Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-09

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SEQ. /. Any village corporation i
this state, may, by vote OF the inhabil
ants of such village, at any meetin,
thereof, legally warned and held fortba
purpose, indemnify any public officer o
conservator of the peace, in such villag
who shall have been duly appointed 4
such office by the trustees of such villag
agreeably to the act Of incorporation oil
bylaws Of such village, against all cost
to which such officer shall be subjected
by reason of any prosecution or legal
proceedings which shall be had against
such officer, for injuries committed by
such officer. by any legal act of his
while in the legitimate discharge Of bis
official duties.
Sec. 2. In case suit is commenced
against any such officer as specified in
the proceeding section, the trustees Of
such village may, upon vote Of the in
habitants of such village, at any legal
meeting thereof, duly warned and held
for that purpose, defend such suit for
such officer at the expense of such vii
lage.
Sec. 8. Section ten of chapter six
teen of the general statutes shall be con
strued to apply to villages incorporated
by an act Of the legislature as we'll as to
those formed under the provisions of said
chapter sixteen of the general statutes.
Approved, Nov II, 1870.
An act to ammend section twelve Of
chapter sixteen of the general statutes
relating to FIRE districts.
Sec. /. The selectmen of any town
may, upon the Applicant n in writing for
that purpose, Of twenty or more free
holders of such town, establish in such
town one or more fire districts, and may
define the limits Of the same, as in their
judgment shall be just and necessary
and such districts shall be named by
number in the order of their establish
ment; provided that no such district
shall exceed two miles square in size.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1870.
An Act in relation to express carriers.
Sec. /. The provisions of sections
seventy-four, seventy-fve, seventy-six
ann seventy-seven of chapter twenty
eight of tue general statutes shall be
held to apply to express companies in
the same manner as the sections afore-
said now apply to railroads and steam
boat corporations, and the provisions of
this act shall extend to any articles of
personal property in the custody of any
express carrier without any special con-
tract for the keeping thereof.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, Nov II, 1870.
An Act to protect the rights of gas light
companies.
Sed, /. Any person who shall tap
the gas pipes of any gas light compa-
ny in this state, with intent to take gas
therefrom without the consent of said
gas light company, or who shall connect
pipes or tubes with the pipes of any gas
light company SO that the gas may be
taken from the gas pipes of any such
company without the said gas passing
through the meters placed by the compa-
ny for the proper measurement of such
gas, or any person who shall knowingly
burn or use the gas Of any gas light com.
pany without measurement by gas me-
tiers and without the consent of said COM
pany, shall be guilty of felony; and
shall on conviction Of either Of the
above named ofienses be fined not less
than one hundred dollars, or be impris-
oned not less then one year, or both in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. Any gas light company shall
have the right Of action against any per-
sons iclating any of the provisions of
the first section of this act founded on
this act, and on proof thereof shall be
entitled to recover not less than ten dol
lars per day for each day said pipes shall
have been thus unlawiully connected
and such damages assaid company shall
have suffered, together with full costs.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November Is, 1870.
An Act authorizing the change Of names
and constituting persons heirs at law
in certain cases.
Sec. l. An unmarried person of full
age, and any husband and wife NAV
adopt any other person of full age, or
any minor child as his or their heir-at-
law and may change the name of such
person or minor child by signing, seal
Dg and acknowledging before any au-
,hority authorized by law to take ac-
acknowledgement of deeds, a written ms
rument setting forth such adoption and
;hange of name, which written instru-
nent shall contain the consent threto of
he person adopted, if CT full age, and
t :he person adopted is minor, of the
parent or guardian of such minor, or i'll
uch minor shall have no parent or |
guardian living, Of the oyerseer of the |
,oor Of the town where such minor re- |
ldes, and shall be signed, sealed and !
acknowledged by such person if of full |
zee. or by the parent or guardian of such |
MINOR child, or by such overseer of the
'oor, and by causing such written ms
rument so executed to be recorded in
he town clerks office, in the town where
he person or persons making such ad-
'ption reside, and when such written
Instrument shall lie so executed and re-
corded, the same rights, duties and OBJ
'gatlons shall exist between the parties,
IS II the person adopted had been the
legitimate child of the person or per-