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NO. IS

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ESQ
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO THE RECORD OF
CONVEYANCES OF AN INTER
EST IN MINES AND QUARRIES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 27so of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1880 The grantee of a mine,
quarry or the right of mining and
quarrying in severance from the owner
ship of the soil shall, within thirty
days after its execution, cause his deed
lease or other instrument to be recorded
in book kept for that purpose in the
Office where by law deed of the real
estate is required to be recorded. A
grantee failing to comply with the fore
going provision shall forfeit to the town
and in case such a mine, quarry or right
of mining or quarrying is situated in an
unorganzed town or gore to the county
fifty dollars, to be recovered in an action
of tort, on this statute.
Approved April 9, 1910,
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NO. 90

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
COMPLETION OF THE VITAL
RECORDS OF THE STATE AND
TO REQUIRE TOWN CLERKS
TO TRANSMIT CERTAIN REC
ORDS TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The secretary of state
shall, as soon as practicable after the
passage of this act, ascertain from what
towns and for what years complete re-
turns of births, marriage and deaths
have not been made to the state, or are
not to be found among the records of
his office, and shall convey this infor-
nation to the clerks of such towns,
together with suitable blanks upon
which to make returns.
Sec 2 Such town clerks shall, under
the direction of the secretary of state,
cause to be transcribed in full upon
said blanks all records of births, mar
rages and deaths in the possession of
the town, and churches, not already re-
turned and to transmit the same, prop
erly certified, to the secretary of state
within such reasonable time as may be
allowed by him, and for such service
the town clerk or person performing the
service shall receive from the town the
sum of five cents for each record so
transcribed. certified and transmitted.
If the death records of town prior to
1870 are incomplete, the secretary of
state shall notify the sclectmen of said
town to that effect The selectmen Of
such town shall, before October I, 1919,
cause to be copied at the expense OF
the town under the direction of the
secretary of state, the inscription on all
gravestones in their town erected to the
memory of any person who died prior
to 1870 so far as relates to name of
deceased, date of death, age or date of
birth. if given, and the name of the
cemetery where buried and shall cause
such records to be recorded in the town
records. The secretary of state shall
furnish the town clerk of said town
suitable blank cards for the return of
such records which shall be returned
as before provided in this section, not
later than January T., 1920.
Sec. 3. All records returned in
accordance with the provisions of this
act shall be so filed and indexed as to
be made readily available for reference.
Sec, T. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved March 26, 1910
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NO. rs

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1888
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE
LATINO TO PARTIES AND WIT
NESSES ATTENDING COURT
AND TRIAL.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section 1. Section 1888 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1888. A party or witness in a
cause pending in any court in the state
or before special masters, auditors
referees or commissioners, and q wit
ness in a criminal cause pending in any
such court, shall not be arrested, i'm
prisoned or detained by virtue of civil
process, and any witness summoned from
without the state in a criminal cause
pending in any court within the state
shall be privileged from the service OF
papers of any kind whatsoever and from
arrest for any cause while going to-
attending at or returning from such
court or trial of such cause.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March ~, 1919.
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NO. IS

