The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-08

chapter ninety four of tho general statutes such
conviction, commitment neglect or refusal, being
had within tho Limits OF any village Incorporated
under the laws Of this State, such thicer other
person may commit the person named in such pro-
cess to the lookup OF jail maintained by such vii
lage; and any person SO committed shall be subject
to Ill the restraints, and entitled TO all the pryi
leges which are provided by law in the Of per
sons confined in county jals.
Sec. A. This act shall take effect ON ts passage
| Approved November 81, 1874.
No 6i.-An Act in amendme nt Of and in addition TO
chapter thirty-four of the general statutes, en-
titled "Of proceedings against trustees"
IL is hereby enacted, etc.
| Sec. L. lit shall appear that any person Ia held
as trustee in any sur by reason of any negotiable
paper, and any claimant shall not appear or be
cited to appear In such suit and suit Shall after
wards be brought against said trustee by any per-
son holding such negotiable paper by force OF IN
assignment from the payee thereof the said trustee
may plead the former jud gmont against him in barr
aud the court before whom such last entioned suit
is pending shall issue citation, and the holder OF
such negotiable paper shall cause the same to DO
served on tho plaintiff in the first mentioned suit,
or his attorney Of record. And the court shall pro-
holder and the plaintiff in the first suit, the same as
| though the holder had been cited TO appear in the
first suit; and tho jud sment against tho trustee
shs not be held to DO conclusive between the hold
| or and the plaintiff in the first suit but the court
| shall decide to whic1 the Judgment rendered
| against the trustee belongs, aud IL the decision
shall be in favor OF the holder OF such negotiable
paper the court shall adjudge the judgment against
the trustee to be the property of such holder, aud
in the name Of the plaintiff in the first suit, at the
expense of such hOl er, il tho trustee shall not
previously have paid sad judgment; but If the
trustee shall have previously paid such judgment.
or any part the col then such holder shall
Judgment against the plaintiff in tho first SUIT for
the so paid, and be entitled 10 the residue o.
SAID Judgment as aforesaid II the whole shall not
have been paid
Sec ?. Costs shall be allowed between the par
ties in such manner as the court shall decide to
be just and equitable, and either party shall be en-
titled to have the facts tried by jury or by COM
| missioner as in other cases.
| Sec 3. Ii tho holder Of any note or bill Of ex-
| change not due. shall, after he mas notice that n
copy of trustee writ has been served on the trus-
toe, sell transfer or ass IN such note bill to any
person, firm or corporation, without fully Inform
ing HIM or them OF such process, with intent to dc
feat such process. he shall be deemed guilty of a
mis1emeanor and on conviction thereof, snail he
punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars by Imprisonment in tho county jail not
| coeding ono year, or botn OF said punshments In
the discretion Of the court, together with costs ti
prosecution.
Approved November "a. 1874.
| No. 6J-An Act to protect camp meetings
| 1t Is hereby enacted, etc:
Sec |. Tho president. vice pres dent and trustees
| OF any camp meeting association hnttercd by the
legislature of this state, or that may hereafter be
formed under the existing laws OF this state au
| thorized to act as special police at any camp
meeting held by such association. and within two
| miles Of the camp meeting grounds. during the
continuance Of said camp meeting, with The same
power as is given to constabes by the laws OF this
state to seize spItuous liquors, to demand ass st.
auce, and to arrest d'sorderly persons and detain
| them in custody until proper trial can be had aud
such person authorized shall, before the exercise
OF any OF the powers specified in this act, be sworn
| to II faithful Performance Of the duties OF said
special police officer. and while on duty shall wear
Sec @ This act shall take Meet from Its passage
Approved November 81 1874.
No. &C Am Act in addition to chapter tSenty Of
the general statutes, entitled "O the support and
removal of raupcrs and the re lief Of the insane
poor"
| il Is hereby enacted, etc.
Sec. /. Tho trustees of the Vermont asy lum for
the insane are hereby authorized to charge three
dollars per week for supporting the insane poor of
this state at said asylum; and said trustees may
draw rom the treasury Of this state upon the order
Of the aud tor of accounts annually in the month OF
August tor the benefit of each town having insane
poor persons confined in said asylum, the
sum of seventy-hve cents per week for each of said
Insane poor persons, for the time they shall have
been confined there during the year next preceding
the month of August, annually, and ten cents per
mile by the nearest practicable route from their
spectve reside to said asylum, a' tho expense
OF transportation.
