Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-04

Sc. /. When administration is taken and thcN
estate u an absent person distributed as provided
forr by sectontwo Of an act entitled An act 10 ad
dition to ehaptcr iiftyo Of the General Statutes
entitled of the administration and distribution Of
interstate estates" approved November %, 1876,
from the time of his disappearance or when last
heard from.
SIC. ?. This act shall take effect from its pas
approved November -, 1873.
No. Sc. An act to reapea an act approved Novem-
Der as, 1870, relating to orders drawn by over
seers Of poor.
II is hereby enacted, etc.
Sac. I. An act approved November IS, 1876
relating to town orders drawn by overseers Of the
SEC. a, This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage
Approved November =, 1873
No 81. An act relating to the collection Of taxes
IL is hereby enacted, etc.i
Sic Whenever any collector Of taxes shall dis
train any property, which may by law he attached
on mesne process, by leaving copy in the town
clerks office, such collector may leave a copy Of his
warrant with his return thereon, in the town clerk S
office, giving description Of the property so
dstraned, and stating the character and amount Of
the tax for the payment Of which such property is
taken and the same shall give to such collector the
same right to hold such property II the was
duly attached on mesne process.
SIC This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved October 49, 1873.
No. g. An act in amendment of an act entitled an
act for the further protection of fish and game,
approved November 40, 1876.
II is hereby enacted etc.i
SEc 1. So much Of section three of an act APP
proved November az 1876, entitled act for the
further protection of fish and game, is hereby
Of September. $780, and inserting in lieu thereof
the words " The first day Of November, 1880 s.
SEC This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November "a, 1873.
No. o. An act in relation to the abatement Of school
taxes.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEc. l. The officers OF the severed school districts
in this State excepting the collector OF taxes here
by constituted board for the abatement Of school
taxes, and shall have the same powers in relation
thereto as is now provided by law for the board OF
civil authority in relation to the abatement of town
taxes
SIC 2. A majority of such officers shall consti.
tute quorum for the transaction Of business, and
the prudential committee, when requested thereto
by he collector of taxes shall call injecting Of said
board in the month of March in each year. prcvi-
Gus to the annual school meeting by posting notices
thereof in three public places in said district al
least hve days before the meeting of said board
Approved October IS, 1873.
No 7o.-An act to amend an act entitled IAN act
in relation to railroads. approved November 10,
A. ID. 1860.
1t is hereby enacted, etc;
SEC, !, The proviso contained in section. one Of
the act in relation to railroads, No. u Of the acts
OF the legislature for the year A. D. 1860, is hereby
amended so to read as follows that is to say
Provided, the stockholders thereof shall at legal
meeting duly called for that purpose, vote by a
vote of at least two-thirds in amount Of the shares
OF such company represented or voted upon at
such meeting in favor of such issue. Notice Of
such meeting shall be published week for
three successive weeks, in newspaper published
in the town OF St. Adams in the county Of Frank
lin, and also in newspaper published in the town
Of Rutland, in the county Of Rutland, and also for
six successive days in one more daes published
in each of the cities Of New York and Boston
SEC ?. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage
Approved November s6, 1873