Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-12-16

shall be fJund ia his hands.
Sec. G. 1his act sha!l take effect :rum its pas
Approved, November p. 1874.
No. s3-An Act relating to Highways.
IL is hereby enscted, eie.g
See. !. The select men u any town may, when
in their judi ment the public gOod requires It, and
by petition duly presented 10 them Tor that pur
pose they spec ally requested TO do, lay out
: hi. hway acrOss any stream IN said town a 3
iUrdway, under the same provisions as are now pro-
vided Ia case OF laying out ana disseminating Ugh
ways provided, however, that In case any such
highway shall be laid out as a iOTd~ay as above
provided, the town shall not IN any event be liable
for any Injury or damage that may be sustained
BY any ptrsOn by reason OF the infueieney Of said
Sec. Z. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this sot are hereby repealed.
SEC. .. This act shalt take effect { IN IT, pass
age.
approved November 81 1874.
No. 5i.-An Act In relation t. the duties cf high
way surveyors.
Ii l. b rely enacted, etc;
tee l. When the highway survey or In any town
Ia this state sHal have expended all the money In
the taX-bill delivered TO him by the selectnen, a.
provided bJ ctpn nine, chapter twenty-five OF tho
general statutes, and the amount OF such tax shall
be found insufficient TO complete the ordinary re-
pairs OF the highways in his district II shall be the
duty Of the highway surveyor TO inform the select
men, either Oi them, Of the insuc ienoy OF such
tax and upon such notice IL shall be the duty Of
the selectmen TO provide other means for the com.
pletlon Of the ordinary repairs, and in no case sha
the town be charseable with any expense for such
ordinary Iepais Of highways, except that incurred
under the direction Of the seltctmen nor shall the
highway surveyor be liable TO the town for damages
OceasiOntd by the want Of any ordinary repairs o.
after he shall have given the notice aore
said and the selectmen shall refuse or neglect Il
furnish means TO complete such ordinary reiRrs.
See. g All acts parts OF acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
500 QaFa hal Nmt re .ntF p4afU ftl
age,
approved November 4, I,7i.
40. So An set In amendment of section one vi an
act approved November 20, 1858, entitled IAN act
relating to warning town meetings"
Ii Is hereby enacted, etc.,
sec. !. Section one tf an act approved Noyem-
Der 90 1865, entitled IAN act relating 10 warning
town meetings Is hereby amended 50 Us to read
rs follows
If the officers cf any town or city, whose duty II
shall be TO warn, or cause to 10 warned, town OF
city meetings, shall refuse 10 warn, or cause to be
warned, tOwn CT city meeting Tor any purpose, on
the petition in writing thirty or more legal vOt-
ers, setting forth the purposes of said meeting, for
more Ihau ten days after receiving SAID petition,
said Ulcers So refusing Or ntgectins shall each be
liable penalty Of iorty dollars, and like PEN
atty Of forty dollars for every twenty days neg.
ect or refusal 10 warn, or cause To DO warned
such meeting thereafter.
Approved October %, 1874.
No. 56-An act 10 addition to chapter iloen q the
general statues entitled "of towts town NEE t.
ings and town Ulcers"
II Is hereby euac ed. etc.
See ,. No person hereafter elected and qualified
as selectman in any town in this state, shall be
eligible to the flee Of first constable and collector
Jf taxes town treasurer, for and during the same
YER he $50 eltcte and qualified as selectman $
Aforesaid.
Sec q This act shall take feet fro It's p ssage.
Approved November u, 1874.
No. 57--An Act to amend section fourteen Of chap
ter fifteen Of the general statutes, relating To
town officers.
Ii Is hereby enacted, etc.
Section fourteen Ut chapter fifteen OF tho genel al
statutes Is hereby AMENDED so rs to read as follows
The election OF town clerk, seloetmen, treasurer,
,verseer Of the poor. constable, superin endtnt Of
chOOis, grand jurors and listers shall be made by
"a lot when the ballots are rtqulCCd by any three
Yoters present at the meet ny. The election Of all
,ther town officers shall he IN such manner as the
neetil NAV determine.
Approved Nov. 8, 1874.
10. ts-An Act to lrevent Illegal voting 10 t,wn,
village or school dst,lct IN etn.s.
