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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NUMBER 81.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE TRAFF
IN INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
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Approved November "a. 1896.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC
IN INTOXICATING LIQUOR.
It is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty Of all judges
of Municipal, City and County Courts and
justices of the peace before whom persons
are convicted of or plead guilty to the crime
of selling or of selling, furnishing or glvina
away intoxicating liquor, lager beer Of
cider. contrary to the law of this State, L
notify the United States collector of inSer
nal revenue for this district of such con
viction or plea, when said judges or jus
tees believe or have reason to believe tina
said persons have not paid the special tai
imposed by the United States government
upon dealers in intoxicating liquors.
Sec. 2 The said Judges or justices of TIL
peace shall receive for each such notiilca
ton the sum of twenty-five cents, whicl
sum shall be taxed as a part of the bill O
costs against the respondents in sucl
cases.
Sec. 3. The notification shall be in sub
stance as follows: 81
/ hereby notify you thai, Of -
county in the State of Vermont, has thi
day been convicted (or plead guilty as th
case may bel to the crime of selling intoXI
eating liquor Gager beer or cider, as tn
case may bel.
1 give you this information so that vol
may, if you desire, investigate as 4
whether or not said --ha
paid the special internal revenue tax to til
United States government.
Approved November ~. 1896,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NUMBER 60.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION $3.50 OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE
LATINO TO HIGHWAYS.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION $3.50 OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE
LATING TO HIGHWAYS.
It is hereby enacted by the. General As
sembly of the State of Vermont
Sec. l. Section three thousand three
hundred and seventy-nine of the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
The selectmen may discontinue a high
way laid out by the selectmen or under the
authority of the original proprietors, but
the selectmen before disseminating high
way shall appoint a time for examining
the premises and hearing parties Interest,"
cd, and shall give notice thereof by post
ing notice in two or more public PAGES in
the town of the time and place of SAID
hearing and County Court may, by COM
mlssloners, discontinue n highway wholly
in the county, except one laid out by or
der of the Supreme Court, and the Supreme
Court may discontinue a highway laid out
under the order of said court or which OK
tends into or through two or more coun-
ties, and such roads may be discontinued
whether they have been made or not The
commissioners appointed TO discontinue
a highway shall be disinterested freehold
er-s, other than those appointed to lay out
the highway. Any decree or order made
under the provisions of this section may
be reviewed by the County or Supreme
Court under the same conditions and the
same proceedings had thereon as are now
provided for the laying out of highways.
! Sec. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
| Approved November "a 1896
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NUMBER 70.
Approved November IS, 1896.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE CROSS
ING OF ONE RAILROAD BY AN
OTHER AT GRADE, AND PROVlD-
ING FOR APPEAL FROM THE De
ClsION OF THE RAILROAD COM
SIONERS MADE UNDER SECTION
1899 OF VERMONT STATUTES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly 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 shah
upon notice to the other parties Interested
appoint three disinterested persons COM
missloners, 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 siosed.
The Supreme Court shall, upon the COM
ing in of such report make such order In
the premises as IL deems just, ard If II
orders a crossing to be established whether
at grade or otherwise, may assess the eX-
pense of the construction thereof and OF
it's 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 costs
TO any party in its discretion. Said SUI
preme Court may entertain a petition 10
modify said orders and assessments at any
time.
Sec. . 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 g
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 q. 1896.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
UTMBER IS.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUP
PORT OF PAUPERS IN UNORGAN-
1ZEn TOWNS AND CORES.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUP
= PORT OF PAUPFRS IN UINORGAN-
lied TOWNS AND CORES.
IT is hereby enacted by the General AS
sernbly of the State of Vermont:
Sec 1. Unorganized towns and cores in
+bis State shall have the same rights and
he subject to the same duties and liabtli-
Iies in regard to poor and INDECENT per-
Sons as towns are subject to in relation to
such persons.
