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procure the miscarriage of woman, then
pregnant with child, shall administer to her,
prescribe for her. or advise or direct her to
take or swallow any poison, drug, medicine,
Or noxiouS thing, or shall cause or procure
her with like intent, to take or swallow any
poison, drug, medicine or noxious thing, and
whoever malicious!y and without lawful justi-
fcation, shall use any instrument or means
whatever, with the like intent, and every per-
son, with the like intent, knowingly aiding
and assisting such offenders, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, if the woman die in conse-
quence thereof, and shall be imprisoned in
the State Prison not more than ten years, nor
less than five years; and if the woman does
no, die, in consequence thereof, such Offend
er shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor;
and shall be punished, by imprisonment in
the State Prison not exceeding three years,nor
less than one yearand pay Il fine not exceed
ing two hundred dollars
Approved, Oct. 80, 1916.
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21.-AN ACT providing for the service of
Trustee Process.

I UoIGC I
II is hore6y enacted, Sc.
The first section Of an act approved No
vember twelfth, one thousand eight hundred
and iorty-two, and relating to the service Of
trustee process upon nonresident principal
debtors, shall be so construed that one copy
Of the writ for any of the principal debtors,
left with any Of the trustees, and in the man
ner required in said first section, shall be a
sufficient service upon any principal debtor
within the purport and meaning or first said
section. Approved Oct &c, 1916.
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Approved Oct. &c, 1916.
2o.-AN ACT in relation to suits npon Off
cial bonds.

II is Aereby enacted, Sc.
Sec, |. The seventeenth section of chapter
forty-eight OF the Revised Statutes shall be
construed to extend and have application to
all suits upon official bonds, where, under any
regulation OF law, the plaintiff, in whose name
such is prosecuted tor the benefit of a third
person, shall have certified to the court in
which such suit is pending, the name of such
third person as prosecutor; and IN such case,
IN the event Of The death OF such prosecutor,
during the tendency OF such suit, the eXecu-
tor, or administrator Of the deceased prosecu-
tor may enter and prosecute such SUIT to final
Judgment, under the same rules and regula-
tions,as are provided by law in the like event
in other civil suits
Sec. ,. This act shall take effect from its
passage, and shall have application to all suits
now pending.
Approved Oct. &c, 1916.
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Approved Oct. &c, 184G.
9.-AN ACT making appropriations for the
Vermont State Prison.

fr1Hfrrt5 'Ff57oi
Vermont State Prison. .-...
q is boycby 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
as may be necessary, not exceeding ten thou
sand dollars, for the payment Of the outstand-
ingdebts against said Prison such drafts being
first approved by one or more Of the Direc-
tors.
EN-. BRIGGS, Speaker of@e House Of Rep
TeSent1,ireS
L. SERGEANT, President fde Senate.
Approved Nov. $, 1916.
HORACE EATON.
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after notice given, as required by the preced-
ing section, grant license to the guardian to
deed such lands to the person or persons, for
whose use and benefit they may be holden ;
and the Probate Court may decree the execu-
ton OF any such trust, whether created by
deed or by law.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Oct. 81, 1876.
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STATE GEoLoe1sT's SECOND GEOLOGY
CAL REPoRT.-This Report has been seen in
the city of New York, if the papers tell the
truth. Who has it here in Vermont p
Were copies of it sent to any Of the editorial
fraternity Is it worth examination If
any body knows any good of the thing, let
them say SO, for the people might be induced
to purchase a few copies, just to ascertain
what their Geologist has been doing-that
is, if the Books were anywhere for sale !--B.
Falls Gazette
True, friend Gazette; one copy has been seen In
Vermont We happened to see copy in friends
Office, and borrowed it, and have partially examined
its contents, which are interesting enough. five
knew where there was another copy We would try
and borrow it for you, friend Moore. 7
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VOLUNTEERS. Rolls are now open at
LAFAYETTE Hall for the enlistment of Volun-
teers for Col. WIN. w. ToMpKIN's regiment
of Infantry. The officers have been selec-
ted, and are undergoing daily drills with spir.
Il, and the men will also be put under instruc-
ton forthwith, and held in readiness for SER
vice at the seat Of War, where there is like
" soon to be demand for them, Ito step
bullets, fill trenches,dull sabres, &c. A bay
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Approved Nov. 2, 1916.
1S.--AN ACT in relation to the real estate
Of Insane Persons, in addition to chapter
al Of the Revised Statutes

