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

No. sS.-An act to amend section one hundred and
ten OF chapter twenty-five of the General Statutes
Of Vermont, and to prescribe certain duties to dis
trict clerks teachers and town superintendent
II is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. I. Section one hundred and ten OF chapter
twenty-five Of the General Statutes Of Vermont is
hereby amended so as to read follows 1t Is here
by made the duty OF every teacher Of common
school. or OF union school, before he commences
his school, to procure from the clerk OF the district
in which he shall teach, school register and there
in keep record OF the daily attendance OF each
scholar who may attend such school, while under
his instruction, in accordance with the form pre-
scribed in such register and at the close OF his school
shall enter in said register correct answers to all
statistical inquiries therein addressed to teachers
and return such register to the district clerk previ-
to the receipt OF his wages such teacher and
1t is hereby made the duty of each district clerk to
comply with all the requirements made Of him in the
register registers of his district in reference to
the statistics of his district and file said register
registers in the Office Of the town superintendent on
or before tho twentieth day of March in each year
SHc. 1t shall be the duty Of every teacher hold
ing county State certificate, to notify the town
superintendent Of the town in which he is to teach
Of the fact that he holds such certificate, before
commencing his school, and to have his certificate
in readiness for the inspection Of the town superin-
tendent whenever 1t may be called for.
SIC !. shall be st. the duty Of ihs town ,s supern,
each and every teacher Of the schools for the school
year, giving also with each name the date and origin
SIC = Il shall be the duty Of The .uwn superin.
tendent to determine II the register has been prop
erly filled on the part of the clerk and II the dis
trct has, for the full time required by law, support
ed school taught by a properly licensed teacher.
And II the register has been properly filled by the
district clerk, and the dstrc: has for the full time
required by law. supported a school taught by
properly licensed teacher, the town superintendent
shall so certify in the register
SEC. S. No public money Of any town shall be
distributed to any school district whose school reg
lister registers shall not contain the certificate Of
the town superintendent, as required in section four
OF this act.
SEC, g. The State superintendent Of education
shall prepare and insert in the school registers
blanks such as shall enable the town superintend-
conveniently to make the record and certificate
required by this act
SIC. 7. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act hereby repealed
SEc g. This act shall take effectApril /, 1879.
ADnroved Nnyemher a
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Approved November %, 1873.

No 99-An act in amendment of and in addi-
ton to section ten oil chapter ninety-four oil
the General statutes.
II is hereby enacted. etc.
SIC. |. Section ten of chapter ninety:four OF
the General statutes IL hereby amend d by ahl
ing thereto the following: hut no person shall
hereafter be confined or retained IN any jail OF
other place OF confinement IN this state, except
the house of correction. for period exceeding
sixty days, Tor non-paymcnt OF line amt COST
imposed under the provisions OF this section.
Approved November 81, 1878.
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No o. An act relating to the Office of notary public
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. l. Notaries public appointed by the county
court shall hold office for two years from the time
of their appointment.
Sac. q This act shall take effect from its pas
sage
Approved November a. 1873
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No 9o.--An act amending section eight OF an act in
addition 10 chapter eighteen Of the General Stat
enlargement" approved October 20, 1868.
II is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC I. That section eight of an act in addition &c
chapter eighteen OF the General Statutes, entitled
" OF public burial grounds and their enlargement
approved October %, 1868, is hereby amended so a.
10 read follows II any person shall wiliully anc
maliciously defSee injure or break down any grave
stone or monument or other erection in any buriai
ground, shall wiliully maliciously defaee in
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No 6J.-An act relating TO " Levy Of executions. -
II is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. !. Section chapter " OF the General Stat
utes is hereby amended so 10 include in the list
OF property therein mentioned the utensils and ar-
parstus kept on any farm for the manufacture Of
maple sugar
SIC. a. This act shall take effect from its passape
Approved October az, 1873
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Approved November =, 1873.


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
real estate upon which there is an existing incum-
brance, and receive any portion of the considera-
tion of such sale or conveyance without notifying
the person taking such title or lien of such prior
in such subsequent conveyance, shalt be punished
by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment in the State prison for a term not
exceeding three years, or both in the discretion Of
the court.
SEC. q. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November 40, 1873.
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No. 9s.-An act regulating the practice in
courts of chancery.

