Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08

! upon due publication of such notice, neither
such bank nor it's officers shall be liable to
any action lor the non-redemption of any OF
it's outstanding bills, unless the same shall
have been duly presented, and payment
thereof demanded within the time aforesaid,
at the banking house of such bank.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from It's
passage. Approved, November ", 1870.
No. 72.-An Act in amendment of an act
entitled " An act in amendment OF an act
approved November 18th, A. d. 1869, en-
titled of public lands
Sec l. Section one of an act approved
November 18th, A. d. 1869, is hereby SO
amended as to read as follows
1.-The rents of lands granted to the use OF
the ministry or social worship of God, and
the rents of lands granted to the first settled
minister, shall, on the Friday preceding the
last Tuesday of March in each year, be divi-
ded by the selectmen among the different
organized religious societies in said town, in
proportion to the number of sabbatbs said
societies shall hold public worship, the ag-
gregate not to exceed the number of sab
baths in the YEAR And if there shall be no
such society in any town, the same shall be
loaned on interest, under the direction of the
selectmen, until such society shall be formed,
unless it shall be appropriated to pay for
preaching the gospel in such town, by vote
of such town, in town meeting, an article to
be inserted in the warning of said town
meeting for that purpose.
Sec. 2. All Acts and parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, November 10, 1870.
No. 73.-An Act in amendment Of section
eighty-three Of chapter twentyeight of
the general statutes, relating to railroads.
Sec. l. Section eightythree of chapter
twenty eight of the general statutes is so
amended as to read es follows No locomo-
tive, engine, or other power shall be allowed
to run upon any railroad, constructed by
authority of this state, except such as
belong to, and are controlled by, the corpO-
ration owning and managing such road,
, unless by the consent of said road, and
any engineer or other person violating
the provisions of this section shall be liable
to such corporation for all damage thereby
sustained, and shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be re-
covered upon Indictment or information.
And in case any collision of trains shall re-
suit from any violation Of this section, where
by the life of any person shall be lost, such
engineer other person shall be deemed
guilty OF manslaughter and punished as in
such case provided.
Sec 2. All acts and parts Of acts incon
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec g. This act shall take effect from it's
passage. Approved Nov emil er IA, 1870.
No. 75.-An act in relation to express car
riers.
| Tho prnviSiopc Of sactinpc
ty-four, seventy five, seventy-six and seventy
seven of chapter twenty-eight of the general
statutes shall be held to apply to express
companies in the same manner as the sec
tions aforesaid now 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 con,
tract for the keeping thereof.
; Sec 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage. Approved, November II, 1870
No. 77.-An Act to protect the rights of gar
light companies.
Sec. |. Any person who shall tap the
gas pipes of any gas light company in thil
state, with intent to take gas therefrom with
out the consent of said gas light company
3 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 company
for the proper measurement of such gas, Oh
any person who shall knowingly burn or use
the gas of any gas light company without
measurement by gas meters, and without
the consent of said company, shall be guilty
} of felony and shall on conviction Of either
of the above named otfenscs be fined not less
| 81 hundred ha inn, a
not less than one year, or both in the discre
ton of the court.
Sec. ,. Amy gas light company shall have
the right of action against any person vio-
lating any of Tie provisions of the first section
of this act, founded on this act, and on proc
: thereof shall be entitled to recover not less
: that ten dollars per day for each day sale
: pipes shall have been thus unlawGully con.
nected, and such further damages as said
company shall have suffered, together with
full costs.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage. Approved, November Is, 1870
l No. 78.-An Act in amendment of an act
entitled I" An act to encourage manufac
) lures" approved November l6, 1869
Sec. |. Section one of an act entitled
"An act to encourage manufactures, =" ap-
proven November ~, lCOJ, is Ue1eDy amend
ed and construed so as to read as follows
All manufacturing establishments erect.
ed after the sixteenth day of November, 1869
and all such as were then in process of con-
struction and not then completed, and all
the machinery and capital used for operating
the same, together with all such machinery
hereafter put into buildings heretofore erect.
ed but not now occupied, or not now in con
dition for occupation, and all the capital
used for operating the same, shall be exempt
from taxation for the term of five years
from the time of commencing to operate the
same, where the amount of capital actually
invested shall not be less than one thousand
dollars but all property so exempted shall
be appraised by the listers each year, and
it's valuation shall be stated upon the grand
list, and the exemption from taxation, and
the time when such exemption will termin-
ate, shall be noted against it.
/ Sec 2. This act shall take effect from IT'D
passage, Approved, November %, 1870
= No. 79.-An Act in addition to an act en-
] titled " An act to provide for the restora
t ton and preservation of fish in the state Of
E Vermont" approved November 10, 1866
Sec. l. No person shall be permitted to
6 kill or destroy any trout, lunge. pike oil
pickerel in any of the waters of this state
' in any manner, except with hook and line in
the ordinary way with bait or fly, from the
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