St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-08

n5aIy ossoFFsd such notice shall be held snfeient
y Approved i1p November 40, 1889.
No .4-An act concerning the laying out of high
It IS hereby enacted, etcs
SEC L. When application Is made to the county
laws, refusal of the seiectmen to lay out highway
and commissioners are appointed by the court to in
way such commencement they are q sepiS; S hat
shtsd 9y The laying out of such highway may make
rne,r aeson to lay out such highway conditional
benefited Of such sums as SUCH 10 ov
think proper toward the expense OF laying out and
Of he g she pa nd s .as state the
amount apportioned TO each, in their report the
sEo. The county court may affirm or reiee, so
6@s S one as makes e laying out Of The
the expense by petitioners especially be benefited.
the laying ou sach highway s be
upon such payment to the town within time to be
SEC !, This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved Nov as, 1854
No Is.-An act for the protection of highways.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
to do by majority Of the selectmen of the town
towns liable to keep Pa highway IN repair chains
shoe less than two and one-haf feet long and seven
%de on gsn %hse or ses brake SO tight
to the highway by reason OF the use of such chain
/ shoe brake, the Selectmen OF such
may repair the damage caused and recover the
Of such repairs with costs of the causing
SEC. aSThis shall take effect from its passage
Approved Nov %, 1881.
No. 16-An in addition to chapter 40 OF the revised
laws of Vermont.
Ii is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. I. Whenever any town in this shall deem
itself excessively burdened by being required build
such town. when such shall be under the nees-
atty OF rebuilding any bridge or highway in such town.
and maintain, and when any other town or towns in
this vicinity shall be deemed to be benefited
habitants such ghway bridge although such
town to be benefited may be in a different
to be made rebuilt, such so burdened, may by
its selectmen petition the county court of the same
rebuilt for the appointment of commissioners
in the premises and the county court and the commits
97s 1910 and 29z7 OF the revised laws Of Vermont
! the town benefited lie in the county.
SEC. Service of the petition and citation in such
cases. Shall be made upon the defendant town by dev-
ering to of the selectmen of the defendant
true and atesed soPy Of the original petition and cita
SEC. >. This act shall take effect from its passage
| Approved November 29, 1882.
No IAN authorizing seectmen to purchase road
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
| The selectmen of any town in this state may pur-
chase road machines, at expense Of and for use in
their respective towns and in making out the highway
rate bills may lessen the per cent of highway
taxes so that the aggregate Of highway taxes and
expense of road machine shall exceed the amount
required by law to be raised for highways Provided
that seiectmen shall be authorized deduct
the expense from the highway tax, of than
road machine in any one year.
Approved November as, 1882
No 1s.-An in amendment OF section sos7 chapter
of the revised laws, relating to compensation for
labor on highways.
| 1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SIC section 1851 chapter I4r Of the revised laws
is hereby amended SO as to read follows:
Each person who shall furnish work the highway
in paymen- of his highway assessed by the select
men, shall be allowed for good hand the rate of