Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-11-29
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN



u is hereby enact. d. &c.
SEC |. Wheneyer ihe death Of person
shnil hereafter be caused by The wrongful act
neglect or default of any person, either natural
or artificial, aud the act. neglect or default is
such as would if death had not insued have en-
titled the party lnidrcd to maintain an action and
recover damages IN respect thereof, then, and IN
very such case, the person OF corporat0l VINO
would have been liable to such action, 1t death
had not lnsued. shall be liable to an action tor
damages notwithstanding the death of the per
son injured. aud although the death shall nave
been caused under such circumstances as shall
amount IN law tn felory.
SEc. 2. Every such action shall be brought
IN the name of the personal representative oil
such deceased person, an the amount recover
ed IN such action shall be for the exclusive pen-
eiit ofthe widow and next ofEll Of such deceas
e person, who shall receive the same proper
tons as provided by law io the distribution
Of the personal est,le Of persons dying mites
tate.
SIC. 3. In every such aclnns herein before
provided, the conrl o. jury, before whom such
ssur shall be tried, may g}ye sU'b damages ms
hey may deem Just, with reference to the pec'l
iary injury resulting from such death to The wlte
nj next Of kin Of stcl deceased person. Pro
cided That every such actlua shall be commen-
crd within two years hom the deceasc OF such
person.
SEC. 4. This oc' shall AXE effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov T, 1870
No FAN ACT n ia. ION TO chapter one
hundred and three Of the Revised Statutes re-
lating 10 Imprisonment.
Il is hrby enacted, &c.
SEc /. No keeper Of jail shall be liable
,1r any escape If 4 prisoner, committed to jail
on nlcsne process, proyjdel such keeper sh1Il
1ayp such prisoner toihcomng. to be charged
in execution as provided IN ch1rter enc hundred
md lArce SECTION si%lncn . tie Revised stat
UleS.
SIC. 9 In any action against such jail keep
pr, Tor any such escape. ne siail be entitled tc
N The privileges q delivering up the prisoner
n Of sntenlcGing him IN court in dlsch1rge OF
ms own Liability. which are. by law, given to
persons VIC endorse oil ,ttual wits, as bail, witt
preference to their priucrals
Approved Nov. II los3.
No. TO- AN ACT in amendment Of an act re
latlng to Divorce.
i IS hueby enacted, &c,
SEC l. ) Us s'c'"" p,''''"E I''u'o ~
act ehl'led "a az. ~ ~ ~ w - 'F
proved Oct ~ 1870 j. h"' .. ~ Pge'"c
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y :" =: f sp 'fSe s,, ~ Cu'' a.. ''''
II Is heftDy enac'eq L &C. ~. ,,.o do.rov or car
~ away any Tree or 'o Wn aaen, op any, finn
growing ior use Sa"r u, '' apand'nr lvinc q
oer' wood' OF uhue' Woou' sla''""s, ''n"1' ,,v
Growing on 'e IN" W , Im, ","n or owners a
leave or hccIeG ,o., VIZ ai r ,t.se Oh
,.tiic.al mark of uny mi!-log o. logs, ar othe
yauahIe timber. IN any river or in any othe
nlacn ,ha na,ty ipinrc, sn N have right TO recov
or o( Nm person So offandInr. IN any court prop
Or n ,rv the same. treble danages, By actio
GnnndcJ On This statute. together with costs
nr.,socn,;nn.
p,outJcI Tint if u3on tial of any such nc
+;on il shalI auYcar by evidence that the tefent
ant vos cn,lty tbrouGh mis- IKE or that he ha
,rnod rnoSnn +, beliere lhlt the lands on who
! ,I,o Iroes ,i,,bor or mn lerwaod so cut destroy
al or cnrr.rJ nw !. were hi, own. in such cas-
/ ,bn conrt having connjl nee Of the cause sha
,r.ro Underwent fr the uiaipDlP 10 recover slngI
! 5,,,oros nn,v oml co.i ursut.
|n,.,,roJ lr,t. N 1870.
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