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offices at the time of the passage of this act
shall continue in their several offices until the
last Tuesday in June, one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty-nine, and until their successors
are chosen.
SIC. 2SS. The current and remaining years
of the terms of office Of school directors in
towns having the town system, shall be held to
continue to and expire upon the first day OF July.
SEC. 2S9, Teachers certificates granted by
town superintendent during the year one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty eight shall re-
main in force until the first day of December.
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine
unless sooner revoked as provided by law.
SEC go Section two thousand six hundred
and fifty-eight of the Revised Laws is hereby
amended by striking out the Words " A super
intendent of schools, except in towns using the
town system"
SEC. 29i. Sections of the Revised Laws, four
hundred and fifty-eight, four hundred and fifty
nine, four hundred and sixty, as amended by
number thirty-One of the acts OF 1886, sections
four hundred and siXty-one, four thousand hive
hundred and forty, as amended by number one
hundred and seven of the acts of 1882, and sec
tons -four thousand five hundred and forty-one,
are hereby repealed, such repeal to take effect
on the first day of July, one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty-nine.
| SEC. 292 After the first day of July, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, the du-
| ties to be performed by town superintendent
under the provisions of sections four hundred
| and sixty-seven to four hundred and seventy, in
elusive, of chapter twenty-eight of the Revised
Laws, shall be performed by the supervisors OF
schools for all the towns of their several coun-
/ ties.
SEC. 1913. Chapter twenty-nine of the Re
vised Laws is hereby repealed; but the repeal OF
sections four hundred and ninety-seven and foul
hundred and ninety-eight of said chapter, shall
not take effect until the first day Of April, one
thousand eight hundred and eghty-nine and
the provisions of section sixty-four of this act
shall be held TO apply to town superintendent
until the above date.
SEC. 294. The following chapters and sec
tions of the Revised Laws are hereby repealed
Sections four hundred and fifty-two to four hun
dred and ffty-seven, inclusive, chapters thirty
thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four
thirty-hve, thirty-siX, thirty-seven thirty EIGHT
thirty-nine and forty,
SEC. 29j. The following acts Of the Genera
Assembly are hereby repealed; OF the laws o
1882, numbers nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, Twenty-Five, twenty-three, twenty-four
and Twenty-Five; of the laws of 1884, mum
beers twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty
one, thirty-two, thrty-three, thirty-four
thirty-fve, thirty-six, thirty-eight, and forty
Of the acts of 1886 numbers twenty-four
twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty
eight, twenty. nine, thirty, thirty-two, thirty
three, and thirty-four,
SEQ. 296. This act shall take effect from it
passage.
Approved November q, 1888.
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NO. 3O.-AN ACT FOR THE PROTEC-
TON OF HIGHWAYS IN WINTER

Il is hereby enacted by The General assembly
of The State Of Vermont;
SEC. 1. No person within this State shall
be permitted to use the self-aeting sled
brake, on any highway, or portion of high
way where the selectmen of the town in which
such highway is located, have forbidden the
use of the same, under the penalty of two
dollars for each offense aud cost of prose-
cution.
SIC. 2. Any person guilty of violating
the provisions of section of this Act, may
be prosecuted before any Justice of the
peace i'm the county, on the complaint of
any grand juror N the town in which said
highway is located, or the States Attorney
of the county in which said town is situated,
in the same manner as other criminal prose-
cution, and the fine shall be paid into the
treasury of the town and be used for the
improvement of the highways in said town.
SIC. \. The seleetmen of any town in
this State, shall, on the petition OF five or
more free-holders of said town in writing ex-
anime any highway located in said town de-
scribed in said petition, and if in their judg-
ment they find the use of said brake should be
prohibited on such highway they shall post
at each end of said highway on which said
brakes are prohibited, in some conspicuous
place, notices to that effect
SEC. A. II shall be the duty of the select
men Of any town as provided in section ? of
this Act, to proceed at once or within rea-
sonable time, 10 make an examination of the
highway described in said petition, and take
such action as they may find necessary for
the public benefit. Failing so to do, each Sc
lectman so notified shall be fined five dol
lars and cost of prosecution, for each neg
lect, to be recovered by prosecution ON COM
plant of any Grand Juror or States Attor-
ney, as provided in section 2 of this Act.
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NO. 81. AN ACT REGULATING
COSTS IN CRIMINAL PROSECU-
TIONS IN CERTAIN CASES.

