Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-28

enteen of the General Statutes, in relation to
fees ior registration.
IL Is hereby enacted, 3c.
Sec. /. That section four Of chapter sew
enteen of the General Statutes be 40 amended
as to reid as follows The clerk of each town
shall be entitled to receive from the treasury
OF the town, five cents for recording each
birth, death and marriage 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 Tor the use Of the
Secretary 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, 1865.
An act to prevent injury to public highways.
IL IS hereby enocted, 3c.
SEC. L. 1L shall not be lawful for any per-
son to draw, or Cause to be drawn, any logs
or timber, any public highway in anv
manuer that may injure such highway, more
than it would be injured by the ordinary way
OF darwing such logs or timber, on wagon
cart, sled or other vehicle, which would keep
such logs or timber from dragging On the
ground provided, the selectmeu of any town
may In their discretion give any person per-
mission 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, high.
ways would not be liable to injury thereby.
Sec. 2. If any person shall violate the pro
visions of The preceding section, such person
shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay fol
the use OF the town In which such Otenst
shall have been committed, the sum OF, no
less than five dollars, nor more than ten dol
lars, IN tue discretion of the court, togethe
with costs OF prosecution, to be recovered or
complaint OF a town grand juror before an,
justice OF the peace having jurisdiction there
OF Such person shall be further liable to tn
town III which such offense may have teer
committed, for all damages to any pubii
highway, by reason of the violation OF thl
act, 70 be recovered In the name and for tn
use OF such town, In an action on the case.
Approved, Nov. l9, 1866.
An act TO provide for the repair of highways
IL IS hereby enacted, 3c.
Sec. /. w hen IN the opinion OF the high
way surveyor or road master OF any highws
district IN any town IN this State, IL shall be
come Necessary to take any gravel, earth o
stone, tor the purpose OF repairing or build
ing any road under his charge that does no
lie within the limits of the highway as SUI
the owner thereof will not permit him 10 tax
the same without paying more than IN hl
Judgment he ought 10 pay, then the highway
surveyor Or road master shall nave the righ
t. ali the selectmen OF the town In whlc
| sucn material is located, and they shall d
once make IN examination OF the matter, al
At they are SATISFIED that the public good Tt
QuIres the taxing of such material, then III
&c iectmen shall give notlce OF the Intent {
Ia ke the gravel, Earth OF s.oue, TO the owne
Or occupant oi the land from which the ma
terIal e To be taken, and proceed TO appri7
he damages, by the year or otherwise, an
snail pay or tender the same to said owner {
occu pant, and they may then direct the SUI
, veyOr OT road T1aster TO take the material I
Appr izeJ To the amount Lecessary ior the pu
pUse- set iorth In this act
Sc. 2. Aud Ii Is further provided, that
The owner or occupant ot said land Is not Sd
, SIZED with the amount OF damages allowed I
r The selectmen. then he shall have all Il
] riguts If appeal IN the same manner and Tor
as he would have under the statutes, IN Ca
oi appeal IRON the apprisai si seiectmen
: opening highways
5 Sec. 3. ANY highway surveyor or ros
: master oi any highway district In this Sat
: may when IN MS opinion II shall become ne
5 essaIy, take aI'y gravel, earth, stone or oth
}, material tor the purpose OF repairing or bun
= ing any road under hls charge, that lies Wit
t in the limits of the highway, whether 81
,, same is to be used at or near the point wbe
v | the same is taken from, or other places
, SAID hIe hway.
: Sec. t. Ihis act shall take effect from
passage.
: Approved Nov. l9. 1866.