IL Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec /. If the presiding officer Of any town. viii
age ar school diSttict meetings shall knowingly
eceve and count any vote or votes from any person
ot legal voter, or knowingly receive from anv
egal voter at any ballotting for the same flee
lOre than one vote, he shall be punished by q lne
ct exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
Sec, lfany person, showing that 10 Is not
ualiiied voter, shall vt any Of said meetings lnen
uned in the first section OF this act wiliuly give In
vote for any iIloer TO DO chosen he shall be pun
shed by line not exceeding enc hundred dollars
II such offence.
Sec, o The fnes mentioned In This act may be
covered to the use Of this state, by information or
allotment before the county eCuIt In the county
here the offence shall be committed.
Approved NOV. -, 1874:
n 70 An Act In addition 20 got n,t,tar .a,,a,t,,
six of tho acts passed in 1870 entitled "AR act
to protect butter and cheese manufacturers"
1t Is hereby enacted, etc.
bee /. Whoever shall knowingly sell or furnish, |
tflgr to sell any milk diluted with water, or in |
~ way adulterated, shall forfeit 10 the person to
HON such mi k Is sold or furnished the same sum |
at is forfeited TO the Manufactured, as provided In
9 aGi to which this Is an addition, and TO he col
cted by him In the same manner.
SIC. 2. This act shall take effect from Its passage
Approved November H. 1874.
D. Co A act in relation to the serN leo of extents
against delinquent collectors.
Ii Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec /. That the eXtents ptOvited for In sections
rty-one and furtythreo OF chapter eighty four of
general statutes, may be issued TO the sheriff of
y county in this state, who "a hereby authorized
serve the same and make return thereof rs now
divided by law for tho sheriff OF the county in
lich the delinuut mt collector may reside.
Approved October %, 1874.
), 6l.--An Act to 0mend al act entitled AN act
relating TO criminal offences committed within
no limits Of Incorporated villages IN this State"
approved November 2t,l570.
II 10 hereby enacted, ETC..
Sec. /. That the second section o. rald act is
reby amended no as 70 read as folowsi
All the lines and penalties which shall be Imposed
any pcTson for any such Gfience,Or for the breach
any penal Law committed within tho limits ofany
village In THE State, together with the
;ts " prosecution, If tho prosecution DO commence
on the complaint or information Of any of it's pO-
6 officers, and being within tbs jurisdiction OF q
tico OF the peace 10 try and detei mine shall be-
" and Ue paid 0 the trea'ury OF the village in
ich the Offences shall be committed. And II said
and costs are not paid, the justice Of the peace
~, in his discretion, order the said person to be
I to hard labor rs provided in chapter one hun
ed aud twenty-five Of the general statutes, until
d fine and costs are paid, or until the ayails of
CD labor received by tue officer having charge OF
Q prisoner as therein provided in said chapter one
udfed and twenty-five as Aforesaid. shall amount
a sum sufficient to pay said fine and coats. The
tiee OF tho peacs before whom such prosecution
all be heard and tried and who shall commit
Q prisoner, aud order such person to be put to
I'd labor as aforesaid, and the officer receiving
CHI person so assigned to labor as Aforesaid, are
reby required TO conform fully 10 the provisions
requirements of chapter one hundred and
enty two OF the general statutes relating to the
'ignment Of persons to hard labor for minor OF
aw ordeIs on the treasury of such village to pay
Q costs OF any such prosecution In favor of the
rsons entitled 10 the same.
Sec. 2. This act to lake effect from Its passage.
Approved November .. ls74
. Can Act In amendment Of section seven of
,hapter one hundred and twenty Of the general
statutes, relating 70 crimes and punishments.
It Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. l.. Section seven of cha pter one hundred and
enty Of the general statutes Is hereby amended
as TO read az follows,
hen any person shall be convicted OF any crime
nishable with death, and sentenced 10 suffer SUCH
he shalI at tho Same time DO sen.
reed to hard labor IN the state Prison for a pc
ID of twenty months from tho date of mis- sentence |
d to solitary confinement thereafter In the State
ison until such Punishment of death shall DO In.
,ted.
Approved November 90 1874.
. CAN Act in addition to can act empowering
villages and towns TO have and