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

LAWS OF VERMONT.
Puble Acts designated for publication ia The ne'7s
papers BY The Secretary ol STATE:
An act to amend No one OF the acts OF 1910, en-
titled IAN act TO establish courts OF insolvency
and provide for the equal distribution OF tue eI
fects OF lnsolvent debtors. .,.
II Ia hereby enacted by the General Assembly OF Tue
State OF Vermont:
SEC. !. The register OF court OF insolvency
may administer oaths required In the course OF pro
ceedlngs before the court, except the oath to be
taken by the debtor at the second meeting OF the
creditors, and in the absence OF judge or va;
eancy In that ONCE he may call and hold creditors
meetings or adjourn court or meeting
SEQ. 3. In case Of the legal disability Of Judge
TO act IN a case, or in case the judge dies or pc
comes incapacitated for executing the duos OF MS
ONCE or removes out OF the insolvency DISTRICT or
resigns the register shall have tho powers and per
form the duties Of the Judge until such ncapaey Is
removed OF until another Judge Is appointed
Sec Q. Section eight OF number one Oh the acts
of 1879 Is hereby repealed.
Sec. a. Section fifteen OF said act Is hereoy
amended 30 as to read "a follows:
IAN inhabitant OF this state owing debts exceed.
ing the amount OF three hundred dollars, contracted
with such inhabltant, which ne Is unable 70 pay,
may apply by petition verified by oath 10 the Judge
for the Insolvency district in which he resides. set
ting forth that he Is such inhabitant and Is owing
dels contracted while such lnhaotant 70 an amount
exceeding three hundred dollars which he Ii I'M
able 10 pay In full, and that he Ii Wiling 10 assign
his estate and effects, except such as are exempt
from attachment for the benefit OF his creditors
and praying that such proceedings may be had In
the premises as are provided In this act"
sec g., Section seventeen OF SAID act III hereby
amended so AZ TO read as follows:
Upon tho iling Of such petition and the ming OF
the schedules OF creditors and assets the Judge shall
forthwith order meeting OF the creditors OF such
petitioner and Tx the time and place for holding the
prepaid, 10 each creditor named in the schedule q
notice stating the date and place oil ming the peti-
tlon, and that mt citing OF the creditors Will De
held a. court OF nsoysaSy to pe aea aa ,sn nae
more than sixty days after the date OF me noce 70
prove their debts and choose one or more assgnees
OF the estate The Judge shall also cause tne regis
ter forthwith TO give notice by advertisement In one
or more newspapers OF general circulation In such
district OF the ding OF the petition, OF the time and
place OF the creditors meeting, and that me pay
ment OF any debts and the delivery OF any property
belonging to said debtor, TO him or for his USE and
the transfer OF any property by him, are 1orpdden
by law"
unless the amount due such creditor Is In dispute,
be allowed after the ling OF the petition TO prose-
cute to nnal Judgment suit at law or In equity
therefor against the insolvent debtor until the
question OF such debtors discharge has been deter
mined aud any such suit shall, on the application
OF the debtor unless he unreaaonably delays on
deavorlng 20 obtain discharge, be stayed TO await
the determination Of the court Of Insolvency on the
question Of discharge. IL the amount Que the
creditor Is In dispute the suit by leave OF the court
OF insolvency may proceed 10 Juagmeady ior c ne
amount may be proved In insolvency but exccu-
tion shall be stayed.
SEC. I. Section twenty -four of said act Is hereby
ID az anil al IN . m raai "a hi