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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
An Act in amendment Of chapter eighty
three 81 the General Statutes, entitled
"Ot the grand Nsln

An Act in amendment Of chapter eighty
three ii the General Statutes, entitled
"ut the grand ist.n
IL Is Asrtsg enacted, DC.
SIC. !. The Secretary of State shall
cause to EeE,gin'ed and distributed to the
town clerks Of the several towns, and the
city clerks # the several cities IN this
State, suitable blanks, On which to make
up the grand list Of said towns and cites :;
and also p blank 10 each town and city
clerk, won which 10 make the annual re-
turns Of sn abstract Of the grand list IN
such town and city on or before the first
day Of April, in each year.
SIC. .. Il shan tie the duty Of the
listers in each town and city in this State,
On or tclore the first Gay Of June annual
lv, to make aud depoa.t with the clerks Of
their several toHns and cites in this State,
an abstract Of tie grand list Of their sew
eral tCwus ard cities, IN the form now re-
qured by law andJt shall he the duty
Of the clerks al the several towns and
cities, to transmit by nail On or before the
tlrst day a August i each y,ar the aiore-
SAID abstracts 10 tie Secretary Of State.
Who shall, On the second Thursday Of Ucto-
b'r Of each year, deliver suuh abstracts to
Tie Clerk the House Of gesfutatiyes.
SIC. Z. II any town clerk, city clerk.
cT lister, stall rtg.tct IT refuse tcsItrllrm
the duties In posed nren hmty tbs act,
and slaI te conyotrd lbereiar, he shall
Iav 10 Tie State i the 0t tea dollars and
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, October 20, 1868.

An Act in addition to sections sixty-six
and siaty-seven, Of chapter twenty four
Of the general statutes, entitled "Of
laying cut and discoutinuing highways
and bridges" as amended by the act
approved November 20, 1867.
IL is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. !. Whenever any court shall
assess any town or towns, as is provided
for by an act in amendment of sections
slxty-sl1 and slx,y-seyen OF chapter TWEEN
ty-four, OF the general statutes, entitled
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

An Act to amend an act approved Nov
20, 1867, entitled "An act IN addition
to chapter twenty. four Of the general
statutes. entitled iCf lsyjnr out road,
and bridges.",
whereby enacted. etc.
src. /. An act approved Nov. 90
1867, entitled can act in addition to
chapter ,wenty-four of the general stat:
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, November 10, 1868.

An Act in amendment Ct section one Il
chapter fifteen Of the general statutes,
relating to town meetings.
Il is hsreby enacted, ETC.
SEC, /. Section one of chapter fifteen
OF the general statutes, is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows: All citizens
exempt lrom taxation IN consequence Of
having arrived at the age Of seventy years,
shall, during their residence in any town,
be legal voters in town meeting
SIC. 2. This act shall take q feet frcm
) Its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, November 20, 1868.

An act in amendment Of section fourteen
Of chapter eighty-six Of the general stat
'utes, relating to private corporations.
II Is hertby enacted, etc.
sTc. /. al corporations whose char
ters have already expired, or shall here
after expire, by their own limitation, or
shall be anuulled by forfeiture or other
wise, shall nevertheless be continued bod
les corporate for the purpose of enabling
them gradually to close their concerns, to
dispose of and convey their property, and
to divide their capital stock, and for the
purpose Of prosecuting or defending suits
by or against them, for the term Of three
years after the time when they shall have
been SO dissolved, and until such suits and
the subject matter thereof shall be fully
disposed Of, but not for the purpose Of con-
tnuing the business for which such corTo-
rations have been or may be established.
SEC. 2. This &C. shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, October 20, 1868.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, November lG, 1868,
An Act for The alyancemeutof thc,,iguoo

