Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

read as follows;
CHI In the bonds of the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland.
and the bonds Of the Republic of
France
Approved February 26, 1910,
NO. 141
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF, IN
P 5f'a1l t}H SEX sEcr1oS \ ( Of F
THE GENERAL LAWS. RELAT-
ING To UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS
IN SAVINGS BANKS.
1T is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont
Section 1. Section 5382 of the Cen
cral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec. $3.50. The treasurer of each
bank shall, on or before the first day of
May. annually, report to the bank COM
missioner, under oath, the name and last
known residence of each depositor of
the bank, together with the amount due
such depositor, who has not made
deposit therein or withdrawn any part
of his deposit or of the interest there
on, for a period of twenty years next
preceding; and who is not known to the
officers of the bank to be living; and
said treasurer shall further give notice
by publishing list of such depositors
IN one or more newspapers published
in or near the town where such institu-
ton is located, three weeks successfully
Said bank commissioner shall forthwith
forward to the states attorney of each
county copy of the report received
from such treasurers of the banks with
in such county, who shall forthwith file
with the probate court of probate dis
trict IN such county an application ask
ing such probate court to cite before it
such banks in order to determine the
ownership of such deposits. Said pro-
bate court shall forthwith give notice
III the manner provided in section three
thousand two hundred and ninety-one of
the General Laws, notifying all claim
ants of such deposits to appear and be
heard upon the day fixed by said pro-
bate court, and shall also, forthwith
notify such banks by registered mail of
the time and place of such hearing. If
said probate court upon hearing all par
ties in interest, finds an owner for such
deposit, it shall make decree to that
effect which shall be filed with such
bank and shall be sufficient warrant
for the payment by the bank to the
claimant. If the probate court does not
find an owner for such deposit upon the
evidence presented, it shall order the
bank TO pay such deposit to the treas
urer of the state to be held and invested
as part of the permanent school fund
and shall so certify to the bank, which
shall thereupon pay over such deposit,
As provided in this section
Sec. 2, Said probate court shall,
upon the petition i'll writing of any per-
son claiming right to MONEY paid to
the state treasurer as hereinbctore pro-
vided, fix a day for hearing upon such
petition and cause the substance of the
same, together with the time and place
IF hearing thereon, to be published in a
newspaper having a general circulation
throughout the probate district wherein
such court has jurisdiction, for at least
three weeks successfully, the last publ
,ation to be at least twenty days before
The date of such hearing Notice of
such hearing shall be given by said pro-
patc court to the states attorney of the |
and to the state treasurer by |
mailing to each registered copy of such
,etition and order for hearing at least
wenty days before the date set there
for. Said etHtc's attorney shall, if in
lis opinion tie interests of the state
,r of any person other than the petit
Toner require, or upon request of the
tate treasurer. attend such hearing and
oppose the payment of such money to
such petitioner If, upon hearing, the
court adjudges that the petitioner is
Untitled to the money OH deposit, the
Judge shall forthwith prepare and for
ward to the state treasurer certified
'opy of the judgment rendered thereon,
lnder the seal of the court, and the state
reasurer shall thereupon pay over to
he petitioner the amount of money to
which he has been adjudged entitled,
which sum shall be charged to the perna-
lent school fund In cases where the
um involved is less than one hundred
dollars. the claim may be presented to
he auditor OF accounts, who shall ex-
mine the same and order payment by
he state treasurer out of the perma-
lent school fund. of such sum as he shall
ind to be due the claimant
Sec. g. \ notice of hearing under
he provisions of the preceding section
n all cases where the amount involved
: one hundred dollars or more, shall
ot be issued until sufficient security is
1ven to the state treasurer, to the salts
action of the probate court issuing
UGH notice, that the petitioner will pay
he costs of the hearing if judgment is
endered against him.
Sec. 4. The necessary expenses for
arriving out the provisions of this act
hall be approved by the probate court
nd the auditor of accounts shall order
ayrnents thereof to be made by the
tate treasurer out of the permanent
chool fund
Sec. 5. Sections 1888. $3.50, 5.387.
.'sS, $3.50, $500 and 1901 of the General
avs are hereby repealed
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect
rom its passage
Approved April 7, 1910.
NO. 142
IN ACT TO COMPEL BANKS TO
FURNISH INFORM ATION AS
TO DEPOSITS OF PERSONS
RECEIVING OR APPLYING FOR
PUBLIC SUPPORT,
1t is hereby enacted by the General