Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29

return COMPLAINT against tho owner Or Keeper OF
Hereof fall not snd duo return mske Of this war
rant with your doings thereon within sixty days
Killed and The names ol the owners or keepers
thereof and whether all unlicensed dogs In said
town or city have bsen killed, and the names Of
uader the pfoyis ons Of said act and whether com
plants have bean made and returned aga net all
pers ns who have failed 10 comply With The prvis-
q ven under my band at a'otusii
this dav Of AID
Mayor o) or chairman Of selectmeu Of
Fec b. Zach police nicer or constable ~ whom
the wsrfatt named IN the breeding section oil
have been Issued shall return the ssins within sixty
dAj from The date thereof to the mayor or chair
man Of selecmcn Issuing iho same and thall ttats
IN said return the lumber OF dogs kiled aud the
names or the owners keepers thereof and whether
al unlicensed cogs in bis city or town have boon
killed and the names Of persons against whom com
plants have been made under the provisions of this
act. and whether complaints have been entered
against all tho ptrsons who have failed TO comply
With tho provisions Of this act.
Sec. .. TIC mayors Of cities and The chslrDen
Of selectmen In towns shall annually within ten
days from the twenty nth day Of Jufy transBit .
certhcste regularly subscribed and sworn 10 Of th1
fsct OIL the Issue Of the warrant namud In sostion
seven, and whether the same has been duly exc
cuted and returned, agreeably TO tho provisions Of
ths act to the states attorneys Of their respective
counties whose duty Il shall be 10 prosecute all
such city or town officers as fall 10 comply with the
provisions Of this act.
Sec. 10. Whoever suffers loss by the worryin
manning or killing Of his sheep, lamhs, fowls or
other d nestle animals by dogs, may inform the
mayor Of the city or the chairman OF the selectmen
OF the town wherein tho damage was done, who
shail proceed TO the promises where the damsg,
was done and determine whether the famo was In.
hictod by dogs, ana II 90. appraise The amour.
taefeot and return certihfata OF said amount ~
the board Of aldermen or selec,men Of said city or
town on or boiofe the hfst day Of December pro-
vided however, that II IN the opinion Of sad M,
or c1airman OF selcctmen the amount Of said dam
age shall exceed the OF twenty dollars he shall
appoint two dlsintefested persons who with the
sad mayor or chairman Of aelectmen shall appra
the amount OF such damage and return er.ihcato
Of the same 10 the board " al .e men or stlectmen
OF said city o. town on or before the first day II De
cember De btard Of aldermen selcctmtn OF said
city or town shall, during the month OF DECEMBER
examine all such bills. and when any doubt exists
may summon the appraisers and all parties inter-
ested, and make such examination rs they may
th nk proper, and shall issue an order upon the
treasurer Of the city or town IN which the damage
was done :or all or any part thereof as JIftcs and
equity may require. And sad board OF aldermen
OF selestmen snail transmit to the a.urer Of said
city or town on or before the thirty lrs day o. ne
eembcr, ,ho aggregate amount Of all such orders
Issued by tholn. The appraisers shall receive from
the city or Osn treasurer out OF the money receiy-
ed under the provisions Of this act the um II ore
dollar each Tor every examination made by them
as prescribed IN this section and the mayor or
cnaii man OF selec IN acting In tho ease sha 70
ceitc lweniy cents per mile one way Tor bis neces-
sary travel In the case. The treasurer shal an
nually. on the ifst Wednesday Of January, pay all
such orders In full II the gross amount .elyed by
HIN and not previously paid out un1cr the urovs-
iOps oi this act is sufficient theref r. herwie hs
shall divide such amount pro rata among fu.h or
defe IN fail discharge thereof.
The owner Of sheep. lambs or other dtme.tc an
imAis worried manned Or Killed By dogs shtll have
his election whether to proceed under tho proyis.
Ions Of this section or under the provisions
lion niLe OF ehlItsr one huldred and four Of the
general statutes bot having signiled his election
~ proceeding Ia either mole he shall not have he
7 other remedy. Ia the ahscuce or 8 ckuefs Of tho
mayor 81 tue city or cha IA an Of the seleetmen II
the town in which the damage was done IL shall be
the duty OF any one Of the aldermen Of said city
nj ALL a
informed or damage supposed u have been done by
doss TO discharge forthWith the duties imposed BY
tors section upon the nsyor or chairman vi select
men.
bee. II. ANY city OF town Ulcer reius ng or will
fully negieotiOg u perform the duties herein i'm
posed upon him, shaii be punlshed by lae no; ex
ete1lnz one hundred dollars 10 be paid into the
= state tfeatury Any person aggrieved by such re-
insa or neglect on the part Of any city town OIL
, attorney Of his county.
