Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-12-04

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continuing the business for which such cor
porations havebeen or may beestablished,
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage,
Approved, October 30, 1868.
An Act in addition to sections sixty-six
and sixty-seven of chapter twenty-four
of the General Statutes, entitled "Of
laying out and disseminating highways
and bridges" as amended by the act
approved November 20, 1867.
II Is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. 1. Whenever any court shall as
sess any town or towns, as IS provided for
by an act in amendment of sections six
ty.six and sixty-seven Of chapter twenty
four of the General Statutes, entitled
" OF laying out and disseminating high
ways and bridges" approved November
| 20, 1867, the court may in their discre-
tion, on the motion of any town interest
ed as a party to the proceedings, appoint
a commissioner in whose charge the con-
templated work shall be placed, and un-
der whose superintendent and direction
all moneys assessed and appropriated
therefor, shall be expended.
Sec. q From time to time, as the
commissioner so appointed shall need, he
shall require of the selectmen of each of
the towns which shall have been assessed
as aforesaid, such towns assessment in
due and ratable proportions; and upon
such requisition, it shall be the duty OF
the selectmen so required, to draw their
At their
respective towns, for the amount or
amounts so required; which order or or
ders shall constitute valid and legal
claims in favor of the holder or FOLDERS
thereof against the town or towns upon
whose treasures the same shall have been
drawn.
Sec. 3. Such commissioner shall rem
der to the court by which he shall have
been appointed, and under its order and
direction, an account of his doings and
expenditures in the matters SO intrusted
to his charge which account shall be IL
nally audited and adjusted by such court
upon notice to the several towns interest
ed therein; and he shall be liable to re-
. fund to the several towns, according to
their respective interest therein, such
: moneys or property as upon such account
inc shall be found in his hands.
Sec. 4. Such commissioner shall give
1 bond in such amount, and with such sure
: ties as the court shall require, to each Of
$ the towns interested as aforesaid, condl'
| toned for the faithful performance Of the
/ duties of his said appointment and fol
: the repayment of such moneys or prop
| ertv as upon such accounting shall be
7 found in his hands.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from
# Approved, November 19, 1868.
An Act in addition to chapter twenty
= four of the General Statutes, entltiet
= "Of LAYING out and discontinuing high
! ways and bridges.
4 IT is herebg enacted, dc.
! Sec. /. Whenever an application b,
= petition shall be made to any county Q
u supreme Court, to discontinue any hlgh
= way laid by commissioners appointed D
=, II either of said courts, which has not bee
i built and completed, agreeably to the OF
ders of such court, such petition shaii
served on one or more of the origlnal! p
Al t;tioners for the laying of said road,
we'll as on one or more of the selectmeh
the town or towns through which sue
Y road is laid, or the same, on motion, sha
en- he dismissed and if commissioners sha
Of he appointed, who shall report adverse
ms to the prayer of the petition to DISCO
tinue the original petitioners shall be e
titled to costs. to be taxed by the cou
ter in their discretion.
re- Sec. .. This act shall take effect fro
8: its passage. ,oco
or An Act to amend an act approved n
;al vember 20, 1867, entitled An act
mo addition to chapter twenty-tour OF t
IS: General Statutes, entitled 'Of layl
ur- out roads and bridges. "
Id, 1t IS hereby enacted, dc
the Sec. /. An act approved Novemt
nm 90. 1867. entitled can act IN addition
lis chapter twenty-four of the General et
the utes, entitled OF laying out roads a
pet. BRIDGES" is hereby amended SO as
read as follows:
,tor Whenever in the opinion of the M
ora. wav surveyor of any highway distrl
The any highway in the district OF which
cen IS is surveyor is liable to be obstructed
: IF snowdrifs, and the fences adjoining s.
tba bigbway are so constructed that Il
nnb I NAV he conveniently laid down, 81
,eet- highway surveyor may cause any port
tbe Of such fences to be laid down to rem
.ict during the coming winter.
held Sec. 2. The seleetmen OF the sew
,acb @ towns when any fence shall be so
atb M down. shall, when called upon for
r. r. Of purpose by the parties interested,
t;na reasonable notice to all parties inter
rein. ed Of the time and place where they
the attend to a hearing upon the matter,
r;ct ;o shall thereupon proceed to assess
ac;ai damage as Shall seem reasonable,
and taking down and laying up such te
snnb and also for any damage occasione
os If such fence thereby, and shall draw
lg of ders on the town treasures 'o' 'lo
allowed. "a ,ooo
from Approved NoVelnDef 10 ioVo'
An Act in amendment of section on
chapter fifteen of the General Stat
four relating to town meetings.
Gen II is hereby enacted, dc; :,
cor Sec. /. Section one of chapter fl
r, y C.o+,,tas iS hereby am