Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-12-03
less than twelve days before ,heltime fixed for

a less than twelve days before theltime fixed for
such appearance,
Sec. B. Thecouft Of ehancery NAV make
such inisrIocuiory orders in such cause as NAV
be necessary to bring the matter 10 speedy
hearing; and il upon the hearing il shall ap-
pear that such homestead cannot be set out in
sevetahy without great Inconvenience to the
parties interested in such homestead or property
the court may order scuh homestead to be as
signed to the parties interested in The residue
of such property. and thereupon require such
parties 10 pay into court. fer the benefit of the
parties interested in such homestead, the sum of
five hundred dollars; whereupon such home
stead shall cease and the right thereto in such
property be extingushed.
Sec. 4. Said court may, on such hearing on
the application Of the persons interested in such
homestead, order an assignmentyof the interest
of the other parties in such property to be made
to the persons interested in such homestead, on
the payment by such persons of the value of
such interest to such other parties or said court
may erder'a sale of such property and home
stead, for the benefit of all Concerned, if il shall
appear necessary and for the, interest of the par
ties interested so TO DO; and in such case the
money realized from such sale, to the amount of
five hundred dollars shall be paid into court for
the benefit Of the persons interested in such
homestead.
Sec. 5. Such homestead money, so paid into
court as is provided in this act, shall be paid to
the person entitlad thereto unless he shall be a
married man ia which easeit shall not be paid to
him withoutthe written consent Of his wife,
executed In the presence Of two Witnesses, and
acknowledged by her before magistrate to be
her free and voluntary act.
Sec.6. In every case in which homestead
money shall be paid into court. in any proceed
ing under this act the same may be- by the per-
sen entitled thereto, invested in new homestead
whether such money remains in the court or
has been paid over asis provided in the proceed
ing section and such new homestead shall have
the same immuni,ies from the claims of creditors
and Others MAT the prior homestead had :! and
snch investment of money in court shall be made
under suchcrto of the court Of chancery as
shall be necessary to secure the application of
such money to that purpose
Sec. 7, In every case in which it shall APP
pear to the court of chancery, upon petition filed
in the manner aforesaid, setting forth the cause
of such application, that it is clearly for the in
terest of all concerned that the homestead shall
be disposed Of the court may, at any time after
due notice to all interested therein and hearing,
order such homestead to be sold or otherwise dis
posed Of under such orders and restrictions as to
the disposition of the same and the money realiz-
ed therefrom as shall appear necessary or pro-
pei, and such sale OR disposition shall extinguish
such homestead,
Sec 8. Whenever any person entitled to any
homestead money realized in any proceeding un-
der this act shall be an infant, married woman OF
insane person, the court sha Il make such order
as to the payment ofsuch money as by its gene
raj jurisdiction it has power TO do in other cases
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from its
passage.