Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-03


to, are hereby repealed.
Approved, Nov. 8, 1916.
San ACT, to prevent imposition and accident
in the sale of Medicines
II is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. |. Whenever any compound or mixture OF
medicine, or any article purpoing to possess med
cin virtues, or designed to be used for such pur
poses and composed Of more than one simple, shall
be sold, or exposed TO SALE there shall be attached
to every cask, box, bottle, phal, or other package
or parcel OF the same, n written or printed laOe,
setting forth concsey the names of all the ingre-
dents or simples of which such medicine is com
posed.
Sec g If any apohecary or other person, shall
sell or expose to sale either by himself or his agent,
clerk or otherwise, any such medicine without such
label, attached as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay
for each and every offence the of five dollars,
and an additional sum equal in amount to twice the
price asked or received for such medicine
Ser. 3. fany person shall knowingly and will
fully sell any medicine with false label, he shall
forfeit and pay not more than fifty, nor less thrn
twenty dollars; and any penalty provided by this
act may be recovered V complaint, information or
indictment before any court competent to try the
same,
Sec. a Nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to prevent any person from selling any mixed or
compound medicines, when the Ingredients and pro-
portions of the same are laid down in any medical
book or dispensatory in ordinary use; nor TO pre-
vent any physician from administering to his pa
tients any medicine, whether composed of one or
more simples.
Sec. 5. 1t is hereby made the duty of every a
pOthecary, physician other person, who keeps, or
has in his possession, vends any active poison, to
keep vend the same in box, bottle phlal Of q
triangular form, with written or printed label upon
the same, containing the name of the articles, and
also the word Poison, in large distinct letters, and
shall keep such poison separate from all other med
clnes.
Sec. 6. If any apothecary physician or other
person shall keep, sell expose for sale, either by
himself, his agent clerk or otherwise, any active
poison IN any other manner than is provided in the
fifth section of this act, he shah forfeit and pay for
each offence, the sun of twenty dollars to be re-
covered before any court competent to try the same.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect on the first day
of November, A. d. lS47.
Approved Nov. 2, 1916.
GAN ACT in addition to chapter 81, of the Re-
vised Statutes, in relation to religious and other
societies.
IL is hereby enacted, Sc.
ANY number of persons may associate together
under the provisions, and according to the regula-
tons of chapter 81 Of the Revised Statutes, for the
purpose OF raising, rece wing holding and appro-
priatng funds to assist INDECENT churches IN EN-.
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Approved Ocl. % 1916
IAN ACT III addition to an act relati ng to the
Grand List.
IL is hredy enacted &c.
Any person within this Shte, who is accustomed
to attend upon, md prescribe for the sick, dis
eaSed, shall be deemed and )nstrued To come with
in the provision OF section of in addition
to, and in alteration of an act relating to the Grand
List, app owed November /, 1912 So far as regards
assessment and being set in the Grand List.
Approved Oct 30, 1916.
SAN ACT to repeal an act, entitled San act to
repeal tie laws giving bounty on the deStruc-
ton of bears, wolves and Ianhers," approved
November &, 1915
is hereby enacted &c.
Sec |. The act approved Nov. 6, 1915, entitled
" IAN act to repeal the laws giving bounty on the
destruction of bears, wolves and panthers" here
by repealed.
Sec g This act shall take effect from its passa ge
Approved Oct. 26, 1916.
I9.--AN ACT making appropriations for the Yer
mont State Prison.
is hereby enacted, &c.
The Superintendent of the Vermont State Prison
is hereby authorized TO draw on the Treasurer Of
the State, for such sum or sums may be necessa-
nv, not exceeding ten thousand dollars for the pay
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such drafts being first approved by one more Of
the Directors
Approved, Nov. 3, lS46
lO.-AN ACT in relation to the collection of taxes
IS herety enacted &c.
Sec 4. In all cases where the collector OF taxes
in any town. has already, shall hereafter become
disabled by sickness or otherwise to discharge h
duties as such collector, and there shall be an ar
rearage, or balance oil taxes, on any taX-bi IN mi
: hands uncolleced; il shall be the duty OF the Sc
lectnen OF such town. on the request Of such col
lector to certify such disability the warrant 10
the collection of such taxes and in such certificate
authorize and direct the then Collector,-or in de
fault of such other collector, some other Constable
OF such town. If any; aud in case there be no othe
constable in said town, it shall be the duty OF thu
=. seiectmen, TO appoint some competent person L
collect aud pay over TO the proper authority all un
paid taxes therelr and the persons authorized
shall have the same power, and it shall be their du
ty to collect the same, IN like manner as the col
} ector To whom such tax bill was originally commit
ted, had, or might have done, aud he shall oe liable
to the same penalties.
Sec 3 THIS act shall take effect from its passage
| Approved, Oct. %, 1916.
H.-AN ACT in relatonto Highways and Bridges
d IL is hereby enacted &c.
Sec. |. For the purpose of keeping in repai
i highways aud bridges, the selectnen Of each low
shall annually previous to tn frs day of Mayusses
r. "A tax of eighteen cents on tie dollar Of the List
, such town, to be paid in labor, and laid out in re
pairing highways aud bridges.
s Sec ?. Surveyors of highways shall continue i
e office one year, to commence on the first day
- Nay, succeeding their appointment.
Sec 3. The seIectmen shall annually, on or be
r fore the first day Of May, make out a mx-bi f.
each surveyor, containing the amount of the tax /
be laid out by him, in his district with the amour
of each persons list annexed to his name, accom-
II panied wi'h warrant, signed by some justice
the same county, authorizing such surveyor TO col
lect such tax and the seecften shall by the fir.
e day Of May, deliver The several tax bills to The re
= spectlve surveyors, and take their receipts for tn
same
Sec a. Each surveyor shall keep fair aud regu
lar accounts OF all labor performed and all money
received and expended in his district, and of the IA
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