Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-29

IL rs hereby enacted By the General Assembly
.f The State Of Vermont, as foHOws:
Sec. l. Section four of chapter sixty-fve of
The compiled statutes is hereby altered and
amended so as to read as follows:
If any such housekeeper, or head of family
shall decease, leaving widow, his homestead,
to the value aforesaid, shall wholly pass to and
vest in his widow and such of his children, if
any there be, who shall be under the age of
Iwenty-one years at the time of his decease, with
out being subject to the payment of the debts Of
the deceased, unless made specially chargeable
thereon, or for taxes assessed thereon and if
there shall be no widow, to such children, in
equal shares to each and the probate court
shall appoint three commissioners, if necessary,
to set out to such widow and such children, as
the ease may be, such homestead, and in such
case such widow and children shall be respect
lvely seized Of the same estate in such home
stead, as that of which such housekeeper, or
head of family, should have died seized. A
Sec. 2 Tho commissioners appointed by the
probate court for the purpose of setting out
such dover and homestead, shall proceed first
to set out the widows dover, deducting there.
from the amount of her share in the homestead
and then proceed to set out homestead to such
widow and children, agreeably to the provisions
Of this act, and the act to which this is an
amendment.
Sec. 3. This act shall not affect the rights of
the widow where the husband dies leaving no
children, or the representatives Of children, as
provided in chapter fiftyfour, section FIVE Of the
coupled statutes.
Approved, Nov. IA, 1855.
No. l5.-An act to protect towns against GER
tain suits for injury or damage sustained upon
highways.
1t is hereby enacted By the General Assembly Of
the State Of Vermont, as folloUs,
Sec. l. No action shall hereafter be had or
maintained in any court in this State against
any town, for injuries received or damages sus-
tanned through the insuffciency of any highway,
unless notice shall have first been given to one
or more Of the selectmen of the town in which
the highway is situated, by the person injured
or claiming damage, within thirty days Of the
time of the accident, of such injury or damage,
and that he or she injured or damaged will
claim satisfaction of such town.
Sec. 2. Nothing in this act shall be constru-
ed to apply to any case, where the person in
lured shall, in consequence thereof, be bereft Of
his or her reason.
Sec. 8. This act shall not affect any suit al
ready commenced, or cause of action which has
already accrued.
Approved, Nov IA, 1855.
No. 16.-An act in amendment of section sixty
eight, of chapter twenty-nine, of the Com
piled Statutes, entitled "justces of the
peace"
II is hereby enacted by the General assembly Of
the State of Vermont, as fol'o,os:
Sec |. Section sixty-eight Of chapter twen-
ty-nine of the compiled statutes is hereby SO
amended as to read as follows:
All executions, issued upon any judgment
heaeafter rendered by any justice of the peace
shall be made returnable within sixty days from
the date thereof.
Approved, Nov l3, 1855.
No l1'--An act in amendment of section three
| of chapter twelve of the Compiled Statues
entitled " county property"
His hereby enacted by the General Assembly o
the State of Vermont, as folloVs:
Sec. l. Section three of chapter twelve Of
the compiled statutes is so amended as to read
as follows:
The judges of the county court shall have the
general care and superintendence of all county
property; may take deeds and leases of real es
real estate to the county sell and convey lands
belonging to the county order all such repairs
and improvements in and around the court
house, Jail, and other county buildings as shall
be necessary-such improvements and repairs r
no case in any one year to exceed the sum o
three hundred dollars and shall at all times
keep the same insured against loss or damage by
fire and for all the expenses of such repairs
improvements and insurance, they may draw or
ders on the county treasurer.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from it
passage.
Approved, Nov. IA, 1856.
No. lS.--An act in amendment of an act enti
tied '' an act providing for the establishment
of town and county lines" approved Noveni
her 90, 1852
IL is hereby enacted by the General Assembly o
The State Of Vermont, as foll0lOS:
Sec. |. Whenever any county line, or an
part thereof, shall be established according t
the provisions of said act, the supreme cour
shall award costs and expenses as to them shall
seem just and equitable, to be paid by the coun
ties interested, in such proportions as they sha
; think proper.
e Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from i
passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1855.
:, No. l9.-An act relating to the opening
y highways.
rs hereby enacted by the General Assembly
: tho Slate Of Vermont, as foilows:
= ! Sec. l.. When any highway laid out by tt
u selectmen of any town shall not be made al
y opened to be used, within three years from t
y time the same is laid out, or if the selectm
of such town shall discontinue such highw
before the same is made and opened as aforeel
y such neglect to make and open, or such disco
= tinoance, shall be taken, held and considered
y be neglect or refusal to lay out such highwa
a and from and after the expiration of two yea
- as aforesaid, after the discontinuance as afol
10 said, any three or more freeholders of the tow
or vicinity, where the highway is wanted, m
make application by petition, in writing, to t
or county court of the same county, in the sal
y. manner, and proceedings shall in all respects
3 had thereon, as is now provided by law in C,
v of petition to the county court on the negl,
i, or refusal Of selectmen to lay out highway.
W Approved Nov IA, 1855.
nv No. 20.-An act in amendment Of section 81
q. o. enteen of chapter eighty-one of the Compi
n. Statutes, relative to the collection of taxes
m. 1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly
,;s The STATE Of Vermont, as tollo,cs:
rs Sec |. Section seventeen of chapter eigh
- one of the compiled statutes shall be 50 ament
be as to read as follows
of "When neither the goods nor chattels O
rot person, against whom constable may have
ion tax for collection, can be found, such person
he ing alive, the warrant for the collection of 81
,at tax may be extended on any land in this St
lis belonging to such person; and in such case,
8 is constable shall advertise the same for sale
public auction, in the town in which such Ii
me lies, by publication three weeks successfully
as some newspaper, circulating in the vicinity,
nal last publication to be at least ten days bel
of day Of sale and by posting up notifcat
thereof in some public place in the same tow