An Act for The Advancement Of tteseCneN
OF medicine and surgery.
4 is hvtty enacted, etc.
SFe. |, In case any person shah 10
executed in this state in pursuance of tho
sentence oil death for erme, il shall IL
the duty of the sheriff officiating in such
execution, to deliver the dead body Of the
person so executed 10 the duly authorized
agen, Of any regularly organized medic
school applying for the same, in this state;
and in case application shall have been
made therefor before such execution, BY
uore than one school, the sheriff shall de-
| tegm,ae which Of said schools shall be en-
titled thereto, and deliver the same accor.
dinghy TO the agent thereof; and { apph-
cation shall not be made by or on behalf
Of any such school, for SAID body, within
the day on which said execution shall take
place, said sheriff shall deliver the same to
any surgeon or physician residing in this
state, first applying therefor Ard If said
sheriff shall have received at the same
time an application from more than one
surgeon or physician, said sheriff shall de-
'tiullhe h.hith Vi sdiu surgeons or puysl-
clans so applying at the same time, shall
be entitled thereto, and shall deliver the
same accordingly; provided, however, if
any relative Of the person SO executed
shall, within twenty-tcur hours after such
execution, apply for such body, or object
to its being delivered, as herein author
led, said body shall not be SO delivered
bst shall be inferred in the usual manner
Of burying the dead; provided, further,
that no compensation shall be demanded
or received by said sheriff for such body so
delivered, under penalty Of five times the
amount received for said b,dy.
SIC. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
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SIC, J, TITS act shall take t1o
from ilspassage,
Approved, N0ysml,r 10, 1868,


An Act regulating the sale of coal and
petroleum ella,
Il q lvttg rne'ei, tir.
Ste T thr mayor and aldermen Of
any city, Ct the selee'mea # any town, or
the a,ls or trustees ofany Incorporated |
vintage, Wf5re 0Tts ere sold, AMI where |
hyeor more Inhabitants petition for the
sane, shall APPOINT annually cue or mere |
sul'ahepygseu,, not interested in tie sale |
cfsall oils, as INSPECTORS thereof aud fix |
their compensation, 10 to paid by the !
parties requiring the services Of said
Inspectors,
Sc, >, Every INSPECTOR tefcro en-,
tcrng upaa the duties # his Office, shsN
be duly sworn, and whom called upon Icy
any veuter purchaser, or by any cillrer
ucelirrrd in the sixth section or this act,
TO test sreh OILS, shall do so with All rca-
scgahle dispatch, 10y applying the frs test,
as indicated and determined by G.,
Ael.abues pyrmoter or some olher in.
stfumeut equally accurate. Any iHsprc-
Tor, gatAy cl fraud, dege.t or culrahle
Negligence in inspecting such ~ls, shall lie
punished by fine not exceeding ouelNn.
drt3 dollars, &C Imprisonment IN the coUn-
~ jail rot exceeding ole month, or both,
IN The discretion Of The court.
SIC, 8. 10 Trrson shall mix fr sale
uaptba aud Illuminating oils, or shall sell
or offer far sale such mixture, or shah syll
or cfer for sale except for purposes Of re.
manufacture, Illuminating oils made from
coal or petroleum, which viii gnite at a
temperature oG less than one hundred and
ten degrees Fahrenheit, 10 be ascer,ainel
BY the application Of TaglIahre's, or.some
other approved instrument; and any per
son so dong, shall I've held to he guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and shall, for such otrense,
upon convection thereof, be liable to the
same penalties provided in the second sec
uon Of this act against inspectors and
! shall also be liable therefor to any person
suffering damage from the explosion or
ignition Of such oil thus unlawfully sold !;
aud such OIL thus unlawmlly sold. or kept,
or offered for sale, and the casks or pack
ages containing the same, shall be forfeited
and sold fer the purposes Of re-manufac-
ture; one half Of the proceeds Of such sale
TO 60 to the tate, and the other half to
the informer.
SIC. 4. For all the purposes Of this
act, all Illuminating oils, made from coal
or petroleum, having an igniting point Of
less than one hundred and ten degrees
Fahrenheit, to be determined in the man
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

An Act IN amendmcn. Of an act entitled
IAN act relating 70 rscognzaucts in
in criminal case.
II is hoeby saaetsd, etc.
SIC. /. That an act entitled "An act
relating to recogb ances IN criminal
cases" approved October 81, 1865, is
hereby amended so as to read az follows :
When any recognizance in any Grim
NAL prosecution pending in any county
court in tins state, shall be forfeited for a
breach of the condition thereof, the surety
or sureties in such recogniance may ap-
pear at the same term Of the court at
which such reCognizance shall be forfeited
and file a motion to CHANGER, and the
court, unless good cause be shown for de-
lay, shall hear the parties upon the motion
to CHANGER at the same term al which the
recognl2ance is forfeited, and render a
Judgment thereon; and the surety or
sureties may pay over to the clerk OF the
court the sum fixed by the court in SAID
Judgment, aud the same shall he accounted
for in the same manner az though-a suit
had been brought on such recognlzance,
and a recovery Of judgment had thereon,
SIC .. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
approved, November &c, 1903.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
IN Act to amend section eleven Of eEsp-

