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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19
Approved Nov. "a. 1884.

No. 14.-An act limiting the power of
county road commissioners and constituting
the meaning of the word sluice, and relat-
ing to highways.
1t is hereby enacted etc.:
SEC. l. No assessment or order hereafter
made by the board of commissioners, provided
for and named in section 800 of the Revised
Laws, shall exceed the sum or amount of five
hundred dollars.
SEC. f. The word ''sluice," as used in sec
ton Bill of the Revised Laws, as amended by
section three of act No. thirteen of the SEES
sion Laws of 1889, shall not hereafter be con-
strued to include or mean cutters or streams
of water being or passing under or across
highways, and not designed to be enclosed or
covered.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from it's
passage
Approved Nov. 26, 1884,
No. 15-An act relating to alterations in
public highways.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. l. That it shall not be lawful for the
selectmen of any town or the highway sur
veyor of any highway district in this State
to make or cause to be made any alteration in
any duly established highway therein, by cut
ting down or raising the road-bed in front of
any dwelling house or other building standing
upon the line of said highway, to the depth of
more than thirty-six inches, without first
giving notice to the owners of such dwelling
houses or other buildings, of a time when and
place where the selectmen of such town will
hear them upon the question of making such
alteration, and also upon the question of
the damages sustained by Isuch owners
by reason such alteration, at which
said time and place such selectmen shall at
tend and hear such owners, if they shall desire
to be heard.
SEC 2. If such selectmen shall be of the
opinion that the public good, or the necessity
or convenience of individuals require such
road-bed in front of such dwelling houses or
other buildings to be altered by lowering or
raising the same to the depth of more than
thirty-siX inches, then they may order such
alterations to be made, and if they shall be
of the opinion that the owners of such dwell
ing houses, or other building, will sustain
damage by reason of such alteration they
shall determine and award the amount thereof
to the said owners, respectively, and in deter
mining and awarding such damages, such
selectmen may take into account, by way of
Offset thereto such special benefit if any, to
such owners as shall accrue to them by reason
of such alteration
SEC. 3. Such selectmen shall, in such
cases make their said orders and awards of
damages and refusals to award damages to
owners, in writing, and shall. cause the same
to be recorded in the town clerks Office in the
town where such highway is situate, within
ten days after making such ORDERS awards or
refusals to award damages
SEC. 4. Any owner of such dwelling house
or other building who shall be dissatisfied
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19

for the town, to whom paid and for what
SEC. 3. The accounts required by the pre-
ceding section shall be open at all times to
the inspection of the tax payers i'm said town,
and all selectmen, street commissioners
agents or other officers repairing highways
and bridges shall settle their accounts with
the auditors between the first day of February
and the first day of March in each year, or at
such other time as the town directs
SEC. &. When there are loose stones in the
travelled portion of the highway, the select
men or other person having charge of said
road shall cause such stones to be removed at
least once month while the road is bare of
snow, And such selectmen or person shall
keep the travelled track through all covered
bridges covered with snow during the season
of sleighing And when a highway is liable
tO'be INSTRUCTED by snow drifts, and the fences
adjoining the highway can be conveniently
laid down, the selectmen or officers having
charge of such highway may cause any portion
of such fence to be laid down to remain dur
ing the winter, and the compensation for
taking down and putting up said fence shall
be paid according to section 3OlS of the Re
vised Laws.
SEC. Z. The selectmen or street commits
siOner may, when it is for the interest of
their towns, purchase tools necessary in max
ing and repairing highways, and shall have
credit for the same and for the expense of
keeping them in repair; and may purchase at
the expense of the town, timber plank and
other material necessary for repairing high
ways and bridges in such town.
SEC. s. In the absence of any other officers
or agents appointed by the town, or in case of
the refusal or neglect of such officers or
agents to keep the highways and bridges in
good repair, the selectmen of such town shall
have charge of the same and shall see to it that
all the highways and bridges in such town are
kept in good and sufficient repair at all sea-
sons of the year.
SEC. 9. Section 3O44 of chapter 141 of the
revised laws of Vermont and all the following
sections of said chapter to and including sec
ton 30S1, and all other acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed. Provided, how
ever that this act shall not be construed to
alter or repeal the provisions of charters of
incorporated villages relating to the assess
ment, collection and expenditure of highway
taxes.
SEC. 10. This act shall take effect on the
first Monday of March, 1885.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19

