Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-12-21


for the same causes, and be used in such
cases, as is row provided by law in other
Gases.
SEC s. Lbels for divorce and for affirming
or annulling any marriage contract, roW pend
ing before the supreme court, shall be heard
and determined by the supreme court in the
same manner as if this act had not been passed Il
but the supreme court shall not have jurisdic-
ton in such libeh hereafter brought, excepting
on questions of law brought to the supreme
court by exceptions 10 the ruling of the county
court
SEC. 4. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC 5. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. %, 1870.
An act in amendment of section one Of chapter
.fifty-six of the general statutes, relating to
estates of deceased persons.
SEc. /. Section one of chapter ffty-six Of the
general statutes, is 60 amended as to read as
follows:
"When any person shall die, eized Of any
lands, tenements, or Entertainments 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 so much thereof as
shall not be necessary for the payment of the
Just debts, and the expenses of settling the es-
tate of thedeceased, shall descend in the follow
ing manner
First. In equal shares to his children, or the
legal representatives of deceased children.
Second. If 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
lara, and enc half of the 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. If he shall leave no issue, nor widow,
nor father, his estate shall descend in equal
shares to his brsthers and sisters, and to the le-
gal representatives Of any deceased brother or
sister and if his mother be living, she shat
have the same share as brother or sister.
Fifth. If none of the relations above named
shall survive the deceased person, his estate
shall descend in equal shares to his next of kin
in Gua degree, but no person shall be entitled
by right Of representation to the share Of such
next of kin who shall have died"
Sec Q This act shall take effect from its pass
age,
Approved Nov. %, 1870.
AN Act relating to the descent and distribution
of interstate estates.
SIC. |. When any married woman shall die
seized of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments
within this state, or of any right thereto, or b'
eutitled to any interest therein. which shall mo-
have been devised by will, the same, or 20 much
thereof as shall not be necessary for the pay.
ment of the Just debts and the expenses of set
Ting the estate of the deceased, shall, in cast
she have no issue and shall have husband sur.
yiying her, descend to such surviving husband,
in the manner and proportion provided as to 8
widow, in section one Of chapter ffty-six of the
general statutes.
SEC. 2. Married women may devise by will
all the personal estate Of which they may die
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 die
possessed, not disposed of by her last will, shall
after the payment of the just debts, and the
expense Of settling the estate Of the deceased
be distributed to such surviving husband and the
heirs of such intestate wife, in the same man
ner as the estate Of married man dying intes-
tate, and without issue, would be distributed to
his widow and heirs.
Approved November 20, 1870.
An Act in addition to and amendment of chapter
ninety-two of the general statutes of Vermont,
relating to town lines.
Sec l. 1t shall be the duty of the selectmen
of any town in this state, (if instructed by q
majority Of the legal voters, at any legally warn
ed town meeting Of such town. to cause the
divisional line between such town and any ad-
joining town to be located. and they shalt for
that pupose give ten days notice in writing to
the selectmen of such adjoining town, of the
time when they will meet them for thst pupose,
and in case such seleotmen cannot agree upon
such divisional line, then such proceedings shall
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 chapter
eighty-thiee of the general statutes, relating
to grand list.
Sec l. The listers Of the several towns in this
state shall omit to place in the list the polls Of
all such persons as lost an arm, or leg, or Their
eye-sight, while in the service of the United
States. during the last war /; provided that such
omission shall not deprive such persons of the
right to vote in any town. city, or school district
mn in u,btc, 81 cth -
titled to vote
Approved November %, 1870.
An act in explanation Of and constituting an sct
! entitled, "au act in addition to section sew.
ety-nine of chapter twcnty-four of the gen.
eral statutes, entitled of laying out high.
ways and bridges ," approved, November
| 10, 1862
Sec. l. In all cases in which any town in thi.
state has heretofore authorized, or shall hereafter
authorize, their selectmen to unite with thC
selectmen with [of any other adjoining or con.
tiguous town, whether such town DO in thi!
state or an adjoining state, in the purchase O.
The real estate, easement or franchise of an,
bridge or ferry corporation, for the purposes
mentioned in section seventy-nine Of chapte,
twenty -four of the general statutes, and Ia q ar
act entitled an act in addition to section seventy.
nine Of chapter twenty-four of the general sta
tutes, entitled of laying out highways anG
bridges" approved November 10, 1869, and
such selectmen have united or shall hereafte,
unite, Ia pursuance Of such authorization, with
such adjoining town, in making such purchase
such town in this state may hold jointly with
such adjoining town, such real estate, franchise
bridge, abutments and piers, as they may pur.
chase for the purposes of public highway OF
bridge, and no other, whether such real estate
franchise, bridge, abutments and piers are Who'll
y within this state, or portion thereof be il
this state, and portion in an adjoining state
and shall have no power to make the same a tol