of SheritfS and
Constables.
II is hereby enacted, &c,
SEC. !. Whenever any sheriff or consta-
BILE shall have put into his hands, a COM
plant signed by the States Attorney ,charg-
ing any person with having committed q
crime, within the county for which the
States Attorney acts, the punishment of
which is imprisonment in the State Prison,
with proper warrant annexed thereto, and
which warrant said States Attorney shall
have certified in writing that the person so
charged with crime, ought 10 be sought
after and pursued, and such officer shall
have returned said complaint and warrant
to the authority issuing the warrant, with
his return thereon setting forth particularly
his doings by virtue of the same, such Off
Ger shall be entitled to ten cents for each
mile travelled by him in such search and
pursuit, within the limits of this State, not
withstanding he does not find and arrest the
person so charged with crime, and the same
having been returned TO, and allowed by
the court auditor of the county, in the same
manner as is now provided where the person
accused is arrested and tried.
SEC, g This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 19, 1866
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

for granting letters Of administration or tes-
tamentary upon estates when the assets do
not exceed ten thousand dollars, there shall
be paid the sum of two dollars as now re-
CURED, and in addition thereto the sum of
one dollar for each five thousand dollars and
each fraction thereof in excess Of ten thou
sand dollars.
SEC. 2. Instead of the fees now required
by law TO be paid for records and copies
of records there shall be paid 10 the regis
tiers of probate for their own use the sum of
ten cents per folio.
SEC, 3. II any Judge of Probate shall
neglect for the space Of one month from the
first days of June and December in each
year, to comply with sections twenty-one
and twenty-five of chapter one hundred and
twenty-siX of the General Statutes, he shall
FORFEIT and pay the sum of two hundred dol
lars. TO be recovered in an action on the case
in the name of the State, and 1t is hereby
made the duty of the Auditor of Accounts
to see that the provisions of this section are
complied with.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect on the
first day of December, A. d. 1866.
Approved Nov. Is, 1866.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

An Act in addition to chapter seyenty-mhe y,
the General Statutes, entitled "Of money
account and interest,"
UtS bsreby enacted, DC.
SEC. 1. The rate of interest or the sum aiO "
ed for the forbearanCe or use of money shau w
six dollars for one hundred dollars for one va
and the same rate for greater or less suuh Nv.
for longer or shorter time; and no hgheI i'.
shall at any time be allowed. .l,.
SEC. 2. On all notes, bills, or other sll lnrl
obligations, whether made payable on deu Ie-r
or at a specified tine with interest. When pi
mentB are made. gu hpayments shall be app,,s3
first, to liouidate the Interest that has ~ m
at the time Of such payment; and seconW''
the extinguishment of the principal. ..-,H,r
SIC. 5. On all nole., bi'ls or DINER tland
obligations, whether made payable on oen,JlTy
or at o specified time, with interest gu ~ 6
the aahual interest that remains unpa q sL1i bs7
subject TO simple interest from the TINE ' mi
become due to The time of final settlemen', rrb
If in any year, reckoning from the w Ssya
annual interest began to accrue, PAYNE sr
bren maze, the amounts Of such pay ~ IAN
the ed Of such year with interest lneieosn -. 10
the time of payment shall b. app ieo. nl,,[.,1e3
liQuidate the simple int rest that has ~ ~ 10
from The unpaid annual intere. ts ssseons
lien date the annual interests tiat nave 4, tbs
due; and tn rdly, to the extinguishmen'
principal. en- cor
SEC. 4 No.biug 10 this act shall De ,la 81
etrued as 10 aect existing lave relating 70 m
ana bankipg institutions, nor to polt, IT,
traces e2isting before The parsase OF LIE 80 Is
SC s. THIS at shall take enees
? sssge.
Allowed Voy. 10. 1866
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

An Act empow,r G u %. IIo-ated villares and
t"Hn 10 have and a,HintaIn lOvkup- or jailr.
II i heTe6g e7s0cted. DC
c. I. The in abiianis Of sny y1lage incur-
posaig IN. er the lave vi this Site, aod uf any
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

