St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-11-26

! The penalties for forgery and counter
feitinr are extended TO embrace "any
note, OF imitation of, or purporting 10 be
a note issued by the United States, used
as currency"
The penalty for the disturbance of re-
| ligious meetings is extended 80 as to cover
the violation OF ''any prescribed rules or
regulations for the government of such
meetings." which was not previously
embraced in the act.
The act in relation TO mechanics liens
| is extended, so as TO allow the mechanic
any time within three months from the
time of filing his memorandum in the
town clerks Office, i'll case payment is
dine Al the time OF such filing and any
time within three months from the time
pavment shall become due, in case it
WAS not dse at the time of such filing, in
which to commence action and cause the
buildings to be attached, &c.
\ penalty Of S20,-one-tourth to the
| informant and threc-tourths to the town,
is fixed upon any person throwing poison
into any of the waters i'll the state for
the purpose of catching or destroying any
fish. And the Fishing excursion" OF
which l spoke in my last letter, resulted
in putting at the disposal OF the fish COM
missioners $1,000 per annum TO aid in
restoring sea fish TO Vermont rivers ;
which will probably be quite as agreeable
to the commissioners, a. though the
"Ncrmont Salmon Breeding Association
had been incorporated, and the members
thereof been allowed to spend their own
money in the enterprise.
\ new town Otliccr,-an Inspector OF
lumber and shingles, has been created,
and his duties prescribed.
The railroads chartered are: the
Northern Vermont and Lake Champlaln
road, from Cambridge TO E>sex June
ton: the Mi>>Squoi and Clyde River
road, from some point on the Atlantic "
ST Lawrence road in the county of Is
sex to Richiord, Vt, with branch
from Troy north into Canada the
Barre railroad. from Montpelier TO Bar
re: the Manchester " Jamaica road,
from Manchester through Ninhail, Lon
domd,rry and jamaica, TO connect with
the West River railroad the Wantastl-
uuct Valley road, from the West Rlvel
road in Jamaica. through l. 'ndOndcrry
Weston and Mount Holly, to the Rut-
land ami burlington road at East W all
iurturI: the Baltcnkill " Pawlct River
road. from Manchester through Dorset.
Rupert and pawlct. which would form {;
naic:l road TO the state line: the Brat
tlrhuro and bennington road, across til,
southern portion of the state the Rut-
land \ Bethel road; and the Runaway
Pond road, from some point on the pro-
posed I.amoillr Valley road, in Hard
wick or Greensboro, to connect with IA,
Atlantic y II. Lawrence road ut Island
Pond the l-alnoillr Valley road i cN-
tended To- MyQuam By, i'll Swanton
The>e roads are all accompanied by en-
aiding acts. allowing towns 10 aid ii
their construction.
The number of private corporations
chartered i much less than usual, a res
uiutiun OF the >cnat" cutting of 4 favor
able report 10y the committee, where tn,
OH ct could be attained under the gen
cr;.l li..
+" important bills which were d,.
G.FoI. we're: the interest bill which was
twice lost in the house, by the defeat OF
their own bill, and the one sent down
from the senate and the bill permitting
towns TO abolish school districts, AM
place their public schools in charge o
commissioners elected 10y the towns
These measures were both recommends
by the governor, i'll his message, and are
think. the only recommendations that
failed II receive favorable conSidera-
ton 10y the legislature. The Walloom-
$40 rairoad-the road known in TIA,
lights OF the past three years a. tic
"burdcn rond. '-rcce!vcd an uniavor-
able report from the committee on rail
roads but passed the house to be killed
in the senate. Several other important
measures which failed, have been noticed
i'll previous letters.
| cannot, Of course, liz the brief spac,
OF a single letter notice all the measures
that have been passed, but have Given
such only us would be of interest to the
public generally; and having done 50.
my task "a legislative chroncler for the
readers OF the Cdleionian for the past ses-
sion Is completed. INCoG.
Letter from C0fifOrnid.--NO.4 4.
EDITOR OF TIE CALIFORNIAN Ne
one thinks of Sodom as very desirabl,
place to live in, yet doubtless few have
amy conception Of the moral corruption