Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-11
No. :3-AnAc, relating to highways.

Sec. e This act shall take effect from its pass
Approved, November 81, 1874.
No. An Act relating to highways
Il is hereby enacted, etc. ..Lo,
seq l. The select men O. any town may when
In their Judgment the public good requires IT, ana
by petition duly presented 10 them ior Una, Pu.
pose they are specially requested so 70 10, 20! ou
a hi hway across any stream in sad town IA d
t,rdway under the same provisions as are now pro-
yided in Of laying out and disseminating III
wavs: provided, however, that IN case any sum
bifhvay shall he laid out as !ordsay as above
nrrid,d the town shall not IN any event he liable
Tor any injury damage that may he sustaihe ei
by any person y reason OF the INSURGENCY Oh san
iortway. ,-,..
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sc g. This act shall take effect ,m it. pass
approved November "a, 1874.
No. 5i.-An Act in relation to the duties q high
way surveyors.
Il Is hereby enacted etc.
sec l. When the highway surveyor in any town
IN this state snail have expended all the money IN
the tsx-hill delivered To him by the seleetmtn, rs
ur,Vded b, stctcn nine, chapter twenty live u the
General statutes, and the amount OF such TAX small
be found insulic ent 10 complete the ora nary re-
pairs Of the highways in his district, IL shal be tue
duty OF the hi ghway surveyor TO INFORM the se!tci
men or either o. them, of the insuieency OF such
tax: and upon such notice 1t shall be the duty 81
The selectWrn 10 provide other means Tor the cou-
plttlon Of the ordinary repairs, anu III NJ eso sun
the town lie chargeable with any expense Tor sueh
ordinary repairs Of highways, except mat lncurIei
under the direction of the selectmen; nor shall the
highway surveyor be liable 10 the town Tor damages
oceasio1.d by the want OF any ordinary repairs oi
bi.hwaxs after he shall have gwen the notice alOre-
said aud the selectmen shall refuse OF neglect 10
furnish means 10 complete such erdiniry reairs.
sec , All acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent " IN
thus act are hereby repealed
see D. This act shall take eiieet from It's ass
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20. 80 An hci In amendment Of section one OF an
act approved November 20 1865, tntltled An act
relat n. 20 warn NJ town mettiLss.
Ii j. hereby enacted, etc
sec l. Section ,ne t an act approved Novem-
her 20. l-G-, entitled An act re htins TO warning
town meeting is heTeh! amended - as to read
Il the uEcer, e any town OF city, whose dut, i
shall be To warn, ar cause 70 he warned. town pi
c t, meetings shall refuse TO warn or cause 10 he
warned, a town or city meetingio any purpose o.
the pet lion ia witt NJ o. thirty or more legal Not
ers setting forth the purposes OF said meeting. ioi
more than ten day after rceeNln. sHd ptttivn
sad Ulcers reus n IT nesectins shall each be
liable 20 penalty OF iorty dollars. and Ike pen
atty If forty dollars for every twenty day ) ne
iect or refusal 10 warn, ~ cause l. Toe warned
such meeting thereafter.
Approves october 2,, ls'i
NJ AN act ia addition To- chapter hGeen ,f th'
general statu 6 cLttcd oi fowls town meet
lu.s sua town ,ficcrs.
IL T. hereby enac ed. etc
! SEC . " person hereafter elected and luaiii,
/ as sel,r msn % any town IA this State, shal he
eIi- Die Co tie flee ot first constable amt collector
Of taxes OF town treasurer for and during ihe SAINT
yetr be is soe.tete and quA..f,' a. srleetman d
Sc TIL act shall take eiicct ir IN It. ssh e
! Aup.oted e,ycLh-r -, l,-i.
No. 7.-AnA,t go. amend section fourteen Of chap
ter fifteen ot the general stAt1'-s' Fe'Atns Z
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