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3315
OF THE GENERAL LAWS. EX-
TENDING THE TIME OF CON-
MENCING ACTION PROVIDED
THE DEFENDANT IS WITHOUT
THE STATE.
1t is hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section !. Section 33Is of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1915. Such action shall be
brought in the name of the personal rep
resentative of such deceased person and
commenced within two years from his
decease, but if the person against whom
such action accrues is out of the state,
the action may be commenced within
two years after such person comes into
the state; and if, after said cause of
action accrues and before said two
years have run, the person against
whom it accrues is absent from and re-
sides out of the state, and has not known
property within the state which can by
common process of law be attached, the
time of his absence shall not be taken
as part of the time limited for the COM
mencement of the action; and the court
or jury before whom the issue is tried,
may give such damages as are just, with
reference to the pecuniary injuries re-
suting from such death, to the wife and
next of kin, or husband and next of kin,
as the case may be; and the amount re-
covered shall be for the benefit of said
wife and next of kin, or husband and
next of kin, as the case may be, who
shall receive the same proportions as in
the distribution of the personal estate
of persons dying intestate.
| Approved March 7, 1910.
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS
36s. 1865 AND 1867 OF THE GEN
ERAL LAWS, RELATING TO
THE ISSUANCE OF COMMITS
SONS TO JUSTICES OF THE
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section COS of the Cen
;eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec 365. Said secretary shall, at
each biennial session of the general
assembly make out commissions for JUS
ttices of the peace elect, and forward
THE same free of charge, by mail, to
said justices.
Sec. 2. Section 1855 of the General
Laws is hereby amended 80 as to read
las follows:
Sec. 1855 Each justice shall, before
entering upon his duties, deposit with
the clerk of the county a copy of his
roficial oath, which may be taken at any
time after receiving his commission,
ksigned by himself, with certificate of
fthe magistrate administering the same,
Eor shall return his commission to the
kgovernor. The return of such commits
ksion, or the failure to qualify for sixty
ESAoyo AiOh tiS NotC VI tIiC SdlIlC, Shall
Ebe deemed resignation by such justice,
band the governor may commission suit
liable person to fiji the vacancy, provided
Fthet the governor shall not issue a sec
fond commission as justice to a person
who has so resigned except upon the
payment by such person of fee of one
dollar which shall be paid into the state
treasury.
Sec 3. Section 1867 of the General
Laws Is hereby amended so as to read
,as follows
Sec 1867. The clerk of each county
shall return to the secretary of civil
and military affairs and town clerks OF
the respective towns in his county, the
names of all justices who qualify as
aforesaid. The county clerk shall not
certify to the election of justice or
his authority to discharge the duties OF
his Office, unless such oath and certifi-
cate-crs fled with him within such sixty
days.
Sec. a. Thi. act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved March 26, 1910.
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wife. as the case may be, or next of kin,
or both, in the discretion of the court,
or to such person as such surviving hus-
band or wife, or next of kin, requests to
have appointed, if suitable to discharge
the trust;
Second If such surviving husband
or wife, as the case may be, or next
OF kin, or the persons selected by them,
are unsuitable, or if the widow or the
next of kin neglects for thirty days
after the death of the person to apply
for administration or to request that
administration be granted to some other
person. it may be granted to one or more
of the principal creditors, if competent
and willing to serve;
Third. If there is not such creditor
competent and willing to serve, the same
may be committed to such other per-
son. as the probate court may appoint
Fourth. TO such person as to the
court shall seem suitable upon applica-
ton of the reputed owner of land for
merly owned by such deceased person
in case the title to such land is moi
clear
Approved March 26, 1910.
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state having authority to discharge such
mortgage, appoint an administrator of
such deceased mortgage or assignee, to
discharge such mortgage. In case the
death of mortgage or assignee is not
established, and the court would have
jurisdiction to proceed under section
,476 of the General Laws, the court
may Upon like petition, hearing and
proof appoint trustee to discharge said
mortgage. And such mortgage may be
discharged by such administrator or
trustee in the manner provided by law
for the discharge of mortgage by a
MORTGAGE; and such discharge shall
have the same effect as though made by
the mortgage or assignee thereof when
living; but an administrator or trustee
appointed for such purpose shall have
no authority relative to the estate of
which he is appointed, other than as
herein provided. The judge of said
court may, in his discretion, require such
administrator or trustee to give bonds
as in his opinion the circumstances of
the case require. The application pro-
vided in this section shall state the
names and addresses of all parties in
interest, so far as they are known to
the applicant and the probate court
shall order such notice by registered
mail, publication or service of process
as to it shall seem proper to protect the
rights of all parties in interest Failure
on the part of party in interest to
receive such notice shall be ground for
relief under section two thousand two
hundred and ninety nine of the general
laws if said party is possessed of en-
forceable rights which are prejudiced
by the discharge of mortgage as afore-
said.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approyed April 8, ro1o.
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1t is hereby enacted bv the General

