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

or the same causes, and be used in such
,ases, as 10 row provided by Law in other I
,ases.
SEC 8. Libels for divorce and for affirming
,r aunulling any marriage contract, now pend
ng before the supreme court, shall be heard
and determined by the supreme court in the
same manner as II this act had not been passed ;
but the supreme court shall not have jurisdc-
ton in such libes hereafter brought, excepting
on questions Of law brought to the supreme
court by exceptions to the ruling of the county
court.
SEC. 4. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. s. This act shall take effect from it's pas
sage.
An act in amendment Of section one Of chapter
ffty-six Of the general statutes, relating to
estates of deceased persons.
SEC l. Section one of chapter ifty-six of the
general statutes, is so amended as 10 read as
follows:
"When any person shall die, ,eized Of any
lands, tenements, or hereditaments within this
state, or any right thereto, or be entitled to any
interest thereon which shall not have been de-
vised, by will the same or 30 much thereof as
shall not be necessary for the payment of the
Just debts, and the expenses Of settling the es-
tate of the deceased, thal descend in the follow
ing manner
First. In equal shares to his children, or the
legal representatives, Of deceased children
Second II he leave no issue, his widow shall
be entitled to the whole of his estate forever, If
said estate shall not exceed two thousand dollars.
But if said estate shall exceed that sum, then
the widow shall be entitled to two thousand del
lars, and enc half of tie remainder Of said es-
tate and the remaining part Of said estate shall
descend in the same manner as the whole would
if no widow had survived and if the deceased
shall have no kindred, who by law might inherit
his estate, the widow shall be entitled to the
whole.
Third. If the deceased person shall leave no
issue, nor widow, the whole of his estate shall
descend to his father.
Fourth. II be shall leave no issue, nor widow,
nor father, his estate shall descend in equal
shares to his brathers and sIsters and to the le-
gal representatives of any deceased brother or
sister and if his mother be living, she shall
have the same share as brother or sister.
Fifth. II none of the relations above named
shall survive the deceased person, his estate
shall descend in equal shares to his next Of kin
in ca usl degree, but no person shall be entitled
by right of representation to the share of such
pext of kin who shall have died.
SEC. . This act shall take effect from its pass-
age.
Approved Nov. %, 1870
An Act relating to the descent and distribution
Of intestate estates.
SEC. /. When any married woman shall die
seized of any lands, tenemeuts, or heredtaments
within this state, or of any right thereto, or b
entitled to any interest therein. which shall moi
have been devised by will. the same, or go much
thereof as shall not be necessary for the pay
ment of the just debts aud the expenses of set
thing the estate of the deceased, shall, in cast
she have no issue and shall have husband sur
viving her, descend to such surviving husband
in the manner and proportion provided as to Z
widow, in section one Of chapter hfty-sx of thu
general statutes.
SIC. 2. Married women may devise by viii
all the personal estate of which they msy di,
possessed, but, when any married woman shall
| die leaving no issue, but shall leave husband
surviving her, all the personal estate, or any
right Of interest therein, of which she shall di,
possessed, not disposed Of by her last will, shall
after the payment of the just debts, and TIL
expense of settling the estate Of the deceased
be distributed to such surviving husband and the
hers of such intestate wife, in the same man
ner as the estate of married man dying intes
tate, and without issue, would be distributed e
his widow and heirs.
/ Approved November 20, 1870.
An Act in addition to and amendment of chapte
4 relating to n NE general statutes of Vermont
SEC. !. 1t shall be the duty Of the seleu,u..
of any town in this state, (if instructed by
majority of the legal voters, at any legally warn
ed town meeting Of such town. to cause tn
divisional line between such town and any ad
Joining town to be located, and they shall 70
that pupose give ten days notice in writing t
the selectmen of such adjoining town, of tn
time when they will meet them for that pupose
and in case such selectmen cannot agree upo
such divisional line, then such proceedings sbs
be had as is now provided in section one Of chap
ter ninety-two of the general statutes.
SEC 2 This act shall take effect from its pass
age.
Approved November %, 1870.
An Act in amendment of section one Of chspte
eighty-three of the general statutes, reatln
to grand list.
!, SEC l. The listers of the several towns in thi
state shall omit to place in the list the polls
all such persons as lost an arm, or leg, or thei
E eye-sight, while in the service Of the Unite
t States. during the last war provided that sue
E omission shall not deprive such persons Of tn
right to vote in any town. city. or school distriC
E meeting, in which they might otherwise be Ell
titled to vote
= Approved November -, 1870.
An act in explanation of and constituting an az
entitled, can act in addition to section Sc,
Q ety-nine Of chapter twenty -four Of the ger
eral statutes, entitled Of laying out high
ways and bridges +" approved, Novembe
0 10, 1869.
s SEC. /. In all cases in which any town in tn
state has heretofore authorized. or shall hereaftt
o authorize, their selectmen to unite with II
$ selectmen with [of any other adjoining or col
0 tiguous town, whether such town be in tn
# state or an adjoining state, in the purchase
: the real estate, easement or franchise Of an
e bridge or ferry corporation, for the purpose
: mentioned in section seventy-nine of chapt'
d twenty -four Of the general statutes, and in "
act entitled an act in addition to section sevent,
d nine Of chapter twenty-four of the general ct
tutes, entitled of laying out highways an
! bridges" apprt we'd November 10, 1869, an
e such selectmen have united or shall hereaft,
n unite, in pursuance Of such authorization, wit
= such adjoining town, in making such purchas
II such town in this state may hold jointly wit
e such adjoining town, such real estate, franchis
If bridge, abutments and piers, as they may pu
d chase for the purposes Of public highway
l. bridge, and no other, whether such real estat
# franchise, bridge, abutments and piers are who
y within this state, or a portion thereof be
1t this state, and portion in an adjoining state
and shall have no power to make the same q to
j. bridge, or dispose Of the same to others for tn
purpose,