Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-10

These charters. from A. ID. 1881 to A. ID.
captions. the railroad law for corporations
AM people. Many 0! their provisions are
sin. IT in substance, and in some even
id.l .ical in language but in many i'm
portant respects, some of them are widely
different. 1t may be said, generally, that
not one Of the corporations in working its
charter fonud its provisions fully sufficient
to accomplish in a legal way the object and
purpose of its creation in construction. &c. =,
while the people and landowners, on the
other land, made bitter complaint that
Ii, rights and property We're not properly
scared and protected by the charter pro
visions. and that railroad men were utterly
reckless in their disregard Of individual
rights and property. Hence arose conten-
tons, bitter disputes, and mass of litga-
ton in which venom and spite had full
share. So that in ISIS, and before that
time, 1t became evident that some addition
al legislation in the nature Of general pro-
visions must be had in respect to tho rail
road laws of the State and the Legisla-
ture at lis session in Isis adopted tins RESP
| luton:
" Rls0ir,i. Sc. That the Governor
appoint three competent persons, whose
duty 1t shall be 70 digest and prepare
a general law. regulating and govern
ing ali railroad companies which now are,
and winch shall hereafter be, incorporated
by the legislature. and report Ia it, next
session
This committee made ITS report in 1919.
and it was adopted. and stands to-day as
the law IN the General Statutes. chap %.
1t will be very evident to any one who
shall clrciGlly examine these various char
tiers. tha. the committee performed their
duty with great care. Judgment and dis
tinsuislei ability
1t is not my purpo-s to note OF compare
the differences in the provisions of these
various charters, any further than it may
concern directly or incidentally the quCs-
tion that we have III hand, VIZ the mat
ter OF notices oil appraisal by commission
ers, ana the right OF either party to appeal
within ninety lays from the time Of their
award
In con ilcrinv this question. purpose
10 compare with the provisions OF the first
charter Granted, the Rutland and Whitehall
Railroad. the PROVISIONS IN the several
other charters ua the sAlAs subject. and to
briefly Ii. to the difference, winch the com
mit'ee had before them when they reported
the law a, 1t now stands
shall enllayar To show that according
TO the CLAIM aud explicit language Of tlw
statute. the intent i equally PLAN, that
aHr party may qDpe1' 10 the County Court
from the award OF the commissioners, at
any time within ninety days from the
award, even though 1t be taken the day be
fore the term Of the court, II II 50 be that
tic aly isfJre term Is within the ninety days.
shall also onielvor to show tia, the DIFF
lerrni rule 81 construction requiring twelve
day ultic, Of the appeal 10 the adverse
party before the term of court. would work,
or tend to work. great injustice and injury
to the cOrp0rators. by unnecessary delay, by
0yerturning It's contracts Tor construction.
&c., &c., unless The corporation should from
necessity submit itself to be forced to ac-
cept m award that 1t believed 10 he grossly
unjust while 1T the same time such rule
OF construction can be of no benefit what
ever 10 thg landowner. unless to crafty
spleen and venom By delaying and 50 far
debating the work of construction, IL might
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