No. 9s.-An act regulating the practice in
courts of chancery.
II Ii her, bv enacted, etc.
SEC. |. That IN all causes in chancery mere
after commenced. which involve controverteu
quesi ions OF fact. the court. upon application OF
either party, shall appoint one or more special
masters, not exceeding three. whose duty "
hnll be to try AID determine all Issues OF iact
upon the oral testimony of such witnesses as
may be produced by the parties, am M cepos.-
and IN the manner provided In SUITS AT law, TO
be used before such masters, and they shall also
receive all proper written or documentary evil
dence.
skC.2. Such special master or masters shall
give at least twelve days notice. IN wiring OF
he time and place OF hearing. which shall he
IN the count, where such cause Is penhlng; tun-
less the parties otherwise agree) aud shali o,
after the time when. by the rules OF the court
the pleadings are t. be closed, unless the par
ties agree otherwise.
shC. such special masters shall be duly
sworn before entering upon the duties Oh the'r
skc.4 In the admission and consideration
Of the evidence. such special masters shan
be governed by the principles applicable
IN courts OF equity, and shall fairly state III
their report any decision made a. TO the auinls-
lion or rejection of evidence when the party
against whom the decision ls made shall SO re-
quest In writing.
s,C.5 such special masters shall make
full report Of all the facts found by them, matt
rial to the cause. to the next term OF the court
alter the hearing before them Is closed, ana the
same shall. unless good cause be shown. be ac-
copied by the court, aud be couclusiv" of ali
questions of TACT IN issue. and 80 submitted for
trial and determination.
SIC 8 After said report is filed and accepted,
the court shall proceed To make he proper de-
cree in the cause. and either party shall have the
same right OF appeal thereirom as IL now gwen
by law, and II an appeal Is taken AMI all"wel
such cause shall pass to the supreme court, De
heard therein, and sent back 10 the court ol
chanccry by mandate, us now proyhlcd by law.
SIC. I. No questions IN rega. Il to lie adns-
sion or rejection OF evidence bv thc tiers
shall be raised or heart In he suprcm court,
unle-s such objection shall have been '.istlnctl!
made by exception. duly filed. to the report OF
the masters. IN the court of chancery.
sac 8. The court OF chanceiy shall deter
~ inc the amount OF fees to be paid such mas
iers, and all the costs of hearing BET re such
masters shall be within the discretion OF the
| court, to be allowed, or disallowed, or appor-
| TONED, as equity uay require. .
SIC 9. This act shall take eject from its
passage.
Approved November 20, 1873.
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No. lO2.-An act In amendment Of chapter nine
ty-iour General statutes, and all acts supple
mental thereto anu IN amendment thereon.
II Is hereby enacted, etc:
sko. 1. There shall be in addition to the
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No. 7s.-An act in addition to chapter fifteen of
the General Statutes, entitled " OF towns, town
meetings and town officers.
1t is hereby enacted, etei
SEC. No person hereafter elected and qualified
as town treasurer in any town in this State shall be
eligible to the office Of first constable collector
OF taxes for and during the year he is so
elected and qualified as treasurer as aforesaid.
SEC. S. This act shall take effect from lis pas
sage.
Approved Nov as, 1873.
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Approved November u, 1875.
No s9.,-,An Act relating to public Libraries

TT II HtftUy tHdllcu, tlts
SEC. J. Whoever wfully and malieiously writes
upon, INJURIES defaces, tears or destroys any book
plate picture engraving, or statue belonging to any
law town, city or public library, shall be punished
by fine OF not less than five dollars, nor more than
one thousand dollars, for every such offense.
Sec a. This act shall take effect from ITS passage
Approved October ~, 1873
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o.'7i.--An act in amendment of an act to author
iZe the formation Of railroad corporations and to
regulate the same, approved November 90 1874
Ii is hereby enacted, etc
SEC. l. The act entitled act to authorize the
formation OF railroad corporations and to regulate
the same, approved November 7o is77, shall be so
construed as TO authorize the building and operat-
ing Of railroads of any length, whether more or
less than twenty miles anything in section two of
said act to the contrary Notwithstanding and
where it is less than twenty miles in length the
secretary of State may file and record the articles
Of association when FIVE thousand dollars per mile
is subscribed for each mile of road proposed to be
built.
SEC. a. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved November as, 1873.
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No. s4.--An act changing the time Of holding the
May term of the county court in the county Of
Windsor
II is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. /. The May term Of the county court, for
the county of Windsor shall be held on the first
Tuesday Of May in each year, instead of the time
now provided by law.
SEC. .. All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC ,. This act shalt take effect rom its passage
Approved November IS, 1873
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No. 7a.-An act to authorize the issue Of bonds by
railroad companies.
1t is hereby enacted, etc;
SEC. I. Any railroad company in this State may
issue its bonds for the purpose Of raising money or
extinguishing any debt or liability of the company
on time not to exceed thirty years and a rate OF
interest not to exceed seven per cent, and may
SECURE the same by mortgage Of its road and any
in any railroad property.
SEC. a, This act shall take efec, from its pas
sage.
Approved Nov. a6, 1873.
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Sac. The several probate courts in this State
are hereby authorized TO appoint guardians for mi
all cases where the father Of such minor children
resides without this State, and has so resided for
fused to contribute to the support OF such children
during such time but no such appointment shall
be made until such children shall have resided in
this state for the period OF three full years This
act shall not be construed to take away from the
several courts such powers as they now possess in
the matter OF appointment OF guardians.
Approved November l, 1873
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No S7.--An act relating to the duties Of district
clerks
II is hereby enacted, etc
SEC L. That section one, number eleven, public
acts, 1870, entitled An act In relation to school
census and other matters" is hereby repealed.
SEC a. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
SET. }. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved October as, 1873.
No. s3-An act changing the time Of holding the
May term Of the county court in the county Of
Windsor.
II is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC, I. The May term Of the county court for
the county Of Windsor shall be held on the fourth
Tuesday Of May in each year. instead Of the time
now provided by law.
SEC. q. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act arc hereby repealed.
SEC. J. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved October IS, 1873.
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No. 50. An act in addition to chapter eighty of the
General Statutes.
II is hereby enacted, etc
SEC. /, Whenever any bill, or note or other con-
tract, subject 10 grace shall fall due the Sab
bath, or on any legal holiday, the shall for
every purpose. be taken and considered as due on
the next preceding business day.
SEC. a. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage,
Approved November 7, 1873.
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Approved November IS, 1873.