IT IS hereby enacted, Sc.
Sec. l. In all cases where an insane per-
son under guardianship, shall have been while
sane, under contract, binding in law or equ-
ty, to deed any lands to another person, the
Probate Court may, on application for that
purpose, grant license to the guardian ofsuch
insane person. to conway such lands, accord
ing to such contract; and if the contract shall
have been, to convey lands to the guardian,
the Judge of the Court of Probate having iu-
risdiction OF the same, shall execute the deed,
and the deed executed by such guardian or
judge shall be as eGectual to convey such
lands as ifeXecuted by the insane person, when
sane provided;
Sec. 2. No Probate Court shall grant Ii
eense to deed the lands of an insane person, as
provided in the preceding section, until no.
tice of the application for that purpose shall
be given to all persons interested, under an
order of such court, appointing a time and
place OF hearing, and published three weeks
successfully, i'll such newspaper as the Court
shall direct previous to the time so appointed :
nor If 1t shall appear to the court on hear
ing, that the assets in the hands of the guar
dian, will thereby be so reduced as to prevent
any creditor from recovering his whole debt
or to diminish his dividend.
Sec. 3. In all cases where an insane person
shall, while sane, have held lands in trust for
any other person, or where lands shall have
been set off, on execution, to such insane per-
son, on any debt in the name of such insane
person, but being the proper debt of some
other person, and not belonging in anywise to
the insane person, the Probate Court may,
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"a Chandler in the 4th District, has g
plurality Of So votes over Peck.

LEGISLATIVE AcTs. The following are the titles
of Acts, public and private, not to be published in
Newspapers by direction Of the Secretary of the
State and of the Resolutions adopted by the Legsla-
ture at its last session. The laws which were then
passed, and which are to be published, are inserted
in thus number.
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19.-AN ACT extending the jurisdiction of
Sheriils i'll criminal cases.
1t is hereby enacted, Sc.
The jurisdiction OF sheriifs and sheriff S
deputies, shall he so extended as to give the
right to serve any criminal process within the
limits Of this state Ietmnable to any court with
in the county where such sheriff or deputy
resides.
Approved Oct. &c, 1916.
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Approved Nov. 2, 1912.
ian ACT relating to married women.

Il IS hereby enacted, Be.
When any married man is confined in the
State Prison, his wife during the time of said
confinement shall be deemed fcme sole, so
far that she in her own right may commence
and prosecute to final judgment any suit
where the cause of action arose after the sem
tence of her said husband.
Approved, Nov. 2, 1916.
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IAN ACT in addition to chapter sixty
five Of the Revised Statutes relating 10
sales Of real estate Of minors and Insane
Persons.
Il is hereby enacted, Sc,
Sec. l. On application to any Probate
cour5 for an order to sell the real estate Of
any minor Or insane person, lying within the
Probate District Of such court, whenever such
sale shall be necessary for the support, or con-
dueiye to the interest Of such minor or insane
person, such license may be granted notwith-
standing the guardian making such applica.
ton, or his ward, or both reside out of this
State, under the same provisions and restric-
tons,as are prescribed in the said act to which
this is in addition.
Sec. p The oath before sale may be adj
ministered to such guardian by any Justice of
the peace, who shall have right, by law, to
administer oaths, and a certificate from such
Justice that such oath has been administered
and the same being lodged and filed before
said Probate Court, shall be as good and eff
fectual as if such guardian we're sworn before
such Probate Court, or before the Judge or
Register Of the same.
Approved Nov. 2, 1916.
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Arrival of the Great Western.

