Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-11-04

Hartford, Norwich, POmfret, RoyaltOn, /
Randolph, Rochester, Stratfford, Sharon, |
Stockbridge, Tunbridge, Thetford, Yer
shire, West Fairlee, Woodstock, West
Windsor and Windsor shall constitute one
probate district, TO be called the district
of Orange.
SEC. IL. From and after the FIRST day of
December, A. D.lS7s, the towns of An
dover, Athens, Baltimore, Cavendish,
Chester, Grafton, Londonderry, Ludlow,
Plymouth, Reading, Rockingham, Spring
field, Weathersfleld, Westminster, Wes-
ton and Windham shall constitute one
probate district, to be called the district
of Windsor.
SEC. -. From and after the first day
of December, A. ID. 1878, the towns of
| Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover. Dummer-
ston, Guiford, Halifax, Jamaica, MARI
boro, Newfane, Putney, Somerset, STRAIT
ton, Townsend, Vernon, Wardsboro,
Nottingham and Wilmington shall con-
stitute one probate district, to be called
the district of Windham.
SEC. 10. From and after the first day
OF December, A. ID. 1873, the probate dis
trictS of Bradford, Randolph, Hartford,
Windsor, Westminster and Marlboro as
at present constituted shall cease to ex-
list.
SEC. IA. 1t shall be the duty of the
probate judges and registers of the pro-
bate districts of Bradford, Randolph,
Hartford, Windsor, Westminster and MARI
boro, whose terms of Office shall expire
on the first day of December, A. ID. 1878,
or Immediately thereafter, to transfer and
deliver all papers, books, files and rec
ords then remaining in their hands or
any of their hands or possession to the
various probate officers entitled under
the previous provisions of this act to re-
ceive them; and thereupon the settle.
ment of Ill estates and the hearing and
: determination Of all causes shall be pro
] Oeeded with and completed in the probate
, courts to which they shall be removed as
aforesaid, as fully and efiectually as if they
) had been in the first instance commenced
y in or entitled of said probate courts.
a SEC. 10. Any probate judge or regis
+ ter mentioned in the foregoing section
who shall for the space of ten days mex
after the first day of December, a. d
n 1873, refuse or neglect to transfer TO tn
J. proper officers hereinbefOre named in tn
foregoing section shall be deemed guilt
of Il miSdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of no
less than $500 or more than So, 900 or t.
; Imprisonment in the comfy Jail for no
G less than six months or more than on
a year, or to both of said punishments in til
p discretion of the court.
-. SEC. lG. From and after the first da
~ of December, A. d. 1878, the annual sa
g airy of the judge of probate for the dis
n trict of Orange shall be $500, which SUI
z shall also include the compensation of til
,o register.
% SEC. II. From and after the first ola
a Of December, A. d. 1878, the annual sa
9r airy of the judge of probate for the d
l trict of Windsor shall be $3.50, which SUI
q shall also include the compensation Of tt
register
re SEC. 49, From and after the first df
p Of December, A. d. 1878, the judge
n probate for the district of Windham sha
is receive an annual salary of $50
. which sum shall also include the the cor
~ pcnsation OF the register.