Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-12-05
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Approved November 81, 1861.
No. 16.-AN ACT in addition to chapter
thrty-onc Of the compiled statutes, relating
to sale OF property on mcsne process.
1t is hereby enacted &c:
SEC. |. The same request may be made,
and the same proceedings had, for the sale or
other disposal of property attached upon mesne
process, afer such process shall have been re-
turned, as are provided in chapter hirty-onc Of
the Compiled Statutes, for the sale or other dis.
posal of property attached on mesne process :;
provided that such sale or other disposal shall
be made before final Judgment in the suit in
which such attachmen, was made.
SEC. 2. When the Office shall sell property
as provided in section one of this act, he shall
forthwith make return Of his doings and sale
to the clerk of the court, or to the magistrate
before whom said process shall be pending, and
such return shall be appended to, and made
part Of tho oificcrs return on said process.
SEC, 3, This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 16, 1861.
No, IAN ACT in relation to racogniznn-
CC3.
1t is hereby enac'cd SC;
SEC |. Every rccognizancc given by per-
son charged with criminal offence, or by q
witness, in any criminal prosecution, within the
Jurisdiction Of justice or the peace to try and
lotcrmiae, conditioned for the appearance of
such person or witness before any court, in
cases where the ofensc in punishable by fine or
imprisonment and in all such eases when an ap-
peal shall he taken by the respondent, shall he
taken to the treasurer Of the treasury into which
the fines and costs are made payable by law.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 1G, 1861,
No. 2l.-AN ACT relating to the homestead.
It is hereby enacted &c:
Src !. Whenever the owner Of any home
stead shall fill to build or maintain, aud keep
in good and sufficient repair, his proportion Of
the division fepce between spch homestead and
the adjoining lands OF any other person or per-
sons and such other poron or persons shall
build or repair such Gcncc, and shall have lc-
gal caim against the owner Of the homestead
therefor, such homestead shpji b subject to at
tachrent aud levy tor such claim, in the same
manner os oth-r real estate.
SEC 2. This act shall take effect from its
bass0ge.
Approved October 81, 1861.
No. 22.-AN ACT relating to bills of cxccp,
tlons
1t is hereby enacted &C..
SEC !. Whenever any bill Of exceptions
shall have been allowed and signed, and the
jud &c signing and allowing The same shall have
gone ont of of1ice, such Judge shall have the same
power to amend and correct said bill of excep-
tions that be would have had if he had contnu-
ed in Office
SEC. .. This bill shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November u, 1861.
No, 23.-AN ACT to compel the attendance
Of witnesses in criminol prosecutions.
1t is hereby enacted &c:
SEC. l. If any person who has been legally
summoned as a witness to attend before any
court in this state 10 testify in a criminal cause
shall wlllully or wrongfu'Iy refuse to attend
before such court and testify, such person so Of
Tending shall forfeit and poy Il fine of not ex-
ceeding one hundred nor less than ten dollars
or may be imprisoned in the county Jail not cx-
ceedng six months, or be subject TO both Of
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shall pry fine of not more than fifty nor less
than ten dollars. in the discretion Of the court.
Src. 3. This act shall take effect from its
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no. 2I,--AN ACI IN reat'on to the collection
OF taxes IN certain cases.
1t IS hereby enacted &c:
SEC. l. Ii, at any time alter making up the
grand list OF any town, and setting therein the
property OF any unmarried woman, 'he shall
marry and per property t'ereoy pass into the
possession Of her husband it shall be 'awinI Tor
any collector OF taxes who may nod tax
against sad unmarried woman at the time OF