The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-12-25

number ~ such owncrx thslk d<<Atisncsi ma
jain 10 surh petition. such petition shall b
made 10 such ius'icc within sixty days afss
such sclectmen's awards and refusal B
award damages, shall be recorsied In xncl
town clerk Office. But such petition shal
not delay the making such alteration In suel
SIC 4 Upon the making and tilinr ruch pe
titinn With such Justice, the samc proceeding
shall b. had. and such petitioners and suci
town shall be- entitled 10 the same rights an,
shall be subject 10 the sssnc liabilities Ms pro
sided by sections eass TO sssa inclusive, Of thu
Revised laws
src, q This act shall take effect from III
passage
Approved Nov. NJ. 1854
No lG--An Act 10 amend section 2pi5 OF The
Revised Laws OF Vermont
II II hereby enacted. etc:
SEC. l. Section .ai5 II the Revised Laws o
Vermont Is hereby amendcdso ~ 10 read n
follows; Public highways shall not be less
than three rods In width. but Il laid within
the limits Of an incorporated village or city
10 connect existing highways they may b
OF less width. and crossroads and lanes. to b.
used as penf roads. may be Of less width.
SIC. 2. This act shall take effect from III
passage.
Approved Nov. H. 1854.
highway surveyors and certain other persons
II is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. 1, II shall be the duty Of highway sur
veyors or any other person whose duty II is q
keep the several highways In this State IN
repair, to cause all trees and brush except
ing shade or fruit trees) TO be cut and removed
line on each side Of such highways and to cut
and remove all overhAnging branches that
shall obstruct the public travel on such high.
ways.
SIC. 2. This act shall take effect on the
first day OF May. 1885.
Approved Nov. ls, 1854
No fs.--An. act to provide for the building
and maintaining highways and bridges in
certain exceptional cases
II is hereby enacted. ETC.:
SEC |. No town shall be assessed toward
the expense Of maintaining any highway or
bridge in another town. or Of building any
such highway or bridge, except as provided IN
sections 295s and 1853 Of the Revised Laws,
and as hereinafter provided.
SEC 2. Whenever any highway or bridge
within town Is not necessity to any OF the
Inhabitants Of said town, and Ia used as a
thoroughfare by more than five families of an
necessary to lay out and build such highway
or bridge, and the town in which such high
way or bridge liz, or Is to be laid out, would be
oppressve,y burdened by the expense OF
building or maintaining such highway or
bridge, such town, so burdened, may petition
.ne C9unty Solr. y tnG county wneru =, s ~
lo"h mes, II tne anloinns 70" u pe IN sa'u
petition the Supreme Court of said county,
where said town lies and such petition may
be served upon any of the selectmen Of such
defendant town, in the way In which writss OF
I....
summons y, arg requireu " " scIseu no. .e 10
lhah WE'VE Gays before ,ne Term Vi cour. W
wnon u Is i a returnaole' sroo ra,r+
., Snc. .. nach oounty OF supreme no ths
shall appoint commissioners 70 act "a tne
premises, three dlsinleres.eu anu Jvai ths,1
i,reeholders VINO snail DC sworn 70 lai.iiaui
discharge 81 their duties, ana make examina-
tion Into .ne premises anu ~ .ne.r oplHloih,
tne pellli9nlhg Town Wouia oe opprcss,sely
bud;ne Dy Ie snc biSRwaw or
puiiuils ~ nn , s sui nfn"ay ~
orlaee' tney sinai eye Iess1naD,G no'ue " ~hy
q tne seiectmen q tne ueIenuan. ~, oown, "
.le tiiie anu place. ior he"rins ia 'ho pioin-
ises. ~, a. a.sas4
DE-. :. Spon sucn nearlns Wy ae ,.in.sn.
oown may DC nearu upon .nc q ues.o
u nol the peultiohlng cowh wouau " upp.os,,
slyely Durdened, ana IN aete a, SUCH
.ne s@ ny ~ Il nc
tne penent " ING ueIehuant WMn, GU a Wy
conIiiissIoneIs art VI tnc opinion tna. sa,u
P PalVnng sown wo snut Do that sa}d do
aened, a. ABOVE sel Iorth, anu INA. salu w
IA .mn yusn hall %s smc mart
sIaren as ydsa,,, rapapsonahIo ~ sr,,cb
JaeJ - .mey u9r ,,s sna,s Jn;,ss 20 mo
celrt and ' ~ smu nav tharennoS assess
snu 'ac cc%Ie may said rsnort And
sucn 0wn sccoLuing 70 SAN rvp0i;I SI =,
maae t oIdor On .ne sa'e = y pro''uou ~
ot Srr sast;nnS oo7s and aoao ~ tho Re-
,,,a.s n0s sIi ~ ~ ~ 81 r.ccaad;r~.
, v,ssa LAWS tt,s snam sppy 81 nv S SHwsS
:. MA ZIG $500, S ~ AZ san,.d .act3or ~
.h IN sns 20 anv nSab
decree made by virtue Of this act, shall! be
void from the first day OF March next after
such necessity arises.
SEC. 0. Any town assessed towards the
expense OF maintaining. or repairing any
bridge or highway In another town, under tne
laws now In FORCE NAV D0titiOn the court,