Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-12-04
No. 1e.-An Act for the Relief Of Bail in Crimlns
Gases.

No. le.-An Act for the Relief Of Bail in crmins
Cases
II is hereby enacted, DC.
SEC. l. When any person who now has or
who may hereafter become bail for the appear
ance Of person accused of any crime, shall wish
to surrender the principal in discharge of said
rccognizance, he may apply to the justice of the
peace or clerk of the court who took said re-
cognizance, in writing, for warrant to appre-
hend the principal, and commit him to jail in
the county where the offense is charged to have
been committed. And upon the commitment
of such principal to the Jail in the county where
such recognizance is taken, the bail shall be
thereby discharged; and it shall be the duty Of
the justice or clerk on such application to issue
his warrant as hereinafter provided, to arrest
said principal. Said warrant shall be directed
to any sheriff or constable in the State, and for
the warrant of such officer seasonaby to be had,
to any indifferent person to be therein named.
SEC. g 1t shall be the duty of the officer on
the receipt Of the warrant aforesaid, and the
tender of his reasonable fees, to apprehend the
principal and commit him to jail according to
the directions in his precept, and leave withthe
ialor a copy of the warrant with his return
thereon as i'll othercas The expenses of the
arrest and commitment to be paid by the per-
son applying for the warrant.
SEC. 3. The fees for the arrest and commit
ment shall be the same as for the service of 9TH
er process, and if there is any dispute about the
amount of the same, the same shall be audited
by the justice or clerk and his decree shall be
final.
SEC. 4. The form of the request shall be
substantially, as follows:
Whereas |, A. B. on the - day of A. d.
-- became bail for C. d. in sum of s.
for his appearance before the County Court with
in 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 a warrant in due form
of law to apprehend the body of the said c. d..
that | may commit him to jail in the county of
I --- in discharge of my recognizance.
Place and Date A. B.
SEC 5. The form of the warrant shall be
substantially, as follows
State of Vermont To any sheriff or
-- County IS s constable in the State,
and to - an Indifferent
person Greeting:
Whereas A. B. of - on the -
/ day of A. d. - became bail for the ap-
pearance 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 appli-
cation in writing praying for warrant to arrest
the said c. ID. to commit him to jail in discharge
of the recognizance of the said x. B. aforesaid ::
Therefore by the authority of the State of
Vermont, you are hereby commanded to appre-
hend the body of the C. D. and him commit to
the keeper of the Jail in the County of -
within said prison, who is hereby commanded
to receive the body of the said c. d. and him
safely keep until he shall be discharged accord l.
ing to law.
Hereof fail not, but legal service and due re-
turn make according to law.
Given under my hand at in the
County of this day of