Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-01


rating the Baptist Ministers Aid Associa-
ton. Approved Nov. 22, 1892.
II 407. An act relating to the further
protection of game. Approved Nov. q
1892. This act provides that for two years
from Jan. /, 1888, no persons shall take oI
kill within this state, pheasant or Eng
lish partridge: and thereafter no persons
shall take or kill, within this state, any
pheasant or English partridge between
the 20th day of Nov. in one year and the
first day of Oct. in the succeeding year.
II POS. An act laying tax on the Coun-
ty of Windham, for repairing county
buildings at Newfane. Approved Nov 22
1892.
II Pa. An act to enable towns, cities
and incorporated villages to issue bonds
for the purpose of purchasing and making
apparatus and for building permanent
I highways. Approved Nov %, 1892.
/ II 224. An act requiring the owner, les
see or keeper of any hotel of more than
/ two stories in height. to provide suitable
I ladders or other safe fire escapes for each
and every story above the ground story OF
such hotels. This act also applies in SINH
lar manner to the owner or lessee OF any
factory or workshop of more than two
stories. Approved Nov. p, 1892.
Fl 2ls. An act to pay constable e per
day for time spent in conducting freeman's
meetings. Approved Nov. %, 1892.
H 311. An act to prevent the pollution
OF the waters OF Otter Creek and the fill
ing up OF the channel Of such stream. APP
proved Nov. %, 1892.
h 1902. An act to change the name of
Mary A. Babcock. Approved Nov. %, 1892.
40i. An act relating TO highways and
bridges in unorganized towns and cores.
Approved Nov. 22 1892.
II 412. An act to encourage the improve
ment of unoccupied lands. Approved
Nov %, 1892. This act provides that any
person or persons who may hereafter pur
chase for home, occupy and improve any
land in this State that has been unoccu-
pied and neglected, or lands that have
been used for pasturage only, for a term of
two years or more preceding such purchas
and repairs or erects buildings suitable for
home, or otherwise improves such land,
said buildings and improvements shall be
exempt from all taxation for term Of five
years, provided the town in which tine
lands are situated, at its annual meeting
or at any meeting called for that purpose
so votes.
II 415 An act to pay John Fl. Mimms
the sum named. Approved Nov. p, 1892.
II 1876. An act to pay S. S. Drew the sum
therein named. Approved Nov. Y, 1892.
II 416. An act relating to the promulga-
tion of the laws and the distribution of
public documents. Approved Nov. p,
1892.
H 23s An act to expedite legal proceed
ings. Approved Nov. %, 1892.
II 374. An act to promote purity of cleo
tions, secure secrecy of the ballot and to
provide for printing and distributing bal
lots at the public expense. Approved Nov.
%, 1892. This act is very similar to the
Ballot Law of 1890
II i03. An act in addition to Sec. 2s5 OF
the Revised Laws, relating to stockholders
OF Banks and other Companies. APPROX
ed Nov. p, 1892.
ii 437. An act to incorporate the Bel
lows Falls & Saxton's River Street Railway
Company. Approved Nov. %, 1892.
II 227. An act to amend act No. 16 OF
the Laws OF 1886, relating to Highways
and Bridges. Approved Nov. %, 1892.
This act provides that no town shall be en-
titled to the provisions OF act No. 16 of the
Laws of 1886 unless the amount annually
expended in maintaining the highways of
such town during the five years next pre-
ceding the date of such petition shall
have averaged at least 40 cents on dollar
OF the grand list.
II 1S1. An act authorizing school dis
trict No. ] to issue bonds for the purposes
therein named. Approved Nov. p, 1892.
H 2s7. An act in addition to, and in
amendment of, an act to incorporate the
Vermont Electric Co. Approved Nov. p,
1892.
III 279. An act Incorporating the South
Royalton Graded School District. APP
proved Nov. 21, 1892.
H So. An act to incorporate the East
Barre Water Company. Approved Nov. 21,
1892.
II 295. An act relating to fees of sheriff
in certain cases. Approved Nov. 21, 1892.
II 100. An act in aid of Norwich Uni
versity, and providing for 80 scholarships
therein. Approved Nov. %, 1892. This
act appropriates &, 400 year to pay for 80
scholarships in Norwich University.
H 122. An act to incorporate the Chel-
sea Savings Bank and Trust Co. Approx
ed Nov. 22, 1892.
H 223. An act to consolidate, amend
and in addition to the various acts hereto
fore passed, concerning the village of Lud- !
low. Approved Nov. 2, 1892.
II 2. An act to incorporate the Towns
hend Park Association. Approved Nov.
%, 1892.
II 80. An act to pay Horace C. Pease the
sum of 1881, it being money paid by him 1
for board Of Alonzo Thurston while in |
jail at Woodstock. Approved Nov. %,
1882.
II 10. An act to incorporate the Granite |
Savings Bank and Trust Co. of Hardwick.
Nov. p, 1892.
II 80. An act relating to scholarships in
normal schools. Approved Nov. %, 1892.
By this act each town in the state is enti-
led to two scholarships in a normal school
md person appointed to a scholarship
Dy the town superintendent may elect
which school he shall attend.
H $50. An act to pay John l.. Ray of
Brattleboro for apprehending a person
who has since been convicted of horse
stealing. Approved Nov. p, 1892.
II 204. An act relating to town clerks
ees. Approved Nov. %, 1892.
H 211. An act TO incorporate the Barton
Trust Co. Approved Nov. %, 1892
II 277. An act to pay Thomas W. Eagan
or fees and expenses as witness in the case
II State VS.. j B. Dyer, ct ais. Approved
lov. q, 1892.
H 27s. An act TO pay Allen E. Hough-
on for cash paid out in securing the ar
est and Imprisonment of VIM. Andrews
IN a charge of grand larceny. Approved
Gov. %, 1892.
H 2S4. An act in amendment OF, and in
ddition to, No. 100 OF Acts of 1890, enti-
led "An Act to Incorporate the Deerfield
ALLEY Railway Co." Approved Nov. %,
S92.
II 326. An act relating to the duties of