No. s6.-An act amending section ffty-three Of
chapter twenty-five of the General Statutes
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SIC. I. Section ffty-three of chapter twenty
two of the General Statutes is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
When any school district shall have been formed
from territory or inhabitants belonging 10 two
more towns, by the concurrent votes Of said towns
the inhabitants of such district belonging either
town, may, IL tn re shall be sufficient cause for il
procure their union with the other towns to be dis
solved and for that purpose three or more OF the
legal voters may make application in writing to
the secctmen OF each Of said towns have articles
for that purpose inserted in the warnings for the
next annual town meetings Of said towns and il
shall be the duty of the selectmen OF each OF said
towns to insert such articles in the warnings for
the annual town meetings aforesaid. AT the said
annual town meetings, each town shall vote upon
the question whether said district shall be dis
solved and II their votes shall be concurrent the
district shall be- or be not dissolved, agreeaby to
the decision OF the towns but, il the votes OF said
towns shall not be concurrent, three OF the
legal residing in such district may make ap
plicaton to Judge OF the county court Of the same
county, whose duty It shall be to appoint three
justices of the same county, not inhabitants OF
eithe town in interest, TO inqu re into the crcum-
stances Of the case.
Sic This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage.
approved November 10, 1875.
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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. q. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage
Approved November T. 1873
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No Sc. An act to reapeal an act approved Novem-
Der 7s, 1870, relating to orders drawn by over
seers of poor.
II is hereby enacted, etc
SEC. T. An act approved November 49, 1876
relating to town orders drawn by oversecrs of the
| poor |. hereby repealed,
SEC. This act shall take effect from its pas
| sage
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No IS. An act in addition to an act entitled IAN
act IN addition to chapter ity-one Of the General
StatWes,T approved November 7s, 1870
n Is hereby enacted, etc. II ,
Sc I. When administration is taken and the
estate II an absent person distributed as provided
for by section two OF an act entitled, An act 10 ad
dition to chapter ffty-one OF the General Statutcs
entitled of the administration and distribution OF
intestate estates" approved November IS, 1876,
such absent person shall be deemed to be dead
heard from.
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No. so.--An act to provide for holding educational
meetings.

