Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-12-13

tefcst IN any property rlgnt OF aCuou or demand,
unity or in common, or VINO may be liable to any
-tion on account OF such ownership interest, and
ho have organized BY the election Of president,
ERIK or treasurer shall be embraced in the provisions
this act
SEc. a. No suit so commenced shall abate by rea- |
on Of the Ieath, Ieu' al or resignation OF such pres
lent eier& or treasurer, or by the death or legal
lCapacity Of any such associate sharehoderUT by
easJn VI any change IN the membership OF such assO
ia.IOa OF company, during the tendency of such
ssC. After judgment shall be obtained against
station joint stock company in its associate
II company name as above provided, and after ex-
,cuuon upon such judgment has been returned unsat
shed IN whole or part, suit suits may be brought
gainst any all OF the associates shareholders
iividually, upon their original liability as the same
shall be made to appear but more than one such
,ut shall be brought and maintained against such
associates shareholders at any one time, until
The shall be determined and execution issued and
returned unsashed IN whole or IN part and IN case OF
part payment satisfaction the balance only shall be
recoverable in such subsequent suit or suits
SEC. The provisions Of this act shall not extend
10 corporations nor shall the same be considered
conerrng any OF the rights or privileges OF corpora
tions upon the associations joint STOCK companies
nerein specially provided.
SEC. S. he SUITS and proceedings authorized by
this act may be brought and maintained Ia the manner
above well for any aGupn hereto
tore eAisL >, any that may l.cGeet.,r accrue
association Ur nership doing BUSH, III this state
as an ''eX.I 60 IA ANY or as "Snlppng-car COM
pany,' nr = te.egraph" or telephone" company,
under any ot>T Hamc sgnltying like kinds OF busl
ness shall designate person residing in each of
the counties OF The through in which its bust
ness may carried on upon whom all process known TO
the laws OF this state may be served and shall file such
designation in the Office of county clerk OF such
county and service Of process upon the person SO
designated shall be valid and efcctual if served
upon such corporation joint stock company associa
ton or partnership otherwise provided by law. In
such designation is made and filed, the leaving
OF copy oil any such process with any express agent
or messenger conductor telegraph telephone
operator or manager or other agent employee
OF such corporation Joint stock company association
HlNGf
ponding to those ab I'VE enumerated, shall be legal ser
vice OF such process upon such corporation joint stock
company, association " partnership.
Approved November az, 1882.
No 7I-An act to amend section 36,2 of the revised
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC Section 36y2 Of the revised laws shall be SC
amended TO read follows:
Any number not less than three Of the inhabitants o.
any town or towns or city of this state may form cor
poidton in the manner provided by chapter 1853 of The
revised laws o. Vermont for the purpose of insurinl
upon the mutual plan property in such town or town
against loss by re lightning, and may adopt sucl
articles of association and bylaws not inconsistent with
the laws OF this state may be necessary for the gov
eminent and management OF the business OF such cor
poration
Approved November a8 1882
No a. An act relating to officers of trust compan
SEC /. The officers of trust company or saving
bank and company shall be before entering
upon the duties OF their office, as officers of saving
banks are now by law required to be sworn, and shall
be under the same liability officers in savings bank
to forfeiture OF office the oath not taken and shall
be subject to like penalties for violation OF any Of tn
provisions of law, to be recovered in the same way
Approved November 20, 1882
No. 73.-An act fixing the compensation to be allowed
telegraph companies for the use OF their poles for tn
support OF telephone lines
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. Persons desiring to attach telephone lin
to the poles maintained by telegraph company ma,
apply by petition in writing to the county court OF tn
county IN which or partly in which the line OF poles
which 1t is desired to attach such wires is situated
stating that they wish to attach line OF wires to suc
poles. The court so pettoned to shall appoint thre
disnterested persons as commissioners who shal
make examination and determine whether such lin
can be SO attached without injury to the compan
owning the poles, and if they of the opinion tina
they can be SO attached shall report to the court
shall also report what in their opinion would be TAI
annual compensation TO be paid by the persons desiring
attach such telephone lines for the of such poles
The court may establish such report they may ejeC
the same and appoint new commissioners to reexamin
and report. If report is finally established recon
mendng that the telegraph company allow the use o
its poles for compensation specified in such rePor
such company shall SO allow the of their poles o
tender OF such compensation and if they hinder or oh
SruCt persons so authorized to attach their lines eret
may be proceeded against by thd court establlshin
the report as for contempt.
SEC. a The petition with citation for that purpos
shall be served such telegraph company at leas
twenty days before the sitting OF the court to whic
such petition is preferred.