IN Act to amend section eleven Of chap
ter enc hundred and n.nc'cpn Of Dhe
general statutes, entitled, OF cftnses
against public policy
Il IS hfredy nact,d, etc
SIC. |. That section eleven Ct chap
ter one hundred and nineteen If the gen
ersl statutes, he so amended as 10 rad as
follows:
II any person shall have or keep about
his house, or any Of the dependencies
thereof, or places to them belonging, any
cards, dice, tables or billiards, or any
other implement used in gambling, and
shall suffer any person resortlng 10 bis
hause, or any Of the dependencies thereof,
to use any OF said implements for The pur-
pose Of gambling, every person so offend
ing shall be punished for each otEtnge by =
fine Of not less, than ten dollars
Approved, November 10, lS6S.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
An Act to prevent the traffic in intoxj-
eating liquors.

An Act TO prevent the traffic in ietoxi-
eating liquors.
II IS hereby enacted, etc.
SIC. /. If any railroad conductor,
freight agent, exrressman, depot master,
or other person IN the employment Of or
in sny way connected with any railroad
corporation, or any tsamster, stage driver,
or common carrier Of any kind, either in
his own person or by an agent, shall
knowingly bring into, or deliver within
this state, fer any other person, any barrel,
cask, jug, box ar other vessel CAPABLE of
holding intoxicating liquors, unless said
barr. or other vessel he legibly marked
with the name Of the Tefseu 70 whom the
article Is sent, or to be delivered. such
person so o4end.ns hall lo punished by
fire If rot 'ess than twenty-five dollars
and costs Cf prosecution, 10 lie paid into
the treasury cfjhe state.
SIC, ?. This act shah taka Hctf from
is passage
Approved, November 10, lsf9;
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
An Act in amendmen, Of chapter ninety
seven Of the general statutes, entitled

An Act in smendmen, of chapter ninety
seven of the general statutes, entitled
"Of public lands"
II is hereby enacted, etc.
Src. |. Section one Of chapte~ ninety
seven Of the general statutes, IS hereby SO
amended as to read as follows:
The rents of lands granted to the use Of
the ministry, or social worship Of God, and
the rents Of lands granted to the FIRST set
tied minister, shall be divided equally by
the selectmen Of the town, among the diff
ferent religious societies in said town, who
maintain the public preaching ofthe gos-
pei and there shall be no such society
in any town, the same SHALL be loaned, on
interest, under the direction Of the select
men, until such society shall he formed,
unless it sha1 be appropriated to pay for
preaching the gospel in such town, by
vote of such town in town meeting.
SEC. Q This act shall take effect from
its passage
Approved, November 10, 1868.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act to enable owners of lands to dra

- - - W NAitNAAI w tlti VI Janus W vi
the same.
II is hereby enacted, etc.a
SEC. l. Whenever the owner or own
ers of any lands in this state may wish TO
drain the same, and are unable to agree
with the proprietor or proprietors of ada
cent lands as to the mode Of draining said
land or lands and the damages consequent
thereon, said owner or owners may prefer
a petition to the county court in the county
where such lands are situated, for power
to drain said land or lands across lands Of
adjoining Proprletors and shall at least
twelve days before the setting Of the court
10 which such petition shall be preferred,
cause said petition and citation to be duly
served On each and every (one) Ct said
adjoining proprietors.
SIC. ?. Upon the petition Of any per-
son or persons preferred as aforesaid, the
court shall appoint three judicious and
dislnterested lretholders to prescribe tho
best mode of draining said land or lands,
and 10 assess the damages which will
thereby accrue to the adjoining proprietor
or rrgrretors, and said frteholders shall
No ke report in writing Of tier dorcs 10
sa,d court, and sad court may accept or
roget the report Of said ifeehopers, in
whole or in part, as Justice shall squire,
on hearing Of tie parties, and ,aIi court
may make such orders therein IS they
shall deem lawful aud right.
Src. 3. The costs Of the petition, the
offcers fees in serving tie same, and the
fees Of the ireeholders appointed in pur-
suance Of the provisions Of this act. shall
be taxed at the discretion Of the court,
and the petitioner or petitioners shall
give recognlauce to the opposite party
for costs, as in civil cases.
Approved, November 10, 1903.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act relating 10 warning town nee
lngs.

