Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-12-02

ton of this unless such thereafter left record
as above provided prior TO the acquiring any interest
lien on such lands by purchaser morge attaching cred
s aud unless thus left for record such lands shall be subject
to redemption by subsequent purchasers mortgages attach
ing creditors, the though the time Of edemp
ton had not expired PoUed that this act shall not affect the
title any lands when foreclosure has been obtained and the
time OF redemption has expired prior the passage OF this act
Approved November II, 1859
No. 16.-AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF
THIS STATE
u is hereby enacted &C..
SEC l. All provisions Of law for the taking of depostions to
be used in the courts of this shall be deemed and held to
be in all respects equally applicable the purposes of obtaining
dispositions designed for use in courts without this state.
SEC 2 This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November p, 1859.
No ian ACT RELATING TO DISPOSITIONS.
SEC l. In addition to the provided by law in
which deposons may be taken and used evidence the same
may he taken reasonable time after suit commenced IN
whatever court such suit may be pending while such suit
on its passage from one court to another and when SO taken
agreeaby the forms of law shall he admissible in evidence, as
in other cases now 10y law provided.
SEC 2 In the caption and certificate Of any depositon IT
sha pe suclen description OF the time and place oi ta
describe the suit pending the particular court before which
the same is to be heard and tried
Approved November q, 1859.
No. 1s.-AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF SECTION FOUR
TEEN, CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN OF THE COMPILED
STATUTES.
II is hereby eaacted, Sc.
SEC l. Section fourteen of chapter foryseven of the
piled statutes shall be amended to read follows:
When Witness whose testimony to be used before
probate court shall reside out of this sae out OF the
bate district in which his testimony to be used by reason
age bodily ndity shall be unable to attend in person. the
court may issue commission to one or more competent persons
take the testimony of such witness and deposons taken accord
ing to the provisions of the law for taking dposon to be use
the trial OF civil causes may be used the trial OF any question
before the probate court when such testimony be proper
Approved November p, 1859.
No 19-AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN PROPERTY
FROM ATTACHMENT AND EXECUTION.
II is hereby enacted &C..
SEC L. Among the articles exempt from attachment AM
execution there shall in like be exempt yoke of
steers the debtor may select with sufficient forage M
keeping the same through one winter
SEC q This shall so construed apply any
attachment execution issued action any contract here
tofore made.
Approved November 81 1859.
No 2o.-AN ACT IN ADDITION TO SECTION FIVE,
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TEN OF THE COM
PILED STATUTES.
II is hereJy enacted, DC:
SEC. If any person within this shall sell dispose
of property real PERSONAL by way of chance shall
sell any such property and nducement either directly
Indirectly such sae shall give furnish supply the purchas
other person. with any other property either real
PERSONAL be drawn asceaned by of chance otte
W shall any MANNER by way of chance lottery make the
selling furnishing giving away of any such property be de-
pendent either directly indirectly upon the purchase of
other property, he shall be punished provided in section e
chapter hundred and ten Of the compiled statutes
Approved November 81 1853.
No 21.-AN ACT RESPECTING MALICIOUS INJURIES.
II is here5y enacted &c:
SEC l. Section twentyeght chapter hundred and four
of the compiled statutes is amended to read follows
amy person shall wuy and macousy and clandesnely
down. grd destroy render useless any ence
fruit tree trees the land of any private person. any
highway public common, cut down any grass hay
other grain of another person. shall wy and malcousy
and candesne cut down. carry away or destroy any bars
gates rails fences, shall wluly and macousy and clan
deney cut break, njure any Sleigh COACH hack, chae,
gig wagon other carriage for the of persons
shall wly and maciousy and candestney cut, break
the harness of any such Sleigh COACH hack chase gig
other carriage for the conveyance OF persons shall
wuy and macously and candestney nure destroy any
other goods chae the property OF another which by law
the subject of larceny offending shall be punish
ed by imprisonment the prison not than years.
fine exceeding five hundred dollars both of said pun
shments, in the discretion of the court
SEC g Every Justice within the county where he resides
shall have jurisdiction of the offences mentioned in the preceding
secon where the injury shall exceed dollars and may
the person convicted to line not exceeding twenty
dollars or to IMPRISONMENT in the county Jail not three
months When the injury such does not exceed
dollars the jurisdiction of the county court shall be
with that of the sce provided that the county court for such
offences where the jurisdiction with that of JUSTICE
shall impose only such penalties justices may impose for the
offences
SEC B. No justice shall bind for trial any person charg
ed with either of the offences named in the first section of this
act where the injury does exceed the of dollars
SEC. 4. This shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November q, 1883.
No a2-AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF FRUITS
AND FRUIT TREES
II is hereby enacted, SC;
SEC l. Every person who shall wiluly commit any tres
by entering upon the garden orchard other land of
another which fruit trees grown or raised without per-
mission Of the thereof and with intent to cut ke
away destroy pure the fruit vegetables there grow
ing beng shall be punished by imprisonment in the county
a not thirty DAYS by fine not exceeding twenty
dollars and any of the offences mentioned in this shall be
committed the Lords day or in Disguise or secretly in the
nighttime between suneng and sunsng the Imprisonment
shall be less than five days nor the nne less than ye dol
SEC q Any justice Of the peace within the county where