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

thereof by any substance deleterious to the life and
growth of said hsh OF shall break OF destroy any dam,
reservoir or cmbans ment. or divert the water, or do
any damage whatever to said premises, (he) shall be
liable to a fine OF one hundred dollars. or imprlson-
ment in the county jail not more than six months,
and shall be likewise liable to the owner or owners
In any court within the town or county where such
offence was committed.
Sec. 10. No person shall pursue, kill or destroy
any wild deer buck, fawn or elk within the limits
ofthis state, save through the months o~fSeptember,
October November ard December in any year. nor
shall 81 person kill, catch or destroy any mink,
beaver lsher, or otter between the first day Of
April 4 | the first day OF October In any year,
under a penalty Of twenty dollars for each offence,
any justice Of tho peace within the town or county
where such offence was committed and onc-half of
said fine shall go to the person who makes said COM
plant. and the other half to the state.
geo. II. No. person shall kill any Of tho wild
by poison and any person convicted Of such offence
shall upon conviction thereof be liable to a fine Of
not less than ten dollars for each animal SO poisoned
Soc. Is. This act shall takc effect from Its passage.
Approved November 2i, 1874.
No. lG. An Act for the protection of game birds
in the state Of Vermont.
1t Is hereby enacted. etc.
Bee. /. No person shall take, kill, or have in his
possession within this state, any woodcock between
the first day of March and the first day of August in
any year, nor any RULED grouse, commonly called
partridge. between the first day Of March and the
hrst day of September in any year, nor any wild
goose or wild duck between the first day of May and
the hrst day OF September in any year. nor shall
any person at any time within this state take, or
destroy, or have in his possession any eggs ofsithcr
kill any such bird by means of any snare, net, or
trap provided, that nothing in this act shall be
constr ued 10 prevent any person from hunting on
his own lands except during the times herein before
named.
sec. 2. No person within this state shall
engage in hunting, shooting, or in tho pursuit.
taking, or killing in any way OF any wild game. or
other birds or animals. nor discharge any firearms
for such purpose. nor for any purpose exc. pt the
Just defence oil person or property, or In tho Cause
OF proper military or pol CO duty, on tho first day
ofthe week commonly called Sunday.
Sec. 3. Any person who shall violate either OF
the provisions Of the foregoing sections Of this act,
shall, en- conviction thereof, forfeit and pay for
each and every such ofiencc the sum of ten dollars
to the use OF the state and such person may he
prosecuted for such offence by any states attorney
or town grand juror, by complaint in common and
simple form, before any justice OF the peace, in the
manner and subject to the regulations provided by
the general laws ofthe state tor the prosecution VI
offences punishable by fine and cognizable BY justi-
cs OF the peace.
Sec. q Whenever any penalty shall be collected
and paid into the treasury OF this state, BY any
prosecution for violations Of the provisions Of sec.
lions one and two Of this act, it shall be duty Of the
state treasurer, upon the certificate OF the officer
who prosecuted such case, that the conviction there
in was obtained upon the information OF any person
half o. such penalty.
Approved november IL, 1874.
No. Ian Act defining public waters in this
State.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. /. All natural ponds Of water in this stat,
covering n superficial area Of seventy-fyo acros or
more, not private property shall DO considered public
waters, into which the Commissioners of Fisheries
may introduce choice varieties Of fish.
Sec, 2. This act shall take effect rom its passage.
Approved November Is, 1874.
No. l9.-An Act in amendment Of section two of an
act entitled AN act relating to private corpor-
atoms by voluntary association" approved No
vember %, 1870.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. /. Section two OF an act entitled IAN act
relating to private corporations by voluntary asso-
ciatioo,' approved November %, 1870, Is hereby
amended by inserting tho words Emusic, lecture
and other public halls" a ter tho word ''ho.cis' in
the sixth line Of said section.
Sec. =. This act shall take effect from f. passaqe.
Approved November p, 1874.
No, 2o,-An Act relating to private corporations.
