Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-20

sro, 9, This act shall take eject from lie
passage.
Approved, Nov 2, 1865
An Act In relation to she earnings OF married
wol en-, and la addition to chapter seventy
one ofthe General Statutes.
II Is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC 1. " heneVer any married woman shall
be abandoned by her husband, such married
woman shall be entitled 10 her own earnings
aud all the proceeds thereof, and the same shall
he under her sole control, and the husband shall
have no power over the same aud the wife NAV
maintain an action therefor IN her own name in
the same manner she could do If sole and I'M
married.
Approved November 10, 1866.
An Act in addition TO section TWENTY-FIVE, chap
ter thirty-three ofthe General Statutes, relSt-
ing TO the attachment of property by copy.
II Is he1T6y enacted, dc.
SEC, l. There shall be added TO the list OF
personal property, enumerated in chapter thir,
ty.thrCe section twenty-five of the General
Statutes cfVermont, and subject TO all the pro-
visions of said chapter, the article of tobacco in
the process of curing,
SIC. .. This act shall take effect iroS it's
passage.
Approved Nov. 49, 1866,
An Act to amend section thirteen, chapter for
ty-seyen Of the General Statutes, entitled "Of
Levy of Execution"
10 Is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. /. Section thirteen chapter fortyseyen
of the General Statutes, is hereby so amended as
to read as follows: The following articles shall
he exempt from attachment and execution, I'M
less turned out to the officer, TO be taken on the
attachment or execution, by the debtor, To wit !:
Such suitable apparel bedding, tools, arms, and
articles of household furniture as may be neces'
sary for unfolding life, one sewing machine
kept for use, one COW, the best swine, or the
meat of one swine, sheep not exceeding mum
Der ten, aud one years product of said sheep in
wool, yarn, or cloth, forage sufficient for keep
ing not exceeding ten sheep and one COW
through one winter, ten cords of freWoOd, TWEEN
ty bushels ofpOtatOes, such military arms and
acCOutrements as the debtor Is required by law
10 furnish, all growing crops, ten bushels OF
grain, one barrel of flour. three swarms of bees
and hives together with their produce in honey,
two hundred pounds of sugar, and all lettered
| gravestones, the Bibles ano other books used in
a family, one pew or slip in meeting house or
place of religious worship, live poultry not eX-
Ceedtng in amount or value the sum of ten dol
lars; the professional books and instruments OF
physicians, and the professional books of clergy
men and attorneys at law, to the value of two
hundred dollars and also one yoke of oxen or
! steers, as the debtor may select or two horses
kept and used for team work, and such as the
debtor may select in lien of oxen or steers, but
! not exceeding in value the sum of two hundred
dollars, with sufficient forage for the keeping oil
/ the same through the winter; provided, how.
ever, that the exemption of said horses and for
! age therefor is not to extend or effect any at
tachment issued on any contract made on or be
| fore the first day of December next, or to any
! execution issued on a Judgment founded on any
| such contract.
SEC. ,. This act shall take effect from it,
| passage.
Approved Nov. ~, 1863