An Act providing that towns may elect collec-
tor of taxes
u is hereby enacted, de-
SEC. /. Any town in this State may, at its
annual March meeting, choose from among the
Inhabitants thereof, a collector of taxes, who
shall have all the powers and be subject to all
the duties and liabilities that first COnstables are
now under in the collection of State and other
taxes, and the first constable shall be collector
of taxes as now provided by law in such towns
only as shall not choose collector of taxes as
hereinbefore provided
SEC. 2 1t shall be the duty of the town clerk
to give the same notice of the election of a col
lectOr OF taxes az is now required by law to be
given of the election of first constable, and in
all cases of the election of collector of taxesa
warrants and rate bills for the collector of taxes
shall be directed TO the collector of taxes in
stead of the first constable, as is now provided
by law,
SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
approved Nov. 10, 1866.
An Act relating to the collection of Town Taxes.
II Is HEREBY enacted, dc.
SEC. l. Whenever any town shall raise town
tax, such town may by vote passed at the same
meeting, direct the collector of taxes TO deduct
from the town tax of every taxpayer who
shal pay his or her tax by a day fixed by said
vote.
DEC. :, Inc colector OF taxes shall notify the
taxpayers Oh su'a town at what time and place
he will attend TO receive taxes so voted and allow
such deduction, by posting notice thereof IN
Ihree puOuc pllces III SAID town, at least ten
gay PEI re the Time named In such notice.
SEC: D. every tax payer who shall neglect to
pay ms OF her TAX on or before the day named
in such vote, shall not be entitled to such deduc-
ZION, ana inc collector small collect the whole
TAX OF snch delinquent taxpayer in the manner
now by law provided.
SEC d RMS act shall take efectfrom its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
az y, ~ hAIhs cue 1iule vi holulhg the county
~ ~ ne VI ana lh aiterStiQn
"a seCtloG t"ehty-slA OF chapter thirty OF the
GENERAL oJdtuI :,
IL Is ftc3eDH t3tNCtfI dc.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.

An Act defining the jurisdiction OF town clerk
II Is here5y enacted, dc.
SEC |. The clerks of the several towns 10
this State, are hereby authorized to take acG
nowledgments of deeds and other instruments
required by law, throughout the country IN
which said clerks respectively reside.
SEC 2. Any town clerk is hereby authorized
to administer oaths in cases, in which instl3
meDts are required to be sworn to, and are r'
turnable to the office of such town clerk.
SEC 3. This act shall take effect from IL
passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-01-06
Sfltft 9ortru.
THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS.

