Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-12-03
STATE OF VERMONT.
G. D., ! Sclcctmcn
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Sec. 8. Every peder shall pay for license the
following sums, 10 wit If he travel on foot fifteen
dollars; if with horse or other beast bearing
burAhen, or If with wagon sleigh or other vehicle
drawn by one beast more, forty dollars; and if
he carry and offer for sale any plated or gilded
ware, jewelry, watches or any patent medicine, or
any compound medicine, the composition of which
is kept secret from the public, one hundred dollars
Sec 8. The amount Of duty expressed in a H.
cense shall always determine the manner in which
the goods may be conveyed from place to place ;
and if any pedler, licensed 10 travel on foot shall
convey his goods in any other manner, he shall in
the forfeiture if he had no license what
ever.
Sec. 10. Any license, granted as aforesaid, shall
be in force year from the date thereof, aud no
longer.
Sec I'll. Ifany .pedler shall refuse to show his
license, when thereto required by any Of the
civil authority of any down in this State, he shall
forfeit and pay the Treasurer Of the State, the
sum Of twenty dollars.
Sec IL The penalties and forfei,ures imposed
by this Act may be recovered by Indictment or
information OF any informing officer, or on COM
plant of any person, who shall prosecute for the
same and in the latter case, one hall of such PEN
any VI iuiicitutS oudn Dcoig 10 tue person COM
planning, and the other half 10 the State Treasury
Sec. h. In prosecutions for any of the penalties
mentioned in preceding section Of this Act, the
indictment, information complaint shall be sub
stantially in the forms following. TO wit:
Complaint against person becoming pedler
without license.
To A. B., Esq Justice, &c. comes c. d. of
Grand Juror Of Tor private person the
case may be) and on oath complains that E. F. Of
Tor transient person) on at
became pedler without having any license there
for in force contrary TO the form OF the Statute in
such case made and provided, and against the peace
and dignity Of the State
d. D., Grand Juror Tor private person)
Complaint against pedler for refusing to show
his license
To A. B., Esq. Justice. &c. comes C. D.,
Of Grand Juor of Tor private
person, as the case may be) and on oath complains,
that f. #. OF Tor transient person.
being pedler, on at refused
10 show his license therefor, TO G. H.. one Of the
civil authority OF when thereto requr.
ed by said q. H., contrary to the form Of Statute
in such case made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity Of the State.
c. L., Grand Juror, Tor private person)
Sec. Ia. If any person shall counterfeit any
license to peder, or shall alter any license grant
ed agreeably the provisions Of this Act, or shall
ahct duu puuiisn US uutB dnJ OF duefeu
license, he shall, conviction thereof be coniin-
ed to hard labor in the State Prison. not exceeding
ten years.
Sec Is. Chapter IA of the Revised Statutes,
entitled "Of Peders," and all Acts in addition
thereto, are hereby repealed.
Approved Nov 8, 1916.
5-AN ACT TO prevent imposition and accident
in the sale Of Medicine.
IL is hereby enacted. &c.
Sec. |. Whenever any compound or mixture Of
medicine, any article purporing to possess med
icnsl virtues, designed to be used for such pur.
poses, sad composed OF more than simple,
shall be sold. or exposed TO SALE there shall be at.
iached to every cask, box, bottle, phia. or other
package or parcel of the same written or printed
label, setting forth concisely the Of all the
ingredients, or smples Of which such medicine is
composed.
Sec. 2. If any apothecary or other person, shall
sell or expose to sale. either by himself or his
agent, clerk or otherwise, any such medicine with
out such label attached aforesaid he shall forfeit
and pay for each and every offence the sum of five
dollars. aud an additional sum equal in amount to
twice the price asked or received for such med
cine.
Sec. 3. II any person shall knowingly and will
fully sell any medicine with false label, he shall
forfeit and pay not more than fifty, nor less than
twenty dollars; and any penalty provided by this
act may be recovered by complaint. information or
indictment, before any court competent 10 Try The
same.
See. A. Nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to Preyeat any person from selling any mixed
compound medicines, when the ingredients and
proportions oil thesa are laid down in any medi.
cal book, or dispensatory in ordinary use nor TO
prevent any physician from administering to his
patients any medicine, whether composed Of one or
more simples
Sec. S. il is hereby made the duty Of every
apothecary. physrian OF other person, who keeps,
or has in his possession. o. veRds any active pos.
on, to keep or yend the same in a box, bottle or
phial Of triangular FORM with written or printed
label upon the same, containing the namo Of the ar
ticle, aud also the word Poison, in large distinct
letters, and shall keep such poison separate from
all other medicines
Sec, O. u any apothecary, physician or other
person shall keep sell or expose Cor sale, either by
himself. his agent, clerk or otherwise. any active
poison 10 any other than is provided in the
6Rh section of this act he shall forfeit and nav for
each offence. The sum Of twenty dollars, 10 be re-
covered bafsre any court competent 10 try the same
See. z. This act shall take effect ON the 6rst day
OF November. A. ID i647.
AnnKovad Nov 1919