Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-11-29
LAWS Or VERMONT. 1919.

LAWS Or VERMONT, 184o.
No. IAN ACT altering the time for holding
the Supreme Court i'll theCounties of Iamoille,
Dreams, Caledonia and Essex.
II is hereby enacted by The General assembly
Of he State Of Veymoat, GsJOROps:
Sec /, The terms Of the Supreme Court, in
the counties of I4amoile, Orleans, Caledonia and
Essex, shall hereafter be held as ollnws, to
wit:
In the county of Lnmoe, on the first Tuesday
in August; il the county ofOreans, on the sec
ond Tuesday in August IN the county al Gale
donia, on the third Tuesday in August; in the
county of Essex, on the fourth Tuesday in Au-
gust
SEC 2. So much ofan act approved Nov s
Io47, as relates to the time Of holding the ST.
preme Court in the above named counties, is
hereby repealed.
WILLIAM G. KIrTREDGE
'Speaker ofitc House Of Representatives.
Il, PlERPOINV,
PyeSideni o. Tie Scndie
Approved Nov. 12lh, lo49.
CARLOS COOLIDGE.
IN Grand Isle county.
II is hereby cneeted &c.
The grand jury in said county, instead of be-
ing summoned to appear at the county court next
after the last day Of April as now BY law proyid-
ed, shall be summoned 10 appear at the court to
be holden next after the last day Of August in
each year.
Approved Oct. Both le4)
No. BAN ACT 10 amend section twenty
eight, chapter twenty eight, d the Revised
Statutes, relulng 10 Process.
Il IS hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. |. The writ of scire Mcas, mentioned
in section twenty eight, o. chapter twenly-eipht
Of the Revised Statutes, III cases whore the oig
inal Judgment shall have been rendered by
justice Of the pence, may be made returnabIe be-
fore any other justice, proper t. try the same,
when the justice rendering the Original jutg
ment shall be in any manner disqualified to try
the same.
Src. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. l2.b. 1910.
No. Am ACT in addition to chapter %,
of the Revised Statutes, relating to Process.
II is hereby elactcd, &c.
SEC. |. lfany person shall be arrested upon
mcsne process, who shall be privileged flom
such arrest, and shail at the tSne Of 81, arrest,
nuke known to the person arlestng him his said
privilege, and shall claim the same he may, in
addition to the other modes Ct rel:et provided by
law, plead such facts in abatement Of such prc-
cess.
SEC. 2 Ifany person shall he arrested upon
execution, isslcd IN any civil cause, who shall
be privileged from such arrest, and shall make
known to the PEI OF so arreslng him his said
privilege, and shall cal n the same t &c giving Of
Il jail bond upon such execution shall not be
deemed any waiver Of 81 ch privilege; but such
facts shall constitute sufficient defence 10 any
action for tue breach of the condition Of said
b0n,.
SEC. 3. The person making any such arrest
shall state, i'll his return Of service of such pro
cess or execution, that the person 50 arrested
made known to him such privilege from arrest,
ana claimed the same
Approved Nov. l2h, 1880.
No. 5--AN ACT in alteration Of chapter lG7,
OF the Revised Statutes, relating to Grand and
petit Jurors.
Il IS hereby enacted. &c.
80 much Of section six, chapter one hundred
grand and petit jurors, before the county court,
is so amended as to read as follows:
Fortravel, six cents per mile; tor attendance
per day, one dollar; 10 each t0lsnun ut the rate
II ooe dollar per doy.
Approved Nov. G. 1870.
No. GAN ACT relating TO the taking of tcs-
timony, and 10 proceedings IN chancery.
Il is heTtY cRdcled Sc.
,Snc |. All witnesses, examined nony cause
now or hereafter pending in the court of Chan.
ccly, shall be examined before the chancellor
who ties the cause On the trial thereof, in the
same manner III which witnesses are examined
in trials at law. And the testimony Of no wit
ness in any such cause shall be tokrn before any
master or Commissioners except in the cases
hereinafter specified. Pror;'d, That any teSti-
lnouy which has been taken PRIOR to the passage
this act, before master or Commissioner, in
any cause now pending IN said court, Inay, be
USED aud read on the tli1l Of such cause.
SEC. Whenever any witness in any such
can,e shall reside our Of this State. OF more than
Thirty miles from the place Of trial, or is going
Ont Of This Stnte not to return before the time Of
till, or by reason OF age, sickness or infrmity,
is rendered incapable OF travelling AMI appear
ing ut court, or is confined in any ail, or the ill.,
critics thereof, and cannot attend The trial with
ont escaping therefon, the testimony Of such
witness may be taken before any master in chan
coy, Or commissioner appointed by the Chan
celor for that purpose, in the mlnnor now pro-
yled by law.
SEC. 3. The chancellor, who tries any cause
in wlIich evidence is heard shall draw up and
certify report of all the material facts found hv
him in the cause, and ofall questions Of law de-
clded by lin upon the trial. which either party
may. ut the tine Of the trial, reonest to have re-
served. with the facts necessary to present the
same, and Gle such report with the clerk Of the
court together with his final order or decree in
the cause. And such report shall be final TO-
tween the parties as to the facts in the cause
SEC. A. Any party in any such cause may
appeal from such final order Or decree to the
Supreme Court, in the manner provided bv law.
within w3ntY days after the film! ofsacl reDo.t
and detrel
SEC. s. Upon such order or decree Of The
Court OF Chancery being brought bv appeal to
the Supreme Court, that court Shall examine ali
errors OF law that shall be assigned or found in
such order or decree, or IN such report, and shall
hear and determine such appeal upon the facts
and questions contained in such report. and shall
affirm, reverse, or alter such order or decree n,
Justice shall require.
SEC, 6. The chancellor may. in his dIscrc
ton, direct such issue of fact to be made nudc
the general rules of the court, in any caus, il
the Court Of Chancery, and to be tried by
jury.
Sec. T. Such portions of chapter twenty
four of the Revised Statutes, as are inconsisten
with the provisions of this act are hereby re
peaed.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect from it,
passage.
Approved Nov. 49, 1910.
No. IAN ACT 10 relation to offences again,
the persons of individuals.
II is hereby enacted, &C.