Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-01-08

No "a An act in amendment to an act entitled IAN
act in relation to suits and proceedings in which
railroad corporation is may be interested" APP
proved November 10, A. d. 1857.
IL is hereby enacted, ETC..
Sec. l. section of the act entitled IAN act in
relation to suits and proceedings in which railroad
corporation is or may be party interested" ap-
proved November 10, 1857, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
no justice Of the peace shall be disqualified from hear
ing and determining active suit proceeding, or in
reference to any subject in which rail- Dad corporation
shall or may be party or interested and erson
shall be disqualified from acting as commissioner for
determining the amount Of damages sustained by the
owner Of any land or property which has been shall
be taken or required for the construction and maintain
Of the railroad or Of any railroad corporation and
the convenient accommodation of the same and no
person shall be disqualified from acting Juror in any
suit proceeding at law in which railroad corpora
ton shall or may be party interested, and no
sheriff deputy sheriff constable authorized indfer-
person shall be disqualified from serving any pro-
to them directed in any matter proceeding
law in equity in which railroad corporation shall
may he party OF interested, 10y reason solely Of
such judge, justice Of the peace, sheriff. deputy sher
ill., constable, authorized or Indifferent person. or 9TH
person. being an inhabant Of or liable to pay taxes
In any town which shall or may be interested in the
capital stock Of such railroad corporation.
Sec. 2. All acts aud parts Of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 2s 1876
/
ter eightseght Of the general statutes, relating
magnetic telegraph companies.
| II Is hereby enacted, ETC..
Sec l. Section Of chapter lightweight Of the
general statutes. is hereby amended read as
| follows:
1t shall be lawful for any legally incorporated tee
graph company in the state TO erect and maintain its
telegraph line any part thereof along the sides Of
railroad tracks within the limits of lands owned
held by any railroad corporation on paying to such
railroad corporation reasonable compensation for the
same, and II such telegraph company and railroad
/ pOratOn cannot agree upon such compensation, the
shall be determined by commissioners who shall
reside in the vicinity OF the line Of such railroad who
shall be appointed aud proceed in ascertaining such
compensation agreeably to the provisions Of chapter
| twenty-elght Of the general statutes.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage
/ Approved November o. 1875.
No. 33. An act to abate aud suppress nuisances.
| 1t is hereby enacted etc.:
Sec. l. Every saloon restaurant grocery. cellar
shop, bardroom, and every drinking place room
used as place of public resort where spurious OF
malt liquor any kind of Intoxicating drink is unlaw
fully sold furnished or gwen away or kept for selling
| furnishing OF giving away unawfuly, shall be helC
and regarded common nuisance, kept in violation
| Of the law.
Sec 2. When, upon due trial II shall be provet
that any such liquor or intoxicating drink is kept fol
unlawful sale, furnishing OF giving away. is unlaw
fully sold, furnished gwen away, in any such place
Of public resort as is named in the proceeding section
the court having jurisdiction in the shall adudg
such place TO be common nuisance, and the SAM
In the manner and form hereinafter provided and sha
not be reOpened by the person convicted the keepe
thereof until he shall file with such bond, Will
sufficient surety sureties payable to the treasure
of the state in the not less than three hundre
dollars more than Ave hundred characterization
ed that he will not thereafter keep for unlawful sale
furnishing giving away unawfully SELL furnis
or give away therein any such liquor or intoxicating
drink as herein named. Aud If such person cor
victed shall reopen or reoccupy such place before Civ
ing such bond, he shall be liable fine Of ten dollar
paVaDlp Ia the each day which h
shall keep open such place before giving such bono
with costs of prosecution, And it shall de the duty
the states attorney, whenever any bond provided
by this shall be forfeited to prosecute aud recuve
the amount forfeited on behalf Of the state an
when such duty neglected by the states attorney f.
the county in which such forfeiture occurs for 81
months after being notified Of such forfeiture. an
other person may institute proceedings such reco,
cry in an action Of debt in the Of the state.
such person, upon the recovery and the payment
such amount into the treasury shall be above
one-hah Of the amount recovered And IL shall /
the duty Of the grand jury Of each county inquil
into the present to the county court oil Of viO
ton Of this act not otherwise proceeded against.
sec. 3. Whenever any person is duly convicted
keeping and maintaining any such place or room use
as place OF public resort in which any such spin
nous or malt liquor any kind Of intoxicating drn
Is sold. furnished or given away or kept for unawf
sale. furnishing or giving away, ne shall be adjudgt
| by the court before which he is so convicted 10
| keeping and maintaining a common nuisance and n
any conviction Of such offence he shall forfeit
pay into the state Treasury ue Of not less than tive
4 " dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or
shall be liable TO fine Of not exceeding twenty dolla
aud Imprisonment in the county Jail less than
month nor more than three months, in the dscrctiC
! Of the court
Sec T. Justices Of the peace shall have jurisdctiC
IN the several counties to try and determine all often
= e. against thio act on written complaint % TOW
grand juror or other proper prosecuting officer and
appeal 70 the county court shall be allowed 10 the pa
" convicted as Is now provided by law other cas-
: from conviction by justice OF the peace.
. Sec. .. Complaints aTsing under this act shall
substantially In the following FORM and the same mi