RISE IN THE PRICE OF PRoEISIONS.-AD
VANCE IN AMERICAN CoTToN.-FAMINE
IN AND.-PRoRoGATIoN OF PAR
LAMENT.
The steamship Great Western, Capt Mat
thews, arrived at this port last evening. She
left Liverpool on Saturday, the 3lst uit., and
has therefore made the passage in little more
than sixteen days.
We are indebted to the politcness of Capt
Matthews for our supply Of English journals
We compile our news, as usual, chiefly from
Wilmer and Smiths European Times.
The price of American Cotton had advanc-
ed 18th per ct.
There is also farther rise in the price Of
provisions.
The famine is very severe in Ireland, and
multitudes are dying Of starvation,
The Great Britain was still lying in Dun
drum Bay.
The Great Western made her passage out
in lG days and II hours. She had tempeS-
tuous voyage.
The llibernia arrived at Liverpool on the
goth ult, after passage Of twelve AND half
days.
The packet ship Washington Irving arrived
at Liverpool from Boston on the 24th ult,, af-
ter a passage Of little over Is days. She
brought news from the United States five
days later than conveyed by the steamship
Cambria. The Wyoming, Captain MIcrcien,
arrived from Philadelphia On the goth, and
the Henry Clay, from New York, on the 9th
inSt.-Iribune, lin.
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Mexican News.

We find in the New Orleans papers of the
18th, third installment of the Mexican news
received in that city on the 9th.
Gen. Ampudia's conduct at Monterey is to
be submitted to council of war.
Gen. Arista is at the city Of Mexico, await
ing an examination into his military opera
tons at Matamoras
The garrison Of the citadel at Vera Cruz
has been increased, and troops are marching
into the town from various points in the inte-
rior. The people are busily engaged in for
tifying the city, every class of artisans taking
hold to dig trenches; even the women have
taken hold Of the spade and work regularly
with the men.
To raise money for the war, the supreme
government has allotted to the cities and states
certain sums to be contributed by them,
In chihuahua, government orders the bells
of the churches to be melted up for the de-
fence of the city.-Ir0y Budget.
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13.--AN ACT relating to the assessment O

13.-AN ACT relating to the assessment Of
damages.
IL is hereby enacted, SC.
Sec. /. Whenever it shall be necessary to
assess damages in any case now pending in
any court Of law in this State, or that may
hereafter occur, where no other provisions by
law are made for such assessment, the same
shall be assessed by jury on the request of eth
er party.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Nov. 2, 1916.
IAN ACT to punish unlawful attempts to
cause abortion.
IT Is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. /. Whoever mahciously, or without
lawful Justification, with latent to cause and
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IRELAND.

