Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-01-15
Treasurer of the
STATS OF VERMONT,
vs..
JOIN WILLIAMS,
JAcoB RoLTE, e.
Chittenden County Court, Au'
gust Term, A. ID. 1870.
WHEREAS, the Treasurer
w of the State of Vermont,


JoHs wisLrAns w Of the State Of Vermont sanSas.
JAcoB RoLrr & at the March Term Of said
HKNRY HAND. court, A. d. l840 commenced
his action Of debt on recognizance against the said
John Williams of Burlington, and Jacob Role and
Henry Hand of Colchester all in said county, therein
declaring, that on the 4th day Of September A. d.
1882 before said court then sitting, at Burlington
aforesaid, the said John Williams principal and tho
SAID Jacob Rolf and Henry Hand as suretcs, jointly
ana severally acknowledged themselves indebted to
four hundred dollars be levied of their and each OF
their goods and chattcs lands and enements and for
want thereof on their bodies if default thereof be made
n he condition following to wit, that the said John
Williams who was then in custody on an indictment
before said court for keeping house Of i'll fame and
common nuisance, shall make his personal appearance
before the said court then sitting aforesaid and re-
main from time to time and from day day. and shall
then and there answer to such matters and things az
should then and there be objected to HIM in that be-
half and should abide such order and decree of said
court as the said court should make in the premises
and not depart without leave of said court then tho
said recognizance should be void and of effect but
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 court and
answer to such matters and things as should be OBJ
jccted to him in that behalf and although the said
Jacob Rolf and Henry Hand were, by order of said
court three times publicly called in said court to have
the said Williams before said court according to tho
condition Of the said rccognzance, yet the said John
Williams did not appear and answer, nor did the said
Rolf and Hand appear or have the said Williams in
said court to make answer but neglected and refused
so to do and suffered said rccognizance to become for.
feed against them. And the said defendants are
thereupon called to show If any they have vhv
| the said Treasurer should not have his execution
against them for the said sum Of s4O0 and his Of
suit which action was entered the docket of said
court at their March Term, A. d. lS40 and the said
plaintiff appeared by David French his attorney and
the said John Williams being absent from this state AZ
the time Of the service of the plaintiff said wit, the
said by order of said court continued TO the
August Term A. d. ls40 Of said court at which term
the plaintiff again appeared by his said attorney. And
it not being made to appear TO the said court that tho
said John Williams has had personal notice of the ser.
vice Of said writ and the tendency of this suit the
same again continued by order of said court to
the March Term thereof A. D. ls4l. And the said
court also ordered that further notice of the tendency
of this suit be given by publishing the substance of tho
plaintiff declaration in The Burlinpton Free Press
a newspaper printed in said Burlington three week .
successfully, the last of which publications to be a,
least thirty days before the sitting of said court which
shall be deemed sufficient notice to the said Williams
to appear and answer to said suit
Dated at Burlington, aforesaid this 18th day Of Do.
cember A. d. lS40 WM. NOBLE, Clerk