} Sec. ~. The treasurer Of any city or town may
. and when ordered by the board OF aldermen or
lectIen shall bring an action OF tort against the
owner or keeper Of any dog concerned in doing
damage TO sheep, lambs or other domestic ANNA
r. 10 SAID city or town, which damage the board Of
aldermen or selectmtn have ordered 10 be paid u
recover the full am IN. thereon to the O. said
y city or town. ALI hnCs and po1aties provided 4
thls act may be recovered on complaint or lndc O.
meni, before any court Of compstert Jurisdiction 10
tho county where the tffanre ls committed Money,
received by the treasurer Of any city or town under
the provisions Of this nc; and not expended In ac
cordanss with its provisions may be applied s8y
city or town expenses.
Sec. I2. That part OF chapter SO Of tho genera
statutes which relates 10 the taxation Of dogs /.
hereby repealed.
Approved, November p 1870.
No. 7.An act TO assess and tax the zeal estate Of
railroads in this state.
II Is hereby enacted, etc.
foc. l. The listers Of the several towns md Ct tie
IN tn state shall sppralse and set In tho grand
lists o. their resp etye towns or cities all the real
estate situated In tueh towns or cities which shall
me- Z AM rail rna fr4r
ton. or which shall be Owned, leased, possessed or
/ operatsd by any persons, company or corporation
whose title right, Interest or po session shall have
! been derived Ia any manner from such railroad
/, corporations aad the road-bed and track Of any
railway and all land owned or used by said cOrPo-
ratons shall be eonsdered real estate for the pur
poses 81 this act, and all s0d real estate shall be
set In the lists - such corporations owners, occcu
pants and possessors, AID shall be subject to III.
general provisions relating to tho sessInent and
taxation Of real estate except as hereinafter other
! wise provided.
Sec. p No roat-b,d ard trick shall Do ASSESSED
by the iisters Of any town or city at va uation
exceeding two thousand dollars for every mile ol
r the main Iino Of road ia such town or city.
Sc. D. The real ektate Of any railroad shall he
exempt from taxation for a period OF five years
from the tune when regular trains for public trafrc
and accommodation shah have commenced run
state
SEC. I. When any such railroad shall have been
50 mpleted and 10 running order into or through
said town or county for the period Of eight ycIs
shall DO subject to the general provisions relaln.
to the asessnen mt and taxation Of real aud per.on
al estate in said town or co nty.
Sec. s. The several eoDstab es and collectors OF
taxes 10 this state shall have power, in default
Of payment Of any tax assessed under and by viz
tue Of this act to collect the same out OF the goods
and ohatiss OF the corporation, company or per-
sons owning, leasing, operating or possessing the
property upon which such tax is assessed, and
may dispose VI SAID property IN tho came manner
as personal property Is low taken and sold Tor the
eel eet on OF taxes.
Fec. G. All acts and parts OF acts Inconsistent
with This act 2 "a lCfchk reupalef
See 2. This act shall take effect from ia pas
sago.
Approved November o. 1876.
No. ls-An set in addition to chapter eighty
three tho general statutes, entitled "Oi tho
II Is hereby enacted, oic.
Soc. L. That in all cases where the listers In any
town have the year previous or may hereafter set
the LET OF any estate OF deceased person IN fuch
town TO such deceased persons estate, without
naming the executor or administrator " his e.
tate, such list shall be deemed legal aud biLdiDg
on such deceased persons esiatei and il is hereby
made the duty Of the executor or administrator OF
such estate ~ pay all taxes assessed on tho samp
and upon his neglect or refusal 60 TO do, any prop
erty OF sad estate may DO taken and sold BY the
proper collector for the payment Of such Iaxcs
with costs, upon the same notice aud demand Of
such executor or administrator, and In tho same
manner MS provided BY law Tor tue collection Of
taxes.
Gee. ? All real estate belonging to such estate
shall b. holden ior the pay mslt OF the taxes as
scssed then con, aud may be sold tor tho non pay.
Inent OF the same, in tho same manner provided in
section eleven Of chapter eighty-threo OF tho
general statutes.
Sec 3. This act shall take eect from It's pAsso TO-
Approved, November Is. 1876.
No. 10 An act to amend section sixty . OF chap
ter fifteen CT the general statutes.
II IL hereby enacted, etc.
soe |. Ssctitn sixiy-six Ct chapter 4 teen OF the
general statutes Is hereby amended as to read
follows belecimen and justices OF the peace 10
siding In any town shall constitute tho board OF
civil authority Of such town ana they in c0njunc
tiVn with the Town CLERK and listers OF such Town
shan constitute board for the abatement OF taxes
IN the several towns aud at Toast one Of said lis
tiers shall always be hOlihed Of any meeting Of the
board for such purpose, which notice shall be the
tano Us is required for tho board OF civil author
ty, and they shall have power ~ abate tho tax OF
any person IN suon town who may have died ins0l-
vent, removed out OF tho State, or Vs. Otherwise un-
able TO pay such tax and may abate in whole or
In part any tax which has been assessed the list
Of any person in which there IL manifest error,
In which there Is mistake Of tue listers or asses-
sors who made up tueh list and the said board
shall have all thu power In abatng taxes that may
~. all. ia.