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

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except railway and steamboat, kept used i'm
this state for the purpose Of supplying power,
shall for the purposes OF taxation be deemed
to be real estate.
Approved November 26. 1890.
No. 16.-AN ACT to amend sections two hun
dred seventv-three and two hundred seventy
four revised laws in regard to exempting
manufacturing property.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Vermont:
Section l. That section two hundred seventy
three and two hundred seventy-four be amend
ed by striking out section two hundred seventy
four and inserting the following 1t majority
of the legal voters, voting In any city town
meeting legally warned, 50 elect they may ex-
empt from taxation all individuals companies
and corporations contemplated in and as stipu-
lated in section two hundred seventy of the
revised laws for term not exceeding ten years.
Approved November Is. 1890
No IAN ACT relating to the repair of
highways and bridges.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. For keeping in repair highways
and bridges the selectmen of each town shall
annually, within ten days after the completion
of the annual grand list, assess tax OF not less
than fifteen cents the dollar OF the grand
list of such town, to be collected In money, at
such time and in such manner as the town at
its annual meeting shall vote. If, however,
the town votes to have such tax paid In labor IT
shall be not less than twenty cents on the dol
lar of the grand list; but any taxpayer shall
have the right to pay his said tax IN money ana
If paid IN money one-fourth thereof shall be de-
Quoted.
Sec. 2. An act entitled IAN act in amend
ment Of section one of number twelve of the
acts of 1884 y entitled ian act relating to the
of hrf0paG - anDFOy00
November 10. 1886, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. When town votes to raise nlgh-
way tax IN labor the selectmen shall divide the
town into number of highway districts con-
veuient for repairing highways, and may from
time to time alter the same; and each surveyor
of his district shall sHperintend the expendi-
ture of the tax, and take care of, and keep IN
repair at all times. the highways in his district
Sec. t. In ordinary cases taxes OF residents
shall be put into the tax-bill, and expended IN
the districts where they reside, and the taxes
of non-residents in the district where the prop
erty Is located; but the selectmen may, II the
public good requires it, put the whole part
of the tax of resident or nonresident, IN an
other tax-bill to be expended in any other dis
trict of the town.
Sec s. Sections from and including section
three thousand 6fty-two to and including
tons three thousand eighty-one of the revised
laws of Vermont are hereby re-enacted, except
that section three thousand tfty-sey Is amend
ed so that the several towns at their annual
meeting may vote to allow a good hand at the
rate of more than twelve and one-half cents tor
each hour, but not to exceed the rate OF fifteen
cents for each hour.
Sec 6. The seleetmen shall present to the
annual town meeting for its approval, candi-
dates for Surveyors of highways when a labor
tax is voted; and the surveyors elected at such
meetings shall hold office for year from
the 18th day of May succeeding their election.
Sec. I. All acts parts of acts inccnsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect from the
first Monday of March, 1891.
Approved November -. 1890.
No. 1s.-AN Acr in amendment of and addi-
ton to section two thousand nine hundred
forty-five of the revised laws, relating to
highways.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section /. Section two thousand nine hum
dred forty-five of the revised laws is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following:
And it shall be sufficient cause for the
county court In its discretion TO deny the APP
pointment of commissioners and dismiss the
petition when, within five years from the time
said petition was brought, two prior petitions
had been brought asking for the laying of
highway over substantially the same location.
a portion thereof. and commissioners had
been appointed thereon whose reports in each
case adverse TO The laying of said highway had
been accepted by the court.
Sec ?. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved November IL, $780,
No. 19--AE ACT empowering certain towns
to appropriate money for the construction
and maintenance of sidewalks.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section l. Towns may, at an annual meet
ing. or at a meeting warned FOR that purpose,
appropriate portion of the highway fund of
such town, not to exceed ten per cent. of the
total amount of such fund, to be expended in
constructing and maintaining sidewalks within
such towns.
Sec. 2. All moneys appropriated under sec
ton one of this act shall be expended by the
selectmen OF such towns, in constructing and
maintaining sidewalks within the town
wherever the public good requires.
Sec. 8. No action shall be taken by any
town In town meeting under the provisions of
this act, unless notice of such action is con-
tanned in the warning of such meeting.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 20, 1890.
No. 20.-AN ACT relating to the support of
insane persons.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the Statelof Vermont:
Section L. Whenever any insane person,
now or hereafter supported at the expense of
the State In any asylum for the insane in this
State, had, at the time of commitment to such
asylum, or after his or her commitments shall
have, own or possess any estate, real or person
al, or any pension or annuity, the same shall be
appropriated towards the support of such in
sane person in such asylum
Sec. ?. 1t shall be the duty of the probate
court upon the hearing of any cause instituted
before IT. for the purpose of determining
whether person shall be committed to an in
sane asylum, to find and, In its order made for
the removal OF an insane person to asylum,
to state the amount of property owned by such
insane person and the amount of any pension
annuity DaTabIn tn Such
Sec. 3. Whenever insane person during
his or her CONTINENT In an insane ASYLUM at
the expense of the State, becomes the owner of
any property, pension or annuity. the probate
court shall, on application of a person interest
ed, and ON notice to persons interested, ascer-
tain the amount thereof and certify the same
to the superintendent of the asylum where such
insane person Is confined. and in case such in
sane person Is not resident of this State. the
probate court, in the probate district where
such asylum Is located, shall have jurisdiction
for the purposes of this act
Sec 4 1t shall be the duty of a guardian of
any insane person, confined in an asylum at the
expense OF the State, to contribute, out of such
insane persons estate toward his support In
such asylum, such sum as the probate court
may direct Nothing In this act shall take
from the guardian of such insane person the
right TO agree with the superintendent of an
asylum upon the amount such guardian shall
contribute towards the support of such insane
person. but If they can not agree, the probate
court shall determine the same, and the time
of payment thereof.
Sec > All acts and parts Of acts inconsist-
emit with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed, but this. shall not repeal the previs-
ions of act number eishty-nine of the acts of
1855.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved November 2, 1880.
No. 21--AN AcT relating to the commitment
OF inmates Of the soldiers home to the insane
asylum.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Whenever any inmate of the Yer
mont soldiers home at Bennington shall. in the
opinion of the superintendent. become insane
and dangerous TO the peace of the other in