Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-13

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TtnNS ,"i wa l. oAD NORi UNA
i'Ot'8.
IS hereby enacted &c.
Sec /. The stockholders in any railroad cor
poration shall unless otherwise disouoliGcd he
admitted as competent witnesses in any cause
or proccedinr wherein such corporotion ia n
party or is interested.
Sec2 Z, This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage
Appaoved Nov 10, 1880.
NO. 53-AN ACT RELATING TO TOWN
TERSiN CTANCERV AM CGrV,Ty ii,,
CLERKS.
mis- bcrcb,, enoc,eJ Go
Sec / Town cIo ls not,r;os n,b,ic and
masters in cborcor,, sb.iI bo,.o tIo Gno no,,ar
! TO take ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nf dcods and o,bor
instruments reuuirod bv law to bo ocLnowl.
| cdred that iusticos of the nooco by law nov,
have. and ali sncb dends and othor ;,istrn,nonts
so ocknowlcdocd shall bo as offactn,l in law
rs if the same were ocknowlodgod bofnro
Justice of the peoce.
Sec. 2. County clerks. notories nnblic and
masters in cbancerv shall have the same mower
TO administer o,ths md nlfirmotions th,t msticc.
of the peace by law now boyn
Sec. 3. Not1ries nublic and nostcrs in cb,r-
cerv shall have the same nowor to t,lo donosi.
tions that Justices bv law now have. md all
dispositions taken bv notary public or mas,
ter in cbnncnrv ,rrooohI,, ~ ~ sh,II he I'd
mittnd ON the trial of nnv civil cause in anv
court of law.
Sec 4 This act shall take effect from and
alter the first day Of December next.
approved Nov'o' co.,
NO. 51.-AN ACT ADDITJON TO
,HAP Err WENTY-SlX OF THE RE-
,It7it,I',,F,il 'T2ED % "a rs, EN iLE u y
'O'l iCf"o VI l lie fhACE'
II is lcrebv enacted &c.
Soc Nbo,o,or o,,,, ,,,;. sL,u h. o.,,:...
bef1re nstco Who xii H. '''.,i oo 'eNuiis
ont tbo Stto bor,r n u'o ~ iI'''c,c i'i-
tion onv obar ins,io ; 81 ,h e'i'., y, a''iu "C-
who moy Iawfjv ;udro hn,,roon o'tI,o to uou,y
NAV unon nroor ~ ,ba doooaso - sa VI, ?a..ie'
or lis rpmpvol w;,hort tbo Sta+a 1'DI tni. J"oelu
zonco Of sncb st onJ "a, i ."N oosni1
do,or,,,i,,o - ,,,i - ~ ~, :" uiu
on in ,ho sano ''i.. 'iicIe-
writ orinnIlr n,J sb ,u ii' VIZ
etlactn,j 70 bnd ,ho nnrta, ,sl. 9,,Ii Ill Gr as
and charro b,T 49,, t,'' P''Iei1 al i'rn
dored hy fLo i,s,;co ,, I ~ oGe" i'''
Sec IS, S1ct ns,on "o 7uu t'lI WILL
on ch writ of the fact Of the deceaso of s,Icb
JusJce, or OF his removal without the Stlte,
the case may be, which shall be conclusive
proof thereof; and that by reason thereof he
Will take cognlzancc Of such suit.
Sec. 8, Ihis act shall take effect from it.
passage.
Approved Nov. e, 1850.
no 55.-AN ACT pTOvJDIVG rOp ~ II
APPOlNTMENT or JAII.c0Vit,S-
SIpNERS ~ ''
l.l,,o
II Is "'co3 e""'co &c.
Sec. |. The several county court, shall an
n ~ 'o' onh oa,' ",,1 t, n'a u'y o'
~ u"i' "PIoi'! o..''i'i'
. o,,t.o y, 'n i 'oi nroIp l III ul'n 'Ga- %
iaithfnl discblrre Of the duties of their Office
and who shall hold tboir offices for ono vc,r
and until others are appointed in their nlace
Sec .. The several iail commissioners now
in office shall hold their respective offices until
others are appolnted apreeablv TO tbe nrovis.
ions Of this art.
Soc q Tho second section of ch,ntor oIovon
of tho Revised Statutes ontitled ~Of canntv
officors - Lnrobv rcnn,lnd
See 4 Ills net Shall toko offoct fro,, i.