Sec. 2. All persons shall be subject to
the same duties and liabilities In regard 10
moor and INDECENT persons in unorganized
towns and cores as they are subject 10 IN
yepard TO such persons in towns, ana shall
he subject to the same penaFties Tor tTahs-
nortIng such persons into or charging such
persons upon an unorganized town UT gore
as they are subject to for so trahspod tlIls
into or charging such persons upon d Wv lie
Sec 2. The commissioners for morgan
ia towns and cores shall be overseers OF
a. moor for such unorganized towns and
cores and shall be subject TO the same
Sutfes and liabilities in relation thereto as
a,,orseers of the poor Of towns are subJect
IN in relation 10 said towns.
SEQ 4 For the purpose Of detraylng the
.,,nense incident to this act such commits
stonars shall assess a tax on the grand
a. Of anv unorgauized town or gore In
.hsir resnective counties in which such eN-
10 t1p.,, &c incurred Such tax shall be
Pls.soseed and collected as highway taxes
a,.a assessed and collected in such unor-
~ nt1ed towns and cores and the proceeds
5000 shall be applied to the payment OF
s,,,b EXPENSES upon order OF such over
seers upon the county treasurer
Approved November "a 1870
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NTTMBER 90.
AN ACT LIMITING Tho EXPORTA-
TION OF GAME BIRDS.

AN ACT LIMITING THE EXPoRTA-
TION OF GAME BIRDS.
at is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. /. No person or corporation shall
Kill, expose for sale. or have in possession
at any time any game bird for which there
is a close season in this State except for
consumption as food within the State.
re,'t this shall not prevent a person resid-
nut of the State from taking game
b lp eason and three days there
AFT 4 tate when shipped open
to q taggeui and plainly labeled with
thu 4Gne of the owner thereof and accom-
d ed by him. Any person or corporation
Jiating any of the provisions of this sec
ron, 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 OF reception by
any person or corporation within this
state of any such game birds for shipment
\ a point without the State shall be prma
Z e evidence that the same were killed
an y, possessed within the State for
pun $ other than that of being con-
sY as food within the State.
u This act shall constitute a part
chapter one hundred and eighty-nine,
,ermont 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
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NIrMRER 81.

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. 1. Section four thousand one hun
bred and ten OF the Vermont tatutes 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 reservlng such
amount as the trustees deem eXpedient as
surplus fund for the security Of deposit
ors, which, to the amount of ten per cent
Of their deposits, the trustees Of such cor
poratiCn may gradually accumulate and
hold to meet any contingency or loss in its
business from the depreciation of its
securities or Otherwise; but the trustees
may classify the depositors according TO
the character, amount and duration of th!er
dealings with the corporation, and regu-
late the interest or dividends allowed, so
that each depositor shall receive the same
Iratable proportion Of interest or dividends
as others of his class.
Sec Q This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November Is, 1896.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18

.,,rNDTNG SECTION 1892 AMI
AN a. A. 90 ~ THE VERMONT STATUTES
454 or ,,tNG TO NET FISHING AMI
,orohv enacted by the General As
II Us nc ne state Of Vermont:
sempIy scction four thousand five hun.
sec "a rinetv-two Of the Vermont Stat
dreu gu ,,,onded so az to read as follows
utes 10 ''i- use. have in possession with
ii a 80 ~, a. use. or furnish for use, for
the lhVeIC mo waters Of this State. n
fishing ~ +rap-net. seine, gil-net, set-net,
pouHu I.e' ,i1e fishing otter or trawl he
IyI.I' he fincd one hundred collars.
shal W section four thousand nine hun
see :, ninotv-four Of the Vermont Stat
III Nall be amended so as TO read as fol-
lows: ,,-..,.,rs q porrd.,a, 400.
