Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-12-09


tody of such child to the parent. within
such time as such court shall deem rea-
sonable and proper.
Sec. A. Ii such guardian shall neg
lect or refuse to obey such order within
the time specified, the court may issue
warrant directed to any sheriff or consta-
BILE in the state, requiring him to appre'
bend and imprison such guardian, IN the
common Jail of the county, until he
shall perform such order, or be delivered
by due course Of law.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from
its passage. - ,o-o
Approved, November 10, 1870.
An Act to repeal the proviso to Sec
ton thirty of chapter forty of the gen.
eral statutes entitled of ejectment.
Sec. l.. The proviso to section thirty
of chapter forty OF the general statutes
is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November 10, 1870.
An Act entitled an act to amend section
fifteen of chapter thirty-6ve of the gen.
eral statutes relating to replevin.
His hereby enacted, DC.
That section fifteen of chapter thirty
five of the general statutes Of this state
be so amended as to read as follows:
"The officer shall, before serving the
writ, take from the plaintiff, or some one
in his behalf, bond to the defendant
with sufficient sureties in double the val
ue of the goods to be replevied, with
condition like that Of the bond before
prescribed in the second section of this
chapter, and the officer shall proceed to
ascertain the value of the goods or chat
tells in the same manner as is prescribed
in the third section of this chapter, and
shall return such bond to the clerk of
the court to which the writ is returnable
for the use of the defendant"
Approved, October %, 1870.
An Act in addition to chapter fifty-one
of the general statutes, entitled "of
the administration and distribution of
intestate estates"
Sec. /. If any person entitled to dis
tributive share in the estate of deceas-
ed person, shall have been, or shall be
absent, and not heard from for the pc
riod Of ten years from the death of such
deceased person, such absent person shall
be deemed to be dead, and such share
shall be distributed to the known heirs
Of such absent person: provided that be-
fore such distribution shall be made, the
probate court shall cause notice to be
given in the same way that notice isnow
required by law to be given on settlement
of an administrators account.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, October 25, 1870.
An Act in addition to section seventy
three Of chapter twenty-five ofthe gen.
eral statutes relating to bridges.
Sec. /. Any city or town at legal
meeting may, by vote, increase the pen
atty named in section seventy-three of
chapter twenty-five Of the general stat
utes, to sum not exceeding FIVE dollars
for each offence named in said section,
subject to the provisions of said chapter
in relation thereto.
Approved, November l, 1870.
An Act to protect bridges of more than
eighty feet in length.
Sec. /. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person to drive faster than walk on any
bridge of more than eighty feet in length !;
and any person who shall be guilty Of SO
doing shall forfeit and pay as penalty
, the sum Of two dollars for each offense,
together with damages for all injuries
thereby done to such bridge which may
be recovered in an action in the name
of the town or towns or corporation liza
BILE for the repairs of such bridge, with
costs.
Sec. 2. No person shall be liable, as
provided in the preceding section, unless
the selectmen of the town, or the direct
ors of the corporation, shall cause to be
posted up, and kept at each end of said
bridge, in some conspicuous place,
board with the substance of said section
pointed legibly thereon.
Approved, November 10, 1870.
An Act in amendment of section forty
two, chapter twenty-five of the gener-
al statutes, "of repairs of highways
and bridges"
Sec. l. Section forty-two of chapter
twenty-five of the general statutes is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
.'No action shall hereafter be had or
maintained in any court in this state,
against any town for injuries received,
or damages sustained, through the in
sufficiency of any highway or bridge,
unless notice shall have first been given
in writing to one or more of the select
men of the town in which the highway
or bridge is situated, by theperson injur-
ed or claiming damage, within thirty
days Of the time of the occurance Of
such injury or damage, stating the time
when and the place where such injury
was received, and that he or she, SO in
jured orIdamaged, will claim satisfaction
of such town; provided, however, that
nothing in this section shall be constru-
ed toapply to any case where the per.
son injured, shall, in consequence there.
nf ha horoff of his h.,