St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-08

exempt from liability for the payment Of debts and
Approved November as 1854.
No. 6I-An abaiing fees in settling the estates of
certain descendants
II Is hereby enacted, etc:
SEc.1 In the settlement of estates of deceased per-
sons in the probate courts whenever the estate of
provisions Of section ASA Of tie revised laws 10 the
judges of probate for the benefit of the state SHAH be
SEC This act shall not apply to eSsates as to
which proeseding: are now pending
Approved November 1881.
No. 6a.-An in relation to the adoption of minor
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. Any chartered institution in this state
children may by its president or secretary execute
and acknowledge the instrument of adoption provided
such minor before the judge OF the probate court for
the district which such institution is located
and acknowledge said instrument either Before the
Judge of the probate court for the district be-
lore the judge of the probate court for the district
may reside but said instrument shall be filed and
person persons adopting reside
eoart probate district which such char
Sac a This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved October -, 1889.
Ne 70 see, sssss sa, ss.Rs Of
IL Is hereby enacted. etc..
SEC. Section asss OF the revised laws of Vermont
is hereby repealed.
SIC This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved November I, 1882
No. 66.An act in amendment of section assz of the
revised laws, relating to the annulment Of mar
1t IS Hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. Section 1857 Of the revised laws is hereby
amended read as follows:
A marriage may be annulled during the lifetime of
the parties or one of them, on the ground that the
consent of of the parties obtained by force
party, or Of relative Interested to contest the
validity of the marriage. And in when such pro-
eeedings have been commenced and the party whose
consent obtained shall die before final decree
shall be obtained any parent relation interested
contest the validity Of the marriage may enter and
prosecute such application But no marriage shall be
before the Of the suit the parties volun
| SEC This shall take effect from its passage
Approved November az, 1881
No. 67-An allowing parties to testify in divorce
SEC The libellant and libellee shall be competent
witnesses in all trials on bels for divorce
SEC. Section 1906 of revised laws, numbered by
the commissioners appointed to edit the hereby
rePesiea' rbi. ac, shall take effect from, il.
| Approved November az 1881.
bred and eighty eight and twentythree hundred and
ninety of the revised laws of Vermont.
SEC. Section z3s8 Of the revised laws of Vermont
is hereby amended to read follows:
Upon decreeng the dissolution of a marriage and
also upon decreeing divorce and any time there
after upon petition of either of the parents the
may make such other or further decree as il deems
expedient concerning the custody and maintain
ance of the minor children of the parties and may
any time thereafter the petition of either of the par
ents annul, vary or'modify such order.
SEC Section a3oo of the revised laws of Vermont
is hereby amended read as follows: when
such petition is made either after decree for dissou
ton of marriage divorce under section 23so a
| be o he at
the which the petition is returnabe and show
| cause why the prayer Of the petition should be
| granted which summons and the petition shall be
said party twelve days prior the session of
the court and after the fling of such petition the county
court in which the is pending, any judge of
the supreme court may, application of either party,
make such order concerning the and custody of
such minor children during the tendency of said