IL a erili-uet. set-net, fyke. set-Nne
NJ alter or trawl, set for fishing, or In
llsili.'e .,s.sion or under the control Of a
lno having them or any Of them. with
p ip!sS. ~ lse for fishing. or under circum-
~ i - mat show they have just been or
ut to be used for fishing IN the
uLe ~ this State, he may seize and
he SAME VI AAAN+s '-A-N anu hEllNtI
a nound-net, trap-net' SEINE gl.l-net SET
ro P' ar fyke so discovered, TO the town
NJ no, Of he town where such seizure oc-
ours, ,r, within three days after such seizure;
~ Town clerk shall retain such net sub
80 10 the order and disposal OF the fish
J- rome commissioners, and upon salts
S-..1,.,, nroof that such ne, was In good
fsitb discovered and seized by such per-
lar while placed for use in violation Of
~. ~ nrovisiors OF this chapter, and upon
, ,',I TO linn by ouch person Of one do- |
iar for each net so delivered, he shall /
make and deliver to such person an af-
SGavit attesting the delivery Of the net so
nojzed. mon presentation OF such affidavit
70 the state auditor, he shall draw an or
dsr upon the state treasurer in favor Of
the person named in the same for ten dol
lars.
ebav affect the use Of se'res under license
Of the fish and game commissioners.
Approved November q, 1896, 4;
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
Approved November "a. 1896.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SHARING
OF GAME, AND SHOOTING OF
DUCKS WITH THE AID OF JACKS.
II is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly Of the State of Vermont;
Sec. /. No game for which there is a
close season in this State, shall be 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 netted,
SHARED or possessed 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 a person Is found
On any public waters of this State, or the
shores thereof, after shutdown, with fire
arm and torch, jack or artificial light, It
shall be presumptive evidence that he Is
the provisions of this section.
Approved November %, 1896.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NrMRER S..

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45OS OF
CHAPTER 1877 OF THE VERMONT
STATUTES, ENTITLED "T H p
TRAFFIC. IN INTOXICATING Ill
QUOR."
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. Thatsect ion four thousand five
hundred and eight of the Vermont Statutes
is hereby amended by adding thereto lat
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 a town
charge in the town where they reside and
neglect or refuse to bring their action
against said person or persons within
thirty days after the cause of action hath
accrued for the recovery of two dollars
per day for the time such person may be
thus confined with double costs, then the
overseer Of the poor in the city or town
where the 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
of the persons who by himself, clerk, agent
or servant unlawfully sold, furnished, or
gave away to such person any part of the
intoxicating liquor upon which he became
lntoxica ted, the expense and care of pro-
viding for 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 month thereof with double costs. And
II 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-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NUMRER Y.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 3l57 AND
S4jS OF THE VERMONT STATUTES,
RELATING TO ASSESSING AND
COLLECTING THE HIGHWAY TAX
IN UNORGANIzED TOWNS AND
CORES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As.
sembly OF the State of Vermont;
Sec l. Section three thousand four hun
bred and hfty-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
missloners shall have the power to assess
n 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 thlrty-nve per cent of the grand
list of such unorganized town or gore.
Sec. 2. Section three thousand four hun
lred and ffty-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
| following.
| Sec. g. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
. Sec. {. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 81, 1896
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rect s or pet Of DEE severed from the boav
an. J" person or corporation violatinq
a. VI lne provisions Of This act shall be
ono. e o,e hundred dollars for each offense.
AM '. .. OIL the same 10 go TO the complain
e. wy other half to tho State.
A. o Section four Thousand six hun
49,. @i'u hlne, Vermont Statutes, 10 hereby
s,rr.'N'e17 except that 1t shall remain I'm
~ dS 70 all offenses committed prior to
80 49, mis- act takes effect and prOsecu-
An. tneFeior heretofore or thereafter in
- - T. This act shall constitute part Of
,,.opOF one hundred and eighty-nina of the
y mont Statutes entitled. preservation
"a iNh, game and birds and destruction OF
oDnoAlous animals," and shall be subject
W me provisions Of said chapter 80 far az
act
approved November a. 1896
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18
NIrMRHR 8.
