The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-12-10


more than twenty dollars of the plaintiffs
account; of court, civil or military, in ex-
cuse or Qualifications, actions where the de-
PENDANT, in good faith, pleads in excuse or
justification that he was acting as a public |
officers actions where a tax or tax-bill or war
rant is, in good faith, put in issue by the |
or by the proof; actions for the re-
covery of a subscription to the capital stock
of corporation.
SEC 9. This act shall take effect from its |
passage.
Approved Nov. IA, A. d. 1894.
No. 123.-An act in amendment of act number
1902 of Acts of 1882
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC 1, Section two of act number 102 of
the Public Acts of 1882, approved Nov. 20,
1882, is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: There shall be taxed against the re-
spondent in State cases, for entering the case,
seventy-hve cents; for entry of Judgment, one
dollar; for each continuance, sixteen cents;
for taking each recognizance, twenty-five
cents; capias, one dollar; taxing costs, fifty
cents; Record, ten cents per folio copy of
indictment, seventy-five cents; and such fees
shall be paid to and belong to the clerk
SEC. q Section 1901 of the Revised Laws is
hereby repealed
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No. Am act in amendment of section 1853
of the Revised Laws of Vermont, relating to
the chancerng of bonds in criminal causes
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. /. Section 1863 of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended by inserting after the words,
Judgment thereon in the seventh line
thereof, the words without COSTS
SEC. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1884.
No 125.-An act relating to appeals in courts
of insolvency.
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC |. Before an appeal is allowed by
court of insolvency from any other decision,
adjudication or judgment of such court the
person appealing shall give satisfactory
bond, with ample surety to the court with a
condition that he will prosecute the appeal
to effect and pay the. intervening damages
and costs occasioned by such appeal, which
bond shall be filed in the registers office with
in ten days after the decision, order or adj
judication appealed from.
SEC. 2. Such bonds shall be for the security
and benefit of all persons interested and shall
be taken to the court of insolvency and shall
be prosecuted in the county court of the
county i'll which they We're taken for the
benefit of those injured by the breach of their
conditions, i'll the same manner as bonds taken
to the probate court are prosecuted.
SEC. 3. The security required to be taken
in section 1910 of the Revised Laws shall be
for intervening damages and costs.
SEC. 4. The appeal allowed from the de-
cisiOn of the court of insolvency upon the
question of the insolvency of the debtor as
provided in the section 1870 of the Revised
Laws, shall stand for trial at the term of the
county court in which it is entered, and the
final Judgment of the county court shall be
conclusive.
SEC. 3. After an adjudication of insolvency
upon the application OF creditors, if an APP
peal is taken from such adjudication, the
court may appoint messenger to care for
any persons property until the final decision
of the appeal, and the fees of such messenger
shall be q, part OF the costs Of the proceedings
to be paid from the estate, if the decision of
the court OF insolvency is affirmed, and to be
paid by the petitioner if the adjudication is
removed
SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved Nov 26, 1884
NO 126.-An act authorizing the payment of
counsel employed by town grand jurors In
criminal cases.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC l. In the examination of person
before justice charged with crime exceed
ing the jurisdiction of justice to try and
town grand juror or village informing
ofhcer, and in the trial of a person before a
justice upon the complaint of town grand
juror or village informing officer, charging
him with crime within the jurisdiction of
justice to try and determine where the fine is
paid to the treasury of the State. When the
states attorney is disqualified to act or when
the states attorney from sickness, absence or
other cause cannot be reasonably procured to
assist in such examination or trial, such
grand juror or village informing officer may
employ counsel at the expense of the State
and the counsel so employed shall be allowed
reasonable compensation for his services and
expenses by the auditor of accounts, who
shall draw an order on the State Treasurer
for the amount allowed by him to the counsel.
SEC. 2. No compensation shall be allowed
IN q
auditor that the prosecution was supertous
and instituted to enhance costs, nor in the
trial OF person upon complaint for intOXi-
cation nor in the trial of person for any
other offense against Chapter 1863, of the
Revised Laws, except where the respondent
pleads not guilty.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. Is, A. d. 1884.
No. 127.-An act relating to disclosure in
liquor cases by persons convicted of the
crime of intoxication and in addition to
Chapter 1859 of the Revised Laws.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. l. When person is convicted of the
crime intoX icati on or of being found intox-
icated,h he shall be apprehended and detained
by the court in which he was convicted of
such crime and he shall, on oath, before such
court at the time of such conviction or as
soon thereafter as may be, disclose the place
where and the person of whom the liquor so
producing lnIONlcatlOn was OBTAINED and the
circumstances attending it; and if he does not
disclose, he may be committed by the court
to the jail of the county, at the expense of
the State until he so discloses or by such
court is discharged. If the court adjudges
from the evidence that the sale, furnishing
or giving away of said liquor was an offense
against Chapter 1863 of the Revised Laws, said
court shall forthwith issue warrant and
cause the person so selling, furnishing or
giving away said liquor to be brought forth
with before such court and the grand juror,
informing officer or city attorney of the town,
village or city or the states attorney of the
county shall appear and prosecute said cause
in the same manner as If he had been COM
plainant in the same; and such grand Juror,
informing officer, city or states attorney shall
attend at the taking of such disclosure on
notice given as provided in Sec. 3S15 of the
Revised Laws.
SEC. .. If the person convicted in such
prosecution upon disclosure has been one or
more times convicted of similar offence, he
shall be sentenced as provided in Section 3S17
OF the Revised Laws
Approved Nov. 10th, A. ID. 1884.
No. l2S.-An act relatingto United States pris
oners confined in the House of Correction.
1t is hereby enacted, etc.
SEC. /. Whenever any criminal convicted
OF any otfense against the United States, is
imprisoned in any of the common jails in the
several counties, the iail in the city of Yer