Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-01-15
Treasurer Of the
STA1E OF vERMoSr,
vs..
JoHN WILLIAMS,
JAcob RoLrE, e.
Chit,enden County Court, Al.
gust Term, A. D. le40.
WHEREAS, the Treasure
" Ofthe State of Vermont,

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JAcob RoLrE, e. at the March Term of said
Henry HAND. court A. D. 1910, commenced
his action Of debt on fecognizance agains, the said
John Williams Of Burlington. and Jacob Role and
declaring, that on the 18th day Of September A. D.
1882 before said court then sitting, at Burlington
aforesaid, the said John Williams principal and the
SAID Jacob Rolfand Henry Hand os sure,es, jon,y
the Treasurer Of the State of Vermont in the Of
four hundred dollars 10 be levied Of their and each Of
their goods and chaels, lands and tcnemens and for
thereof on their bodies if default thereof be made
in the condition following TO wit tina, if the said John
Williams, who was then in custody an indictment
before said court for keeping house Of i'll fame and
common nuisance, shall make his personal appearance
before the sad court then sitting as aforesaid and 70.
main from time to time and from day to day and shall
then and there answer 10 such mat ers and things a.
should then and there be objected to him in tha, BE-.
half and should abide such order and decree OF said
court, the said court should make in the prcmiseA
and not depart without leave Of said court then the
said recognizan, should be void and of effect Blu,
otherwise il should remain in full force and effect.
And the said John Williams afterwards, during said
term Of said court was publicly called in said court,
TO make his personal appearance before said end
answer to such matters and things as should be OBJ.
jec,ed 10 him in that behalf and although the sid
Jacob Roll and Henry Hand were by order Of said
court three times publicly called in said court, 10 have
the said Williams before said court, according TO the
condition OF the SAID recognlzance yet the said John
Williams did not appear and answer, nor did the said
Rolf and Hand appear or have the said Williams 10
said court to make answer but neglected and refused
to do and suffered said recogn to become for.
fel,ed against them: And the said defendants are
thereupon called to show if any they have why
the said Treasurer should not have his execution
against them for the said of S400 and his costa Of
ut which action was entered on the docket of said
court at their March Term A. D. ls4o, and the said
plaintiff appeared by David French his attorney, and
the said John Williams being absent from this state at
the time Of the service Of the plaintiffs said writ the
said cause by order of said court continued TO tho
August Term A. D. l6i0 of said court, at which term
the plaintiff again appeared by his said attorney. And
il not being made 10 appear the said court that the
said John Williams has had personal notice Of the
vice of said writ and the tendency of this suit the
same was again continued by order Of said court, TO
the March Term thereof A. d. l3il. And the said
court also ordered that further notice Of the tendency
of this suit be given by publishing the substance of the
plaintiff declaration in The Buriin gton Free Prsss'
newspaper printed in said Burlington three weeks
successfully the last Of which publications to be a.
least thirty days before the sitting Of said court which
shall be deemed sufficient notice 10 the said Williams
10 appear and answer TO said suit.
Dated at Burlington, aforesaid this 4th day Of De-
cenlber A. D. lS40. WM. NOBLE, Clerk.