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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
No. l5'-An Act to promote improvement in
breeds of cattle.


breeds of cattle.
1t is hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. l. If the owner or keeper of any bull,
more than one year old, shall negligently Or
wilfully permit such bull to run at large out OF
the enclosure eff such owner or keeper, he shall
forfeit and pay sum not exceeding five dollars
nor less than two dollars to the treasurer of the
town IN which such bull is found roaming at
large, and shall be liable to pay the party in
jured all damages done by such bull while roam
ing at large.
Approved Nov. l6, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
No. l9,-An Act relating to the reports of tho
Supreme Court


Supreme Court,
1t is hereby enacted, DC.
Sec Instead of the fifty copies and thirty
five copies of Vermont Reports required to be
furnished by the State by sections sixty-seven
and sixty-eight of chapter nine of the compiled
statutes, the Reporter shall annually furnish to
the State one hundred copies of SAID reports,
and shall be entitled to receive therfor from the
State sum equal to the actual cost of the pub
lication, binding and transportation thereof.
Sec. 2 Said Reports shall be delivered to
the State Librarian, who shall deliver copy
on request to the several parties entitled there
to, and the remainder OF said reports shall be
subject to the control of the trustees OF the
State Library for the benefit of the Library
Sec. 3. All provisions of law or by resolu-
ton, inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November 20, 1858,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
Approved, Nov, 20, 1858.

No. 2l.-An Act in alteration Of an Act enti-
tied An Act for the relief OF the town of
Wheelock," approved November tenth, 1887
Ii is hereby enacted 9c
Svc. l.-Section two of said act shall be SO
amended as to require the listers in said town
to complete the grand list and deposit the same
in the town clerks Office at the same times that
it is required of listers by the general laws OF
this State and so much Of said act as requires.
the listers to deposit the list on or before tho
first day of May is hereby repealed.
Approved November 20, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
$50 pri,e Gale.

Entered according of Congress- in the 1858,
by s. s RoYoR in the Clerks Office of the District Court
of the District Of Vermont
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
No. Am Act to avoid delay in suits at
law

INV.
IL is hereby enacted, 3c.
Sec. l. Any Judge of the Supreme Court
may upon the application of any party in any
suit pending in any County Court in this State,
and on such notice of such application to the
adverse party, or his attorney, as such Judge
shall think reasonable, cause the clerk of the
court in which such cause is pending to issue
q commission to such person as such Judge
shall appoint, to take the testimony of any per-
son residing or being without this State and
such testimony shall be taken either upon in
terrogatores settled upon the order of such
Judge, or upon oral examination as such Judge
shall direct.
Sec. 2. All testimony taken in pursuance of
this act may be read Oh trial of the cause for
which it shall be taken, subject to such legal
objections as may arise upon it,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

No. 10.-An Act in relation to mechanics
lien.s
II is hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. /. Any person who shall perform any
labor. or furnish any materials in this State for
or towards the building, repairing, fitting or
furnishing any ship, vessel or steamboat, shall
have lien on the same for his wages and ma
terials SO furnished, until eight months after
such vessel or steamboat shall be completed,
and may secure the same by attachment shall
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

No. An Act in relation to depostions.
IL as hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. /. Whenever neither the party in any
suit, nor his attorney reside in this State, the
adverse party residing in this State may take
depositions to be used in such case, without no.
tice to such nonresident party or attorney, but
in all such cases such testimony shall be filed ir
the court in which such cause is pending, at
least twenty days before the time Of trial.
Approved, November 9, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
Approved November 20, 1858,

No. 20.-An Act providing for the safety of
Probate. Records. Z,
1t is hereby enacted dc.
Sec. |. The Judges of the County Court in
the several counties in this State are hereby di-
rected to provide, at the expense of the coun-
ty, fre-proof safe or vault for each Probate
District now unprovided with the same, suita-
BILE for keeping the Probate Records of said Dis
trict.
SEC 2 This act shall take effect from its pass
age.
| Approved. Nov. 90 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
No. l4--An Act for the relief of married
women,

No. 14.--An Act for the relief Of married
women,
1t is hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. l. If any married woman shall hold real
estate in her own right, and her husband by
criminal conduct towards her, or by Ill usage,
shall give said married women cause to live sep.
crate and apart from her said husband, such
woman may. by her next friend, petition the
chancellor, setting forth such facts, and thelein
pray that such estate may be enjoyed by her,
for her sole use and benefit.
SEC 2. The chancellor, on due proof of such
facts, may in his discretion, make such order
and decree in the premises as shall give said
married women the sole use and benefit of such
real estate, or such part thereof as he may think
reasonable.
Sec. 3. The same proceedings shall be had in
relation to such petition as the law requires in
othor proceedings before the chancellor, and in
relation to enforcing his orders and DEGREES, ex.
cepting that no appeal be allowed to the Su-
preme Court from any order or decree, on the
part of said husband, till he has indemnifed
said petitioner for all delays aud costs in such a
manner as the chancellor shall direct
Approved, Nov. l6, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
No. 6.--An Act laying tax on the County of
Caledonia.

