Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-12-08

repealed, and each and every part of the same,
relating to the subject of intoxicating liquors
or Iiuuids or offences or proceedings having re-
lation to any such liquors OF liquids, be and the
same are hereby re-enacted and are hereby de-
clared to be of and to have full force and
effect to every intent and purpose, IN the same
manner and with the same effect as 1t each ana
every such statute were herein repeated ana
set forth in detail.
Sec. O. Nothing in the preceding section
shall be taken or deemed to affect in any man
ner any offence, proceeding, verdict or lIdg-
ment which has been committed or taken place
before the passage of this act; and every such
offence, proceeding, verdict and Judgment snali
be prosecuted. proceeded with, tried, deternin-
ed and executed respectively in the same man,
ner and with the same effect as it this act mad
not been passed -
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from its
Approved November rs, 1890.
No. H.-AN Act giving justices of the peace
concurrent jurisdiction with the county court
of offences for intoxication-
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Vermont
Section 1. Justices of the peace shall have
concurrent jurisdiction with the county court OF
offences for intoxication under section three
thousand eight hundred and twelve of the re-
vised laws of Vermont as amended by number
thirty of the acts of 1888.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved October 21st, 1890.
No. 42.-AN ACT to amend section four thou
sand five hundred fifty-one of the revised
laws relating to the oath to be administered
To an off RI abQr of a
criminal cause
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Vermont:
Section l. So much of section four thousand
five hundred ffty-one of the revised laws, as
relates to the oath to be administered to an
officer taking charge OF jury in criminal
cause, is so amended to read as follows
Oath to be administered to an officer taking
charge of a jury In criminal cause. during a
recess of the court
You solemnly swear, that you viii keep to-
gether the persons composing this jury, during
any recess of the court, until they return into
court, and that. In the meantime, you viii suf-
fer no person to speak to them, speak to
them yourself, concerning the cause ON trial or
any matter thereto relating. So help you God.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
Approved October 29th, 1890.
No. 43.-AN ACT in amendment of an act to
provide for the appointment of overseers of
the poor.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
SECTION 1. Section one of act number fifty
eight of the acts of 1884 is hereby amended go
as to read as follows: In towns whose popula-
ton by the last census TAKEN exceeds five thous-
and inhabitants, overseers of the poor shall be
under the control and direction of the select
. men of their respective towns.
SEC. 2. Section two of said act is hereby
amended in line one by striking out the words
SO appointed and inserting In lieu thereof
the words IN such totcn.
Approved Nov. 26, 1890.
No. 44.-AN ACT In amendment of IAN act re-
lating to telegraph and telephone poles in in
corporated villages and cities, approved
November 20, 1882.
It is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section /. Section one of AN act relating to
telegraph and telephone poles in incorporated
villages and cities, approved November 20,
1882 is hereby amended to read fol-
fows: All telegraph or telephone or electric
light companies or associations, and all persons
owning or op rating telegraph or telephone or
electric light line, shall cause the polls now or
hereafter erected on the line of any highway
within the limits of any village or city in this
State, to be suitably painted to the satisfaction
of the trustees or selectmen of such village or
aldermen of such city, and shall substitute
straight poles In place of crooked poles now or
hereafter erected.
Sec 2 Section two of said act is hereby
amended so as to read follows: Any tele-
graph or telephone electric light company or
association, or person or persons owning or OPP
Grating telegraph telephone electric
light line which shall, after twenty days no
tiee in writing, given by any trustee alder
man. neglect refuse to paint such poles, or
to substitute straight poles In place of crooked
poles, as provided in section of this act,
shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars to
such village or city, to be recovered in
ton of debt on this statute; and said trustees
aldermen in such case, may also cause such
poles to be painted, and may substitute straight
poles in place of crooked poles, as provided in
section of this act; and may also recover
the expense of SO doing in an action brought in
the name of such village or city against the
owners of such telephone or telegraph or cleo
trio light line.
Sec. 8. Section three of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: Whoever
or notice ON any telegraph, telephone or
electric light pole shall, for each offence
forfeit five dollars to the village or city in
which such pole is situated.
Sec. 4. Section four of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: Justices of
the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction of
all offences under this act
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November H. 1890.
No. 45.-AN Acr providing for better drain
age in or adjacent to Incorporated cities and
villages.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section l. In every town having an incorpor-
ated city or village within its limits, now, or
that may hereafter be authorized by law to
construct main sewers, drains and outlets at the
expense of the abutters those interested,
where a sewer, drain or outlet viii benefit those
outside the limits of such Incorporated city
village as well as those inside, the selectmen
may, upon petition of a majority of those in
terested in its construction, setting forth that
they are liable to contribute towards its ex-
pense and that the public health and conven-
fence demands it, join the proper officers of
such city or village in laying out and construct
ing the same.
See. 2. The selectmen together with the
proper officers of such city village shall
cause the same to be constructed and may en-
ter upon and construct the same upon private
land, If necessary. under the same proceedings
that land may be taken for an easement, or high
way. and when constructed, the selectmen and
the same number selected by and from the
proper officers of such city village shall agree
upon the proportion of expense that shall be
borne by those inside and those outside the
limits of said Incorporated city village, and
IN of disagreement the decision of a
iority shall be final.
Sec. 3. When an agreement is made as to
the amount which shall be paid by those out
side the city or village limits as provided in the
preceding section, the selectmeu shall forthwith
give notice to all real estate owners benefited
by said sewer, drain. or outlet of the time and
place, when and where, they will hear and de-
termine the amount of expense to be borne by
each party so benefited, and such notice may
be delivered in writing to the party or served
as writs of summons required by law to be
served.
Sec. 4. At such hearing the selectmen shall
assess each real state owner outside such city
or village benefited by the construction of such
sewer, drain or outlet, their proportion of the
and when such assessment is made up
and signed by the selectmen or a majority of
them, it shall be recorded in the town clerks
office of such town, and when so recorded it
shall be tax and first lien upon the land de-
1land fhc hha