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An Act Relating to the Judiciary.

It's hereby enacted by the General Assembly OF the
State of Vermont, as follows:
Sec l. The Supreme Court of this State shall here
after consist of one Chief Judge and five Assistant
Judges to be appointed in the manner provided by
the Constitution.
Sec 3 1t shall be the duty of the Judges of the Su
prcme Court or majority OF them, as soon as conve-
ncnt after their appointment, TO designate Judges
who shall attend the sessions OF the Supreme Cont
for the ensuing year, in such that four shall
be assigned to each county; and 1t shall be the duty
of the four thus designated to attend the term OF the
Supreme Court in each OF the counties to which they
are assigned.
SEC 3. If any one of the Judges thus designated
shall be legally disqualified to act IN the decision o any
cause pending in said court shall be detained from
by sickness any unavoidable accident or nee
essty, the remaining Judges designated, shall have
power to try and determine such cause, or hold the
court for such tcrm---but where there are only
three Judges present any Of the Supreme Court
shall be determined by such court, unless all
the Judges concur in the decision,
See 4. The terms of the Supreme Courts in the sew
eral counties shall be held at the following times:
In the county OF Chlttendcn the fourth Tuesday
| in December: In the county of Grand Isle on the
fourth Thursday next after the fourth Tuesday in De-
| ccmbcr. 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 coun-
ty of Bennington on the eighth Tuesday next after the
| fourth Tuesday in December. In the county of Wind
ham the ninth Tuesday next after the fourth
| Tuesday in December. In the county of Windsor
on the tenth 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 Of
the fifteenth Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday ii
| December. In the county of Caledonia on the six
tcenth Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday in De-
cember. In the county of Essex on the seventeenth
| Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday i'll December
In the county of Orleans on the eighteenth Tuesday
next after the fourth Tuesday in December. In til.
county of Lnmoillc the nineteenth Tuesday next at
| ter the fourth Tuesday in December
Sec. 3. There shall be six Judicial Crcnits in the
State The first shall consist of the counties of Ben
nington and Rutland the second of the counties o
Windham and Windsor; the third of the counties o
| Addison and Chtendcn the fourth, of the counties
of Orange and Washington the fifth of the counties
of Grand Isle Franklin and Lamoille: the sixth, o
the counties OF Caledonia, Essex and Orleans.
Sec 6. Any of the provisions in the existing law
not inconsistent with this act, shall continue III ul
force.
Sec = This act shall take effect from its passage
Sec s. 1t shall be the duty OF the Supreme Cour
to hold adjourned term thereof in any county i'll thi
State, when the unfinished business III such county
shall require ii.
i Approved Oct -, 1916.