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section Io44 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1914. A fire insurance company
shall not be liable or chargeable on
trustee process on account of a sum
due from such company to the defend
ant, in consequence of loss by fire of
property exempt from attachment and
execution; nor shall any life insurance
company be so liable or chargeable by
reason of having in its hands moneys
not exceeding five hundred dollars due
or payable under a policy of life insur-
ance nor shall person be adjudged a
trustee by reason of having in his
hands moneys due or belonging to the
debtor, as his debcnture as a member or
officer of the general assembly, or as a
petit or grand juror attending county
court; nor shall a member of the gen
eral assembly or officer of the state
required to attend upon the general
assembly. or to report thereto, be adj
Judged trustee upon contract. ex-
press or implied, for board and lodging
furnished to him by the principal debtor
while attending the session of the gen.
eral assembly aforesaid; nor shall a
person be adJudged trustee by reason
of wages or compensation due the orin-
cipal debtor, for work and labor per-
formed by him in person, except for
such wages or compensation as may be
due in excess of ten dollars for work
and labor so performed before the serv-
ice of the trustee process upon the trus-
tee; and earnings of minor or married
woman shall not be subject to the trus-
tee process in an action against the
parent of such minor or husband of
such married woman; nor shall cor
poration be adjudged trustee by rea-
son of any money due from it to a per-
son residing without the state for serv-
ices rendered without the state, pro-
vided like sum Of money so due
would be exempt from attachment by
trustee process in the state where such
person resides.
Approved February IS, 1870
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I. In the county of Addison, on the
first Tuesday in June and December,
at Middlebury;
IL. In the county of Bennington, on
the first Tuesday i'll June at Manchcs-
ter, and on the first Tuesday in Dccem-
Der, at Bennington;
III. In the county of Caledonia on
the first Tuesday in June and December,
at St. Johnsbury;
~. In the county of Chittenden, on
the second Tuesday in March and Sep
tember at Burlington;
V. In the county of Essex, on the
fourth Tuesday in April and October,
at Guildhall
vi. In the county of Franklin, on the
second Tuesday in March and Septcm-
Der, at the city of st. Adams;
VII. In the county of Grand Isle,
on the second Tuesday in January and
August, at North Hero
VIII. In the county of Lamoile, on
the first Tuesday in June and December,
at Hyde Park
TX. In the county of Orange, on the
first Tuesday in June and December, at
Chelsea;
X. In the county of Orleans, on the
second Tuesday in March and Septem-
Der, at Newport;
XII. In the county of Rutland. on the
second Tuesday in March and Septem-
Der, at the city of Rutland;
XII. In the county of Washington,
on the second Tuesday in March and
September, at Montpelier;
XIII. In the county Of Windham, on
the second Tuesday in April and Sep
TENDER, at Newfane; and
XIV In the county of W;pdcor IN
the first Tuesday in June and December,
At Woodstock.
Sec. 2. All process returnable to the
May term of Windsor county court for
the year nineteen hundred and nineteen
shall be returnable to the term to be
held on the first Tuesday in June, the
same as though made returnable at said
last mentioned term.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved April a, 1910.
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NO. 81

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF
AND IN ADDITION TO CHAP
TER 1856 OF THE GENERAL
LAWS, RELATING TO THE Al
TACHMENT AND SALE OF
PROPERTY SUBJECT TO MORT
GAGE, PLEDGE OR Lien, AND
MORTGAGES OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
II is hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section I. Section aSo1 of the Cen
.ral laws is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows.
Sec ,SoI When the condition of a
MORTGAGE of personal Drooertv is broken,
The mortoaoor or nerson holding under
him or hoI1;nu a subsequent mortgage.
an attaching creditor or lien holder. NAV
red.en, The came hv paving or rendering
TO the mortgages the amount due on such
mortgage. With reasonable costs and ex-
nenses incurred bv such breach of con-
d;t;on before sale thereof
Sec Section 30, Of the General
avs ;s hereby amended 81 as TO read
&c fellows.
Sec 30, The MORTGAGE or ASSIGNEE
shall notify the morteaeor or person
hoId;ng Under him and nersons holding
s,,hsen,,.,t r,orto,ges and ali attaching
creJ;tors of The time and Mace of sale
either by notice in writing delivered to
him or left at his abode. if within the
town. or sent by mail If he does not
ros;de in such town at least ten DAYS
orevious to the sale
Sec Section 2Sos of the General
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NO. SO
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 35I7
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO THE SOLEMNIZA-
TON OF MARRIAGES.

AN AC1 TO AMEND SECTION 35I7
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO THE SOLEMNIZA-
TON OF MARRIAGES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 35I7 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. .35I7. Persons authorized by the
preceding section to solemnize marriage
shall require of the parties, before
solemnizing such marriage, a certificate
issued from the office of the clerk of the
town where the groom resides, or, if
the groom is not a resident of the state,
from the Office of the clerk of the town
where the bride resides, or, if she is not
a resident of the state, from the Office
of the clerk of the town where the mar
riage is solemnized. The certificate so
required shall afford full immunity
from all responsibility on the part of the
person authorized to solemnize marriage
who performs the marriage ceremony
between the parties named provided,
however, that if the marriage is to be
solemnized in county i'll which neither
the groom nor bride resides, a person
shall not solemnize the marriage until
five days after the certificate required by
this section has been issued; but this
provision shall not apply to persons
while enlisted in the military or naval
service of the United States. A town
clerk who falsely dates such certificate
shall be fined not more than twenty
dollars.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March IL, 1919.
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NO. 6S

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1866
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO THE SUMMONING
OF PETIT JURORS.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section /. Section 1866 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Sec. 1866. Said officer shall summon
the persons SO drawn to appear before
said court, giving such notice as said
judges shall direct, providing that such
summons to petit jurors shall be to
appear on the second day of the stated
term of county court unless said judges
otherwise direct.
Approved February IS, 1910
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NO. II

