STATE STATUTES & CODES

VERMONT STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 68 - CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE ROAD (Contains: §§ 3518 – 3763)

• § 3518 -   Preliminary survey
• § 3519 -   Location of road to be recorded
• § 3520 -   Right to take land and water
• § 3521 -   Taking for depot accommodations
• § 3522 -   Land without road limits
• § 3523 -   Appraisal of damages; appointment of commissioners
• § 3524 -   Notice of time and place of appraisal
• § 3525 -   Description of land and property
• § 3526 -   Estate for life or years; reversionary interest
• § 3527 -   Notice and statement of appraisal; record
• § 3528 -   Payment or deposit of damages conveys property
• § 3529 -   When owner is an infant, mental defective or insane
• § 3530 -   Appeal to superior court
• § 3531 -   Proceedings in superior court respecting damages
• § 3532 -   Notice required before final decree
• § 3533 -   Deposit of damages; sum invested
• § 3534 -   Obstruction to private way
• § 3535 -   Right of action on nonpayment of damages
• § 3536 -   Security from contractors; liability for wages
• § 3537 -   Changes in location
• § 3538 -   When other land of same owner is taken, first land to revert
• § 3539 -   -Difference in value; adjustment
• § 3540 -   -Change after damages are paid
• § 3541 -   -Change before damages are paid
• § 3542 -   Right to alter highway
• § 3543 -   Appeal
• § 3544 -   Alteration of course of highway at crossing
• § 3545 -   Alterations to be recorded
• § 3546 -   Additional lands
• § 3566 -   Highway crossing railroad
• § 3567 -   -Application to transportation board
• § 3568 -   Railroad crossing highway
• § 3569 -   Highway changed; notice; hearing
• § 3570 -   Crossing; repairs at town highways
• § 3571 -   State highways
• § 3572 -   Highway bridges on state highways; repairs and construction
• § 3573 -   Railroad bridges; repairs and construction
• § 3574 -   Expense; apportionment; state, municipality and railroad
• § 3575 -   Maintenance, road bed; underpass
• § 3576 -   Expense; state highways
• § 3577 -   Liability; railroad
• § 3578 -   Release of corporation from liability
• § 3579 -   Towns may require repairs
• § 3580 -   Contract between town and company not affected
• § 3581 -   Warning devices and signs at grade crossings; exemption from stopping
• § 3582 -   Crossings; use of audible warning device
• § 3583 -   -Penalty
• § 3584 -   Gates, electric signals, flaggers
• § 3585 -   Procedure for payment of state's portion of cost
• § 3586 -   Obstructing crossings; penalty
• § 3587 -   Obstructing crossing more than five minutes; penalty; exemption
• § 3588 -   Nuisance on highway; penalty
• § 3589 -   -Liability for neglect
• § 3590 -   Obstructing sight of cars at crossing; penalty
• § 3591 -   -Nonremoval after notice; penalty
• § 3592 -   Agency approval
• § 3593 -   Partial reimbursement of crossing maintenance costs; crossing surfaces
• § 3612 -   Railroads may cross or unite; compensation, points and manner
• § 3613 -   Foreign corporations may hold real estate, when
• § 3614 -   Terms of business between connecting roads
• § 3615 -   Terms with two competing roads which intersect
• § 3616 -   Connection of passenger trains; board may determine
• § 3617 -   -Making competing road a party
• § 3618 -   Intersection of railroads; stopping trains
• § 3619 -   -Penalty
• § 3639 -   Farm crossings and cattle guards; construction and maintenance
• § 3640 -   -Board, when parties disagree
• § 3641 -   Cattle guards at highway crossings
• § 3642 -   Fences; construction and maintenance
• § 3643 -   -Neglect; proceedings
• § 3644 -   Construction of fence when landowner is to keep it
• § 3645 -   Damage to animals on railroad
• § 3646 -   Driving animals or vehicle within fences on railroad; damages; penalty
• § 3647 -   Allowing animal to be at large in roadway; damages; penalty
• § 3648 -   Complaint regarding fences, guards, crossings, watercourses
• § 3649 -   -Order of board
• § 3650 -   -Penalty
• § 3670 -   Clearance standards; variance
• § 3671 -   Destruction of weeds and thistles
• § 3672 -   -Selectmen's duties; recovery
• § 3673 -   Cutting of trees
• § 3674 -   -Selectmen's duties; liability for damages
• § 3694 -   Rebate on fare paid on train; penalty
• § 3695 -   Equal charges and facilities; long and short haul
• § 3696 -   Special rates; fairs and schools
• § 3697 -   Equal and reasonable facilities
• § 3698 -   Connecting roads not to charge more for short than long distance; exception
• § 3699 -   -Penalty; excursion tickets
• § 3700 -   Installation of telephone in stations
• § 3720 -   Repealed. 1995, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 9b, eff. May 22, 1996.
• § 3721 -   Badges
• § 3722 -   Baggage checks
• § 3723 -   Ejectment of passenger from train
• § 3724 -   -Liability for damages
• § 3725 -   Refusal to pay fare; penalty
• § 3726 -   Running out of time; penalty
• § 3727 -   Only company's engines to be run on road; penalty
• § 3728 -   Employ of person using intoxicating liquor; penalty; damages
• § 3729 -   Use of intoxicating liquor by employee; penalty
• § 3730 -   Negligence of employee; penalty
• § 3731 -   Property held for injuries on road
• § 3732 -   Damages for fire communicated by engine
• § 3733 -   Repealed. 2007, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 47.
• § 3734 -   Trespass on railroad property; penalty
• § 3735 -   Boarding train or loitering about railroad property; penalty
• § 3755 -   Commissions
• § 3756 -   Oath of office
• § 3757 -   Qualifications
• § 3758 -   Powers
• § 3759 -   Arrest; place of arraignment and trial
• § 3760 -   Carrying of badge
• § 3761 -   Compensation; liability of employer
• § 3762 -   Reciprocity
• § 3763 -   Termination of authority