Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-11-19
LAWS OF VERMONT,
AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly Of the
State Of Vermont, as follows:
SEE. |. The Supreme court ofthis state shall here
after consist of one Chief Judge and five assistant
Judges to be appointed in the manner provided by the
Constitution.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Judges of the
Supreme Court, Majority of them as soon con-
venent after their appointment to designate Judges
who shall attend the sessions Of the supreme court for
the ensuing year, In such manner that four shall be
assigned to each county; and it shall be the duty of the
four thus designated, to attend the term of the SUI
peme court in each Of the counties to which they are
assigned.
Sec g. If any one of the Judges thus designated
shall be legally disqualified to act in the decision of
any cause pending in said court or shall be detained
from court by sickness any unavoidable accident or
necessity, the remaining Judges so designated shall
have power to try and determine such cause or hold
the court for such ternbu where there are only three
Judges present at any term of the supreme court no
shall be determined by such court unless all the
Judges concur in the decision.
Sec. a. The terms of the supreme court in the sew
era counties shall be held at the following times:
In the county of Chtenden on the fourth Tuesday
in December In the county Of Grand Isle on the
fourth Thursday next after the fourth Tuesday In De-
cenbor. In the county of Addison on the fourth
Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday in December
In the county of Rutland on the sixth Tuesday next
after the fourth Tuesday in December. In the county
Bennington on the eighth Tuesday next after the
fourth Tuesday IN December. In the county of Wind
ham on the ninth Tuesday next after the fourth Tues
day in December. In the county of Orange on the
thirteenth Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday in
December. In the county of Washington on the 6E
teenth Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday in De-
cember In the county of Caledonia on the sixteenth
Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday In December
In the county of Essex on the seventeenth Tuesday
next after tho fourth Tuesday in December In the
county of Orleans on the eighteenth Tuesday next
after the fourth Tuesday in December. In the county
of Lamoe on the nineteenth Tuesday next after the
fourth Tuesday in December In the county of Frank
lin on the second Tuesday next after the fourth Tues
day in December In the county of Windsor on the
tenth Tuesday rcxt after the fourth Tuesday in De-
cember
Sec. s. There shall be six Judicial Circuits in the
State The first shall consist of the counties of Ben
nington and Rutland the second of the counties of
Windhan and Windsor the third of the counties of
Addison and Chtenden; the fourth of the counties Of
Orange and Washington; the fifth of the counties of
Grand ISLE Frapklin and Lamoille; the sixth of the
counties of Caledonia, Essex and Orleans.
Sec. g. Any of the provisions in the existing law,
not inconsistent with this act shall continue in full
force.
Sec 4 This act shall take effect from its pnss-
age. ~,