II is hereby enacted by he General Assembly
ofhe State Of Vermont:
SEC. l.. In all prosecutions for intoxica-
ton where the disclosure of the respondent
is taken, whether instituted under the pro-
visions of Section 1914 Revised Laws, or of
No 127, Acts of 1884, the full costs of the
proceedings, except the fees of the officer,
prosecuting officer and justice or municipal
court, for taking disclosure" shall be taxed
against the respondent in the prosecution,
for intoxication.
SEC. =. In such cases, where rendering
accounts for allowance against the State,
but one bill of costs shall be made, which
shall consist of the fees taxable against the
respondent, as provided in section l, with
fee for taking DISCLOSURE" of one 5O-lOO
dollars each to the officer, prosecuting Of
fcer and Justice or municipal court.
SIC. g. When the person disclosed
against is prosecuted, either upon warrant,
based upon such disclosure, or upon the
complaint of prosecuting officer, and con-
victed of selling without authority, the costs
of taking such disclosure, shall be made n
part of the taxable costs against such seller.
SEC. 4. nall cases where proceedings for
the condemnation and destruction of intox-
icating liquors, result in the prosecution
and conviction of the owner or keeper Of
such liquors, fol- keeping with intent to sell
contrary to law, the full bill of costs in such
proceedings shall be included in, and made
a part of, the taxable costs in the prosecu-
ton against said owner or keeper.
SIC. 8. In all cases arising under sec
ton 1919 Revised Laws, where intoxicating
liquors shall be adjudged forfeited to the
use of the town, and the same shall be de-
livered to and accepted by the agent or Sc
leetmen of the town, said town shall pay
the full costs of the proceedings.
Approved November 81, 1885.
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No. 24-AN ACT ESTABLISHING A
UNIFORM RATE FOR MILEAGE
TICKETS,
tits hereby enacted By the General as
| Senlbln of the State of Vermont

IL is hereby enacted BY the General as
sembly of the State Of Vermont
SEC. l. All corporations, companies or
persons operating railroads within this
state, and all foreign railroad corporations,
companies and persons operating, managing
or controlling any railroad which is wholly,
or partly located within this state, shall
procure, and at all times keep for sale at
the principal stations on their roads, mile
age tickets in the form of coupon books
which shall contain not more than one thou
sand coupons and the conductors on the
trains shall detach from such coupon book
one coupon for each mile travelled by the
passenger in satisfaction of fare provided
that no single passage shall be granted for
less than five miles of said one thousand
miles coupon ticket.
SEC. 2. Such coupon book shall be good to
all the members of firm or family, if des-
ignated and named in the coupon book at
the time of the sale and delivery of the
same. Said book shall be of a convenient
size.
SEC. 3. The railroad commissioners may
in their discretion exempt any railroad from
the provisions of this act.
Approved November %, 1888.
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CHAPTER ID
CHAPTER 10.
Temporary Provisions. Repeal.
TSEc. 2s2. stricken OUT

SEC. 2s3. The first public examination Of
teachers in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nne shall commence on the third
Tuesday in April, instead Of on the third Tues.
day in March, as would otherwise be required
by section 46 Of this act.
SEC. 2Sl. The selection Of textbooks here
tofore established for term OF years, ending
on the first day Of November, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-nine, shall continue in force
until the first day of July, one Thousand eight
hundred and ninety. II the publishers Of such
books shall continne to furnish them under the
arrangements made at the time Of their selec-
ton. In ease Of any failure TO supply such text
books until such date, the supervisor of schools
may make temporary selections, which shall be
valid in his county until such date.
SIC. 2s5. The school year which commenced
on the iifst day of April, one Thousand eight
hundred and lightweight, shall be held TO con
tnue 20 and expire on the thrtieth day OF June,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.
SIC. 256. The superintendent of education
shall prepare and distribute such supplemental
registers as may be needed to record the attend
ance Of pupils 10 the end Of the school year rs
above established.
SIC. PSI. All persons holding school district
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-13
No. 26.-AN ACT RELATING TIC
GRADE CROSSINGS ANDs FLAG
MEN.

