Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08
No. 43.-An Act relating to the collection
of taxes.


shallshave for collection tax or taxes against
any person who shall have removed from, or
resides out Of the town in which such col
lector resides, such collector may make an
abstract Of bis tax or rate bill, embracing
the name of said nonresident tax payer, the
amount and kind of his unpaid tax or taxes,
and the grand list upon which said tax was
assessed and made, and also copy OF the
warrant for the collection OF said tax or taxes,
duly certified by him, and may deliver the
same into the hand of the first constable OF
the town where such tax payer is or resides,
and the constable so receiving the same shall
thereupon be authorized and empowered to
collect said tax or taxes i'm the same manner
as the collector to whom the tax bill and
warrant were originally committed might
have done, and have the same rights, and be
under the same liabilities, and be entitled to
his lawful fees, but shall tax for his actual
travel only.
Sec. 2. When any person against whom
any such tax exists is arrested by the con-
stable of the town in which he is or resides,
such consta bic may commit such person to
the county Jail in the county i'll which such
person is or resides.
passage.
Approved, November %, 1870.
No 45-An Act in amendment of chapter
eighty-four of the general statutes, entitled
" OF collection Of taxes.
Sec l. Sections fifty and tifty-one of
chapter eighty-lour of the general statutes
are amended so as to read as follows
% Sec. so. If such arrearages shall not
be paid by said collector on demand, the
board or person making such demand, may
cite such collector to appear before some
justice residing in town adjoining that in
which such collector resided, to show cause
why an extent should not be issued against
him for such arrearages, and the costs OF
such proceedings, which citation shall be
served at least six days before the time ap-
pointed for the hearing of the same"
. Sec. 81. If it shall appear to such JUS
tice that such collector has not performed
his duty agreeably to his warrant, for the
collection of such tax, he shall issue an ex-
tent directed as writs of attachment are di-
rected, commanding the officer serving such
extent to collect such arrearages and costs
of the goods, chattels, or estate OF such col
lector."
See q This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November Is, 1870.
No. 4S.-An Act in explanation of and con-
STRUNG an act entitled " An act in addi-
ton to section seventy-nine of chapter
tNenty-four of the general statutes, en-
titled of laying out highways and
bridges - approved, Nov. 10, 1869.
Sec. /. In all cases in which any town in
this state has heretofore authorized, or shall
hereafter authorize, their selectnen to unite
with the selectmen with [ot any other ad-
Joining or contiguous town, whether such
town be in this state or an adjoining state,
in the purchase of the real estate, easement
or franchise of any bridge or ferry corpora
ton, for the purposes mentioned In section
seventy-nne of chapter twenty-four of the
general statutes and in " an act entitled an
act in addition to section seventy-nine OF
chapter twenty-four of the general statutes,
entitled of laying out highways and bridges, "
approved, Nov. 10, 1869, and such select
men have united or shall hereafter unite, in
pursuance of such authorization, with such
adjoining town, in making such purchase,
such town in this state may hold jointly with
such adjoining town, such real estate, fran
chise, bridge, abutments and piers, as they
may purchase for the purposes of public
highway or bridge, and no other, whether
such real estate, franchise, bridge, abutments
and piers are wholly within this state, or u
portion thereof be IN this state, and pOr-
ton in an adjoining state; and shall have
no power to make the same toll bridge, or
dispose of the same to others for that pur-
pose.
Sec. 2. The act approved November 10,
1869, entitled s. an act in addition to section
seyenty-nne of chapter twenty-four of the
general statutes, entitled of laying out high
WAYS and bridges, shall be so construed as
to give the selectmen of any town in this
state who have been heretofore authorized,
or shall hereafter he authorized, by vote oil
their town. to unite with the selectmen oil
any adjoining town, as provided in said act
full power to contract with the selectmen OF
other proper officer of such adjoining town
as to the amount of the consideration to be
paid by each of said towns for said franchise
and property, and the proportion of the ex
pense to each of said towns thereafter to bt
borne for the repairs or the rebuilding of any
bridge, at or near the site of said bridge o.
ferry, SO purchased by said towns, whethe
the part of said bridge so to be repaired o
rebuilt, be in this state or in such adjoining
state and also to contract with the select
men Of such adjoining town, whether in TIL
state or such adjoining state, as to the pro
portion to be thereafter paid by each of sal
towns for any damage that may be suffered
by any person by reason of the insuficienc
OF said bridge SO jointly purchased, built, o
rebuilt by said towns; provided that this &C
shall not in any manner affect any order o
decree, heretofore made by the court o
chancery, in any suit now pending.
See 5. This act shall take effect from it
passage.
Approved, November %, 1870.
No. 49-An Act in amendment of section
iorty-two, chapter twenty-five of the gen
eral statutes,'' of repairs OF highways ant
bridges"
Sec l. Section forty two of chapte
twenty-five of the general statutes is hereb,
amended so as to read as follows:
mo action shall hereafter be had O
maintained in any court in this state, agains
any town for injuries received, or damage
sustained, through the insutficiency of an,
highway or bridge, unless notice shall hav
first been given in writing to one or more o
the selectmen of the town in which tn
highway or bridge is situated, by the person
injured or claiming damage, within thirt.
DAYS of the time Of the occurrence of sucl
injury or damage, stating the time when ant
the place where such injury was received
and that he or she, so injured or damaged
will claim satisfaction of such town; pro
vided. however, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to apply to any case wher
the person injured shall, In consequence
thereof. be bereft of his or her reason"
Anuroyed Octoher 90 1870,