The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

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the several town clerks Office a state
ment of the amount of United States
4 stocks, bonds or other securities
claimed to be exempt from taxation
under the laws of this or the United
4 States, and forward COPY of the same
TO the chairman of the committee to
make up the grand list, on or before
THE third Tuesday of October of each
year. ..... ,tt
I Sec. A. So much of section twenty
seven of said chapter, eighty-three Of
the general statutes, as requires per-
sonal or written notice to- be given to
or left at the counting hohse, shop,
store, office or dwelling-house of such
1 person on persons as are assessed for
money ON hand, debts due, or. to be-
come due, stocks in trade, or manu-
features of the same, in which he she
on they, are assessed is hereby re
4 pealed.
Approved Nov. %, 1864.
AN ACT relating to appeals from
f-s Probate Courts.
I ~ IS HeIcDy endcted, &c. l...... d
Sec l. When an appeal has been
allowed from any decree or denial of
the probate court, or from the allow
ance or disallowancc Of commissioners,
the appellant at any time before the
term of the county court to which said
appeal was taken, may, by petition to
said probate. court for that purpose, on
the payment of one dollar for the
benefit of the State, be allowed to
withdraw his said appeal, and such
withdrawal shall be entered upon the
records of the probate court, and
shall have the same effect as the af-
, frmance of the said proceedings by
the county court 'H Yi
Sec 3 This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved Nov. IL, 1854.
AN ACT authorizing Probate Courts
to extend the time III which widows
shall make their election.
II is lcreJy caqcicd, De-
/ Sec l. The probate court may, in
their discretion, extend the time III
which widows shall make their cleo
4 ton agreeably to section six, chapter
fifty-fve Of the general statutes, from
! time to time during the settlement of
any estate, as the exigencies thereof
may seem to require.
/ Sec. A. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
/ Approved Nov 81, 1864.
I An ACT relating TO the sale OF real
estate, including the homestead, by
executors and administrators, and in
amendment of chapter fifty,two OF
the general statutes.
q Is he9}y enacted, dc.
See ]. When it shall be made to
g., ecaf 20 the probate court that ii
would Do beniiicial to the widow and
children Of any deceased person who
arc interested III the homestead estate
vested in them 10y the operation Of the
homestead act, or when it shall be
made to appear that severance Of
such homestead would greatly depre-
ciate the value of the residue of the
premises, or would be of great incon-
yenience to the parties interested,
either in such residue or in such
homestead the probate court may, on
application of either party, order the
same to be sold in the same manner
and under the same regulations as are
provided in the case of the sale of real
estate for the paymentof debts
Sec. 2. If such homestead shall be
sold as provided in the preceding sec
ton, the probate court may control
the Investment of the proceeds of such
sale in new homestead, or their pay
ment ont of court, as in cases of the
funds of married women.
Sec B.. This act shall take effect
4 from its passage.
4 Approved, Nov. %, 1864
AN ACT to amend section fifteen OF
chapter five Of the general statutes.
I n is hereby enucted dc.
4 Sec. I. Section Is of chapter 5 of
the general statutes is hereby amend
\ ed so as to read as follows 9a
"Sec. 15 Publishers of newspapers
in this State who shall insert and pub
!. fish in their-respective papers all the
acts designated by the secretary OF
State, as provided in the preceding
section, shall be allowed twenty dol
lars for such entire publication"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
|, Approved, Nov. %, 1854
AN ACT in amendment of chapter
eighty of the general statutes.
IL is hereby enacted do 3s s.t s...
Sec. 1. Section three of chapter eigh-
ty of the general statutes, is hereby
amended to read as follows: The fol
: lowing days, to wit; the first day Of
January, commonly called New Years
day the fourth day Of July the first
Tuesdays Of March and September
the twenty-hfty day of December
commonly called Christmas; and any
day appointed or recommended by
the Governor of this State, or by the
President Of the United States, as q
day Of fast OF thanksgiving, shall, foi
all'purposes whatsoever in regard to the
presenting for acceptance or payment
! and to the protesting and giving no
tee OF the dishonor of bills "a ex'