TT Is hereby cnactcd, etc.
SEC. :. Whenever application is not made previ-
Gus to July by the requisite number Of the school
teachers OF county for teachers institute, to be
held in the county during the school year then cur
rent, and whenever, in the judgment Of the State
superintendent Of education after consultation with
the supernendents Of the county shall seem best
to do So the State superintendent is hereby author
them, not less than two nor more than FIVE cduca-
tlona meetings, for one day and evening each, and
the State superintendent may employ suitable per-
sons assistants in the said meetings, and to pay
for such assistance and the expenses Of advertising
may draw from the State treasury sum not greater
than twelve dollars for each such educational
meeting.
SEC .. This act shall take effect from It's passage
Approved October a., 1873.
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kinds Of liquor or drinks the sale. furnishing or
giving away Of which ia prohibited In chapter
ninety four of the General statutes. anti all
acts supplemental thereto and In addition
thereof, The words lager beer and all malt
liquors.n
Z SEU. 9. Section one Of No 80. acts of A. ID.
1s76, Is hereby amended by inserting after the
word liquor In the fourth line, the words lager
beer.r
SIC. .. This act shall take effect from lts
passage.
Approyed Novcr,bcr %. 1919
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No. 81 An act to amend an act entitled IAN act
relating to the duties Of town supernte ndents,"
approved November "a, 1870.
II is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. I. Section two Of an act entitled "An act
relating to the duties of town superinte ndents APP
proved November "a, 1870, Is hereby amended by
repeating the last twenty-five words thereof, and
substituting therefor the words, And all certih-
Gates granted by town superintendents shall be
good till the first day Of June in the calendar year
SIC. a. This act shall take effect from Its pas
sage
Approved November "a, 1873.
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No. ss-.An act to amend section one OF act en-
titled AN act relating to the town and district
system Of Schools" approved November &C. 1879,
and amended and approved November az 1876.
II is hereby enacted, etc
SIC. 1. Section one Of an act entitled IAN act
relating to the town and district systems OF
schools" approved November 40 is7s, and amend
ed and approved November a, 1870, is hereby so
amended as to read as follows
Any town in this State that has abolished its
school district system In accordance with an act
entitled IAN act in addition to chapter twenty-five
Of the General Statutes relating 10 schools APP
proved November "a, 1870, and amendments there
TO- which shall hereafter abolish its school dis
triet system in accordance with said and amend
ments thereto, may at any fifth annual March
meeting Of said town thereafter, abolish its town
system OF schools by vote Of a majority Of the
legal voters present at said meeting, and the select
men Of any such town shall insert an article for
that purpose in the warning for any fifth town
meeting after such town has abolished or shall
so abolish It's school district system, upon the ap-
plication in writing Of twenty legal voters in such
town.
Approved November II, 1875
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No 81. An act in amendment of section ten OF chap
ter fortyeght OF the General Statutes relating 10
the safety OF public records.
1t is hereby enacted, etc
SEC /. Section ten of chapter forty Of the
General Statutes is hereby amended so to read
follows The assistant judges of the county court
in the several counties in this State are hereby di-
rected to provide at the expense Of the county, fire
proof safes vaults for each probate district and
for the county clerks office in each county court
house, unprovded with the same, suitable and suf-
hcent for the safe keeping of the probate, county
and court files and records OF their respective dis
trcts and county.
Sac. a. This act shall take effect from It's pas
sage.
Approved November 20 1873
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No. 97.-An net In amendment OF an act enti-
tied IAN act entitled an act to pay expenses
of the reform school," approved November
2s. 1876
II Is hereby enacted. etc.
SHc. /. section one of an act entitled IAN
act entitled an act to pay expenses Of the re-
form school," approved November %, 1915, Ia
hereby amended by adding thereto the follow
ing words: Provided. that this section shall not
apply to any boy or girl now at said school. or
who shall hereafter be committed to SAID school
who, when ordered to be committed to said
school, is an inmate and beneficiary of the
home for destitute children. a charitable nsy-
lum at burlington. And in all such commit
gir last resided before becoming an inmate of
SAID home shall pay the sum OF fifty cents per
week MS provided in the act of which this Is an
amendment.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 25. 1873.
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No. s,,-An act relating to the alteration Of scho

districts.
1t is hereby enacted, etc,i
SEC. .. That hereafter there shall be no altera-
tons in school districts except the alterations asked
for shall be plainly set forth in article in the
warrants for the annual town meetings
SEC .. This act shall take effect from It's passage
Approved November u, 1875
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No. oI.--An act in addition to an act entitled An
act relating to the fees Of school district clerks,
approved November TO- 1868.
II is hereby enacted, etc.
Sac. J. So muuh Of chapter seventeen Of the
General Statutes and so much Of Act entitled
relating the fees OF school district clerks
approved November TO- 1903 relates to the duties
OF school district clerks in collecting and making
turns Of births and deaths, shall not apply to the
city Of Burlington.
Sac. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approvcd October 40. 1873
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No s6.-An act in addition to section fifty Of chap
ter thirty NJ the General Statutes entitled of
the supreme and county courts"
1t is hereby enacted etc;
SEC /. 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
surety for costs to the adverse party, it shall be
sufficient compliance with such order il the party
required furnish bail shall file with the clerk
OF the court bond with sufficient surety in the
amount required, at the time required, to be APP
proved by the clerk
SEC a. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November 9, 1873.