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

their Judgment, the public good or conven-
fence requires.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
Approved Nov. &c, 1884.
No. 23.-An act to prevent the obstruction of
highways by telegraph and telephone wires.
1t is hereby enacted etc:
SEC. 1. Persons or corporations erecting
telegraph or telephone wires across highway
in a town, shall either place them under
ground or at such distance above the sur
face of the highway that they may not prove
an obstruction to travel in the highway. If
such wires already erected across a highway
in a town are, in the opinion of the selectmen,
an obstruction, the selectmen may direct the
same to be placed under ground or at a greater
height.
SEC. 2. If a wire is erected in violation of
the directions of the selectmen, or is not
altered when directed to be altered by the
Selectmen, the Selectmcn may remove such
wire, and may recover the expense of such
removal of the persons or corporation owning
such wire, or who, by themselves or their
agent, caused the same to be erected in viola
ton of the directions of the selectmen, by an
action brought in the name of the town.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. "a, 1884.
No 24-An act relating to cattle guards.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC..
SEC. l. No provisions of law relieving per-
sons owning property adjoining a highway
from maintaining fences along the line of such
highway, shall be held to relieve persons own
ing or operating railroad from maintaining
cattle guards at points where such railroad
crosses highway at grade.
SEC. q This act shall take effect from its
passage,
Approved Nov. 26, 1884.
No 26-An act in amendment of the Revised
Laws, relating to school taxes and school
money.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. /. Section 657 of the Revised Laws is
so amended as to read as follows: If in any
year the income appropriated for the use of
schools in town with any tax voted by the
town, after deducting One-half the income of
the United States deposit money, amounts to
a less sum than twelve per cent of the grand
list of the town, the selectmen shall draw
their order on the town treasury on or before
the first day of March, for such amount as
such sum is less than such twelve per cent,
for the use of schools in the town. But this
section should not apply to towns using the
| town system of schools
SEC 2. Section Cos of Revised Laws is here
by amended so as to read as follows: If the
seleCtmen of town do not draw an order as
provided in section one of this act, and
appropriate the amount of such order for the
support of schools as provided by law, the
town shall forfeit to the county a sum equal
to double the amount which the selectmen
are required to draw an order for, to be
recovered by information or Indictment in the
County Court
SEC. 2. Section 6G0 of Revised Laws is here
by amended so as to read as follows: Grand
juries shall annually inquire whether towns
in their counties have appropriated and ex-
pended the sum required for the support of
schools as required in this act, and in case OF
neglect they shall present their Indictment
therereof to the court.
Approved Nov. 26, 1884.