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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
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AN Act A,,r,.,uIH-G SECTION 45e2 AND
A-oi oiE ,,,lI, ttrRMONT STATUTES,
RrI,ATtN.c ro NET FISHING AND
THE SEIZURE OF Nhio
Tt is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly Of The State Of VerinordS' e,.. hoo
Sec. I. Scctlon four thousand hVe mum
dred and nlnot,,.tvo of the vermont stat
utes is amended so as to read aS Iolo"s.
If person use. have In possession WIN
tho intent to use, or furnish lo' 60 ~, ioi
fishing in the waters OF tii,' "l0Ie, d
pound-net, trap-net, seine, So a,
fyke, set-line, fishing otse sotiars NV
shall be fined ono hundred u ol'Si -.
Sec. Q section four thousand nine mum
dred and ntnet,.' eour of the Vermont Stat
utes shall be amended so as 10 reau as lol-
lows:
If a person discovers n pound-net trap
net, seine, gill-net. set-net' Iyke, se'-hhe'
fishing otter or trawl, set ior nshIne, OF IN
the possession or under the CoH'IOl OF d
person having them or any u ,H~'i,' "t1''
intent TO use for fishing, or under cFcum-
stances tbot sbo,, they have just been or
are about to he used for fishing In the
waters OF this state, he may seize ana
destroy the same, or may sei%o anu ue'iVel
q pound-net, trap-net, selne' sill-He'' SCI
net or fyke so discovereu' 70 the to"H
clerk of the town where such seizure DC
ours, within three days atter Such SEIZURE
the town clerk shall retain such net sub
ject to the order and disposal OF the iish
am. game commissioners, and upon salts
factory proof that such net was In good
faith discovered and seized by sucn per-
son, while placed for use IN vocation OF
tho provisions of this chapter, and upon
payment to him by such person or one dol-
lar for each net so delivered, he shall
make and deliver to such person an af-
hdavit attestlng the delivery of the net 50
seized; upon presentation of such affidavit
to the state auditor, he shall draw an or,
der upon The state treasurer in favor Of
the person named in the same for teii dol
lars.
Sec 3. Nothing in these two sections
shall affect tho use Of seines under license
of the fish and game commissioners.
Approved November "A, 1896,
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUP
PORT OF PAUPERS IN UNORGAN-
lied TOWNS AND CORES.
Approved November Il. 1896.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUP
PORT OF PAUPERS IN UNORGAN-
lied TOWNS AND CORES.
II is hereby enacted by the General AS
Vembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec, 1. Unorganized towns and cores in
this State shall have the same rights and
he subject to the same duties and liabili-
ties in regard to poor and INDECENT per-
sons as towns are subject to in relation to
Iuch persons.
Sec. 2. All persons shall be subject to
The same duties and liabilities in regard TO
poor and INDECENT persons in unorganized
towns and cores as they are subject to in
regard to such persons in towns, and shal
be subject to the same penalties for trans
porting such persons into or charging SUCH
persons upon an unOrganzed town or gore
rs they are subject to for so TRANSPORTING
INTO or charging such persons upon a town,
Sec. 3. The commissioners for unorgan-
lZed towns and cores shall be overseers of
the poor for such unorganized towns and
tores and shall be subject TO the same
dudes and liabilities in relation thereto as
pverseers Of the poor of towns are subject
10 in relation to said towns.
Sec. a. For the purpose Of defraying the
expense incident to this act such commits.
sloners shall assess a tax on the grand
list OF any unorganzed town or gore in
their respective counties in which such eX.
pense Is Incurred. Such tax shall Lao
assessed and collected as highway taxes
Gre assessed and collected in such unor.
eanized towns and cores and the proceeds
thereof shall be applied to the payment OF
such expenses upon order of such over.
seers upon the county treasurer.
Approved November "A, 1896.
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AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PAY
MENT OF DIVIDENDS OR INTER
EST BY SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS.
