Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-04-17

cumstance of great interest to the medical
profession, and to the community, does
not weaken, but greatly strengthens the
confidence which may be placed in genu-
inc vaccination, as. it has been practised
among us for forty years past.
We learn that the Massachusetts Med
ical Society voted the last year to supply |
all its Fellows, at the annual meeting in
May, with fresh kline peck matter; and
the Fellows of the Society agreed 10 vac
climate gratuitously one day in each week
in the m onth of June, annually, all who
shall apply to them for that purpose. If
our whole population are not vaccinated
hereafter, it will not be The fault of The
medical profession.- Boston Daily Ado.
THE ANTI-DUELLING LAW.
AN ACT to prohibit the giving or accept
ing, within the District of Columbia,
of a challenge to fight duel, and for
the punishment thereof.
Be II enacted, &c. That If any person
shall, in the District Of Columbia, chaI-
lenge another TO fight duel, or shall
send or deliver any written or verbal mes
sage, purporting or intended to be such
}cna'lenge, or shall accept any such chal-
lenge or message, or shall knowing
Y carry or deliver any such challenge or
message, or shall knowingly carry or Ge-
liver an acceptance Of such challenge or
message TO fight duel, in or out of the
1 said District, and such duel shall be fought
in Or out of the said District, and either of
the parties thereto shall be slain or NOR
tally wounded n such duel, the surviving
party to such duel, and every person car
rying or delivering such challenge or
message, or acceptance of such challenge
or message as aforesaid, and all others
aiding or aoetting therein, shall be deem
ed guilty of felony, and. upon conviction
| thereof IN any court competent to the trial
thereof in the said District, shall be pun.
ished by imprisonment and confinement to
hard labor in the peniten:iary for term
not exceeding ten years, in the discretion
of the court.
Sec. 2. And be 1T further enacted,
That if any person shall give or send, or
cause to De given or sent, to any person
in the District of Columbia, any challenge
to fight a duel, or to engage in single com
bat with any deadly or dangerous instru-
ment or weapon whatever, or shall be the
bearer of any such challenge, every per-
son so giving or sending, or causing to be
given or sent, or accepting such challenge.
or being the bearer thereof, and every
person aiding or abetting in the giving,
sending, or accepting such challenge,
shall be deemed guilty of high crime
and mtsdemeanor, and, On conviction
thereof in any court competent to try the
same in the said District, shall be pun
ished by imprisonment and confinement
to hard labor in the penitentiary for a
term not exceeding FIVE years, in the dis.
cretion of the court
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted
That if any person shall assault, strike
beat, or wound, or cause to be assaulted
stricken, beaten, or wounded, any person
IN the District of Columbia. for declining
or refusing TO accept any challenge to
fight duel, or to engage in single com
bat with any deadly or dangerous ins,ru
ment or weapon whatever, or shall pos
or publish, or cause 10 be posted or pub.
llshed, any writing charging any such
person SO declining or refusing 10 accept
any such challenge to be a coward, OF
using any other op?robrious or injurious
language therein, tending to degrade and
disgrace such person for so DECLINING or
refusing such challenge, every person SO
offending, on conviction thereof in any
court competent to the trial thereof in ne
said District, shall be punished by confine.
ment TO hard labor in the penitentiary for
) term not exceeding three years, in the
discretion ofthe court.
E SEC. 4. And be ~ further .enacieA
Ihat, IT any person, or persons, for the
purpose OF evading the provisions of this
J act, shall leave the District Of Columbia
~ previous arrangement or concert with
In the same, with intent to give or receive
any such challenge without said District
ana shall give or receive any such chal-
lenge accordingly, the person or persons
so offending shall be deemed guilty of a
mlsdemeaner, and be subject to the same
penalties as if such challenge had been
given and received within said District.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted.
That every offender may plead former
CONVICTION or acquiltaI for the same Of
tence IN any stale or country; and the
same being established, shall be bar to
any former proceedings against such per-
son under the next preceding section OF
this act.
Sec 6, And be 1t further enacted
That any person offending against the
provisions ofthis act may be Competent
witness against any other person offend
ing 10 the same transaction. and NAV. at