Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-15

y in this State shall appraise and set in the gran
lists OF their respective tewns cities, all the
= estate situated in such towns cities which shal
be owned or occupied by any railroad cOrpors
ton. or which shall be owned leased possessed c
. operated by sBy persons company or corpOratiO
p whose tite. right interest or possession shall hay
been derived in any manner from such railIol
l corporation: and the road-bed and track of an
i railway and all land owned or used by said corpc
rations shall be COM dered real estate for the pur
poses OF this act, and all said real estate shall b
set IN the lists TO such corporations, owners, occcu
, pants and pOssessQrs. aud shall be subject 10 tn
o general provisions relating 10 the assessment an
taxaten Of real estate except as hereinafter other
+ wise provided.
4 Sec. , No Toai-bed and rack shall DO assosse,
. by the listers Of any town city at valuation
exceeding two thousand L, Lars for every mile o
= the main line Of read IN such town or city.
= Sec. ,. The real estate Of any railroad shall b
exempt from taxation for period OF five year
from the time when regular trains for public tram,
and accommodation shall have comIneuced Iun
j ninS INTO or through any town or county in thu
htate
! Sec. 1. When any such railroad shall have beer
50 C mpeted and IN rum NJ order into or thruu Il
sad town or county iur the pOriOd Of sht years
shall be subject To the general provisions relatin.
10 the assessment and taxation Of real and porson
n! estate in said town or MY.
Sec. 5. The several constable and collectors ol
taxes in this state shall have power, IN default
oi payment Of any tax assessed under and by viz
tue Of this act, to collect tne out OF the EoJd
and chattels OF the Corporation, company or per
SONS owning, leasing, operating or possessing the
property upon which such tax is assessed, and
may dispose OF said property in the same manner
as personal property IS how taken and sold Tor the
col ectoH Of taxes.
Sec E. All acts and parts OF acts Inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec . This act shall take eilect :rOm It's pas
sage
Approved November as 1876.
No. is.-An act in addition to chapter eighty
three u the general statutes, entitltd 20. the
1t Is hereby enacted etc
Sec. /. That n all cases where the listers in any
town have the year previous or may hereafter set
the list o.. anv state oi declared person IN such
town TO such deceased persons estate. without
naming the executor or sdm n stratur of bis es-
tate, such list shal. he deemed LEGAL and bud ng
On such deceased lersous estate; and t : hereby
made the duty of the executor OF administrator Of
such estate 10 pay all taxes assessed On the
and upon Ms neglect refusal to do, any pr. y
proper collector ,or the Payment Of such taxes
with costs. upon the same notice and demand 81
such executor or admlnistrAt r. AMI in the same
manner as provided BY law !or the collection o..
taxes
Sec > Al real estate belonging to such estate
shall be holden ior the pay iaeut OF the tlxes as
sessed thereon, and may be sold for the non pay
lneut oi the same, 10 the same mAuncr provided in
section eleven o; chapter ei-hiy-thr o: the
sec. B. This act shall take effect rom IL. passage
Approved, November 19 1916.
I No. An act to amend section s-xt,-sx OF elap-
ter fifteen = the general statutes
Il Is hereby enacted, etc
sec J. sect. siXty-s.x q chapter teen of the
genera! statutes is hereby amended read as
follows Sclectnen anu lust ce- O. the peace re-
/ sd ~ 10 any town shall constitute tho board o..
evil author ~ y such town and they n couiuuc-
ton III the town clerk and l.sters %. such Town
sh add cOnst tute board ,or the abatement o. taxes
IN the several towns, and at least one o. said g.
Ter sha4 AWAY he notified oi any meeting % the
board ,cr such purpose. winch mote -ua4l be- the
same As required tgr the board " civil author
ity. and they sinai have powc- o. ahatc tho tax of
~ u led. rs D. be-
vent, removed out o the State OF Is ofh-rW .se uu-
! ai.e o. Hay such taN 1nl miy atate II whole or
ln part any winch has been a.-essed on the I.t
I Oi any person n which there .s manifest error. or
J ia vii ca tlere stake uf the llsfers ur asst
/ snFs VII mece ~ such list and the sad b srl
shf-. nave al the power n ahat NJ taxes that may
/ bee rKefc sed hy the inhabitants Cd. town 10 town
meeting ssseiah,d ProyIdrd, That the sum 60
41l,ed s.a-. Rot eAt,ed one twentieth part Any
Approse- November IS 1875.