II is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont;
Sec. ]. Section four thousand one hun
dred and ten Of the Vermont ia tutes Is
hereby amended TO read as follows:
The trustees of a savings bank or saw
ings institution shall regulate the rate of
interest or dividends, not 10 exceed two per
cent semi-annually upon the deposits
Herewith in such manner that depositors
shall receive, as nearly as may be- the
profits of such corporation, after deduct
ing necessary expenses, and reserving such
amount as the trustees deem eXpedient as
a surplus fund for the security Of deposit
ors which, to the amount Of ten per cent
of their deposits, the trustees of such cor
poration may gradually accumulate and
hold to meet any contingency or loss in its
business from the depreciation of it's
securities or otherwise; but the trustees
may classify the depositors according TO
the character, amount and duration of thie'
dealings with the corporation, and regu-
late the interest or dividends allowed, so
that each depositor shall receive the same
ratable proportion of interest or dividends
as others of his class.
Sec q This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 49, 1896.
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AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
1915 AND 1915 OF CHAPTER 1S9 OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE-
IATING TO THE PROTECTION OF
GAME BIRDS.
Tt is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. Section four thousand SIX hum
dred and fifteen of chapter one hundred
and eighty-nine of the Vermont Statutes
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Any person who before January !, 1900.
takes or kills a sharp-talled grouse, PIN
mated grouse, capercaizie, black game,
ptarmigan or pheasant shall be fined
twenty-five dollars for each of the same so
taken or killed But nothing in this Sec
ton shall be held to prohibit the shooting
of pheasants on enclosed and posted lands
by tho owners of such lands or theiI
licensees between the tenth day of October
and the first day of December in any year
provided the pheasants so shot have beer
actually bred on such lands in a state OF
captivity. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this section are hereby re
lpealed.
See. >. Section four thousand six hun
dred and sixteen OF chapter one hundred
and eighty-nine Of the Vermont Statute:
is hereby repealed
Approved November o. 1896.
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AN ACT LIMITING THE EXPORTA-
TION OF GAME BIRDS.

AN ACT LIMITING THE EXPORTA-
TION OF GAME BIRDS.
u is hereby enacted BY the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. No person or corporation shall
kill, expose for sale, or have in possession
at any time any game bird for which there
is close season in this State except for
consumption as food within the State.
But this shall not prevent a person resid-
ing out of the State from taking game
birds in open season and three days there
after out of the State when shipped open
to view, tagged and plainly labeled with
the name of the owner thereof and accom-
panied by him. ANY person or corporation
violating any Of the provisions of this sec
ton, or any person who, not being the
actual owner Of such game birds, to aid
another in such transportation falsely rep
resents himself TO be the owner thereof,
shall be fined fifty dollars for each Of
tense; and the delivery to or reception by
any person or corporation within this
State Of any such game birds for shipment
TO a point without the State shall be prima
facie evidence that the same were killed
and are possessed within the State for y
purpose other than that of being con-
sumed as food within the state,
Sec. .. This act shall constitute part
of chapter one hundred and eighty-nina
Vermont Statutes, entitled Preservation
of fish, game, and birds and destruction
of noxious animals" and shall be subject
to the provisions thereof so far as the
same are not inconsistent with this act.
Approved November "A, 1896
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AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SHARING
Ot. GAME, AND SHOOTING OF
DUCKS WITH THE AID OF JACKS.
1T Is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the State Of Vermont:
Sec. ]. No game for which there is n
close season in this State, shall DO netted
or SHARED; nor shall any person possess
any game so taken, or set any net or
snares commonly used for taking such
game. Whoever shall violate or attempt
to violate the provisions OF this section
shall be fined ten dollars, and ten dollars
additional for each animal or bird Melted,
SHARED or posse ssed contrary to the pro-
visions Of this section, and such game may
be seized and shall be forfeited to the
prosecutor
Sec 2. If a person shoots or hunts wild
duck with the aid OF a torch, jack or arti-
fetal light OF any kind, he shall be fined
ten dollars, and five dollars additional for
each bird so taken; and II person Is found
On any public waters Of this State, or the
shores thereof, after shutdown, with a fire.
arm and torch, Jack or artificial light, it
shall be presumptive evidence that he Is
violating the provisions Of this section.
