Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-05

70 1A.-An Act relating to net fishing.
t Is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. l. All pound-net, trap-net, gil-net, set-net
md fyke fishing In the public waters of this State
re hereby prohibited; and any person or per-
Ons who shall be found fishing with any such
,ound-nes, trapnets, gill-nets set-nets or fykes,
all be punished by fine of one hundred dol
airs and any person discovering any such net or
lets thus set for fishing contrary to the pioviS-
ons OF this section may seize the same and the |
lets so seized shall 90 10 the treasury OF the town
nearest which the Seizure is made.
SEC 2. Section eight OF number fifteen of the |
ictS OF 1874, and number ninety OF the acts or 1875
Il e hereby repealed.
SEC. B. This act shall take effect from Its pas
sage.
Approved Dec. %, 1890
No. 125.-An act to repeal IAN act to enable
owners OF Ian Is to drain the same" approved |
November 49, 1868
It is hereby ell tcted etc
sec. l, The act passed November 10, 1885, en-
titled AN act to enable owne 8 OF lands to drain
the same" is hereby repealed.
SEC. z This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage.
No. 126.-An act to amend section two of chapter
ninety OF the General Statutes
1t Is here tnacted, etc.
SEC. l. Section t" OF chapter n nety Of the Gen
eral Statutes Is amended so as to r. ad as follows
Su h association shall be formed by written
articles, subscribed by the member S, ana specify
Ing the object OF the associations and the C ndi-
t ons on which they are founded Such ar icle
OF association shall be recorded in the town clerks
Office OF the town where such association Is to be
located, ana shall be in substance as follows:
1--WE, the subscribers, hereby associate our.
selves ogether as a corporation, under the laws
OF the State OF Vermont, to he known by the name
OF (here insert the Dame), for the purpose OF
there insert the purpose of the association) at
dnSert thu name Of the town, in the county Of
dnsert name Of county,, in said State, upon the
following conditions, VIZ (here insert the Condi-
tions under which the subscr bers agree to asso-
ciate themselves for the purpose named).
Dated at This day Of ,A.D. "
Town clerks shall keepa separate book for re-
cents u folio for recording the same.
SEC. 3 This act shall take effect from Its pas
sage.
Approved December %, 1880
No. 127.-An act to encourage manufactures.
1t Is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC l. All manufacturing establishments here
after erected, all quarrfe> and mines hereafter
opened by any individual company or corpora
ZION, and al the machinery, including tram avs
and other appliances, necessary for the prescott
ton of the bust ess all capital invested In and
used for operating the same, 10 ether with all
such machinery hereafter put into buildings
already erected, but not now occupied (when the
amount actually invested exceeds one thousand
dol ars) Shall be exempt from taxation for a term
of five (5) years from the time when such estab-
lishment, quar- or mine may be puI into opera
ton; but all property so exempted shall be ap-
Shall be stated upon the grand list and the ex-
empTion from taxation aud the time when such
exemption terminates, shall be noted against 1t.
SEC. 3 If a majority Of the legal voters In any
town or city so elect, at any meeting legally
warned, they may exempt from taxation all in
diVlduals, companies and corporations contem.
platen in and as stipulated in the first section Of
this aci for term no exceeding ten years.
SEC. 3. Act number sixty, OF the session laws
OF 1877, approved November21, 1867, also act num-
Der twentysix of the SEES ion laws OF 1863 approx
m 0lGn nnf alNs,p,
eight OF the session laws of 1870 are hereby re.
pealed.
SEC. 4. Nothing In this act shall be construed
so as to deprive any individual company or cor
poration from exemptions secured 10 them by
any OF the acts herein rep aled.
SEC 5. Tn III tShal take effect April first, 1881.
Approved November 10, 1880.
No. 129.-An act relating to manufacturing COM
panies formed under chapter one hundred and
seven OF the General Statutes.
1t Is hereby ena Ted, etc.
SEC /. The repeal OF chapter one hundred and
seven OF the General Statutes shall not affect any
associations organized under said chapt prior
to Its repeal but as to all said associations said
chapter shall be construed to remain in force, and
hall be regarded as the special charter Of said
associations so long as they exist.
Approved december %, 1880.
No. 129.-An act providing for the laying out of
public parks rsquareS on petition offreehOlders
1t Is hereby enacted, c.:
SEC /. Fifty or more freeholders of town, de-
string to have public park or public square laid
out iii such town for the erection OF soldiers
| monument or for other public purpose, may APP
ply by petition 10 writing 10 the seectmen of the
town requesting them to lay out such park or
square. The selectmen so applied to shall there
upon examine the premises and app int a time
| and place for hearing parties interested, and
shall proceed In setting out land, awarding dam
| ages, and In all other particulars, as In laying
out highway on petition of three freehoiderS.
Persons aggriaved by the action OF the selectmen
shall have the remedies as are provided for per-
sons aggrisved by the action of selectmen ia lay
| ing out highway.
Approved December 9, 1880
No 130.-An act authorizing towns, ecclesiastical
| societies and cemetery associai IONS to receive
lots.
1t is hereby enacted, etc. Z:
SIC /. Towns ecclesiastical societies, and Gem
etnTy associations may receive and I'D in trust,
donations, the income of which Is to be used for
the care OF th ir ceme cries and nura lots, or OF
private lots within such cemeteries provided that
the total amount OIL property held at one time by
such society shall not exceed ten thousand dollars
| In value.
sea-. All such donations shall be invested as
is by law requredr the investment OF trust funds
except when othe wise authoriz by the donor
SIC 3. Such towns, ecclesiastical societies or
| cemetery associations shall Apply the annual In
come OF the moneys so held by tn m, or so much
| Il such Income as they may deem advisable, 10
! the care, maintenance, decoration and improve
ment OF any grave yard or cemetery, or OF any
burial plot therein, and shall make an annual re-
| port showing the amount OF such moneys so held
| In truSl, how the same are invested the income
| ther nom and the manner In which the said In
come has been applied
Approved December %, 1880
| No. l3l-An act en'itl an act for the recognition
| and encouragement Of the State militia
| 1t Is hereby enacted ETC.:
| SEC. /. All members Of the State militia shall
be reli we'd from doing duty on juries during ther
enlistment
SAC2 Polls of members of the State militia
m ~ be exempt from taxation Ii their respective
towns shall so vote.
SIC. 3. This actshall teke effect from its pas
sige.
approved December %, 1880.
No. 132-An act to complete Miss Heminway's
| Gazetteer of Vermont History, and thus com
plete the history of all the towns for one hun.
| dred years.
| 1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. The state librarian is hereby author
lied and directed to subscribe for twenty-five COM
plete sets of Miss Heminways "Vermont Histor
| cal Gazetteer" at four dollars per volume and as
| fast as the volumes are delivered at the library
and certificate of the librarian showing such de
livery Is presented to the state auditor, said au
dtor shall draw an order in favor of the publish
ers for payment Of the same.
SEC. 2. Tine publishers are hereby authorized
| to take one subsc ipton to the same for each
town in the State, al two dollars per volume, and