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1913
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE
LATINO TO THE APPOINT
MENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO
TAKE TESTIMONY; AND TO
AMEND SECTION 74oo RELAT-
ING TO PAYMENT OF MAS
TIERS, AUDITORS, REFEREES
AND COMMISSIONERS FOR
SERVICES AND EXPENSES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 1913 of the Cen
read as follows:
Sec. 1913. A superior judge may, in
vacation, or a chancellor may, upon the
application of party in a cause pend
ing in county court, or the court OF
chancery, and on such notice to the ad-
verse party or his attorney, as the judge
or chancellor thinks reasonable, cause
the clerk of such county court or court
of chancery to issue commission to a
person designated by the judge or
chancellor to take the testimony of a
person residing or being without the
state; and such testimony shall be taken
upon interrogatories settled by the order
of the judge or chancellor or upon oral
examination, as he directs.
Sec. 2. Section 74oo of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
See. 74oo. The fees and necessary
expenses of masters and commissioners
appointed by the courts of chancery, or
by chancellor, auditors, referees and
commissioners appointed by the supreme
or county court or by superior judge
in vacation, unless otherwise provided
shall be fixed by the court, judge or
chancellor and be paid by the state.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April g. 1910.
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NO. 65

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION re5,
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, CIV
ING THE COURT AUTHORITY
IN RESPECT TO THE LIST
FROM WHICH TALESMEN
SHALL BE DRAWN IN MU-
NlCIPAL AND CITY COURT.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1853 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows,
Sec. 1858. If a juror so drawn can
not be had or is disqualified or excused,
the court shall direct the officer to sum-
mon talesmen from such list to fill such
spanel.
Approved March 2, 1919.
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NO. ~

" vE "a SfAA OF NC The He TIE REc S4N
TITLE TO REAL ESTATE
WHERE THE RECORD HOLDER
is DECEASED, HIS ESTATE
UNSETTLED AND WITHOUT
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE
PROPERTY.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. Whenever the record title
to real estate or an interest therein
stands i'll the name of person who has
been deceased for more than seven years
and the estate of such person has not
been administered in the probate court,
so far as said real estate is concerned,
and the interest of the heirs in said
real estate has not been conveyed or
has been effectively conveyed the pro-
bate court of the district where said
real estate is situated, shall upon petit
ton and hearing determine whether
said deceased person or his heirs are
possessed of an existing enforceable
title, or interest in said real estate.
Sec. e. If said court shall determine
that the heirs or personal representa-
lives of said deceased person are not
at the time of said hearing in posses
sion of said real estate, and are not
entitled to re-enter the same or to in
stitute and maintain a suit to recover
possession thereof, said court shall ad-
Judge and decree that said real estate
constitutes no beneficial part of the
estate of said deceased person, and may
appoint an administrator to convey the
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NO. IS

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1921
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO THE GRANTING OF
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA-
TON.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section I. Section 1891 of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1891, If an executor is not
named in the will, or if a person dies
;ntestate, administration shall be
granted: =.
First. 10 the surviving HUSBAND or
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NO. rs

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 74o1
: OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LlAT1NG TO FORMER ACQU1T-
tai.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Section 24oI of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 74oI. A person shall not be
held to answer on the same or second
complaint, information or indictment for
an offense of which he was acquitted
by jury upon the merits on former
trial, but such acquittal may be pleaded
in bar of subsequent prosecution for
fects in the form or substance of the
complaint, information or indictment on
which he was acquitted.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage, and shall apply to
pending causes.
Approved April 3, 1919
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NO. 90

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1898
OF THE GENERAL LAWS, RE-
LATINO TO PROPERTY RIGHTS
OF MARRIED WOMEN.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Section 1923 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. 1923. A married woman shall
not become surety for her husbands
debts except by way of mortgage, but
she may convey or mortgage by her
separate deed the real estate of which
she is seized in her own right to her
sole and separate use as she might do
by her separate deed, if unmarried. A
married woman may, by her sole deed,
convey or mortgage and may manage
and control any other real estate here
after acquired by her, except that
homestead interest therein and the real
estate of which she is seized jointly with
her husband may be conveyed or mort
gagged only by the joint deed of herself
and husband.
Approved February 10, 1910
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1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section |. Section 1888 of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended by adding
thereto a new subdivision as follows:
= In municipal and city courts the
Judge may when it is for the manifest
interest of the parties and will save the
state expense, order a trial held in any
town within his jurisdiction.
Approved March II, 1910.