Approved November q. 1895.
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AN ACT RELATING TO THE CROSS
ING OF ONE RAILROAD BY AN
OTHER AT GRADE, AND PROVID-
ING FOR APPEAL FROM THE DE
CISION OF THE RAILROAD COM
SIONERS MADE UNDER SECTION
1899 OF VERMONT STATUTES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
semby of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. Any party in interest who Is dis
satisfied with the decision of the railroad
commissioners made under the provisions
of section three thousand nine hundred
and thirty-nine of the Vermont Statutes,
may within sixty days thereafter apply to
a judge of the Supreme Court, who shall
upon notice to the other parties interested
appoint three disintcrosted persons COM
missioners who shall upon due notice TO
all parties examine the premises, hear the
evidence and report the facts to the next
stated term of the Supreme Court, after
hearing before them is closed.
The Supreme Court shall, upon the COM
ing in of such report make such order in
the premises as 1t deems just, and Il it
orders a crossing to be established whether
at grade or otherwise, may assess the ex-
pense of the construction thereof and of
its future maintenance upon the
parties in interest, in such pro-
portions as are equitable, and by
proper process enforce the said orders
and assessments and may allow cos Is
to any party in its discretion. Said SUI
preme Court may entertain petition &c
modify said orders and assessments at any
| time.
Sec. 2. A party in interest who is dis.
satisfied with a decision of the railroad
commissioners heretofore made under the
provisions of said section three thousand
nine hundred and thirty-nine of Yer.
mont Statutes may, within sixty days from
the date this act takes effect, apply to O
judge of the Supreme Court for the APP.
pointment of commissioners under the pro.
visions of this act.
Sec. 3. This act shall taffe effect from it.
passage.
Approved November 81, 1896.
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n L AB.lt W.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING FISH AND
GAME COMMISSIONERS TO REGU-
LATE THE PLACING OF FISH
SCREENS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont.
Sec l. Section four thousand fve hun
dred and eighty-eight Vermont Statutes Is
amended so as to read as follows:
If N person, except as provided IN tnls
chapter. by n screen, or other device LOT
that purpose, so obstructs any stream OF
the outlet or inlet to any natural pohd, OF
the outlet or inlet to any artificial pohd on
a public stream, as to prevent the Tree
passage of fish, he shall be ined twenty
dollars for each offense and hVe dollars
for each day such screen or other obstrue-
ton Is continued, after written notice by n
fish and game commissioner or hsh
and game warden is given 10
such person, requesting the re-
moval of the same; but the FISH ana
game commissioners may In writing au-
thorize the placing of screens to prevent or
regulate the passage of fish and revoke
such authorization at their discretion, and
any expenditure made In the making ana
placing of screens under permission OF the
Ash and game commissioners shall in no
wise affect their right TO revoke such au-
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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 1894 AND
REPEATING SECTIONS 1850, 1861 1862
AND 1868 OF VERMONT STATUTES
RELATING TO GRIST MILLS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. J. Sections four thousand three
hundred and sixty. four thousand three
hundred and sixty-one, four thousand three
hundred and slxty-two and four thousand
three hundred and sixty-three of the Ner-
mont Statutes are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. section four thousand three hun
bred and siXty-four of the Vermont Stat
utes is hereby amended by striking out the
word steam" in the first line.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
it's passage.
Approved November "a, 1896.
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AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
1852 VERMONT STATUTES RELAT-
ING TO FIRE DISTRICTS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
rembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. Section three thousand onC a
dred and fifty-two Vermont Statues 10
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
The selecJmen, upon application in writ
ing of twenty or more freeholders of a
town, residents or the proposed fire dis
trict, may establish in such town one or
more fire districts each not to exceed two
square miles in extent. and may define
their limits Such districts shall be named
by number in the order of their establish
ment. The selectmen shall file certih-
cate of their proceedings in the office Of
the clerk of the town; who shall record the
same; and they may change the limits
of fire district, upon similar applica-
tion in a like manner.
