The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08

n his own use any money or substitute iol
G money received by him as such agent
and refuse or neglect to pay over sucf
@ money or substitute for money to the com
pany or other party entitled to receive the
s same. for the space Of thirty days alter
h notice to make such payment shall be deem
t ed guilty of larceny, and, upon conviction
c shall be punished therefor in accordance
$ with the laws of this State.
e Sec. Is. All copies OF charters, bylaw
r certificates, appointments, and all copies Of
other papers required by law to be filed il
0 the Office of the Secretary of this State. made
, ard certified by either of the insurance
= commissioners, shall in all cases he compe.
= tent evidence in the courts of this State.
9 Sec. 10. Whenever tho insurance com
{ missIoncrs shall have reason to believe that
any insurance company embraced in section
? seven OF this act, or any insurance company
/, organized under the laws of this State, OF
, any officer or agent of any Of the aforesaid
insurance companies or any other person
, shall have violated any law OF this State,
/, relating to such companies officers or agents,
or the business of insurance., or iall to
comply with any requisltlon OF the laws
of this State relating to such compan-
les, officers or agents, or the.business of in
surance, they shall forthwith report the fact
with any information they may have relat-
ing thereto, to any States attorney in this
State, who shall. if in his judgment it is
advisable so to do, prosecute every such
company, officer, agent or other person
therefor, and any such company, officer,
agent or otter person, upon conviction. shall
be liable for each offence to q fine not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars and costs Of
prosecution.
Sec. 90. The insurance commissioners
shall biennially, on or before the first day
OF October, cause to be printed and laid
before the Legislature an abstract Of the
annual statements made to them by insur-
ancc companies of other States for tho two
years next preceding, with such statistics
general information and suggestions relat-
ing to the subject OF insurance as they may
think proper to insert in such report,
giving the name and location OF every such
company, and tho Secretary Of State shall
keep on file the charters of all such COM
panies, and all certificates relating to the
means or authority OF such companies, and
the name and residence of every agent
licensed to do insurance business in this
State. together with the certificate of the
company, or general agent of such company,
upon wbich such agents have been licensed,
and they may appoint a deputy TO assist
them in carrying the provisions of this
chapter into effect, for whose acts they
shall be responsible, and the fees from
agents and companies for licenses and ex-
aminations hereinbeiore provided for, to-
gether with any fees they may receive for
copies furnished by them, shall be in full
compensation for their services az commits
sioners.
Sec. 81. Sections one. two. three and
four OF chapter oighty-seven of the General
Statutes, and all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act. are hereby repeal
cd.
Approved, November "a, 1874.
No. 4. An Act to assess and tax The zeal Q. tite O.,
railroads in this state.
1t IS hereby enacted, etc.
Sea. l.. The listers of the several towns and cit
les In this state shall appraise and set In the grand
lists OF their respective towns and cities all the
shall be owned or occupied ny any railroad corpor-
alton, or which shall be owned, leased. possesse
or operated by any persons, company or corpora
ton whose title, right, interest or possession shall
have been derived in any manner from such rail
road corporation; and the road-bod ana track o,
aoy, railway, and all land taken and used Tor rail-
road purposes, shall be considered real estate for
tho purposes Of this act; and all said real estate
shall be set In the list to such corporations, owners,
occupants and possessors, aud shall DO subject TO
the general provisions relating to the assess nent
and taxation OF real estate, except as herein other
Sec. 2. No road-bed ard track shall BIO asses,e
by the listers OF any town or city at a valuation
exceeding two thousand dollars tor every mile O.
the main ne OF the road in such town or city.
Sec. 3. The real estate Of any railroad shall be
exempt from taxation Tor n period OF ten years
IRON the time when regular trains for public traffic
sRe ~tSs entIre RIe Nth s Of said rcsa wi, jTiS;Si:
state and it shall be the duty of the clerk OF any
railroad company, upon request, to report such
time In writing, under oath, to the listers of any
town or city through or into which tho railroad Of
such company extends.
Sec. 4. The several constables and collectors of
taxes In this state shall have power in deault of
payment of any tax assessed under and by virtue
Of this act, to collect the same out OF the goods and
chattels OF tho corporation, company or persons
owning. LEASING. OQprntipr r tnssauSFp r "a ,r,n |
erty upon which such tax Is assessed and any en-
gine, car or other article in use on said road by the
corporation or persons managing or running said
road, and when has at any time been owned
by said corporation or persons, shall be deemed to
re the property OF such corporation or persons for
the purpose OF satisfying said tax, ana tho same
may he taken and sold by virtue OF said consta ble's
or collectors warrant, in the same manner as per-
sonal property is now taken and sold for the colIec-
ton OF taxes.
Sec. g. Sections seventeen of chapter el ghty-threc
and sections Lightweight. elghty-ninc, ninety,
nlnety-one and ninety-tHo Of chapter twenty-eight
OF the general statutes are hereby repeated.
Sec. 6. This net snail take effect from Its pass
age.
Approved, November "a. 1874.
No. 5.-An ACT In relation to The duties Of list
1t Is hereby enacted, otc.
Sec: l.. Whenever from any cause thero shall he
occasion for the appraiss al of real estate, not inslud-
ed in the next preceding quadrennial appraisal Of
real estate, It shall be the duty of the listers to APP
praise such real estate, and set the same in tie
grand list OF the town in which such real estate Is
situated, according to the provisions Of the law re-
lating to the grand list.
Approved, November "a, 1874.
No. 6.-An Act In amendment Of the second clause
of section fourteen of chapter elghty-throe OF the
general statutes, entitled or tho grand list.r
1t Is hereby enacted, ETC.;
Zee. |. The second clause OF section fourteen of
chapter elghty-three of the general statutes Il
hereby amended so as to read as Follows
Second. all machinery employed in any branch
of manufacture, and belonging TO any corporation
or company, shall be assessed to such corporation
or company in the town where such machinery
may DO situated or employed and In assessing
Lug corporation or company, there shall first be de-
Quoted from the value thereof the value Of the ma
ehinery and real estate belonging to such corpora
tion or company, and tho value OF any other prop
erty belOn sing TO knch corporation or company,
and represented by such stock which may be stu
be liable to, and shall be taxed by such other state
or country provided that In no case the value OF
property outside tho state be Offset against the WIS.,
siblo property OF such corporation within the state,
which may DE set In the ] 81 under the provision OF
this section.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect from It's pass
age.
Approved November "a, 1874.
No. 9.-An Act to amend an act approved Novem-
her g, 1879, relating TO the grand list.
1t Is hereby enacted, etc
Sec. /. Section two OF an act approved NOyem-
Dor &c, 1872, relating to the grand list, shsll DO
amended 10 read as follows
Any person or persons feeling aggrleVed by the
appraisal of real estate by the listers. may within
three days after the fifteenth day lofl juno, as hore-
tofore provided, appeal TO the board OF civil au'
thOrity In the town or city where such real estate is
notice to one or more OF the select men or a.dor
men, and one or more Of the listers OF such town or