No. 39.-An act in addition to chapter forty
one of the Revised Laws relating to the
education of the blind
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
| SEC. /. The Governor may designate one
or more benefciaries under the provisions of
chapter forty-one of the Revised Laws, relat-
! ing to the instruction of the blind and appro-
priating money therefor, who may receive
their education within this State, when, in
his Judgment, adequate advantages exist for
the proper instruction of such person, or per-
| sons, and the public good would be subserved
thereby, Notwithstanding such beneficiary
or benehciaries may be beyond the age of
sixteen years.
SEC. q Such beneficiary, or benefciaries,
shall each be entitled to receive the same
annual share of the general appropriation for
this purpose as is paid by the State for the
support and education of single scholar at
the New England Institution for the Instruc-
ton of the Blind at Boston, Massachusetts,
which allowance shall continue for such time
as the Governor may deem reasonable and
necessary, and shall be paid to such bene-
ticiary, or beneficiarics, as provided in section
6S6 of the Revised Laws, and in quarterly in
stallments, upon the certificate of the select
men of the town where such person, or per-
sons may reside, that proper and sufficient
course of study has been pursued.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 18th, A. D. 1884,
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SEC. L. The officers of every savings bank and
savings institution shall be a president one or
more vice-presidents, a board of trustees of not
less than seven nor more than eleven, treasurer
who shall also be clerk, and such other officers as
are necessary for the management of its affairs.
The president, vicepresidents and trustees shall
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19

No. 32.-An act in amendment of No 10 Of
the acts of 1882, relating TO text books
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC /. Section three of number 10 of the
acts Of 1882 is hereby amended so as to read as
follows The several textbook committees
shall, before January /, 1885, make suitable
arrangements with one or more persons in
such town, who shall keep upon sale the text
books contracted for, and such person shall
receive not more than the freight and express
charges and ten per centum advance upon
the contract price.
SEC. ?. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 2G, 1884.
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No. 21.--An act authorizing selectmen to pur-
chase road machines.

No. 22.-An act in amendment of secion 1908
of the Revised Laws, relating to injuries to
trees.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. /. Section forty-two hundred and
three of the Revised Laws is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
A person who wilfully Injuries or destroys a
shade or ornamental tree standing in public
highway, park or common, burial ground or
cemetery, or tree standing in highway in
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5, 6, -, II, 10 and 10 of Session Laws,
No. of 1882, entitled can act to provide
arevenue for the payment of state expenses "
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC l. Section five of the Laws of 1882,
entitled IAN act to provide revenue for the
payment of state expenses" approved Novem-
Der %, 1882, is hereby amended so as to read
as follows: Blanks filled out and sworn to,
as provided in the preceding section, shall be
returned one copy to the commissioner of
State taxes and one copy to the State treas
urer, annually, on or before the fifteenth day
of February, for the year terminating with
the last day of December, next preceding or
semi-annually, on or before the fifteenth day
of February, and the fifteenth day of August,
for the semi-annual period terminating with
the last day of December or June next pre-
ceding, respectively, according to the subse-
quent provisions of this act and one COPY
shall be retained by the corporation, company,
person or persons making such returns.
SEC. 2. Section six of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows On or
before the last day of the month of February
and August, in which returns are to be made
as required by the preceding section, the cor
poration, company, person or persons making
such returns, except agents of foreign insur-
ance companies, shall forward to the State
treasurer the amount of the annual or semi
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-19

shade trees upon public squares and high
ways.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. /. A town may, at legal meeting,
the warning for which contains an article for
that purpose, direct the treasurer to pay to
the selectmen sum not exceeding one per
cent of its grand list of the preceding year, to
be expended by them in premiums or in any
other manner that they may deem most
effectual to encourage the planting of
shade trees upon the public squares parks or
highways, by the owners of adjoining real
estate.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved Nov, 10Th, 1884.
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No. 10.-An act in addition to chapter 1870 of
the Revised Laws.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. l. Towns in town meetings, in the
warnings flor which an article for that pur-
pose is contained, may vote such sums OF
money as they may deem necessary for the
expenses of a proper observance of Decoration
or Memorial Day.
Approved Oct, q, 1884.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-11

