Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-05

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provided in this chapter for appeals from the ind
ing Of the Judge to the county court.
SEC. a. All the acts and services required to be
performed by the register, shall be valid II per
Sac az Section seventy-eight Of said act is
amended so TO read as follows .t
either upon voluntary or involuntary proceedings,
whose assets not equal to thirty per cent OF the
claims proved against his estate, unless the assent
IN writing of a majority in number and amount of
his creditors who have proved their debts OF claims
is filed in the at before the third meeting Of
creditors or at such other time as the court shall
then ORDER.
SEc ss. Section eghty-one OF said act Is
amended so as to read as follows
When a discharge is refused a debtor for the rea-
that the OF the requisite majority of his
creditors has not seasonably been obtained or filed,
for the reason that the debtor has not taken the
oath to be taken the second meeting Of the cred
itors, the judge, upon application OF the debtor
made within twelve months after the third meeting
OF creditors upon filing in court written consent OF
a majority in number and value OF the creditors
who have proved their claims, may grant his dis
charge Il he proves to the satisfaction OF the Judge
on hearing had after public notice OF such applica-
don that the failure to obtain file the assent
occasioned by accident mistake, and by no fault
Of his own, or that the omission to take the oath
owing to his inability, by reason sickness to
attend and take the same and II he is then present
and takes the oath required, and abides and per
forms all lawful orders of the court.
Approved December "a, 1880.
No Am act relating 70 the Vermont Reform
School and children ordered to be confined there
SEC. I. When child under the age OF twelve
years is brought before 4 justice OF the peace,
charged with an offense, not punishable by death,
proceed hearing OF the cause until he has gwen
notice Of the time and place Of the trial or bearing
to the first seeetman OF the town in which the child
resides or II the child has residence in the State,
the first scectman Of the town in which the trial
or hearing is to be had.
the trial or II such seectman is unable to attend,
II he is related within the fourth degree OF con-
sanguinty OF affinity TO the child or i ior any rea,
son the Justice shall be of opinion that he should
not be allowed to act in the case, said justice shall
notify and require the attendance OF some other
seleetman OF the town who in his opinion Is disip-
tercsted and qualified to act in the cause. And the
selectman notified and approved by the justice shall
appear the trial or hearing and If no one else is
present to act friend and guardian, such select
man shall act as friend aud guardian of the child
against whom the proceedings are had
Ssc. II the child is convicted or bound over
and no one appears to become bail for an appeal or
for such child's appearance at the county court,
and the ofense is such that the child will be com
mt,ed to the reform school or county Jail for fail
urc to furnish bail, the selcctman designated by the
justice to act as guardian and friend OF the child
shall II in his opinion II Is not for the good OF the
child to be imprisoned, deliver TO the justice writ
ten statement to that effect and the justice shall
thereupon order a stay of all further proceedings
against the child and shall deliver the child into the
custody of such seectrnan
SIC A. The scectman to whom the child is so
delivered shall find good home for the child and
the child to be placed therein and the select
men may bind by contract the town in which such
child last resided prior to the proceedings had
against such child, to pay the person taking the
under fourteen years OF age that such town would
be required by law to pay the trustees OF the re-
form school toward the maintenance Of such child
II such child were confined in said reform school.
And # such child has a settlement In the State the
town paying such sums may recover the sums paid Of
the town where the child has a legal settlement,
See > he ef1ar tina at ets ttr,a .xtf on,.
year after the child is delivered into his custody be-
OF opinion that It will be for the best good OF
such child TO be imprisoned, he shall make state
ment to that effect in writing and deliver it to the
justice before whom the proceedings were had
against such child and when the selectman has
delivered such written statement TO the justice the
original Judgment or decision Of the justice shall be
enforced against such child as provided in the fol-
lowing section
child should be bound over for trial, the justice
shall bind such child for trial to the next term
Of the county court and shall commit the child
forthwith to the reform school to await such trial.
And II the original proceedings against the child
were for an ofiense within the jurisdiction OF the
Justice TO try and determine, of which ofense the
child was convicted the justice shall sentence the
child as II there had been no stay OF proceedings
and shall issue his warrant forthwith to carry the
sentence into effect.
SIC. , II such seectman does no, within year
from the original judgment or decision apply to
the justice to have the same enforced, no further
proceedings shall at any time be had against such
child because OF such original judgment or decis-
ION.
SIG 8. II the selectman designated by the Jus
tice to take charge Of the case, dies or removes
from town or resigns the oftce OF Selectman while
any duties remain unperformed which such select
man might have been called upon TO perform under
this act then the selectmen OF the shall choose
some other of their number to perform such duties
and exercise whatever discretion would have been
allowed to such first mentioned selectman, in the
case.
Src Q. seleetman shall receive one dollar and
fifty cents dayfor all time necessarily spent in
the discharge OF his duties under the preceding
sections, and his expenses to be paid by the town
where the child resides.
Ssc. 10. Children hereafter sent to the reform
school shall be treated as on probation until such
time as inquiry into the cause Of their commitment
and the previous character OF the child shall show
whether long detention is necessary or only a
transfer from former bad influences to good
home.
SEC. II. The trustees of the reform school may
find places for any child committed to said school
for longer or shorter time as in their judgment is
best for the child in each case, and instructed
to investigate and give the probation or placing
ment can properly be made, with view to shorten
terms OF detention at said school.
SIC. "a The superintendent of the reform school
shall act under the trustees probation officer and
shall keep oversight OF all children probation
as long as may be necessary and may appoint an
agent in the vicinity where the child is placed to
act an adviser and friend OF the child and such
agent shall make stated reports OF the conduct and
welfare OF the child, and shall serve without
pense TO the State.
shall present in his biennial report summary OF
the results Of the probation or placing system
for the prey ious two years.
SIC. ~ When the trustees of the reform school
place child under twelve years OF age in family
under the provisions OF this act of laws existing
at the time of the passage OF this act they may pay
toward such ehild's maintenance in such family
while the child remains under fourteen years OF
age, the sum OF one dollar week.
SIC. IS, The boys confined in the reform school
shall be divided into two grades to be known as
grade one and grade two. All boys under the age
OF fourteen years who conform to the regulations OF
said school and such other boys as the trustees
consider fit associates for boys under said age shall
be in Craze one All other boys shall be In grade
TWO, and the boys belonging to grade two shall
be permitted to associate with the boys belonging
to grade one except in the work shop, school ROOM
dining room, chapel, and while at work the
farm.
SIC. 20. The trustees of the reform school are
hereby authorized in their discretion out of the
money appropriated by an act OF the legislature
approved Nov s6th 1873 for the purpose OF en-
larging and improving the reform school buildings,
to provide suitable play ground gymnasium,
sleeping-room, wash-room, and reading-room, with
suitable books and papers therein, and such other
accommodations as in their Judgment may meet
the wants Of the school. Every boy confined in
the school who conforms to the regulations OF the
school, shall be permitted to spend not less than
two hours out OF every twenty-four in said read
ing room When the repairs and enlargement Of
the buildings are completed, the trustees au-
,honzed to employ the larger boys In the school
portion Of the time each day at cabinet making or
some similar remunerative employment.
Skc, ~, The trustees shall provide a suitable
hospital for the boys confined in the reform school,
and shall defray all expense incurred out OF the