A municipal corporation, at the written request, duly acknowledged, of the owner or holder of one or more bonds, promissory notes, or certificates of indebtedness issued by it and payable to bearer or to a person or corporation named, or bearer, may change such bonds, notes, or certificates into registered obligations, payable only to the person or corporation whose name is properly indorsed thereon, as hereinafter provided.
24 V.S.A. § 1779