NJ. e'.-An see rt4u ring tie listers Q" repur, the
iAi ut G. 'ue' ani rent O., lands -rsAtei scgues-
tered TO- pub 'r, p.ous and Charitable USES.
+ II hereby tuactr,i. etc
Soc 8. IL sht4 tc Tie duty of the listers .D tie
several Dr-aa te- Gowns ana TIE commiss rncr o.
unUr-au zt4 towns auu cores o.. the State, d. tie
quaorernial apra sal cc real estate p .r- and Al
each sUh-, quuut guA ifsuui appfasa 20 apprsisr
ana sct n inc 81 apart from she LIST 90 taxable
ftat est tte d. lands -l4ucstorcG ior public. pau-
7 Or char table use, upon WI ch an aLI ual rcit
pap able. ALd sait JET shall contain The name o.
TIE occupant ur occupants ,t eacn parcel 81 lild
s'lAr-f @i as a'Hrt-i.i, with - amount and
titur Int tr antui rtLt q: such .Aud aud Tie
puri io-e t0 81. H. aHh 'eut IS applied And ,uca-e
of .a.u. lands i.c .-t -lal show what amount 10
rert - is.l H- vi Ssh .u4 laus-, GA G uuty gram
mar s-los. lands, "a uu rer-Jy lands. ana Un
name.
sso.2 The secreu'y o. state shall insert % each
LET book blank ior the list required o. be made,
hs sect. oue oi tA.s uct ana be shall mako. OF
cause 20 Be made. Au ab-t-act %. tie returns te-
qu.red % .o-t oue o- il.s act. shown tlerein
H7 7I Is aHYH % r.H sfn Harr
@. t-e state O. lun.-. p.pus. and charitable pur-
; so-' An- t-e feAi % Toe -tme and the value an
r'it c, the tut- coveted o. re-. ..ous uses ana ot
th'-e dev7ietfg fg support e town schools. ot county
-raiuilar .cA"oIs. aud oi tho University 90 Yer
moIt
sec. ,. r4's .ct shAI take eject rom It's Ia.-
sa-e.
ApPrsy'a. November % ls'5.
No An a.t relating 90 ;-elsu1eIs W as-uss
il Is hereby enacted otc.
sec. D. ]. the treasurer Of any saw - b1ns ~
Institution for saw ms within this state, shail uc.
!'ot G. make The return 10 tie towu cierK. required
By an act 20 amendment Ot section forty 90 chap
ter e Elty SIX ot the general statutes, approved
November 30. l-ti. be shall ue liable 90 penalty
rct exceed - I've hundred do..u-, 90 te recovered
10 an seti0n o the uamo aud f.r tie benefit .. &c
town where sueh report 81. uli have lecn snaic
Approved, November =. l7i6.
~ 13 An ac, q. amend section n'ue oec.aIt,r
e'-aij j-iou- o.. the Genera. statutes, ,ui tci %.
C lection " taNe-'
lt Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec L. Section u.ne oi chapter cI -hty-'our T.,
the general statutes. entitled 90 ~ coolest. % Oh.
taHes Is hereby go AMENDED as To- reai as .ol-
lows
Ulon the ne -.ect or refusal = any person O. pay
bis tax. spec fsc such tax h.ll. tie constable -s
empowered ard rcgu rel g. dlstrd q Tie goods ami
chAttels o. suca person So ne Getting o- refusing 10
pa! d tax, excepting from distress the arms AMI
accHutreueuts which Z .s the duty ot such person
to keep aut a.sN eNcelt.u. from such distress. n
case O., taxes assessed real estate. such suitable
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twenty five liars. and articles 90. household FUR
% t1re 90, such p-fsen = may be necessary tor mp
holding lt'r. and nu sewin- mach ne kept or use
o.: such person. ana ,0e constable mAsfu- such /
~ stress sti.l be eutt ted 20 zht per cent minis
SON ou slch tax rc-| ie, hs lawful ices.
