Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-11-28
VOL. XXIv.
LAWS OF VERMONT,
A. ID. 1857.


sistant Judges, 10 be appointed in the manner
now provided by the constitution Of the State.
SEC Q. II shall be the duty Of the Judges of
said court, or majority of them, as soon as prac-
ticable ailer their appointment. to designate four
Of their number whose duty it shall be TO attend
the SIS ions Of the supreme court in the several
counties to which they shall have been assigned
for the ensuing year 4a
SIC 8. IL any one Of the iudges,so assign
ed, sha he legally disqualified TO act, in the de-
ci ion OF any case, pending in said supreme court,
in any county to which he shall have been as
signed, or shall be detained from court by sick.
ness or any unavoidable accident or necessity,
the three remaining judges so assigned, shall have
power 10 try and determine such catise, OF maS
hold the court for such term; bat when three
judges only are present at any term of the su-
preme court, no cause shall be decided, unless
the three judges who try the same shall concur
in the decision.
Src. A. 1t shall be competent for any other
judge or judges to sit in banc at anv term Of the
Supreme court in any county to which he may
not have been assigned and when il shall hap
pen that any one of the four judges, so assigned
to hold the court in any oae county. shall be un-
able to atterd the term by reason of sickness or
otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Judges Of
attendance Of some other judge.
SEC. 5. In addition to the several sessions of
the supreme court herein provided there shall
be annually two general terms Of the supreme
court, one for the counties Of Bennington, Rut-
land, Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle,
and Lamollle, and one for the counties of Wind
ham, Windsor, Orange, Washington. Caledo-
MIA, Orleans and Essex, at such time, and in such
county, ds said supreme court shall direct.
SEC. G. II shall be the duty of all the Judges
of the supreme court to attend such general
terms, and they shall at such terms proceed to
hear, try and determine all business and suits
which may have been left unfinished al the pre-
ceding term OF said court in any one of,he coun-
ties for which said general term is holden, and
all such causes as the judges or majority Of
them who shall have held such preceding term
in any of said countless shall direct 10 be rear
gued at such general term but no case heard
and tried at such general term shall be determine
sd, unless majority of all the judges of the su-
preme court shall concur in the decision.
SEC. 7. In cases heard and tried at any of
the terms of the supreme court in any county,
and reserved by the judges for adyisement, judg-
ment may be entered up at the general Term,
holden for such county.
SEC. The clerk Of the supreme court in
said court holden for such county, with all the
papers in his possession relating to any cause to
be heard and tried at such general term pro-
vided that no such clerk shall be required to at
tend such general term unless some cause shall
be continued thereto from the county in which
he is clerk
SEC. 0. No Judge shall sit at the trial of any
cause in banc, which he shall have previously
tried at nisi ,'rius. ..-
SEc. 10. Each judge OF the supreme court
shall be chancellor, and shall have and exer-
else for, and throughout The STATE, all the Juris-
dlctlon and power which now are, or hereafter
shall be vested in court of chancery.
oEc. H. All the judicial powers anu uuiies'
both in law and in equity, which appertalned to
the circuit Judges within their respective circu's'
under an act entitled ian act relating to The Ju-
dietary approved the 18Th day OF November
lSfs, shall hereafter vest IN and be incumbent
upon the judges OF the supreme court IN The re-
spec'ive counties, to which they may at any time
he assigned to act, IN pursuance oil the proVis-
ions hereinafter made
SEC H. 1t shall be the duty oi The Judges
OF OF 'he supreme court, previous 10 'he session "
the court OF chancery or the county court with
IN and for any county, to assign one oi the Judges
OF the supreme court 10 hoid said court Oh cnan-
Gerry, who shall have power 10 near ana deter
NINE all causes ana matter: pehoihs theren', anu
also 10 preside as chiei Jnuge 10 saia county
court but IN case OF the inaG'h'y Oh the Judge
who shall have been assigned 10 hou, or Inc
ia'iure OF 'he Judges o' inc supreme cour' 10
make an assignment on any one of her hnmner'
to hold the county court ana inc cour OF chah-
Gerry in any one county in due season, any, one
judge OF the supreme court may periorm ana ois'
gharne the sail uutles, the N llau been