Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
sfc, =. This act shall take en,c, lrom
the LIST day q March, 1869
Approved, Nov, %, 1868.

the Isl day Of March, 1869,
Approved, Nov, 70, lsGS.
An Act regulating toe change cf d,pots
and sialals en- railways.
Il IS taf}g spoc.,d DC,
SIC, |. No railroad CORPORATION shall
abandon any station ar dtIot Which is ana
ITS Rad IN his state, and on ned In said /,
con- otallep, aud Wlaeh has uew lCeu, ar
shall hereafter have leth established for |
hvc years, except by consent oftse county |
coQrl within and tor the county in which |
The depot IS situated, uron rttuon and |
hearing, after such Notice as the sad court
or rphtr q the judges thereof may direct; |
which hearing may IT,, upon rfuols in
! court Or by reference or cen mission, under
/ Tie dgrecuen 81 said court, as 10 sand eour,
/ may seem meet; upon grazing a. refusing
suehrettlan, The ccutt nav award rostS
! as shat, seem just lcr of against any parties
| Who present or resist such rettIon and
tie accommodation furnished hy the stop
/ ping Of trans a. snch stations, shall MT lie
I substantially diminished. as rpmtarea with
that furnished al olb,rstalltrs an the same
road, except ulon The oCpau, If The court
ottMttd as Aforesaid; Provided, however,
that i any railroad corporation, desiring
70 Teuoye or dlsrgutuge any deruI ca lts
read, 81 all give rufite uf such intention hv
publ shns the sane in a newspaper or
Two newspapers, II 80 many there shah b.
printed IN TIE county 10 which sueh depu;
!, heated, or Il TO newspaper be- printed
in such county, then tie publication shall
be n = newspaper, or two uewSlap il
So many there be, IN an adlolUpg county,
which notice shall lie published three
weeks snccessively, and the last tuhica,
ton shall lie at least thirty DAYS, and rot
more than sixty days, previous 10 tie in
tended lime Of dlsconuHuance or removal
As published IN such notice and il on the
expiration Of thirty days after the last pub.
hcation as aforesaid, no proceeding Is
commenced 10 'enon such corporation, as
Is provided by section two Of this act, then
said corporation may discontinue or re-
move said depot without applying to the
county court, as Is provided IN this sec
ton.
SIRE q In case Of any violation or in
tended violation of the provisions Of this
act II shall be the duty ef The States at.
tolrey Of the county in which said station
or DEPOT Is located, at the relation Of any
ten legal voters Of tie town or city in
which said station is located, 10 proceed
in equity ty petition 10 eijtu and pre-
vent such violation Of This act; ana any
chancellor 10 whom such pe'tjcn shalt be
presented, either in term tine or vacation,
sbal! have lower ard i shall be his duty
10 enforce in a summary TsnteF the Iro-
visions OF this act, and comIel obedience
thereto.
SIC. 3. This act shall take ,fs6t from
its passage.
approved, November 10, lSCs.
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An Act in amendment Of sections sixteen
and tWeniy-one Of chapter slxteru. Of
The General Statutes, entitled " OF the
organization ofyIllage corToratcns and
FIRE districts"
Ais hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. /. Section sixteen Of chapter SIX
teen Of the General Statutes, is hereby
amended so as TO read as ftlows: Special
meetings Of such inhabitants shall be
IN cssaor HE dsatb stsanaa ~ ~ Az, enn
bv either Of the rrna.ntisl crrTm T,,e.s
uIon application IN writing Of three or
more Of such inhabitants; ard every surb
call shall state the rur1ose for which such
meeting is to be held, and the time and
place Of holding The same. ard ,pch cali
Shall teroaed M in Two or more nnhIc
PLACES, in such district at least SIX DAYS
previous to the Tine set therein forbaldj6o
SIC. .. lection twspty.cre Of craris,
sixteen Of the General Statutes is hereby
amended 20 as to read as fellows: TIE
c,cfk of every such district. shall keen frr
the INSPECTION ot. The Inhabitants ,u,h
district. q tasr record If all the ueetiro,
,ctes. and PROCEEDINGS Of sr5h d,s,rfc,
and st4n call ar-uaI!ya Meeting IF tfo
voters in such district. ior the elslt.ln IS
the cf5cers of such district: and sucb sn.
rual meeting shah he held IN The frat
Mordav in January, in each wear And
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