Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-12-15

~, !. whenever any person shall be arrested
Witnih TINS state, by virtue OF a warrant issued
by The Governor OF this state, upon requisition
OF the governor or chief magistrate OF any other
der the laws OF the United States he snail not be
delivered over 10 the agent OF such state or ter
rltory, until he has been notified OF the demand
made Tor bis surrender, and had opportunity TO
apply Tor a writ OF habeas corpus II he claims
such right of the officer making the arrest within
the space OF twenty -four hours amer being noti.
fed OF the demand made for his surrender
Sec 2. Any officer who delivers over TO such
AGENT Tor extradition any person In his custody
upon sucn warrant without having complied
with the provisions OF the preceding section
shall be punished by fine not exceeeing i've hun.
dfed dollars
Sec s. This act shall take effect from its pas.
sage.
Approved November %, 1876.
No. 7e.-An act In relation to appointment of
guardians for married women in certain cases.
IL is hereby enacted, etc.;
sec. l. Tho words "insaue persons, % In section
twelve, chapter seventy-two of the general stat
utes, snail extend TO and include married women
who are insane and have real or personal estate
and the probate court may appoint guardians OF
such insane married women In the same manner
and with the same powers and duties as is now
provided by law in the case OF insane persons
except as hereinafter provided.
sec. ?. Before the probate court shall appoint
any person guardian OF a married woman other
than her husband, notice OF the application for
such appointment, and of the time and place of
nearing shall be given TO the husband at least
twelve days prior to the time set tor such hear
ing.
Sec. 8. The appointment of guardian of an
band from liability 10 support her, nor shall it
deprive him OF the custody OF her person so long
as he is suitable and competent to have the care
OF his wife.
sec. 4. This act shall take effect from its pas.
sage.
Approved November 81, 1876
No. 77.-An act allowing the libellentand libellee
in cases OF divorce TO be witnesses.
| II is hereby enacted, ETC.:
hall asN atalI
petent witnesses in trials on hbels tor divorce
where the cause alleged in the libel is intolerabe
severity or wilful Gesertion.
Approved November 2s, 1876.
No. 7s.-An act to amend an act in addition to
chapter twenty five OF the general statutes en-.
I titled "of repairs of highways and bridges y
approved November s6, A. ID. 1872.
| Ii is hereby enacted, etc:
chapter twenty-five of the general statutes en-
titled .oi repairs OF highways and and bridges . ap
amended as 10 read as follows:
All freight wagons, carts or carriages, carrying
or transporting more than three tons in weight
and less than four tons, shall have the rims OF
felloes OF their wheels at least three inches wide
and ii carrying more than four tons OF freight
! the rims and feloes of the wheels thereof shall
be at least four inches wide; provided the select
men of any town may in their discretion give
any person permission to use wagons, carts OF
carriages in their respective towns, with the
rims Of less width than is provided in this sec
| ton, when in their opinion the highways would
] not be greatly injured thereby.
Sec, 2. This act shall take effect from its pas
| sage.
Approved November Is, 1876.
! No. 79.-An act providing for the protection Of
! highways from obstruction by snow drifts.
| II is hereby enacted, etc;
Sec. |. Whenever, in the opinion OF the select
men of any town, any public highway IN sucf
| town is liable TO be INSTRUCTED by snow Drifts
| which may be prevented by the erection anC
maintenance of high fence on land adjoining
the limit OF such highway, said seectmen on ap
plication in writing tor such purpose, signed by
three or more treeholders of such town, and OF
notice to the owner or occupant of such land
may order and cause such high fence TO be bull
and maintained, and shall thereupon proceed Il
assess such damage as shall seem reasonable TO
the said erection and maintenance, and shall ten
der or pay the sums so allowed to such land
owner or occupant.