Approved November II, 1896.
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING TOWNS AND
CITIES TO VOTE MONEY FOR
CHARTERED HOSPITALS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
Bembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. ]. Towns and cities may, at any
legal meeting Of the voters thereof in town
or city meeting assembled when an arti-
Gle for such purpose shall have been duly
inserted I'm the warning for such meeting
vote and appropriate such sums of money
as they shall judge necessary for the sup
port of any non-sectarian hospital estab-
lished therein which is Incorporated by
act of the General Assembly.
Sec. 2. Whenever the charter OF any city
has put into the hands Of any board oil
body other than the legal voters thereof ii
city meeting assembled, the power OF as
sessing taxes and appropriating money foi
lawful purposes, such board or body may
assess such taxes and appropriate suct
sums of money as 1t shall judge necessary
for the support of any hospital, non-sec.
TARTAN established in such city and incor
porated by act of the General Assembly.
Approved November u.s. 1886.
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CORES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As.
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. Section three thousand four hun
dred and fifty-seven OF the Vermont Stat
utes is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
For the purpose of building and repair
ing such highways and bridges, such COM
missioners shall have the power to assess
tax upon the grand list OF any morgan
lied town or gore in their respective coun-
ties, in which any highway or bridge is to
be built or repaired, not to exceed in any
one year thirty-fve per cent of the grand
list of such unorganized town or gore.
Sec. q Section three thousand four hun
dred and fifty-eight of the Vermont Stat
utes Is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Such tax shall be assessed in the month
of January and put into the hands of the
collector of taxes for unorganized towns
and cores on or before the tenth day of the
following February and the said collector
shall have the same power to collect such
tax that he now has to collect county and
State taxes; any justice of the peace in his
county may issue his warrant to said col
lector authorizing him to collect said tax
Such collector shall have six per cent for
the collection thereof and shall collect said
tax and pay the same to the county treas
urer on or before the first day of the JULY
fo,owine.
Sec. g. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from It's
passage.
/ Approved November q, 1896
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feet or peft OF deer sover., ,ro,,, .,,o how
DEC D. a person or corporation Violating
any OF inc provisions Of thls act shall be
IlnVI one hundred dollars for each offense
one-haII OF the same to 60 to the Complain
an, uhe Other half to the state.
- 9ccooh four thousand six hum
repealed, except that A. snail remain in
force as to all offense5 committed prior to
Wy. we uu,e uhls act takes effect. and prosecu-
stituted
sec. Z. This act shall constitute a part Of
on. , hunired and eighty-nine Of tho
Ne[InOHt statutes entitled, preservation
OF fish, game and birds and destruction Of
obnoxious animals" and shall be subject
10 the provisions Of said chapter so far as
act.
Approved November "a. 1896
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NUMBER 70.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 351G OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE
IATING TO WIDTH OF WHEEL
RIMS OR FELLOES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Vermont:
Sec. !. Section three thousand and six
teen, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
All freight wagons carts or carriages,
carrying more than two tons in weight and
less than three tons shall have the rims
or fellOes of their whee.s al least three
inches wide. and If carrying more than
three tons the rims or felloes of their
wheels shall be ait least four inches wide.
But the selectmen may give a person
permission to use wagons, carts, or car
rlages in their respective towns. with tho
rims of less width than is provided in this
section when in their opinion the highways
would not be greatly injured thereby.
Approved November "a, 1896.
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION S54o OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES RE
LATING TO KEEPING FERRY
WITHOUT APPOINTMENT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. / Section three thousand five hum
dred and forty of the Vermont Statutes Is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Ii a person, other than the person APP
pointed keeps ferry, or conveys persons
or property, for reward, over a river,
creek, pond or lake, at the place designated
by the selectmen or by an act of the Gen
eral Assembly, he shall forfeit to the per-
son appointed to keep such ferry, five dol
lars, with costs for each offense.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November "a, 1896.
