Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-03
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916
IL. AN ACT relating to married women.
II is herpbu enocied &c


IL. AN ACT relating to married women.
II is hereby enacied &c.
When any married man is confined in the States
Prison, his wife during the time of said conhne-
ment shall be deemed feme sole, so far that she
in her own right may commence and prosecute to
final judgment any suit where the cause of action
arose after the sentence of her said husband.
Approved, Nov. 2, 1916.
ban ACT relating to the assessment of dam
II is hereby enacted &c.
Sec. |. Whenever it shall be necessary to as
sess damages in any case now pending IN any court
of law in this State, or that may hereafter occur
where no other provisions by law are made for such
assessment, the same shall be assessed by jury on
the request Of e.ther party.
Sec. 3 This act shall take effect from Its pas
sage.
Approved, Nov. 2, 1916.
4.-AN ACT to punish unlawful attempts to
cause ABORTION.
Ills hereby enncted &c.
Sec. /. Whoever mallciously, or without lawful
justification, with intent to cause and procure the
miscarriage of woman, then pregnant with child,
shall administer TO her prescribe tor her, or advise
or direct her to take swallow any poison, drug,
medicine or noSious thing, or shall cause pro-
cure her with like intent. to take or swallow any
poison, drug, medicine or noxlous thing, and who
ever maliCousy and without lawful jushcation
shall use any instrument or means whatever,
with the like INTENT and any person with the
like intent knowingly aiding and assisting such
Offenders, shall be deemed guilty of felony, if the
woman die in consequence thereof and shall he
imprisoned in the State i rison, not more than ten
years, nor less than five years : and if the woman
does not die IN consequence thereof, such offender
shall be deemed guilty Of rhlsdemeanor; aud
shall be punished, by imprisonment IN the State
Prison not exceeding three years, nor less than
year, and pay fine not exceeding $500.
Approved, Oct 30, 1916.
15.-AN ACT in alteration of Chapter 90 of the
Revised Statutes, entitled "Of offences against
private property
IL is hersby enacted &c.
Sec 1, Every person who shall commit the
crime of larceny, by stealing any horse, horses, or
! horse kind, shall be punished By Imprisonment IN
the State Prison, not more than ten years, or be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both
of said punishments IN the discretion of the Court
And every person who shall be convicted of the Of
fence aforesaid, shall on second conviction, be
punished by Imprisonment in the State Prison for
term not exceeding fifteen years, be fined not
exceeding one thousand dollars, both Of said
punishments, III the discretion of the Court.
Nee. 2 Every person who shall wfuy and ma
liclously kill, wound main or dls6gure any horse,
or horses cr h rise kind cattle, Sheep or swine of
another person, or shall wuy nallciously ad-
minister poison to any such animal, or expose any
poisonous substance, with intent that the same
should be taken Or swallowed by such ANIMAL shall
be punished by Imprisonment III the State Prison,no
more than five years or fined not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or both Of said punshments, IN the
discretion OF the Court.
Sec. 3. Sections five and seventeen, of the Chap
ter OF which this Is in alteration, are herebey re-
penled
Approved Oct. 90 Ie4e.
| 1G.-AN ACT in addition to chapter So, of the
Revised Statutes, entitled "Of the partition and
distribution Of Estates"
II IS hereby endcted Sc.
| Sec. l. IT, in case of intestate estates, after the
payment Of debts and charges of Administration,
there shall be 30 personal estate, or not enough re-
naming in the hands of the Administrator to main
tain the minor children under seven years of age.
as now provided by law, the Probate Court may,
upon application of such Administrator, and with
the assent in wrtingof all the heirs by themselves
guardians, residing in this State, by decree for
that purpose, authorize and empower such Admin
isrator to sell at public auction, private sale.
| he may find necessary, so much OF the lands OF
such estate, as will raise sum OF money sufficient
for the support Of such minor children, tl they shall
arrive at the age Of seven years, which sum OF
money, SO raised SHALL under the order OF the Pro-
bate Court, be retained in the hands oil such Adj
mlnslrator for the purpose aforesaid, aud partition
| OF the residue of such estate may be maze the
! same manner as now provided by law.
| Sec :. In making such sale oi lands as is by
this act authorized, the Administrator shall be sworn
TO the faithful discharge OF his trust, aud the rules
and regulations so far applicable, relative to sales
of real estate, by Executors and Administrators
now by law established, shall be observed
4 Approved Nov. 2, 1916.
IAN ACT in addition to Chapter sixty-fiive
Of the Revised Statutes relating to sales of rea
i estate of minors and Insane Persons.
i is hereby endcted, &c.
4 Sec | On application to any Probate Court fol-
an order to sell the real estate Of any minor Or In
sane person, lying within the Probate District Of
such Court, whenever such sale shall be necessary
for the support, conducive to the interest OF sucl
MINOR insane person, such license may be gran
ted notw outstanding the guardian making such ap
plicatiun, or his ward, or both reside out OF Thu;
State, under the same provisions and restrictions
prescribed III the said act to which this is II
addition.
Sec, 2 The oath before sale, may be admins
tered to such guardian by any Justice OF The Peace
who shall have right, by law, to administer oaths
and certificate from such Justice that such oati
has been administered, and the same being lodgct
and filed before SAID Probete Court, shall be as goot
and etleclual as If such guardian were sworn before
such Probate Court, or before the Judge or Regis
r ter OF the same
! Approved Nov. ., 1876.
f ban ACT in relation to the real estate o
Insane persons in addition to Chap.er A. of tn
Revised Statutes.
n II is hereby ehdcted SC.
f Sec. |. In all cases where an insane person, un
der guardianship, shell have been, while sane, un
der contract, binding in law equity, 10 deed AM
lands to another person, the Probate Court may. u
D application for that purpose, grant license to tl
t guardian of such insane person, to convey sucl
= lands, according 10 such contract; and if the cor
f tract shall have been, 10 convey lands To the guar
dlan the Judge OF The Court of Probate having ju
t rsdclon of he same, shall execute the deed. AM
the deed executed by such guardian or judge shal