Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-25
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from
the first day of March, 1859.
Approved Nov. 20, 1868

the first day of March, 1869.
Approved Nov. 20, 1868.
An Act regulating the change of lepots
and stations on railways.
It is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. /. No railroad corporation shall
abandon any station or depot which is
on its road in this State, and owned b
said corporation, and which has now
been, or shall hereafter have been estab-
lished for five years, except by consent
of the county court within and for the
county in which the deoot is situated,
upon petition and hearing, after such
notice as the said court, or either of the
/ Judges thereof may direct; which hear
/ ing may be, upon proofs in court, or by
reference or commission, under the di
rection of said court, as to said court
may seem meet; upon granting or refus-
ing such petition, the court may award
costs as shall seem for or against any
parties who present or resist such petit
ton; and the accommodation furnished
by the stopping of trains at such sta
tions, shall not be substantially dimin-
ished, as compared with that furnished
at other stations on the same road, ex-
ccpt upon the consent of the court OBJ
tanned as aforesaid; provided, however,
that if any railroad corporation, desir-
ing to remove or discontinue any depot
on its road, shall give notica-of such in
tention by publishing the same in q
newspaper, or two newspapers, if so
many there shall lie printed in the coun-
tY iii which depot is located, or If no
newspaper be printed in such county,
the publication shall be in newspaper
or two newspapers, ifso many there be,
l.. an adjoining county which notice
shall be published three weeks success
sively. and The last publication shall be
al least thiity days, and not more than
sixty days, previous to the intended
time of discontinuance or removal as
published in such notice and If on the
expiration of thirty days after the last
publication as afor said, no proceeding
is commenced to enjon such corporation,
as is provided by section two of this act,
then said corporation may discontinue
or remove said depot without applying
to county court, as is provided in this
| section.
SEC. =. In case of any violation or in
tended violation of the provisions of
this act, it shall be the dlty of the
States Attorney of the county in which
said station or depot is located, at the re-
lation of any ten legal voters of the
town or city in which said station is To-
ca,ed, to proceed in equity by petition
to enioin and prevent such violation of
this act and any chancellor to whom
such petition shall be presented, either
in term time or vacation, shall have
power and it shall be his duty to enforce
in summary manner the provisions of
this act. and compel obedience thereto.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
p,,royraH Nnuan,har 1899
An Act in amendment Of sections six
teen and twenty-one, of chapter six
teen of the General Statutes entitled
''Of the organization of village corpo-
ratons and fire districts
IT is hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. Section sixteen of chapter
sixteen of the General Statutes, is here
, by amended so as to read as follows
Special meetings Of such Inhabitants
shall be called by the clerk from time to
time, and IN case Of his death, absence
or disability, by either of the pruden-
tial committees, upon application in writ
ing of three or more Of such inhabitants,
,, and every such call shall state the pur-
! pose for which such meeting is to be
held and the time and place of holding
the same, and such call shall be posted
up in two or more public places, in such
district, at least six days previous to the
time set therein for holding such meet
ing.
SEC. 3 Section twenty-one, of chap
ter sixteen, of the General Statutes, is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
, The clerk of every such district. shall
f keep for the inspection Of the inhabi-
tNnts Of such district, a fair record of all
the meetings, votes, and proceedings OF
such district, and shall call annually, q
meeting of the voters in such district
for the election of the officers of such
district; and such annual meeting shall
be held on the fist Monday in January
, in each year. And in case of the alb
sence, death, removal or disability OF
such clerk, or of his neglect to call sue
annual meeting of the voters in such
district, as lereinbefore provided, eth
er member of the prudential committee
of such district, may at any time there
after call a special meeting of the voters
of such district, and The election of Off
GERS made at such special meeting shall
be as valid as if made at the regular an.
nual meeting of such district.
SEC. G. This act shall take effect
frCm its passage.
Approved, November 20, 1865.
= An Act i'll amendment of section four
, teen, Of Chapter eighty-six, of the
General Statutes, relating to private
corporations.
: 1t is hereby enacted. dc.
/ SEC. l. All corporations whose char,
, ters have already expired, or shall here
! after expire by their own limitation, OF
shall be annulled by forfeiture or other
r wise, shall nevertheless be continued
bodies corporate for the purpose of en-