Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-28

thereto.
8. In no case arising under the act
aforesaid, or under this act, shall the is
sue be made whether he principal debtor
has, or has not absconded or concealed
himself.
Provided, That when it shall appear
upon the disclosure of any trustee, that he
is indebted to the principal debtor in a less
sum than FIVE dollars, such trustee shall
be discharged and recover his costs of the
plaintiff.
Approved, Nov. 3, 1888.
13.-An Act, extending the jurisdiction of consta-
bles
1t IS hereby enacted By The General As.
sem5ly Of the State of Vermont, That eta.
tons issued BY commissioners of Jail de-
livery may be served by any officer au-
thorlzed by law to serve process returna-
BILE before justice.
Approved, Nov 3, 1888.
14.-An Act in addition to an act constituting pro-
bate courts.
II as hereby enacted by the General As.
sembly Of the State Of Vermont, That the
probate court, upon granting administra-
ton In any lntestate estate, shall ASST On
such sums as said court may consider ne
cessary for the support Of the widow (if
ANY, and children under fourteen years of
age, until the settlement of said estate shall
be SO far completed that an assignment
can be made in pursuance of the seven
tieth section ofthe act constituting probate
courts
Approved, Nov S, 1888.
15.-An Act, relating to elections.
II IS hereby enacted By the General As
sem6ty OF the State of Vermont, as follows
|. The first constables of the several
organized towns in lhis State ,(whose pop
ulation by the last census shall exceed the
number of two thousand inhabitants, or,
In their absence, the town clerk of such
town, or in the absence of both, either oil
the selectlnen ofsuch towns, without fur
Their order, shall set up notification, at
such PLACE or places as shall have been
appointed by the inhabitants of their sew.
eral towns for notifying town meetings.
at least twelve days before the first Tues
day OF September, annually, warning the
freemen of their respective towns to meet
on the said first Tuesday of September, a,
! ten o'clock in the forenoon of said dav. al
the usual place of holding town meetings
in such towns, for the purpose of elec;ing
a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treas
urer ofthe State, Senators, and Representa-
tives to represent the town in the General
Assembly for the year ensuing.
2. The presiding officer shall call on
the freemen of such town, from time to
time, for the space of seven hours, to give
in their votes for Governor, Lieutenant.
Governor, Treasurer of the State, and
Senators of the county; and five hours
for Representative to represent such
town in the General Assembly; and shall
have the boxes ready to receive such
votes; and at the expiration of five hours
the votes for representative shall be
sorted and counted and if no person
shall have majority of all the votes, the
presiding officer Of the meeting shall no
llfy the same, and call on the freemen a.
aforesaid, giving them reasonable time
only, for receiving such votes, until ar
| Cl0~tIoH Sldil Ue tilduo.
| 8. All acts and parts of acts coming
within the purview of this, are hereby re
pealed.
/ Approved, Nov. 5, 1888.
16.-An Act, in addition to- and in alteration of al
act, entitled /" an act regulating the chartering O
banks, passed Nov. 8, 1881.
| 1t as hereby enacted By the General As
sembty fthe State Of Vermont, as follows
! |. So much OF the act to which this i
an addition and alteration, which empow
ers monied corporations, having banking
powers to appoint two commissioners, i
hereby repealed.
2. All the powers given to, and dutie
imposed upon those persons styled by tn
act aforesaid, bank commissioners of tn
State OF Vermont" be given to, and i'm
posed upon the commissioner provided b,
said act to be elected by the joint ballot @
both houses of the legislature.
B. If any director or directors of an,
bank in this State, or any officer or per
son having charge or control of said bank
or interest In the same, shall corruptly
emit or cause to be emitted, OF put in cir
culation, any amount OF the bills of Sail
. bank, beyond the amount limited and pre-
scrlbed by its charter, such person or per
sons, SO offending, shall, on conviction
thereof, be confined to hard labor in thu
States prison, for term not exceedin.
ten years, IN the direction of the court.
a. No person shall take or borrow
from any bank in this State, hereafter t,
be chartered, or rechartered, any sum O
sums of money, by reason of the pledg,
of any stock in such bank
5. If any offences shall be committee
against the provisions of the fourth sec
ton of this act, it shall be the duty of tn,
bank commissioners to make application
Tor In1ianctin L.. l.