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

complainant, when complaint Is made.
otherwise to the prosecuting officer, one
fourth of the fines.
The county courts are authorized 10
employ reporter TO fully report the pro-
ceedngs OF said court, which will be a
great saving Of time and expense to tie
state and to the parties.
Subsequent TO the passage OF the gen
eral appropriation bill, supplementary
act was passed, raising the appropriation
for the reform school from $4,000 to
S13, 900.
As | intimatcd in my last letter, Il
strenuous effort was made in the senate
to stran.lc the bill which pa>Sel the
house regulating the change of depot>
and stations on railroads but it was i'll
etfectual, and people aggrieved by reason
of insufficient depot accommodations, can
hereafter find their redress in application
to the supreme court. An application to
the same court can also be made Tor re
dress where any railroad crosses high
way, and such crossing shall be cOnS!d-
cred unsafe or dangerous to the public.
Both these provisions are Just i'll that
they provide Il way whereby Il ''soullcS>
corporation" may be compelled to have
some regard 10 the convenience and safety
of the travelling pubic.
Out of all the bills introduced and the
discussion in relation 10 laying out and
disseminating highways and hid gcs, we
have only the following changes i'll the
present statutes Whenever any high
way, now or hereafter laid out by the
sclcctmen OF any town, shall not bc made
and opened to he used within one year,
or if the sclectmen shall discontinue such
highway before the same i, opened IL
aforesaid, any three or more trcchUlderS
of the town may make petition to the
county court III the same manner As IN
case OF the Selcctmem to NEGLECT OF refuse
to lay out highway. The eclcrtmen OF
any town in this state are authorized To
unite with the >clrctmcn OF any adjoining
town in this or an adjoining state in
purchasing any real estate or franchise
Of any bridge or ferry corporation when
lhe public good requires :; public high
way at or near the place occupied by
such Lridgc or Jerry which will enable
towns, il they are - disposed. to d"
away with the nuisance OF toll brI.igc-
and ferries. The sclecimcm OF towns
are also authorized 10 grade and @rIvvl
cNi-tin" highways as we'll as new ones.
The only change in the law rclatiug
to the grand list Is in allowing dcduc-
ton, from the lis! ot person, liable to
pay taxes, whenever there has been Il
large depreciation in the value OF real
e>tat. by reason Of lire. flood or other
accident.
The Incorporation %; a large uumacr
at trust rnmnanies. led to the necessity ul
some provision tor the taxation Of the
stock of such corporations in the same
manner i'll which the stock in the several
banks chartered under tie authority Of
this state are taxed which act embraces
not only the residents but the non-rc>i-
dents of the state
An act wa- also passed Tor the en-
uf manufactures which
provides that AL manufacturing c>tab-
li>hmcnt> hereafter erected. and all ma
chinery and capital used for operating
the same. together with the machinery
and capital hereafter put INTO buildings
heretofore erected, but not now occupied.
shall Ice exempt from taxation for the
term OF five Years. where the amount OF
capital invested shall not bc les than
$1,000. i;,lrrr the p,>a.r of this act.
tbs exemption VS. subject to the ap-
prevail ot u majority IT the LEGAL voters
of the rHHn> in winch such Manufacture
ing establishments, were located hut
this az. effects the purpose without such