Sec. z. sections thirty-soven. thirty-e sht and
ortytwo OF chapter twenty Of the general statutes
and act entitled An act to amend sectiCn thirty
eight of chapter twenty Of the general statutes,
ating to the relief Of the Insane poor" approved
October 30, ls69, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from It's pas &C.
Approved November 81, 1874.
No. G7.--An Act regulating the discharge Of pa.
tients from Insane asylums.
Sec l. Ii the iiiends or guardians Of any person
confined in any insane ass lum in this state shall
desire to remove such person for the purpose of set
ting him or her at liberty, while the superintendent
Of such asylum shall deem such person not SUM-
GENTLY restored to render it safe for themselves,
their friends or for the Community such person
to be at liberty, then two physicians not connected
with the said asylum bat selected by tho friends or
guardians of said person, and the commissioner OF
insane shall together examine such person, and IL
by them such person shall be found not sufficiently
restored to he allowed their liberty, then, on The
certificates Of such examiners, such person shall be
retained in said YUM until some provisions are
made by friends or guardians TO remove such per-
son to some other asylu for the insane, or other
suitable place of confinement.
Sec p This act shall take effect from Its passage.
Approved November 70, 1874.
ian act for the relief OF the families OF insane per-
sons ;" approved November ~, 1870.
&c., f"Ts sst faas Shs 5i e hum. ~ tho. .euv
public acts Of the general assembly OF the State Of
Vermont Tor the year 1870, entitled act Tor the
relief Of the families Of insane persons. is hereby
amended so to read as follows
"Ail insane persons having a legal settlement In
any town in this state, the annual income Of whose
estate together wltn the earnings OF the wife and
minor children OF such insane person, SHALL not be
sufficient for the support and maintenance OF the
vile and minor children OF such insane person, and
the support and maintenance OF such insane person.
sail be supp ported and maintained by such town at
the insane asy UNI at Brdttleboro. And such town
snal. be entitled to the ana control Of much
OF the income OF said insane PERSONS estate and
property and tho earnings of sand wife and minor
children Of sucn insane person. as shall be In excess
OF the expense Of supporting and maintaining said
wife ana minor children.
Sec 2. The county court In the county where
such insane person shall have his legal settlement
upon complaint made by the wife Of such insane |
person, may, on due hearing. either upon he ap
pearance deiault Of such town, order such town
To maintain anu support such insane person at the |
insane asylum and upon such complaint, saiu |
court may inquire into the matters aud things per-
tanning u the income OF said estate OF said Insane
person, well as to the earnings of said wife and
minor children, aud their support and mainten- |
ance, and may make such orders as may be neces-
sary 10 carry INTO effect tho provisions OF this act
and raid court may award Costs to either party Ms
justice may seem TO require. in tho discretion Of |
said court.
Sec B. This ac. shall take effect from Is passage"
Approved Nov, "A, lSsi
No. CAN act In addition to chapter seventy two
Of the general statues, entitled "ot guardians
and waTds.n
1t Is hereby enacted, etc;
Sec. l. The probate court may appoint guar
dian OF any insane married woman, when the hus
band of said woman shall have lett the state and |
ABANDONED his insane wife without making sufh-
cent provision Tor her maintenance on the appliea-
ton OF a relative of said insane married woman or
OF the Oyerseer OF the poor Of the town in which
said woman shall reside or be chargcable.
&c., g Whenever there shall be application
to the probate for the appointment OF guar
1an aforesaid, said court shall give notice TO
such supposed lnsaue married woman, and proceed
with the hearing of said application as provided
by an act amending section fourteen OF chapter
seyenty-two Of the general statutes, approved
November Is, 1906
Sec. 3. Tho Probate court may authorize the
guardian of such insane married woman 10 sell the |
personal or real estate OF said woman and convey
The same as provided by an act in amendment Of
sections thirty-three ana thirty five OF chapter |