~'N' W. ~A' ~AS' {" VIVA va 'hN S"NA'J VI
Caledonia.
rs herebg enacted, dc.
Sec. |. There is hereby assessed tax of
thirteen cents on the dollar, on the list of the
polls and rateable estate of the inhabitants of
the County of Caledonia, for the year one
thousand eight hundredand fifty-eight, for the
purpose of paying the liabilities and meeting the
current expenses of said County.
Sec. 2 The Treasurer of said County is di-
rected ON or before the first day of january, A.
D., 1859, to issue his warrant to the first con-
stables in the several towns in said County, for
the collection of said tax, in the same manner
as State taxes are required to be collected.
| SEC. 3. The selectmen of the several towns
in said county shall make out and deliver to the
first constables of their respective towns on OIL
before the fifteenth day of january, A. D. 1859
tax bill for the collection of said tax, in tht
same manner as they are required to do in the
case of State taxes.
Sec. 4. The first constables in the seyera
towns of said County shall collect and pay over
to the Treasurer of said County tho amount o
said tax by the first day of March A. d. 1859
Approved, November 5, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
Approved, November 10, 1858.
No. 0.-An Act relating to historical collec
tions and publications.

IL " H57tUy tHuUttU, W
Sec. l. Any town, at their annual March
meeting, may authorize their selectmen to con-
tract with some person to prepare and publish
the early history of such town, at the expense
of the town under such restrictions and regula'
teons as such town shall prescribe.
Approved, Nov l3, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
have precedence of all other attachments and
claims.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov, l3, 1858.

No. ll.-An Act to protect shade and ornamen-
tai trees in the highways.
II is here6g enacted, dc.
SEC. l. Any person who shall Intentionally
main, cut, Or in any way injure or destroy any
shade or ornamental tree growing in any high
way or public park or common in this State,
unless as is hereinafter described,) shall pay
fine for every tree 50 manned, injured or destroy
cd, of not less than one dollar or more than
ten dollars for every such offence, to be collec-
ted in an action of trespass by the person who
owns the land through which the road runs, or
by the selectmen of the town in which such
park or common is situated where the trees are
so manned, injured or destoyed,
Sec. 2. When it appears to the selectmen
of any town in this State that shade or orna-
mental trees are an obstruction or an injury to
any highway, in making or repairing the same,
or otherwise, said trees may be cut down and
removed by order of the selectmen aforesaid.
Sec 3. Nhis Of shall IN no wise insegiers with the
management of any trees in the highways pass
ing through the owners land but the owner of
land through which highways pass, may set OF
remove trees at his pleasure, provided the high
way is not obstructed or injured thereby.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, Nov. II, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
LAWS CT VERMONT.

NO. IAN Act IN addition TO chapter tWChty-
nine of the compiled statutes.
IL is hereby enacted by The General Assembly Of
The State pf Vermont as foHosUs
Sec. |. Whenever any Justice of the Peace
shall 60 out of office, and while he shall reside
in the same county in which he held such office,
he may, as Justice of the Peace, make and GER
tify copies of the records of any official business
done by him while in office and all copies of
records, 50 made and certified shall have the
same validity as though made and certified while
such Justice of the Peace was in Office.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

No. 3-An Act in Amendment of Section six
of chapter forty of the Compiled Statutes.
IL is hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. Section six of chapter forty Of the
Compiled Statutes is so amended as to read az
follows; " In cases proper for issuing a writ Of
audiHa guerilla, the same shall be allowed and
signed by Judge of the Supreme Court. or a
Judge of the Court to which the same is made
returnabe.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

No. lS.-An Act in alteration of section thirty
two of chapter fifteen of the compiled stat
ates.
II is hereby eancted, dc.
Sec |. The town clerk shall furnish and keep
in his Office a general index to the books of rec
ords Of deeds, wherein he shall enter in one
column in alphabetical order the name of the
grantor to the grantee, and in apcrallel column
the name of the grantee from the grantor of
every deed or other conveyance of land hereafter
recorded with the number of the book or vol
ume and the page of record in the following
form
Blk Gtor to G'tee P'geIB'k G'tee from G'tor P'ge
l AtoB l l from IA l
Approved November Is, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

NO. An Act to prevent persons from lrauu-
ulently burning their own buildings, with
intent to defraud Insurance Companies.
1t is hereby enacted, 9c.
Sec. | Every person who shall wilfully and
maliciously burn, or cause or procure to be
burned his own dwelling house, or any other
building owned by himself, with the intent to
detraud any Insurance Company shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in a State Prison NOT
more than ten years, and be fined hot exceeding
two thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. If any feme-covert shall wilfully
and maliciously set fire, with intent to burn and
with intent to defraud any Insurance Company,
to any dwelling-house, or other building owned
by her husband Or herself, or by her husband
and herself jointly, she shall be punished by i'm.
prsonment in the State Prison not more than
ten years, and fined not more than one Thousand
dollars.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from it
passage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

