Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-12-15

of either party order the witnesses of the adverse party
examined separately and apart from each other
SEC 2. This shall take effect from its passage.
Approved, December g. 1853
No. FAN ACT IN ADDITION TO SECTIONS TwENTY.oNEl
AS E or To OF THE
as hereby enacted by the General assembly Of the State Of
Vermont, toAotcS:
SEC. /. Whenever the Inhabitants of any county, town
city, borough village school district the stockholders in
any railroad corporation shall be admissible competent wit
any wherein such county town. city, borough
village school district said railroad corporation party,
interested wherein any person suing for defend
ug ustfyng under them, such the adverse party
any person suing for defending ustlyng him
shall also be admissible a witness.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved, December g, 1853
No1a-AN ACT RELATING TO WITNESSES.
II as heeJy enacted By the General assembly Of the State
Of Vermont toiopS.
SEC. 1. The words "nor any suit brought before and
pending at, the time this shall into effect contained
in the third section of act entitled relating to
witnesses approved November % 1852 hereby repealed
Prordca that this shall not apply to any action COM
menced previous November yhd eighteen hundred
and fytwo where of the parties such action has
ceased previous to the enactment Of this statute
SEC. z. This act shall take effect from It's passage.
Approved, December 6. 1853.
No mAN ACT T9 EgREAL AN act ENTITLED AN ACT RI
TWEyTY;.EyEN OF rue coaPlLED sTATUrEs' AaPRoV-
Il is Aoedy aeted by tie Central assembly Of the State
Of Vermont toii,rs
$50 l. Ihe act entitled an act relating TO mlilicOnS
in addition to chapter twentyeven of the complied
approved November %, 1852, is hereby repealed.
SEC z This act shall not affect any proceedings had
appeal taken under the provisions Of the hereby repeal
ed but the shall proceed and be determined in the same
manner though said repealed yet remained force
SEC 3 This act shall take effect from It's passage.
Approved, December +, 1853
No. I5.--AS ACT IN RELATION 10 THE DISCLOSURES OF
TRUSTEES.
is hereby enacted by the General assembly ere Slte Of
Vermont, foliorS:
"A
pear before any county court any there
pending and shall ap and file denying his
liability trustee submitting the question of his Liability
TO he court upon any statement OF facts therein contained
such shall upon the application of the plaintiff appoint
commissioners, whose duty shall be take the
disclosure trustee and hear and examine nch testm
trustee and TO determine all questions arising respect
such liability and rel to the from which such
mission issued the facts IN respect such liability with the
decision OF such commissioner or commissioners thereon
SEc 2. Any commissioners appointed may administer all
necessary oats arhaton any trustee witness APP
Fflg before nun ana may summon any trustee whose dis
closure he has been appointed to take appear before him
and make disclosure and any trustee after reasonable
tice from such commissioner shall refuse appear
disclosure, shall be the duty OF such commissioner
msoners report such fact the from whence
commission issued and iheeupon such court unless good
cause be shown TO the contrary shall render Judgment against
such trustee, in of default And in the trustee
shall appear before such commissioner commissioners and
shall refuse or neglect to answer such nteogaores shall
be proposed him by the plaintiff commissioner such re-
fusa neglect the particular which such
required shall be taken against trustee so els
ing.
seq 3 The commissioner commissioners appointed in
pursuance of this may notify the parties the and
place hearing by causing Them their attorneys record
to be personally notified by citation el such parties us
ua abode at least twelve days previous the time of such
hearing.
SEC A. The disclosure of the trustee, before any such
commissioner commissioners shall be taken in writing by
the commissioner III the examination of party before AN
auditor IN action of book and shall be returned by
the commissioner commissioners taking the same the
court from whence such commission issued with the report
such commissioner commissioners And the disclosure of
the trustee shall be certified by the commissioner commits
sioners.
SEC O. The court before which the action shall be pend
ing, and also the commissioner commissioners appointed
may require the trustee to produce before the or
commissioners either his ledger his original book of entries
they shall think proper whenever the become
necessary for determining the liability of such trustee
SEC. e. Whenever the commissioner or commissioners
shall have returned the the disclosure the trustee
together with the report of the facts and of the decision of
such commissioners commissioners thereon judgment shall
be rendered such report just shown to the
contrary IN the of made by auditors appointed
in any action upon book
SEC. T. When a commissioner commissioners shall have
been appointed IN pursuance of the provisions
this act all questions of fact arising case shall be
tried and determined by such or commissioners
and much of sections nineteen and oryseven of CHAPTER
hrtytwo of the compiled inconsistent
is hereby repealed
SEC Sections twenty-five and twenty-three of chapter
hirywo of the compiled statutes and the act entitled an
act relating to trustees approved November twelve eighteen