No. 26.-AN ACT RELATING TO
GRADE CROSSINGS ANDs FLAG
MEN.
II is hereby enacted By the General As
senby Of the State Of Vermont
SEC. 1. The railroad commissioners, when
requested in writing by three or more free
holders of any city or village in the state, to
order a gate or electric signal to be erected,
or a fiagman to be stationed at any railroad
crossing at grade within their respective
cities or villages, shall visit such place, first
giving the parties making such request, and
the railroad company, notice thereof, and if
the public safety require it, shall order the
company operating said railroad to erect
and maintain gate or gates, or electric
signal, or to keep hagman at said place,
or to do any other act at said place needful
for the protection of the public, and may
specify when said gate or gates shall be
opened and closed, or when tlagman shall
be on duty, and may change any such order
when they deem it necessary, first visiting
the place aud giving the railroad company
and the parties making such request IN OPP
portunity TO be heard thereon.
SEC. 2. The railroad commissioners may
apply to the supreme court sitting in any
county, for the enforcement of said order
a notice of which application shall be given
to the railroad company at least twelve
days before hearing. And the supreme
court shall have equity powers in the prem
Uses, provided the supreme court on the
hearing of said application shall have power
to revise or modify the order of the com
missioners on the facts in the premises, and
for that purpose may order the taking OF
testimony in such manner as they may think
best for the purpose of reviewing said order
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November 26, 1888.
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NO. ian ACT TO PREVENT UN-
JUST DETERMINATIONS BY RAIL
ROAD COMPANIES.

10 is hereby enacted by the General As
sen,bly Of the State Of Vermont:
SIC. l. Every company or corporation
operating railroad in this state, shall give
to every station upon its line when so re-
quested in writing by % legal voters and
freeholders of the town, city or village in
which such station is situated, the same and
equal accommodations and facilities as to
market days and market day rates of fare
to and from such station, ON any regular
train upon the day of the week requested,
as is given by such company or corporation
to any station upon its line.
SEC. p Any violation Of this act shall
be construed to be an unjust discrimination
within the meaning Of section of No. %
of the laws of 1886, and shall be punished
by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars
and costs.
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No. B.-AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SEC
TION 3S12 OF THE REVISED LAWS, RE
LATING TO INTOXICATION.