AN ACT RELATING TO FOREIGN
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOClA-
TIONS
Approved November IS. 1896.

AN ACT RELATING TO FOREIGN
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOClA-
TIONS.
It is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. l. No foreign or nonresident build
ing and loan association shall do business
in this State until 1t shall have complied
with the following provisions and received
a license from the inspector of finance, as
provided in this act:
First. 1t shall file with the inspector of
finance a certified copy of its charter to-
gether with its constitution and bylaws
showing its manner of doing business
Second. 1t shall appoint in writing the
inspector of finance in this State its true
ana lawful attorney for the service of
process upon 1t, and upon whom lawful
process in any action or proceeding against
| ii may be served with the same legal force
and validity as II served on 1t, which au-
/ thority shall continue in force MS long as
any liability remains outstanding against
| 1t In this State, which said power of attor-
| ney shall be deposited in the ONCE of the
| inspector of finance, and copy of the
same duly certified by him shall be re-
ceived in evidence In all courts of this
State; and service upon said attorney shall
be deemed sufficient service upon the prin-
cipal.
Third. It shall file with the inspector OF
finance, on or before the first day OF
February and August in each year, a
statement OF IT'S business standing and
financial condition on the last day of De-
cember and June next preceding signed
and sworn to by its president and seere-
tary, or by three directors, before notary
public, which must show that II possessed
actual paid in, unimpaired and wen invest
ed assets of at least three hundred thou
sand dollars, and fully paid up cash guar
anty fund of twenty-five thousand dollars.
Fourth. 1t shall pay the Inspector OF
finance, for the purpose of paying the eX-
vided, and for compensation for making
examinations, annual Tees as follows; Fol
the first hundred thoulAnd dollars or less
Of assets, a fee Of atty Nyllars, and for each
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NUMBER Ga.

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SECTION
1852 VERMONT STATUTES REIiAT-
ING TO FIRE DISTRICTS.
Tt is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly of the State Of Vermont:
Sec. l. Section three thousand one hum
dred and fifty-two Vermont Statutes Is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
The selectmen, 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 certifi-
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 a fire district, upon a similar applica-
ton In a like manner.
Approved November II, 1895.
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S1S5 OF THE VERMONT STATUTES,
RELATING TO A STATE HIGHWAY
TAX.
It is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the State of Vermont:
Sec. /. Section three thousand four hum
dred and thlrty-four OF the Vermont Stat
utes is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
A State highway tax Of five cents on
dollar is hereby annually assessed upon
the grand list for the support of highways.
The state treasurer shall apportion to the
towns, cities and unorganized towns and
cores such tax, according to their respec-
tive grand lists, and on or before the first
day of January, annually, make out and
transmit to each town and city treasurer
and to the collector of taxes In morgan
lied towns and cores, notice of the
amount so apportioned, and the same must
be paid into the state treasury on or before
the tenth of the June next following; and
the state treasurer shall also issue and
transmit, at the same time, to the col
lector of taxes for unorganized towns and
cores his warrant for the collection of the
same.
Sec. .. Section three thousand four hum
dred and thirty-tive of the Vermont Stat
utes is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
The commissioners Of taxes in inorganic
ed towns and cores, shall upon the receipt
of such warrant and notice assess tax for
the amount specified and cause the same
to be collected in the manner prescribed
by law and paid into the state treasury
according to such notice and warrant. A
town or city treasurer shall, upon receipt
of such notice, transmit the same TO the
selectmen or mayor. who shall draw an
order on the treasurer of the town or 81, y
| for the amount of such tax.
/ Sec. 3. All acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
/ Sec. A. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved November "a. 1885.
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NUMBER es.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION $3.50 OF
THE VERMONT STATUTES, RE
LATING TO THE WIDTH OF HIGH
WAYS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. /. Section three thousand two nun
bred eighty-nlne 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 he less than three rods wide.
Approved November II, 1896.