The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-12-06

An Act in amendment OF an act entitled an act
to provide for the employment Of reporter
in the county courts, approved November ID,
1869.
SEC. /. Section two Of an act entitled an act to
provide for the employment Of reporter in the
county courts, approved November ID, 1869, is
80 amended as to read as follows
=" Sec. 2. Such reporter shall be sworn to the
faithful discharge Of his office before entering
upon the same and shall be responsible for the
correctness of his reports and all copies thereof
which may be required Of him by said court.
And said reporter shall within twenty days from
the rising Of any such court file with the clerk
thereof certified copies of the evidence and pro-
ceedings in such cases as said court shall direct
and the court shall so direct in all cates where il
is necessary to protect the Interests Of either
party said copies to be written out in full and
to be part of the files Of said court
SEC. .. Such reporter shall furnish certified
copies Of the evidence aud proceedings to any
party in interest upon request of such party
within twenty days from the rising o. such cour
and receive in pay therefor ten cents per folio fol
the same.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from it's pas
sage.
Approved November 10, 1870.
An Act relating to quits in respect to pAten
rights.
SEC |. All suits commenced before justic
of the peace to recover any debt or demand arts
ing from the sale or right TO aby patent right
whether such demand exists in the form Of
promssory note or otherwise, shall be. brough
in the town where the defendent resides or wher
such patent right was sold when said note Of
obligation upon its face, as provided in section
two of this act, purports to be given for paten
right and all such suits returnabe to the coun
ty court shall be brought and tried in the county
wher, the defendent resides, or such paten
right was sold.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall hereafter taxi
any promise or obligation in writing for which
any patent right, or right claimed b. him or hel
to be patent right, shall form the whole or any
part of the consideration, shall at the time of thu
taking thereof insert therein in the body of tn
instrument, and above the signature thereto. ii
prominent and legble writing or print the word
q Given for patent right" and all such obliga
tons or promises if transferred, shall be subjec
to all the defenses that they would be subject /
owned by the original promisee.
SEC 8. Any person who shall sell or barte
within this State any patent right. or the RICH
to use and vend any patented article, and shal
take therefor any promise or obligation withou
complying with the provisions Of section two O
this act, shall be deemed guilty of misdemean
or, and shall be punished by a fine of not les
than five hundred dollare, or by Imprisonment
in the common Jail in the county in which tn
offence is committed not less than one year, o
both in the discretion ofthe court, and shall ais
be liable to the party aggrieved for all demage
sustained, to be recovered in an action on tn
case founded on this statute.
Approved November 10, 1870.
An Act charging the powers Of county clerk
SIC. /. Each county clerk within this Stat
shall have the same power to take the acknov
Judgement of deeds and other instruments, an
to administer oaths for general purposes, Thu
justices Of the peace and notaries public no
have, and the ZANE certify under the seal
court.
ty clerks for each certificate Of acknowledgment
under seal Ct court as aforesaid. ~
twenty-five Act shall take effect from its pa
sage.
Approved October %. 1870.
An Act in amendment of an act in relation
appeals from judgments of justices of II
peace in civil cases, approved November i
1866.
SEC. |. Section two of an act entitled Z" A
act in relation to appeals from judgments
justices Of the peace in civil cases." approve
November 10, 1866, is 30 amended as to read
follows
d" Sec. 2 If neither party shall enter the al
peal in the court to which it was taken at tt
next stated term thereof, the said justice, aft,
the adjournment of said court, may issue
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party for whom judgment was rendered, for Il
amount Of such judgment, with twelve per cen
interest thereon, together with such addition
costs as have been made in good faith since Il
time of the rendition thereof, and such proceet
Iings shall have the same effect as an affirmatic
of the Judgment to preserve all liens and secur
ties which the plaintiff in the action appeal,
from might have for the collection of his debt
or the liability of the officer serving the origin
process, or the liability Of bail, receiptors
property, or other persons, and an execute
within thirty days after the adjournment of Il
! term of court to which such appeal is take
shall have the same effect in law to preser
liens, or charge bail or the officer serving Il
writ, as though the tame was issued within thi
ty days after the rendition of judgment.
SIC. 2. This act shall take effect from its pa
sage.
Approved November II, 1917.
An Act regulating fees for justice writs
SIC. /. The fees for writs rcturnable before
justice of the peace shall be one dollar each
SEC. 2. An act entitled "An act regulatil
) fees for Justice writs," approved November !
1864, is hereby repealed
Approved November 10, 1870
An Act in Amendment of soction nine of chant
sixty-nine of the general statutes, entitled 81
marriage"
SEC. !. Section nine of chapter sixty-nine
, the general statutes is hereby amended 80 as
read as follows
: I" Marriages may be solemnired by any JUST
in the county for which he is appointed, or tn
: may be solemnized by any minister Of the gosT
who has been ordained according to the usage
his denomination, and who resides in this Stat
or who lsbors stately within the State as mi
, lister Of the gospel or missionary, and wheth
residing within or out of the State, continues
preach the gospel and TO perform the 9th
! functions Of his Office"
/, eEc 2. This act shall take effect from its p,
sage.
, Approved November II, 1870.
, An Act relating to married women.
Sac. |. Any married woman whose husba
= shall desert her, or from intemperance or 9th
cause shall become inospacitsted or neglect
provide for his family, may in her own ma
make contracts for her own labor and the lat
Il of her minor children, and in her own name
z for and recover her own and their wages. A
e married woman In such case Of desertion, 10,
pacity or neglect, may file her petition In
, county court in the county in which she