The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-12-01

osoh oi the towns which shall have bee
assessed as aforesaid. such towns ass
cssment 10 due aud ratable proportion
and apon such rsquisition. il shall b
the duty of the seloctmen 80 required
70 draw their order OF orders upon thr
treasures of their respective towns, fo
the amount or amounts 50 required
which order or orders shall cnnsiltut,
valid and legal claims 10 favor Of IA,
holder OF holders thereof against ID,
town OF towns upon whose treasures
the same shall have been drawn
Sec B Such commissioner shall ren.
der to the court by which be shall hay,
been appointed, and under its order
and direction, aud amount Of his doines
and expenditures IN the matters SO in.
trusted 70 his charge; which aoooun,
shall be fairly audited and adjusted by
such court upon notice to the several
towns interested therein. and he shall
be Liable TO refund To the seyersl towns.
according to their respective interest
therein, such moneys or property as up.
on such accounting shall be found in
hle hands.
Sec. 4 Such commissioner shall
give bond in such amount. and with
such suretes as the court shall reauire.
TO each OF the towns interested as afore-
said, conditioned for the faithful per
formance Of the duties Of his said ap-
pointment and for the repayment Of
such moneys or property as upon such
accounting shall be found in his hands.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November, 10, 1865.
An Act In addition 70 chapter tsenty-four Of the
Genorsl Statutes entitled "0f laying out ana
diseontinuing highways aud bridges"
" Is hereby enaaed, DC.
Dec. l. Whenever an application bv
petition shall be made to any county or
supreme court, TO discontinue any hign-
way, laid by commissioners appointed
by either Of said courts, which has not
been built and completed, agreeably to
the orders OF such court, such petition
shall be served on one or more of the
original petitioners for the LAYING of
said road, as well as on one or more Of
the select men Of the town or towns.
through which said road is laid. or the
same, on motion, shall be dismissed:
and If commissioners shall be appoint
ed, who shall report adversely to the
prayer OF the petition to discontinue.
the original petitioners shall be euti-
tied to costs, to be taxed by the court
in their discretion
Sec 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage
Approved, November 10, 1868.
an het 70 amend an act approved Nov 90 1867 /
en.ltied AN act ~ addition 70 chapter twenty
four Of the General Statutes, entitled cor lay |
lng out roads and bridges."i
~ IS hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. l. An act approved November
20, 1867 entitled "An act in addition
to chapter twenty-four, of the General
statutes, entitled "Of laying out roads
and bridges" is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows:
Whenever in the opinion Of any high
way surveyor in any highway district
any highway III the district OF which he
is surveyor is liabl to be obstructed by
snowdrlfts, and the fences adjoining
such highway are so construcsed that
they may be- conveniently laid down.
such highway surveyor may cause any
portion OF such fences to be laid down
10 remain during the coming winter.
Sec. z. The selectmen of the sever
al towns, when any fence shall be so
lald down, shall, when called upon for
that purpose by the parties interested,
give reasonable notice to all parties in
terested, of the time and place where
they will attend to a hearing upon the
and shall tLereupon proceed to
assess such damage as shall seem reas-
enable, for taking down ard laying np
such fence, and also for any damage oc-
casioned to such fence thereby, and
shall draw orders on the town treasur-
er for the sums allowed.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An act in amendment Of section one Of chapter :
hiteen Of the General stat1tes relating 70 town !,
n is hereby etated. dc.
Sec l. Section one Of chapter fifteen
of the general statutes, is hereby anon !
led SO as to read rs follows: All citi-
zens exempt from taxation in conse-
luence OF having arrived at the age of /
seventy years, shall, during their resi-
lence IN any town, be legal voters in {
own meeting {
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from {
is passage. 4
Approved, November 49, 1868. t
IN Act relating 70 warning town meetrgs.
q q hereby enacted, de-
Dec. !. II the seleetmen Of any town
hall refuse or neglect to warn a town S
meeting for any purpose, upon the pc. I
llon IN writing Of thirty or more yo. y
efs, setting forth the purposes of said ?
own meeting, for more than ten DAYS t
liter receiving such petition, said se- b
ectmen so refusing or neglecting, shall d
aeh be liable to pay penalty Of forty II
Ioilars and like penalty Of foo ty dol a
arS Tor every twenty days nel l:lcct or II
eiusal 70 warn such meeting Uhereaf- Q
er a
Sec. 2 Such penalties with costs il
Gay be recovered, by suit brc t,fht up n
u tins statute u tue name oi either Of h
AID petitioners, one-haf 10 80 10 the
roseeutor aud one half to be paid IN il
, the town treasury
Sec, .. This act shall take effect from
s passage a
Approved, November 20, 1868.
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