Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
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grounds for granting new trial.
Sec 6, Issues of law and questions OF
law. arising upon the trial before said
court and placed upon the record by said
court, may pass to the supreme court for
final determination on the motion OF
either party to said cause and certificates
of judgment in said cause shall be stayed
until the determination of said issues OF
law or questions of law in the supreme
court, Said questions shall pass to the
supreme court upon exceptions in con-
formity with statutes of the state and the
rules of the supreme court so far as said
statutes and said rules are properly APP
pllcable. Said exceptions shall be signed
by majority of the court
Sec. Z. In all cases of final judgment by
said court or on appeal. by the supreme
court when the same are affirmed In favor
of the claimant, the court of claims shall
certify the same to the general assembly,
in order that an appropriation may be
made to pay the same. And when Judg-
ment is rendered by the supreme court
as above specified in favor of the claim
ant, said supreme court shall order said
judgment to be certified to the court of
claims.
| Sec. s. The payment of the amount due
| by any judgment Of said court and OF any
interest thereon allowed by law, shall be
full discharge to the state of Vermont
of all claims and demands touching any
of the matters involved in the contro-
versy and a final judgment against the
claimant on any claim presented as pro-
vded in this act shall forever bar any
further claim or demand against the state
| of Vermont arising out of matters In
volved in the controversy.
Sec. 8. Whenever claim or matter is
pending before either branch Of the gen.
eral assembly or before any committee Of
the same which involves the investigation
and determination of facts the said
branch or its committee may cause the
same with the vouchers, papers, proofs
and documents pertaining thereto to be
transmitted to said court for procedure
under its rules. When the facts shall
have been found the court shall not enter
judgment thereon but shall report the
same to that branch of the general as
sembly or its committee by which the
case was transmitted for the consdera-
ton of the court.
When a claim or matter is pending in
the executive department which may in
volve controverted questions of law or
facts, such department may transmit the
same with vouchers. papers, proofs, and
documents pertaining thereto to said
court and the same shall be there pro-
ceeded with under such rules as the court
may adopt. When the facts and con-
clusion Of law shall be found the
court shall not enter Judgment thereon.
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to such department.
Sec. TO- The auditor Of accounts or his
deputy under his direction, shall appear
at the sessions of said court and shall de.
fend and protect the interests of the state
in all cases which may be transmitted to
said court or which may come to the said
court by petition, with power to inter-
pose counter claims, offsets and all othe,
proper defenses and to summon and ex.
anime witnesses in support thereof.
He shall be allowed all necessary ex.
, penses attending upon this proper dis
charge of his duty.
Sec II. Each member Of said court
shall receive eight dollars per diem ant
in addition thereto his actual expenses
all of which shall be confined to the time
in which he is actually engaged In sale
service and the auditor shall draw hi!
orders on the state treasurer In paynen
: thereof.
Sec. ~. It shall be the duty Of sale
court to keep a record Of Its proceeding
and of all claims presented before 1t anS
of the disposition thereof which sale
: record shall be kept in the office of it
, clerk. Said court shall report its doing
q to each biennial session Of the general as
sembly. Said report shall be included II
and be part Of the state officers re
ports.
r Sec. 10. Every claim against the stat
: of Vermont, cognlzable by the court o
claims, shall be forever barred unles
" the petition therefor is filed with or tn
n claim therefor Is transmitted to It, b.
4 the secretary Of the senate, the clerk o
the house of representatives or the audi
tor Of accounts as herein provided, with
: in six years after the first claim accrues
Q provided that the claims of minors. o
-. idiots, lunatics. insane persons, and per
sons beyond the seas at the time tn
claim accrued, shall not be barred If tn
5 petition be filed in the court, or trans
l. mitted, as aforesaid, within three year
after the disability has ceased; but n
- other disability than those enumerate
shall prevent any claim from bein
t barred nor shall any of the said dis
v abilities operate cumulatively.
Sec. H. No. 3s and 80 Of the acts q
u 1902, approved December r. 1902, Is hert
: by repealed.
h Sec. Is. This act shall take effect fro,
O its passage.
Approved December Z, 1904