The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-11-23

vices, the same as though all the petition
ers were joined as Defendants
Approved Nov. l, l843.
No. 13.-AN ACT, RELATING TO THE
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES.
II IS hereby enacted By The General
assembly Of The State Of Vermont, That
whenever any male person dies leaving
issue and shall leave no widow; or when
ever any female person dies leaving issue
and shall leave no surviving husband, the
probate court of the district, where by
law such PERSONS estate is settled, may,
in its discretion, on the return of the in
venlory, if the same shall not exceed one
hundred and fifty dollars, and the estate
be intestate, by decree for that purpose,
assign the whole of such estate 10 the
children of the deceased, for their own
use.
Approved Nov. /, l043.
| No. 14-AN ACT, PROVIDING FOR THE
COLLECTION OF TAXES ASSESSED ON
REAL ESTATE.
IL IS hereby enacted By the General As
sembly Of The STATE Of Vermont, as
! 10LLOagS:
Sec. /. This act shall be in amend.
ment Of chapter seventy-seven of the Re-
vised Statutes, and of an act in addition
thereto; approved Nov IL, l842.
Sec. e. The constable who may sell
lands by virtue of said acts, shall make
out true list of the lands SO sold, therein
designating the time when, the person to
/ whom, and the sum for which each piece
Of land was sold; and leave the same for
record in he Office of the town clerk in
the town where said lands lie, within
thirty days from the day of sale, and said
town clerk shall record the same within
ten days thereafter.
Sec. 5. Section two Of the act above
named, approved November IL, 1912,
shall be construed 10 extend 10 the owners
of all lands sold by virtue Of said act, the
provisions of section IL Of said chapter
seventy-seven, for the redemption of the
same.
Sec. A. When any constable shall have
commenced proceedings under this act
and shall die, his successor in said Office
| shall have power 10 perform all the duties
| required by this act, which shall have
been unfinished at the time Of his death
Sec. 5. Constables shall be allowed
for preparing and sending advertisements
10 the press, one dollar each, for each
receipt for tax, or for redemption of land
sold, if for one lot, six cents, for each
additional lot, two cents, and for each deed
acknowledged Of one LOT, thirty four cents,
| for each additional lot in the same deed
six cents, and at the rate of two dollars
per day for the time spent in making the
lists and attending the sales required by
this act, in lieu of the fees now provided
by law.
Approved Nov. 2, l043.
No. 15.-AN ACT. FOR THE pRoTEc-
TIoN OF PERSONAL LIBERTY.
II is hereby enacted By the General As
sem6ly Of the State Of Vermont, as
folIops:
Sec. J. No court of record in this
Stale, nor any judge thereof no justice of
the peace nor other magistrate, acting
under the authority of this State, shall
hereafter take cognizance OF, or grant any
certificate, warrant or other process, in
any case arising under section three of
an act of Congress, passed February
twelfth, seventeen hundred and ninety
three, entitled ian act respecting fugitives
from justice, and persons escaping from the
service Of their masters TO any person
claiming any other person as fugitive
slave, in this State.
Sec. 2. No sheriff deputy sheriff, high
balIff constable, jaller. or other officer or
citizen of this State shall, hereafter, seize,
arrest, or delain, or aid in the seizure,
arrest or detention, or Imprisonment: in
any Jail or other building. belonging to
this State. or TO any county, town, city, or
person therein, of any person for the reas
on that he is or may be claimed as a
fugitive slave.
Sec. 8. No sheriff, deputy sheriff, high
bailiff, constable, or other officer or citizen
OF this State, shall transport, or remove,
or aid or assist in the ansportaion or
removal of any fugitive slave, or any per-
son claimed as such, from any place in
this State to any other place within or
without the same.
Sec. A. If any such judge, justice of
the peace, magistrate, officer or citizen,
shall offend against the two preceding
sections, such Judge, justice of the peace,
officer or citizen, shall be SUBJ
ject to the penalties provided in section
f,e of this act.
g Sec. 5. Any judge of any court of {
record in this State, any justice Of the
peace or other magistrate, any sheriff,
deputy sheriff, high bailiff, constable or
llIer. or any citizen Of this State, who q