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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 4942

  • executive authority: shall include the Governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. See
  • Governor: as used in this subchapter , shall include any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. See
  • Justice: when applied to a person, other than a Justice of the Supreme Court, shall mean a justice of the peace for the county for which he or she is elected or appointed. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 4942. Duty of Governor

Subject to the qualifications of this subchapter, and the provisions of the constitution of the United States controlling, and acts of Congress in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this State to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state of the United States any person charged in that state with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this State.