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AN ACT MAKING IT THE DUTY OF
TOWN CLERKS TO CERTIFY TC
COUNTY CLERKS THE NAMES or
CERTAIN OFFICERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
Bembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 1t shall be the duty of the town
clerk Of each town in this State to certify
as soon as may be after the annual town
meeting each year to the county clerk of
Abe county in which said town is situated
9he name OF the person elected first con-
stable at said annual meeting together
with the postofnce address of such person
snd the name of the express Office nearest
Abe residence of such person.
Approved November Il, 1896.
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AN ACT TO REPEAL CERTAIN SEC
TTONS OF VERMONT STATUTES,
PROVIDING COUNTIES ON NON-
IOUS ANIMALS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. I. Sections four thousand six hun
dred and seventeen four thousand six hum
dred and eighteen, four thousand six hum
derd and nineteen, four thousand six hum
dred and twenty, four thousand six hun
dred and twenty-one and four thousand
six hundred and twenty-five, chapter one
hundred eghty-nine, Vermont Statutes, 10
hereby repealed.
Approved November "a. 1896.
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AN ACT REGULATING TIE INVEST
MENT OF THE CAPITAL or saw
INGS BANKS AND TRUST COM
PANIES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. The capital of trust companies
and of savings banks and trust companies IL
hereby made subject to the same laws of
investment as already control their sur
plus and deposits.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage, but shall not apply to investments
already made until January LIST. 1899.
Approved November "A. 1896.
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING TOWN ROAD
OMMTSSTONBRS TO CONSTRUCT
AND REPAIR FNOOT-PATIIS WHERE
NEEDED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
TOWNS.
II Is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. Town road commissioners may
construct and repair convenient and suit
able foot-paths or sidewalks within the
limits of public highways in unncorpor-
ated villages and thickly populated sec
lions Of their respective towns when in
their opinion the public convenience re-
qures the same and pay the expenses
thereof from highway taxes of the town.
Approved November "A, 1896.
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION $3.50 OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE-
LATING TO THE WIDTH OF HIGH
WAYS
IT is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont;
Sec. 1. Section three thousand two hum
bred eighty-nine of the Vermont Statutes
is hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Highways except cross roads, lanes used
as pent roads, and roads laid within an
incorporated village or city to connect eX-
listing highways and roads only one end Of
which connects with existing highways,
shall not be less than three rods wide.
Approved November II, 1885,
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QUOR."
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec, 1. Thatsect ion four thousand five
hundred and eight of the Vermont Statutes
is hereby amended by adding thereto (at
the end of the last line of said section
after the words with double costs" the
following, viz:
In case the wife of said person. or his
minor child or children become n town
charge IN the town where they reside and
neglect or refuse to bring their action
against salu person or persons within
thrty Gays alter the cause of action hath
heerued Tor the recovery of two dollars
PS' Jay Tor the time such person NAV he
mus eohhned with double costs, then the
oEerseer or the poor in the city or town
Where me wife or minor child or children
reside may In an action founded on this
statute IN the name of the city or town
Where SAID party or parties reside recover
Vi INC persons who by himself, clerk, agent
Vi servant unlawfully sold, furnished, or
save away 10 such person any part OF the
Intoxicating liquor upon which he became
intoxicated, the expense and care of pro-
Nluing Tor said wife or minor child or
children during the time they remain a
Town charge to be recovered at the end of
such confinement or at the end of each or
any north thereof with double COSTS And
the person sentenced to be confined in
jail, the house of correction, or States
prison by reason OF intoxication or any
criminal act committed while intoxicated
at the time of the conviction on oath be-
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fore court or as soon thereas-~r as may
be, disclose the place where and the per
son of whom the liquor producing such In
toSication was obtained and tho clrcum-
stances attending It, such court may In
It's discretion remit one-half the fine or
Imprisonment.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect upon its
passage.
Approved November a. 1896.