Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-12-04

liable to pay tine of not less than one dollar and
costs and not exceeding five dollars and costs, or
Imprisonment in the county Jail not less than hve
days nor more than thirty days, and 1t Is hereby
made the duty of all station agents or yard masters
any officer authorized by law to make arrests to
arrest any minor violating the provisions Of this
act and bring him before some justice of the peace
in the town where the ofense is committed, and
said justice is hereby authorized to enforce the pro-
visions OF this act.
Approved November az, 1873.
No. s3-An act to provide for the hearing Of appli-
cations for pardon, and to enable the governor to
advise with certain OF the judges Of the supreme
court in relation thereto.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SIC. I. Whenever any person in confinement un-
der sentence for a term of one year more in the
State prison work house in this State shall apply
to the governor for pardon he shall first make an
application to the governor, in writing, stating in
substance the grounds reasons for such appliea-
ton. The governor, when so applied to, SHALL
within a reasonable time thereafter, designate
time and place when he will hear such application,
and shall cause a notice of such application, togeth
err with a notice of such time and place for hearing
the same be given to such applicant and also to
the States attorney for the county in which such
applicant was convicted and sentenced.
SEC q The governor shall have the power, in
his discretion, to request to sit with him at the
hearing of such application one or more, not to ex-
coed three Of the Judges of the supreme court of
this State such as he may select, and 1t is hereby
made the duty of such judges, when so requested
by the governor, to sit with him at the hearing of
with him to all matters pertaining to such hear
ing, and to the proprety or necessity OF granting
such pardon but nothing in this act shall be con-
srued to take away from the governor his power to
grant or refuse any pardon in his own discretion.
SEC. J. At such hearing the governor and judges
shall have the power TO direct as to the method OF
procedure in all respects, and may adjourn such
hearing from time to time, as their convenience
may require, and when decision shall have been
determined upon such application, it shall be COM
municatcd in writing to said applicant, and also to
said States attorney and, in the discretion OF the
governor, II may be published in one or more news
papers published in this State
SEC. a. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
affect in any manner the power of the governor to
remit fines or to grant pardons to persons confined
in any county jail in this State.
SEC. S. This act shall take effect from ITS passage.
Approved November /, 1873
No. s..-An act in amendment OF IAN act in amend
ment OF section twenty-three of an act entitled
an act for recognizing the militia, approved
November ~, 1879, approved November as,
1876.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. l. Section one OF an act entitled an act in
amendment Of section twenty-three OF an act en-
titled An act for recognizing the militia ap-
lows
There shall be annually, between the first day Of
August and the fifteenth day of October in each
year, parade of each regiment and battery, for
drill, discipline, inspection and review:
SEC. 2, This act shall take effect from its pas
Approved November "a, 1873.
No. ss.-An act fixing the standard weight for buck
wheat and beans
II is hereby enacted, etc.
Sac. /. The standard for one bushel of buck
wheat shall be fouy-eght pounds, and for one
bushel OF beans sixty-two pounds.
SEC. a. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. }. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
approved November ao 1873
ter thirty NJ the General Statutes, entitled OF
the supreme and county couI,s."
II is hereby enacted ETC.;
SEC. l. Whenever any party to a suit or proceed
ing, pending in any court in this State, shall be
required by any order of court to furnish bail as
surety for costs to the adverse party, it shall be
sufficient compliance with such order, il the party
so required to furnish bail shall file with the clerk
OF the court bond with sufficient surety in the
amount required, at the time required, to be ap-
proved by the clerk
Sac. a. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November g, 1873
No 81. An act in amendment Of section ten OF chap
ter forty-egh OF the General Statutes, relating 10
the safety OF public records.
1t is hereby enacted, etc
SEC. /. Section ten of chapter forty eight Of the
General Statutes is hereby amended as to read
follows The assistant judges Of the county court
in the several counties in this State, hereby di
rected to provide at the expense Of the county fire
proof safes or vaults for each probate district, and
for the county clerks office in each county court
house, unprovided with the same, suitable and suf-
fcient for the safe keeping of the probate, county
and court files and records of their respective dis
tricts and county.
Sac. q. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November 20, 1873.
No. SAN act to provide for changing names
OF minors
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. /. That the courts are empowered to change
the names of the minor children of divorced pa
rents in all cases when application for that purpose
shall be made in the petition for divorce.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November =, 1873.
No. So An act in addition to chapter eighty of the
General Statutes.
II is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. l. Whenever any bill, or note or other con-
tract, subject TO grace, shall fall due on the Sab
bath, or on any legal holiday, the same shall for
every purpose. be taken and considered as due on
the next preceding business day
SEC. a. This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage,
No. 6o.-An act relating to liens on real estate
1t is hereby enacted etc.
SEC. I. Any person who shall knowingly and
with intent to defraud, sell mortgage or bond any
brance, and receive any portion of the considera-
tion of such sale conveyance without notifying
the person taking such title lien of such prior
incumbranee and embodying description thereof
in such subsequent conveyance, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by
imprisonment in the State prison for a term not
exceeding three years both in the discretion of
the court.
SEC. q. This act shall take effect from its pas
Approved November 40, 1873
No. Or. An act relating to the Office of notary public
Ii is hereby enacted, etc.i
SEC. l. Notaries public appointed by the county
court shall hold ofhce for two years from the time
of their appointment.
Sac. 2. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage
Approved November "a, 1873
No, 6a,-,An act providing for certifying records.
1t is hereby enacted, etc,
SEC, l. Whenever any legal recording officer
shall have made any record which he was by law re-
qulred to make, but shall have omitted to make a
proper official certificate of the recording upon the
record, during his term Of Office any person subse
quently holding the same office may make and sign
such certificate upon the record, and the same shall
10 all intents be as valid as II made by the officer
who made such record, during his official term
Provided, that the making such certificate shall not
affect any intervening right Of any person or party
SEC a. This act shall take effect from lis passage
Approved October IS, 1873.
No 6J.-An act relating TO Levy Of executions 4"
1t is hereby enacted, etc
SIG T. Section chapter ~ OF the General Stat
utes is hereby amended so 10 include in the list
OF property therein mentioned, the utensils and ap-
parstus kept on any farm for the manufacture Of
maple sugar
SIC. This act shall take effect from its passape
Approved October az, 1873
No. o.. An act relating to the appointment, of guard
ians.
1t is hereby enacted, etc
Sac. 1. The several probate courts in this State
are hereby authorized TO appoint guardians for mi
nor children residing IN their respective districts in
resides without this State, and has so resided for
the period Of three years and has neglected and re-
fused to contribute TO the support Of such children