II is hereby enacted, etc,
Sec. l.. Before any private corporation hereafter
whether under special charter or the
general laws OF the state, shall ommence business,
tho president ana directors thereof shall make a
which shall be verified by their oath or
affirmation, which certificate shall state the amount
OF capital actually paid in and shall also make n
similar certificate upon any Increase OF the capital
OF the SECRETARY OF State.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from It's passage.
Approved November l2, 1874.
~. 81. a. at III amtnGmon, Of section ono az
chapter ninety OF the General Statutes, relating
10 the FORMATION oil certain associations with cor
porato powers.
1t is hereby enacted, otc.;
.oNSs ! iHN euDulNlslNn VI section enc ll I
ninety OF tho general statutes Is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following
Or ior the eating, storage and sale OF ice.
Sec. ?. Tho eighth subdivision OF sect on one Of
ninety : OF the general statutes is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following
To establish and maintain bands of music, or
other societies for musical purposes, or associations
for the purpose Q; breeding or propagating fish or
See. .. This act shall take effect from It's passase
Approved November 20, 1874.
o. An Act 1, arandmao, or -. a...i.A
An act relating to private corporations by vol
untary association" approved November g, $50.
II is hereby enacted, etc..
Sec. /. Section two Of an act relating to private
corporations by voluntary association, approved
q, $50, is hereby amended by add
d" And provided further, that such nam, shall IL
dicato that II Is a corporation"
Sec. 2. Section fourteen Of said act Is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
The articles OF agreement provided In section two
of this act shall be in substance as follows, I've,
err as a corporation, under the laws OF tho State Of
Vermont, to be known by the name Of for the
IN said state, with a capital stock Of y" dol
lars, divided into shares Of dollars
each.
Dated at this day Of A. n.
Which articles OF Agreement, duly filed out and
signed by the cofporatoTs, shall be transmitted to
the secretary of state, who shall, thcrcupon, IL such
articles are duly filled out and executed in com
pliance with law, record the same in a book kept By
him Tor that purpose, and return 10 said corpora
Wis "a wi NAhNA NRH hAN = NhAAh AttAA4 aAA W.
titled copy shall have the force and effect Of a spo-
cial charter. Before such corporation shall cont
mence business II shal cause such certified copy OF
its articles of agreement to be published A. length
in one newspaper printed IN the county whore such
corporation IS located, II such there be and II not,
10 an adjoining county. Whenever such corpora
ton shall deeir . to increase its capital stock, a GER
tiiicato of such increase, signed by the president
and directors, shall he filed with the secretary Of
state and recorded by him, and a certified copy re-
turned and published in the same manner as pre-
scribed in the case OF tho original articles Of asso-
citation.
Sec. 3. Sections seventeen AMI twenty-three Of
said act Of 1870 are hereby repealed.
age.
Approved Nov. II, ls7i.
% An act to amend section one OF an act en-
titled A" An act to authorize the formation OF Tail-
road corporations, and to regulate the same, ap-
proved November 20, A. ID. l-12.
II is hereby enacted, etc. y
Sec. /. Section one of an act entitled An act TO
authorize the formation of railroad corporations,
and to regulate the same, approved November 20.
A. d. ls72, shall BIO altered and amended TO real us
follows, ,
Sec. /. Any number OF persons net less than
twenty five, a majority of them being inhabitants
OF this state. may form a company for the purpose
of constructing, maintaining and operating n rail-
road for public use in conveyance OF persons ana I
property and for that purpose may make and sign
articles OF association in which shall DO stated the
name OF the company, the places from and towhich
the road Is TO be constructed or maintained and |
operated, the length OF such road as near as may :
be, and tho name Of each city, town and county In
this State through or into which II Is made OF In E
tended u be made the amount oithe capital stock :
of the company, which shall be divided into shares a
Of one hundred dollars each, and shall not he less c
than ten thousand dollars for every mile OF road S
constructed or proposed to be constructed, aud the 0
OF shares 0i which said capital stock shall S