Congress is now making appropriation
for public buildings in various cities OF
the United States-some South and more
North, that are Of less consequence than
this capital city, whose claims, so far
from being ignored, should have prefer
ence To those of many others. If all the
capital cities have not vet government
buildings we think they all should have
them. not as the insignia Of Federal au
thoritv but in recognition of the fact
that they are the governmental centres of
sovereign States that are members Of the
union Of States whose common treasury
is sustained by them in the contributions
of revenue of which they should have
share in the dishursement-a share at
add 10 their architectural establishment
while serving the public needs. The
citizens Of Tallahassee again advance their
claim for public building, resting it not
upon the ground that they would have
II to adorn their city. that they are emit
tied to il by right, that ii is needed for
government uses; but upon all Of these
grounds of application to Congress
Therefore. citizens are called to assemble
at the Mayors office, at o'clock to-
morrow. 9TH instant, to have proceed
incs and take action TO memorable Con
gress through the representatives Of the
state, that these spare no effort to secure
an appropriation for a government build
ing in Tallahassee to serve the uses OF
the po>toffice, the federal court, the sur
vevor, etc. etc. We refer to the call for
the meeting
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-11

Commissioner >ebriny was in The CIV
lat week en- route Tor New ORLEANS.
whence he went L. Nashville to attend
the meeting %, the Southern lmmi grafton
A Association and deliver An address on
tho resources Of Florida His vi>i; L.
New Orleans vas il discharge OF III,
duties a. Commissioner Of Florida. L.
consult Nth the managers al the Expo
>iti"n, and secure space. filing aprilca-
tlpn tur l"n,o"o square feet in the Garden
and 5u."ou feet IN the Horticultural Hal
effort, which We doubt not viii he made,
Florida can easily fill il with a convinc-
no display OF her rare, beautiful or useful
products. Our people should wake ny
10 a comprehension of the magnitude OF
this Exposition enterprise, which will
rival the Centcnnia at Philadelphia il il
does not bear off the palm OF superiority.
Foreign nations are securing space by
constant applications Of their citizens and
Liz i"i tHtl l''OIFS - tIe tdi III " III
he there. Even the hoathcn oi the
Kingdom OF Siam have just applied
through the L. :. Minister at Bang
h"k, and W. presume that almost
every nationality on the face of the earth
Will be represented, a. in the great Expo
>tion> ot London and Paris Mathematical,
as ii were, by Congressional action, this
Exposition has a governmental color that
endorses it to the nationaities in relation
with the United States as quasi off cia
affair in which they are called upon 10
participate as-wcll, a. an evidence Of
good faith, so To speak. and in the inter
st Of their commercial and diplomatic
intercourse. 50 they will he "n hand
with their wares and we must tie there
too with ours. or : get left " IN the show
The number Of applications i"r space al
ready made By Northern and European
manufacturers l. surprising. One million
dollars i the capital stock to' erection of
buildings, etc, and other millions will be
t.vprnIe1 by exhibitors
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-11
Southern I'm Ass0cia-
t1Om.

We find in the Washington Duly
World the programme of the meeting
Of the Southern immigration Association
10 be held in that city on the nth, 18th
and 18th Of March instant The meeting
will include representatives from fourteen
States, ana speakers from almost every
section Of the Mon, AMI while the natu-
raj and industrial resources Of the South
~rn States for the support 81 population
will he largely treated, there Will be an in
terchange Of thought, Of general lnior-
>truclive AMI interesting while tending 10
beneficial political results The names Of
;hirtyeight speakers are given in the
programme, and their subjects will be
= How II Secure immigration. . Steam
ships As immigration Agents, " Relations
Il Railroads To Immigration" " southern
>"aport>, New Orleans a. an lmmi-
Grant Entrepot," ''Relations of Southern
Agriculture Ia Immigration. " Present
-NfVfa ~ NV SCUM. Mt ''"utH - u
Field Tor Immigration" " Climate Aivan-
ages ri the South ior Agriculture. Min
NJ and Manufactures. The Mineral In
.erest Of the South" " The Southern and
Southwestern Coal fields southern
Manufactures ana Immigration" = South
rn Timber Interests, "RailwavS Is Civ
Tiers " Immigration and Education.
Tn South from a Sanitary Stan ipoint,
tic. etc. Among the speakers booked
are Governor VIM g. Bate, Hon. I>ham
-. Harris. ana Hon A. J. McWhirter, Of
Tennessee: Hon. Allen g. Thurman, Of
Ohio: Hon Geo. q. Vest and Governor
John {. Brown, Of Missouri; Governor
Nichols aud DR. Joseph Jones, If Low
>Ana: Hon. Ca>siu> NJ Clay. Of Ken
'lcky; Hon. John F. Morgan and pr
Charles Mohr, of Alabama; Hon john
'iooic and DR. J L. NJ Curry, al Nir-
.inia: General John Is. Gordon ana Hon.
lanes T. Brown, Of Georgia The fol-
owing i, the ii-t Of speakers and subjects
announced for the third DAY:
~ Nerds of .he M---i2-lpli v4l.,yy. >ea'a OF
:. Louis. ny Hon l. Z & Lamar. Of N>- -,ippi.
= Resources pf A!ahamA - Hon J. Pai' tlker.
II huntsville. Alabama
Ke.aar = Of Arkansas .! Hon Thomas E~sex.
t;.- koe 4. Arkansas
Resources of Florida - teen n u Sri''f -.
BRONSON. Florida
Resources ri ';.or-lA ~ Il. " Grady. At:.n'A
'-"orgia
:, r.s,,.t-.. ~ Es,.-u.tv t,, HIN X , p
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-11

