The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10

shall be allowed double the fees of a witness
before the grand jury, to be paid by the
county clerk as State witnesses are paid, upon
proper vouchers.
Approved Nov, %, 1884.
No. 113.-An act authorizing telephone com.
munication with public offices.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. /. The assistant judges of the county
courts of the several counties in this state are
hereby authorized in their discretion to make
contracts for communication by telephone
with either one of the following offices. county
clerks. sherifs, or judge or register of probate,
situate in any shire town or city in this state,
which has now or which may hereafter have
telephone communication, and to draw or
ders on the county treasury for the payment
of the same, and may also, in their discretion,
order payment for any telephone instrument
already placed in such office at the personal
expense of any of the officers above named.
SEC q This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. Z, 1884.
No. 114.-An act in addition to chapter 1853 of
Revised Laws.
1t is hereby enacted etc:
SEC. |. Every person or corporation main
tanning or operating telephone, Geographic
or other electrical line, who cuts down, mu-
tilates or Injuries the trees standing upon the
land of another, and any one who, in any
manner, afliXeS or causes to be affixed to the
property of another, any post, structure, fix
ture, wire or other apparatus for telephone,
telegraphic or other electrical communica-
ton, without first having procured the right
so to do by application to and determination
of the selectmen of the town, agreeably to
chapter one hundred and sixty 900 of
the Revised Laws of Vermont, or first obtain
ing the consent of the owner or lawful agent of
the owner of such property, SHALL on com
plant of such owner or his tenant, be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars.
Approved Nov %, 1884.
No. 115.-An act in addition to section 1175 of
revised Laws, relating to bail in civil causes
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. |. When an order for bail is made by
court in accordance with the provisions of
section 1175 of Revised Laws, 1T shall be n
sufficient compliance with such order If the
party required to furnish bail shall, with suf-
licient surety, to be approved by the clerk,
enter into personal recogniZance before the
clerk in the amount, and at the time required,
which recognizance shall be entered by the
clerk upon the docket of the case, and may be
taken in vacation as well as in term time.
Approved Nov. 20, 1884.
No. 116.-An act in amendment of section S51
of the Revised Laws of Vermont, relating
to the jurisdiction of constables in serving
process.
1t is hereby enacted ETC.:
SEC. 1. Section S5l of the Revised Laws of
Vermont, is hereby amended so as to read as
u M naS Wv i.i,n 'nc -" o
,,aoont ubicb a sherif rno,, se,va. 33nd n con
stable may serve any process. either civil or
criminal, anywhere within the state, return
| In ,b;ch sy,cb nonstohle 10 alactad ,otaS ot IL
annual meeting to give him such jurisdiction.
| SEC. .. Number ninety-seven of the Laws
of Vermont for the wear 1850, entitled: "An
! act in amendment of section Sj1 of the Revised
! Laws of Vermont. relating to the jurisdiction
| of cOnStableS in serving process, approved
| November 9, 1882" is hereby repealed.
| SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage
| Approved Oct. 81, 1884.
| No 117-An act providinr for summoninr O
sneciol inrv in extraordinary cases in tbe
Count, court
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= fair ond imnortiol irial If m esne ~ fnct nend
loo ~ snh ,,,rt 800, 10 hod ,,ithar, ~,
inTv or tbnt the imnnrtonco intriconv ar snecni
nf aonso nendint, snnh conr,
reoniros ~ strnn,, ;nry tba conr7 sho,i dirao, -
snecoI inrv to he strncI for the trial of snch
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| order IL made tho os:istont indoss NJ suoh
comfy CONT and tbc clerk of spcb countv oc,inn
eight names of persons selected by them, whom
them deem most Indifferent between the parties,
and best qualified to try the issue which persons
shall be judicious citizens OF such county, and
selected toirly from among the several towns
thereof the list so made shall be certified by said
commissioners and filed in the clerks office.
SEC. .. Inc parties TO such cause or their at
torneys or counsel shall attend at such clerks
office at such time, within twenty-four hours after
such list is filed, as shall be designated by said
clerk therefor; the plaintiff may thereupon first
strike from the list one name; the defendant may
then strike therctrom one name and so alternately