II is hereby enacted BY the General assembly Of
the State Of Vermont;
SEC. 1. Section three thousand eight hun
bred and twelve of the Revised Laws is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
If person is found intoxicated. he shall, on
the first conviction thereof, pay fine of five dol
lars to the state with costs of prosecution, with
an alternative sentence of twenty days impris-
onment in case said fine and costs shall not be
paid in twenty-fou hours on a second eonvic-
ton, fine of ten dollars with costs of prosecu-
ton. with an alternative sentence of forty days
imprisonment in case said fine and costs shall
not be paid in twenty-four hours on the third
and each subsequent conviction a fine of twenty
dollars with costs of prosecution and be i'm
prisoned two months provided the prosecution
is commenced within thirty days after the offense
is committed.
In prosecutions under this section the prose-
cutting officer shall allege in the complaint, in
formation or indictment, known prior convic-
tons under this section 10 the number of two,
and upon trial shall make proof of the same,
and in ease of a wilful failure to do, shall be
liable to the provisions of, and the penalty pre-
scribed by. section three thousand eight hundred
and fifty-two of the Revised Laws.
SEC. 9 Number thirty-nine of the Session
Laws of 1886 is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 81, 1883.
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No 12.-AN ACT IN AMENDMENT
OF SECTION No. 81 OF No IL OF
THE ACTS OF 1884, RELATING
TO INVESTMENTS BY SAVINGS
BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES.
u is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of The State Of Vermont:
Section twenty-seven of number forty-one
of the acts of 1884, relating to investments
by savings banks and trust companies, is
hereby amended so as to read as follows :
With the foregoing exceptions, the moneys
deposited in savings banks, savings institu-
tions or trust companies, and the income
therefrom, shall be invested only as follows
In the public funds of the United States, or
public funds for which the faith of the
United States is pledged to provide for the
payment of interest and principal; in the
public funds of any of the New England
states, Ohio and New York, including the
bonds or notes of the counties, cities, towns,
villages and school districts Of the same;
in the stock of any national bank in the
New England states and New York, or
banking association or trust company To-
Gated in this state and incorporated under
the authority Of this state; in the municipal
bonds, not issued in aid of railroads, Of
the cities and counties of ten thousand in
habitants or more in the states Of Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and in the
cities, counties and towns of five thousand
inhabitants or more in that part of the state
of Michigan lying south of the forty-fourth
parallel, provided that no investment shall
| be made in any of the cities, towns or coun-
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No. a5.-AN ACT TO PREVENT THE SALE
OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR.

Il IS hardy enacted By Tie General assembly If
the State Of Vermont:
SEC. /. The payment of the United States
special tax as a liquor seller shall be held to be
prima facie evidence that the person or persons
paying said tax are common sellers OF intoxi-
eating liquors and the premises so kept by them
are common nuisances.
SEC. >. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November q, 1883.
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No. 21.-AN ACT RELATING TO RAIL
ROAD CROSSINGS.

It's hereby enacted by The General as
Sembly Of tho State Of Vermont:
SEC l. When it shall be necessary for
the construction of a railroad, to intersect
or cross any public highway, the railroad
company may construct said railroad across
or upon the same, if the railroad commits
sioners shall Judge it necessary, but said
railroad company shall restore said high
way thus intersected to its former state, or
in sufficient manner not to impair its use
fulness, as near as practicable and in case
any highway is so located that said railroad
cannot be judiciously constructed across or
upon the same without interfering there
with, said company may, with the consent
of said commissioners, cause such highway
to be changed or altered so that said rail
road may be made on the best site for that
purpose, but said company shall put suci
highway as near as practicable in as good
situation and repair as it was previous to
such alteration, under the direction of said
commissioners. But such construction or
alteration shall not be made without notice
to all parties interested and hearing be-
fore said commissioners.
SEC. 2. The railroad commissioners may,
when, in their opinion, public safety requires
an alteration of any highway crossed at
grade by railroad, after hearing had
upon such notice as they shall deem rea-
sonable to the railroad company owning OF
operating said railroad and to the selectmen
of the town or mayor of the city within
which said highway is situated, and to the
owner of land adjoining said crossing, order
such alter ltions in such highway as they
shall deem best, and shall determine and
direct by whom such alterations shall be
made, at whose expense, and in what time
provided that such alterations as are made
at the primary instance of the railroad
commissioners shall not be ordered at the
the rate of more than one year in any
one county on any one railroad. Railroad
companies may take land for the purposes
of this section, in the manner provided by
law for the taking of lands by railroad
companies.
SEC. 3. The railroad commissioners may
apply to the supreme court sitting in any
county, for the enforcement of said order
a notice of which application shall be given
to the railroad company at least twelve days
before hearing. And the supreme court
shall have equity powers in the premises
provided the supreme court on the hearing
of said application shall have power to re-
wise or modify the order of the commits
sioners on the facts in the premises, and fol
that purpose may order the taking of tes-
timony in such manner as they may think
best for the purpose of reviewing said order
SEC. L. Sections 1899 and 1890 of the
Revised Laws and all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC 5. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved November 81 1888.
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No. 90. AN ACT IN RELATION TO
THE ERECTION AND BETTER
MAINTENANCE OLE Guide POSTS.