No. 5-An Act in relation to suits before JUS
tices of the Peace.
10 as hereby enacted, dc.
Sec. L. In no action brought before JUS
tice of the Peace shall the suit be made return
able at the residence or dwelling house of the
plaintiff unless re be an innkeeper
Approved, November 5, 1858
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

No. 13.-An Act in relation to the attachment
of reversionary interest in personal property.
II as hereby enacted dc.
Sec. l That personal property which is held
by any person as lessee, baiee, pledge, or by
virtue of any contract in which the reversionary
title to said property remains in any other per-
son. may be attached and levied upon, as the
property of the lessor, bailor, plcdger or other
person owning the reversionry interest in tho
same, subject to the right, title aud interest of
such lessee, bailee, Pledge or other person hold
ting the same.
Sec, 2, A valid lien on such property shall
be created by delivering to the person holding
said property, in manner aforesaid, a true and
attested copy of the process upon which the
same is attached or levied upon, with the re
turn of the officer thereon, describing such pro-
perty, which shall have the same effect as
though such property was taken into the pos
session of such officer.
Sec. 8, The reversionary interest in such pro-
perty may be sold at public sale in the same
manner that personal property is now required
to Be sold by legal process, subject to the terms
and conditions of the lease, bailment, pledge
or other contract under which the same is held,
unless the same is mpeached for fraud.
Approved Nov. Il, 1858
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09

No. H.-An Act to provide for reconstructug
the cells of the State Prison and making re-
pairs.
1t is hereby eaactad. dc.
Sec. |. The sum of four thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated from the treasury of this
State, for the purpose of paying the expenses
of rebuilding the cells of the Vermont State
Prison, and making such other repairs upon
said prison, work shops and yard fence, as shall
be deemed necessary.
See. 2. The Superintendent Of the State
Prison is hereby authorized, with the advice of
the Directors Of said Prison, to reconstruct the
cells of said Prison, and make such other re-
pairs upon the prison, work shops and yard
fence as is deemed necessary, and shall present
his accounts for the same to the auditor of ae-
counts, who shall allow such sum therefor az
shall be just and reasonable, and draw orders on
the Treasurer for the same from time to tins as
shall be necessary. Provided that such allow
ance shall not exceed the sum of four thousand
dollars.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect from It's
passage.
Approved November Is, 1858
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
NEW SERIES, NO. I54.
mTDMS j$1,80 strictly la advance
lHhMo, $500 at the years. ema.

Whereas |, A. B. on the = day Of "A.
d. -, became bail for G. D. in the sum of
S for his appearance before the County
Court within and for the County of --, on
the - Tuesday in - next, the said c. d.
being charged with the crime of - now
request you to grant me warrant in due form
OF law to apprehend the body of the said G. D.
that may commit him to jail in the county of
=, in discharge Of my recognizance.
(Place aud date) Alb.
Sec. 5. The form of the warrant shall be sub
stantially us follows
State Of Vermont, I To any sheriff or constable
- County, IS. in the State, and to -
-, an Indifferent person, Greeting:
Whereas A. B. of -, on the - day Of
A. D. -, became bail for the appear
ance of c. D. before the County Court next to
be holden at -, within and for the county
of -, on the - day of -, A. D.
charged with the crime of -, in the sum
of - dollars and whereas the said A. B. has
this day filed with ME his application in writing
praying for warrant to arrest the said Q. d.
to commit him to Jail in discharge of the recog-
nizance of the said A. B. aforesaid
Therefore, by the authority of the State of
Vermont. you are hereby commanded to appre-
hend st1body of the said c. D. and hlu x]om-
NIT to the keeper of the Jail in the County Of
-, within said prison, who is hereby com
manded to receive the body of the said c. D.
and him safely keep until he shall be discharged
according to law
Hereof fail not, but legal service and due re-
turn make according to law
Given under my hand, at -, in the coun-
ty Of, this - day of -, A. D..
-, Justice of the Peace, or Clerk
SEQ g. This act shall also apply to cases
when the case is pending before the justice on
continuance and the warrant may be 50 altered
as may be requisite for that purpose
Sec, Z. II the justice taking said recogniz.
ance is dead or out Of Office, the bail may return
the original files to the County Clerks Office.
when the clerk may issue the warrant, which
shall be of the same validity as if issued by the
justice while in office.
Approved, November II, 1858.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-09
No. l2.-An Act relating to prosecution for
bigamy.

bigamy.
IL is hereby enacted, dc,
SEC. l. In all prosecutions hereafter COM
menced against any person for the crime of big
amy, it shall not be necessary TO allege in the
information Or indictment, the time or place Of
the first marriage of the respondent. Or the
name of the person to whom he or she was first
married, but it shall be sufficient in such infor-
nation or indictment to alege, that at the time
of the alledged second marriage of the respond
ent the respondent then had lawful wife or
husband living, to whom the respondent had
been previously married.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved, Nov. II, 1858.
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