ings.
IL IS hereby enacted, etc.
SIC. /. If the sefeclmen Of any town
shall refuse or neglect to warn a town
meeting for any purpose, upon tie petit
ton in writing Of thirty or more lega vol
tiers, setting forth the purposes Of said
town meeting, for more than ten ds,s
after receiving such petition, said select
men so refusing or negecting, shall each
he liable to penalty OF forty cellars and
like penalty OF forty dollars for every
twenty days neglect or refusal to warn
such meeting thereafter
SEC. 2. Such penalties with costs may
be recovered, on SUIT brought upon Mis-
statute in the name Of either of said pc
tltoners, one halt TO 60 to the prosecutor,
and one half tc be paid into the town
treasury.
SEC. 3 This act shall take effect from
It's passage.
Approved, November 20, 1868.
An Act in addition to cbapter seventy Of
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

Pnshs Ats, dssietatti ly ne Sc'f'ary
u See ler lt}llea,icn ia ne RsEs'
YuTtTs.

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lses."s !" 'S'4, ',1N' ',"h, anu sl,''s'
sa ,'q'W,,," a. 's'st ,"the a'SSS ' ,ogo
Va i's' Ntut'so'! Y M"i,n - - i s,
70 VAR = n','I'ts 9 luo I't" t y y, W.,
cl''uNe towns a,a e'u'S' TO te t''a ~
Ws ea@ iS.e 9 '".V3ts iit'a.Fh ; Ws'',
ss = -" vs. "" .'t's' ~, ~ "io ''s'
"a.'se"! !" A,N'sa' a. - le1't ~ 're
osssA ~ w "''''S''n' !" give IN ,tet
Netts ~ 7bl'l''a persons MON th'S
wseld choose i,r council q censtr'' a.
pfeN''a ny thf '.tsolet.tn q lh.s STATE !
ana se,h lte'fs a y law are "A'h't.tet
70 st'n qua li'sdf ~ Hs'W' NJ meetings.
10 'hs'r respective towns an9 cues are
hssty required 70 open ana ll''l'e ~
Su'n hte'iss' 80 "e'if ~ "'1tts"' !
asa esH aien me lft' M ? ~ non Town ~
cc'V, "'M 'Ha ~ N'ae' l9r t3a SlA.t 81
iesf a'VtS' " sS' 2. ttt'F votes ior lhlr-
t"h lsItehs "ttm tey Nen,a choose Ter
asst 81 q NeNset when votes stat To
cesplsd aud sar't8ty the presiding r.Iteer,
assisted y the town clerks ia each town.
and The city clerks in each city, ana list
thereof recorded Is such town clerks and
city clerks, their resi- ective ef'ees and
a certificate containing a list II the mum
ssr sfvoles gwen fer each fersoa, signed
By the Tresdlng cFeer and sealed up,
shall be made in The ft,'owng form, to.
Wiz,
STATE 90 VERMONT,
County.
Ala 'r.Cutn's meeting legally warned
sas holden al IN the county OF
on the last Wednesday in
March, A. d, 1850, the votes for aeoun'
oil 81 sensors having teen duly taken,
serted and counted, the following person.
had tie number Of votes annexed TIER
names respectively, to-wlt;
Given under NY hand at
this day 'of March, A. p, 1869,
" or ''''n N"S 'nr case may re-
- az ~ w. ''S.u''s tl,'r shSti eel5''r
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, November l6, 1868.
An Act in relation to the service Of truste

An Act in relation to the service Of trustee
: process, on corporations.
IL is hereby e1lacted, etc.
SEc. /. 1t shall be a sufsient service
Of trustee process upon corporations, that
the officer making SAD service leave true
and attested cory Of his process, within
the timo ncr prescribed by law, either
with tn clerk, cashier or superintendent
ofsald corporation.
Src. Q. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act relating to appeals from the judg-
ment Of justices OF the peace.
IL is hersty enacted, etc.
SEC. /. Section seventy Of chapter
thirty one of the general statutes, shall be
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
ITO taooaSe
Approved, November 10, 1868.