State Of The country-Dcal5s from S}arva-
ton. The accounts OF the state of the coun.
try continue to be most distressing A letter
from Dungarvon of the 10Th says, The con-
diton of the people is truly heart-rending.-
They are starving One of the dragons, a
very intelligent man, gave most dcplorable
account Of the sights witnessed by them as
they came along to-day by the houses OF their
prisoners. They were followed by frantic
looking women and children, half naked, whose
cries we're unlike anything human--being
husky, broken, and quite feeble, from starva-
tom
Oar Dublin correspondent, writing on the
24th, says: There are again most heartrend-
ing accounts OF restitution from various parts
Of the country, and social disorganization is
prevailing far and wide. Although the Board
Of Works have, up to this day, fated no less
a sum than 100000 for public works, there
are still complaints i'll many counties, either
that works have not yet commenced, or that
those in operation are totally insufficient to
give employment to the crowds Of destitute
beings who prowl about seeking the means of
keeping body and soul together. There are
many wicked vagabonds who take advantage
Of the general destitution, in organizing a
system Of outrage; but the really destitute
seldom join in these confederacies, but pa
tiently endure their suffering in the hope of
speedy relief This is, think, the most try
ing period for we may expect a considcra-
bic alteration when employment becomes gem
eral throughout the country. The system of
voluntary relief, too, is now pretty generally
adopted but loud complaints are made that
some absentees who own large estates, are
not contributing. The warehouses, which
two months ago did not contain half the num-
Der they are capable of accommodating, are
now crowded, and many of the poor, for want
of room, are lodged in outhouses."
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soon after attacked with pain in the side,
from which however, he is now recovering.
He was tile most expert and active seaman
on board andat the time of the accident, was
exhibiting to party Nof ladies, the rapidity
with which seaman could 60 aloft.
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BIGAMY. An extraordinary scene, took
place in New York few days SINCE at hri-
dial congratuIation a Mr. Sherwood marri-
ed u duughtcro of Mr. Flock "a butcher in Broad
way. Subsequently to the performance of the
marriage ceremony the friends of the bride
were invited to call on her on the evening of
her marriage, and she was accordingly visited
and congratulated by large number of
friends
While these interesting formaHties we're
going on, gentleman stepped up to Mrs.
Flock, the mother Of the bride, aud informed
her that the apparently happy and delighted
bridegroom was married man, and that his
wife was living in Westchester county. Mrs
Flock thanked the gentleman for his kind
ness, and at once determined she would
thwart him in his designs, but would wait I'M
til the company had retired
So soon as the visitors had departed Mrs
Flock went up to the gay bridegroom and
charged him with his treachery, and the big
imisG was confoundcd. The interview re-
suited in his expulsion from the house.-The
next day Mr. Flock went toWestchester and
ascertained beyond doubt that Sherwood
had a wife there, with whom he had a con-
versaton. He then made an affidavit of the
fact, and Sherwood, who had returned to his
home, was arrested.
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A few days since, a young man, named
David Rickets, fell from the extreme mast
head of the U. S. ship Ontario, which vessel
is stationed at Baltimore as a receiving ship.
The point from where he fell is about eighty
feet from the deck, and notwithstanding this
great height; he escaped without breaking a
limb, and was, in few seconds after he
touched the deck, on his feet again. He was
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The barn and she'd adjoining the premises
Of Mr.. Samuel NJ. Woodward OF Halifax, was
consumed by fire on the 18th inst, together
with 20 tons of Hay, rs bushels of Oats in
the Straw, Cows and | two year old. The
fire was discovered about three o'clock, ?. NJ.
Origin Of the fire unknown. No Insurance.
" Pknnir
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the Revised Statutes, in relation to rehg-

the Revised Statutes, IN relation to rellS'
ious and other societies.
II is hereby enacted, Sc.
Any number of persons may associate to-
gether under the provisions, and according to
the regulations Of chapter 81, Of the revised
statutes for the purpose of raising receiving,
holding, and appropriating funds to assist in
digcnt churches in employing and sustaining
preachers Of the gospel.
Approved Oct. 28, 1916.
AN ACT in addition to an act relating to
the Grand List
Il is hereby enacted, sc.
Any person within this State, who is ac-
cu3tomed to attend upon, and prescribe for
the sick, or diseased, shall be deemed ana
construed to come within the provision OF
section two, of an act in addition to, and in
alteration of an act relating to the Grand List,
approved Nov, II, 1912, so far as regards as
sessment and being set in the Grand List
Approved Oct. 80, 1916.
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The LAST BATTLE. The Editor Of the