} sec @ II the owner OF occupant of such Ian,
as shall be affected by the provisions of section
one of this act, shall not be satisfied with th
amount of damages allowed by the seectm en-
such owner or occupant shall have the right o
appeal in the same manner and extent as b
} would have under the statutes in case OF appes
from the appraisal of selectmen In opening bigf
ways.
Sec 8. Every order of the selectmen under tn
provisions of this act, shall be recorded in tn
. town clerks office in the town in which the Ian
! to be affected thereby is situated.
Sec. 4. II any person shall wilfully iDjure, tes
I down or destroy any such high fence, embrace
in any order OF the selectmen under the provi
IONS OF tins act such person shall be punishe
by tine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Approved November 2S, 1875.
No. sO.-An act in amendment to sections fou
teen and fifteen OF chapter twenty OF the ger
| eral statutes.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
. Sec. /. The word transient" wherever it OF
! ours in sections fourteen and fifteen of chapte
! twenty of the general statutes is stricken out.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its pa
9 Approved November "a, 1876.
2 No. Sian act TO amend section torty-four
Il q as r
: lating to the powers of the probate court.
: II is hereby enacted, etc:
: Sec. /. The forty-fourth section of chaptC
forty-eight of the general statutes, is heret
+ amended so rs TO read as follows:
In all cases when deceased person shall
his lifetime, have held lands in towns for al
other person, or where lands shall have been s
s off on execution, or shall have passed under d
;- cree of toreclosureto such deceased person or
his executor, or administrator, or any debt In Il
name of such deceased person, but being Il
proper debt of some other person and not briD
y ing in any wise TO the deceased person. the PR
bate court may, after notice given as required
3, the preceding section of said chapter, grant
l. cense to the executor or administrator to def
IL such lands to the person, his executor or ADM
l. istrator for whose use and benefit they may
a holden; and the probate court may decree Il
9 execution OF any such trust whether creatst
f Sec D. This act shall take effect from its pa
& sage.
Approved october 20, 1876.
No SAN act in addition to chapter flfty-ol
OF the general statutes. entitled 'of the admi
istraton and distribution OF intestate estates.
D. Ii is hereby enacted etc:
/, Sec. l. III any person entitled to DISTRIBUTE
share OF the estate OF any deceased person, sni
have been shall be absent aud unheard of
N a period of fifteen years, five years of which sh
I. be after the death of such deceased person
! shall have been or shall be absent and unhea
~ of for the period oftwenty-fve years, two yea
h OF which shalt be after the death OF such deceas
n person, the probate court may order the share
!, such absent person TO be distributed among
~ lineal heirs, IL any he haS-otherwise among {
" heirs of such deceased person; provided, il su
,e absent person shall prove to be alive, he shall
entitled to his share of such estate, DotwithStan
N ing the distribution thereof as aforesaid, al
j. may sue for and recover In an action on the ca
r for money had and received, any portion there
" which any one may have received under su
r. order of the probate court provided turth
AZ that before order shall be made for the pa
ment or distribution OF any money or estate,
. herein authorized, the probate court shall eau
~ notice to be gwen in the same way that notice
> OF an administrators account, aud such 9th
! notice by publication or otherwise, as the cot
o shall deem proper.
Sec 2. uany person shall have been or shi
ID be hereafter absent and unheard from tor I
Or period OF fifteen years. such absent person sh,
Is be deemed to be dead, and the probate COZ
having jurisdiction of his estate shall have pow
T. to grant letters OF administration thereof a
T. proceed with said estate in due course of the IL
" for the settlement of lutestate estate and deer
D. distribution thereof to the known heirs OF su
10 absent person. provided, II such absent pers
"a shall prove be alive, he shall be entitled to
estate, Notwithstanding the settlement and d
[ tr1butlon thereof III manner aforesaid, and m
y sue Tor and recover In an action on the case
AZ money had and received, any portion there
Of which any one may have received in the sett
o. ment and distribution thereof rs aforesaid.
d. Sec. 5. An act entitled an act in addition