An act In addition to chapter seventy
seven of he general statutes, relating
to the standard weight of grain, etc.
II is hertby enacted, ETC..
Src. l A bushel Of onions shall be
deemed flty-four pounds, as the standard
weight and measure Of the same in all
purchases and sales thereof.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1860.
An Act to repeal an act entitled An
Act to authorize improvements 10 DO
made in Nulhegsn River and Its tribu-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
Approved, November IS, 1893.

an Act in alteration Of chapter eighty Of
the general statutes, entitled cor uego-
table Instruments"
Il is herdyHactsd, etc.
SEc. !. ANY negotiable promissory
note, inland bill Of exchange, drsfl, or
check, may be officially protested, for non
payment by notary pubic, and notice
thereof, to the parties in the instrument,
may he gwen ty such notary, in the same
manner, and with the sane legal effect, as
in case Of a foreign hH Of exchange; and
the cerlitirate ot such notary, under hrs
baud and tNclaI aeal shall t. ey.icnce of
such rrot'st, ncuIay wrt, and notice, Tie
same as IN CASE ct a tonagn b'lI Ct ae&-
change.
src, ,, This act STALL take ELECT from
us passage.
Approved, November 90, 1868,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

An Act % ctrstire section twenty 0f Cbtr.
ter thirty SIX Ct tie EsieTpl statutes,
re.atlrg to e'Icsjii, ns aud vltIessess.
Il is latty etGetsd, etc,
SIZE, |, Seeuon twenty of charter
thirty six, at tie general stalul,s, stan lie
So Susra,d as 10 read as follows:
Any larly or witness in any cause Ierd.
ing le,crc any of tie courts in tins state,
CT (clore sud,,orS CT referees, and any
w',u,ss in any crmual cause lending L.
fare any ot SAID courts, shah ret te hah,a
10 te arrested or imprisoned or detained
ly yhtue of any cNl process whatever,
While going to, attending Al, tr returning
lrlm such ccwt CT ,tetrlal ii uch cause.
Sac ., This ac, stall take eayct from
/ lis passage,
Approved, November lG, 1868.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

An Act in addition to chapter seventy of
the general statutes, entitled "Of d.
yorce and ahmony.n
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03

An Act in addition 10 chapter twep'y-four
If the general statutes, entitled 'Oflay-
inc out and discontinuiug highways aud
bridges
IL is hertby enacted, etc.
SIC. /. Whenever an application 10y
petition shall he made 10 any county or
Supreme Court, TO discontinue any high
way, laid by commissioners appointed by
either Of said courts, which has'not been
lmlt and completed, sgreeahly to the or
ders Of such court such petition shall be
served on one or mere Of the original Pc
uuoners for the laying Of said road, as
well as on one or more Of the selecimen Of
the town or towns through which such
read IS laid, or the same, on motion, sbal
he dismissed :; and If commissioners stall
he appointed, VITO shall report adversely
to the prayer Of the petition to discontinue,
the original petitioners shah Ire entitled
to costs, 10 be taxed by the court in ,heir
discretion.
Size. .. This act shall t ke effect from
its passage,
Approved, November 70, 1868.
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WI laAns out anu dhcehluung highways
aud lntges,h approved November 20,
1907, the count may in itr.r discretion,
On the motion Il any town Interested as
party 10 The rFtctesiugs appointed
missioner in ~hose charge tho CON
ttmplaltd work shall Replaced and UNI
der wlese suTrrlHlenaeuce and direction
all ngeys ASSESSED and appropriated
tier, for, shall he expended.
SFe, ,. From time 10 time, as the COM
missioner SO app. nttd stall need hc shall
require AZ the seret Ueu If each of the
towns which shall have been assessed as
aforesaid, such towns assessment in due
and ra,ahle rropgTu,ns; aud upon such
rquisluon, il shall Ice lAe du1y Of the SCI
leo,pen SO required 10 draw their order
ar orders upon tic trcaspr.ts Of their re-
sTecliye towns, for the amtrrt ct amounts
so required ; vleh ord,r or orders shall
constitute valid ard legal claims ia favor
oflte holder crto.ders thereof against the
town or towns ulon whose treasures the
sane shall have bCea drawn.
.SIC. ;. Such eeumNsnr,r shall rem
der 20 the court by Which be- shall have
been appointed, and under Us order and
erection an account al bis do.nss ard,x-
Verdimrss N the matters So u'rusrrd to
D 4, barge; winch account shall be fually
audited and adjusted by such court up,u
notice 10 the sryeul towns interested there
in; and le shah te liable to refund 10 th'
several towns, according tathrjr respect
i've interest t'grcln, suth mOueys a
property SIS uron such accounting shall b.
found IN his hands.
SIC, !. Such commissioner shall civ,
bond in such amount, aud with such sure
ties as the court shall require, To each Q
the towns interested As aforesaid, coudr
toned for the faithful Performance Il lht
duties Of bis said appointment and for tn,
repayment Of such moneys or propett,
as az on such sccountir & shall he found II
ms hands.
sre, 5 This act shall take effect frou
It's passage
Approved, November 70, 1865.