long before O'Clock on the n;Sh, ~ :.
ms, the Methodist Church was cr,-a..
those who had assembled TO witness the -
Of diss Rubie B. Bernard, daughter Of n
7. Bernard, 10 Mr. T. B Byrd, one of ON,
presing young merchants, son of the la.
Fissius Byrd, and brother of Jude "
Byrd.
4, something after O'Clock the br;d.,
re ashed the church. Miss Katie Kemns. '
accomplished organist, rendered a pooul.,
dHg march, as the complies entered in -.
verse ORDER OF attendance, rs follows Mr. g..
W Walker and Miss LetIie Gamble NJ
Bradford and Miss Lloyd; Colonel E p
ana Miss Jessie Meginn~s Mr.. Georg. D..
AMI Mss Henrietta Nickers; Mr.. W p n
han, and Miss Cnrinae Turaball; Mr.. Pom. n.
land and Miss Lila Byrd; Mr. Cliff Own, -,
Mis@ Jesse Bernard Bride aud Groom
The first couple coming down the left all.
passed in front Of the altar and took posi,;o,
the figh; The next, passing down the rigb, to
iheEf places on the left, and so on al,e-n.,,.
The first bridesmaid and groomsmsn So
dow the leil aisle, turned 10 the tight and -
position in from, Of the altar. and when the -,
ana groom, passing down the right aiAe ,n,,.,
10 tne left and approached the altar, the srs, :.
tendanls advanced as right and left supnons
The ceremony was then performed with II.
ring Rev II II Kennedy officiating and ~.
net remember to have Witnessed more m,,..
sivy ceremony.
TIE floral decorations surpassed our pows,o,
DESCRIPTION
After the ceremony the bridal party re,ur,.a
10 The residence OF the brides father vhsr.. :.
elegant repasi was in w2iiing for them as web :.
fof tle many relatives and friends who came =.
extend congratulations 10 the happy conn.
The abundance OF rare flowers sent by The brd..
friends a,tested her popularity as well ss an.
taiDed the reputation of the Floral City b,t N.
Was not The only Indication, for the many hand
some and valuable presents served as more srS
santial testimonials OF the great popularity Of n.
bride
Nav she always be ~ him Ruby shoye r,,o.
and may he be Byrd that will sing At nom
without Gazing.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-11
/ N v 1FIl
4 Word to Mr.. Morrison.

IN 49, the Democrats held their National Con
Mtian III thi- c.fy. II ratio >~ym"ur y" Iurk :
most iouor-d statesman Va. noulu.teG FIR Prcsi-
t',ut
or ihc Committee N Resolutions YER James A.
BAXa-d oi Delaware. " Him J. Allen, OF Illinois .
Gc,rge " CLICK. Of Kansas. n0w Democratic tIov-
-Ilor ot The State william Preston. ot kentuc NY
Henry G Murphy, Of Nv York Wade Hampton.
+ south Caronina, and Thomas ; Bocock, ot VIZ
GINA
IL, Platform declared in favor oi t4rif for
;iou pu1er the internal revenue laws r0 aF"ri
'~ainfi prot'rfio. "a w5eNfic ,nIau 'Icres. dnd rs
. rbo, smist1rnQ rte r~o's'e, n.f'>r h 't'tN bur-
i'm j,4 ami hot pc,D.a mi '}srarrg. 'te yr,F i,'-
.},4>'l.,a' i,t>.,I, u II, c,,snfry
pou tAis platform Governor seymour ran and
-Arrle, ,lr SAFE II Nv York over The patti, u4~e
II ine i'm nstr.t alton, IL" pr Idil-s OF rhe war
aud the great military prestige Of Genera! Grant
l. NOiced tLc principles III the DeMocrttic party
then. Il peaks the principles VI HE party now.
only upon The seymour II ittorIn OF something
Ike II can New York be carried by tue Democrats
IN ~
''>omething ike that platform would be
one so framed that the burden Of charges
would fall most heavily upon articles OF
luxury and As lightly as possible upon
articles Of necessity. Let the rich pay
high for silks, Jewels and wines and thus
contribute 50 largely TO the revenue that
the burden will he les>ened in the part
that the poor have to bear
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-11

