Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-01-22

Treasurer Of the Chittcnden County Court, Au.
STATE OF VERmoHT, gust Term, A. d. lS4O
vs.. WHEREAS, the Treasurer
JONI WILLIAMS, w ofthe State of Vermont
JACOB RoLTE, q at the March Term of said
HENny HAND. court A. ID. 1910 commenced
his action Of debt on rccognizance against the said
John Williams of Burlington, and Jacob Role and
Henry Hand Of Colchester, all in said county, therein
declaring, that on the dth day of September A. ID.
1882 before said court then sitting at Burlington
Aforesaid, the said John Williams a. principal and tho
said Jacob Rolf and Henry Hand suretics Jointly
and severay acknowledged themselves indebted to
the Treasurer of the State of Vermont in the Of
four hundred dollars, 10 be levied of their and each Of
Their goods and chaols lands and tcnemens and for
want thereof on their bodes if default thereof be made
n the condition following to wit tina, if the said John
Williams who was then in custody on an indictment
before sad 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 re-
man from time to time and from day to day. and shall
then and there answer TO such matters and things as
should then and there be objected to hun in thai he.
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 the
said rccognzance should be void and of effect but
otherwise it 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 sad court and
answer to such matters and things as should be OBJ.
| lcctcd TO him in that behalf and although the said
Jacob Rolfand Henry Hand were by order Of snd
court three times publicly called in said court, TO have
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condition of the said rccognlzance yet the sad 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 do and suffered said recogn to become for
| feted against them. And the said defendants are
thereupon called to show cause if any they have why
the said Treasurer should not have his execution
against them for the said of $780, and his costs Of
| ut: which action entered on the docket Of said
court at their March Term, 4. d. lsi0, 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 10 the
August Term A. ID. 1870 of said court at which term
the plaintiff again appeared by his said attorney And
not being made to appear to the said that the
said John Williams has had personal notice Of the
vice of said writ and the tendency of this SUIT the
f same again continued by order Of said court to
the March Term thereof A. ID. lSil. And the said
also ordered that further notice Of the tendency
of this suit be given by publishing the substance of the
plaintiff declaration in THE BWriin gton Free Press
/. newspaper printed in said Burlington, three weeks
successively the last of which publications. be at
least thirty days before the sitting of said 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 De-
4 cember a. D. lS40. Wm. NOBLE Clerk.