Ah AAN 4 AA-N 4h-NNA4 VI VI nm 4 va 4 s's
1t is hereJyendcted By the General assembly
Of tie State Of Vermont:
SEC. /. Every town SHALL in the man
ner provided in this act, erect and main
tain guide posts on the highways and other
ways within the town at such places as are
necessary or convenient for the direction of
travellers.
SEC. 2. The selectmen of each town
shall submit to the inhabitants at every an
nual meeting report of all the places in
which guide posts are erected and main
tanned within the town, and all places at
which, in their opinion, they ought to be
erected and maintained. For each refusal
to make such report, they shall severally
forfeit ten dollars.
SEC. 3. Upon the report of the select
men, the town shall determine the several
places at which guide posts shall be erected
and maintained, which determination shall
be recorded in the town records of the town
clerks Office in said town. A town which
neglects or refuses to determine such places,
and to cause a record thereof, shall forfeit
five dollars for every month during which it
neglects or refuses so to do, and i'll such
case upon any trial for not erecting or
maintaining guide posts, reported to be
necessary or convenient by the selectmen,
the town shall be estopped from alleging
that said guide posts are not necessary or
convenient
SEC. 4. At each of the places deter
mined by the town there shall be erected
substantial posts, of not less than eight feet
in height, near the upper end Of which shall
be placed a board or boards, and upon each
board shall be plainly and legibly painted
or otherwise marked the name of the next
town or place to which each of such roads
leads, and of such other town or place of
note as the seectmen may think proper, to-
gether with the distance or number of miles
to the same, and also the figure of hand,
with the forefnger thereof pointing towards
the towns or places to which said roads
lead But the inhabitants of town may,
at their annual meeting, agree upon some
suitable substitute for such guide post.
SEC. .. Every town which neglects or
refuses to erect and maintain such guide
posts or some suitable substitute therefor,
shall forfeit annually five dollars for every
guide post or some suitable substitute which
it so neglects or refuses to maintain, to be
recovered by information of the states at
torney in the county court
SEC. 6. Section No 2749 of the Revised
Laws is hereby repealed.
Approved November 2, 1888.
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No. 32.-AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF
SECTION 1893 OF THE REVISED LAWS
IN RELATION TO TELEGRAPH AND
TELEPHONE LINES.

IL is hereby enacted By the General assembly Of
the State Of Vermont;
SEC. /. Section 1888 of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended so as to read as follows: Tele-
graph and telephone companies may construct
and maintain lines of telegraph and telephone
upon any highway in this state but the same
shall be done not to interfere with the public
convenience in travelling on such highway or re-
pairing the same. But they shall not cut or In-
jure any tree, or cause allow the same to be
done without the written consent of the ad Join
ing owner or occupant, unless the selectmen of
the town, trustees of the village or aldermen of
the city where such tree is situated shall decide
after due notice to such owner or occupant of the
time and place of hearing, that such cutting or
injury is necessary, and they shall pay such
damages as said selectmen trustees or aldermen
shall award for the same. Any person violating
any of the provisions Of this section shall be
fined not less than five nor more than fifty dol
lars for each and every tree so cut or injured,
and any corporation so offending shall forfeit II
like amount for each offense, and the act of the
agent or employee Of such corporation shall be
the act of such corporation to work the forfeit
ure herein provided
SEC. 9. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November a. 1888.
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No. 22-AN ACT TO PREVENT ACCI-
DENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE ON
RAILROADS.

IL hereby enacted by the General as
sembly Of the State Of Vermont:
SEC. /. Every railroad company operat-
ing railroad or part of railroad in this
state, shall, before the first day of Deem
Der, 1889, adjust, fill or block with wood
en- block or wedge the frogs, switches and
guard-rails ON its tracks, with the exception
OF guard-rails on bridges, so as to prevent
the feet of its employees from being caught
therein. The work shall be done to the sat
isfaction of the railroad commissioners evil
denced by the certificate of their clerk.
Approved Nov. %, 1888.