The mast month has demonstrated tb& Fact
that Tallahassee must have more hotsit Ia &C
commo.late the visitors to the beautisnilf pi',-
turessyue hill and lake country ot Middle fasTr'a
At this writing there are more sirangefs IN
Tallahassee by three to one, than wefh ever
seen here before nd they are all tieligh1ed wsih
the country This vast crowd of pleassi rc-seek
ers is but sprinkng of what i 10 cotfts nes +
season.
This attractive section al Floriia, wisi ~
equable and salubrious climate, pure hsae'',g
atmosphere beautiful hills broad aiiei Ar,l.e
valleys enchanting landscapes magr fscrt .-l':ar
water lakes-large and smal-prc;y asIn,lii}g
streams of clear waler-in all which sasaies.st
fish abound. the broad woodlands and al,!n
fields in each of which sportsmcn ess fisl
plenty OF large and small game. rs wei ~ ;l'ick
and other fowls on the numerous I1kes> -fk.'
myriads If choice and fragrant flowers eFi eyctv
hand-this desirable country, with ample fdelreh
and school facilities, whose citizens ate Is h
pitable and liberal minded any people ess he
globe. is being advertised as it never was heso-s
The visitors to Tallahassee This are h,3g,
and will continne 10 do more effective a,ltei' j.
selves
What will be ihe result OF all this alversstsiTf.
With the advent Of next season there " Ill ct Il.
such an influx ct visitors and prospecrors :Eti
Tallahassee with present hotel facilities sasr1 II
begin 10 accommodate them. Then L. Us s.e.
time by the iorrlock and be prepared t. afclSr-
MEDIATE them
What viii meet the demands Of next a47t. il.
in Tallahassee two-hnndred-ro I'M hot.,
built according To the most approves IEans, cs
gantly furnished, and run in frs,-cllss s.y;a
throughout. Would such an investmpns hs Il
safe one; There is not in Tallahassts. ~ d&y
an observing business man but who Wiz tssiscs
yrS
The all-important question is, how aye No r.
get the hotel y, There is not in all Flnr,l :.
better opening tor HE profitable inves :lnen2. :;
$4,000 or 800 000 in a srge, irst-.sas boi:i
than ls now presented at Tallahassee; WEI
Taliaha>seeans take advantage Of his eacelhrr'
opportunity for the proftablr invest mrr, If ,i,n~
money, and thus help 10 advance 'he yrira
boom which = spreading It's benign i.flac;s !.
over This city and his Neople> We rs~' 'hts
VII;
Ii they 10 not avail Themselves oj the yseeef1
favorable time to make profitable anal last;rs
investment, others who are enterprisnG snl f,ar
see " bat a grand future there IS in Store toy Ii &
Tallahassee country viii step in, occupy .hc
field and reap a rich harvest The siiua'yan bss
narrowed down 10 this point We neci ,l,
/ hotel. we must have IT, We are willing tha;
| Tallahassecans shonil build II if they va: W.
are equally willing that they should help nihfis
to huili il. and W. Will not comp,nir il i -
huIt by outsiders alone. But rive u the lio'a! ,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-03-11
Paiatka Daily News


Tie fusion party in Florida now distinctly
avows ITSELF dependent on both races for support,
anil feels chccrcd by close view OF the situa-
ton In both they 10 wisely they have no FOL
lowing in the Democratic ranks, and if they do
not feel good now they cannot realize the posi-
ton after election day No Democrat can follow
Bisbee or Pope; social an'asonism, lace sympa-
thy. custom and enlightened thought all forbid.
Bet even Bisbee would find ii easier tn draw
recruits rom our ranks than the Independents
Bisbee is al least openly hlrsh. his acknowledged
ability in party management AMI long expert
ence give authority 10 his selfish judgment; but
neither state nor party in Florida is ready for a
Malone, and Mr. Pope, To his credit, is deficient
in many Of the qualities necessary 10 the creation
of successful demagOgue.