Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-02
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Approved Nov. -, 1863.
An act to regulate railroad crossings.

II Is hereby eaoeted, DC.
SIC. 1. When any railroad shall cross any
highway in this state, and such crossing may be
considered unsafe dangerous To the public,
three or more frccholders In the town where
such highway IL situated may make application
by petition in writing to the Supreme Court Ia
session for the county in which such highway ir
situated, and the petition, with citation for that
purpose, shall he served on the corporation oil
the railroad 20 crossing such highway, AID the
town in which such crossing IL situat = , ~ ari
twelve days before the session oil -aiu court
and the court shall appoint three disinfcrcsicd
frccholdcrs 10 be commissioners 10 inquire
whether said crossing ip unsafe or dangerous 10
the public, and whether the same can be 80 made
by changing the location or otherwise, 10 that
| said railroad may cross either above or below
the highway, pr otherwise render such crossing
| SEC g. The commissioners shall give nutice
| to the petitioners and the railroad corporation
Interested and the town In which such crossing
| Is situated, Of the time when they shall make
inquiry and hear the parties; and on the report
OF such commissio crs, the court shall have full
power to order what shall be done and to make
| such further orders for or against either the
petitioners, the railroad company or the town,
| and apportion the expenses and tax costs az
shall be just between the said parties, and may
| issue execution therefor.
SEC. 3. II in the opinion Of the commission
| ers the highway should be altered, the commits
sioners shall proceed in the same manner, have
| the same powers and perform the duties as
| commissioners OF highways in laying out and
altering such highway. The parties Interested
shall have the same right to appear and resist
the proceedines a. IN The ont Of hiahways
by commissioners, and the court shall proceed
l In the same manner and have the same powers
and duties as upon reports OF commissioners Of
piete such pishway TO and from such crossing,
whom established, within such time as 1t shall
deem just, and may enforce all orders made
tundcr this act in the same manner as In the
case ofIaying out, altering or establishing high
ways.
Approved Nov. 10, 1869.
An act In amendment OF section 1fty-fye Of
chapter twenty lopr Of the General Statutes
entitled aOf laying out and disseminating
Highway. and brides4"
i Ssc l. Section nfty-Ave Of chapter twenty
four Of the General 6tatutcs IL hereby amended
50 a. to read ~ follows:
w ss sny nlshc,y nov Or hsrs' ns laid o.
s.A opened 70 b ,iesd within one yeaS nom the
time DE aAns - - lad out Or v the selectmer
i Of such town shall discontinue such highway
ssid, sseh nssssst 70 nsks ana open such Nigh
i Wey or such discoultnuAnce thSrsof shall BIZ
u tAken, held, and considered to be . neglect Of
~ 70 ~ OF ssss and o% enc
after the 616contlnsance - aSoDsaid anQ three
or more ffceholders Of the town Or Vicinity
kwhers the highuay is wanted. nay make eppli
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