Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-20

body so delivered, under a penalty of fiv
times the amount received for said body.
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect from ii
passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act to enable owners of lands to drair
the same.
Il is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. l. Whenever the owner or owner
of any lands in this State may wish to drain
the same, and are unable to agree with the
proprietor or proprietors Of adjacent lands
as to the mode Of draining said land or lands,
and the damages consequent thereon, said
owner or owners may prefer 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 pro-
prietors and shall at least twelve days be-
fore the setting of the court to which such
petition shall be preferred, cause said pc i
tion and citation to be duly served on each
ard every (onel of said adjoining proprietors
eEc. 2. Upon the petition Of any person
or persons. preferred as aforesaid the court
shall appoint three judicious and disinterested
ireeholders to prescribe the best mode of
draining said land or lands, and to assess the
damages which will thereby accrue to the
adjoining proprietor or proprletors, and said
freeholders shall make report in writing
of their doings to said court, and said court
may accept or reject the report of said free
holders, IN whole or in part, as justice shall
require, on hearing of the parties, and said
court may make such orders therein as they
shall deem lawful and right.
SEC. 3. The costs of the petition, the Of
hcer lees in serving the same, and the fees
OF the ireeholders appointed in pursuance Of
the provisions of this act, shall be taxed at
the discretion of the court, and the petitioner
or petitioners shall give recognizance to the
opposite party for costs, IS in civil cases.
Approved, November 10, 1865.
An Act in amendment of chapter ninety
seven Of the General Statutes. entitled
OF public lands
II as hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. /. Section five Of chapter ninety
sevon OF the General Statutes, is hereby so
amended as to read Us follows
The rents of lands granted to the use of
the ministry, or social worship of God, and
the rents oil lands granted TO the first settled
minister, shall be divided equally bv the
seiectmtn of the town, among the different
religious societies in said town, who main
tain the public preaching Of the gospel and .
Il there shall be no such society in any town.
the same shall be loaned, on interest, under
the direction OF the Sc. ctmeD, until such So
Getty Shall be formed, unless it shall DO ap-
propriated TO pay for preaching the gospel
IN such town, by vote Of such town in town
meeting
Ssc. ,. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Apl roved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in addition to chapter ssventy-seven
OF the General Statutes, relating to the
standard weight OF gram, etc
Il IS hereby sa0cfed, DO
SIC. !. 4 bushel Of onions shall be
de- med tty-iOur pounds, MS the standard
weigh, ami measure OF the same in all pur-
chases and sales thereof
SIC. >. THIS act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved, November -, 1865
An Act to repeal an act entitled An act to ,
authorize Improvements to be made IN {
Nuiheg'ID River and it- tributaries, - mp I
proved November Is, 1867.
Il Is hsr,by enacl,d, d.. Z
SEC. J. An act entitled 4" An act to au- d
lhor re Improvements to he made in Nulhe- d
gan River and tie tributaries, approved
o'ember Is, 1867 is hereby repealed ;
SIC Inis act shall take effect from its [
passage 10
Approved, November 10, lS6S. s
An Act IN amendment Of section FIVE Of an u
act entitled e. An net to establish State |
Normal school, approved November Il, U
1850.
J! Is hsre6y enacted, &c. P
SIC. /. section me Of an act approved
November Il, 1866, entitled An act u
establish STATE Normal School - is hereby !
amended as 70 re ID As follows.
The Board OF Education at its first meet
ing after the passage of this act, and at each
II It's stnuai meetings. thereafter. shall desis- Sc
late uue rr more Of its members, whose duty II
{ shsli be, together with the Secretary vi D.
he Board 70 attend the Il tnination for
graduation, and d, ternine who shall receive p
'crthca,ts, and also to visit the school al
east twice year on other occasions, amt for ,
uch attendance ana VISITS such members
hall receive such Compensation as is OF shall
'e allowed Tor attending the stated meetings
4 the board
SEC .. THIS act shall take effect from its
las,ag-. -,
Approved, November 10, 1865. y
IN Act relating to the Normal Schools Of this at
State e.
II IS hsr,5y enacted. etc. n
SEc. !. The sum OF fifteen hundred dol
airs is hereby appropriated TO the Normal II
schools Of this State res ectively. to wit
he sum OF five hundred dollars. t. the ono 4,
t Randolph The sum Of five hundred dol =
yrs 10 the one ut johnson and the sum OF
We hundred dollars to the one at Castletou.
Sc ,. The money hereby appropriated
bail be expended under the dire sIilu OF the
Board Of ucation, as now provided BY law ..
T may be hereafter provided.
SEJ. g. This act shall take effect from its Z
assage, and the Auditor Of Accounts Is here =.
= directed to draw his order ON the State 90
rcasurer, Tor the payment of the sums here y,
l appropriated. ="
Approved, November 20, 1868. W.
N Act to encourage the formation Of union
or grad hool districts, and in relation p'
TO prudential committees
Il Is hereby enacted, etc.
SIC. /. Any union or graded schools in
ny town in tins State, formed under the
rOvislUns Of chapter twenty-second of the A,
General Statutes, relating to union or graded as
;hOuls, whenever the town in which such
mon or graded school is located 80 vote, an
al be entitled to and receive the same "a,
lumber Of the distrlbuti,o shares Of that mr.
1rtion OF the public school money, which is iui
attributed equally between the districts, as W,
ley would Lave been entitled to before 81
'rIuIng such high Or graded school districts In,
&c. ,. Any union or graded school dis to
lets, lurmed under the provisions of this sh
i may elect three, six, or nine prudential
,mmittee, 0ne-third of the number to be he
.,b 1. /