Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-06

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thorized representation in the Secretary OF
States office. The engraver gave more
liberty to his fancy than was justltiable'
An edition of 1000 has been printed,
and the State owns the stereotype plates,
from which additional copies can be print
ed on short notice, in numbers to suit the
demand. We hope before more copies
are printed off, new and better cut OF
the State Arms will be provided for the
title page.
g. Some of the more remarkable altera-
tons from previous Statutes, are noticed
in the following communication
For the Free Press.l
The General Statutes of this State, Just
published, contain all the public laws of
Vermont which will be in force after Au-
gust, 1868, and will take the place of the
Compiled Statutes and the Session Laws
passed, since 1850.
These General Statutes differ in many
respects from the laws in force up to this
time, and it may be Of service to the pub
lie to recite, in brief, some of the more i'm
portant of these alterations.
Hereafter village may become lncor-
| porated within the limits of a town, with
| out the intervention of a special act of
| the legislature. The selectmen are di-
rected to set out the bounds of a village
upon the presentation to them of a petit
ton to that effect, signed by ajority of
the legal voters of the town; and when
the description of the boundaries of the
village is recorded in the Town Clerks
office, the village becomes a body polite,
with all the privileges relative to police
| regulations, &c, usually enjoyed by such
corporations. See General Statutes, p.
| 1l9.
Land for the establishment Of public
burial grounds may be taken by proceed
ings in ia0itum, as for railroads, high
ways, Or for other public purposes. P.
| l29.
The law relative to the adjudication up
on, and settlement Of disputes between
railroad companies respecting the time
and mode of their connections, and the
transmission of freight and passengers
from one road to the other, has been al
tered so as to make such adjudication
more speedy and conclusive, and more
readily enforced, p. 234.
in those suits in which the jurisdiction
of Justice of the Peace has heen here
tofore limited to claims not exceeding one
hundred dollars, 1t is now extended as
to embrace claims not exceeding TIVE hun
dred dollars. This change, however, does
not apply to suits brought by way of the
trustee process p. 279.
The confession of judgment before a
Justice of the Peace can only be taken
now upon a written specification of the
claim on which the Judgment is rendered.
p. 279.
The earnings Of minor or married
woman are not subject to attachment by
trustee process in suits against the parent
of the minor, Or the husband Of such wo-
man. p. BOG.
In order to enable a Bank to hold ne
gotiable paper transferred to it, free from
attachment by the trustee process, it Is no
longer necessary that such paper be dis
counted by the Bank. p. 3l2.
In repevn suits power is given to the
court to make such special order relative
to the return Of the property, Or the dam
ages as may be just. p. 800.
The testimony of party is no longer
admissible when the other party to the
original cause of action in issue is dead or
insane, except in actions Of book account,
and in those actions the testimony of the
surviving party is on Y admissible to prove
in whose hand writing the charges are and
v,,ha,, tbav NUara ynada POI
One sewing machine IN Use, belonging
to debtor, is now exempt from attach
ment or execution. p. 1863.
If the estate of deceased person does
not exceed three hundred dollars, the
whole may be assigned TO the widow and
children, without any provision of the pay
ment Of the debts Of the deceased. p. 3S5.
San acknowledgement of debt, or a
nea promise, other than that implied by
partial ayG6nt, must be in writing and
signed by the party affected thereby, IN
order to avoid the operation Of the statute
limitations. No Endorsement of a partial
payment constitutes, Of ITSELF sufficient
proof of such payment, unless 1t Is IN the
handwriting of the party making the pay
ment. p. 445.
No agreement for the extension of the
time of performance of contract, secured
by the obligation of surety, is binding,
unless in writing signed by the creditor,
or his agent, and reciting briefly the con-
slderaton of such agreement. p. 453.
The homestead law has been drafted en-
tirely anew, and is very great improve
n.ent upon the crude and patchwork
statutes on that subject hitherto in force.
Chapter 6S.
The notice of non-payment Of negotia-
BILE paper, where the party to be notified
resides in the same town where the paper
is payable, need not to be delivered person
ally. 1t is sufficient to deposit the notice in
the post office with the postage prepaid. p.
500.
Stock in foreign corporations, owned in
this State is taxable here, unless, in the
State where the corporation is located, the
corporation pays all the tax on the stock,
and no tax on the same is assessed against
the stockholders. u. SIC.
The employment, by bank or its Off
GERS, of agents to exchange its bills for
these of another bank, except at its bank
ing-house, is prohibited. D. $40.