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

authorize any claim by either husband or
wife against the other for personal services.
SEC. 3. No married man shall be liable for
any debt contracted by his wife before the
marriage, except in case where the marriage
was contracted before the first day Of Janu-
airy, A. D., 1885, nor any husband be liable for
the torts of his wife, unless committed by his
authority or direction.
SEC. a. All acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Approved Nov. 26, 1884.
No 144.-An act in amendment of section 1904
of the Revised Laws, relating to the pay of
commissioners appointed by the County or
Supreme Court
1t is hereby enacted etc:
- SEC. l. commissioner appointed by the
County or Supreme Court shall be allowed
for his services two dollars q day and his
SEC. @ This act shall take effect from it's
passage.
Approved Oct. %, 1884.
No. 146.-An act in amendment of chapter
% of the Revised Laws, relating to convey
| ances of real estate
1t is hereby enacted. ETC..
SEC. !. Deeds, leases and other convey
ances of land, hereafter duly executed. ac-
knowledged and recorded, shall have the effect
to convey such title therein as the grantor or
lessor may have, notwithstanding any actual
possession thereof by any otherp person claim
ing the same.
by repealed, as to all conveyances of lands
made after the passage of this act.
Approved Oct. %, 1884,
No 147.-An act to provide for a general index
of land records in the several counties in the
State.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. 1. 1t shall be the duty of the clerks
OF the several counties in this State to furnish,
and continue to keep for public use, a general
| index OF the record of deeds and other trans
ters OF land recorded in their respective
offices, similar to those now required by law
| to be kept by town clerks, by section 26S0 of
| the Revised Laws, and to complete such index
on or before the first day of May next, pro-
Vided that the foregoing provisions shall not
apply to transfers of title under any judgment
or order of court.
SEC 2. If a county clerk fails to furnish
and complete such index, as provided in the
preceding section, by the first day of May next
he shall be fined twenty dollars for each
months delay thereafter; and if county
clerk neglects to continue such index as re-
CURED III the preceding section he shall be
hned nifty dollars for each six months neglect,
the penalty in each case to go to the treasurer
F. of the county.
SEC. County clerks shall also prepare.
keep and continue general index of such
court and other records in their respective
Offices as the judges of the county court shall
direct.
SEC. 4. The county clerks shall receive
from the county as compensation for making
the general index of the existing land records
r one collar Tor eacn one hundred entries upon
said index; and for making an index as pro-
Vlded in section three of this act, such sum as
the judges of the county court shall certify to
be tar and reasonable compensation, to be
allowed by the state auditor in their accounts
SEC. .. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November 18th, A. d. 1884.
No. 14S.-An act relating to the appointment
of county treasurer, auditor and Jail COM
missioners, and in amendment of sections
1909, 1926 and 2G40 of the Revised Laws.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC; l. The judges of the county court
! shall, biennially on the first of December, ap-
point county treasurer in their respective
counties, an auditor to audit and settle the
accounts of the county treasurer and three
commissioners of Jail delivery for each Jail in
; their respective counties who shall hold their
offices for two years and until others are ap-
pointed. Sections 1909, 1925, and 2640 of the
Revised Laws are hereby amended so as to
conform with the foregoing provisions of this
; act.
} SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on the
first day of December A. D. 1884.
Approved Nov. 26.1sSi.
No. 149.-An act In amendment of section
S62l of the Revised Laws, relating to the re-
ports of county treasurers
1t is hereby enacted, etc:
SEC. /. Section 1921 of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
County treasurers shall annually, on or before
the fifth day of December deliver to the
assistant judges of their counties a statement
of their accounts for the year ending on the
last day of November next preceding, exhibit
ing the orders accepted by them during the
year, giving the number, date, amount and
payee of each, and amount and sources of
revenue of their respective counties and each
item thereof, the orders paid by them giving
+ number, date and amount of each, to whom
made payable and for what purpose drawn,
and the amount of interest paid thereon and
the amount of Indebtedness of their respec-
tive counties, with a copy of the abstract of
orders outstanding and unpaid at the COM
mencement of the year, and the orders ac-
cepted by them during the year. A county
treasurer who fails to comply with the pro-
visions of this section or who knowingly
makes a false return shall be fined not more
than five hundred dollars.
SEC ?. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. %, 1884.
No 15O-An act changing the time of holding
the Supreme Court in the county of Wind
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
SEC. !. The stated term of the Supreme
Court in the county of Windham shall be
held on the third Tuesday next after the
fourth Tuesday in January.
Approved Nov. 49, 1884.
No. 161.-An act to increase the governors
salary.
1t is hereby enacted, ETC.:
! SEC, /. The annual salary of the governor
shall be fifteen hundred dollars.
SEC. .. Section (446S) of the revised laws of
$780, is hereby repealed
Approved Nov. 25 1884.
No. 163--An act in amendment of number
/, one of the laws of 1882 entitled IAN act to
provide revenue for the payment of state
expenses"
1t is hereby enacted, etc.:
SEC. l. From and after November 20, 1884, the
annual salary of the commissioner of State taxes
shall be eight hundred dollars.
SEC2 So much of Section two of number one
of the acts of 1882 as fixes the amount of the
salary of said commissioner is hereby repealed.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its pas
sage
Approved Nov. 20, 1884.
No. 164.-An act making provision for the
support of government,
1t is hereby enacted, ete.
SEC. /. The sum of sixty thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated Tor the fiscal year 1884 and
1885, for the purpose of paying the debentures of
the eutenantgovernor, the Sc nate aud the house