The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-08
Legislature of Vermont.
Diits rNsSEr AND siGNEu ny rnE 0Ov-
ERNOR

Au ACT III I"Ilclunlenl Ol cnuptor y VI
the general statutes, entitled of Public
Accounts.
An act 10 amend the existing statute
laws in relation 10 The appointment or
election, tenure Ut office gnd duties ofccr-
tain State officers.
An act in addition Ia section - Of
chapter - of the general statues, relating
to bridges.
An act to incorporate The Otter Creek
Dairy Company.
An act to incorporate the BrattIcooro
Saving Bank.
An act to revive, extend and continue
the Stark Bank.
An act constituting the representa-
tives from the county Of Orleans n COM
mittec to cqualize the grand lis, Of said
county.
mhLS lNTRODCCEr.
By senator Collamer,a bill authorizing
the restoration Of streams to their origin
al channels, which provides that WHEREBY
er the course of any stream or river not
narigoM shall have been changed or al
tered by reason Of any freshet or increase
Of water in the stream, the person own
ing the land over or through which the
stream had formerly flowed, shall have
the right to cause said stream TO be re-
stored to its former channel or course, aud
the person through or over which the
stream flows. and perform such labor or
work as may be necessary to effect the
purpose, upon paying to the owners such
damages as may be occasioned on account
Of restoring said stream to its original
channel. 1t also gives the right to pass
over intervening lands which lay betweed
the lands over which the stream follows,
and the highway, by paying all damages
that may arise from passing over such
lands. In cases of disagreement as to
damages County Court Commissioners
are to be appointed to appraise the dam
ages.
By Senator Gardner, a dill i'll relation
to the assessment of taxes and the equa-
%lization of the grand list, providing that
there shall be annually chosen a Board OF
County Tax Commissioners, consisting of
five persons, in the same manner as
County Commissioners are now elected, who
shall exercise and perform all the duties
now performed by assessors and listers.
The jurisdiction of the tax commissioners
to extend through the county, each town,
shall at the March meeting elect one tax
n,,,,,e,0na ,rho ehn1l baNn ,,rtcltottnp
and coordinate powers with the county
commissioners only in the town for which
he is elected. The town commissioner
shall make up and complete the grand
list for their respective towns under the
direction Of the county commissioner
The tax commissioner between the first
Tuesday in March and the first day of
April, shall designate two of their num-
Der to act as listers in each town in the
county, who shall not be residents Of the
towns in which they so act, and such two
| commissioners and the tax commissioner
elected in the town shall constitute the
board of listers for the town. Every in
habitant Of the State not exempt to be
required on or before the 10th of April,
to deliver to the town clerk a true list OF
all the real and personal property liable
to taxation. The list shall embrace.
LIST. The name of each taxable person.
I'd. All real estate and buildings with
not over ten acres Of land, giving the
number of acres.
Sd. All other real estate, stating the
number of acres.
4th. All personal estate, giving IA lis,
Of all animals and other personal proper
ty as defined by section 4, chapter 81 o.
the general statutes.
The statement must be signed anC
sworn to. lfa person shall neglect or re
fure TO make and swear to their list, thu
commissioner shall put all his taxable
property at The actual valuation and they
shall add fifty percent. to such valuation
Any commissioner who shall accept thu
list of any person not made and sworn t.
shall forfeit his compensation, aud pay t
the town where the person resides who's
unsworn list he receives,a penalty ofift,
dollars. The commissioner shall receive
as compensation, for his services thre'
dollars for each actual days service ant
all expenses, not including board, whicl
shall be apportioned among the towns
The usual deductions Of all debts due t.
persons or parties residing in this State
above the debts due from solvent debtors
provided always, that any person claim
ing a deduction on account of his debts
shall state in his list the amount of al
, debts due from solvent debtors, whereve
, residing, and other security either on rea
or personal property, and also the amour
: Of all debts owed to persons residing i
: this State, stating the amounts. and
whom such debts are owing.
:, By Mr. Slade of Middlebury, to amen
, an act relating to the term Of office, az
j. pointment and duties, Of certain Stat
r officers, approved No I, 1870; to con
n mittee on Judiciary (this bill provide
. that there shall be only five a~ssistar
!, judges of the Supreme Court after tw
. years from Dec. l., 1870, instead of 81
9 as fixed by the new law.
BILLS PASSED By rHk matt
TO amend the charter of the Guilfor
Mineral Spring Company.
: To amend the act Incorporating ii
q Vermont conference Seminary and F,
!, male College.
? To incorporate the Bellows Falls P,
, per Company,
. To incorporate tn" West Fairlcc Sa'
ings Bank.
To incorporate the Farmers and NJ
chanics Savings Institution and Tru
n Company (B~urlington.)
o To extend the time allowed for Il
Q completion of the Claremont and Wcatl
n ersield r. r.
Joint resolution providing for the a.
pointment Of a committee to visit Il
States Prison; adopted in concurrenc
4 To enable the town of Springfield