National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-03
1t is herebu enacted, dc.

II 70 HcfcOy cHot"", VIZ
Sec. /. No railroad corporation
shall abandon any station or depot
which is on its road i'll this State,
and owned by said corporation, aud
which has now been, or shall hereaf-
ter have been, established for five
years, except 10y consent of the
Supreme Court within and for the
county III which the depot is situat
ed, upon petition and hearing, after
such notice as the said court may
direct; which hearing may be, upon
proofs in court. or by reference or
commission, under the direction of
said court,as to sad court may seem
meet. Upon granting or refusing
such petition, the court may award
costs as shall seem just, for or against
any parties who present or resist
such petition; and the accommoda-
/ tion furnished by the stopping Of
! trains at such stations shah not be
substantially diminished, as COM
pared with that furnished at other
stations on the same road, eXCCpt
/ uDOn the consent of the court Obtain
ed as aforesaid provided, however,
| that if any railroad corporation,
desiring to remove or discontinue
any depot on its road, shall give
notice OF scuh intention by publish,
ing the same in newspaper. or two
newspapers, if 50 many there shall
be printed in the country III which
such depot is located, or if no new s.
papers be printed in such county,
then the publication shall be IN d
newspaper, or two newspapers, II $,
many there be.in an adjoining coun
, ty, which notice shall be published
three weeks succeSsively, and til,
last publication shall he ut leaS
thirty days. and not more than SlNt,
t DAYS. previ0nS to the intended tlmt
, of discontinuance or removal as puo
, liShed in such notice; and If, on tn
+ expiration OF thir,y days alter tn
. last publication as aforesaid, no pre-
+ ceeding is commenced to enjoln sue
. corporation as is promised 10y sectlo
! 8 of this act, then said corpOratlo
o may discontinue or remove SAL
Il depot without applying to The coul
G as is provided in this section.
h See. >. 1t shall be the duty of Il
|. railroad corporations in this State t
,f establish and maintain depotS c
: station houses, with suitable accon
+. modations, at snch points on Sai
Ii roads Il the Supreme Court with
N and for the county where the SAN
It NAV be situated, shall, on uetltIo
,r for that purpose, adjudge the publ
in good to require; provided, ,hoWeVe
mat the petition shall be signed |
n ten trccholderS. resident i'll the tow
e, where said depot " proposed TO
IN located. and Sald petitioners Sh'
n give satisfactory security to t
&c petitionce for costs Of prosecutio
ne as required in wlitS of summons.
" See. ;. In case of any violatl'
IN or intended violation Of the prov
m ions of this act it shall be the du
ps Of the States attorney Of the coun
is in which said station or depot
located, at the relation of any t
all legal voters of the town or city
.ht which said station is located to p
he cped in equity by petition to enj'
ch and prevent such violation OF t
ed act: and any chancellor to VIII
on such petition shall be present.
either in term time or vacation, ,sh
ect have and it shall be his dn
to enforce in summary manner
provisions of this act, and com
Obedience thereto,
an See. 4. This act shall take eft
ing from its passage.
,ls.' Approved Nov. lG, 1869.