OF a telegraph company under the provisions of tn
preceding section shall be put up in such
not to interfere with wires already affixed to such poles
SIC. 4. This shall take effect from its passage,
Approved November az, 1889.
No. Am act relating to telegraph and elephon
poles in incorporated villages and cities.
II is hereby enacted etc:
SEC. |, All telegraph or telephone companies o
associations, ami all persons owning managing
telegraph ~ telephone line, shall cause the teegrap
or lelepn p1.,s hereafter erected on an
highway wtiIn tle limits of any incorporated vllag
or city in tbs state TO be suitably painted the salts
faction OF the trtsc s of such village aldermen
such ely and shall substitute straight poles in place
all crooked poles now or hereafter erected.
! sac. 2. Any telegraph telephone company O
ass citation, or person owning managing telegrap
or telephone line which shall after twenty days motto
in writing given by any trustee alderman, negleC
or refuse 10 paint such telegraph or telephone poles
or TO substitute straight poles in place of crooke
poles, as provided in section one Of this act, sha
forfeit the sum OF one hundred dollars to such vii
lage city, to be recovered in action OF debt o
this statute and said trustees aldermen in sue
case, may also such poles to be painted, an
may substitute straight poles for crooked poles,
provided in section OF this act and may also re
cover the expense of so doing in an action brougi
in the of such village city against the owner
OF such telegraph or telephone line.
SEC. 3, Whoever shall post or paint any sign, ad
vertisement or notice on any telegraph or teephon
pole shall forfeit five dollars to the village or city
which such pole is situated.
SEC, g., Justices Of the peace Shall have jurisdic
! ton of all oitenscs under this /.
Approve November az, I337
No. 76 \, act relating to peddc,s
| 1t is hur"lN 1t" :, etc.
SEC, |, ut. ~ 1884 of the revised laws Is here
| by amcnd~l ~ o read ms follows:
No person sh'i! be licensed as pedter who
not II citizen of :, me one of the United states.
/ SEC. . The lat clause OF section 1891 of the re
vsed laws, which reads as follows, ''but no perso
shall be deemed a pcddler by reason OF selling art
Giles OF goods, wares or merchandise which are tn
manufacture oil the state except plated or glide
wares, jewery, clocks and watches" is hereby ri
pealCd.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from Its pas
sage
No. 77-An act to secure liberty of conscience
matters of religion to persons imprisoned or dc
tanned by authority of law.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. /. No inmate OF any prison or refOrmatoT
institution shall hc deuict the Tree exercise OF h
religious belief, AMI the right to worship God ~
cOrlllng to the dictates of his conscience, IN II
place where he is conIined; and every such lnma
may in Illness, On request TO the superintendent
other officer in charge, receive the visits and mil
lstIatons of any clergyman he may wish I'll
Gii cctors, trustees or other officers having ii
management of such prison institution, sha
MAKE such regulations as may be necessary
carry out the intent and provisions of this section
Sic. ,. Nothing In the preceding section sha
be so cOnstruc is to impair the discipline of sue
prison or institution in matters neediul for I'll
good government and safe custody of its inmate
nor to prevent the assembling of NIL the inmate
Tor such general regi JUS instruction, includiu
the reading OF the Bible. the dir, ctors, trustee
or other officers having the management of sue
PRISON or institution, may deem wise and exp'
dent.
Approved Nov. 81, 1882
No. 7s-An act in addition to CHAPTER 1874 of ii
revised laws entitled "cruelty to ANIMALS"
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. l. Any person who shall keep use an
live pigeon, turkey. or other bird or fowl for til
pulpose of a target or TO be shot at, either iC
amusement or as test of skill in marksmansli hi
and any person who shall shoot at any bird or fov
rs aforesaid, or be a party to any such shooting
any fowl or bird; and any person who shall rel
any building, she'd room, yard, Held or premise
or shall knowingly permit or suffer the use of an
building, shed, room. yard, field premises +,
the purpose of shooting any fowl or bird ms ator,
said shall be punished by fine not exceeding lit
dollars. or by imprisonment not exceeding thrt
DAYS, or bv both such fine and Imprisonment
H6thlng herein contained shall apply to the shoe
ing of any wild game in Its wild state.
SEC. ,. This act shall take effect from its pa
sage.
Approved Nov. %, 1882.
No. IAN act to prevent over crOwding OF publ
buildings, and to facilitate egress thereirom
cases a lire or accident.
II is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. /. In all theatres, pablo halls and 9th,
, buildings used for purposes of amusement, u
halls, doOrways, stairway, alsle5 and passage
thereof when situate above the ground floor sha
be kept free and clear from portable seats 9th,