Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-24
THE LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.

nc HERALD Is inc oniy paper III Tue
State that has published each week a
complete list of all the Acts of the Leg
islature that have been approved by the
Governor and become laws, together
with brief statement of the scope OF
the Act. This work has been done for
us by Sherwin NJ. Flint,a rising young
lawyer of Burlington, who has been en-
ployed as assistant in the Sergeant-at-
arms office. BY keeping these articles,
our readers can have complete record
of the work done by the Legislature.
The public Acts published by law only
give few of the more important ones.
The 1892 session of the VT. Legislature is
no more, final adjournment having been
made yesterday morning. During the past
weeks very large number OF bills were
made laws, through the approval OF Gov.
Fuller.
H 81. An act authorizing the state audi
tor to pay John III. Policy the sum therein
named. Approved Nov. u, 1892 This act
provides for the payment TO said Policy,
sheriff of Rutland county, for moneys
spent to procure the arrest OF Geo. Bates.
II 1852. An act in amendment of Sec. 6S3
OF the Revised Laws, relating to the in
struction of the deaf, dumb, blind, idiotic
and feeble minded. Approved Nov. II,
1892. II 1862 is an act relating simply to
the place of instruction of the deaf, dumb,
blind. idiotic and feeble minded.
ii 302. An act to incorporate the New
port Board Of Trade. Approved Nov. u,
II 263. An act to legalize the vote OF the
town of Norwich. Approved Nov. u, 1852
II l6l. An act in addition to, and in
amendment of, See. OF No. so of the Acts
of 1888. Approved Nov. 15, 1892. II 161
requires the executor or administrator, on
order OF the Probate Court, to turn over
certain funds of the estate to special ad-
ministrators.
II 257 An act empowering Fire District
No. OF Poultney to erect and maintain
street lights. Approved Nov. 10, 1892.
II 301. An act in amendment OF section
$3.50 of the Revised Laws, relating to the
right OF stewards Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church to hold real estate. Approved
Nov. 15, 1892. This bill provides that
stewards of the several circuits and sta
tions of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and their successors in that office, shall
have corporate powers with perpetuity, for
the purpose of taking and holding real es-
tate or personal property to support relig-
ious worship, or for church sites or build
ings or parsonages.
H 324. An act in amendment of section
4,074 OF the Revised Laws, relating to
games. Approved Nov Is, 1892. By this
act section 4,074 OF the Revised Laws is
amended by inserting .therein after the
word "billiard table, in the first line of
said section, the words "pool table. =
9pE An orf n bp futa
Teachers Association. Approved Nov. Is,
1892.
II 1856. An act extending the time for
accepting an act to incorporate the village
of Bristol, approved Nov. %, 1886. APP
proved Nov. 10, 1892.
II 40. An act to annex a part OF the
town of Dummerston to the town of Put
ney. Approved Nov. 10, 1892.
II 1s9. An act to prevent the building
or maintaining OF barbed wire fences
around schoolhouse yards. Approved
Nov. 10. 1892. No barbed wire fence shall
be built or maintained around any school
house yard.
H 1893. An act empowering the town of
Hartford to aid in the construction of
bridge across the Connecticut river. APP
proved Nov. 15, 1892.
II 2S1. An act in amendent of No. 167 of
the Laws OF 1886, entitled, can Act Incor-
porating the Rochester Graded School
District" Approved Nov. Is, 1892.
II 1894. An act authorizing the town of
in Essex county, to exempt the
Essex House, from taxation. Approved
Nov. Is, 1892.
H 1856. An act to amend No. 113, Acts of
1852, Incorporating the village OF St.Johns-
bury. Approved Nov. Is, 1892.
II 1863. An act in amendment Of and in
addition to, an act approved Nov. %, 1884,
can Act in Amendment Of, and
in Addition to, an Act TO Incorporate the
Village of Bennington, Approved Nov. 3,
1s49." Approved Nov. 16, 1892.
II 2l3. An act to amend an act incorpor- I
ating the Troy Conference Academy. APP
proved Nov. is, 1892.
II 316. An Act regulating the service of /
process. Approved Nov. 16, 1892. This act |
provides that no process, except escape 4
warrants and warrants for apprehending a
in favor of bail, and in case of /
reason, felony, and breaches of the peace,
shall be served or executed on a resident of I
he United States after twelve O'Clock at
night on Saturday until twelve o'clock at 4
light OF the following Sunday; and any
attempted service thereof shall be void.
II 14S. An act in amendment of, and in
addition to, No. 1876 of the Laws of 1875, ,ap-
proved Nov. 25, 1873, relating to the village
If Barton Landing. Approved Nov. II,
S92.
H 226. An act to incorporate the Will
iamstown Aqueduct Co. Approved Nov.
z, 1892.
Ii 5s. An act to incorporate the Lake
'hamplain Yacht Club. Approved Nov
Z, 1892.
II 152. An act to prevent fraud at agri-
uitural fairs and exhibitions of horses
Approved Nov. II, 1892. This act imposes
fine of not over $500 or imprisonment not
xceeding six months, upon any person
rho knowingly and designedly, for the
of competing for any premium or
Durse, shall enter or drive any horse or
nimaI of the horse kind in class where
{ is not entitled to be entered, under the
aid rules and regulations of the society,
or association offering premi-
IN purses.
i6 An act to incorporate the Vermont
rust Co. Approved Nov. II, 1892.
5 s4 An act to amend an act entitled,
An Act for the Disposition of the Gram
mar School Funds in the Town of Barre.
being No. 2S of the Acts of 1882, approved
,ov. %, 1882. Approved Nov. II, 1892.
S SO. An act to establish the Bradford
academy and Graded School District. APP |
lroved Nov. is, 1892.
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