Year: 1870

"No president vice president treasurer, sec
retary or trustee Of any trust company, saw
ings bank or other institution for savings in
this state, shall hereafter at the same time hold
Office as president, vice president, or cashier in
any bank of discount in thi, state
| SIC. 2 This act shall take effect from its
passage


Approved, November IS, 1870


An Act for the relief Of the familie, Of insane
persons
| SIC !. All insane persons having legal
settlement in any town in this state. the annual
income OF whose estate shall not be more than
sufficient for the support Of the wife and minor
children Of such insane person, shall be main
tanned and supported by such town at the insane
asylum at Brattleboro and such town shall not
be allowed to control or use such estate or any
/ part Of the annual income thereof for such
mairtainance and support.
/ SEC. The county court in the county
where such insane person shall have bis legal
settlement, upon complaint made by the wife Of
such insane person, may, on due hearing. either
upon the appearance or default Of such town,
order such town to maintain and support such
/ insane person at the insane asylum and upon
such complaint said court may award costs to
either party as Justice requires.


SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage


Approved, November 10, 1870.


An act relating to the partition of real estate


containing mineral or medicinal springs
/ SEC. l. Any person having or holding real
estate containing any mineral or medicinal
/ spring, with others as Joint tenants, tenants ia
common or copartners may have partition
thereof and Of the right to use and enjoy the
water Of any such mineral OF medicinal spring
in the manner hereinafter provided,


SIC g Such person may apply TO the couu-
ty court in the county where such real estate
containing such mineral or medicinal spring is
situate, by petition in writing, setting forth the
title by which the same is held, the names Of
the several owners, as far as known and par
ticular description of the premises, and Of any
such spring, and PRAYING for partition thereof
and for an apportonment Of the right to use
and enjoy the water Of such spring or springs,
among the several owners


SEC. 3. The provisions Of chapter forty-ive
Of the general statutes shall apply to all pro-
ceedings under this act SO far as the same are
applicable.


SEC 4. In addition to the provisions Of sec
ton eight Of chapter forty-iive Of the general
statutes, it shall be the duty OF the commission
ers appointed 10y the court to make such appor-
tionment Of the use and enjoyment Of the water
of any such spring or springs and of the man
ner Of such use and enjoyment, a, such commits
sioners shall Judge just and equitable


SIC 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.


Approved November Il, 1870.


An Act relating TO the laying out Of streets in


incorporated villages.


SEC. / Whenever the trustees Of any in
corporated village shall hereafter lay out any
street, lane or walk, within the chartered limits
Of said village, or when the same shall be done
by the selectmen Of the town in which such
village is located they may in the appraisal Of
the damages to the owners Of the land over or
through which such street, lane or walk is laid,
take into consideration the benefit and advantage


which such street, lane or walk, will be to such


land owners or either Of them, and if in their
judgment the benefit and advantage to such


land owners by the opening Of such street, lane
or walk. will be in part or wholly equal to the
value Of the land taken for that purpose, they


shall so certify, and allow or dsallow claims for


damages accordingly, and such land owner,


shall have the same right Of appeal that is al


lowed by section thirty-two OF the general


statutes.


SEC 2 This act shall take effect from it,
e passage.


: Approved, November Is, 1870
2 An Act in addition to, and in amendment Of
; chapter sixteen of the general statutes, enti-
3 tied " Of the organization of village corpO-
rations and fire districts"
SIC 1. Any village corporation in this state
J may, by vote of the inhabitants OF such village
3 at any meeting thereof, legally warned and held
for that purpose, indemnify any public officer


or conservator Of the peace, in such village


who shall have been duly appointed to sucl


office by the trustees Of such village agreeably
! to the act of incorporation or bylaws Of sucl
village, against all costs to which such officer


shall be subjected by reason Of any prosecution
r or legal proceedings which shall be had agains
D such officer, for injuries committed by sucl
officer, by any legal act of his while in the le
D gitimate discharge Of his official duties
+ SEC .. In case suit is commenced agaius
e any such officer as specified in the preceding
section, the trustees OF suoh village may, upor
d vote Of the inhabitants of such village, at any
r legal meeting thereof, duly warned and held fol
G that purpose, defend such suit for such officer
i the expense of such village.
SEC, g. Section ten Of chapter sixteen o
! the general statutes shall be construed to appl,
e to villages incorporated by an act of the egis
- lature as well AS TO those formed under the pro
: visions Of said chapter sixteen OF the genera
= statutes


! Approved, November II, 1870.
An act to amend section twelve of chapter six


teen Of the general statutes, relating to fir
districts


SEC l. The selectmen Of any town may


upon the application in writing for that pur


pose, Of twenty or more freeholders OF suc
II town, establish in such town one or more fir
:, districts, and may define the limits of the same
Z as in their judgment shall be just and necessary


and such districts shall be named by number il
r the order of their establishment; provided, tha
r no such district shall exceed two miles squar
Il in size


h SEC 3 This act shall take effect from it
= passage.


IS Approved, November 49, 1870,
e An Act in relation to express carriers.
II SEC !. Tho provisions OF sections seventy
e four, seventy five, seventy-six and seyentyseye
= OF chapter twenty-eght OF the general statute
Il shall be held to apply to express companies i


the same manner as the sections aforesaid no,
| apply to railroad and steamboat corporations
= and the provisions Of this act shall extend t
II any articles Of personal property in the custod
y Of any express carrier without any special con
o tract for the keeping thereof
d SIC 2 This act shall take efIeci from il


passage,


h Approved November II, 1870
= An Act to protect the rights Of gas light comp,
" nies.
y SEC. /. Any person who shall tap the "a
, pipe, Of any gas light company in this stats
with intent to take gas thereirom without til
81 consent Of said gas light company or who shA
connect pipes or tubes with the pipes Of an
+, gas light company so that the gas may be take
u u from the gas pipes Of any such company will