Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-25

refund TO the several towns, according to thcl
respective interest therein. such moneys q
property as upon such accounting shall b.
found ia his hands.
SIC. i. Such commissioner shall give bunI
in such amount, and with such ~eureties rs tn,
court shall require, to each Of the towns in
terested as afor, said. conditioned for the faith
full performance Of the duties of his said APP
pointment and Tor the repayment of such
moneys or property az upon such accounting
shall be found in his hands.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved. November -, 1865.
An Act in addition to chapter twenty-iour
of the General Statutes, entitled = Of lay
ing out and diseontinuing highways and
bridges.
II - herebV enacted. So
Sc. i. Whencyer an application by pc
titiOn shall he made t. any county or
Supreme Court, to discontinue any high
way, laid by commissioners appointed by
either Of said courts, which has not been
built and completed. agrecably To the orders
of such court, such petition shall be served
on one 81 more of the original petitioners for
the LAYING OF said road. - well az on one OF
more of the saiectiaeE ot the town or towns
through " hich such road IN laid. OF the same,
IN inpifDI. snail Dc N&SUfi--tO : anu II COM
mis-ioncr- shall be appointed, who shall re
port adversely 70 the prayer OF the petition
t. discontinue, the original petitioners shall
be entitled t. costs. to te taxed by the court
in their discretion
sEc. >, This gce qbali take effect from
is passage.
Approved. Noyctnber Ia, ls6S.
IN Act to amend an act approved Nov. %,
lS67, entitled = Anact in addition to chap
ter twcntv-fnur Of the General Statutes.
eatitled Oflaying ont roads and bridges
las herebg enocf.d. e.
SO. | IN act approved Nov. "a, 1867.
entitled 3. An act in addition to chapter TWEEN
tv-iour Of the General Statutes. entitled OF
laying out roads and bridges il hereby
amended - - To read ar follows
hcnevcr in the opinion of the highway
surveyor of any highway district. any high
way in tie district of which he = surveyor il
Liable TO be Instructed by snowdriits, and the
ieuces adjoining such highNayare 80 construct
ed that they may be conveniently Land down,
such highway surveyor may cause any portion
of snch fences 10 be laid down II remain du-
ring the coming winter.
So. = THE selectmcn of the several
town. when any fence shall be 50 laid down,
shall. when called upon for that purpose by
the parties Interested, give reasonable notice
to- all parties interested. Of the time and
place where they viii attend t. 4 hearing
upon the matter. and shall ~thereupou proceed
to assess such damage az shall seem reasona-
lie, for taking down and laying up such fence.
and also for any damage occaeIoned 10 such
fence thereby. and shall draw orders on the
town treasurer for the sums allowed.
Approved, November 10, 1N6~.
-.
chapter fifteen Of the General Statutes, re
latIng 10 town meetings.
itN hereb1 enacted. 80.
So. J. Section one of chapter fifteen of
the General Statutes. l. hereby amended SO a.
to read a. follows All citizens exempt
from taxation IN consequence OF having ar
rived At the age of seventy years. shall. dur
ing their residence in any town, be legal
voters in town meeting.
Sc. >. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved. November 10. I>6S.
An Act relating TO warning town meetings.
,S heftbu euacted, etc.
SIC. /. II the selectmcn of any town shall
refuse or neglect t. warn n town meeting
for any purpose, upon the petition in writing
of thirty or more legal voters, setting forth
the purposes Of said town meeting, Tor more
than ten DAYS after receiving such petition,
said selcctmen 80 refusing or neglecting,
shall each he liable to a penalty of forty dol
lars and q like penalty OF forty dollars for
every twenty days neglect OF refusal to warn
such meeting thereafter.
SEC. >. Such penalties with costs may be
recovered, on SUIT brought upon this statute
in the name of either of said petitioners.
one half 10 go 10 the prosecutor, and one
half to be paid into the town treasury.
SIC. ;. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November ~, 1865.
An Act in addition TO chapter seventy of the
General Statutes, entitled ''Of divorce and
allmony.
IS hertbV enacted, dc.
SIC. /. Every Judge of the Supreme
Court of this State, whose term of office has
heretofore expired, or may hereafter expire,
shall have authority to sign any decree for
alimony, made in conformity to the provisions
of sections thirty-two and thirty-thrce Of the
act aforesaid, which by mistake or otherwise
may not have been signed, as of the term
when the same should have been signed.
Sac. -. This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved. November II, 1868.
An Act entitled - An act in relation to life
insurance companies, and III addition to
chapter eighty-seven OF the General Stat
utes.
II rs herobv enacted, &c.