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

money or substitute for money to the com.
pany or other party entitled to receive the
same. for the space Of thirty days after
notice to make such payment, shall be deem.
ed guilty of larceny, and, upon conviction,
shall be punished therefor in accordance
with the laws of this State.
Sec. Is. All copies OF charters, by-lawo,
certificates, appointments, and all copies oil
other papers required by law to be filed in
the Office of the Secretary of this State. made
ard certified by either Of the insurance
commissioners, shall in all cases be compe-
tent evidence in the courts of this State.
Sec. 10. Whenever the insurance com.
missloners 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, or
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 fail to
comply with any requisition 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
BIO liable for each offence to fine not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars and costs of
| prosecution.
Sec. 90. The insurance commissioners
shall bicnnially, on or before the first day
OF October, cause to DO printed and laid
before the Legislature an abstract of the
annual statements made to them by insur.
ance companies of other States for the two
years next preceding, with such statistics
general information and suggestions relat-
ing to the subject of insurance as they NAV
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 which such agents have been licensed
and they may appoint deputy to assist
them In carrying the provisions of this
chapter into effect, for whose acts they
shall DO responsible, and the fees from
agents and companies for licenses and ex-
aminations hereinbefore proyIded for, to-
gether with any fees they may receive for
copies furnished by them, shall BIO in full
compensation for their services as commits
sioners.
Sec. 81. Sections ono, two, three and
four Of chapter eighty-seven of the General
Statutes, and all acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act, are hereby repeal
ed.
Approved, November "a, 1874.
No. An Act to assess and tax the real e,t,te OF
railroads In this state.
Ii ls hereby enacted, etc.;
Sec. /. Tho listers Of the several towns and cit
les in this state shall appraise and set In the grand
llsts OF their respective towns and cities all the
real estate situated In such towns and cities which
shall be owned or occupied by any railroad cOrpor-
alton, or which shall be owned, leased, possessed
or operated by any persons, company or corpora
ton whose title right, interest possession shall
have been derived in any manner from such rail-
road corporation; and the road-bed and track Of
any railway, and all land taken and used tor rail-
road purposes shall be considered real estate for
the purposes of this act, and all said real estate
shall be set In the list to such corporations owners
occupants and possessors, and shall be subject to
the general provisions relating to tho assessment
| wise provided.
SEQ. g. No road-bed ard track shall be asses cd
| by the listers Of any town or city at a valuation
exceeding TWO thousand dollars for every mile OF
the man me ne OF the road 10 such town or city.
| Sec 81. The real estate Of any railroad shall be
exempt from taxation for period of ten years
from the time when regular trains for public trait
and accommodation shall have commenced runnin,
| over the entire length of said road within this
state; and it shall be the duty OF tho 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 the raire ad of
such company extends.
Sec. A. The several constable and col Electors Of
taxes in this state shall have power in default OF
payment OF any tax assessed under and by virtue
OF ths ae 10 collect the same out OF the goods and
chattels OF tho corporation, company OF persons
owning, leasing, operating or possessing the prop
erty upon which such tax Is assessed and any en-
sne, car Or other article In on said road by the
corporation or persons manag ing or running said
road, and which has at any time been owned
by SAID corporation or persons shall be deemed tt
be the property OF such corporation persons fol
the purpose Of satisfying said tax, ana the SAINT
may be taken and sold by virtue of said ble
or collectors warrant, in the same manner as per
sona pIopertyis now taken and sold for the collec
ton Of taxes.
Sec. 8. Sections seventeen Of chapter elghty-thre
and sections lightweight elghty-nine, ninety
of the general statutes are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This act snail take effect from Its pass
age.
Approved, November "a. 1874.
No. 5.-An Act In relation to the duties of list
Il
Sec. |. Whenever from any cause there shall b
occasion for the appraisal Of real estate, not insud
cd in the next preceding quadIennial appraisal
real estate II shalt be tie duty Of the listers to up
praise such real estate, aud set the same in tn
grand list of the town in which such real estate
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 einus
OF section fourteen OF chapter eighty -thIoe u IN
general statutes, entitled "Of the grand DIST"
q 1t Is hereby enacted, etci
s Bee. l.. The second clause OF section fourteen
/ chapter eighty-three of the general statutes
= hereby amended so as to read as follows
: second. all machinery employed In any brano
of manufacture, and belonging to any corporate
: or company, shall BIO assessed to such CORPORATE
>, or company In tho town where such machiner
. may be situated or empIoyedi and In assessin
SUCH stockholders for the stock in any manuiactui
log corporation or company there shall hrst DO u'
Quoted from the value thereof the value OF the ms
Is ohnery and real estate belonging TO such eorpoI,
lion or company, and the value Of any other prof.
i erty belon ling to snoh corporation or compan,
r and represented by such STOCK which may be slt'
- ated In any other state or country, and which sna
IS be liable to, and shall be taxed by such other stat
II or country; provided that in no case the value
property outside the state BIO offset against the "
sbie property Of such corporation within the stap
y which may be set in the Isl under the provision
70 SEQ. 2. This act shall take effect frem Its pas
10 age. -. ,e,,
M Am Act to amend an act approved Mover
d w. her al. 1874 relating to the grand llst.
% II ia hereby enacted, cto No,or
Section two 81 Of an a sra ngplG st shall
L amended 10 read as follows, ..,o.a NV !,
r ANY person or persons feeling aggrievea Uy n
Of real estate BY the Ssy S Juns as her
rs .nfo~e ngoyIded appeal to the board OF civil
TO Horty in the town city where such real essaie
II situated and such appellant shall give lme1 d