Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

- nd ,na ,,.rent or parents Of euch minor
shall have abandoned the care anu ruPpO n an ~
such minor, and shall have remoNeu or a or
sconded tom this state; or IL the paent ~
nsIsSts residing in this State are shown 70 pc
incom netent To have the care and ousIouy y.
such minor the probate court III tno aHnA;cs
where ench minor resides thali, upon appPpniCt
ton in the way now proVlueu ~ ~ ardSsp hfsuCh
some suitable person 20 act as su .sn, ~
minor IN the matter of said ADOPTION 49,, 49,, |
SIC d This ACT shall take eject nom la
Approved Nov. s, 1851,
An Act amending section four OF chapter MY ny
ak of the General Statutes relating 10 'ne
/ descent of property.
| IL Is her6by enacted, dC, - "A. -. -.
sEc. /, Section four of chapter Atty,six OF
| the General Statutes OF this state; rs hSleoy
amended so as TO read as follows; lleglumaie
| CHILDREN shall inherit the estate OF their
mothers the same as If they were born IN laWlul
| wedlock, and the mother OF an illegtlmate
| child who shall die leaving no Issue nor Wlu .
shall inherit the estate OF such chlld anu the
estate of an illegtimate person dying lntestate'
| and leaving no Issue nor widow, nor inolueI,
| shau descend through the line OF the mother IN
the same manner as II the person so dying were
born In lawful wedloek. ~. 49,, a,
Approved Nov. 10, 1867.
An Act in amendment OF section elghl OF
chapter fifty.ihree of the General Statutes re-
| lating 10 the settlement OF estates,
| u is hereby enacted, dc.
SEC. /. Section eight of chapter fifty three
| of the General Statutes, is hereby amended so
| as to read as follows: c.,,.,
On application of a creditor who has JAILED
to present his claim, il made within six months
AFTER the expiration of the time. previously
limited, or in case the commissioners nave
failed to give the notice required by section
three of this chapter, and such application shall
be made before the final settlement OF the estate
the court may, for good cause shown, and Oh
l such terms as the probate court shall deem JUS
and equitable, renew the commission, and al
low further time, not exceeding three months
| for the commissioners, to examine suCh claim
| in which case the commissioners shall person
ally aotify the parties of the time and place o
hearing, and as soon as may be, make return
of their doiDgs to the probate court. T..
SEC. .. This act shall take effect from 1t
passage.
An Act to prevent paupers from becoming
chargeable to towns where they have no lega
| settlement.
is hero5y Enacted, DC,
SEC, l. No person shall come from Wlthou
this State into any town in the State, with II
| tent to become chargeable as q pauper to sue
| town, unless such person has n legal settlemen
in such town, or has good Ieasen to believe b
has legal settlement in such town.
SEC, ,. ANY person who shall violate IN
} | provisions of the preceding section shalN .
1 | fined not exceeding twenty dollars, or be IN
| | prsoned in the common jail not exceeding 81
2 | months.
c SEC. 8. Justices of the peace shall hav
Y jurisdiction of effense under this act. NO Ju
r tce or juror shall act in the trial OF any pros
T cution relating to the town in which he reside
o Approved Nov. 10, 1857.