Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-12-12
Sec. ?. This act shall take effect from its
passAg~s
Approved November Il. Iss1.

No. 2a.-AN Acr to simplify indictments for
perjury.
Il is hereby enacted by the general assembly
4 the State of Vermont:
SECTION /. Indictments against persons for
committing perjury before any court or tn
'unal drawn substantially AS hereinafter pro-
1ded shall be sufficient in law viz:
STATE OF VERMONT
County s. ( BE IL remembered
hat at term of the county court begun and
held Al within and for the county
lf............a aforesaid, cn the -. day Of
.'...''..'A: D......., the grand Jurors within
ind Tor SAID county ot...... their
'ath present, that A. B., of............,i IL. the
'ouhty OF '....''''..., at ............ in the
shd county OF. ..........., ON the ......d day
d.. $500. in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and...... appeared as a witness in a
proceeding in which c. ID. and T. +. were par
ties, then and there being heard before a tri-
bunal OF competent jurisdiction, and commit
ed the crime of perjury, by testifying in sub
stance as follows: Here set out the matter
sworn TO and alleged to be false, which said
testimony was material to the issue then and
there pending in said proceeding, against the
peace and dignity of the State.
Sec. >. Indictments against persons for COM
uniting perjury in swearing or affirming to any
material matter in any writing in relation TO
Which hu OdlH OF Is authorized DN
law, all be sufficient in law when drawn sub
stantially as follows:
STATE OF VERMONT.
County ~: BE it remembered
that AT term of the county court begun aud
held within and for the county
of. aforesaid, on the......day of
in the year of our Lord eighteen hum
dred and. the grand jurors within and
for said county uf............ upou their
N ~ Il IS ~.
county ot.'.., ...at............, IN the
said county of,........... on the....., day of
...,.,... in the year of our Lord eighteen humid
red and ....., before g. H.. then and there
having competent authority to administer
oaths, committed the crime OF perjury. by false
ly swearing tor aihming) To material matter in
writing signed by said A. b., which material
matter is in substance as follows: (llere set out
the matter in said writing claimed TO be false
against the peace and dignity of the State.
Sec. 3. Indictments against persons for
committing perjury before a person or persons,
OF before "A board consisting of more than one
person, authorized by law to examine any per
son under oath, touchin' or concerning any
matter or thing, drawn substantially as herein
after provided. shall be sufficient in law, viz:
STATE OF VERMONT,
County, ~. Be il remembered
that at a term of the county court begun and
held at............, within and for the county
Of............, aforesaid, Oh the ...... day of
........., A. p........ the grand jurors within
and for the said county of ............upOu
their oath present that. of ..........
IN the county of...-........, on the. day
of..........A. D........., before there insert
the name of the person or board before whom
the perjury was committed), the said here in
sert the name of the person or board before
whom the perjury was committed then and
there having authority to examine said (here
insert name of defendant) under oath, commit.
ted the crime of perjury, by testifying in sub
stance as follows: Here set out the matter
claimed to be false against the peace and dig
nifty of the State.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November u, 1890.
No. 30.-AN ACT to amend section one thousand
seven hundred ten of the revised laws, ireiat
ing to the custody Of a reSpOndcnt.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section |. Section one thousand seven
hundred ten of the revised laws is hereby
amended so as to read AZ follows: On the trial
of "A person OH information or indictment for a
felony, the court may, III its discretion, order
such person into custody, to be retained in dis.
charge of his recognzance.
Sec. =. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved November -, 1880.
No M.-AN ACT to define the effect of legis
lation on pending litigation.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Vermont:
Section /. No act of the general assembly
shall affect any suit begun or pending at the
time OF its passage.
Sec. ;. This act shall not apply to acts to
regulate the practice in the courts Of this state
nor to acts relating to the competency of wit
nesses, to the amendment of process OIL
pleadings as to parties or otherwise.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from It's
passage.
Approved November 2G 1890.
No. A2.-AN ACT to repeal section six hun
dred ninety six of chapter forty-three o
the revised laws, entitled court of chancery
1t is hereby enacted by the general ussembl!
of the state of Vermont:
Section l. Section six hundred ninety
six of chapter forty tlrr" of the revised Law,
entitled court OF chanrrIl, i, hereby repealed
Sec. .. The jurisdiction of ia, count %
chancrry shall not be- limited los ii. amoun No
dispute.
lrr,or-l \o-.wn--. r.
Nu Us Ar boo .uu.uU ..... ,.
Thousand 'ma. hmI.l wight. uu. .l ..u. r.
Nt-vd laws. and IT, protect the right, al mar
med women and minor children.
1t is hereby enacted by the general assembl,
of the state of Vermont:
Section /. When "A husband fails, withou
just cause, to furnish suitable support for hi
wi e. or has deserted her, or when the wife, fol
justitiable cause. is actually living apart from
her husband the county court may, by its or
der on the petition of the wife, or. if she il
insane. on the petition of the guardian or mex
friend, prohibit the husband from imposing an,
restraint on her personal liberty for such tim,
as the court shall in such order direct, or unit
the further order OF the court thereon; and tn,
court may, upon the application of the husban,
or wife, or of her guardian or next friend
make such further order ~ ii deems expedien
concerning the support of the wife and the care
custody, education and maintenance of tn
minor children of the parties, and may deter
mine with which of the parents the children
or any of them, shall remain; and may from
time TO time, thereafter, on similar application
revise and alter such Order or make u ne,
order or decree, AZ the circumstances of tn
case may require. The petition above men
ii, ned may be brought in the county in whic
either Of the parties reside, except that. if tn
petitioner has left the county in which the pal
Ties nave llNeu together, tne ADVERSE party STU
residing therein, the petition shall be brougl
in that county.
Sec. .. When such a petition is made,
summons shall be issued to the other party t
appear at the court to which the petition is IT
turnable, and show cause why the prayer q
the petition should not be granted, which sun
mons and the petition shall be served on sue
party twelve days prior to the session of tn
court; and after the filing of such petition tn
county court in which the cause is pending, {
any Judge of the supreme court, may, on appl
cation of either party, make such order COZ
corning the care and custody of such mine
children, or the support of such wife durin
the tendency of each petition, as is deemed el
pedient and for she benefit of such wife
children; and such order when filed and recort
ed in the town clerks office in any town, {
served upon q private corporation, shall be
lien upon such # the real estate and persona
property of the petitionee in such town, an
upon the stock of such pettionee in such co
pOration, AZ il mentioned in such order; and
the petitionee, after the service upon him
any order or decree authorized by this nc
violates the same he may be proceeded again
before the court or judge making such order
decree, for contempt.