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

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IS Sec No railroad corporation shal
Il abandon any statonor depot which i
"a rs road in thus safe, aud owned h
y said corporation. nAd which has nov
been. % shall hereafter have been g
iablishad for i've yegs. sxccp, by con
70 sent Of the county cqurt sithin aud fai
the coally ia which The depot is situa-
% ted, upon petition sud hearing. aftei
such notice IS the ssd court or either
81 The Judges iheea may direct, which
bearing may be. opan proofs nj court,
OF ,s reference OF commission. under
Ae direction Of sAd court as tO SAID
co4u may seem meet upon granting
at reiusiug such petition, tAe court NAV
award costs as shall seem Just iur or
agalnst any parties Fho present OF re-
t 1eh petition IA tie ace1mm ,da-
uau furnished IS thestoppue al,r4ns
90 saga la4ous, shAl a0t be sla8gaall-
aiig Gminlshed, as compared with .aat
iurnShed al other s.AAdns un the same
road, except upon the consent Of the
court obtained rs ablresaid provided.
however, that If aay railroad corpora
ton, desiring TO remove or discontinue
any depot on its road, shall give notice
OF such intention bypubishing the same
IN a newspaper, or two newspapers, if
so many there shall be printed in the
county in which such depot is located,
or If no newspaper be printed ia such
county, then the publication shall be in
a newspaper or tive newspapers, If so
many there be, in sn adjoining county,
which noce shall be published three
weeks successfully and the last pubh-
cation shall be at least thirty 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 tho last publication as aforesaid,
no proceeding is commenced to enioin
such corporation, as is provided by sec.
ton two Of this act, then said corpora
ton may discontinue or remove said de-
pot without applying to the county
court as is provided in this section.
Sec. 5. In case of any violation or
intended violation Of the provisions Of
this act, it shall be the duty Of the
States attorney Of the county in which
said station or depot is located, to pro-
ceed IN equity by petition to enioin aud
prevent such violation or this act; and
any shancellor to whom such petition
shall be presented, either ia term time
or vacation, shall have power and it
shall be his duty to enforce in sum
mary manner the provisions OF this act,
and compel obedience thereto.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1868.
An Act in amendment Of sections sixteen and |
tWetty-one on chapter sixteen Of the General |
statutes, entitled "Of the organization of VII |
lago corporations and fire districts"
u Is hereby enacted, DC,
Dec, l. Section sixteen of chapter /
sixteen of the general statutes, is here
by amended 50 to read as follows: Spec
ial meetings Of such inhabitants shall |
lie called by the clerk from time to
time, and III case OF his death absence
or disability, by either of he pruden-
tIal committees upon application in
writing OF three.or more of such inhab-
itents; and every such call shall stnte
the purpose 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 pla-
ces, in such district at least six davs
previous to the time set therein for
holding such meeting
See 2, Section twenty-one of chap
ter sixteen OF tie general statutes. is
hereby amended SO rs to read as fol-
lows: The clerk Of every such district,
shall keep for the inspection Of the in
habltants Of such district, fair record
ot all the meetings, votes, and proceed
ngs OF such district, and shall call AN
lually a meeting of the voters in such
district, for the election Of the officers
)f such district; and such annual meet
ng shall be held on the first Monday
n January, in each year. And in case
If the absence, death, removal or disa-
,ility of such clerk, or Of his neglect to
all such annual meeting of the voters
n such district, as hereinbefore provid-
"a, either member of the prudential
of such district, may at any
ime thereafter call special meeting Of
be voters Of such district and the elec-
ION OF officers made at such special
meeting shall be as valid as if made Mt
he regular annual meeting Of such dis
rict.
Approved, November 20, 1868.
n Act in amendment dissection fourteen Of chap.
ter eighty-six Of the General Statutes, relating
g private corporations.
II "a beeiU enacted &C.
See. i. All eoprations whose char
ers have already expired, or shall here
fter expire, by their own limitation, or
ball be annulled by forfeiture or 9th
rwise, shall nevertheless be continued
odies corporate for the purpose Of en-
bling them gradually to close their
oncerns; to dispose Of and convey
leir property, and 10 divide their cap j
al stock, and for the pdrpose of pros
cutting or defending suits by OF against
lem, for the term Of three years after !
ie time when they shall have been 30 {
and until such suits and the {
ibject matter thereof shall be fully dis. !
osed Of, but not for the parpose Of
the business for which such
have been Or may be es-
blshed.
See 2. This act shall take effect