The following parody on Mr.. Moore's poem,
"The Night before Christmas" comes little
late for this season. but is none the worse for
that, in its truthful delineations.x
Twas the night after Christians, when al!
through the house,
Every soul was abed and still as mouse;
The stockings so lately st. Nicholas care,
We're empted of all that was eatahie there;
The darlings had duly been tucked in their
BEDS
With very full stomachs and pains in their
heads
I was doing away in my new cotton cap,
And Nancy was rather far gone in nap,
When out in the nursery rose such clatter,
lsprang from my sleep crying "what is the
I flew to each bedside still BALI in doze,
Tore open the curtains and threw off the clothes,
While the light of the taper served clearly 10
show
The piteous sight of~those objects below;
For what to the fathers fond eye should appear
But the little pale face of each sick little dear,
For each pet that had cramm ed itself full as
tick
knew in a moment now felt like old Nick;
Their pulses were rapid, their breathings the
same;
What their stomachs elected I'll mention by
Now turkey, now stufing, plum-pudding of
course,
And custards, and cruflers, and cranberry
sauce;
Before outraged nature all went 10 the wall
Yes, lollypops, fapdoddle, dinner and all
Like pellets which urchins form pop guns let
fly,
Went figs, nuts and raisins. jams. jelly and pie
Till each error of diet was brought to my view
To the shame of mamma and Santa Claus too
/ nad trlfn snh& hoIpr ,~>aA
back,
And brought out vial marked Pulv Ipecac,
When my Nancy exclaimed, for these suferings
shocked-her,
Don't you think you had better, love, run for
the Doctor.
ran, and was scarcely back under my roof,
When | heard the sharp clatter Of old Jalep's
| might say, tho had hardly turned myself
around,
When the Doctor came into the room with
bound.
He was covered with mud from his head to his
foot,
And the clothes he had on was his very best
suit;
He had hardly time 70 put that on his back,
And he looked like Falstaf half fuddled with
sack.
His eyes how they twinkled--had the Doctor
got merry
His cheeks looked like port and his breath
smelt Of sherry;
He hadent been shaved for fortnight or so,
And the beard on his chin was white as the
snow
But inspecting their tongus, in spite of their
teeth
And drawing his watch from his waistcoat
beneath,
He felt each pulse saying, each little belly
Must get rid-here he laughed-of the rest Of
that jelly.
gazed on each chubby plump, sick little elf
And groaned when he said 80 in spite of myself
But wink of his eyes, when he physicked our
Fred,
Soon gave me to know that had nothing to
dred.
He didn't prescribe, but went traightway to
his work,
And dosedaH the rest, gave his trowsers jerk.
And adding directions, while blowing his nose,
He buttoned his coat-trom bis chair he arose !;
Then jumped in his gig, gave old Jalap whis
tle,s
And Jalap dashed off as if pric&ed with a
thistle.
But the Doctor exclaimed, ere he drove out of
sight;
They'll be well by to-morrow-good night
Jones, good night!
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-01-06
Something About Reading.

While many do not read at all in these
times, there are those who read too much,
particularly the young. A moderate
amount of reading and plenty of observa-
tion is what will develop the youthful mind.
In an amusing article upon tho Physicians
and Surgeons of bygone generation" Q
foreign journal describes Abernethy con-
versing thus with certain patient: az
Oplne," says he, "that more than half your
illness arises from too much reading" On
answering that my reading was chiefly HIS
tory, which amused while it instructed he
replied, that is 20 answer to my objection.
At your time of life young fellow should
endeavor to strengthen bis constitution,
and lay in a stock Of health. Besides, too
much reading never made an able man. II
is not so much the extent and amount Of
what we read that serves us, as what we as
simulate and make our own. ut is that, TO
use an illustration borrowed from my pro-
fession, that constitute the chyle Of the
mind. have always found that really iu-
dolent men, men OF what | would call Cab
by intellects, are great readers. IT is far
easier to read than TO think, to reflect or
observe; and these fellows, not having
learned to think, cramthemselves with the
ideas or words of others. This they call
study, but it is not so. In my own prefes-
sion have observed that the greatest men
were not the mere readers, but the men
who observed, who reflected, who fairly
thought out an idea. To learn to reflect
and observe is grand desideratum for
young man. John Hunter owed TO his pow
er Of observation that fine discrimination,
that keen Judgment, thatintuitiveness which
he possessed in greater degree than any
other surgeon 10 bis time."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-01-06
Ancient Customs.

Things do not change in the East rs
Abraham pitched his tent in Bethel, 90
does an Arab sheik now set up his camp /;
as David built his palace on Mount Zion,
so would Turkish pashs arrange bis
house; in every street may be seen the hairy
children of Essu, squatting on the ground
devouring mess Of leHtls like that for
which the rough hunter sold his birthright;
along every road plod the sons Of Rechab,
who have sworn to drink no wine, plant no
tree. enter within no door; at every khan
young men surround q pan Of parched corn,
dipping their morsel into the dish I; Jobs
pillow is still used, and the seed trodden in.
TO the ground by asses and kline olives
are shaken from the boughs as directed By
Isaiah and the grating Of trees is unchang-
ed since the days of Saul. Among other
things left unchanged is the Syrian house,
still, as formerly, only q stone tent as q
temple was but marble tent. What is
seen now in Batheny may be taken as an
exact likeness of the house Of Lazarus
where Mary listened and Martha toiled, or
as the house of Simon the Leper, where
the precious box of ointment vas broken
whence Judas set ont to betray his master.