Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-30
first day Of January, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and ffty-fve.
Approved, November 10, 1854.

frst day Of January, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and ifty-fve.
Approved, November 10, 1854.
No. l3.-An act in amendment Of chapter sixty
one of the Compiled Statutes.
IL rs hereby enacted By the General Assembly
Of the Stale of Vermont, as follows:
Sec. l. The provisions of section fourteen of
chapter sixty-one of the compiled statutes
shall not be construed to extend to any
cause of action, which accrued in any other
state, or government, when the parties thereto,
ut the time such cause of action accrued were
residents OF any other state, or government :
Pror'dsd, that this act shall not affect any suits
now pending.
Approved, November 10, 1854.
No. J4.-An act in amendment Of chapter
sixty-one of the Compiled Statutes
IL IS hereby enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State Of Vermont, as foilops:
Sec. l, Nothing contained in any statute of
limitations shall extend to any lands given,
granted, sequestered, or appropriated to any
public, pious or charitable use, or to any lands
belonging to this state; and any proper action
for the recovery OF such lands may be, at any
time hereafter, commenced and prosecuted to
final Judgment and recovery of possession.
Sec. 2. The fourth section of chapter sixty
one of the Compiled statutes is hereby repealed
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage, but shall not apply to or in any man.
ner affect any snit now pending, or any rights
of the parties therein, or any right or interest
which has already accrued and become perfected
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is designed to modify or repeal.
Approved, November IL, 1854.
No. l5.-An act in amendment of chapter for
ty-seven of the Compiled Statntes, relating to
Probate Courts.
his hereby enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State Of Vermont, as foHows:
Sec. l. If any judge of any probate court
shall remove out of his district, die, resign or
otherwise become incapacitated for executing
the duties of his Office, the register shall hold
the court, have all the powers and perform all
the duties OF the judge, until such incapacity
shall be removed, or until another judge shall
be appointed-except as hereinafter provided
Sec. 2. When a Judge Of any probate court,
his wife or child, shall be an heir or lagatee, or
when such Judge shall be an executor or ad-
ministrator Of the estate of deceased person,
he shall be deemed to be incapacitated for exc
cutting the duties of his Office, in relation to
that estate, and the first assistant Judge of the
county court for such county shall be vested
with all the powers and authority Of such Judge
of probate, and shall act in his place, and per-
form his duties
Sec. 8. When the Judge of any probate court,
as creditor, or otherwise, shall be interested in
any question to be decided by the court, he shall
be deemed to be incapacitated for acting in the
decision Of that question, and the first assistant
judge OF the county court shall perform the du-
tics of such Judge
Sec. 4. Sections seven, eight and nine Of
chapter forty-seven of the compiled statutes,
are hereby repealed.
. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from it,
passage.
! Approved, November Is, 1854.
No. l6.-An act in addition to chapter fifty
one of the Compiled Statutes.
IL is hereby enacted by the General Assembi,
Of the State Of Vermont, as fohlo,Ds:
Sec. |. When there shall be deficiency o.
asserts in the hands of an executor, or admins
traitor, and when the deceased person shall have
made, in his life time fraudulent conveyance
of his real estate, or of any right or inrerest
therein, as mentioned in section forty five of said
chapter fifty-one of the compiled statutes, any
creditor Of such estate may, by license of the
probate court, first obtained, commence and
prosecute to final Judgment, in the name of the
executor or administrator any suit or action,
in law or in equity, proper for the recovery Of
the same, and may recover, for the benefit OF
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! therein, SO conveyed, and may also, for the
benefit of the creditors, by license first obtained
of the probate court, sue and recover, IN the
name of tho executor or administrator, for oil
goods, chattels, rights, or creditors, which may
have been conveyed by the deceased, in his lif'
time, by conveyance thus fraudulent, or void
whatever may have boen the manner Of sucf
conveyance Prouided, that such suit or actor
shall not be commenced, until such credito
shall have filled in the probate court bond
with sufficient suretiss, conditioned to indem
nifty the executor, or administrator, against tn
costs of suit or action.
Sec 2. Such creditor shall have a lien upol
the Judgment, so by him recovered, for the cost
incurred, and such other expenses, as the pro
bate court shall Judge just and equitable.
Approved, November IA, 1854.
No. 17-An act in addition to chapter thirtee
of the Complied Statutes, entitled "Count
] Officers
1t is hereby enacted by the General Asscmbl
Of the State of Vermont, as foilo,cs
Sec. |. The jurisdiction ofsherihs and sheriff
deputies shall be 30 extended as to give ther
the right to serve any process within the limit
Of this state, returnable to any court within tn
) county, where such sheriff or sheriff's deput
resides.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect from il
passage.
Approved, November IA, 1854.
No. 1S.-An act in addition to section twenty
seven of chapter fifteen Of the Compile
Statutes.
1t Is hereby enacted by the General Assembl
OF The Slate of Vermont, as foilows:
Sec. |. II at any time the bonds given b
. any constable, treasurer, or town clerk, as n
y = ouired in the section to which this is an add
u ton, shall in the judgement Of the selectmen {
any such town become insufficient, they ma
: in their discretion require Of such constable
; treasurer, or town clerk additional bond
: such sum as they may deem necessary, in tt
i same manner ana LOT the same purpose ePco
u fed in said section.
I I Sec. 2, If any such constable, treasurer,
=" town clerk, shall neglect for the space of tt
days, after request in writing thereto BY the
y lectmen, to give such additional bond, the otii
>, of such constable, treasurer, or town cier
:, = shall be vacant.
y u Sec. g.. This act shall take effect from
y passage
: Approved, November Ia, 1854.
!, No. l9-An act to amend section three of cha
- :, ter thirteen of the Compiled Statutes, rel
- ting to Sheriff's Bonds.
70 II is hereby enacted by the General Assent
80 Of the State Of Vermont, as sfollo,rs:
Sec. |. Section three of chapter thirteen
:. " the compiled statutes is hereby SO amended
10 to read as follows