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: bank or other institution for savings in this
state, shall hereafter at the same time hold office
as president, vice president, or cashier in any
bank of discount in this state.''
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November Is, 1870
An Act for the relief of the families of insane
persons.
h SEC. l. All insane persons having a legal SET
tlement in any town in this state, the annual in
come of whose estate shall not be more than suffi
cient for the support Of the wife and minor chill
dren of such insane person, shall be maintained
and supported by such town at the insane asylum
at Brattleboro, and such town shall not be al
lowed to control or such estate or any part of
the annual income thereof for such maintenance
and support.
SEC. z. The county court in the county where
such insane person shall have his legal settlement
upon complaint made by the wife of such insane
person, may, on due hearing, either upon the
appearance OF default Of such town, order such
, town to maintain and support such insane person
at the insane asylum and upon such complaint
said court may award costs to either party as
justice requires.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November 10, 1870.
An Act relating to the partition of real estate con
tanning mineral or medicinal springs.
Sec l. Any person having or holding real
estate containing any mineral or medicinal
spring, with others as joint tenants, tenants in
common or copartners, may have partition there
of and of the right to use and enjoy the water of
any such mineral or medicinal spring in the man
ner hereinafter provided.
SEC 2 Such person may apply to the county
court in the county where such real estate con-
tanning such mineral or medicinal spring ia
situate. by petition in writing, setting forth the
title by which the same is held, the names of the
several owners, as far as known, and particu.
lar description of the premises, and of any such
sprng, and praying for partition thereof and
for SD spportionment Of the right to use and
enjoy the water Of such spring or springs, among
the several owners.
SEC. 9. The provisions of chapter forty-6ve of
the general statutes shall apply to all proceed
lngs under this act 30 far as the same are app-
cable
SEC. 4. In addition to the provisions of sec
ton eight of chapter forty-fve of the general
tststutes, it shall be the duty of the commission
ers appointed by the court to make such appor-
tionment of the use and enjoyment of the water
Of any such spring or springs, and of the man
ner of such use and enjoyment, as such commits
soners shall judge just and equitable.
StC. This act shall take effect from it's pgs~
sage
Approved November II, 1870.
An Act relating to the laying out Of streets in
incorporated villages.
Sec l. Whenever the trustees Of any incor-
poratea village shall hereafter lay out sny street
lane or walk, within the chartered limits of said
village. or when the same shall be done by the
selectmen of the town in which such village is
located, they may in the appraisal of the damages
to the owners Of the land over or IL rou III which
such street. lane or walk is laid, take into con-
sideration the benefit and advantage which such
street, lane or walk, will be to such land owners
, or either of them, and if in their Judgment the
q benefit and advantage to such land owners by
the opening of such street, lane or walk will be
, in part or wholly equal to the value of the land
taken for that purpose they shall so certify, and
. . allow or d4salow claims for damages according
ly, and such land owners shall have the same
q right of appeal that is allowed by section thirty
two of the general statutes.
: Sec. 2. This act shall take effeot from its pas
: sage.
Approved November Is, 1870.
An Act in addition to, and in amendment Of
chapter sixteen Of the general statutes, emit
f tied "of the organization of village corpora
=, , tons and fire districts.''
O Sec. l. Any village corporation in this State,
may, by vote of the inhabitants of such village,
at any meeting thereof, legally warned and held
= for that purpose, indemnify any public officer or
u conservator of the peace, in such village, who
h shall have been duly appointed to such Office by
the trustees of such village agreeably to the act
Is OF incorporation or bylaws of such village,
e against all costs to which such officer shall be
e subjected by reason of any prosecution or legal
10 proceedings which shall be had against such Off
x Ger, for injuries committed by such officer, by
q any legal act of his while ia the legitimate dis
It charge of his official duties.
SEC. 2. In case suit is commenced against
IF any such officer as specified in the preceding Sec
= ton, the trustee Of such village may upon vote
It Of the inhabitants Of such village, at any
/, legal meeting thereof. duly warned and held for
q that purpose, defend such suit for such officer at
d the expense of such village
SEC g. Section ten of chapter sixteen Of the
h general statutes shall he construed to apply to
villages incorporated by an act of the logisl iturs
10 as well as to those formed under the pro
h visions of said chapter sixteen Of the general
# statutes.
Y Approved November II, 1870
n An act to amend section twelve Of chapter six
j. teen of the general statutes, resisting to fire
p districts.
d Sac. |. The selectmen Of any town may, upJn
d the application in writing for that purpose, OF
e twenty or more freeholders of such town, estab-
IL fish ia such town one or more fire districts, aud
d may define tho 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 establishment provided, that no such
n district shall exceed two miles square in size
Il Sec 2 This act shall take eIfect from its pass
ct age.
n Approved November 10, 1870.
l. An Act in relation to express carriers.
10 SEC. l. Tie provisions of sections seventy
o four, seventy five, seventysix and seventy. seven
of chapter twenty-eight of the general statutes
IL shall be held to apply to express companies in
the same manner as the sections atoresaid new
9 apply to railroad and steamboat 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 cen
"a tract for the KEEPING thereof
u SEC. 9. This act shall take effect from is pass
age.
&c Approved November II, 1870.
ID An Act to protect the rights Of gas light COM
IN plnies.
e, SEC. |. Any person who shall tap tho gas
g pipes of any gas light company in this state,
with intent TO take gas therefrom without the