Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

hlpalIlhg lnc IBhts OF any parties concerned,
or the due administration of law, the supreme
court are hereby empowered, in their discretion
to discharge such person from such imprison-
ment or confinement, upon such terms and con-
ditions as to them shall seem meet
Sac. g. The said supreme court may, in
their discretion, order the person, SO bringing
such writ, to file bond with the clerk Of said
court, in such sum and with such sutetlBs and
with such conditions to be inserted in such bond
as said court shall direct, which bond shall be
given to the clerk of said supreme court, or
10 such person as said court shall designate ia
their said order and may further order that,
upon filing such bond as aforesaid, such person
shall 60 at large and such bond, so filed, may
be prosecuted for the benefit Of any and all
parties concerned.
Src. 4. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, November IA, 1855.
No. 9.-An act in addition to chapter thirty
four of the Compiled Statutes, relating to
Dispositions.
IL is hereby enacted By the General Assembly
Of The STATE Of Vermont, as Cohocs
SEc. /. In any action, now pending in any
Of the courts in this State, or in any action
which may hereafter be brought in any Of the
courts aforesaid, the deposition of any of the
parties to such actions may, when taken upon
notice agrecably 10 the statutes relating TO the
depositions of witnesses, be used in the trial
Of any such action.
1 SEC 2. This act shall take effect from IFS
passage.
Approved, November IA. 1855.
No. 9.-An act relating TO confession Of Jadg-
ment and proceedings thereon when Trus-
tees are summoned.
IL is hereby enacted by he General assembly
Of The State Of Vermont, as JollO'rs:
SIC. l. Whenever in any suit in which
any person shall be summoned as trustee the
defendent shall tender 10 the creditor therein
confession Of judgment, as provided in section
four Of chapter one hundred and fifteen Of the
compiled statutes, the creditor may accept such
confession without prejudice to such suit, and
ia such case he shall file such confession with
the court, in which such suit is pending, where
upon the same proceedings shall be had as il
such confession had been made in open court.
Approved, November IA, 1855.
No. lo.-An act relating 10 suits before a
Justice of the Peace.
IL is hereby enacted By he General Assembly
Of The STATE Of Vermont, as foilors:
SIC. |. In any suit before justice of the
peace, il the writ is not returned so that said
justice may have the same lat the time and
place therein Sc, fer trial,) and if the defend
ant has, before legal notice of the discontinu-
ance of said action in, good faith incurred costs
therein which have not been paid rendered
to him, and shall then and there appear before
said Justice with certified copy of said writ,
said Justice shall render Judgment thereon for
the defendant to recover his costs and issue ex-
ecution thereon, and the security in said writ
shall be holden to pay The costs prorided, no
such Judgment shall be bar to any future ac-
tion brought by the plaintiff for the same cause.
Approved November IA, 1855.
No. l1.-An act in addition 10 chapter sixty.
ty-seven of the Compiled Statutes entitled
"Divorce."
His hsreby enacted by The General Assen5l,
Of The State of Vermont, as foLOirs;
SEC. /, Whenever any married woman
shall file libel for divorce, and pray for ali
mony therein, any judge of the supreme cour
shall have power, upon application Of sucl
woman for that purpose, to enjoin the respon
dent in said libel from conveying such portion
Of his property during the pendency Of such Ii
bel as shall be necessary, in the opinion ofsucl
Judge, 10 secure such alimony as may be de
creed to such woman and such order, whel
filed and recorded in the town clerks Office II
any town, or served upon any private corpora
tion, shall be lion upon such Of the real estat
Of such respondent in such town, and upon sucl
Of the stock of said respondent in such corpo
ration, as shall be mentioned in such order.
SEC. .. II any such respondent shall, afto
service of such order upon him, violate III
same, he may be proceeded against such judg
as for contempt.
Approved, Nov. ii, 1866.
No. 12.--An act in relation TO Assignments.
II is hereby cnaeted By Me General Assenbi
f Of Me Nafe Of Vermont, as Joio1s;
SEC. 1. All assignments hereafter made uf
, der the provisions Of an act relating to assign
menis, approved, Nov. 10, 1859, shall be fc
the benefit of all the creditors of the assignol
in proportion TO their respective claims, any
thing in such assignment 10 the contrary moi
/, withstanding.
SEC. 2. The assignee shall, within ten day
after the making of any such assignment, ex'
cute to the probate court, for the district
: which The assignor resides, good and suffciel
bond with suretes to the satisfaction Of sa
. court, conditional for the faithful performan'
Of such trust.
Approved, Nov. IA, 1855.
No. l3.--An act relating to the discharge
one OF more Joint Debtors without impairiT
, the rights of creditors in respect Of other c
10 debtors.
IL is hereby enacted By fhe General Asseu5