Sec % Tbs act -Aal. take effect from 'ts pas .
sa-e.
Approved November -~. I,-G.
No -} An act provide ,or "a 'road police and I
for the better protection oi passengers upon rti.-
roa1 ira Is and al railroad stations.
ID s hereby enacted, stc.s
Sec. D.. The &c ectmen Of any town, or TIE mayor .
and aldermen %, any city may, upon the petition J
oi any company cr persons owning. managing or /
uslu- any ralroad u tins state, appoint, from me
t. me, as tuty may deem necessary, such eu- I
plnye- OF such company or persons, as such COIN /
pany ur persons may dies Euate 10 act As policemen
within and upon tle premises and cars ownca. .
uaSed. or used hy su III company or persons, aud
they shall lssue 10 every person 80 sppontsi "A F
commission to act as sucl policeman, ard copy F
OF such commission Wi be certified by such re- l
lectmen or may or and aldermen and filed ny such /
ra-oAd company or persons in the oice q; the Sec
retafy Of state and the 81 o. such copy shall con
stitute the persons named therein policemen within
tn. STATE. such pol cemeu shall hold their tlices
during the plrasureo ot the sc ectmen or may and /
aldermen. by whom they are appointed, unless {
their powers Shall be terminated as provided ~ .
section seven.
sec. .. Every such po.' 'ceman. except passenger /
conductors. snail, wAcn ou duty. except a. detect
ives, wear metallic huc-e in plain view with the /
woIds "railroad police" aud tho name or intia.s /
OF the name OF the corporation Tor which he is ap
o. q % he'd her
See. .. 1t shall be lasiul fo- all such policemen /
10 arrest iiAout previous complain or warrant al
such persons as are found ntoNcated, OF are -uIty
@. pfuiane s.oarius, ysgrancy. breaches oi the .
peace assaults, other cfiences against the laws
oi tins state, when such offences shall he committed
WITHIN or upon the preuiises ard cars owned nat
a-ef used by the company pers ns, upon [
wAose petition they are sppu nted and such U'-
Tenders shall be taken IN the act or the speedy
Information ot others; and upon the compliant Of /
such pol licemen, such offenders shal be punished /
ih The manner now provided by law Prouded that
u any ierson shall commit any offence aga LIST the
laws oi lhs etate upua the railroad cars, when IN
motion, OF any company or persons, such offenders
may he conveyed To and tr.ei Tor such cience In
aus town or CITY In this state 'n the lln' oi the
railroad owned. managed or used by such company
or persons. which town or city shall MT lie more
than twenty NJ les from the town Or city in which
such offence is committed
sec. 4. Whoever, without right, loiters or re-
mains within auv statiol-house Of railroad com
pany, or upon the platform OF grounds adj tcent To
such station, alter bein. requested q leave the
same by any railroad policeman, shall he punished
by a fine o; not less than tw0or more than twenty
dollars.
Bee ). II any person shall enter, "a passen ger
upon any railroad tram. and shall refuse 10 paw his
fare he shall be punished by fac OF not less than
two or more than twenty dollars.
Sec g. The compensation Of all railroad police
shall he paid by the companies or persons upon
whose petition they respectively appointed; ami
such corporations shall be liable TO parties sggriev
ed by any Official misconduct Of such railroad po-
lice u the zane extent as they are Tor the
turts U! agents and servants in their emplOy.
Sec. :. whenever any company or persons shall
TO require the services Of any OF the railroad
police, pointed upon their petition, they may
hle notice 10 that effect in the Office OF the Seere
tary o. State and thereupon the power Of said officer
shall cease
$50. J. This act shall take eject from lts pas
sa-e.
Approved, November y, 1876.
No. 2i-An act in amendment OF section twenty |
o. chapter one hundred and twelve oi the general /
statutes.
1t is hereby enacted. etc
Sec /. Section twenty Of chapter one hundred |
and twelve OF the general statutes Is hereby amend