St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07


! Sec. S. An act entitled IAN act establishing
! State superintendent of agricultural affairs" al
proved November &c, lST9ls hereby repealed.
500. Q, This act shall take effect from iis pa
! approved December "a, 1850.
: No. 186.-An act relating to adoptons an
changes Of names.
|; 1t Is hereby enacted, etc.:
) Sec. 1. Any person other than a Marie
: woman. OF fun age and sound mind, aud al
husband and wife, may adopt any other persS
as his or their heir at law with or withoI
change Of name Of the person adopted. But
married man shall net adopt any person, Q
change his own name, without the consent Q
his wife, expressed In the instrument OF adop
such cases shall be signed, sealed and ackn
edged by such wife.
Sec. .. 1.-THE person sought to be adopted
| Is OF age, the person or persons desiring to
make the adoption may make an instrument
In the form prescribed In section 1--WE and file
the same In the Office Of the probate court OF
the district In which the person or persons
making the adoption reside, or II they are not
residents Of the State, In the oflce OF the pro-
bate court OF the district in which the person
adopted resides. Such instrument shall be
signed and sealed by each party and acknowl-
edged by eaeh before the probate Judge in
whose Office the instrument Is filed.
Sec. .. III the person sought 10 be adopted
Is q minor the same proceedings shall be had
except that the instrument shall be signed,
sealed and acknowledged on the part Of the
minor by parent Of such minor, or, II he has
Q guardian. by the guardian Of such minor, or
II q married woman under age, by such woman
and her husband; and Ii the minor has no
parent or guardian or husband, or his parents,
guardian or husband have abandoned his care
and support, or are, In the opinion Of the
probate court incompetent to have the care
and auatOdv Qf the mtnnr the tuafrumQut M
with the consent Of the probate court, be
signed, sealed and acknowledged on the part
Of the minor by the first selectman or mayor
Of the town or city In which such minor re-
sides. And II the mother OF such minor Is the
wife of the person adopting, she may execute
the instrument on the part OF the minor not
outstanding her coverture.
SEQ. 4. A parent, guardian or husband of
minor when minor Is adopted under the
provisions Of the preceding section, who had
no notice Of the proceedings may at any time
within year after receiving notice. apply by
petition to the judge Of the probate court In
which the instrument was filed, praying that
the adoption may be vacated. The Judge APP
piled to shall give notice Of q hearing and shall
hear the petitioner and all parties interested
and may vacate or affirm the adoption in his
discretion. Any party interested may appeal
from the decision Of the probate judge In the
matter, as In other cases Of appeals from pro-
bate. aa l-. IIsl
Sec. 8. The instrument Of adoption shall be
substantially in the following form:
State OF Vermont,
District.
Be 1t remembered that at this day
Of "A. DIS "A. o. Of in the
county of and State Of "a minor, or
Of full age, as the case may BEL Is hereby
adopted and made heir-at-law Of G. D.. and Z.
f., husband and wife, Tor of q. H. OF 10
the county Of and State Of and
said adopted person shall hereafter bear the
name Off. s., Qfthe name Is changed).
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State of Vermont,