The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-06


shall be distributed to the known heirs of such
absent person provided that before such dis
tributiou shall be made, the probate court shall
cause notice to be given in the same way that
notice is now required by law to be given on
settlement of an administrators account.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its pas
cage.
Approved October 25, 1870.
An Act in addition to section seventy-three of
chapter twenty-five of the general statutes,
relating 10 bridges
SEC. l. Any city or town at legal meeting
may, by vote, increase the penalty named in
section seventy Of chapter twenty-five Of
the general statutes, to sum not exceeding FIVE
dollars for each offense named in said section,
subject to the provisions of said chspter in rels-
ton thereto.
Approved November ! 1870.
An Act TO protect bridges of more than eighty
feet in length.
SEC. l. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
to drive faster than walk on any bridge Of
more than eighty feet in length and any per-
son who shall be guilty Of 80 doing shall forfeit
and pay as a penalty the sum of two dollars for
each offense, together with damages for all ipju-
ries thereby done to such bridge which msy
be recovered in an action 10 the name Of the
town or towns or corporation liable for the re
pairs Of such bridge, with costs.
SEC 2. No person shall be liable, as provided
in the preceding section, unless the selectmeu
of the town, or the directors of the corporation,
shall cause to be posted up. and kept at each
end of said bridge. in some conspicuous place, a
board with the substance of said section printed
leglbly thereon.
Approved November 10, 1870.
An Act in amendment Of section forty-two,
chapter twenty-five of the general statutes,
"of repairs Of highways and bridges"
SEC. |. Section forty. two of chapter twenty
FIVE of the general statutes is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
" No action shall hereafter be had or main
tanned in any court in this state, against any
town for injuries received, or damages sustain.
ed, through the insufficiency of any highway oil
bridge, unless notice shall have first been given
in writing to one or more of the selecimen Of the
town in which the highway or bridge is situated
by the person injured or claiming damage, with
in thirty days of the time Of the occurrence o
such injury or damage, stating the time wher
and the place where such injury was resolved
and that he or she, so injured Or damaged, viii
claim satisfaction Of such town ; provided, how
strued to apply to any case where the person in
jured, shall, in consequence thereof. be bereft c
his or her reason"
Approved October 20, 1870.
, An act in amendment of section eighty-three {
chapter twenty-eight OF the general statute
relating to railroads.
SIC. I. Section eighty-three Of chapter twer
ty eight of the general statutes is SO amended q
to read as follows No locomotive, engine, c
other power shall be allowed to run upon an
. railroad, constructed by authority Of this state
= except such as belong &c, and are controlled b,
. the corporation owning and managing sue
: road, unless by the consent of said road, az
any engineer or other person se to such Co,
'is'on ms. 81 i5jp all Damage thereby sustained an
= shall be punished by fine not exceeding f,
> hundred dollars, to be recovered upon indie
l ment or information. And in case any coliso
= of trains shall result from any violation of tn
section, whereby the life of any person shall
, lost, such engineer or other person shall
:, deemed guilty Of manslaughter and punished 8
;, in such case provided.
SEC 2 All acts and parts Of acts inconsistei
B with this act are hereby repealed
SIC. g.. This act shall take effect from its pa
y sage.
Approved November IA. 1870
An act in amendment of section twenty-five
chapter ninety -four of the general statute
entitled " of the traffic in intoxicatir
II drinks and IN addition to said chapter.
. SEC. !. Whenever the owner, keeper, or pc:
4 SCISSOR of Intoxicating liquors, seized under pr
visions of chapter ninety-four of the gener
g statutes, shall appear to make claim to SUE
a liquor, he shall file with the justice or court b.
: fore whom the proceedings are pending h
claim in writing, setting forth his interest in Il
: liquor so seized and the causes why the san
d should not be adjudged forfeited. and in ca
n of judgment OF forfeiture. the court shall Il
the costs and the expense OF the proceeding
J. against such claimant, and render judgme
: therefor in behalf of the state
e SIC. 2. Such claimant shall, at the time
It filing his claim with the court, enter into a r
cognizance to the state with good and suihcie
l. sureties in such SUN as the court shall drec
n conditioned that he shall prosecute his claim
re effect and pay all costs which may be award'
II against him.
er SEC 3. No appeal shall be allowed to SUI
n claimant from the judgment of fuch court, u
n til he shall enter into a recognizance to Il
state with good and sufficient sureties in SUI
E. sum as the court shall direct, conditioned tn
1, he shall prosecute his appeal to effect and pr
" all costs which may be awarded against him.
to SEC 4. If the final judgment shall be again
re such claimant, said liquor and the casks or We
r sells containing the same shall be adjudged 70
Sc feited, as provided in section twenty-five of sa
chapter, and any act in amendment thereof, al
g judgment shall be rendered In behalf Of the st
against such claimant for all costs Of prosecute,
incurred after the filing of his claim, to be tax
by the court.
OF SEC 8. Any complaint information or indie
fan iat he viaion ~ ha nj
ty-four Of the general ststurer, or any act
D. amendment thereof or in addition thereto, sh'
E. not abate or be held insufficient for any defe
therein or want of form, but any defects there
g. or want Of form may be amended 5eford or
trial by the court before which the same is pea
ing. whether by original entry or appeal, but
amendments shall he allowed as 10 matters
IN substance.
q. SEC 6, All acts and parts of acts inconsiste
with this act are hereby repealed
Ssc. 7. This act sha take effect from its ps
of sage.
"a Approved November s, 1870
70 An Act in addition to chapter one hundred Al
a sixteen Of the general statutes entitled, :"
in offenses against the public peacs."
4, SFo l. II any person over ten years Of a
e. not connected with the school, shall annoy
ID disturb any school by remaining st or near su
of school, or by refusing or neglecting to depart
is request Of the teacher or prudential committ'
n, he shall be punished by a fine not exceed
he twenty dollars
he SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its ps
sage.
Annroved Noyember IT 1870