Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-12-29
Approved, November 26, 1853.
No. so An act to provide for the adoption
persons and changes of names.
IL ia herebu enncfed BE-

persons and changes of names.
IL is hereby enacted, SC.
Sec. |. whenever any person other than a
married woman, OF full age and sound mind,
shall wish to adopt any other person, of full age
and sound mind, except married woman, as bis
child and heir at law, and to alter the name of
such other person, the person SO wishing to
adopt may make an instrument in writing, under
his hand and seal, attested by three credible
witnesses, and by him acknowledged before the
Judge ct probate of the district in which the Der
son so to be adopted shall reside, declaring that
ne adopts such person as his child and heir at
law and renders HIN capable of inhertlny as
such child. and shall, in the said instrument des.
l5na'e the name he wishes the person SO adopted
thereafter TO bear, and shall cause said writing,
so executed, TO be recorded in such court; aud
the person so to be adopted shall, by Ike in
strument In writing, under his hand and sea at
tested by three credible witnesses, and acknow-
edged before the same judge. and recorded in
he same office, declare his consent to such adop-
ton, anu change OF name and, in such case,
the person SO adopted shall thereafter be known
by the new name so designated, and shall DO
considered as child and heir at law OF the per-
son by whom he shall have been SO adopted and
the same rights, duties and obligations shall tx
ist between the parties ifthe person SO adopted
had been the legitimate child Of the person
adopting him.
Sec. Whenever any person, Of full age and
sound nhnd, other than married woman, shall
wish to adopt ,ulnor US his child and heir at
law, and 10 alter the name of such minor. such
person may, by an instrument in writing. under
his hand and seal, atested by three credible wit
nesses. and by him acknowledged befnre the
Judge OF probate Of The district In which the
MINOR shall reside, declare that he adop,s such
minor as his child and air at law, and renders
said minor capable of nheriting, as such child
and such person shall, in the said instrument.
designate the name he wishes such minor here.
after to besr, and shall cause such writing to he
recordud in ssucll couri and the parents mr. ma
rent or guardian of such minor, together with
said minor, If of the age of fourteen wears shall
oy IKE instrument in writing. under their re.
spec'lve hands and sea's, and a,tested bv three
credible witnesses, and by them respcc,,velv ,c-
knowledeed before the same Judge. and recorded
IN The same office. declare their consent TO such
adoption and change Of name If the said ninnr
has no parent living, and no guardian, The pro-
pate court shall nppont some suitable person tn
act as guardian OF said minor, in the matter of
ADOPTION. When minor shall have been adop
ted, IN the manner hereinbeiore set forth. he
shall De known by The new name designated as
aforesaid, and shall be considered as child and
heir at law OF the person by whom he shall have
oeen so adopted; and The same rights. duties and
oolsai'ons shall exist between the parties as if
the minor so adopted had been the legitimate
enid OF the person so adopting him.
sec. .. II any persons, standing to each 9th.
er IN the relation of husband and wife. shall
mutually wish 10 adopt any person of full 40,
as their child and heir at law. and TO alter he
name of such pereoa; or shall mutually w;,h
to adopt minor as their child and heir nj law
and to alter the name OF such minor then in
.Hc hrst case. the proceedings shall be those set
Io''n N 'ne hrst section of this act; and in the
second case, the proceedings shall be those Get
'of'n IN the second section Of this act: and such