THE LAST BATTLE. The Editor of the
Columbus, Ohio, Standard, says:
On going to our window in the Dennison
House, in Cincinnati, early on Monday morn
ing last we saw Immediately under the VIM
dow, lying in the gutter, with his CHASTITY face
upturned to heaven, the body ola dead man
his face horribly mangled, and his nose
and fingers eaten off by rats On inquiry, it
turned out 10 be the body Of an old French
soldier, called "Napoleon," who had fought
many battle under the "Great Commander"
but who had now fallen victim to o more
deadly enemy Of mankind, than war has ever
been
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Our readers will find twenty-one o. the
forty-fve Public Acts, on the outside of the
Free Press Of to-day. Our itincrant, locomo-
tive, mercantile friends will find themselves a
special object oflegislative care. We recon-
mend Them to read before they peddle We
shall expect to see Mass Peders' Indignation
Meeting in front of the Capitol in Montpelier
on the second Thursday in October next
Two new Banks were incorporated (both
in Bennington County, and two old ones (the
Farmers, Orwell, and the Farmers and Ne
chanics Burlington) were rc-chartered. 1t
was confidently thought that at lcastt,c other
banking institutions would receive favorable
legislative action. But, in the multHadinous
and mysterious amalgamations and conrolHions
Cfmultyorm interests, it is supposed that they
voluntarily went into winter quarters prepar-
atory to another campaign-twin sisters in
disappointment and hope, awaiting " the
dawning of brighter day'-one Of them a
little Frocoked, perhaps, and the other good
deal surprised Bur Free Press, 1911.
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1o.--AN ACT in relation to the collection of


Il is hereby enacted, SC.
Sec. l. In all cases where the collector Of
taxes in any town has already,or shall hereaf-
ter become disabled by sickness or otherwise,
to discharge his duties as such collector, and
there shall be an arrearage, or balance Of
taxes, on any x-bill in his hands uncollect-
ed; it shall be the duty of the selectmon Of
such town, on the request Of such collector to
certify such disability on the warrant for the
collection Of such taxes, and in such cert;f-
cate authorize and direct the then Collector
Or in default Of such other collector, some
other Constable of such town, if any; and in
case there be no other constable in said town,
1t shall be the duty Of the selectmen to appoint
some competent person to collect and pay
over to the proper authority all unpaid taxes
therein, and the persons so authorized shall
have the same power, and it shall be their du-
ty to collect the same, in like manner as the
collector to whom such tax-bill was originally
committed, had, or might have done, and he
shall be liable to the same penalties.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved Oct. %, 1916.
IAN ACT in relation to highways and
bridges.
~ Is HeFeOy eT1dC}eU; &C.
Sec. 1. For the purpose of keeping in re-
pair highways and bridges, the selechnen Of
each town shall annually, previous to the first I
day of May, assess a tax of eighteen cents on .
the dollar Of the List of such town, to be paid I
in labor, and laid out in repairing highways
and bridges
Sec 2. Surveyors of highways shall con-
tinue in Office one year, to commence on the I
first day of May, succeeding their appoint
ment.
Sec 8. The selectmen shall annualy,on or
before the first day of May, make out tax
bill for each surveyor, containing the amount
OF tax to be laid out by him, in his district,
with the amount Of each persons list annexed
to bis name, accompanied with a warrant,
signed by some justice Of the same county,
authorizing such surveyor to collect such tax,
and the selectmen shall BY the first day Of
May, deliver the several t0x-bills to the re-
spective surveyors, and take their receipts for
the same.
Sec. A Each surveyor shall keep fair and
regular accounts of all labor performed, and
all monies received and expended in his dis
trict, and Of the labor which may have been
performed by any persons over and above
their taxes, and make return of his accounts
70 the selectmen annually in the month Of
March. And it shall be the duty of such sur
veyor to pay over to the selectmen any mon
les which may remain in his hands unexpend-
ed; and any money which may be so receiv-
ed from the surveyor, shall be paid over by
the selectmen, to the succeeding surveyor, to
be expended in the same district, and when
any person in the district shall have overpaid
their taxes in labor or otherwise, the balance
shall be credited to such persons on their
taxes for the succeedinp wear
Sec. 5. Sections one, two, three and four
of the act to which this act is in addition, APP
proved November II, 1912, are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved Nov. 2, 1912.