The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-12-31
No. 4j.--An Act in relation to Convcyancos and
Daviscs Of Personal and Zeal Estate for Rcii-
rious Purposes.


No. 4i.--An Act in relation to Convcyancos and
peyiscs Of Personal and Zeal Estate for Reii-
riOus PurposCs.
II is herc5g edGcie@, d..
sec. /. No grant, conveyance, devise or lease
Of pei sonIl real estate to, any trust of such
personal real estate tor the benefit of any per-
son and his successor or successors in any eccle-
siastica Office shall vest any estate or interest in
such pcrs.n in hi. successor, ana no such grant.
convey anco, devise or lease to OF for any such
person, by the designation Of any ,uch Office shall
vest any estate or interest in any successor of
such person. But this section shall not be deem
ed to admit the validity # any such grant, con-
yeymce, devise or lease heretofore made.
Sec. ?. No future grant, conveyance, devise or
lease of any real estate cuil-ecratcd dedicated or
appropriated, or intended to be consecrltcd ded-
Gated or appropriated to the purposes Of Iigous
worship for the use of any congregation or soci-
ETY., shall vest any right title or Interest in amy
person or persons to whom such grant, convey
Guce, devise or lease may be made unless the
same shall be made to a corporation organized for
the support of the gospel and tie mintentuce of
public worship, or to procure, hold and keep in
repair house OF puzzle wulshp according to the
provisions Of the first section Of chapter eighty
five Of the compiled statutes. Eut nothing herein
contained shall prevcntany such corporation from
conveying such property on n bona fle sale
Thereof under the direction o! court Of compc-
tent jurisdiction to confer such authority accord
ing 10 the laws Of this state.
sec. 3. Any real estate Of the description named
in section second &C this act, and which has been
heretofore granted, devised or demised, TO any
person or persons in any ecclesiastical cilicc or
orders by the designation OF such Office or orders
otherwise, shall be deemed to lie held in trust
for the benefit of the congregation or society using
the same, and shall, unless PREVIOUSLY conveyed
10 Il corporation, a. provided in tic last preceding
sccton, upon the death Of he person or persons
in whom the legal title shall be vested at the time
Of the passage Of this act, vest in the religious cor.
poration formed by the congregation or rel, sous
society occupying aud enjoying such Ical estate
as aforesaid, lrovIeod such corporation orgu.-
lied according TO the laws Of this state, shall be
in existence at the time Of the dccease Of the per-
son or person, hodirg the title thereto.
see. 4. In the event such congregation or soc-
ETY. shall not be Incorporated rs Aforesaid, tlen
and in that case the tide Of such real estate shall
vest in the people Of the state Of Vermont
See. D. Whenever title 10 any real estate shall
vest i'll the people OF the state Of Vermont under
aud by virtue OF the last preceding section, it
shall be under the charge OF the governor If this
state, and il shall be his duty, AMI he Is hereby
authorized, upon his being satisfied that the CON
gregaton or society which had used occupied or
enjoyed such real estate Tor purposes Of religious
worship, prior TO the death Of the person or per-
sons whose deCcase he tile tllclcto ve.tcl in
this state, las duly become Il corporation under
u.d according TO the provisions OF the aforesaid
section Of the eghty-ftth chapter of the Ned
statutes aforesaid, and upon the production to him
OF true copy OF the articles OF association and
bylaws, II any there be Of said corporation, Ger
t.hed and sworn 10 by the presiding and record
ing officer Oi said corporation, To grant and con-
Ney such real estate, and all the rights, ti'le aud
interest Of the people Of the state Of Vermont
therein and thereto TO said corporation, which
shall thcleui ON be vested with all the rights title
and Interest therein and thereto, which be anne
vested in the state by virtue Of the provisions Of
the fourth section Of this act.
Sec. o. This act shall not be construed ms re.
pealing or in any way affecting the sixteenth aud
seventeenth sections Of chapter eighty-ive OF III,
compiled statutes aforesaid
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November II, 1876
No 4s.-An Act in relation to the Effect Of Alter
ing Listers Valuation of Real Estate, by Aver
aging and Equaziug Committees, and Form Q
Oath.
is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. Whenever the listers valuation Of tn
real estate Of any town in this state shall be here
after altered, by any averaging board Cor tn
county, or by any eaualizing committee Of tn
legislature, such alteration shall not in any man
effect any vuch listers valuation for am
other taxes than county, state state schoo
taxes.
Sec. 2. The oath required of the listers Of tn
several towns in this state, and to be appended t
their respective grand lists, for each year, excep
the years Of valuation or npprais al Of real estate
shall be in the form following:
4" We do soemnly swear, that We have set dow
all the real estate situated in the town Of - an
have appraised all addti )ns, and have made al
OF our information, and that the foregoing lis
contains true statement OF the aggregate amorn
of the taxable personal estate of each persol
named in such list, according TO the best of GU
information and belief"
Approved, November is, 1856