The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-12-07
An act relating to the rights of married women
II Is heTeby enacted Sc

IL IS hereby enacted &C.
Sec. l. The rents, issues and profits of the
real estate of any married woman, and the inter
est of her husband in her right in any real estate
which belonged 10 her before marriage, or which
she may have acquired by gift, grant devise, OF
inheritance during coverturc, SHALL during cover
ture, be exempt from attachment or levy of exc
cution for the sole debts of her husband, and no
conveyance made during covcrture by cnch hus-
band, OF such rents, issues aud profits, or of any
interest in such real estate shall be valid, unless
the same be by deed executed by the wife Jointly
with the husband, and acknowledged by her in the
manner now provided by law, in the case of the
conveyance by husband and wife of the real es-
tate Of the witc-proyided that this act shall not
affect any attachment or levy already made upon
such rents, issues and profits.
Sec. ?. Married women may devise by last
will and testament their lands, tenemcnts, and
hereditaments or any interest therein descendaJle
TO their heirs.
Approved Nov. Is, ls47.
An act in addition to chapter Goth of the Revised
Statutes, relating to highways and bridges.
II as hereby enacted &c.
That when any town shall deem itself opprcss-
cd by being required to build make, or put in re-
pair. any bridge or road, located, or laid out by
the County or Supreme Court. in or through such
town. which is evidently for the accommodation
of other travel than that of the inhabitants of such
town. the selcctmen of such town may make APP
plication to the County or Supreme Court, for
remedy; and it shall be the duty of said court to
appoint three commissioners, not inhabitants of
such town. or any town interested i'll such proceed
ings to be had or such application, whose duty it
shall be TO make examination into all the circun-
stances relating to such bridge, or road, respect
inc its public utility, the expense attending the
building, or repairing the same the ability of such
town to bear such expense, and the special bene-
fit that other towns in the vicinity Of or through
which such bridge or road is located, may derive
from the construction of the same; and if such
commissioners shall be of the opinion that such
town would be excessively burdened by defraying
the whole of the expense of such bridge or road,
they shall appropriate such part of the expense
they shall deem just and reasonable, not exceed
ing one half to any other town or towns, which
they shall deem 10 be benefited by such bridge or
road TO be paid by such town or towns, in the
proportions aforesaid; and the commissioners
shall, thcreupon make report of their doings, TO
the court from which their commission issued !;
and such court may thereupon assess the town or
towns so benefited, according to such report, and
make order on the same in the same manner as
is now provided ylaw, in case of roads or bridges
located in, or running through two or more towns.
Approved Nov. Is, ls47.
An act in alteration of an act relating TO pcdlers
II is h7eGy enacted SC.
Sec. /. Every pedler shall pay for license
the following sums, to wit: if he travel on foot
fifteen dollars if he travel with horse or other
beasts bearing burden, or if with q wagon, sleigh
or other vehicle drawn by one beast or more thirty
dollars; and if he carry and offer for sale any
plated or gilded ware, jewelry, watches, or any
patent medicine or any compound medicine the
composition of which is kept secret from the pub
lie, sixty dollars.
% Sec. q Sections seven and eight of an act
entitled "an act relating TO pedlers," passed
November 3, A. d. 1876, are hereby repealed.
Approved Nov. Is. ls47.
An act in addition to and alteration of chapter Is
of the Revised Statutes, relating to common
schools.
II is hereby enacted &c.
Sec. !. The school year, for all purposes con-
tcmplatcd in this act, shall be taken as commcnc-
ing on the first day of April in each year, and
ending on the last day of March following.
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of the District
clerks of the several school districts in this state,
to make the returns required in section ten Of
chapter Is of the Revised Statutes between the
fifteenth of February and the first day Of March
instead of making them in the month Of january,
as required in said section.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of each district
clerk in making out the returns specified in said
section ten to annex TO the names of the heads Of
families the names of the children; to certify the
number of weeks a school shall have been taught
by male and female teachers, respectively, nclud-
inc any such school up to the close of the school
wear as NAV have been contracted for in good
faith and is expected to be kept; the amount Of
WAGES paid to male and female teachers respec
tivelv. including wages to the close Of tho school
wear as before specified; the cost of board for
teachers during the year, estimated III like man
uer aud also the cost of fuel furniture, and 9th
er incidental expenses of the school not including
interests on buildings amount paid for sites, for
reparin, buildings, or for fencing and improving
Grounds appurtenant thereto-which return shall
be as near as nav be in the following form:
Heads Of families. Names OF children
Alb. c. b. ii. B. X. b. 3.
Oh. +. II. w. II. ..
No. of weeks school taught by male teacher
No a." by female teacher
Amount Of wages paid male teacher,
Exclusive of board,)
Amount paid female teacher
Cost of board for teaches, for year 5
Cost of fuel furniture & incidentals S
/ certify the above TO be true returns for dist.
Attest C. D. District CLARK,
Sec 4. II shall be the duty of the selectmen
of each town. in the month OF March annually,
after thew shall have maze ulFlslOn Oh tne pun
lie money to the several districts as required by
law, to leave with the town clerk of the town
written statement of the amount of money by
them divided to each district during the current
school year.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the selectmen,
in making their distribution Of public moneys as
REQUIRED in section thirty two of chapter eighteen
aforesaid TO regard the returns of district clerks
as provided for in this act as returns for the year
preceding the distribution.
Sec 6. 1t shall be the duty of the town clerk
of each town annually, III the month of March or
on the first day of April, to prepare an abstract OF
the returns of the several district clerks, and de-
liver the same to the town or county superinten-
dent of schools when called for-wlIich abstract
shall be as near as may be the following form
Districts. No. heads / No. childn of w e k 5
of families school age taught by
males.
No.
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