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STATE OF VERMONT.
y BENNINGTON COUNTY, IS.
ANNA SHAW, Bennington County Court
WILLIAM SHAW June Term, A. D., 1895.
PETITION TO ANNUL MARRIAGE

PETITION TO ANNUL MARRIAGE.
WHEREAS. Anna Shaw of Bennington, in the
county of Bennington and State of Vermont,
heretofore. namely on the Fourth dav Of March
A. d 1895, has duly FLED in the office of the
clerk Of the County Court within and for the
County of Bennington aforesaid. ut Remington
in said County of Bennington. her petition to sand
county court, agair 5. VIII am shaw, formerly al
so of Bennington aforesaid. hut now Of parts I'M
known to said petitioner, without this state pray
ing for the causes tn rein set fox h, that her mar
rage with the said VIII am Shaw therein referred
to. may be deCreed and declared null and void
10y said honorable court that she may he al
lowed to resume her maiden name: and for such
other and further relief as to justice may apper-
tain;
SETTING FORTH in said petition. and the
substance thereof is as follows:
That on the 23d day of January. A. D 1898 she
was, at toOsick, in the county of Rensselaer, and
Sta of New York, married i'm due and legal
form, IN conformity with the laws of that State
pertaining to marriages, to William Shaw then of
Hoosick aforesaid. but now of parts unknown to
said petitioner by the Rev. Anthony Wolford.
minister Of he go,pel, by law then empowered to
solemuiZA marriages / "a State of New York.
hat, unknown to said petitioner at the time of
said marriage the said William Shaw then HAD a
former wife then and still living, namely Jessie
Shaw, with whom he was lawfully Joined in mar.
riagc at White Creek, ia the county Of Washing
ton and state of New York on the 9th day of
October, A d.. 1856; and that, at the time of said
marriage the said William and Jessie we're legally
qualified 10 contract and enter into the marriage
relation with each other in the State of New York
US we as in this State;
That divorce from said bond of matrimony
has never been granted TO either of them. nor has
their SAID marriage ever been ahnulled, but that
the said Jessie Shaw. ever since their said mar
iage has been and still is the lawful wife of said
William.
And the petitioner further sets forth in said pc
titiOn, in substance that she is of the age of
twenty.eight years and that the age of the said
william shaw is twenty-five years and more. and
that she now resides and eyer has resided in Ben
ningtOn aforesaid.
And therein praying hat, for the causes
bove set forth, her SAID marriage with the said
William Shaw may b- decreed and declared null
and void by said honorable court, and that she
may be allowed to resume her maiden name: and
that she may hayes oh other and farther relief
in the premises as iuS' ice r. quires.
All under the proper hand of the said petitioner
and dated at nniugtOn, in said county of Ben
nngton the 4th day of March. 1885.
And it app airing that the said William Shaw is
without this Safe so that 4 summons cannot be
served upon him, 1T is ORDERED that notice
of the tendency of the petition aforesald be given
to the said William shaw, by publishing the sub
stance thereof, together with this order, once
each week tor three weeks successfully, in the
Bennington SEMI.WEEKLY MANNER, so called. a
public newspaper printed and published at Ben
ningtOn, in the county of Bennington aforesaid.
the last of which pm locations as aforesaid stall
be al least six weeks previous to the next stated
term of said Bennlngt IN County Court to be
holden OF Manchester within and for 81 d county
on Che first Tuesday of June, A. D 1895, in
which court and at which term the. eof, said libel
is pending.
AND FURTHERMORE. the said William Shaw
is hereby and by the publication h rrOl in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the statute in
such case made and provided, NOTIFIED and
REQUIRED to appear before the honorable
county court at the next stated term thereof, 10
be holden at Manchester within and for the
county of Remington aforesaid. the first Tues
day of June. A D., 1895, upon the first day of
said term, then and there in said court to make
answer to said petition of said Anna Shaw. and to
stand 20 and abide such ORDER judgment and de-
cree thereon as to said court shall seem meet the
premises considered.
Dated at bennington in said county of Ben
ningtun this 9TH dav of March, A. D., 1895.
HARRY r. CUSHMAN. Clerk
BATCHELDER & BATES,
14,3 Attorneys for Petitioner.